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Dr. Amanda Roberts

@toriamosephemera

English and Gender Studies instructor at NIU. Dissertation: Tori Amos and Third-wave Feminism

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Thanks for this. It's so easy to be cynical.

04.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh. Every time I see a brand new Tori thing I’m like, I don’t have time for so many feelings. It’s a weeknight, T!

28.02.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes she decides the agenda , and it is her in the lap and not the laptop.

22.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why is it every medical problem women have has to be managed with β€œnutrition, stress management and exerciseβ€œ?

14.02.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For my #StarTrek friends, Happy Valentine’s Day!

14.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is convicted of child molestation Andrew Johnson tried to bribe a child victim with the promise of a Jan. 6-related payout, prosecutors say. Trump has discussed the possibility of compensating rioters, but no one has received any paym...

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13.02.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 355 πŸ” 161 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 14
Woman doing makeup

Woman doing makeup

A disembodied head with a checkered pattern

A disembodied head with a checkered pattern

People doing makeup to go out in 2016 vs 2026

14.02.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Proud to see the students at my institution taking part in the walk out today 😻

13.02.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historian here, β€œThe republic which sinks to sleep, trusting to constitution and machinery, to politicians and statesmen for the safety of its liberties never will have any.” Abolitionist Wendell Phillips

24.01.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Trying to get over the disappointment that I was scheduled to have a medical procedure this morning but it was canceled. So I have to wait another month. I was so prepared.

05.01.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every year I make a playlist of music that was significant in my life, whether I liked it or not. So here’s 2025. A lot of sad songs.

04.01.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Keep your goals achievable.

02.01.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.

You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.

That is all.

01.01.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 9746 πŸ” 2329 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 85
Pretty Good Year Music Video Analysis by Tori Amos Expert
Pretty Good Year Music Video Analysis by Tori Amos Expert YouTube video by Amanda Roberts

A first of the year music video analysis.

02.01.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"mew year mew me "- a cat, probably

01.01.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4

I’m going back to Voice Acting class next year! I’ve been missing it.

21.12.2025 01:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! β€œHow can I tell what I think till I see what it is I say?”

20.12.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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may every trans child grow into a trans adult

02.02.2025 22:12 πŸ‘ 6939 πŸ” 2873 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 27

Somewhere someone else is writing the story of internalized misogyny that Leavitt’s injection marks illustrate but I don’t have the time for it.

18.12.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A digital illustration of The Master from the MST3K classic Manos: The Hands of Fate. He’s a guy with short, black, greasy looking hair plastered down on his head. He has a black mustache somewhat reminiscent of Freddie Mercury and he’s doing a kind of wide-eyed big frowny face. His arms are stretched out horizontally to display the full width of the black sheet-like garment he’s wearing so you can clearly see the large red handprints that stretch across it. Black lettering with red inlines above him that follows the contours of his arms and head reads β€˜Maybe it will happen today’.

A digital illustration of The Master from the MST3K classic Manos: The Hands of Fate. He’s a guy with short, black, greasy looking hair plastered down on his head. He has a black mustache somewhat reminiscent of Freddie Mercury and he’s doing a kind of wide-eyed big frowny face. His arms are stretched out horizontally to display the full width of the black sheet-like garment he’s wearing so you can clearly see the large red handprints that stretch across it. Black lettering with red inlines above him that follows the contours of his arms and head reads β€˜Maybe it will happen today’.

13.08.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 483 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6

Anyone else get through the whole semester without getting sick having a cold NOW?

WT Fuck.

17.12.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The most shared podcast episodes this year look to be a lot of medical disinformation. Cool cool.

04.12.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have a good sample of a letter of introduction to provide a student to use foreign archives? The AHA claims to have one but it is a broken link. We need one in Spanish, Italian, and German. C'mon, help a girl out, people!

29.11.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

And Happy thanksgiving to anyone who chose peace today and aren’t meeting unpleasant family. You’re doing amazing πŸ’œ

27.11.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:

1. Tori Amos (duh)
2. Zwan
3. Rufus Wainwright
4. Fleetwood Mac
5. Tanya Tagaq

27.11.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wife is listening to Alice’s Restaurant already, so I hope I don’t have to listen again in the car. πŸ¦ƒπŸ₯‚

27.11.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For those looking forward to your Spotify Wrapped, you only have a couple weeks to fix your taste.

27.10.2025 23:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s my 5 year anniversary of becoming Dr. Roberts
😳

23.10.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

26.09.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 15003 πŸ” 3840 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 104

I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.

18.09.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 33289 πŸ” 7553 πŸ’¬ 686 πŸ“Œ 262