Mail-in Ballots < 2% USPS Daily Volume in a Bad Case Scenario
Are mail-in ballots a ripple or a tsunami to the USPS? Some quick math.In 2016 there were 134M votes cast with a fairly low turnout. Let’s assume the turnout in 2020 is 150M, with 80M votes cast by...
View ArticleHow Mail-In Votes are Handled and How to Vote by State
There are two links that describe:how each state handles mail-in ballots NCSLvoting methods in each state, including deadlines for requesting ballots, does a state have early voting, etc....
View ArticleAscertainment is When Certified EVs > 269
My two cents on ascertainment. Yes, a normal presidency would have already granted Biden and his team access to sensitive data. But this is obviously not a normal presidency.I assert that, when State...
View ArticleAscertainment Comes 23 Nov
About a week ago I wrote a short diary in an attempt to identify an event that would remove any ambiguity of the phrase “apparent winner.” At the time I was thinking the date at which the state...
View ArticleIs Chad Wolf Head of Inauguration Security?
I apologize for the short diary but, if past is prologue, is Chad Wolf, acting DHS Secretary, in charge of security for Biden’s inauguration?Jeh Johnson has mentioned on several occasions that he was...
View ArticleWhy No "Innocent Explanation" for Pre-Riot Tours?
By now, anyone following the still unfolding story about the Capitol riot knows about the complaint Rep Mikie Sherrill filed with the Capitol Police the day before. A complaint asking why there were...
View ArticleLucy May Have Had Company
I know some Kossacks like stories about ancient hominins. Saw this article and thought it might be entertaining.www.science.org/…It is a quasi-pay site in that you’re allowed 5 free articles a month...
View ArticleShipped with USPS Recently?
I divide my time between Leesburg, VA and Deming, NM. On occasion I need to make a trip to the post office to ship a small item or two.I likely make more trips to the Deming office, and there is...
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Starship Damages Launchpad
Before the launch of Starship, Elon quipped, “just don’t blow up the launchpad.”I guess it depends on one’s definition of “blow up” but, as the Washington Post reports today, the launch did significant...
View ArticleUSPS Prioritizes Amazon Over Mail
UPDATE: Thursday, Nov 30, 2023 · 12:42:11 AM +00:00 · zbob Wow. I had no idea how bad it is.While I encourage Kossacks to read the comments, I can summarize:Lots of our readers have effed-up mail...
View ArticleImmigration: a $7 Trillion Gift
Came across this story in the Washington Post today. It’s behind a paywall although sometimes you can get access with your phone.The gist is immigration is a boon to our economy.Last week, the...
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