Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor
@chadtopaz.bsky.social
Data science + math for social justice. Violist, yogi, husband, dad to human & dogs. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ 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
Author of Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change.
Preorder at: https://bit.ly/4nT7qUh
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๐จMy 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! ๐ #LawSky #PoliSky #AcademicSky osf.io/preprints/so...
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Thank you so much!!
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Thank you so much!!
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A right wing proposal would force public universities to gather/publish standardized test scores (SAT, GRE, etc.) for every faculty applicant across stages of a faculty search, to โrestore meritocracy.โ ๐ My op-ed today explains one of the many reasons this is nonsense: bad statistics. #AcademicSky
Faculty Merit Act Is Meritless (opinion)
A proposal to mandate publication of SAT and other standardized test scores for all faculty and faculty job applicants is statistically unsound.
www.insidehighered.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM
A right wing proposal would force public universities to gather/publish standardized test scores (SAT, GRE, etc.) for every faculty applicant across stages of a faculty search, to โrestore meritocracy.โ ๐ My op-ed today explains one of the many reasons this is nonsense: bad statistics. #AcademicSky
Donโt remember lol
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Donโt remember lol
If memory serves the spiders were given LSD, caffeine, etc and made different webs accordingly, which โโ I mean maybe we donโt need math for this.
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
If memory serves the spiders were given LSD, caffeine, etc and made different webs accordingly, which โโ I mean maybe we donโt need math for this.
Roy itโs so hard for me ๐คฃ๐คฃ
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Roy itโs so hard for me ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Yeah thatโs โacceptanceโ with a big side eye lol
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Yeah thatโs โacceptanceโ with a big side eye lol
I have professor friends who study spider webs using math!
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
I have professor friends who study spider webs using math!
Maybe theyโve just never had the right teacher! ;)
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Maybe theyโve just never had the right teacher! ;)
Arenโt pigs really smart ??
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Arenโt pigs really smart ??
You are nothing but a massive winner and a hero in my book.
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
You are nothing but a massive winner and a hero in my book.
It is! ๐
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
It is! ๐
Sent from the treadmill downstairs ๐คฃ
January 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Sent from the treadmill downstairs ๐คฃ
Thanks :)
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Thanks :)
A right wing proposal would force public universities to gather/publish standardized test scores (SAT, GRE, etc.) for every faculty applicant across stages of a faculty search, to โrestore meritocracy.โ ๐ My op-ed today explains one of the many reasons this is nonsense: bad statistics. #AcademicSky
Faculty Merit Act Is Meritless (opinion)
A proposal to mandate publication of SAT and other standardized test scores for all faculty and faculty job applicants is statistically unsound.
www.insidehighered.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM
A right wing proposal would force public universities to gather/publish standardized test scores (SAT, GRE, etc.) for every faculty applicant across stages of a faculty search, to โrestore meritocracy.โ ๐ My op-ed today explains one of the many reasons this is nonsense: bad statistics. #AcademicSky
So much badness today but this one made me laugh out loud (even though it will cause harm). www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
RFK Jr.'s new food pyramid puts meat, cheese and vegetables at the top
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced new dietary guidelines for Americans focused on promoting whole foods, healthy proteins and fats. And he has declared "war on added sugar."
www.npr.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
So much badness today but this one made me laugh out loud (even though it will cause harm). www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
I'm finally learning git at age 51 and I think "Git Stash Pop" would be a great band name.
January 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I'm finally learning git at age 51 and I think "Git Stash Pop" would be a great band name.
Ooooh... It would be skin care guide!!!! Love this.
January 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ooooh... It would be skin care guide!!!! Love this.
So I got really mad about this a few days ago and am pleased that my op-ed response is going to appear in Inside Higher Ed soon. Stay tuned. jamesgmartin.center/2026/01/its-...
Itโs Time to Mandate Merit โ The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
In an August City Journal piece, my former colleague John Sailer wonderfully quoted an anonymous professor: โEvery day, the universities wake up and break the law.โ Just about every faculty-hiringโฆ
jamesgmartin.center
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
So I got really mad about this a few days ago and am pleased that my op-ed response is going to appear in Inside Higher Ed soon. Stay tuned. jamesgmartin.center/2026/01/its-...
Again I say, CODE RED
January 7, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Again I say, CODE RED
Oh wow. Thank you for doing this work.
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Oh wow. Thank you for doing this work.
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I am convinced the idea of Flatland, of objects appearing and disappearing because they area actually in a hyperdimensinal space and temporarily cross our plane, was inspired by Abbot's wife finding stuff in places he had just looked.
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
I am convinced the idea of Flatland, of objects appearing and disappearing because they area actually in a hyperdimensinal space and temporarily cross our plane, was inspired by Abbot's wife finding stuff in places he had just looked.
Nice. YOU KISS YOUR MOTHER WITH THAT MOUTH?
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Nice. YOU KISS YOUR MOTHER WITH THAT MOUTH?