Matt Cazessus
@mattcaz.bsky.social
Progressive advocate 🪧Sociology Professor 👥 Board game fan 🎲 organizing Good Trouble 🦊 in Upstate South Carolina
Resist and make a stand. Pedestrian overpasses make great places to be seen and show others they aren’t alone - even in ruby red areas like Upstate SC.
June 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Resist and make a stand. Pedestrian overpasses make great places to be seen and show others they aren’t alone - even in ruby red areas like Upstate SC.
Standing up for democracy at Falls Park, Greenville SC. “No hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here!”
May 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Standing up for democracy at Falls Park, Greenville SC. “No hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here!”
Over 2,000 protectors of democracy in bright red Greenville, SC.
@maddow.msnbc.com
#fiftyfiftyone #Indivisible #GoodTrouble #Protest
@maddow.msnbc.com
#fiftyfiftyone #Indivisible #GoodTrouble #Protest
April 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Over 2,000 protectors of democracy in bright red Greenville, SC.
@maddow.msnbc.com
#fiftyfiftyone #Indivisible #GoodTrouble #Protest
@maddow.msnbc.com
#fiftyfiftyone #Indivisible #GoodTrouble #Protest
Just finished walking in the Greenville St Patrick’s Day Parade supporting Tina Belge, an amazing candidate for Greenville City Council! Don’t wait for 2028, or even 2026. Progressive candidates need your support NOW.
March 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Just finished walking in the Greenville St Patrick’s Day Parade supporting Tina Belge, an amazing candidate for Greenville City Council! Don’t wait for 2028, or even 2026. Progressive candidates need your support NOW.
I’ve protested on the street, at the library, and in the park - but I’ve never protested from an overpass before. Until today! Finding new ways to get out the message. #FireElon #DumpDoge #Democracy
March 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I’ve protested on the street, at the library, and in the park - but I’ve never protested from an overpass before. Until today! Finding new ways to get out the message. #FireElon #DumpDoge #Democracy
Spread the word and raise the pressure on our elected officials to *show up* and face their constituents.
March 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Spread the word and raise the pressure on our elected officials to *show up* and face their constituents.
Greenville, SC: Get ready to shake the streets. We march forth on March Fourth. #Solidarity
March 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Greenville, SC: Get ready to shake the streets. We march forth on March Fourth. #Solidarity
There is power in being present in public space, seeing that you are not the only one filled to bursting with outrage.
February 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
There is power in being present in public space, seeing that you are not the only one filled to bursting with outrage.
It is cruel and ineffective to remove diverse stories that speak to our students from our schools. These topics are not always easy or comforting, but neither is being a teenager in a world that tells you that you don’t belong.
February 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It is cruel and ineffective to remove diverse stories that speak to our students from our schools. These topics are not always easy or comforting, but neither is being a teenager in a world that tells you that you don’t belong.
The ACLU of SC is leading the way on what #pro-life really looks like. Speaking up to put and end to the #deathpenalty
January 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The ACLU of SC is leading the way on what #pro-life really looks like. Speaking up to put and end to the #deathpenalty
If President Trump’s administration is successful at impounding federal funding - even for a few days - local advocacy groups who provide direct support without federal funding are going to be critical to getting families through this spiteful chaos.
Donate and support those helpers now.
Donate and support those helpers now.
January 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If President Trump’s administration is successful at impounding federal funding - even for a few days - local advocacy groups who provide direct support without federal funding are going to be critical to getting families through this spiteful chaos.
Donate and support those helpers now.
Donate and support those helpers now.
The sign on my classroom door stays up. If you are here to learn, you are welcome.
January 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The sign on my classroom door stays up. If you are here to learn, you are welcome.
Heads up sociologists, new Power Elite just dropped.
January 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Heads up sociologists, new Power Elite just dropped.
New card game Side Effects takes an irreverent spin on disorders and drugs to manage these maladies. Have fun trading prescriptions and inflicting trauma! #boardgames #tabletop
January 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New card game Side Effects takes an irreverent spin on disorders and drugs to manage these maladies. Have fun trading prescriptions and inflicting trauma! #boardgames #tabletop
Trying out ISS Vanguard on a cold rainy day. Gloomhaven in space, with an amazing management. #boardgames #tabletop
January 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Trying out ISS Vanguard on a cold rainy day. Gloomhaven in space, with an amazing management. #boardgames #tabletop
My left arm tattoo is complete, inspired by the upcoming struggle against authoritarianism. “Necessary Trouble” thanks to the amazing Lucian Toro at Main Street Tattoo in Mauldin, SC.
December 21, 2024 at 3:25 PM
My left arm tattoo is complete, inspired by the upcoming struggle against authoritarianism. “Necessary Trouble” thanks to the amazing Lucian Toro at Main Street Tattoo in Mauldin, SC.
Time to graduate another class of brilliant people into the world. Graduates, you are the reason we faculty out our hearts into the craft of teaching. Celebrate your day! #GraduationDay #Congrats
December 20, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Time to graduate another class of brilliant people into the world. Graduates, you are the reason we faculty out our hearts into the craft of teaching. Celebrate your day! #GraduationDay #Congrats
Go see FLOW. Went out for an impromptu date night with my better half to see the film, half out of curiosity and half to support thoughtful animation. We adored the story! A dialogue-free wonder of adventure and exploration 🐈⬛
December 13, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Go see FLOW. Went out for an impromptu date night with my better half to see the film, half out of curiosity and half to support thoughtful animation. We adored the story! A dialogue-free wonder of adventure and exploration 🐈⬛
Cold days are for staying inside and playing dragon-themed #boardgames. Wyrmspan is a favorite with Dragoon as a newly discovered territory control smashfest.
December 7, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Cold days are for staying inside and playing dragon-themed #boardgames. Wyrmspan is a favorite with Dragoon as a newly discovered territory control smashfest.
Enjoyed a little Friendsgiving with wine and board games. Discovered the board game Dragoon as a fun territory control and rob-your-rival scramble.
November 30, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Enjoyed a little Friendsgiving with wine and board games. Discovered the board game Dragoon as a fun territory control and rob-your-rival scramble.
Turkey nails for Turkey time.
Happy to match nail art with my favorite ladies 😍 🦃
Happy to match nail art with my favorite ladies 😍 🦃
November 29, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Turkey nails for Turkey time.
Happy to match nail art with my favorite ladies 😍 🦃
Happy to match nail art with my favorite ladies 😍 🦃
Glad to find cool people and a pic of Willow for algorithm tax. 🎉
November 27, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Glad to find cool people and a pic of Willow for algorithm tax. 🎉
For an easy-to-navigate web application to explore spatial distribution of race & ethnicity - I recommend Ben Schmidt’s “All of Us.”
Students enjoy looking at their favorite cities and spaces to see how segregation manifests today.
all-of-us.benschmidt.org
Students enjoy looking at their favorite cities and spaces to see how segregation manifests today.
all-of-us.benschmidt.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:56 AM
For an easy-to-navigate web application to explore spatial distribution of race & ethnicity - I recommend Ben Schmidt’s “All of Us.”
Students enjoy looking at their favorite cities and spaces to see how segregation manifests today.
all-of-us.benschmidt.org
Students enjoy looking at their favorite cities and spaces to see how segregation manifests today.
all-of-us.benschmidt.org
The Parable of the Polygons is a wonderfully simple, abstract simulation about segregation. Great for getting conversations started about gentrification, housing and environmental justice.
#sociology #teaching
ncase.me/polygons/
#sociology #teaching
ncase.me/polygons/
November 19, 2024 at 9:36 PM
The Parable of the Polygons is a wonderfully simple, abstract simulation about segregation. Great for getting conversations started about gentrification, housing and environmental justice.
#sociology #teaching
ncase.me/polygons/
#sociology #teaching
ncase.me/polygons/
Technical/community college faculty in red states: please take visible steps to show your #LGBTQ+ ally status. On your office door, on your lanyard, in your classroom policies. Things are going to get so much worse, and our students need to know *now* who supports them.
November 19, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Technical/community college faculty in red states: please take visible steps to show your #LGBTQ+ ally status. On your office door, on your lanyard, in your classroom policies. Things are going to get so much worse, and our students need to know *now* who supports them.