Vlad @ Vertvolta Press
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Imprints: Extra:Solar, Hinton Publishing.
Run by Vlad Verano, Designer/Publisher; part-time bookseller. Moonlights as artist/illustrator/astromech. Latest book; THREE ALARM FIRE (Hinton) https://vertvolta-design-press.square.site/product/Three_Alarm_Fire/3
Run by Vlad Verano, Designer/Publisher; part-time bookseller. Moonlights as artist/illustrator/astromech. Latest book; THREE ALARM FIRE (Hinton) https://vertvolta-design-press.square.site/product/Three_Alarm_Fire/3
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Hello to all the new followers! It's been a while since I talked about Vertvolta, & an introductory thread is in order.
Vertvolta Press is a publishing house (some would say 'hybrid'). We publish books, contemporary & reprints, & offer consulting & design services to self-published authors (1/5)
Vertvolta Press is a publishing house (some would say 'hybrid'). We publish books, contemporary & reprints, & offer consulting & design services to self-published authors (1/5)
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Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
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🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
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I’ve been doomscrolling and am very disappointed to see that a critical news story isn’t being talked about.
That news story is Kid Rock’s lip syncing disaster was PRE-RECORDED.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
That news story is Kid Rock’s lip syncing disaster was PRE-RECORDED.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I’ve been doomscrolling and am very disappointed to see that a critical news story isn’t being talked about.
That news story is Kid Rock’s lip syncing disaster was PRE-RECORDED.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
That news story is Kid Rock’s lip syncing disaster was PRE-RECORDED.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
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if you're an author attending BookCon this year (or, to be honest, any other ReedPop events, which include NYCC), and would like to add your name to the letter: forms.gle/V7m2YbcGguAY...
![TO: newyork@relx.com
ATTN: RELX CEO Erik Engstrom, Nick Luff (CFO), and Paul Ashton Walker (Chair)
Re: Immediate Termination of contracts between RELX subsidiaries and ICE
February 9th, 2026
Dear Erik Engstrom, Nick Luff, and Paul Ashton Walker,
We are some of the authors that make events like BookCon—run by your subsidiary, ReedPop—possible. Another of your subsidiaries, LexisNexis, has a $22.1 million dollar contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), supplying them with the data they need to surveil and terrorize our neighbors, friends, and families.[1] We condemn any collaboration with ICE and call for the immediate termination of all contracts between RELX and ICE.
ICE has a twenty-two year history of discrimination and abuse against immigrant communities. Under the current administration, their efforts have escalated in both violence and visibility—enabled by their partners in big data, including LexisNexis.[2]
RELX is a multinational corporation worth $40 billion, of which events like BookCon are only a small fraction. Our power is limited. But BookCon advertises itself as a place where "fantasy meets reality,"[3] and the reality is that RELX is profiting from mass terror against communities of color, including the murder of eight people this year alone. The fantasy is that a bunch of readers and authors could ignore it; we know a villain when we see one.
We, as authors, intend to honor our immediate commitments to BookCon and to our readers. If RELX chooses to renew their current contract with ICE–which expires on February 28, 2026[4]–we will be forced to reevaluate our association with all future ReedPop events.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5c65uqakb4kmnss5zgdsfego/bafkreicnq6khcuo2nkyef76ghhzvaikkm4vojnlasyxpuemjnrtmni4koa@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
if you're an author attending BookCon this year (or, to be honest, any other ReedPop events, which include NYCC), and would like to add your name to the letter: forms.gle/V7m2YbcGguAY...
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Helpers seeking help! 👇
felinerescue.org is doing this, I have volunteered for them in St. Paul and they need donations!
Feline Rescue, Inc. – Feline Rescue, Inc. is a Minnesota based no-kill companion cat rescue organization
felinerescue.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Helpers seeking help! 👇
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looking forward to the next discord update where you can just @ your friends by their SSNs
February 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
looking forward to the next discord update where you can just @ your friends by their SSNs
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Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
Authors Publish Open Letter Condemning BookCon Organizer’s Parent Company RELX Over ICE Ties - Reactor
Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
reactormag.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
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Missed Bad Bunny’s halftime show? Want to rewatch? (4x and counting for me). The NFL posted the whole performance on YouTube: on pace for 500k views in the first 30 minutes.
Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Missed Bad Bunny’s halftime show? Want to rewatch? (4x and counting for me). The NFL posted the whole performance on YouTube: on pace for 500k views in the first 30 minutes.
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Mike Tyson, who notably spent 8 years in prison as a convicted rapist.
Our government is the fucking Rich Man Rape Club.
Our government is the fucking Rich Man Rape Club.
Doocy: "The new face of RealFood .gov is Mike Tyson. How did you settle on someone who was most famous for eating Evander Holyfield's ear?"
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Mike Tyson, who notably spent 8 years in prison as a convicted rapist.
Our government is the fucking Rich Man Rape Club.
Our government is the fucking Rich Man Rape Club.
I cried through the whole thing (in a bar, no less)— i’ve never seen a more orgulloso/proud latino display so well done.
So smart & sexy & queer (check the boys on boys in the show) & subversive
So smart & sexy & queer (check the boys on boys in the show) & subversive
I sobbed when I saw the sugar cane field. My grandfather was a sugar cane farmer in Puerto Rico. Incredible to see this. 🇵🇷❤️
February 9, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I cried through the whole thing (in a bar, no less)— i’ve never seen a more orgulloso/proud latino display so well done.
So smart & sexy & queer (check the boys on boys in the show) & subversive
So smart & sexy & queer (check the boys on boys in the show) & subversive
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The FBI cannot find the most famous kidnapping victim in the country, but they sure as hell can find any masked person who throws a snowball at ICE officers
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The FBI cannot find the most famous kidnapping victim in the country, but they sure as hell can find any masked person who throws a snowball at ICE officers
This is the best intersection in Seattle (imo):
It’s 35 seconds north-south; 28 seconds all-pedestrian walk; 24 seconds east-west.
Efficient & safe; drivers rarely get road rage, pedestrians cross fast, & protesters get their moments.
So do Seahawks fans.
In my neighborhood
It’s 35 seconds north-south; 28 seconds all-pedestrian walk; 24 seconds east-west.
Efficient & safe; drivers rarely get road rage, pedestrians cross fast, & protesters get their moments.
So do Seahawks fans.
In my neighborhood
So the intersection of SW Alaska and California Ave SW is a 4-way pedestrian signal — all cars stopped while fans rushed into the middle of the street with the walk sign and ran out when the red hand came back.
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 AM
This is the best intersection in Seattle (imo):
It’s 35 seconds north-south; 28 seconds all-pedestrian walk; 24 seconds east-west.
Efficient & safe; drivers rarely get road rage, pedestrians cross fast, & protesters get their moments.
So do Seahawks fans.
In my neighborhood
It’s 35 seconds north-south; 28 seconds all-pedestrian walk; 24 seconds east-west.
Efficient & safe; drivers rarely get road rage, pedestrians cross fast, & protesters get their moments.
So do Seahawks fans.
In my neighborhood
It me at every latino family i ever attended
Hahaha this is amazing
He goes over to wake up a kid sleeping on some chairs
There's always a kid sleeping in the corner at a real wedding
The details!!!!
He goes over to wake up a kid sleeping on some chairs
There's always a kid sleeping in the corner at a real wedding
The details!!!!
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 AM
It me at every latino family i ever attended
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
Is the MAGA half-time show live yet?
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Is the MAGA half-time show live yet?
Lol
for anyone unfamiliar with the town of Seattle it's sort of an American Vancouver
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Lol
A reminder too that the half-time artist is “paid in exposure”; the cost of putting together the show itself? I’m not sure.
That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A reminder too that the half-time artist is “paid in exposure”; the cost of putting together the show itself? I’m not sure.
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Do you wanna make sure you didn’t miss a single second of symbolism from Bad Bunny’s halftime show? This thread gotchu!
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Do you wanna make sure you didn’t miss a single second of symbolism from Bad Bunny’s halftime show? This thread gotchu!
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
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Okay so a thing I LOVED about that is how, whereas so many halftime shows kind of elevate the star above the other dancers/extras—often literally—that was like the exact opposite, he was *with and among* the people around him
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Okay so a thing I LOVED about that is how, whereas so many halftime shows kind of elevate the star above the other dancers/extras—often literally—that was like the exact opposite, he was *with and among* the people around him
We just trank ‘em as they climb
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
We just trank ‘em as they climb