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[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 80 points 1 day ago

San Francisco will rename a post office in honor of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein

And here I thought I would never have to hear her name again. Fucking clueless neoliberal Democrats. It's not enough she got rich fucking us over, now we're expected to honor the memory of it. Wasn't there a sewage treatment plant in need of a name?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago

Jello Biafra once called her the worst person he'd ever met. And added a "really" to that.

[-] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 13 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

He also called her a "whore for police brutality". She would personally come see police raids on punk shows in the early 80s in th SF area.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

I hope it's the post office in the tenderloin that takes general delivery mail for homeless people without an address.

[-] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 17 points 22 hours ago

I hope that post receives extra funding as that's a very important service for an at-risk population. Things like that are when I'm very happy to pay taxes as they're providing a needed service.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

IIRC taxes don't pay for the USPS. It's funded by stamps and mail.

[-] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 19 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

It's funded by both. However since 1971 there have been efforts to privatize it, and trying to defund it by requiring the post office to keep liquid funds equal to the entire pension burden of it's employees. Thankfully that requirement was lifted in 2022

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Service_Reform_Act_of_2022

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 15 hours ago

Awesome to hear that stupid requirement is gone (for now)

[-] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Honestly, I think it's hilarious. Imagine having a post office named after you.

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