Watchdog says USPS spent nearly $110 million dealing with misrouted mail in seven-month period

Out of the more than 47 billion First-Class letters processed during a period spanning from March 1 through September 30, 2020, the USPS reported nearly 73 million misrouted.

The United States Postal Service expended nearly $110 million in a span of just seven months to deal with misrouted mail, according to the USPS Inspector General.

The watchdog reported that "the Postal Service spent almost $110 million between March 1 and September 30, 2020, to reprocess, rehandle, and redirect misrouted mail. Further, misrouted mail has a high risk of not meeting its stated service performance standards, which could hurt the Postal Service’s brand."

Out of the more than 47 billion First-Class letters processed during a period spanning from March 1 through September 30, 2020, the USPS reported nearly 73 million misrouted.

The number of First-Class packages and Priority mail processed during that timeframe and the number of First-Class packages and Priority Mail misrouted during that period are redacted.

https://justthenews.com/accountability/watchdogs/watchdog-says-nearly-110-million-spent-dealing-misrouted-mail-seven-month

Congressional Republicans request FBI briefing on Swalwell's connections to Chinese spy

Swalwell remains seated on several committees that are regularly briefed on top secret information pertaining to American national security

House Republicans are asking FBI Director Christopher Wray to hold a briefing on any past ties that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell might have had to an alleged Chinese spy.

The members are asking to be briefed on the "full extent" of the Chinese targeting of Washington lawmakers.

"As our nation faces a growing security threat from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) attempts to infiltrate and undermine the United States Government, we write to request a full briefing regarding counterintelligence threats to Members of Congress, including information related to Rep. Eric Swalwell’s ties to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative," the 14 members wrote in a letter Wednesday to Wray.

In December, it was revealed that, several years ago, a Chinese national named Christine Fang (or Fang Fang) had targeted and successfully infiltrated the circles of up-and-coming politicians including Swalwell, of California.

Fang interacted with Swalwell for years and placed at least one intern in his office. Swalwell was briefed by investigators about Fang's loyalties in 2015, and promptly cut off all ties with the spy.

More recently, Swalwell told Politico that he believes his role as an outspoken critic of former President Trump made him a prime target for the initial information leak that linked his office to Fang Fang.

"I’ve been a critic of the president. I’ve spoken out against him. I was on both committees that worked to impeach him. The timing feels like that should be looked at," the congressman said.

Republicans, however, have not dropped the matter as they continue to express concern about Swalwell's position on committees including the House Homeland Security Committee, which grants him access to significant amounts of classified information. Repeatedly, since December, Republicans have questioned the decision to allow Swalwell to remain on committees that traffic in top secret information pertaining to American national security.

"Given these injurious efforts to target a Member of the Committee, it is imperative that the House Committeee on Homeland Security receive a classified briefing detailing Rep. Swalwell’s relationship with Fang and any potential exposure of classified information," wrote the lawmakers.

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/congressional-republicans-request-fbi-briefing-swalwells-connections-chinese

Criminals will never seriously investigate themselves!

"Door Is Always Open": China Invites UN Rights Chief To Investigate Uighur Genocide Charge

While vehemently rejecting widespread reports from the US and Western allies as well as various Europe-based human rights groups of a systematic campaign to ethnically cleanse Uighur Muslims, China is now "welcoming" a United Nations team to come and investigate the allegations.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva at the start of this week via video call. Calling the allegations "slanderous attacks" he later at a news conference touted that "China has sent invitations to the high commissioner of the UN for human rights about a trip to China and Xinjiang."

“The two sides have maintained close communication on this matter,” Wang added. He had told the UN human rights session on Monday that "basic facts show that there has never been so-called genocide, forced labor or religious oppression in Xinjiang."

It follows the US formally designating it as such during the tail end of the Trump administration, something which Biden has signaled is up for review. There's long been widespread allegations of on million Uighurs forcibly detained in either labor or 'reeducation' camps under Communist authorities.

Wang said he's issued a personal invitation to UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, after the UN team has long sought access to Xinjiang, where most of the detention camps are said to be. But much like the recent WHO trip to investigate the origins of coronavirus, such an endeavor is likely only to end in further accusations of a highly 'stage managed' and choreographed max obfuscation PR exercise.

"The door to Xinjiang is always open. People from many countries who have visited Xinjiang have learned the facts and the truth on the ground. China also welcomes the High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Xinjiang," Wang said in reference to Bachelet.

Wang's defense before the UN body centered on "Xinjiang-related issues" ultimately being about "countering terrorism and separatism", touting further that there's been zero terror attacks in the region for almost the last half-decade. He also claimed the Uighur population has actually grown, not decreased as would be expected if there were an ongoing "genocide".

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/door-xinjiang-always-open-china-invites-un-rights-chief-investigate-uighur-genocide

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Elite Panic Over The California Recall Shows What They Think Of Democracy

The latest signature count for the effort to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom is over 1.7 million, and “alarmed party leaders” are panicking, making “all hands on deck” calls to try to head off this extraordinary citizens’ movement.

In an infamous press conference, the Chair of the State Democratic Party and other Newsom allies dubbed the Recall “The California Coup.” This earned a “Pants on Fire” rating from Capital Public Radio, whose fact check concluded the description was “far off base and wildly inaccurate,” since a “coup is a violent overthrow of a government” while a “recall is a legally sanctioned effort” that’s “been part of California’s constitution for more than a century.”

In a scathing editorial, the LA Times said the press conference “undermined the state’s legitimate direct democracy system.” And it almost certainly would not have happened without Newsom’s blessing; indeed, he refused to repudiate it when asked.

This disdain for both logic and democracy has been a continuing theme in the arguments of Recall opponents:

Several opponents have adopted a talking point that the Recall is a “distraction.” That would be a reason never to have elections at all.

Other Newsom allies are claiming it would “overturn a democratic election.” We actually don’t elect people for life in this country.

A State Senator leading the anti-Recall charge says their strategy is “all about reducing signatures.” That sounds a lot like voter suppression.

The Newsom camp also insists a Recall would cost too much. In fact, it would cost about a quarter of a percent of the rampant unemployment fraud under Governor Newsom’s watch.

California’s lieutenant governor called the Recall a “quirky” procedure to “slip” a new Governor in. I imagine this is how British monarchists spoke of the pesky American colonists, with their quirky notions of freedom and self-government.

What’s most telling is almost everyone is attacking the process rather than trying to defend Newsom. One outspoken Recall opponent even called the signature sheets “poisonous petitions.”

Even while publicly saying he’s not focused on the Recall “at all,” Newsom has been calling legislators to try to shore up support. He’s even wrangled a few into making positive statements at press conferences that have become taxpayer-funded pep rallies. As Lauren Rosenhall, a political reporter for CalMatters noted, “These covid updates appear to be doing double duty as recall-prevention sessions.”

Newsom has also made it clear that partisan warfare will be his strategy, with his camp claiming that “the Trump train doesn’t want to leave the station.” In fact, the Recall is bringing together people of all party affiliations and all walks of life. It is not only the greatest citizens’ movement in California history but also the most diverse one. That’s what has the political class and Special Interests who benefit from Gavin Newsom’s corruption so maniacally worried.

https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/24/elite-panic-over-california-recall/

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already noted

Surge in serious respiratory illness among children puts doctors on high alert

Doctors are observing an alarming rise in Victorian children presenting to hospital emergency departments with a potentially serious respiratory illness that can cause pneumonia.

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Victoria faculty chair Mya Cubitt said hospital clinicians were on high alert after seeing “more than winter levels” of children presenting with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

In severe cases, RSV infection can spread to the lower respiratory tract, leading to pneumonia or bronchiolitis in young children by causing inflammation of the small airway passages entering the lungs. RSV is the most common cause of respiratory and breathing infections in children.

The respiratory illness, which typically peaks in Australia during winter, can also cause croup, an infection of the upper airway that obstructs breathing and causes a barking cough.

“There is definitely a surge in children presenting with RSV across the entire healthcare system,” Dr Cubbit said.

“In other words, there are clearly a large number of sick kids needing acute care at the moment.”

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute respiratory physician Danielle Wurzel said while NSW and Western Australia experienced significant surges of RSV in the latter half of last year, Victoria’s prolonged COVID-19 lockdown meant it may not have experienced its peak of cases yet.

“I suspect that over the coming months we will be seeing the peak of it,” Dr Wurzel said.

“It does warrant a degree of vigilance and concern because it is so unseasonal and unprecedented.

“The fact that it’s already here, at this time of year, means it is quite difficult to predict what will happen as we move into the cooler months and whether circulation will increase along with the re-emergence of other seasonal viruses, such as influenza.”

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/doctors-on-high-alert-after-surge-in-serious-respiratory-illness-among-children-20210224-p575cu.html

Masks cause this

>>13042493

YOU GLOW

Victim’s glasses found in car of South Dakota AG who said he hit a deer

South Dakota’s attorney general — who said he hit a deer after fatally striking a pedestrian last year — allegedly had the victim’s glasses inside his car, according to newly-released interviews.

The state’s Department of Public Safety on Tuesday released recordings of investigators questioning Jason Ravnsborg about the Sept. 12 crash that left 55-year-old Joseph Boever dead.

The footage shows how, during a Sept. 14 interview, detectives told Ravnsborg that they had discovered a pair of broken glasses on the front passenger floorboard of his vehicle.

During a second sit-down on Sept. 30, interviewers asked about the glasses again, telling Ravnsborg that they had belonged to the victim.

“They’re Joe’s glasses,” an agent says, referring to Boever. “So that means his face came through your windshield.”

Upon hearing that, Ravnsborg looked down and sighed deeply, before shaking his head, the footage shows.

“I did not see those glasses until you showed them to me,” he said.

The agent told Ravnsborg that “the only way for them to get there is through the windshield.”

“His face was in your windshield, Jason. Think about that.”

Ravnsborg maintained that he hadn’t seen the glasses until investigators showed them to him — and that he truly didn’t realize he’d hit a person at the time of the crash.

“I did not see him. I did not see anything,” Ravnsborg insisted. “I did not know it was a human until the next day.”

An investigator replied that: “You think you had an idea it was something other than a deer, though?”

“I just believed it was a deer.” Ravnsborg replied. “I do.”

After the crash, Ravnsborg told authorities that he thought he had plowed his 2011 Ford Taurus into a deer or another large animal as he drove on US Highway 14 at about 10:30 p.m.

He was on his way home from a GOP fundraiser at Rooster’s Bar and Grill, where attendees were offered the chance to win a handgun engraved with then-President Trump’s name, according to the South Dakota GOP’s website.

The 44-year-old Republican was charged in the incident last week and faces three counts of careless driving, operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device and veering out of his lane.

Authorities said the evidence didn’t support more serious felony raps, and that Ravnsborg was not intoxicated at the time of the incident.

Ravnsborg, who was elected to his first term in 2018, was distracted when he swerved into Boever, who was walking on the highway’s shoulder, according to crash investigators.

South Dakota House lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against Ravnsborg on Tuesday, following the release of the interviews and other investigative materials.

Lawmakers argued in the impeachment resolution that Ravnsborg should be removed from office for “his crimes or misdemeanors in office causing the death” of Boever.

https://nypost.com/2021/02/24/victims-glasses-found-in-car-of-south-dakota-ag-who-said-he-hit-a-deer/