i.concurr
@iconcurr.bsky.social
college professor. behavior analyst. dog mom.
There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.
Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election
The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.
newrepublic.com
Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting. But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines. So people must mail back with plenty of time.
In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
boltsmag.org
"Leon County, Florida’s mail ballot envelope design placed the words “return service requested” 0.236 inches away from its election office’s return address, when it was supposed to be 0.25, leading the USPS to reject it" newrepublic.com/post/215342/...
USPS Tries Rejecting Entire County’s Ballot Over Spacing Issue
The postal service tried to reject an entire ballot over an issue with the envelope—a dark sign of the chaos that could unfold before November’s elections.
newrepublic.com
Think about this, true and highly disturbing isn’t it…🗳️
Amendment Now!@oldsassydem.bsky.social · 3w ago
We’re talking here about Col. Josh Gaspard, who parachuted into Bashur during the 2003 invasion as a 2LT, then a year in Afg, then company command in surge-era Iraq. His Columbia degrees aren’t even in the “woke” social sciences, they’re in industrial engineering and engineering management systems.
Jason "Red5" Lyall@jaylyall.bsky.social · 4w agoWell, that can't be good for LeTHaLitY
this is one of the most devastating pods i’ve heard recently, and i listen to a lot of pods. i *cannot* believe this is who we are now, that these cruel things are being done to ppl in our name, w our money. we will be asking forgiveness for a long, long time. @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4w agoJim Swift and the ACLU's Sarah Mehta join to discuss Trump's mass deportation agenda--Jim reporting on his recent visit to the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, and Sarah on the administration's appalling turn to third country deportations. www.youtube.com/live/BdquHy1...
Mike Lucavic nails the importance of voting for Women
When Tyler Austin Harper started his tenure-track teaching position, he saw American higher education as embodying what’s best about the country. But after several years as one of the few Black professors at his liberal-arts college, that belief had shattered:
Confessions of a Token Black Professor
The insufferable hypocrisy of elite academia
bit.ly
"The bold assertion that the Executive can act with utter lawlessness, destroying treasured national landmarks and harming the interests of individuals, and that no court can stop it flouts our constitutional order. And it is no basis on which to claim the favor of courts’ equitable judgment. "
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · 2mo ago"any risk caused by the construction project and its multi-year timetable is overwhelmingly a problem of the Defendants’ own creation. The Defendants unilaterally and likely without lawful authority destroyed a large portion of the White House structure and dug an open pit in its place."
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
i became a @jvl.bsky.social fan when i learned we have the same disdain for libertarians. years later, i learned we also share the same opinion of ross douthat, and suspect we now have a similar view of 60 min (and bilton, who clearly doesn’t understand the word “intellectual”).
Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
This is Wilson. He was born with a blurry tail. Not sure if he'll ever grow out of it. 13/10 we love him just the way he is
Joan Sebastien Guerrero had a social security number. He had legal authorization to work here - therefore, he is by definition not “an illegal alien.” In addition, DHS isn’t even claiming he “weaponized his vehicle,” they’re arguing he fled. ICE is now straightforwardly admitting to murder.
David J. Bier@davidjbier.bsky.social · 3mo agoWHOA DHS does not say that the agent feared for his life… just the vague concern for “public safety.” So he killed him just because he did not want him in America, not because of any specific threat to agents?
Where is Susan Collins at today after the ICE shooting in Maine? Time to spin the wheel for her talking point.
A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:
Every single person in Maine and everyone around the country with a sense of humanity and decency need to remember this today. mainebeacon.com/collins-vote...
Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social · 3mo agoAfter multiple murders by ICE/CBP, Ds refused to provide additional $$ for them w/out reforms & oversight. Rs were opposed to reform and unilaterally provided more $$ through reconciliation. Now ICE has enough to run at 4x capacity through 2029 — w/ LESS oversight than before. This is the result.
We only rate dogs. This is a southern spotted sand seal. Way too loud to be a dog. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 13/10 (TT: kerrygrsjsw)
something ab chickens and roosting comes to mind. collins needs to go.
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 3mo ago"He was bleeding profusely from the head ... He was talking. He said, ‘I tried to stop.'”" There needs be full and transparent investigation. There also has to be that A word - accountability. Mainers won't get accountability w/ Susan Collins as their Senator. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/b...
this is the best thing i will see all week ❤️❤️❤️
WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · 3mo agoWelcome to Puppy Court
Good to see a judge call out this manipulation of the court with Trump essentially suing himself and collecting tax relief that some experts estimate to be valued at $100 million.
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3mo agoBREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.
