Nancy R. Curtis
@oponiak.bsky.social
Rebuilding will be a slow process. Seasonal avatars for a while. she/her/Ms.
Academic STEM librarian. Meningioma survivor, ~14h craniotomy @MGH. Opinions only.
Academic STEM librarian. Meningioma survivor, ~14h craniotomy @MGH. Opinions only.
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Nancy R. Curtis
@oponiak.bsky.social
· Feb 2
We’re basically accelerating the historic trajectory of England: from center of a global empire to a much-diminished country grappling w/ social & economic fallout from Brexit.
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And imagine what some of us would be doing with our time if we hadn't been driven out of our first-choice careers because we had the temerity to stand up to sexual abusers
Imagine the things we could do with our time if we didn’t have to do this bsky.app/profile/chan...
I did my job. And then I did a job that never should have been my responsibility afterwards, sending emails and having meetings about how this was allowed to happen in the first place. Other women scholars had to spend their time explaining to Aspen leadership why this was not ok.
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
And imagine what some of us would be doing with our time if we hadn't been driven out of our first-choice careers because we had the temerity to stand up to sexual abusers
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I once listed on my annual activities report the time I spent on things like
strategizing with a fellow junior prof about how to avoid her harasser at a conference while still getting to network,
etc
just to make a point
strategizing with a fellow junior prof about how to avoid her harasser at a conference while still getting to network,
etc
just to make a point
Imagine the things we could do with our time if we didn’t have to do this bsky.app/profile/chan...
I did my job. And then I did a job that never should have been my responsibility afterwards, sending emails and having meetings about how this was allowed to happen in the first place. Other women scholars had to spend their time explaining to Aspen leadership why this was not ok.
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I once listed on my annual activities report the time I spent on things like
strategizing with a fellow junior prof about how to avoid her harasser at a conference while still getting to network,
etc
just to make a point
strategizing with a fellow junior prof about how to avoid her harasser at a conference while still getting to network,
etc
just to make a point
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I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’
The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist
english.elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
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Human disempowerment is built into AI (by design and by default).
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Human disempowerment is built into AI (by design and by default).
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne
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With the starbucks strike happening we thought it would be helpful to cover what we, as people, can we do to support, striking workers. Sourced from r/union:
From the union community on Reddit: CEO Pay Versus Worker Wages
Posted by transcendent167 - 2,668 votes and 53 comments
www.reddit.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
With the starbucks strike happening we thought it would be helpful to cover what we, as people, can we do to support, striking workers. Sourced from r/union:
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This.
And keep in mind he can veto the bill if it passes the House and Senate. Only with a 2/3 veto proof majority would it actually become law in that case.
And keep in mind he can veto the bill if it passes the House and Senate. Only with a 2/3 veto proof majority would it actually become law in that case.
To be clear: Trump is only calling for the GOP to release the Epstein files because he was told he’s about to lose 150+ republicans on this vote.
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This.
And keep in mind he can veto the bill if it passes the House and Senate. Only with a 2/3 veto proof majority would it actually become law in that case.
And keep in mind he can veto the bill if it passes the House and Senate. Only with a 2/3 veto proof majority would it actually become law in that case.
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I don’t think he cares about approval ratings anymore. He will steal more and more power. That’s the only thing he knows.
The question is the GOP and how far they’re willing to go downhill be wiped out
Threaten people‘s snap benefits. Holy crap it sure wakes up those who don’t care to vote 42 mill
The question is the GOP and how far they’re willing to go downhill be wiped out
Threaten people‘s snap benefits. Holy crap it sure wakes up those who don’t care to vote 42 mill
November 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I don’t think he cares about approval ratings anymore. He will steal more and more power. That’s the only thing he knows.
The question is the GOP and how far they’re willing to go downhill be wiped out
Threaten people‘s snap benefits. Holy crap it sure wakes up those who don’t care to vote 42 mill
The question is the GOP and how far they’re willing to go downhill be wiped out
Threaten people‘s snap benefits. Holy crap it sure wakes up those who don’t care to vote 42 mill
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It will keep sinking.
I won't be surprised if he goes to under 35 approval rating in December.
Disastrous.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
I won't be surprised if he goes to under 35 approval rating in December.
Disastrous.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
www.economist.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It will keep sinking.
I won't be surprised if he goes to under 35 approval rating in December.
Disastrous.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
I won't be surprised if he goes to under 35 approval rating in December.
Disastrous.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Wow. From The Economist magazine's Trump approval tracker page, updated today: "The biggest shift away from Trump has been among Americans under 30 years old. His net approval among that group was positive 3 when he returned to the Oval Office. Now it is minus 41."
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Wow. From The Economist magazine's Trump approval tracker page, updated today: "The biggest shift away from Trump has been among Americans under 30 years old. His net approval among that group was positive 3 when he returned to the Oval Office. Now it is minus 41."
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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How many talented women has Harvard chased away because the tenure committees are good ol boys networks? There are so many stories like this.
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
Why Lorgia García Peña Was Denied Tenure at Harvard
A decision not to retain a beloved Latinx-studies professor raised questions about the university’s commitment to students of color.
www.newyorker.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
How many talented women has Harvard chased away because the tenure committees are good ol boys networks? There are so many stories like this.
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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My kid likes McDs play place. I like going to lower income, immigrant area location because it’s nice and empty during the day. Anyone who doesn’t see a wave of business failures in 26 and 27 is outright delusional
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My kid likes McDs play place. I like going to lower income, immigrant area location because it’s nice and empty during the day. Anyone who doesn’t see a wave of business failures in 26 and 27 is outright delusional
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Ate at a chinese buffet recently, looked around and realized that they were doing more to feed poor rural white people than any other establishment I'd seen. You look at a mcdonalds drive through these days and it's all new suvs and trucks.
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ate at a chinese buffet recently, looked around and realized that they were doing more to feed poor rural white people than any other establishment I'd seen. You look at a mcdonalds drive through these days and it's all new suvs and trucks.
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Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
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Alice envisioned these anthologies as a trilogy; the third, Disability Vulnerability, was scheduled for spring 2026 and I have no doubt that Alice made plans to ensure it would make its way into the world.
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/disabil...
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/disabil...
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Alice envisioned these anthologies as a trilogy; the third, Disability Vulnerability, was scheduled for spring 2026 and I have no doubt that Alice made plans to ensure it would make its way into the world.
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/disabil...
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/disabil...
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In 2023, Alice curated "Low and Slow" at Eater, an outstanding series of pieces by disabled people about our myriad, complex, loving, sometimes fraught relationships with food.
Eater and Disability Visibility Present: Low and Slow
A series on the joys and pleasures of eating, cooking, and sustenance.
www.eater.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 AM
In 2023, Alice curated "Low and Slow" at Eater, an outstanding series of pieces by disabled people about our myriad, complex, loving, sometimes fraught relationships with food.
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Part of Alice's life's work included constantly uplifting disabled writers, defiantly taking up space, and celebrating disability culture. In 2021, she worked with @freeblackgirl.bsky.social on a curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
Why We’re Running a Series About Access
Access is still treated as if it’s a privilege, a burden, or a form of special treatment.
web.archive.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Part of Alice's life's work included constantly uplifting disabled writers, defiantly taking up space, and celebrating disability culture. In 2021, she worked with @freeblackgirl.bsky.social on a curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
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In 2017, Alice wrote a passionate defense of Medicaid, a program facing an even more existential threat now.
archive.ph/fB4dE
archive.ph/fB4dE
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
In 2017, Alice wrote a passionate defense of Medicaid, a program facing an even more existential threat now.
archive.ph/fB4dE
archive.ph/fB4dE
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After horrific and deadly wildfires in Northern California in 2018, Alice wrote about how disaster preparedness fails the disability community.
In California wildfires, disabled people may be left behind
"Our lives are at stake and thoughts and prayers are not enough"
sf.curbed.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
After horrific and deadly wildfires in Northern California in 2018, Alice wrote about how disaster preparedness fails the disability community.
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In 2016, Alice wrote about the audist nature of audio journalism, saying "On radio, I want to hear people who lisp, stutter, make noises when they talk, use computer-generated speech, communicate, enunciate, and pronounce differently."
Alice Wong
In this manifesto, Alice Wong talks disability, diversity, and why she wants to hear stuttering on the radio.
transom.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
In 2016, Alice wrote about the audist nature of audio journalism, saying "On radio, I want to hear people who lisp, stutter, make noises when they talk, use computer-generated speech, communicate, enunciate, and pronounce differently."
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Alice LOVED food. She loved eating, she loved sharing food with friends, she loved coming up with wild recipes, and always made sure her parties had the BEST food. You did not leave her house without a to-go box. In this stellar piece, she wrote about the experience of getting a feeding tube.
Constant Cravings: On Life With a Feeding Tube
I can no longer enjoy the feeling of being sated after a meal. But there are other ways to nourish myself beyond my body.
www.eater.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Alice LOVED food. She loved eating, she loved sharing food with friends, she loved coming up with wild recipes, and always made sure her parties had the BEST food. You did not leave her house without a to-go box. In this stellar piece, she wrote about the experience of getting a feeding tube.
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For @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, Alice wrote about finding new worlds in children's literature.
From Rabbit Holes to Wormholes: KidLit Memories - Uncanny Magazine
I knew I was different my entire life. Born with a neuromuscular disability, my early childhood involved medical procedures, hospital and doctor visits, and times spent by myself due to social isolati...
www.uncannymagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
For @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, Alice wrote about finding new worlds in children's literature.
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You can read more Alice on the moral panic around plastic straws at Eater here.
Banning Plastic Straws Is a Huge Burden on Disabled People
I need plastic straws for my hydration and nutrition, but the popular case for banning them only erases people like me
www.eater.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
You can read more Alice on the moral panic around plastic straws at Eater here.
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Alice vehemently (and correctly) despised environmentalism that threw disabled people under the bus, noting that it was "neither environmental or disability justice" in this piece at Catalyst.
View of The Rise and Fall of the Plastic Straw
| Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience
catalystjournal.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Alice vehemently (and correctly) despised environmentalism that threw disabled people under the bus, noting that it was "neither environmental or disability justice" in this piece at Catalyst.