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Medical Martial Law: Government admits University studies manipulated by drug companies!

12 July 2013 (12:14 UTC-07 Tango)/04 Ramadan 1434/21 Tir 1391/05 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711

University officials have admitted that the Swiss company, Novartis Pharma, manipulated their research on the blood pressure drug Diovan.

An investigation into a Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine study, says the conclusions are wrong about Diovan being better at reducing brain strokes and angina than other drugs.

Japan’s Health Ministry is creating a panel of medical experts to investigate other claims that drug companies have been twisting the results of clinical studies concerning their drugs.

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 04-05 May 2013. More cuts for Christians! Where are all the students going? Obama/Romney Care claims more health care jobs!

Caterpillar laying off 300+ people at their Decatur, Illinois, operations!  Apparently this is on top of the 460 job cuts announced in April!  The heavy equipment maker is blaming it on crashing sales to mining companies, who’re shutting down operations worldwide.  In Wheaton, the Stork’s Cradle baby and heirloom gift store shut down.  The owners said they need more “balance” in their lives.

In Elmira, New York, Arnot Health has laid off 22 employees at Saint Joseph’s Hospital.  They shut down a surgical unit.  And 22 people laid off by MVP Health Care.  The company has been laying off employees since January 2012.  Is it because of Obama/Romney Care?  Here’s what the company said: “The health care marketplace is changing rapidly, and MVP must constantly adapt….”

In Kentucky, Hospice of the Bluegrass got rid of 16 jobs.  They blame it on cuts to Medicare and Medicaid no thanks to Obama/Romney Care (Affordable Health Care).

Blood management systems provider Haemonetics, shutting down operations in Braintree, Massachusetts, and moving its disposable products operations to Tijuana, Mexico.  320 jobs lost!  In Wayland, the Christian (Lutheran) Little Dove Early Childhood Center shut down.  Blamed on declining enrollment.

In New Jersey, after 47 years the nonsectarian private McAuley School shut down.  Most of their students were ‘special needs’ children.  Like other private and public schools, it’s being blamed on crashing enrollment.  It begs the question; where are all the students going?  (it should be noted that some school staff accused an administrator of verbally abusing students)

In Connecticut, Carrie Welton’s bar and restaurant closed down.  The owner said it was because he was tired of the business and wants more time with his family.  However, it was revealed that he owed the borough of Naugatuck property taxes all the way back to 2007.

After 54 years, the Bible & Book Center (that’s a redundant title because Bible means book) closed down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.   The owner blames competition from national stores and the internet.

Kansas based Perceptive Software is laying off at least 40 people across the country.  It’s blamed on the company’s take over of seven competitors since 2011.

In Washington DC, CQ Rollcall laid off at least five people, along with buying out five employees who had contracts.  The political news source, which reports on the goings on in Washington DC, says it’s part of their plan to move from print to digital/internet media.

The owners of The Guy’s Shop and Thelma’s, in Wisconsin, retired and shut down their stores.  In Madison, after 51 years Dorn Hardware shut down.  The owner blames competition from national stores and the bad economy: “We’ve been looking at dong this for at least three years. It’s all about sales and expenses. Sales are too low and expenses are too high.”-Tom Dorn

In Georgia, New York based International Flavors & Fragrances is shutting down their factory in Augusta.  54 employees affected.  Company officials say it’s part of their plan to make the company more efficient by consolidating operations.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

International, U.S.

Medical Martial Law: U.S. doctor to sterilize hundreds of Australian men, live on TV!

11 July 2013 (15:29 UTC-07 Tango)/03 Ramadan 1434/20 Tir 1391/04 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711

“Take vasectomy out of the medical suite and into the homes of people who may never have considered vasectomy!”–Paul Willis, Royal Institution of Australia

Did you know that 18 October is now World Vasectomy Day?  To celebrate, the British Empire’s Australia will allow the sterilization of a record number of men in one day, live on TV!

The man who pushed for the creation of World Vasectomy Day likened it to ritual sacrifice: “By throwing our fertility into the fire, we’re protecting our women, our families and future generations.“–Jonathan Stack, U.S. movie producer

It will happen in a place nick named The City of Churches; Adelaide.   However, the Australian Medical Association is concerned about such a marathon of vasectomies.

The doctor performing the vasectomy-athon is from Florida U.S.A., known as the King of Vasectomies; Doug Stein.   In 2009 the Tampa Bay Times reported that Stein “…does vasectomies by the busload…”, and that “…he also travels to 20 Florida counties in search of poor men…”

Supposedly this marathon involves men who want to be sterilized, after all Australia is the vasectomy capital of the World.  The problem is there are so many examples of people being force into sterilization (eugenics), and one Aussie doctor’s statement smacks of coercion when he said they will target “….people who may never have considered vasectomy!”

Business/Economics, Technology, U.S.

Martial Law U.S.A.: Bilderberg directly involved with NSA domestic spy operation!

11 July 2013 (14:38 UTC-07 Tango)/03 Ramadan 1434/20 Tir 1391/04 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711

Thanks to Edward Snowden’s release of NSA documents to The Guardian, it’s been revealed that Microsoft was directly involved with helping to create the domestic spy operation in the United States.

Bill Gates is the co-founder and current chairman of Microsoft.  He is also a documented Bilderberg attendee.  He and his wife are also behind a global vaccination program, especially for polio, but recently it was revealed that a former Gates Foundation official is behind a new vaccine for norovirus.

Specifically Microsoft helped the federal government break the encryption of individuals’ chat room discussions through Microsoft’s own Outlook portal.  But wait, there’s more!  Read The Guardian article to find out.

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 03 May 2013. Quest for profits destroying data collections companies?

In Washington DC, Rumors bar and restaurant now bankrupt.  Rumors has been in operation for more than 30 years.

In Utah a major mining company, Kennecott, warned of hundreds of layoffs.  At first it was blamed on a landslide at its Bingham Canyon Mine, but company officials also admitted they had to begin “cost cutting” measures.  Kennecott is owned by the British Empire’s Rio Tinto Group.

In New York, employees with The Daily Gazette report more layoffs.  At least ten people let go.  Company officials refused comment.  In Massena, Precious Memories prom dress store out-o-business. The owner blamed the bad economy: “It’s been slowly getting worse and worse for the past two or three years.”-Wendy S. MacCue

AmeriQual, a contracted food supplier for the military, laid off 49 employees in Evansville, Indiana.  It’s blamed on military spending cuts.  However, some locals are saying the taxpayer funded company is just replacing full timers with part time temps, to justify lower pay and no benefits.

In Massachusetts, the bank BB&T announced it is restructuring, which means jobs will be eliminated.  BB&T’s Kelly King said “We recognized the economy is slow and likely will be slow the rest of this year.”

Medtronic ending about 230 jobs!  “Like most companies, we will continue to evaluate our markets and organization structure to look at areas where efficiency can be improved throughout our business.”-Cindy Resman

In Texas, Swiss owned LifeSize Communications laid off about 24 people in Austin.  Company officials gave no reason for the layoffs.

Domestic data collections company, CACI of Arlington, Virginia, warned of hundreds of layoffs.  Company officials said they had to “right size” their operations to remain profitable.

Fred’s discount store closed in Belmont, North Carolina.

Children’s clothing maker Carter’s closing its Shelton, Connecticut, office.  Carter’s, which also makes the Oshkosh B’gosh brand, is consolidating operations to Atlanta, Georgia.

Maine Potato Growers closing their stores in Houlton and Presque Isle.  Company officials blame increased retail competition for forcing them to return to industry sales only.

In Florida, after 31 years Circle K Furniture shut down both its retail stores in Jacksonville.  It’s blamed on the bad economy, and a death in the family was the final straw.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

International

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 02 July 2013: Cell phone companies in bed with Mujahideen! Afghanistan of today is the result of a hundred years of attempts to ‘Westernize’ the country.

In Nangarhar Province, Qaraghahi area, a female U.S. Army combat documentation specialist was killed, supposedly in a non-combat incident.  The U.S. Army is investigating.  In Mohmand Darah District, Mujahideen say they destroyed a tractor trailer hauling an armored vehicle.

In Farah Province, Pusht-e-Koh District, three civilians killed when they drove over a landmine.  Also, two civilians were shot dead by unknown attackers.

In Kabul Province, Kabul city, Mujahideen attacked the compound of a U.S./NATO military contractor.  Four suicide bombers blasted their way in.  Then gunmen attacked.  Afghan government forces battled the attackers for at least an hour.  All attackers killed, and four of the contractor’s security guards and two civilians were killed.  Other reports claim it was a NATO/ISAF compound.

In Kandahar Province, Mianisheen District, locals say a U.S./NATO airstrike left four people dead and dozens wounded.  No comment from ISAF.

The Centre of Research on Globalization is publishing articles explaining why modern Afghanistan has seen such turmoil since the beginning of the 20th Century.  The first article talks about radical reforms meant to westernize Afghanistan by ending their feudal system at the beginning of the 20th Century.  Then came the radical western style property reforms that resulted in the 1978 revolution, followed by the Soviet invasion in 1979.

Iranian news media revealed that several telecommunications companies, from Arab countries, are bribing Afghan Mujahideen not to destroy their cell towers.  A rep from Etisalat admitted “Each antenna costs $30,000, but bribing the Taliban and continuing their activities will bring better revenues for company officials and, hence, they accept Taliban’s demands.”  Iranian intelligence says it’s this cooperation between cell phone companies and the Mujahideen that has greatly increased Mujahideen ability to coordinate attacks.  Essentially the cell phone companies are providing free service to the Mujahideen.

Pakistan, the World’s largest refugee hosting country, announced they will allow the 1.6 million Afghan refugees to stay longer, by issuing new Proof of Refugee (PoR) ID cards.  And the arrogant people of the U.S. doesn’t think Pakistan does enough.

Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 02 May 2013. More Christian schools going down!

Texas based video game maker, TimeGate, now bankrupt.  Apparently they lost a legal battle that’s been raging since 2009.  Bell Helicopter announced it was cutting back on its Fort Worth operations.  140 people out-o-work!  Blamed on expected reductions in orders for the V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft.

Video game make, Glu Mobile, laid off 68 people at its Washington operations.  It has something to do with their new games-as-a-service scheme.   The Sears in the Wenatchee Valley Mall will close in August.   59 people out-o-work.

300 people lost their jobs with Xerox!  Xerox shut down their Coos Bay, Oregon, call center operations.  Company officials blame it on an unnamed client they were serving.

Idaho based paper products company, Boise, will layoff 265 people at their International Falls, Minnesota, operations!  Apparently sales are so bad they have to shut down two production lines by 01 October.

The irony of the bad economy is that Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry laid off 100 employees!  State officials blame lack of federal funding.  In Sellersville, Teva Pharmaceutical announced it will shut down its research and manufacturing facility by 2017.  472 employees affected!

The California Department of Developmental Services has decided that 54 employees at their Porterville Developmental Center are “surplus” and will be laid off by the end of August.  However, a consultant pointed out that the facility is already short staffed, and the layoffs will make things worse: “It’s very ironic. We already have an issue with massive overtime and staff doing its best to keep the staffing ratio up and running.”-Brady Oppenheim

In Florida, as the shut down of the Crystal River nuke plant continues, Duke Energy forced to layoff hundreds more employees. 585 employees to be let go over the next 12 months!  The nuke plant is being shut down because it was revealed that Duke Energy employees damaged a containment building, then majorly screwed up the repair job.  It would cost $3.4 billion to fix the botched repair.

90 people lost their jobs with BuySeasons in New Berlin, Wisconsin.  It’s blamed on crashing sales.

In New York, the 72 years old Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School in Auburn closed down.  It’s blamed on a drastic drop in student enrollment.  Also, the Rome Catholic High School closed down.  It’s blamed on declining enrollment.  In Henrietta, Tyco Integrated Security is ending operations by October.  132 people out-o-work!

The Ri Ra Irish Pub in Bethesda, Maryland, will close in September.  The owners said it wasn’t worth it to renew the lease.

Stage Stores closing their Mecklenburg County office in Virginia.  112 people unemployed!  The company is consolidating operations to Texas.

In Georgia, the owner of new age book store Trilogy is switching to internet sales only.  The owner is moving to Texas, for family reasons.

The owners of The Little Red Gift Shop, in Ohio, sold out: “The developer building across the street approached us with a good enough offer and we accepted it.”-Betty Donnellan

In Phoenix, Arizona, the Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar closed down.  The owner, a former state politician, hopes to open a new restaurant in the Sky Harbor airport.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 01 July 2013: One thousand Afghans died for the United States in June!

In Parwan Province, Charikar city, a suicide bomber attacked the governor’s compound.  At least three people wounded.

In Baghlan Province, Burka District, Mujahideen assassinated the district police chief and his body guards with a remotely detonated bomb.  Locals say the U.S. backed police chief was oppressive.

In Kunar Province, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Joyce, U.S. soldiers are packing up equipment, rushing to get the hell out: “This is what leaving looks like. This base in southern Kunar province is overrun with a mad crush of soldiers and equipment preparing to hit the long road home.”-Stars and Stripes, military news media source

In Nangarhar Province, government officials say they arrested a suicide bomber from Pakistan.  The U.S. Army’s FOB Connolly was turned over to Afghan government forces.   U.S. commanders on the ground say the Mujahideen always return after the U.S. runs them out of town, it’s because the people of the area don’t trust the government: “A large contingent of the population aren’t supporters of GIROA [Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan] because they lost their livelihood.”-Captain Justin Liesen

A recent survey by International Institute for Democracy showed that 48% of Afghans support negotiations with Mujahideen, and almost all Afghans do not trust the U.S. backed centralized government.

In Kandahar Province, Maiwand District, Mujahideen claim to have ambushed a U.S. military convoy.

USMC General Joseph Dunford said “We are no longer conducting unilateral operations. We conduct security operations, route clearing and retrograde operations.”

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is trying to convince Azerbaijan to take part in post 2014 military missions in Afghanistan.  Back in May Azerbaijani officials publicly stated they had no desire to join NATO.

NATO announced that June was the deadliest month, so far this year, for NATO/ISAF forces.

The Afghan Interior Ministry announced that 299 Afghan National Police (ANP) and local police were killed last month!   618 were wounded!  At least 180 civilians were killed as well!  753 Afghans (Mujahideen) who oppose the U.S. backed government were killed, 357 wounded, 305 captured!  And the arrogant people of the U.S. don’t think the Afghans are suffering enough!

Fukushima

Government & Corporate Evil: Fukushima Daiichi radiation levels jump, Bilderberg in charge! People dying from cancer!

09 July 2013 (13:51 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Ramadan 1434/18 Tir 1392/02 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711

“We all grew up with the Simpsons, a cartoon that said for 20 years that the owner of the power plant was the evil person…..radiation is scary. It’s like magic, it’s mystical, invisible. You can’t….hide from it.”-Lady Barbara Judge, Bilderberger now in charge of TEPCo’s safety program

For weeks now, Tokyo Electric Power Company has been reporting unexplained increases in strontium and tritium contamination.   Now a spike in cesium levels over the weekend, and TEPCo now admits increased radiation in the Pacific Ocean.

Since Friday TEPCo detected a 90 fold increase in cesium in groundwater.  They also detected an increase in tritium spilling into the Pacific Ocean.  Tritium levels in groundwater are ten times the government safe limits, and in the ocean around the GE designed disaster reactors tritium levels are the highest since June 2011.

In June 2013, TEPCo announced that strontium levels in groundwater were 30 times the government safe limits.  At that time TEPCo claimed the Pacific Ocean was not being contaminated by the strontium or tritium.   However, a study (conducted in 2011) published in Biogeosciences stated that strontium levels had jumped 100 fold, compared to levels recorded prior to the March 2011 melt downs.

The new cesium increases are being detected in groundwater testing wells around the GE designed Reactor 1.  The strontium and tritium increases are being found in wells around Reactor 2.   TEPCo officials say they don’t know the source of the contamination, but suggested that contamination of groundwater was being caused “…by construction works…”

I’ve notice some pro-nuke bloggers have been spreading lies that no body in Japan has been affected by the ongoing nuke disaster.  The Nuclear Safety Commission report says at least 45% of children in Fukushima Prefecture are suffering from thyroid problems because of the radiation.  These children are considered to have been exposed to levels of radiation below the government maximum safe limits.   The testing was conducted in April 2011, not even a full month after the melt downs.  National government officials ordered that no more thyroid testing was necessary!  In other words the reason we don’t hear any official reports of humans contaminated with radiation is that government officials stopped all government testing!

The other problem is that Japan is actually a failed state.  Japan has not had a stable national government since 2006.  Japan has had a change in national government leaders every year for the past seven years!

How about the former manager of Fukushima Daiichi, Yoshida Masao, who stayed at his post to try and fight the March 2011 melt downs?  He died today, of esophageal cancer!  Yoshida was hospitalized with cancer in November 2011.  TEPCo arrogantly argued that his cancer was not the result of the melt downs.  Officially it was said that Yoshida was exposed to 70 millisieverts of radiation.

To show you how deceptive TEPCo is, they’ve hired a British-U.S. elitist to remake the image of nuclear power.  Lady Barbara Judge chairs TEPCo’s Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee and has just been tasked to manage its safety program as well.  Barbara Judge used to be known as Barbara Singer Thomas, who was revealed in 1998 to be a member of the Council on Foreign Relations/Trilateral Commission/Bilderberg through the Interamerican Foundation.

 

Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

U.S. Postal Service: Domestic spies, ID thieves, layoffs, closings & privatization will continue until moral improves!

09 July 2013 (23:37 UTC-07 Tango 08 July 2013)/01 Ramadan 1434/18 Tir 1391/02 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711

“Whether that is due to health benefits or retirement funding or something that only Congress can control, the bottom line is we are losing $25 million a day.”-Ron Schaer, USPS marketing manager in Portland, Oregon

“There’s a lot of deception going on, it’s being driven by the private sector, which wants to profit off the movement of mail. Part of that profit will come from not having to deal with postal unions.”-John Schwiebert, 18th Avenue Peace House, Oregon

Fact: U.S. Postal Service officials are dictated to by the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission.  The commissioners are selected/appointed by the President of the U.S., and the U.S. Senate.  They are the ones who determine things such as the price of a postage stamp and layoffs.

Fact: The U.S. Postal Service is not funded with tax dollars (“The USPS has not directly received taxpayer-dollars since the early 1980s with the minor exception of subsidies for costs associated with the disabled and overseas voters.”).  The USPS is funded through postage stamps and other services they provide.  Many times the USPS has asked the PRC for increases in postal rates, because they were not covering operating expenses, but the PRC refused  (that’s right, even though there have been rate increases, they still don’t cover operating costs).  Also, in 2006 the U.S. Congress forced the USPS to pay $5.5 billion per year, for the next 75 years, into accounts controlled by Congress (this is the final straw that broke the financial back of the USPS).

For proof of main stream U.S. news media ignorance about the USPS, recently the Wall Street Journal stupidly stated that “If you’re an American taxpayer, you own it.”  How can that be if the USPS is an independent agency that is not funded with tax money?

In Alabama, a mail carrier was found guilty of stealing people’s identities, and other crimes.  But he was just a part of a larger ID theft ring: “…his criminal organization not only stole innocent people’s identities, filed fraudulent tax returns and received tax refunds not owed to them, but they used Harrison’s position as a mail carrier to steal these debit cards from the mail…”-George L. Beck, U.S. Attorney

According to the New York Times, the USPS has been acting as a domestic spy agency for the U.S. government.  It was revealed when a mail carrier ‘accidentally’ delivered the order to photocopy all letters to a postal customer: “Show all mail to supv for copying prior to going out on the street”

That order was specifically against the postal customer that accidentally received the order.  Independent investigations revealed the USPS is using a Mail Isolation Control and Tracking program to copy at least 160 billion pieces of mail every year.

Of interest is that the USPS has just placed an order for $450000 worth of computer systems from Kansas based company Commtech.  Commtech designs high speed data collections, I mean communications equipment.  The USPS says it could double the order.

In Oregon, a postal carrier was found guilty of stealing $135000 in cash and checks from customers’ mail.  He blamed it on a gambling addiction.

In Texas, a postal employee pled guilty to using postal computers to collect child porn.  And a resident of Coldspring has been charged with murdering a mail carrier.  The suspect complained of slow delivery of his mail.  The carrier was on her cell phone with her son when the suspect shot her.

In Florida, mail carriers report increases in assaults against them.

In Rhode Island, the USPS is investigating why mail for businesses in East Greenwhich has been dumped by the carriers.  A part time carrier has been arrested in connection with the dumping.  The investigation would not have happened if it weren’t for postal customers complaining.

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Here in southeastern Idaho, I’ve watched as the Chubbuck USPS postal station in the Pine Ridge Mall was closed down.   Then I watched as Chubbuck’s independently contracted post office was closed down.  Now I see the staffing at the Pocatello Clark Street post office being reduced, and full timers switched to part time.  This past Saturday I saw the local Postmaster stocking shipping supplies for postal customers.  One source told me that despite locals’ objections to the closing of the area’s only processing center, the Gateway Station in Pocatello will be closed within 18 months.  This means that if I send a letter to Idaho Falls, an hours drive from my location, it will be first sent to Salt Lake City, Utah, and then sent back into Idaho to it’s destination.  Not very efficient or cost saving is it?

Relatives in California have told me of local post offices now operating Saturday hours on Fridays (10:00 hours to 14:30 hours).  It was officially reported that the USPS cut operating hours at their Highland and Calimesa post offices.  Also, full time employees have been replaced with part timers.  In La Jolla the USPS is selling off the historic La Jolla Post Office (National Register of Historic Places), despite protests.  This is odd considering the USPS just held a job fair in San Jose, supposedly to fill 500 positions!

In Indiana, after 17 years of service the USPS will close the postal station in Evansville’s Eastland Mall.  Fordsville will lose its branch PO, meaning the nearest PO will be 10 miles away.

In Massachusetts, the West Lynn PO will probably be closed down, for real this time.

In Hawaii, the Kapolei Post Office will be closed in August.

In Illinois, USPS officials told the Collinsville City Council the 50 year lease on the Collinsville Post Office was up in September, and they were not going to renew.  They said the post office was too big.

In Ohio, the processing center in Toledo will be closed.   By the end of 2014 processing centers in Akron, Athens, Canton, Chillicothe, Dayton, Ironton, Steubenville and Youngstown will be closed.

In New York, the USPS opened a new mini post office (called a village post office), in a mini-mart in Limestone.   In Newburgh, plans to close the processing center in 2014 have been changed.  It’s being closed this year!  Hundreds of jobs affected.

In Kentucky, the USPS opened a village PO in the Harrodsburg Food Center.

In South Carolina, the Asheville processing center will cease outgoing mail handling on 13 July.  Nearly 200 jobs affected.

The USPS will pay millions of dollars to improve worker safety, after they were hit with accusations from the Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA.  This after the USPS signed a contract with Adayana Government Group to provide training for newly appointed Safety Specialists, Managers, Supervisors, and Facility Safety Coordinators. (called operation Safety Boot Camp)

After 50 years of ignoring Cuba, the USPS says it will begin negotiating the possibility of delivering U.S. mail to the communist country.

Beware of the Change of Address scam.  Internet sites are charging people up to $24 to file fake change of address forms.  The USPS does it for free (if you fill out the forms at your local PO).

What about the plan to go to five day delivery week?  At the beginning of the year the USPS was approved to begin a six day package delivery, and five day mail delivery scheme.  In April that plan was put on hold, not “shelved” as so many main streamer news media sites reported.  President Obama’s fiscal 2014 budget proposal allows the USPS to go to a five day delivery schedule.  The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (part of the PRC) said “….Congress has left it with no choice but to delay this implementation at this time….The Board continues to support the transition to a new national delivery schedule….”  The Board also lied and stated that “…this new delivery schedule is widely supported by the American public.”

According to Federal News Radio, the USPS is being transformed into something that resembles privatized European postal services: “In regard to partnerships, other posts tend to be more aggressive in what they do with. I think it is something where the Postal Service can catch up by learning from the aggressive actions that some of the European posts are taking, and that might apply to other areas as well.”-Michael Kubayanda, USPS Office of the Inspector General