Still kind of incredible how much more postpandemic growth the US has achieved than Europe — without higher inflation
October 1, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Still kind of incredible how much more postpandemic growth the US has achieved than Europe — without higher inflation
Continuing jobless claims, which count people already receiving unemployment benefits, rose by 41,000 to 1.89 million.
They now sit at a postpandemic high and are close to 2019 levels.
Bravo, Donald.
🙄
They now sit at a postpandemic high and are close to 2019 levels.
Bravo, Donald.
🙄
April 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Continuing jobless claims, which count people already receiving unemployment benefits, rose by 41,000 to 1.89 million.
They now sit at a postpandemic high and are close to 2019 levels.
Bravo, Donald.
🙄
They now sit at a postpandemic high and are close to 2019 levels.
Bravo, Donald.
🙄
a simply *classic* Kaleckian moment, with some tech-specific wrinkles www.wired.com/story/agains...
Why the Postpandemic Tech Bust Sent Billionaires to Trump
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.
www.wired.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
a simply *classic* Kaleckian moment, with some tech-specific wrinkles www.wired.com/story/agains...
Postpandemic drives me absolutely bonkers when 3 of my 7-person team are presently away due to "mysterious summer illness"*.
*mysterious summer illness is COVID
*mysterious summer illness is COVID
August 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Postpandemic drives me absolutely bonkers when 3 of my 7-person team are presently away due to "mysterious summer illness"*.
*mysterious summer illness is COVID
*mysterious summer illness is COVID
As you were warned: If you elect Mamdani, crime will skyrocket, and the city will become completely unlivable for law-abiding citizens
(Also: Retail theft is down over 20% in NYC for Q1 of 2026 compared to last year.)
www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...
(Also: Retail theft is down over 20% in NYC for Q1 of 2026 compared to last year.)
www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...
New York City Is Beating the Postpandemic Shoplifting Scourge
Plexiglass antitheft barriers have frustrated shoppers trying to buy everyday items, but signs of a turnaround are growing.
www.wsj.com
April 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
As you were warned: If you elect Mamdani, crime will skyrocket, and the city will become completely unlivable for law-abiding citizens
(Also: Retail theft is down over 20% in NYC for Q1 of 2026 compared to last year.)
www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...
(Also: Retail theft is down over 20% in NYC for Q1 of 2026 compared to last year.)
www.wsj.com/us-news/new-...
There Are Many Factors Involved but by Using Terms Like “Postpandemic,” We Indicate We Don’t Want to Consider COVID Is One of Them
American Millennials Are Dying At An Alarming Rate, But It’s Only Alarming If You Know About It, And Anyway It’s Totally Not Caused By Covid Infections
August 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There Are Many Factors Involved but by Using Terms Like “Postpandemic,” We Indicate We Don’t Want to Consider COVID Is One of Them
thehill.com/business/per...
Consumer sentiment falls to lowest level since postpandemic inflation peak
Pretty sure it’s too broke to even pay attention
Consumer sentiment falls to lowest level since postpandemic inflation peak
Pretty sure it’s too broke to even pay attention
Consumer sentiment falls to lowest level since postpandemic inflation peak
Consumer sentiment nosedived in April to the lowest level since the peak of the postpandemic inflation surge as President Trump’s trade battles shake the global economy. Sentiment dropped 8.4…
thehill.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
thehill.com/business/per...
Consumer sentiment falls to lowest level since postpandemic inflation peak
Pretty sure it’s too broke to even pay attention
Consumer sentiment falls to lowest level since postpandemic inflation peak
Pretty sure it’s too broke to even pay attention
Cardiac deaths and at-home heart attacks are on the rise, as seen in Massachusetts
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Postpandemic Cardiac Mortality Rates
This cohort study describes the monthly and annual population-based cardiac mortality rates during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
jamanetwork.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Cardiac deaths and at-home heart attacks are on the rise, as seen in Massachusetts
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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May 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.
Why the Postpandemic Tech Bust Sent Billionaires to Trump
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.
buff.ly
September 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.
I USUALLY SMELL PANDEMIC AND POSTPANDEMIC EGGS 200 MILES AGAINST THE WIND SO THIS IS UNUSUAL TO SAY THE LEAST
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I USUALLY SMELL PANDEMIC AND POSTPANDEMIC EGGS 200 MILES AGAINST THE WIND SO THIS IS UNUSUAL TO SAY THE LEAST
Usually don't post stuff like this... But this is so 'in' for 2024
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#iceream #anythingispossible #anythingispossiblewithicecream #stateoftheworld #postpandemic #icecreammachine #softserve #2024life #lifein2024 #wescreamforicecream #endtimes #yolo #positivity
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#iceream #anythingispossible #anythingispossiblewithicecream #stateoftheworld #postpandemic #icecreammachine #softserve #2024life #lifein2024 #wescreamforicecream #endtimes #yolo #positivity
July 8, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Usually don't post stuff like this... But this is so 'in' for 2024
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#iceream #anythingispossible #anythingispossiblewithicecream #stateoftheworld #postpandemic #icecreammachine #softserve #2024life #lifein2024 #wescreamforicecream #endtimes #yolo #positivity
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#iceream #anythingispossible #anythingispossiblewithicecream #stateoftheworld #postpandemic #icecreammachine #softserve #2024life #lifein2024 #wescreamforicecream #endtimes #yolo #positivity
Writer #LeeNakjun (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call) confirms his web novel #PostPandemic is being adapted into a kdrama.
April 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Writer #LeeNakjun (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call) confirms his web novel #PostPandemic is being adapted into a kdrama.
Study: Intent to Test for COVID-19 in the Postpandemic Era
Published Online: June 30, 2025
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Published Online: June 30, 2025
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Intent to Test for COVID-19 in the Postpandemic Era
This cross-sectional study used an online national survey to examine the intent to test when COVID-19 was suspected among adults in the US between October 2024 and April 2025.
jamanetwork.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Study: Intent to Test for COVID-19 in the Postpandemic Era
Published Online: June 30, 2025
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Published Online: June 30, 2025
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Wrote about this in January www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The curious, cowardly, unwillingness of supposedly savvy observers to say: it's the brainwashing, is one of our era's defining dishonesties
The curious, cowardly, unwillingness of supposedly savvy observers to say: it's the brainwashing, is one of our era's defining dishonesties
The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists
“Propaganda works” is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering postpandemic distrust of science
www.scientificamerican.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Wrote about this in January www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The curious, cowardly, unwillingness of supposedly savvy observers to say: it's the brainwashing, is one of our era's defining dishonesties
The curious, cowardly, unwillingness of supposedly savvy observers to say: it's the brainwashing, is one of our era's defining dishonesties
Been hearing a lot of discussions lately about the perceived decline in trust of science and scientists. So, worth revisiting this piece -- which provides some important context for those discussions. #SciComm 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists
“Propaganda works” is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering postpandemic distrust of science
www.scientificamerican.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Been hearing a lot of discussions lately about the perceived decline in trust of science and scientists. So, worth revisiting this piece -- which provides some important context for those discussions. #SciComm 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
“From today’s postpandemic vantage point, the American health disadvantage doesn’t look like a pandemic story at all.” Incorrect terms such as “postpandemic”—since we’re very much still in a pandemic—indicate an engrained bias frequently seen in studies and media.
August 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“From today’s postpandemic vantage point, the American health disadvantage doesn’t look like a pandemic story at all.” Incorrect terms such as “postpandemic”—since we’re very much still in a pandemic—indicate an engrained bias frequently seen in studies and media.
Pay isn't keeping up with inflation. The combination of slower wage growth and higher prices means that real wages are falling for the first time since the postpandemic inflation surge. #NumbersDay
May 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Pay isn't keeping up with inflation. The combination of slower wage growth and higher prices means that real wages are falling for the first time since the postpandemic inflation surge. #NumbersDay
“People don’t want to be reminded of what happened, which I understand… But we are not postpandemic, we’re post-precautions. Covid is still here.”
March 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“People don’t want to be reminded of what happened, which I understand… But we are not postpandemic, we’re post-precautions. Covid is still here.”
New @nberpubs: "The Postpandemic U.S. Immigration Surge: New Facts and Inflationary Implications" www.nber.org/papers/w3516...
"the supply- and demand-side effects of the immigration surge roughly cancel out, causing a negligible response of inflation."
"the supply- and demand-side effects of the immigration surge roughly cancel out, causing a negligible response of inflation."
May 11, 2026 at 11:12 AM
New @nberpubs: "The Postpandemic U.S. Immigration Surge: New Facts and Inflationary Implications" www.nber.org/papers/w3516...
"the supply- and demand-side effects of the immigration surge roughly cancel out, causing a negligible response of inflation."
"the supply- and demand-side effects of the immigration surge roughly cancel out, causing a negligible response of inflation."
1.5 years ago @danvergano.bsky.social wrote about how HHS's current leadership is all hotdogs guys trying to find the guy who imploded public trust in science and this has only become more relevant
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
July 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
1.5 years ago @danvergano.bsky.social wrote about how HHS's current leadership is all hotdogs guys trying to find the guy who imploded public trust in science and this has only become more relevant
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump. www.wired.com/story/agains...
Why the Postpandemic Tech Bust Sent Billionaires to Trump
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.
www.wired.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump. www.wired.com/story/agains...
New! POSTPANDEMIC Oxydol!
Sept. 7, 1947: Restarting an occasional thread I had at the other place featuring unreasonably enthusiastic consumers in newspaper ads. (Minneapolis Tribune)
September 7, 2024 at 3:50 PM
New! POSTPANDEMIC Oxydol!