Jess Karl
@jesskarl.bsky.social
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Jess Karl
@jesskarl.bsky.social
· Nov 22
My First Byline: Jessica Karl
Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion
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What'd you spend your first journalism paycheck on? I'll go first: mac & cheese.
Thanks @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social for reaching out and letting me reminiscence on the past. Read the full Q&A here!
Thanks @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social for reaching out and letting me reminiscence on the past. Read the full Q&A here!
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mass deprivation of food will do that to a country, yeah
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
mass deprivation of food will do that to a country, yeah
🧵Not a day goes by where I don't see a cigarette on my social feeds. They're at birthday parties, celebrity weddings and even in ... cakes (see pic).
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🧵Not a day goes by where I don't see a cigarette on my social feeds. They're at birthday parties, celebrity weddings and even in ... cakes (see pic).
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
In my latest newsletter for @opinion.bloomberg.com, we play a little game of “Spot the Difference" with two photos from the Oval Office taken 171 days apart.
What did you notice first? The mantle? The posture? Or maybe was the wardrobe change... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
What did you notice first? The mantle? The posture? Or maybe was the wardrobe change... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
August 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In my latest newsletter for @opinion.bloomberg.com, we play a little game of “Spot the Difference" with two photos from the Oval Office taken 171 days apart.
What did you notice first? The mantle? The posture? Or maybe was the wardrobe change... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
What did you notice first? The mantle? The posture? Or maybe was the wardrobe change... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
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Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album appears to be her flashiest yet, and fans are already fawning over the fashion moments of her showgirl era, says @jesskarl.bsky.social.
But beyond Swift, do pop culture moments actually matter for companies in the long run?
But beyond Swift, do pop culture moments actually matter for companies in the long run?
Taylor Swift Can Sell More Than a Song
For luxury brands, being involved in viral pop culture moments can pay off in a major way.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album appears to be her flashiest yet, and fans are already fawning over the fashion moments of her showgirl era, says @jesskarl.bsky.social.
But beyond Swift, do pop culture moments actually matter for companies in the long run?
But beyond Swift, do pop culture moments actually matter for companies in the long run?
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Kind of surprised there isn't much talk about the huge amount of inflation in hot dogs in today's CPI report. Up 9% in June, the most since 2002:
July 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Kind of surprised there isn't much talk about the huge amount of inflation in hot dogs in today's CPI report. Up 9% in June, the most since 2002:
TikTok may have banned #SkinnyTok, but influencers pushing a "disciplined" lifestyle are keeping the restrictive eating trend alive. How can we police content that’s cloaked in euphemisms like “wellness” and “self-care”?
NEW column by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social and me:
NEW column by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social and me:
#SkinnyTok Rebranded Eating Disorders Dangerously Fast
Social media influencers mask their harmful content with seemingly-innocuous healthy buzzwords to reach a broader audience.
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June 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
TikTok may have banned #SkinnyTok, but influencers pushing a "disciplined" lifestyle are keeping the restrictive eating trend alive. How can we police content that’s cloaked in euphemisms like “wellness” and “self-care”?
NEW column by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social and me:
NEW column by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social and me:
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NYC's mayoral primary is going to be a test of voter turnout. I wrote about voting deadlines and how to register to vote — and why it's so important for millennials and gen z to actually show up this time. lindseyadler.substack.com/p/road-to-no...
Road To Nowhere
A few years ago, David Byrne — a New York City mascot who once had a band — took a planned break during his Broadway run of “American Utopia” to ask everyone in the audience who had actually voted in ...
lindseyadler.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NYC's mayoral primary is going to be a test of voter turnout. I wrote about voting deadlines and how to register to vote — and why it's so important for millennials and gen z to actually show up this time. lindseyadler.substack.com/p/road-to-no...
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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🍕 15 years ago today, a Florida man paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two large Papa Johns pizzas.
In today’s dollars, that’s roughly $1.1 billion, which is nearly enough to buy Papa Johns ✨ the company ✨
In today’s dollars, that’s roughly $1.1 billion, which is nearly enough to buy Papa Johns ✨ the company ✨
May 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🍕 15 years ago today, a Florida man paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two large Papa Johns pizzas.
In today’s dollars, that’s roughly $1.1 billion, which is nearly enough to buy Papa Johns ✨ the company ✨
In today’s dollars, that’s roughly $1.1 billion, which is nearly enough to buy Papa Johns ✨ the company ✨
NEW from me for @opinion.bloomberg.com: If you thought the Committee on Rules’ crack-of-dawn meeting was strange, just wait 'til you see what's inside Trump’s thousand-plus-page bill
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Let’s Abolish the 1 a.m. Meeting
If you thought the Committee on Rules’ crack-of-dawn gathering was strange, just look inside Trump’s thousand-plus-page bill.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
NEW from me for @opinion.bloomberg.com: If you thought the Committee on Rules’ crack-of-dawn meeting was strange, just wait 'til you see what's inside Trump’s thousand-plus-page bill
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
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To avoid that fate, Substack needs to reckon with its role in the information ecosystem, says @jesskarl.bsky.social.
Here’s how:
Here’s how:
Everyone Has a Substack. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The newsletter platform is headed for the same pitfalls as podcasts. But it still has time for a course correction.
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March 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
To avoid that fate, Substack needs to reckon with its role in the information ecosystem, says @jesskarl.bsky.social.
Here’s how:
Here’s how:
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Substack is showing impressive growth with 5 million paid subscribers and counting 📈
But that raises concerns about potential incoherence and the spread of misinformation
But that raises concerns about potential incoherence and the spread of misinformation
March 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Substack is showing impressive growth with 5 million paid subscribers and counting 📈
But that raises concerns about potential incoherence and the spread of misinformation
But that raises concerns about potential incoherence and the spread of misinformation
Super Bowl ads are gonna look a lot different this year
Say Goodbye to Temu’s Cheap Thrills
Trump’s closure of the “de minimis” loophole blew a maximal hole in the business plans of direct-from-China retailers.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Super Bowl ads are gonna look a lot different this year
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Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
“Are YOU supportive of these onesies?”
Is There a Vaccine For Confirmation Hearings?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can’t be feeling all that healthy after today’s Congressional grilling.
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January 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“Are YOU supportive of these onesies?”
i looove the grub street diet features but this one includes a detail so unrealistic I must point it out — you can't just "roll over" to Tatiana!!!
January 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i looove the grub street diet features but this one includes a detail so unrealistic I must point it out — you can't just "roll over" to Tatiana!!!
more than FOUR cups??? my heart can't take it
Coffee and tea consumption may be associated with a reduced risk of head and neck cancer, a new analysis suggests.
The analysis, published in the journal Cancer last month, found that drinking more than four cups of coffee daily is associated with a lower risk of head and neck cancer.
The analysis, published in the journal Cancer last month, found that drinking more than four cups of coffee daily is associated with a lower risk of head and neck cancer.
Coffee and tea consumption may lead to reduced risk of head and neck cancer
Drinking more than four cups of coffee daily has been found to lower the risk of head and neck cancer, a new analysis reveals.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
more than FOUR cups??? my heart can't take it
Trump's pardon of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is rather convenient, considering the president is under fire for flogging his memecoin right before taking the oath of office.
My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com newsletter just hit the wire: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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It’s Raining Pardons
Former President Biden may be the clemency record holder, but President Trump is coming in hot with a “get out jail free” card for the founder of Silk Road.
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January 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump's pardon of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is rather convenient, considering the president is under fire for flogging his memecoin right before taking the oath of office.
My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com newsletter just hit the wire: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com newsletter just hit the wire: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
it's week 1 and the girls are already fighting!!!
January 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
it's week 1 and the girls are already fighting!!!
my final @opinion.bloomberg.com newsletter of the year features the 25 most iconic images — and columns! — of 2024
How Do You Sum Up a Year? Like This.
With all due respect to Evan Ross Katz, these are the 25 images (and columns!) that will stick with us long into the new year.
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December 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
my final @opinion.bloomberg.com newsletter of the year features the 25 most iconic images — and columns! — of 2024
What if Big Spatula planted the Black Plastic Spatula Scare of 2024 so that we'd throw out all of our utensils and buy new ones 🤔
Do I Really Need to Throw Out My Black Plastic Spatula?
A new study detected dangerous chemicals in a variety of household items. But experts say the health risks aren’t clear-cut.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:34 PM
What if Big Spatula planted the Black Plastic Spatula Scare of 2024 so that we'd throw out all of our utensils and buy new ones 🤔
after watching dozens of tiktoks on the mystery drones, i have one question: how is it that NO ONE in new jersey owns a good camera phone???? where's the samsungs at? why does your footage look like you're in the LAST row of a stadium concert??
December 10, 2024 at 3:57 PM
after watching dozens of tiktoks on the mystery drones, i have one question: how is it that NO ONE in new jersey owns a good camera phone???? where's the samsungs at? why does your footage look like you're in the LAST row of a stadium concert??