Bryan Clark
@bryanclark.bsky.social
Writing Quibbly. Investigative journalism about systems that don't work the way you think. Previously: NYT, WaPo, and Managing Editor at TNW. Currently staring at a spreadsheet and muttering.
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Quibbly | Bryan Clark | Substack
Quibbly is a publication about the systems that quietly run your life and why they never seem to work the way you think they do. Clear-eyed reporting, skeptical explanations, no institutional throat-c...
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If a grocery store hid the food you wanted so you'd keep wandering the aisles and buying stuff, we'd call that a scam.
Dating apps do exactly this and we call it a feature. I wrote about what's really going on under the hood.
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Dating apps do exactly this and we call it a feature. I wrote about what's really going on under the hood.
quibbly.fyi/p/swipe-righ...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
If a grocery store hid the food you wanted so you'd keep wandering the aisles and buying stuff, we'd call that a scam.
Dating apps do exactly this and we call it a feature. I wrote about what's really going on under the hood.
quibbly.fyi/p/swipe-righ...
Dating apps do exactly this and we call it a feature. I wrote about what's really going on under the hood.
quibbly.fyi/p/swipe-righ...
A Stanford researcher proved one algorithm tweak to a popular dating app = 30% more matches.
The platform said no thanks. Turns out connection is bad for business.
I wrote up the whole ugly business model:
The platform said no thanks. Turns out connection is bad for business.
I wrote up the whole ugly business model:
Swipe Right for Profit: How Dating Apps Monetize Desperation
Why dating apps promise connection but optimize for keeping you single.
quibbly.fyi
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
A Stanford researcher proved one algorithm tweak to a popular dating app = 30% more matches.
The platform said no thanks. Turns out connection is bad for business.
I wrote up the whole ugly business model:
The platform said no thanks. Turns out connection is bad for business.
I wrote up the whole ugly business model:
Reposted by Bryan Clark
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Your dating app knows exactly who you'd like. It's hiding them from you.
I investigated the entire dating app industry. Here's what I found. 🧵
I investigated the entire dating app industry. Here's what I found. 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Your dating app knows exactly who you'd like. It's hiding them from you.
I investigated the entire dating app industry. Here's what I found. 🧵
I investigated the entire dating app industry. Here's what I found. 🧵
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i think people mad about bad bunny’s performance have never been forced to consider that not everything is for you
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 AM
i think people mad about bad bunny’s performance have never been forced to consider that not everything is for you
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It’s odd that the religious right is so upset about a halftime show that celebrated marriage, love, community, small business, hard work, and family. 🤔
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 AM
It’s odd that the religious right is so upset about a halftime show that celebrated marriage, love, community, small business, hard work, and family. 🤔
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Two days after Trump posts a racist video, he now attacks Bad Bunny: "Nobody understands a word this guy is saying."
He adds: "There is nothing inspirational about this mess."
FYI: The billboard behind Bad Bunny read: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl
He adds: "There is nothing inspirational about this mess."
FYI: The billboard behind Bad Bunny read: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Two days after Trump posts a racist video, he now attacks Bad Bunny: "Nobody understands a word this guy is saying."
He adds: "There is nothing inspirational about this mess."
FYI: The billboard behind Bad Bunny read: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl
He adds: "There is nothing inspirational about this mess."
FYI: The billboard behind Bad Bunny read: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl
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We live in an oligarchy.
Luigi Mangione attacked the oligarchy.
Epstien's clients attacked vulnerable children who are not the oligarchy
Luigi Mangione attacked the oligarchy.
Epstien's clients attacked vulnerable children who are not the oligarchy
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We live in an oligarchy.
Luigi Mangione attacked the oligarchy.
Epstien's clients attacked vulnerable children who are not the oligarchy
Luigi Mangione attacked the oligarchy.
Epstien's clients attacked vulnerable children who are not the oligarchy
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This regime's cruelty knows no bounds.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This regime's cruelty knows no bounds.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
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Trump has now deleted the post, with the White House now claiming, "A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down."
Karoline Leavitt a few hours ago:
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
Karoline Leavitt a few hours ago:
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Trump has now deleted the post, with the White House now claiming, "A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down."
Karoline Leavitt a few hours ago:
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
Karoline Leavitt a few hours ago:
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
Reposted by Bryan Clark
Breaking NBC:
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Justice Department's files on Jeffrey Epstein starting Monday morning, according to two sources familiar with the DOJ's plans.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Justice Department's files on Jeffrey Epstein starting Monday morning, according to two sources familiar with the DOJ's plans.
February 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Breaking NBC:
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Justice Department's files on Jeffrey Epstein starting Monday morning, according to two sources familiar with the DOJ's plans.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Justice Department's files on Jeffrey Epstein starting Monday morning, according to two sources familiar with the DOJ's plans.
Any single item on that list would've ended a presidency 20 years ago. All of them together and he's still at 38% approval.
This is a stress test for democracy and we're not passing.
This is a stress test for democracy and we're not passing.
The MAGA celebrity is under fire again after more disgusting comments emerged before his alternative Super Bowl show.
Kid Rock says TPUSA's alternate halftime show is for people who love Jesus and America.
Kid Rock says TPUSA's alternate halftime show is for people who love Jesus and America.
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Any single item on that list would've ended a presidency 20 years ago. All of them together and he's still at 38% approval.
This is a stress test for democracy and we're not passing.
This is a stress test for democracy and we're not passing.
Conservatives now want gun control and liberals are suggesting we arm the populace for the midterms.
It’s been a wild 2026.
It’s been a wild 2026.
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Conservatives now want gun control and liberals are suggesting we arm the populace for the midterms.
It’s been a wild 2026.
It’s been a wild 2026.
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Who cares. This is empty attention seeking to distract from two businesses with permanent negative margins
After Anthropic took aim at OpenAI’s ad push in a new Super Bowl campaign on Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared a post on X calling the ads “funny” but “clearly dishonest.” cnb.cx/4rxqKrI
February 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Who cares. This is empty attention seeking to distract from two businesses with permanent negative margins
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."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
February 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
And not by a small margin.
A 10% resale cap treats the symptom. The disease is that artists and venues use Ticketmaster as a lightning rod so they can charge whatever they want and let someone else take the blame. Scalpers suck, but they're not the reason your ticket cost $400 at face value.
ktla.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:21 PM
A 10% resale cap treats the symptom. The disease is that artists and venues use Ticketmaster as a lightning rod so they can charge whatever they want and let someone else take the blame. Scalpers suck, but they're not the reason your ticket cost $400 at face value.
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he's so close to figuring it out!
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
he's so close to figuring it out!
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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Don’t worry everyone, I have a plan to personally save journalism. I simply need to make a billion dollars and not be corrupted by my newfound wealth
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Don’t worry everyone, I have a plan to personally save journalism. I simply need to make a billion dollars and not be corrupted by my newfound wealth
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
Bezos bought a newspaper, published pieces arguing against taxing billionaires, then fired 300 of the reporters who might ask why. This wasn't a cost problem. It was a threat. And he solved it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Bezos bought a newspaper, published pieces arguing against taxing billionaires, then fired 300 of the reporters who might ask why. This wasn't a cost problem. It was a threat. And he solved it.
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
I get asked how people can support what I do. It's this: Subscribe to Quibbly. It's free.
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Subscribe. Share. Support independent journalism. ❤️
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No hot takes. No clickbait. No curation.
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Quibbly | Bryan Clark | Substack
Quibbly is a publication about the systems that quietly run your life and why they never seem to work the way you think they do. Clear-eyed reporting, skeptical explanations, no institutional throat-c...
quibbly.fyi
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I get asked how people can support what I do. It's this: Subscribe to Quibbly. It's free.
I left newsrooms at the NYT, WaPo, & TNW to write the kind of stories that don't fit between Hello Fresh ads.
No hot takes. No clickbait. No curation.
Subscribe. Share. Support independent journalism. ❤️
I left newsrooms at the NYT, WaPo, & TNW to write the kind of stories that don't fit between Hello Fresh ads.
No hot takes. No clickbait. No curation.
Subscribe. Share. Support independent journalism. ❤️
Reposted by Bryan Clark
People often disparage the press — and we often get it wrong — but almost everything you know about this administration is not because pundits go on tv or social media and pontificate but because of relentless reporting from real journalists at institutions that give them resources to do so.
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People often disparage the press — and we often get it wrong — but almost everything you know about this administration is not because pundits go on tv or social media and pontificate but because of relentless reporting from real journalists at institutions that give them resources to do so.
Private equity is having a bad decade. So bad that pension funds in Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Alaska, Maine, Nevada, and Washington all cut their PE allocations in 2025.
The smart money is leaving. So PE found new money. Dumber money.
Your 401(k). 🧵
The smart money is leaving. So PE found new money. Dumber money.
Your 401(k). 🧵
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Private equity is having a bad decade. So bad that pension funds in Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Alaska, Maine, Nevada, and Washington all cut their PE allocations in 2025.
The smart money is leaving. So PE found new money. Dumber money.
Your 401(k). 🧵
The smart money is leaving. So PE found new money. Dumber money.
Your 401(k). 🧵