Samantha Puc 🍉
@theverbalthing.com
fat lesbian witch 🔮♿️ 🏳️🌈 she/they
📝 eisner-winning journo, rt-approved critic, writing everywhere 📚 fat forward books founder & naafa blog editor 📖 rep by stephanie winter @ komm 🖼️ pfp by @boooworth.bsky.social
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Samantha Puc 🍉
@theverbalthing.com
· Sep 6
How to Speak Up Against Anti-Fatness: Tips for Navigating Conversations That Dehumanize Fat Folks [2024 Edition] - Samantha Puc's Ko-fi Shop
How to Speak Up Against Anti-Fatness is a pay-what-you-can digital resource zine that includes tips for navigating social media and talking to your me...
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In 2020, Jey Barnes and I released a digital zine with tips for navigating anti-fat comments on social media and with medical providers and loved ones. Today, we're releasing an updated edition!
This resource zine is PWYW ($0+). Shares welcome!
This resource zine is PWYW ($0+). Shares welcome!
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Tomorrow we’ll be raising money for the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota with our friends in the Goo Crew! We’re gonna be playing Lethal Company, Peak, REPO, and a bunch of other fun games all day - drop by to watch and help out!
January 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Tomorrow we’ll be raising money for the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota with our friends in the Goo Crew! We’re gonna be playing Lethal Company, Peak, REPO, and a bunch of other fun games all day - drop by to watch and help out!
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Thee @tamarherman.com on K-pop is always worth reading. notesonkpop.com/2025-ends-wi...
(My only suggestion is instead of reading that sorta basic NYT piece she links, read this much better one I wrote for @fansplaining.bsky.social 🔥 ) www.fansplaining.com/articles/kpo...
(My only suggestion is instead of reading that sorta basic NYT piece she links, read this much better one I wrote for @fansplaining.bsky.social 🔥 ) www.fansplaining.com/articles/kpo...
2025 ends with K-pop overlooked by success 'Of K-pop'
I was in Korea last month, and spent a lot of my time running around to have coffee with industry friends. One journalist and I were talking about the success of K-pop Demon Hunters, and what 2026 wou...
notesonkpop.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Thee @tamarherman.com on K-pop is always worth reading. notesonkpop.com/2025-ends-wi...
(My only suggestion is instead of reading that sorta basic NYT piece she links, read this much better one I wrote for @fansplaining.bsky.social 🔥 ) www.fansplaining.com/articles/kpo...
(My only suggestion is instead of reading that sorta basic NYT piece she links, read this much better one I wrote for @fansplaining.bsky.social 🔥 ) www.fansplaining.com/articles/kpo...
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"We will not be bullied into submission": Ubisoft unions call for massive international strike
aftermath.site/ubisoft-union-...
aftermath.site/ubisoft-union-...
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"We will not be bullied into submission": Ubisoft unions call for massive international strike
aftermath.site/ubisoft-union-...
aftermath.site/ubisoft-union-...
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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I downloaded the Upscrolled app.
Just saw that the official accounts of the founder & even the app itself follow Greyzone "journalists" infamous for war crimes denialism everywhere that isn't Gaza.
Hard pass. Another app that tells me African lives don't matter. That's just Meta with a 🇵🇸 flag.
Just saw that the official accounts of the founder & even the app itself follow Greyzone "journalists" infamous for war crimes denialism everywhere that isn't Gaza.
Hard pass. Another app that tells me African lives don't matter. That's just Meta with a 🇵🇸 flag.
I see that Iranians are getting acquainted with the segment of the western left that believes that only massacres committed by US allies are bad.
The way they're gaslighting victims while criticizing those who were doing the same elsewhere...Exactly the same as their right-winger counterparts.
The way they're gaslighting victims while criticizing those who were doing the same elsewhere...Exactly the same as their right-winger counterparts.
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I downloaded the Upscrolled app.
Just saw that the official accounts of the founder & even the app itself follow Greyzone "journalists" infamous for war crimes denialism everywhere that isn't Gaza.
Hard pass. Another app that tells me African lives don't matter. That's just Meta with a 🇵🇸 flag.
Just saw that the official accounts of the founder & even the app itself follow Greyzone "journalists" infamous for war crimes denialism everywhere that isn't Gaza.
Hard pass. Another app that tells me African lives don't matter. That's just Meta with a 🇵🇸 flag.
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Hey #portfolioday,
I'm a freelance illustrator & writer open for 📚 Book Covers inquiries & to sell my own Graphic Novels projects.
I'm Canadian and French, based in Los Angeles.
Thanks!
#graphicnovels #yalit #kidlit #bookcovers #illustration
I'm a freelance illustrator & writer open for 📚 Book Covers inquiries & to sell my own Graphic Novels projects.
I'm Canadian and French, based in Los Angeles.
Thanks!
#graphicnovels #yalit #kidlit #bookcovers #illustration
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Hey #portfolioday,
I'm a freelance illustrator & writer open for 📚 Book Covers inquiries & to sell my own Graphic Novels projects.
I'm Canadian and French, based in Los Angeles.
Thanks!
#graphicnovels #yalit #kidlit #bookcovers #illustration
I'm a freelance illustrator & writer open for 📚 Book Covers inquiries & to sell my own Graphic Novels projects.
I'm Canadian and French, based in Los Angeles.
Thanks!
#graphicnovels #yalit #kidlit #bookcovers #illustration
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You can only be the rebel alliance if you blow up the tool of the empire, not use it for yourselves, i hate you guys so much
“In this case, the [rebel] alliance is a loose network of tech startups, developers and public interest technologists committed to making AI more open and trustworthy and to checking the power of industry heavyweights like OpenAI and Anthropic.”
Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavweights OpenAI, Anthropic
Mozilla is looking to deploy its roughly $1.4 billion in reserves to support "mission driven" companies and nonprofits, and is particularly focused on AI.
www.cnbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 AM
You can only be the rebel alliance if you blow up the tool of the empire, not use it for yourselves, i hate you guys so much
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The Publishing for Minnesota auction launches this week to support groups providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The Publishing for Minnesota auction launches this week to support groups providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
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I am actively looking for a decent paying remote job (publishing or publishing adjacent would be 👌🏾) but in the meantime ⬇️
August 19, 2024 at 2:24 PM
I am actively looking for a decent paying remote job (publishing or publishing adjacent would be 👌🏾) but in the meantime ⬇️
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We are hiring!
My advice to any applicants is to use the cover letter not to talk about the past but about what you will do in the future and how that will contribute to the site and serve our readers.
My advice to any applicants is to use the cover letter not to talk about the past but about what you will do in the future and how that will contribute to the site and serve our readers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
We are hiring!
My advice to any applicants is to use the cover letter not to talk about the past but about what you will do in the future and how that will contribute to the site and serve our readers.
My advice to any applicants is to use the cover letter not to talk about the past but about what you will do in the future and how that will contribute to the site and serve our readers.
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Oh hey I colored this comic! Barbara’s writing is EXCELLENT and she included mood boards and photo refs in her script, which helped me SO MUCH with the coloring 👏🏻
You were like "wow, maybe I DO want more Barbara sci-fi" so there's "The Curie Society: Game of Code" for you!🕵️♀️
STEM topics, the moral complexities of AI, women TO THE FRONT, and a brand new supporting cast full of POC characters!
Out March 24th, 2026!
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255176...
STEM topics, the moral complexities of AI, women TO THE FRONT, and a brand new supporting cast full of POC characters!
Out March 24th, 2026!
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255176...
The Curie Society
Our heroic teen science prodigies are back for a new mission with the Curie Society, an elite secret organization within which brilliant women can pursue the...
mitpress.mit.edu
January 27, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Oh hey I colored this comic! Barbara’s writing is EXCELLENT and she included mood boards and photo refs in her script, which helped me SO MUCH with the coloring 👏🏻
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place."
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The Success of Heated Rivalry Should Not Be a Surprise — Fansplaining
Romancelandia understands why the show is a hit. Why is it so hard for Hollywood to get the message?
www.fansplaining.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place."
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
Jasper could have just been a Union soldier and literally nothing else had to be different. I just.
January 27, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Jasper could have just been a Union soldier and literally nothing else had to be different. I just.
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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I'm a resident of the Twin Cities. A small team and I spent 3 days sculpting this for a competition/festival in extremely cold temperatures. We were disqualified for political messaging and one of the organizers defaced it. I have no regrets and I have never been more proud to be Minnesotan. (cont)
January 25, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I'm a resident of the Twin Cities. A small team and I spent 3 days sculpting this for a competition/festival in extremely cold temperatures. We were disqualified for political messaging and one of the organizers defaced it. I have no regrets and I have never been more proud to be Minnesotan. (cont)
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Jan. 1, 2026: Keith Porter shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent in LA.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Jan. 1, 2026: Keith Porter shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent in LA.
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September #withalttext
January 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September #withalttext
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Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
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This is probably the most instructive moment in the evolution of the Democratic Party on Palestine so far— AIPAC is now running ads against one of its (now former) closest allies in Congress, Tom Malinowski, because Malinowski did not commit to *unconditional* support for Netanyahu specifically.
Pro-Israel Group Targets a Former Ally in an Early Congressional Race
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This is probably the most instructive moment in the evolution of the Democratic Party on Palestine so far— AIPAC is now running ads against one of its (now former) closest allies in Congress, Tom Malinowski, because Malinowski did not commit to *unconditional* support for Netanyahu specifically.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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"she was a citizen"
"he was a nurse"
so what?
the government shouldn't get to murder immigrants or assholes in the street either what the fuck
"he was a nurse"
so what?
the government shouldn't get to murder immigrants or assholes in the street either what the fuck
January 25, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"she was a citizen"
"he was a nurse"
so what?
the government shouldn't get to murder immigrants or assholes in the street either what the fuck
"he was a nurse"
so what?
the government shouldn't get to murder immigrants or assholes in the street either what the fuck