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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor

@chadtopaz.bsky.social

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Data science + math for social justice. Violist, yogi, husband, dad to human & dogs. 🏳️‍🌈 Views do not represent my employers. Author of Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change. Preorder at: https://bit.ly/4nT7qUh

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · Feb 2

🚨My nerds: new preprint + data available to you starting now. Plz enjoy what I believe to be (other than tax stuff) the first large scale empirical dataset about the Federalist Society. Have fun! 😘 #LawSky #PoliSky #AcademicSky osf.io/preprints/so...

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 6h

Still, I can’t look.🫣

Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 6h

When I left my former dept because of various -isms and -obias, people told me I should stay and wait it out until the older generation retired and I kept trying to explain that this wouldn’t work.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17h

Remember when you tried to tell us “the younger generations don’t think that way.” And “the young people will save us.” There are a lot of great, humane, decent, bright young people out there. But there are also a lot of these young people. And they’re not going anywhere.

Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 1d

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 7h

Just made this slide about federal criminal sentencing for my talk today and am feeling very proud of myself.

Clip art of frustrated figure surrounded by word bubbles. They say"

- job secure judges
- broad discretion
- 0 checks on power
- racial disparities
- political differences
- secret data

Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 8h

omg @malmeida.bsky.social you are the best and this is an *extremely humbling* juxtaposition. This bulletin board is now the closest I have ever come to meeting a Pulitzer winner!!! And this talk... what an AMAZING nearby opportunity for your students.

Marco @malmeida.bsky.social · 8h

@chadtopaz.bsky.social made my own! And you're in good company

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 11h

Want to build data science skills in a social justice context? My nonprofit, @qside.bsky.social, is offering our "accelerator" professional development course this Jan. No prior data/coding experience needed. Good for activists, faculty, students, others! Spread the word. #RStats #mtbos #AcademicSky

Data4Justice Accelerator – Winter Session! - QSIDE

The QSIDE Institute Data4Justice Accelerator is BACK! QSIDE is offering a 5-week professional development program aimed at equipping activists interested in data-driven social justice research with th...

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so excited to visit UMass Darthmouth tomorrow for this event. If you are in the vicinity (Boston, Providence, etc.) and interested in a broadly acessible talk on racial justice in the criminal legal system—and how data can help—please join me.

CSCDR seminar with Chad Topaz (Williams College) on Counting on Justice: Data, Race, and the Criminal Legal System

October 15, 2025 to October 15, 2025

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 2d

So now that the Nobel Prizes have all been announced, let's do an eensie (inferred) demographic tally, shall we? 12/14 men, and 9/14 white men.

All Nobel Prizes 2025

The Nobel Prizes are awarded to those that have conferred the greated benefit to humankind. These are the 2025 laureates.

www.nobelprize.org

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 2d

So now that the Nobel Prizes have all been announced, let's do an eensie (inferred) demographic tally, shall we? 12/14 men, and 9/14 white men.

All Nobel Prizes 2025

The Nobel Prizes are awarded to those that have conferred the greated benefit to humankind. These are the 2025 laureates.

www.nobelprize.org

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 2d

This is phenomenal.

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 2d

I love this… like, NOAA has rated this storm mid-calf.

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 2d

Typical horse health problems include digestive issues like colic and laminitis, orthopedic problems such as arthritis, and infectious diseases like equine influenza and strangles. Other common ailments include respiratory problems (asthma), dental issues, and various parasitic infections.