Vlad @ Vertvolta Press
@vertvoltapress.bsky.social
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)
I remember how they got rid of 3 bus lines to create the 40– what i call the “techbro line”; which now, several years later they are tearing up Ballard & Fremont to “accommodate” for tye bus line.
Seattle used to fund so much transit service until covid (and jenny durkan)
In 2019, almost 75% of the city lived within walking distance of a bus every 10 mins or better. Today, it's only like 50%!
Time to get the buses running again!
In 2019, almost 75% of the city lived within walking distance of a bus every 10 mins or better. Today, it's only like 50%!
Time to get the buses running again!
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I remember how they got rid of 3 bus lines to create the 40– what i call the “techbro line”; which now, several years later they are tearing up Ballard & Fremont to “accommodate” for tye bus line.
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Here is an obituary for Alice Wong from The Sick Times, a publication aligned with disability rights and disability activism, if you are looking for an alternative to reading the nyt one: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51 - The Sick Times
Alice Wong platformed and uplifted people with Long COVID in her final chapter as a lifelong disability advocate and storyteller.
thesicktimes.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Here is an obituary for Alice Wong from The Sick Times, a publication aligned with disability rights and disability activism, if you are looking for an alternative to reading the nyt one: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
Over at @pushpullseattle.bsky.social tonight we opened our holiday ornament show— BE MERRY! — you should stop by our browse online to see the wide variety of ornaments made by PP artists, now till the end of the year.
You might even like some of mine
You might even like some of mine
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Over at @pushpullseattle.bsky.social tonight we opened our holiday ornament show— BE MERRY! — you should stop by our browse online to see the wide variety of ornaments made by PP artists, now till the end of the year.
You might even like some of mine
You might even like some of mine
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Part 131 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Hellenistic Greek Cast Glass Pomegranate Vase, tinted with colloidal gold to achieve the burgundy shade, 2nd Century BCE
Hellenistic Greek Cast Glass Pomegranate Vase, tinted with colloidal gold to achieve the burgundy shade, 2nd Century BCE
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Part 131 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Hellenistic Greek Cast Glass Pomegranate Vase, tinted with colloidal gold to achieve the burgundy shade, 2nd Century BCE
Hellenistic Greek Cast Glass Pomegranate Vase, tinted with colloidal gold to achieve the burgundy shade, 2nd Century BCE
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I had to go look this up and found an entire rabbit hole of a post on Korean masked dance in its historical context:
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I had to go look this up and found an entire rabbit hole of a post on Korean masked dance in its historical context:
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Tom Homan, "intellectual father" of the disgusting "family separation" policy.
Tom Homan, who accepted a $50K cash bribe exchange for gvt contracts.
Tom Homan, whose record as an INS supervisor on the Mexico border is repellant.
Of course Homan is against the Pope. Homan is for the Devil.
Tom Homan, who accepted a $50K cash bribe exchange for gvt contracts.
Tom Homan, whose record as an INS supervisor on the Mexico border is repellant.
Of course Homan is against the Pope. Homan is for the Devil.
The U.S. bishops defended migrant families. Tom Homan snapped. Nan Hayworth called Pope Leo a “tool of our enemies.” Tim Burchett accused the church of getting rich off of sex trafficking.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
“Pope Leo Is a Tool of Our Enemies”: Homan Leads MAGA Attacks as Hayworth, Others Pile On
It’s the latest MAGA attack on Pope Leo’s pro-immigrant stance. Disgraced border chief Tom Homan — caught taking a $50,000 bribe in a Cava takeout bag — led the charge against Leo and the bishops.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tom Homan, "intellectual father" of the disgusting "family separation" policy.
Tom Homan, who accepted a $50K cash bribe exchange for gvt contracts.
Tom Homan, whose record as an INS supervisor on the Mexico border is repellant.
Of course Homan is against the Pope. Homan is for the Devil.
Tom Homan, who accepted a $50K cash bribe exchange for gvt contracts.
Tom Homan, whose record as an INS supervisor on the Mexico border is repellant.
Of course Homan is against the Pope. Homan is for the Devil.
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Henrietta Lacks’ cells greatly benefited the world of medicine, but her humanity was ignored. Ohio Senate Bill 111, aiming to honor her with a statewide day, is long overdue. We must recognize not only her contribution to science, but the injustice done to her. Truth demands recognition.
www.nbc4i.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Henrietta Lacks’ cells greatly benefited the world of medicine, but her humanity was ignored. Ohio Senate Bill 111, aiming to honor her with a statewide day, is long overdue. We must recognize not only her contribution to science, but the injustice done to her. Truth demands recognition.
What's a bet the porn industry has actual movies with these titles before the year is out?
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
What's a bet the porn industry has actual movies with these titles before the year is out?
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You’ve seen the golden waving cats of fortune, but few know their ancient cousin perched silently on Chinese rooftops: the Tile Cat (瓦猫).
Born from kiln and superstition, these ceramic guardians watch over homes from the eaves, warding off fire, demons, and
#yaoguai #caturday 1/2
Born from kiln and superstition, these ceramic guardians watch over homes from the eaves, warding off fire, demons, and
#yaoguai #caturday 1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Store-made watercolor displays looking so nice and full lately. 😍
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Store-made watercolor displays looking so nice and full lately. 😍
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Holy Nuggies!
4 of 14 tiny votive paintingnI made for a show @pushpullseattle.bsky.social
Show opens tonight 11.15.25
Come dunk your nugget.
#illustration #chickennuggets #art #tinyart #watercolor #foodart #art #painting #
4 of 14 tiny votive paintingnI made for a show @pushpullseattle.bsky.social
Show opens tonight 11.15.25
Come dunk your nugget.
#illustration #chickennuggets #art #tinyart #watercolor #foodart #art #painting #
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Holy Nuggies!
4 of 14 tiny votive paintingnI made for a show @pushpullseattle.bsky.social
Show opens tonight 11.15.25
Come dunk your nugget.
#illustration #chickennuggets #art #tinyart #watercolor #foodart #art #painting #
4 of 14 tiny votive paintingnI made for a show @pushpullseattle.bsky.social
Show opens tonight 11.15.25
Come dunk your nugget.
#illustration #chickennuggets #art #tinyart #watercolor #foodart #art #painting #
“Oregon has lost nearly 75 breweries, taprooms or brewpubs since the pandemic.”
Damn.
Damn.
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“Oregon has lost nearly 75 breweries, taprooms or brewpubs since the pandemic.”
Damn.
Damn.
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Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
I would very much love to have dinner with Bill Bryson while we are both alive
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I would very much love to have dinner with Bill Bryson while we are both alive
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New map produced by RTVE, Spanish national TV, of the 6000 mass graves in Spain. In the last 25 years some 17,000 bodies of men, women and children have been exhumed out of the ~120,000 dumped in mass unmarked graves by the Franco regime.
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
New map produced by RTVE, Spanish national TV, of the 6000 mass graves in Spain. In the last 25 years some 17,000 bodies of men, women and children have been exhumed out of the ~120,000 dumped in mass unmarked graves by the Franco regime.
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
“Say hello to my little friend!*”
*tiny cake knife
*tiny cake knife
A local bakery just posted this photo on Facebook. I’ve gotten stuff from her before. Nice older lady. I do not know if she made it but…it’s perfect. Perfect.
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Say hello to my little friend!*”
*tiny cake knife
*tiny cake knife
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web.archive.org/web/20241122...
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Disability Visibility - Latest
Get the latest on Disability Visibility from Teen Vogue. Find articles, slideshows and more.
web.archive.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
web.archive.org/web/20241122...
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
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The original cover of Kenneth Grahame’s ‘Wind in the Willows’ (1908), designed by W. Graham Robertson. Robertson knew Oscar Wilde and John Singer Sargent, who painted his portrait twice. Peter Hunt’s research suggests Robertson shared a house with Kenneth Grahame at the time.
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The original cover of Kenneth Grahame’s ‘Wind in the Willows’ (1908), designed by W. Graham Robertson. Robertson knew Oscar Wilde and John Singer Sargent, who painted his portrait twice. Peter Hunt’s research suggests Robertson shared a house with Kenneth Grahame at the time.
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#TeamOrca
"Docked in Spain, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's $450 million megayacht is so big, just to keep its air-conditioning, spa, and pools running, it devours enough electricity every day to light up 580 average American homes, even when the billionaire is not on board" - Luxurylaunches
"Docked in Spain, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's $450 million megayacht is so big, just to keep its air-conditioning, spa, and pools running, it devours enough electricity every day to light up 580 average American homes, even when the billionaire is not on board" - Luxurylaunches
Docked in Spain, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's $450 million megayacht is so big that just to keep its air-conditioning, spa, and pools running, it quietly devours enough electricity every day to lig...
share.google
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#TeamOrca
"Docked in Spain, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's $450 million megayacht is so big, just to keep its air-conditioning, spa, and pools running, it devours enough electricity every day to light up 580 average American homes, even when the billionaire is not on board" - Luxurylaunches
"Docked in Spain, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's $450 million megayacht is so big, just to keep its air-conditioning, spa, and pools running, it devours enough electricity every day to light up 580 average American homes, even when the billionaire is not on board" - Luxurylaunches
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Yep. People are talking about the latest Frankenstein film.
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
How Percy Shelley Stirred His Politics Into His Teacup
In 19th century Britain, keeping sugar out of tea became a political statement against slavery. The sugar boycott was no easy choice for the radical poet, who hated slavery but loved tea.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yep. People are talking about the latest Frankenstein film.
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
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thousands on thousands of sharks, swarming round the dead leviathan, smackingly feasted on its fatness
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
thousands on thousands of sharks, swarming round the dead leviathan, smackingly feasted on its fatness
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hey, seattle, here's a bookstore to avoid
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
hey, seattle, here's a bookstore to avoid
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
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People care less about labels than results. I was elected on the promise that all Seattle citizens should have access to a dignified life, regardless of their background or income. #thisisyourcity
youtu.be/TNvmWV78ZlM
youtu.be/TNvmWV78ZlM
Katie Wilson: “What SOCIALISM means to me”
YouTube video by Katie Wilson for Seattle
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
People care less about labels than results. I was elected on the promise that all Seattle citizens should have access to a dignified life, regardless of their background or income. #thisisyourcity
youtu.be/TNvmWV78ZlM
youtu.be/TNvmWV78ZlM
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