Data That Matters – March 2025

Not enough apolitical news this month. PretendingNotToPanic.com is for news that is factual, significant, and among other criteria – apolitical. Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2024

Think back a year or ten. Every year seems more dynamic (bizarre?) than the previous, and yet we continue to Continue reading →

US Upper Class Increases

The US upper class was 11% in 1971, and jumped to 19% by 2023. Mostly that is from a shrinking Continue reading →

Intense Hurricanes Doubling

Let’s keep this simple. “In the North Atlantic, the number of storms that quickly intensified from Category 1 (or weaker) Continue reading →

Rent And Homelessness

If it seems as if homelessness in the US has become an issue, it is because it has. It isn’t Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2024

Apologies for the lack of news, but during election season it becomes difficult to find news that is new, significant, Continue reading →

Exploding Pagers

People fighting wars (and by extension, crimes) are now using pagers and walkie-talkies as bombs. Members Hezbollah and people who Continue reading →

Records In A Bad Way

Sigh. An international report lists our recent bad climate records. Here’s the list. Sadly, none of this is truly new Continue reading →