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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor

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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 · 36m

You are not speaking to my community 🙃

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

Omg (1) cool, and (2) what a great F U to Trump. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 47m

Wishing you rest and peace. As much as you need.

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

Omg (1) cool, and (2) what a great F U to Trump. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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

With your encouragement, I took it easy yesterday and prioritized rest. And peace. I woke up full of moxy and am back to my usual state of happy disregard for my own well-being! Time to fight again!!! #DoingItRight ☕️🥊

Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 22h

A personal post: I am feeling it (it = the fatigue). Fighting all the time is exhausting. Giving myself permission to be an absolute shit human today and not care about anything but myself. Will fight another day, namely, tomorrow.

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

Back at ya. And thanks.

Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 15h

You guys 😂 www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

Schumer Taunts Americans as Democrat Shutdown Crushes Them

Chuck Schumer’s disgusting claim that “every day gets better“ is a sickening display of elitist indifference as the Democrat Shutdown plunges hardworking

www.whitehouse.gov

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 16h

Lol Texas #LawSky www.star-telegram.com/news/politic...

Texas plans to break from American Bar Association over law school credentials

Here’s what the decision means for law students and law schools.

www.star-telegram.com

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 19h

TFW one of your students helpfully and spontaneously jumps up to the front of class to explain the panopticon to everyone else. Complete with board work. I have the most lovely students.

Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 20h

I mean the answers to these questions are "none" and "probably not" and yet I hold the Nobel Prize in... limited enough esteem that it is not outside the realm of possibility. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: What are Trump’s credentials, and can he win?

With the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump claims to have helped broker peace in eight wars. Do his assertions hold up?

www.aljazeera.com

Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 21h

Wow I’m realizing this could be drastically misinterpreted

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 21h

Yes but flagellating myself is a form of self care

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 21h

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Erin Griggs @wordslingeuse.bsky.social · 22h

Hating for Godot

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 22h

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 23h

Congrats!

Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 23h

“Congrats” Nobel Prize! That’s 9/10 men as laureates so far this cycle. 👀👀👀

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 23h

Pete, does this include pressure on you to stop throwing trans people under the bus?

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

Actually you two should meet because of (a) brilliance, (b) insane kitchen skills.

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

You would in fact not be. Also my friend @arunadsouza.bsky.social.

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

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

How much ya think consultants made to come up with the plan to change “Philadelphia Museum of Art” to “Philadelphia Art Museum?” whyy.org/articles/phi...

The Philadelphia Museum of Art changes its name and its brand

The PMA will now be the more colloquial Philadelphia Art Museum, reflecting an institute embracing its host city.

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