Nancy Martira
@nancymartira.bsky.social
Feed your curiosity, starve the doom.
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Brand Strategy & Communications
Champion of small ideas.
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www.ClewStrategy.com
Brand Strategy & Communications
Champion of small ideas.
https://clew.kit.com/profile
Trans kids are kids. Parents of trans kids are parents.
People who are obsessed with kids’ genitals are … well, we have another word for them.
Let kids and parents make health care decisions with their physicians and trained medical providers, please.
People who are obsessed with kids’ genitals are … well, we have another word for them.
Let kids and parents make health care decisions with their physicians and trained medical providers, please.
December 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Trans kids are kids. Parents of trans kids are parents.
People who are obsessed with kids’ genitals are … well, we have another word for them.
Let kids and parents make health care decisions with their physicians and trained medical providers, please.
People who are obsessed with kids’ genitals are … well, we have another word for them.
Let kids and parents make health care decisions with their physicians and trained medical providers, please.
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"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
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Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math
October 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math
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Funniest possible person to say nothing bad happened when he was a kid as a result of everyone having guns
RFK Jr: We had lots of guns when we were kids. Kids brought guns to school and were encouraged to do so. And nobody was walking into schools and shooting people. There are many things that could explain this. One is the dependence on psychiatric drugs.
September 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Funniest possible person to say nothing bad happened when he was a kid as a result of everyone having guns
What's one expectation or assumption you hold that keeps people out? What voices might emerge if you stopped requiring people to prove they belong to the club before they can contribute to the work? clew.kit.com/posts/wonder...
Wonder Work 09: Smash the Gates
The most powerful gates are often invisible to those they benefit. It's time to develop systems that set more people up for success.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What's one expectation or assumption you hold that keeps people out? What voices might emerge if you stopped requiring people to prove they belong to the club before they can contribute to the work? clew.kit.com/posts/wonder...
Scenes from Five Below. Please don’t.
August 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Scenes from Five Below. Please don’t.
I just started @maris.bsky.social's book, and the introduction is SO RELATABLE that I'm torn between wanting to stare at the wall for a while and wanting to call all my girlfriends.
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I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays
Essays
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July 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I just started @maris.bsky.social's book, and the introduction is SO RELATABLE that I'm torn between wanting to stare at the wall for a while and wanting to call all my girlfriends.
bookshop.org/a/110472/978...
bookshop.org/a/110472/978...
"I would gladly exchange dollars for magic beans if I thought they were out there. I'm four years into being self-employed and I haven't found the magic beans yet. And so, I'm giving myself permission to stop looking."
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July 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"I would gladly exchange dollars for magic beans if I thought they were out there. I'm four years into being self-employed and I haven't found the magic beans yet. And so, I'm giving myself permission to stop looking."
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I don’t want to add a single thing to my life right now: not a system, a guru, a membership, a tracker, or a goal. Mo Gawdat helped me reframe my thinking about happiness: instead of adding something new, what do I need to remove? clew.kit.com/posts/wonder....
Wonder Work 06: Another Doofus Talking About Happiness
What if happiness is your default setting? Mo Gawdat says stop adding things to your life and start removing obstacles instead.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I don’t want to add a single thing to my life right now: not a system, a guru, a membership, a tracker, or a goal. Mo Gawdat helped me reframe my thinking about happiness: instead of adding something new, what do I need to remove? clew.kit.com/posts/wonder....
Joy. The emotion that I felt watching this was pure joy.
Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
July 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Joy. The emotion that I felt watching this was pure joy.
It took less than 4 minutes to call my two senators.
Oppose H.R. 1: the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (UPDATED 6/28) - Final Senate Vote Early This Week ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates June 28, 2025: The Senate has voted 51-49 to invoke cloture for H.R. 1. The final Senate vote to pass the legislation is expected early this …
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June 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It took less than 4 minutes to call my two senators.
It really bothers some people when you insist on calling Lonesome Dove "My Two Dads: Wild West."
June 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It really bothers some people when you insist on calling Lonesome Dove "My Two Dads: Wild West."
More Democracy labs, please.
on Mamdani's city-run groceries idea, "laboratories of democracy" are one of the great U.S. strengths - even if you don't think it's likely to work, it's really interesting to see it tested. Maybe it'll be really successful! Maybe it'll fail for reasons we don't expect!
June 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
More Democracy labs, please.
RIP Norma Swenson. If you had a cool mom, she handed you a copy of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves." I did not have a cool mom. But thank you to Norma and all the cool moms who sent their daughters off to Smith College with a copy that I could borrow. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/b...
Norma Swenson, an Author of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’ Dies at 93
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June 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
RIP Norma Swenson. If you had a cool mom, she handed you a copy of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves." I did not have a cool mom. But thank you to Norma and all the cool moms who sent their daughters off to Smith College with a copy that I could borrow. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/b...
An artifact from my travels in Wikipedia. I’m going to start referring to myself as a “Cod Liver Oil Heiress,” and dress accordingly.
June 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
An artifact from my travels in Wikipedia. I’m going to start referring to myself as a “Cod Liver Oil Heiress,” and dress accordingly.
"If you've ever played cornhole comfortably, you're on the side of the oppressor." - Chris Flemming
There's a 10-year-old at this cornhole tournament in a cornhole team jersey here who brought his own bags, and he just watched a bunch of people practicing and said, "that ain't no competition"
June 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"If you've ever played cornhole comfortably, you're on the side of the oppressor." - Chris Flemming
All politics is local. (Often attributed to Tip O'Neill)
June 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
All politics is local. (Often attributed to Tip O'Neill)
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DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT.
CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open.
DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open.
CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are.
DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open.
DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open.
CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are.
DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
June 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT.
CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open.
DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open.
CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are.
DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open.
DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open.
CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are.
DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
If you're a creative person thinking of going into business for yourself, forming a nonprofit, PBC, 501(3) etc. and you're not sure of the right move, Emerson Collective has published a very helpful ebook called Legal Structure for Creative Practices. athousandforests.com/flipbook/
June 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you're a creative person thinking of going into business for yourself, forming a nonprofit, PBC, 501(3) etc. and you're not sure of the right move, Emerson Collective has published a very helpful ebook called Legal Structure for Creative Practices. athousandforests.com/flipbook/
Did you miss Wonder Work 03? Join me as I flip "family dinner" upside down to see what actually matters and shed the trappings of guilt and obligation. Did you know that the former surgeon general thinks casual potluck dinners are one important tool to combat loneliness? 🤷♀️
Wonder Work 03: Family Dinner Stands On Its Head
What if everything that stresses you out about family dinner is entirely optional?
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June 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Did you miss Wonder Work 03? Join me as I flip "family dinner" upside down to see what actually matters and shed the trappings of guilt and obligation. Did you know that the former surgeon general thinks casual potluck dinners are one important tool to combat loneliness? 🤷♀️
Ever wonder why your best ideas never emerge during those comfortable meetings where everyone nods along?
🧠Neuroscience reveals why: When we truly listen to challenging perspectives, our brains literally synchronize with others—a "mind meld" that drives innovation.
🧠Neuroscience reveals why: When we truly listen to challenging perspectives, our brains literally synchronize with others—a "mind meld" that drives innovation.
May 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ever wonder why your best ideas never emerge during those comfortable meetings where everyone nods along?
🧠Neuroscience reveals why: When we truly listen to challenging perspectives, our brains literally synchronize with others—a "mind meld" that drives innovation.
🧠Neuroscience reveals why: When we truly listen to challenging perspectives, our brains literally synchronize with others—a "mind meld" that drives innovation.
I spent some time researching the history of planned obsolescence for this essay. Here’s a few things I learned:
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May 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I spent some time researching the history of planned obsolescence for this essay. Here’s a few things I learned:
open.substack.com/pub/nancymar...
open.substack.com/pub/nancymar...
I can’t stop thinking about the fact that the new Pope is a Baby Boomer.
May 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I can’t stop thinking about the fact that the new Pope is a Baby Boomer.