Matt Malkus

Life actuary. Classical liberal. Lamenting societal mistakes. Sometimes I do baseball things. Brooklyn expat - haven't picked up a southern accent yet, y'all.

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

Countries which had reopened schools by Jul 2020:
Sweden (never closed)
Iceland (never closed)
Denmark (4/15)
Norway (4/20)
Switzerland (5/11)
France (5/11)
Netherlands (5/11)
Finland (5/14)
Austria (5/15)
Estonia (5/15)
Portugal (5/18)
Slovakia (5/20)
Hungary (6/2)
Belgium (6/8)

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

Remember where we were in summer 2020: the first COVID wave was behind us but we still understood very little about the disease. Catching it was terrifying because there were no treatments - it was purely a dice roll if you ended up okay, in the hospital, or worse.

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

@JackEngland96 @TheStatsSaint I'd give THB a rest personally, he's played most every minute for the past 2 months and is essential to our back line performance in the playoffs

[Dan Fitzpatrick @DanDistrict7]

Yesterday, I read through NES’s 2025 board and committee records.

A detail stands out:

When NES reviewed its biggest operational risks, the executive listed as responsible for many of them had already retired 👻

And no replacement was in place.

Here’s that report.👇

(1/6)

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

"Lockdowns and school closures were associated with detrimental health effects in the majority of outcomes analyzed, including over 90% of mental health, obesity-related, and health-related social need outcomes"
https://t.co/9n5fq0xPYh

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

Nick Kurtz just had one of the greatest games in baseball history.

6 for 6 with four home runs, six runs and eight RBIs.

He is a 22-year-old rookie.

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

@PohlAdam @editti22 This is a job for @SlangsOnSports

[Adam Pohl @PohlAdam]

@editti22 When’s the last time a pitcher batted for both teams in an American League game?

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

@mlbtraderumors Who isn't

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

@ajlamesa Counterpoint: If minimum wage standards don't apply to those employees, why should they be held to the same standards of taxation?

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

WESTON MCKENNIE BANGER OFF TIM WEAH GIVE-AND-GO 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

AMERICAN TO AMERICAN TO PLANT A DAGGER THROUGH THE MAN CITY HEART ✨

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

Hi @freddieoconnell - is there a reason Southeastern Electric parks vehicles in the rightmost of 3 lanes next to City Hall blocking ingress to Robertson bridge? Short-term - no problem... but this is all day every day going on 3 months now. Creates traffic hazard on PM commute

[Alasdair Munro @apsmunro]

If you come across people tweeting a Nature article about how N95 masks would have dramatically lowered Covid-19 cases in England, please inform them this was *literally coded into the statistical model used*

Another case of models used as propaganda

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

@KelleyKga This and Vince Guaraldi trio are pretty much the only Christmas albums my dad would allow to be played in the house. Good taste

[Frankie Borrelli @FrankieBorrelli]

🚨LEFTY BLACKED OUT P790s🚨

1. Purchase $100 or more Barstool Golf merchandise (link below)

2. Reply with your receipt

3. Share the video

We’ll randomly select a winner on Monday and will confirm on the backend that the $100 was spent for the entry

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

@FrankieBorrelli

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

It was always apparent that the public health establishment eschewed nuanced messaging in favor of treating the general public like children.

As it turns out, the general public don't appreciate being treated like children.

Communicate risks & uncertainty, & let adults decide.

[Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd]

💉 Dr. Paul Offit Says Fauci Knew Not Everyone Needed the COVID Vaccine But Recommended It Anyway

"I said, 'Tony, am I wrong?' He said, 'No, you're right. We should target high risk groups. He said the problem is the minute you say that, it becomes a nuanced message. And a nuanced message is a garbled message. If you really want to make sure those groups get vaccinated, then you recommend it for everybody.'

If we think that, we should say it because my personal thinking on this is then if that's the reason we're vaccinating healthy 16-year-old boys, that's not a good reason."

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

@stephennormy @Sidlaw100 Might have made an attempt to play the ball if he wasn't pulled back for 5 yards in his run up mate

[Matt Malkus @malkusm]

@SeanForFive - They're not the Yankees
- Buck Showalter managed them and brought in lots of former O's
- Grimace saving their season is hilarious

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

What's the metric for releasing complete transcripts?

@60Minutes posted its full, unedited transcript FEB 2024 interview with Fed Chair Jerome Powell whose comments move world markets.

But no unedited transcript sitting @VP + presidential candidate @kamalaharris who wants to be Commander in Chief.

Transparency enables informed choices.

Trump full transcript Herridge CBS interview July 2020
👇
https://t.co/dDVFL2wsYV

Bill Barr full transcript Jan Crawford @JanCBS interview May 2019
👇
https://t.co/jVzE0mvv3v

60 Minutes full transcript Jerome Powell February 2024
👇
https://t.co/cDyaAn4bb2