Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from February 6, 1910.

First they tried to force me to write with my right hand, then they tried to force me to write in cursive. I refused. Like many neurodivergent people I can’t do either. Fuck this neuro-ableist bullshit. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"If you allow these weapons to continue to exist, it is not a question of if we have a nuclear war — it’s just a question of when.”

Wordless Wednesday:

More info on the map and Campbell here. blogs.loc.gov/maps/2023/02...

Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from February 3, 1907.

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I have three more of these from the 1920s.

Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond from January 31, 1937.

It looks like the planet has passed its yearly global temperature minimum, reaching 12.71°C on January 22, 2026. It is always possible a lower temperature will be reached towards the end of December this year. If not, 2026 will finish at the 4th hottest minimum on record.

An update on some of the major events in climate change history: 1958 - 2025.

Pogo by Walt Kelly from January 30, 1955.

Little Nemo in Slumberland from January 30, 1910.

Gasoline Alley by Frank King from January 29, 1922.

Clear Theme to Most Viewed V-Dem Working Papers in 2025 Most read? There has been a high interest in understanding regime change and how to turn around an autocratization process during the year. 🤔 Top 5 most downloaded papers in 2025 in 🧵and video. All papers available at v-dem.net/wp.html 1(6)

The Flash Gordon Sunday newspaper comic strip by Alex Raymond from January 24, 1937.

As Trump Threatens to Take Greenland, Oxfam Warns of Rising Authoritarianism & Billionaire Boom

"It Was Just an Accident" from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is nominated for the Best International Feature and Best Original Screenplay Oscars. https://to.pbs.org/4pSEKuS

Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from January 23, 1910.

Alex Raymond (art) and Dashiell Hammett's (script) "Secret Agent X-9" first appeared on January 22, 1934. (Hammett wrote only the first few story arcs before handing it off.) Here’s the first week of dailies:

To keep up with the basics on how the climate is going to f&%k, I recommend watching and subscribing to this new monthly series from Climate Central. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA0D...

Will Eisner’s The Spirit from January 21, 1945. Art by Lou Fine & Don Komisarow.

Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from January 17, 1909.

The Spirit from January 18, 1942. Art by Will Eisner & letters by Sam Rosen.

“Friday Foster”--the first mainstream syndicated comic strip starring a Black woman--first appeared on January 18, 1970 (a Sunday debut). (There were other strips starring a Black woman—notably Jackie Ormes’ “Torchy Brown”—but its circulation was limited to the Black press.) Here's that first strip:

R.F. Outcault's "Around the World with the Yellow Kid" series kicked off on January 17, 1897, in the New York Journal, when the Kid was "Off for Europe"! The Kid's voyage was a wink to Nellie Bly's famed "around the world" voyage several years earlier.

On January 17, 1929, the character Popeye first appeared in the newspaper comic strip Thimble Theatre. He was created by Elzie Crisler “E.C.” Segar.

Renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's latest film, "It Was Just an Accident," was shot entirely in secret inside Iran.

Thought this would be interesting. Turns out to be a bit of a hatchet job on both Wittgenstein and autism. This my autistic take, the author of the foreword - who is also autistic - obviously thinks otherwise. philpapers.org/rec/SILLWP-2

Arctic sea-ice has lost extent for 3 consecutive days and now ranks second lowest for the day. Will a new record low maximum be set next month? Stay tuned!

And two more arrivals at Casa Busiek, to await the days I can read in the light once more.

Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from January 15, 1911.

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The Spirit from January 13, 1946. Pencils by John Spranger, inks by Will Eisner and Bob Palmer, with letters by Martin deMuth.

Gasoline Alley by Frank King from January 14, 1924.

Following his smash 1928 animation debut in "Steamboat Willie," Mickey Mouse's daily strip first appeared on January 13, 1930, kicking off a run in newspapers that lasted more than six decades. Here's the first week of dailies:

R.F. Outcault, creator of the Yellow Kid and Buster Brown (and a founding father of the U.S. comic strip), was born on January 14, 1863.

“Empire in Decline”: Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond

According to a recent study, the number of people reading for pleasure has declined by 40% over the last 20 years. https://to.pbs.org/3NfW4fX

Little Nemo in Slumberland from January 13, 1907.

Surviving Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, A Rare, Terrifying Brain Disorder www.youtube.com/watch?v=O25W...

The Spirit from January 12, 1941. Art by Will Eisner & letters by Sam Rosen.

"Closer Than We Think," the Sunday-only feature by cartoonist/airbrush artist/futurist (now THERE'S a description you don't see often!) Arthur Radebaugh first appeared on January 12, 1958. (The Disaster Vehicle looks like Skynet crushing the human resistance.)

"Toward a Non-Scientistic Neuroscience. Why Neuroscience Needs the Humanities to Avoid Bad Science, False Certainty, and Real-World Harm" Steven Mintz stevenmintz.substack.com/p/toward-a-n...

Lectura recomendada: discurso del papa León XIV a los embajadores en la Santa Sede. Conceptualmente muy claro. Agustino. Reverso de la moneda: JD Vance, católico converso, intentando justificar el asesinato a sangre fría de una madre de familía en Minneapolis. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Happy 97th birthday to Tintin! Created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi under the pen name Hergé, his first story appeared in Le Petit Vingtième on January 10, 1929.

Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from January 9, 1910.

Sand Saref, arguably the greatest of Will Eisner's numerous femmes fatales, first appeared in Will Eisner's "The Spirit" on January 8, 1950. Here’s the splash page of her debut story (titled, appropriately, "Sand Saref"):