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Marissa L. Curran
@wrkbrk.bsky.social
Had to move over from The Bad Place.
LFG!
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Stop scrolling for a second and check out @bryanclark.bsky.social ‘s new project over on Substack!

It’s a series of essays that will validate your gut feeling that capitalism really has ruined it all. As @michaelhobbes.bsky.social says, it’s the One Book Theory, but you know, for living in hell. 👇🏻
I wrote about all of this (with receipts) for the launch of my new newsletter. Subscribe for free if you want to know more about the systems that aren't broken, they were just never designed to work for you.

Here's my first published piece:

quibbly.substack.com/p/the-96-deg...
The 9.6-Degree Secret: How Grocery Stores Turn Your Brain Into a Spending Algorithm
Inside the psychology experiments, shrinkflation schemes, and sensory manipulation tactics designed to make you spend more—even when you know exactly what's happening.
quibbly.substack.com
Reposted by Marissa L. Curran
And not by a small margin.
Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.

Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
February 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
www.upworthy.com/12-life-chan...

I’ve read them all but one. That one is en route to me as we speak. Great list.
We asked people to share books that changed their life. Here are 12 top reads.
The power of a good book is unmatched.
www.upworthy.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Doom-scrolling break!
Meet Apollo, who had this to say about the fancy cat beds attached to my desk for him.
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
👇🏻
Jeff Bezos took out hundreds of millions in loans against his Amazon stock.

He's never paid back a dime of principal.

And he never will.

It's not a scandal. It's not illegal. It's a strategy called "Buy, Borrow, Die."

Here's how it works. 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Stop scrolling for a second and check out @bryanclark.bsky.social ‘s new project over on Substack!

It’s a series of essays that will validate your gut feeling that capitalism really has ruined it all. As @michaelhobbes.bsky.social says, it’s the One Book Theory, but you know, for living in hell. 👇🏻
I wrote about all of this (with receipts) for the launch of my new newsletter. Subscribe for free if you want to know more about the systems that aren't broken, they were just never designed to work for you.

Here's my first published piece:

quibbly.substack.com/p/the-96-deg...
The 9.6-Degree Secret: How Grocery Stores Turn Your Brain Into a Spending Algorithm
Inside the psychology experiments, shrinkflation schemes, and sensory manipulation tactics designed to make you spend more—even when you know exactly what's happening.
quibbly.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Caturday inaugural post! 😍
November 17, 2024 at 12:38 AM