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The Postal Service is one of the few government agencies which pre-date the Constitution and creation of the United States. If the Founding Fathers kept it around, it must be important.
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Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service (2016) - amzn.to/2BJPgCO
USPS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - youtu.be/IoL8g0W9gAQ
Voting by Mail: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - youtu.be/l-nEHkgm_Gk
How the Post Office Made America - youtube.com/watch?v=Nu2WOxXxsHw
washingtonpost.com/national/federal-unions-except-postal-groups-grow-as-other-labor-organizations-decline/2013/01/28/292747cc-698a-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html?tid=a_classic-iphone&p9w22b2p=b2p22p9w00098&no_nav=true
facts.usps.com/table-facts
about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/pieces-of-mail-since-1789.pdf
uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2019/RISC-WP-19-007.pdf
books.google.com/books?id=9BkuAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq=%22No+other+than+a+free+white+person+shall+be+employed+in+carrying+the+mail+of+the+United+States.%22&source=bl&ots=tTVrrOpRZj&sig=ACfU3U1KohPwTBuslqVV1X9oGvr0ZY84Mw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRibG3j-TqAhXydc0KHUw-DeQQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22No%20other%20than%20a%20free%20white%20person%20shall%20be%20employed%20in%20carrying%20the%20mail%20of%20the%20United%20States.%22&f=false
about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/first-post-offices.pdf
politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/15/afl-cio/widespread-facebook-post-blames-2006-law-us-postal
inthepublicinterest.org/wp-content/uploads/ITPI_USPSPrivatization_July2020.pdf
politico.com/news/2020/04/24/trump-us-postal-service-coronavirus-bailout-206851
nytimes.com/2018/04/21/nyregion/undelivered-mail-hoarded.html
about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/ecom.pdf
gao.gov/assets/230/224237.pdf
about.usps.com/news/state-releases/tx/2010/tx_2010_0909.htm
history.com/news/mailing-children-post-office
apnews.com/59c25efd4d325c4895f8ba85517f9bfd?fbclid=IwAR0Zs_N6pOfjbZf6w-FTM2MT70R2I0OysykyFB20IOarXdkLydgREqk-VC4
facts.usps.com/top-facts/#:~:text=The%20Postal%20Service%20receives%20NO,services%20to%20fund%20its%20operations.
web.archive.org/web/20130814203019/http://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2b2f_parcel.html
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/15/attempted-murder-your-post-office-outrage-trump-crony-now-heading-usps-moves-slow?fbclid=IwAR03hW1WdVxoBHLccyQRqnY6LpOjUHG-8uOSaVO1xP5XlQR1lpZKcNv3rkU
washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/14/postal-service-trump-dejoy-delay-mail
campaignforpostalbanking.org
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Video Credits -
Why We Should Privatize the Postal Service - youtu.be/N4hjZOEd9PQ
March of Time - Your Postal Service (1948)
Zip Code with the Swingin' Six (1963) - youtu.be/QIChoMEQ4Cs
Cheers (1982)
Seinfeld (1992)
Rambo: First Blood (1982)
Men in Black II (2002)
youtube.com/watch?v=Ft1PKrhhQPo
Photo Credits -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#/media/File:Joseph_Siffrein_Duplessis_-_Benjamin_Franklin_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
d31wxntiwn0x96.cloudfront.net/rzgade/productimages/2490.jpg?width=400&height=400&etag=%228c707770a3db0cc248267007cadaf020%22
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/IceStorm08.jpg/1024px-IceStorm08.jpg
flickr.com/photos/hugo90/5453256945
dreamstime.com/editorial-photography-united-states-postal-service-truck-parked-snowy-street-moorhead-minnesota-january-usps-van-suburban-winter-lots-image65141547
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Intro/Outro and Background Music by Michael Cotten/Nomad
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Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
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Hashtags: #history #politics #usps #savethepostoffice #stamps #postalservice #postoffice #uspostalservice #uspostoffice #mail #letters #shipping
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This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.
It was not sponsored or affiliated with the United States Postal Service in any way.
The Postal Service is one of the few government agencies which pre-date the Constitution and creation of the United States. If the Founding Fathers kept it around, it must be important.
Check out CuriosityStream at curiositystream.com/knowingbetter and get a free subscription to Nebula.
Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription!
Website ► knowingbetter.tv
Store ► standard.tv/knowingbetter
Patreon ► patreon.com/knowingbetter
Paypal ► paypal.me/knowingbetter
Twitter ► twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT
Twitch ► twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt
Facebook ► facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT
Instagram ► instagram.com/knowingbetteryt
Reddit ► reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter
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Thanks to hbomberguy for the bananas.
youtube.com/hbomberguy
twitter.com/Hbomberguy
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Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service (2016) - amzn.to/2BJPgCO
USPS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - youtu.be/IoL8g0W9gAQ
Voting by Mail: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - youtu.be/l-nEHkgm_Gk
How the Post Office Made America - youtube.com/watch?v=Nu2WOxXxsHw
washingtonpost.com/national/federal-unions-except-postal-groups-grow-as-other-labor-organizations-decline/2013/01/28/292747cc-698a-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html?tid=a_classic-iphone&p9w22b2p=b2p22p9w00098&no_nav=true
facts.usps.com/table-facts
about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/pieces-of-mail-since-1789.pdf
uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2019/RISC-WP-19-007.pdf
books.google.com/books?id=9BkuAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq=%22No+other+than+a+free+white+person+shall+be+employed+in+carrying+the+mail+of+the+United+States.%22&source=bl&ots=tTVrrOpRZj&sig=ACfU3U1KohPwTBuslqVV1X9oGvr0ZY84Mw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRibG3j-TqAhXydc0KHUw-DeQQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22No%20other%20than%20a%20free%20white%20person%20shall%20be%20employed%20in%20carrying%20the%20mail%20of%20the%20United%20States.%22&f=false
about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/first-post-offices.pdf
politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/15/afl-cio/widespread-facebook-post-blames-2006-law-us-postal
inthepublicinterest.org/wp-content/uploads/ITPI_USPSPrivatization_July2020.pdf
politico.com/news/2020/04/24/trump-us-postal-service-coronavirus-bailout-206851
nytimes.com/2018/04/21/nyregion/undelivered-mail-hoarded.html
about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/ecom.pdf
gao.gov/assets/230/224237.pdf
about.usps.com/news/state-releases/tx/2010/tx_2010_0909.htm
history.com/news/mailing-children-post-office
apnews.com/59c25efd4d325c4895f8ba85517f9bfd?fbclid=IwAR0Zs_N6pOfjbZf6w-FTM2MT70R2I0OysykyFB20IOarXdkLydgREqk-VC4
facts.usps.com/top-facts/#:~:text=The%20Postal%20Service%20receives%20NO,services%20to%20fund%20its%20operations.
web.archive.org/web/20130814203019/http://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2b2f_parcel.html
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/15/attempted-murder-your-post-office-outrage-trump-crony-now-heading-usps-moves-slow?fbclid=IwAR03hW1WdVxoBHLccyQRqnY6LpOjUHG-8uOSaVO1xP5XlQR1lpZKcNv3rkU
washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/14/postal-service-trump-dejoy-delay-mail
campaignforpostalbanking.org
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Video Credits -
Why We Should Privatize the Postal Service - youtu.be/N4hjZOEd9PQ
March of Time - Your Postal Service (1948)
Zip Code with the Swingin' Six (1963) - youtu.be/QIChoMEQ4Cs
Cheers (1982)
Seinfeld (1992)
Rambo: First Blood (1982)
Men in Black II (2002)
youtube.com/watch?v=Ft1PKrhhQPo
Photo Credits -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#/media/File:Joseph_Siffrein_Duplessis_-_Benjamin_Franklin_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
d31wxntiwn0x96.cloudfront.net/rzgade/productimages/2490.jpg?width=400&height=400&etag=%228c707770a3db0cc248267007cadaf020%22
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/IceStorm08.jpg/1024px-IceStorm08.jpg
flickr.com/photos/hugo90/5453256945
dreamstime.com/editorial-photography-united-states-postal-service-truck-parked-snowy-street-moorhead-minnesota-january-usps-van-suburban-winter-lots-image65141547
---
Intro/Outro and Background Music by Michael Cotten/Nomad
mwcotten.com
Spotify ► open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI
Amazon ► amzn.to/2zbsfHd
Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
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Hashtags: #history #politics #usps #savethepostoffice #stamps #postalservice #postoffice #uspostalservice #uspostoffice #mail #letters #shipping
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This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.
It was not sponsored or affiliated with the United States Postal Service in any way.
