Tilted Owl
@tiltowl.bsky.social
Ex-Wall St. lawyer/exec. Focused on news media, public transit, NYC and RCP (Random Coffee Posts). The GOP and their billionaire$ don't want you to laugh at them. No laughing. None. Also, hold your elected officials accountable.
Aside from the fact that Barro is on @nytimes.com opinion pages with these attitudes, the education system discussion is timely as schools are forced to choose what and whom they must support.
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Aside from the fact that Barro is on @nytimes.com opinion pages with these attitudes, the education system discussion is timely as schools are forced to choose what and whom they must support.
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Riding the circuit. No clerks. No building. No shadow docket. Nothing, until the Wizards In Robes stop ignoring the law, data, history, precedent, & the plain meaning of words in the Constitution. And there will be 25, with 9 chosen by lottery for any case.
What I first said in sarcasm I increasingly think is a real thing to consider:
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Riding the circuit. No clerks. No building. No shadow docket. Nothing, until the Wizards In Robes stop ignoring the law, data, history, precedent, & the plain meaning of words in the Constitution. And there will be 25, with 9 chosen by lottery for any case.
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Trump's name appears in Epstein's estate's newly released files 1628 times! Imagine how many more times Trump's name appears in the full FBI Epstein dossier, not to mention how many hundreds of Trump's rape videos they have. And the FBI has been covering this up since long before Bug Eyes took over.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Trump's name appears in Epstein's estate's newly released files 1628 times! Imagine how many more times Trump's name appears in the full FBI Epstein dossier, not to mention how many hundreds of Trump's rape videos they have. And the FBI has been covering this up since long before Bug Eyes took over.
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The Left's secret weapon, as a movement, is that we don't give a crap if MAGA indicts Bill Clinton or Larry Summers or anyone else. Fuck 'em. We're here out of principle, not hero worship. Something MAGA will never understand.
*Pam Bondi has left the chat*
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The Left's secret weapon, as a movement, is that we don't give a crap if MAGA indicts Bill Clinton or Larry Summers or anyone else. Fuck 'em. We're here out of principle, not hero worship. Something MAGA will never understand.
Actually have been expecting Sulzberger in the #EpsteinFiles. It would explain quite a bit about the degradation of the news department not to mention the pivot to non-news businesses. Joe Kahn might turn up as well. Honestly I would be kind of surprised if Brooks, Douthat or Stephens turn up.
You see "Schumer" and "Sulzberger" in there? We all know who Schumer is and Sulzberger is the owner and chairman of the New York Times.
Anything make a bit more sense now?
Anything make a bit more sense now?
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Actually have been expecting Sulzberger in the #EpsteinFiles. It would explain quite a bit about the degradation of the news department not to mention the pivot to non-news businesses. Joe Kahn might turn up as well. Honestly I would be kind of surprised if Brooks, Douthat or Stephens turn up.
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It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.
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Yet another reason corporate Dems are suspect. Keep an eye out for how fast they kick him out.... or don't kick him out.
Purge
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yet another reason corporate Dems are suspect. Keep an eye out for how fast they kick him out.... or don't kick him out.
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The only reasonable conclusion to draw from this is that Epstein had Trump sex crimes on video.
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The only reasonable conclusion to draw from this is that Epstein had Trump sex crimes on video.
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I hope they (MAGAts in food line) don’t forget this when it comes to the midterms.
“Did you guys forget your red hats today?”
#FAFO #Pinks #ProudBlue #SNAP
youtube.com/shorts/XwMPw...
“Did you guys forget your red hats today?”
#FAFO #Pinks #ProudBlue #SNAP
youtube.com/shorts/XwMPw...
I guess Maga forgot to wear their red hats at the food bank.
YouTube video by Kroysplace
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November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I hope they (MAGAts in food line) don’t forget this when it comes to the midterms.
“Did you guys forget your red hats today?”
#FAFO #Pinks #ProudBlue #SNAP
youtube.com/shorts/XwMPw...
“Did you guys forget your red hats today?”
#FAFO #Pinks #ProudBlue #SNAP
youtube.com/shorts/XwMPw...
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
Just watched beginning to end. Fantastic. Thanks to both @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @ninaburleigh.bsky.social for a mindblowing conversation. We owe it to ourselves and our country to understand this moment.
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Just watched beginning to end. Fantastic. Thanks to both @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @ninaburleigh.bsky.social for a mindblowing conversation. We owe it to ourselves and our country to understand this moment.
Dammit! He had me there for a minute looking for natural beauty. 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Dammit! He had me there for a minute looking for natural beauty. 🤣
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This shirt never gets old…nor inaccurate.
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This shirt never gets old…nor inaccurate.
We can theorize all day. We can bicker about [air quotes] DSA, the Left, Blue MAGA, centrism, the DNC or whatever. Fact is, GOP extremists, with corporations funding for reasons of greed, co-opted info delivery local and large. It'll take 10+ yrs of hard work, if possible to build against that.
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We can theorize all day. We can bicker about [air quotes] DSA, the Left, Blue MAGA, centrism, the DNC or whatever. Fact is, GOP extremists, with corporations funding for reasons of greed, co-opted info delivery local and large. It'll take 10+ yrs of hard work, if possible to build against that.
They also show something else VERY significant: Epstein was not in the least afraid of Trxmp. He held the cards, and they both knew it.
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
They also show something else VERY significant: Epstein was not in the least afraid of Trxmp. He held the cards, and they both knew it.
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Compare to British outlets bsky.app/profile/carl...
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Compare to British outlets bsky.app/profile/carl...
Can't be proven or debunked. But this sure makes sense when reflecting on article placement as well as the photos selected.
I have come to believe it’s just run of the mill misogyny. Say what you will about policies or even debate whether they’re good people, but Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris have been pilloried on the front page of the NYT more than Orange Rapist because they are women. Full stop.
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Can't be proven or debunked. But this sure makes sense when reflecting on article placement as well as the photos selected.
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NPR confirms that Trump’s name appears over 1,000 times in the Epstein emails.
Remember, these are the emails they allowed to be released.
They’re still hiding most of the documents.
Remember, these are the emails they allowed to be released.
They’re still hiding most of the documents.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
NPR confirms that Trump’s name appears over 1,000 times in the Epstein emails.
Remember, these are the emails they allowed to be released.
They’re still hiding most of the documents.
Remember, these are the emails they allowed to be released.
They’re still hiding most of the documents.
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Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
@slous.bsky.social oh, you post about business--so few liberals do, that gets a follow. I need more business focus in my feed. And reminder to me that I need to get back to doing that.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
@slous.bsky.social oh, you post about business--so few liberals do, that gets a follow. I need more business focus in my feed. And reminder to me that I need to get back to doing that.
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Layoffs since April:
Amazon: 30k
Intel: 25k
UPS: 20k
Microsoft: 15k
Meta: 3600
Target: 1800
Charter: 1200
Paramount: 1000
Rivian: 600
xAI: 500
Add Verizon to the list.
They just laid off 15,000 and then their stock went up.
Your reminder that the stock market isn’t the economy
Amazon: 30k
Intel: 25k
UPS: 20k
Microsoft: 15k
Meta: 3600
Target: 1800
Charter: 1200
Paramount: 1000
Rivian: 600
xAI: 500
Add Verizon to the list.
They just laid off 15,000 and then their stock went up.
Your reminder that the stock market isn’t the economy
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Layoffs since April:
Amazon: 30k
Intel: 25k
UPS: 20k
Microsoft: 15k
Meta: 3600
Target: 1800
Charter: 1200
Paramount: 1000
Rivian: 600
xAI: 500
Add Verizon to the list.
They just laid off 15,000 and then their stock went up.
Your reminder that the stock market isn’t the economy
Amazon: 30k
Intel: 25k
UPS: 20k
Microsoft: 15k
Meta: 3600
Target: 1800
Charter: 1200
Paramount: 1000
Rivian: 600
xAI: 500
Add Verizon to the list.
They just laid off 15,000 and then their stock went up.
Your reminder that the stock market isn’t the economy
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Re: NYT, Thomas & Epstein
Remember AGSulzberger’s @nytimes.com has rejected calls to bring back an independent #PublicEditor (like @sulliview.bsky.social)
AG needs to bring back a Public Editor.
Insightful🧵on failures at NYT that need answers
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h/t: @datadrivenmd.social
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Remember AGSulzberger’s @nytimes.com has rejected calls to bring back an independent #PublicEditor (like @sulliview.bsky.social)
AG needs to bring back a Public Editor.
Insightful🧵on failures at NYT that need answers
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h/t: @datadrivenmd.social
bsky.app/profile/data...
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Re: NYT, Thomas & Epstein
Remember AGSulzberger’s @nytimes.com has rejected calls to bring back an independent #PublicEditor (like @sulliview.bsky.social)
AG needs to bring back a Public Editor.
Insightful🧵on failures at NYT that need answers
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h/t: @datadrivenmd.social
bsky.app/profile/data...
Remember AGSulzberger’s @nytimes.com has rejected calls to bring back an independent #PublicEditor (like @sulliview.bsky.social)
AG needs to bring back a Public Editor.
Insightful🧵on failures at NYT that need answers
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h/t: @datadrivenmd.social
bsky.app/profile/data...
Best thread I've seen about Schumer's role/non-role. Others make a similar end point, but in a combative annoying way. At the end of the day, you realize not only that Chuck is one senator, but that the other Dems can take far more initiative such as objecting to unan consent. And they don't.
I don't like to talk about my specific experience much in the Senate because I always prefer to have discussions on arguments alone.
However that being said, let me tell you where I'm coming from with this "all of these people are knuckleheads and Schumer isn't the real problem" thing.
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However that being said, let me tell you where I'm coming from with this "all of these people are knuckleheads and Schumer isn't the real problem" thing.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Best thread I've seen about Schumer's role/non-role. Others make a similar end point, but in a combative annoying way. At the end of the day, you realize not only that Chuck is one senator, but that the other Dems can take far more initiative such as objecting to unan consent. And they don't.
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New post by State Representative Aime Wichtendahl:
Here’s one thing that is obvious to everyone but the consultant class: Voters don’t want focus-tested candidates with poll-tested messages.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/11/12/d...
Here’s one thing that is obvious to everyone but the consultant class: Voters don’t want focus-tested candidates with poll-tested messages.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/11/12/d...
Democrats can win with one weird trick: Fire the consultants
State Representative Aime Wichtendahl represents Iowa House district 80. In the lead up to the 2025 election the consultant class decided to release a 58-page document called deciding ‘Deciding to Win...
www.bleedingheartland.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
New post by State Representative Aime Wichtendahl:
Here’s one thing that is obvious to everyone but the consultant class: Voters don’t want focus-tested candidates with poll-tested messages.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/11/12/d...
Here’s one thing that is obvious to everyone but the consultant class: Voters don’t want focus-tested candidates with poll-tested messages.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/11/12/d...
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Girls and women should not have to navigate a minefield of predators in order to live life.
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Girls and women should not have to navigate a minefield of predators in order to live life.