Michigan

mahatmakanejeeves

(64,327 posts) Wed Aug 19, 2020, 01:19 PM Aug 2020

No biggie, just a "graveyard" of mail-sorting machines outside a postal facility in Michigan

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No biggie, just a "graveyard" of mail-sorting machines outside a postal facility in Michigan, a swing state in which Trump is currently polling very poorly. Just totally normal stuff that happens in a democracy and definitely not anything worth worrying about.

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No biggie, just a "graveyard" of mail-sorting machines outside a postal facility in Michigan (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 OP

Question is why the rush to dismantle prior to influx of ballots and ballot applications? Freethinker65 Aug 2020 #1

That means these machines are gone for good TexasProgresive Aug 2020 #2

What Company Manufactures These Machines?..... global1 Aug 2020 #3

Automated Flat Sorting Machine (AFSM 100): Siemens Dematic(formerly Rapistan) and Northrop Grumman. TexasProgresive Aug 2020 #4

Dana Nessel LessAspin Aug 2020 #5

Visual proof of deliberate sabotage. Share everywhere. N/T IllinoisBirdWatcher Aug 2020 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Tbear Aug 2020 #7

Mail from Lansing gets sent there.. LessAspin Aug 2020 #8

Freethinker65

(11,194 posts)

1. Question is why the rush to dismantle prior to influx of ballots and ballot applications?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 01:34 PM

Aug 2020

I understand the probable future need to retool USPS facilities to handle less envelope and flat mailings than packages, but everyone knew mail in ballot applications and returned ballots would be much greater than usual this Presidential election year because of the pandemic. Give one good reason this could not have waited until AFTER the election!!!

Timing is everything.

TexasProgresive

(12,445 posts)

2. That means these machines are gone for good

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 01:36 PM

Aug 2020

They will have to be replaced for many billions if not trillions of dollars. This is beyond comprehension.

global1

(26,094 posts)

3. What Company Manufactures These Machines?.....

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 01:42 PM

Aug 2020

Who will benefit from having to make more machines for the replacement of the ones they trashed? Follow the money.

TexasProgresive

(12,445 posts)

4. Automated Flat Sorting Machine (AFSM 100): Siemens Dematic(formerly Rapistan) and Northrop Grumman.

Reply to global1 (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 01:53 PM

Aug 2020

LessAspin

(1,598 posts)

5. Dana Nessel

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 01:56 PM

Aug 2020

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IllinoisBirdWatcher

(2,316 posts)

6. Visual proof of deliberate sabotage. Share everywhere. N/T

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 02:04 PM

Aug 2020

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Tbear This message was self-deleted by its author.

LessAspin

(1,598 posts)

8. Mail from Lansing gets sent there..

Reply to Tbear (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 20, 2020, 12:01 AM

Aug 2020

for processing. Since 2014 when they decided to stop using the Collins Road site in Lansing.

It never made sense that mailing a letter across town in Lansing had to be trucked to Grand Rapids. Not sure how something so inefficient was saving any money.

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