Hey, I'm Cassie Depeckle, the host of Wanderies against the odds.

In our next season, Amelia Earhart wants to make history by flying across the Atlantic

alone, but brutal weather and malfunctioning equipment could leave her lost at sea.

Listen to against the odds on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Today, we're going to talk about Trump's postmaster general, Louis DeJoy's continued efforts

to dismantle the Postal Service and the pushback he's finally facing by Democrats and my

interview with Congressman Eric Swalwell, where we discuss how to ensure that the USPS

gets funded, as well as whether Trump and the Joy have criminal liability for this scheme.

I'm Brian Tyler Cohen and you're listening to No Lie.

So apparently, Trump's efforts to sabotage the Postal Service are not going to be a

fleeting story, right?

And on one hand, I'm glad that this is getting concentrated attention across every media

outlet and isn't just some daily scandal that Trump pulls off and gets away with.

On the other hand, the fact that it is getting so much attention is a testament to the fact

that what's happening is really, really bad.

Like I've only seen this kind of prolonged and focused media attention on one thing, a

handful of times, like when Trump tried to repeal Obamacare, when he nominated Kavanaugh,

and obviously his failed response to the pandemic.

All of these were major events and all wildly unpopular with the majority of the American

people.

So last week I spoke about the Joy having consolidated power at USPS, pushing out two dozen top-tier

executives.

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