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.
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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. 🙂
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 AM
That is a really great photo. The Las Meninas of selfies. 🙂
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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: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t 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 wasn’t 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 aquí. 🇵🇷
#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 aquí. 🇵🇷
#BadBunny #SheShed #Voices4Victory
www.instagram.com/reel/DUi5tO0...
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This wasn’t 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 aquí. 🇵🇷
#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 aquí. 🇵🇷
#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 Starmer’s chief of staff, said Mandelson has “damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
U.K. Prime Minister’s Chief Of Staff Resigns Amid Backlash Over Promoting Epstein-Connected Peter Mandelson
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, said Mandelson has “damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
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 Newsroom’s 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, a…
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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. [🧵 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. [🧵 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 #ToitūTeTiriti
My #cartoon today #NZpol #Waitangi #ToitūTeTiriti
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 #ToitūTeTiriti
My #cartoon today #NZpol #Waitangi #ToitūTeTiriti
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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 “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
Maybe they feel it makes the EU weaker somehow and delivers another EU country to Putin.
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Maybe they feel it makes the EU weaker somehow and delivers another EU country to Putin.
In its fight against fascism, the EU is hamstrung by two member states that support, embody and promote it, which is why Putin is a genuine existential threat.
Orban Nonsense of the Day:
“Ukraine is our enemy,” said Viktor Orbán.
“As long as Ukraine demands that Hungary be cut off from cheap Russian energy, Ukraine is not just our opponent,” the Hungarian prime minister added.
“Ukraine is our enemy,” said Viktor Orbán.
“As long as Ukraine demands that Hungary be cut off from cheap Russian energy, Ukraine is not just our opponent,” the Hungarian prime minister added.
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
In its fight against fascism, the EU is hamstrung by two member states that support, embody and promote it, which is why Putin is a genuine existential threat.
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This morning, like every morning, US President will wake up: paint his face orange, clip on his comical wig, put on a big floppy tie & oversized suit & weird platform shoes, and will go out in the world to steal as much money has he can while undermining US national security & economy & democracy.
May 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This morning, like every morning, US President will wake up: paint his face orange, clip on his comical wig, put on a big floppy tie & oversized suit & weird platform shoes, and will go out in the world to steal as much money has he can while undermining US national security & economy & democracy.
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Reform Vs Green.
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges 'hope over hate'
Zack Polanski joined candidate Hannah Spencer, a councillor and plumber, on the campaign trail.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Reform Vs Green.
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
February 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
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Fried Zine Tomato is also available to purchase in print for the first time, too, for $10 🍅 www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...
January 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Fried Zine Tomato is also available to purchase in print for the first time, too, for $10 🍅 www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...