Before The Claw
@preclaw.bsky.social
At various points in life, an economist, game theorist, investment researcher, and data scientist; sometimes multiple at the same time. Girldad. Would like to leave the world better for me having been here, still working out how.
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Andrew Gelman on Emily Oster's latest NYT Op-ed “Kennedy Is Telling Americans How to Eat. It’s Not Crazy Advice.”
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January 11, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Andrew Gelman on Emily Oster's latest NYT Op-ed “Kennedy Is Telling Americans How to Eat. It’s Not Crazy Advice.”
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
@adam-lg.bsky.social has listening to RATM cancelled out your education?
January 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
@adam-lg.bsky.social has listening to RATM cancelled out your education?
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some things i’m taking into the new year.
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
some things i’m taking into the new year.
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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Evergreen
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Evergreen
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It’s now 15(!) years old, but the contrast between a crash in a ‘59 vs 2009 Chevy is still mindblowing: in the ‘59, you die 3 different ways, in the 2009, you have…
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a broken left ankle
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a broken left ankle
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It’s now 15(!) years old, but the contrast between a crash in a ‘59 vs 2009 Chevy is still mindblowing: in the ‘59, you die 3 different ways, in the 2009, you have…
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a broken left ankle
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a broken left ankle
This Christmas cookie had an accidentally gory decoration scheme.
December 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This Christmas cookie had an accidentally gory decoration scheme.
We have a big problem: the media and punditry are overrun by people who are driven almost entirely by a desire to appear "openminded" and "contrarian." In order to burnish that image, they seek out conservative takes to endorse, carefully choosing ones that don't seem too MAGA (and thus gauche).
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
December 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
@adam-lg.bsky.social quite the intersectional analysis of political and musical theory here.
As soon a certain tipping point amount of rock and roll became all about partying down and getting laid — a trend that Kiss was a pioneer of, and that reached full flower in the ‘80s — we were well on our way to fascism and I’m not even kidding.
Noteworthy that the two guys behind Trump were mediocre musicians who became famous in the 70s by putting on makeup, high heels, and one piece jump suits…while writing seductive love letters to their largely young, male fans.
December 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
@adam-lg.bsky.social quite the intersectional analysis of political and musical theory here.
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
once again: real Costco has never been tried
Did not have Costco being the strongest American institution on my bingo card (I’ll take it)
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
@adam-lg.bsky.social your next bike accessory!
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
@adam-lg.bsky.social your next bike accessory!
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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two characters one actor has played: thread
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
two characters one actor has played: thread
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happy International Men's Day to trans men only, you guys worked your asses off to earn this and are playing the game on a level cis men cannot even imagine
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
happy International Men's Day to trans men only, you guys worked your asses off to earn this and are playing the game on a level cis men cannot even imagine
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