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Tilted Owl

@tiltowl.bsky.social

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Ex-Wall St. lawyer/exec. Focused on news media, public transit, NYC and RCP (Random Coffee Posts). On Twitter 'til I move my Lists over here. Please act, delay, resist, no matter how small it seems. Hold your elected officials accountable!!

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Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 58m

WHOA.

Man they have to stop using dartboards to come up with their employment data.

Global Markets Investor @globalinvestor.bsky.social · 1h

🚨HOLY COW:

The BLS revised US job numbers DOWN by -911,000 for the 12 months ending March 2025.

This marks the biggest annual revision on record and exceeded expectations of 700-800K.

The previous record revision was -902,000 in 2009.👇

🚨The US labor market just saw the biggest downward revision on record

The US job market is falling apart

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1h

Alrighty then.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1h

“My Relationship with European Leaders Is Perfect — Beautiful,” Trump Boasts Before Russia Visit

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1h

Isn't it weird that they don't mention the Epstein files? Antifa had to be in the Epstein files, right? because antifa is very bad.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1h

This nerd, who is not a journalist but looks forward to the Nieman Lab emails anyway, is excited to read your take.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1h

And also to show the people how tough they are, to make us believe they're everywhere and we'd better go along. In fact, I bet filming is required by DHS.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1h

Could it be that the Times's senior editors are in failing health and should step aside for the good of the enterprise? Didn't they advocate for something similar in 2024? There's a memory of hmm, last summer..... 🤔....

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks. Will give it a view. In the last few weeks @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com has been restoring my sense of not being alone. Last year, his takedown was epic on @peterbakernyt.bsky.social's tariff idiocy.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1h

One paragraph and troop morale is mentioned twice. Aside from the legality, this excerpt tells us a lot about what's going on in the Guard with regard to occupying US cities.

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 2h

Meanwhile, here's part of the amicus brief from the military brass also filed today in the same case, in support of neither party, but definitely not in support of Trump.

Our experience as military leaders has taught us that this commitment keeps our military
stronger and our communities safer. Any domestic deployment that fails to comply with the
foundational principles of the Posse Comitatus Act and similar authorities5
poses multiple risks to
the core mission of the Guard, the well-being of the troops, and the safety of the communities they
are committed to protect. First, deploying military personnel in the context of domestic law
enforcement diverts them from their primary mission, which is to train and to be ready to fight and
win the nation’s wars and protect communities after disasters. Accordingly, such assignments
come at the expense of local, state, and national safety, as well as troop morale. Second, activeduty National Guard personnel are neither intended nor specifically trained to conduct domestic
law enforcement operations. This poses a danger to the safety of both the troops and the public.
Third, use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a
last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, hurts
recruitment, and undermines troop morale. Peaceful protests of government actions are
constitutionally protected political speech deserving of the highest protection, not intimidation by
the military

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1h

Not my election, but what possible reason is there to support allowing this stuff, and why can't he answer it now? Makes zero sense. He has some backers on the Epstein flight logs out of NJ, maybe?

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 9h

Not clear from team reports but both JT and Bread are battling injuries of some kind. Rumor on Panarin is a non-contact back problem.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 9h

Wait there are hockey starter packs??? Time to get more coffee. This is important.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11h

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 10h

Here in 2025, my Times-loving parents wouldn't even touch the crossword puzzle in this thing @nytimes.com

The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 14h

NYT no priority to TX National Guard invading Chicago. Nothing about Chicago journalists filing a lawsuit vs the Trump regime.

Is the NYT the best use of your personal news diet and journalism dollars/attention?

The @apnews.com is a fantastic natl/intl news resource w/o the normalization.
2/n

Front page NYT.
Biden’s son A1 center.

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 12h

Hello @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Has the @nytimes.com reached out for an interview?

bsky.app/profile/medi...

The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 14h

POTUS has declared himself above the law, declared “war” on America & put our Government for sale. The crypto grift is corruption; he’s extorting companies and nations w/BS “tariffs” even steering media companies to his allies like the Ellisons.

AGSulzberger and Joe Kahn NYT #FrontPage today

1/n

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 13h

Be careful out there. Things are REALLY heating up.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

#WarRavagedPortland

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 20h

Whoops! Miller can't stop. Someone noted that CNN uploaded the video with "plenary authority" cropped, although Miller said those words loud and clear. Loud. And. Clear.

legal cat 🐾👻 @legalcat.bsky.social · 1d

miller’s handlers reigned him in quick after he mentioned “plenary authority” live on cnn re the national guard debacle

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The Spiral Bound Journal @spiralboundjournal.bsky.social · 20h

Drawing of the Day:
Two years of suffering… what started as terror has turned into a humanitarian crisis like no other.

Tuesday October 7 2025

(the U.S. government is still shutdown)

"A humanitarian catastrophe on a scale that defied comprehension”
-UN Sec General Antonio Guterres

Since Oct 7 2023:
The largest attack on Jewish people since
World War 2: 1,195 people Killed, 251 hostages taken, of which 48 are still held, 20 believed to be alive.

A right-wing scorched earth military approach was taken, denying negotiations and starting a campaign now labled genocide by experts.

More than 67,000 Palestinians killed.
(20,000 children)
which is 1 of 33 people in Gaza

At least 169,000 Palestinians injured some with life-altering wounds. (1 of 14 people in Gaza

125 hospitals and clinics damaged. 1,722 health workers killed.

1 in 4 children is malnourished and 154 documented cases of children dying of starvation

658,000 school age kids lost access to schools due to bombings.

And with 270 journalists killed it’s been the deadliest conflict to cover outpacing WWI, WWII, Civil war combined.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 20h

I saw some complaints about the F-bomb (I don't care either way) but watched it all and agree. He hits the main points, simply, fast, complete with the Katie Porter visual aid. Thanks, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, for inspiring some better comms from the Dems.

Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 23h

This is a great video. Credit where credit is due.

“No fucking way!” (The text is bleeped but the audio is not.)

It’s one of the strongest bits of public communication I have seen from Dem leadership since Jan.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 1d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you for saying that. Seems true at the moment. Literally don't understand using Mastodon--seems like it takes an major appliance-level user manual. The Blacksky offshoot is interesting but confusing. Sigh.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 23h

"Worm Jr"! 🤣

iowasufferagete.bsky.social @iowasufferagete.bsky.social · 1d

6 PHYSICIANS & FORMER SURGEON GENERALS SAY WORM JR IS NOT A DOCTOR & DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT VACCINES. I fixed it!

Jonathan-FL #HumanRightsForEVERYONE @amerliberal.bsky.social · 1d

Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is ‘endangering nation’s health’

Former top doctors condemn health secretary’s vaccine, research policies, saying ideology replaced science at HHS

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 23h

LOL would rather not...

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[email protected] @bernalane.bsky.social · 1d

Log cabin Republicans must be so proud, especially Scott Bessent. Just like all those Latinos who voted for Trump and are now too scared to leave their homes. But, hey, they really stuck it to the libs.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 23h

What happened, they didn't let her use the restroom again? That's one savage town.

Tilted Owl @tiltowl.bsky.social · 1d

And we're not giving it to them. Because they are proceeding toward imploding all by themselves.

Caleb Crain @calebcrain.bsky.social · 1d

Chilling insight by @barbarafwalter.com: "Once citizens view their own government’s security forces as an occupying army, violence becomes inevitable. Trump’s team knows this… They’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns."

via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Screenshot from a NYT article by Thomas Edsall, quoting Barbara Walter of UC-San Diego: "The quickest way to piss people off is to send soldiers into their neighborhoods especially when there’s no reason for them to be there. It’s inherently provocative, and Trump and his team understand this. Research by the political scientist Robert Pape shows that the single most powerful predictor of suicide terrorism is the presence of foreign troops on local soil. People hate, hate, hate that. They hate the humiliation, the powerlessness, the feeling of being occupied.

"Once citizens begin to view their own government’s security forces as an occupying army, violence becomes inevitable. Trump’s team knows this. In fact, that’s the point. They are not trying to restore order; they’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns. In the end, violence serves their ultimate end: They want to create the illusion of disorder so they can tighten control and stay in power indefinitely."

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.