Neal Curtis
@nihilcurtis.bsky.social
Comics scholar, one-time critical theorist. Interested in science communication & graphic medicine. Enjoys SF. Concerned (to say the least) by climate emergency and fascism. Escaped UK for Aotearoa. Tangata Tiriti. He/him.
Son is a Forest fan. We lived there for 22 years. Owner is a nutter. π
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Son is a Forest fan. We lived there for 22 years. Owner is a nutter. π
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In her @newscientist.com column, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein did not mince words: Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek.
The idea that a heavily corporate and militarized approach to exploration will create a prosperous future? Illogical.
@chanda.blacksky.app
The idea that a heavily corporate and militarized approach to exploration will create a prosperous future? Illogical.
@chanda.blacksky.app
!["We arenβt taking very good care of [Earth], but that could change. For me, thatβs what Star Trek is all about. Not the promise of a high-tech future where we escape our world, but rather one where we learn to respect the incredible spaceship that is our home planet." -Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:weva5qcysw47fohyddwuctd6/bafkreigoafc5gtqe64af22jyj7hu2z3ijnhdo4eirm25dhmy4bvhjzl4fa@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
In her @newscientist.com column, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein did not mince words: Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek.
The idea that a heavily corporate and militarized approach to exploration will create a prosperous future? Illogical.
@chanda.blacksky.app
The idea that a heavily corporate and militarized approach to exploration will create a prosperous future? Illogical.
@chanda.blacksky.app
No one else has won there all season, we had to pick ourselves up and the weather was shit. So, I'd say that's good. Not vintage football, but the football we needed. π
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
No one else has won there all season, we had to pick ourselves up and the weather was shit. So, I'd say that's good. Not vintage football, but the football we needed. π
After a massive psychological blow against City in the middle of an awful campaign, we went to a side unbeaten at home all season and ground out a 1-0 win. Guts. #LFC
February 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
After a massive psychological blow against City in the middle of an awful campaign, we went to a side unbeaten at home all season and ground out a 1-0 win. Guts. #LFC
Great stuff. Thanks.
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Great stuff. Thanks.
Excellent work. Urgent read.
My investigative piece today on Nicola Willis's surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry announcement. She has set it up so that the results are released 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE ELECTION
Please share where you can - between the voter suppression laws, and this, it could be a real killer come Nov 2026. #NZPOL #NZ
Please share where you can - between the voter suppression laws, and this, it could be a real killer come Nov 2026. #NZPOL #NZ
Did Nicola Willis just appoint Atlas Network connections to her surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry?
Willis launches a surprise Covid inquiry with results to come out 6 weeks before the election. Most NZ publications noted her hiring of "independent" experts. I looked further into it.
mountaintui.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Excellent work. Urgent read.
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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I spent a long time trying to figure out what to do with my Harry Potter books, because just dumping them in a little free library felt wrong. So I mailed them to this artist who was turning them into portraits of murdered trans women
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
Artist uses Harry Potter books to make portraits of murdered trans women
A Vermont-based artist is making a statement after using Harry Potter books to make powerful portraits of murdered trans women.
www.thepinknews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I spent a long time trying to figure out what to do with my Harry Potter books, because just dumping them in a little free library felt wrong. So I mailed them to this artist who was turning them into portraits of murdered trans women
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
Non-cat ppl visit and i need to explain cats. Best I could do is say that while dogs are part of your life, living with cats is more like co-habitation that might sometimes result in them sitting down with you and watching the telly.
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Non-cat ppl visit and i need to explain cats. Best I could do is say that while dogs are part of your life, living with cats is more like co-habitation that might sometimes result in them sitting down with you and watching the telly.
That is a really great photo. The Las Meninas of selfies. π
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 AM
That is a really great photo. The Las Meninas of selfies. π
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This is disgusting antisemitic language from the Australian PM - Herzog is the head of state of a genocidal regime, not the head of state of all Jews.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This is disgusting antisemitic language from the Australian PM - Herzog is the head of state of a genocidal regime, not the head of state of all Jews.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
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Amanda McCavour, Toronto-based artist who makes installations with fabric and embroideries #WomensArt
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Amanda McCavour, Toronto-based artist who makes installations with fabric and embroideries #WomensArt
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: donβt seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: donβt seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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This wasnβt just a halftime show.
It was history. Resistance. Truth.
Colonialism. Gentrification. Exploitation.
The banned flag. The broken power grid.
A call for sovereignty.
Bad Bunny said it clearly:
Seguimos aquΓ. π΅π·
#BadBunny #SheShed #Voices4Victory
www.instagram.com/reel/DUi5tO0...
It was history. Resistance. Truth.
Colonialism. Gentrification. Exploitation.
The banned flag. The broken power grid.
A call for sovereignty.
Bad Bunny said it clearly:
Seguimos aquΓ. π΅π·
#BadBunny #SheShed #Voices4Victory
www.instagram.com/reel/DUi5tO0...
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This wasnβt just a halftime show.
It was history. Resistance. Truth.
Colonialism. Gentrification. Exploitation.
The banned flag. The broken power grid.
A call for sovereignty.
Bad Bunny said it clearly:
Seguimos aquΓ. π΅π·
#BadBunny #SheShed #Voices4Victory
www.instagram.com/reel/DUi5tO0...
It was history. Resistance. Truth.
Colonialism. Gentrification. Exploitation.
The banned flag. The broken power grid.
A call for sovereignty.
Bad Bunny said it clearly:
Seguimos aquΓ. π΅π·
#BadBunny #SheShed #Voices4Victory
www.instagram.com/reel/DUi5tO0...
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exciting new characters coming to rory blank's comics in 2026
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
exciting new characters coming to rory blank's comics in 2026
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
McSweeney appointed a man openly known to be a Manichean, conniving manipulator focused on nothing but his own power. I'd say McSweeney is as guilty as anyone.
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmerβs chief of staff, said Mandelson has βdamaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.β
U.K. Prime Ministerβs Chief Of Staff Resigns Amid Backlash Over Promoting Epstein-Connected Peter Mandelson
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmerβs chief of staff, said Mandelson has βdamaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.β
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 AM
McSweeney appointed a man openly known to be a Manichean, conniving manipulator focused on nothing but his own power. I'd say McSweeney is as guilty as anyone.
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Billie Holiday avoids making political statement, sings Strange Fruit instead
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Billie Holiday avoids making political statement, sings Strange Fruit instead
An interesting conservative take on my writings for Newsroom. I completely agree you should know who is writing and where they are coming from. I would, however, suggest that 'colinxy' does not write anonymously when talking about someone who uses their name. nominister.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/d...
Dr Neal Curtis: Critical Theorist vs Newsroomβs Editorial Framing
Introduction In an era of ideological polarisation and media fragmentation, the framing of intellectual voices within public discourse is as revealing as the content they produce. Dr Neal Curtis, aβ¦
nominister.wordpress.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
An interesting conservative take on my writings for Newsroom. I completely agree you should know who is writing and where they are coming from. I would, however, suggest that 'colinxy' does not write anonymously when talking about someone who uses their name. nominister.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/d...
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Nothing winds me up more than Luxon and assorted other suits saying we need to be wealthier before we can afford doctors, nurses, water we can swim in etc. Meanwhile wealthier kiwi households have stacked up huge piles of savings (cash, shares, equity etc). The economy works for the few. [𧡠1/n]
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Nothing winds me up more than Luxon and assorted other suits saying we need to be wealthier before we can afford doctors, nurses, water we can swim in etc. Meanwhile wealthier kiwi households have stacked up huge piles of savings (cash, shares, equity etc). The economy works for the few. [𧡠1/n]
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PM Christopher Luxon, and his self-inflicted affliction, the architect of the Treaty Principles Bill, David Seymour.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #Waitangi #ToitΕ«TeTiriti
My #cartoon today #NZpol #Waitangi #ToitΕ«TeTiriti
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
PM Christopher Luxon, and his self-inflicted affliction, the architect of the Treaty Principles Bill, David Seymour.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #Waitangi #ToitΕ«TeTiriti
My #cartoon today #NZpol #Waitangi #ToitΕ«TeTiriti
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My contribution to Super Bowl Sunday is this Jewish Aramaic incantation bowl with a demon on it. From Nippur, Mesopotamia, circa 6th-7th century CE.
Truly a super bowl.
Truly a super bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My contribution to Super Bowl Sunday is this Jewish Aramaic incantation bowl with a demon on it. From Nippur, Mesopotamia, circa 6th-7th century CE.
Truly a super bowl.
Truly a super bowl.
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I read the βSAVE Actβ (the GOPβs new voter suppression bill) so you donβt have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus itβs bad. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I read the βSAVE Actβ (the GOPβs new voter suppression bill) so you donβt have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus itβs bad. 1/