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Elle, M.D.

@amethyststeam

Over-educated. Sci-fi/fantasy nerd. Was a huge hockey fan until 8/2015 (a Chicago team knows what they did)--"Heated Rivalry" currently challenging that distance tho. She/her.

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I comm'd @miranhasart.bsky.social a while ago for a Reylo figure skating au inspired by one of my favorite pairs lifts last season with young pairs skater Rey and accidentally-agreeing-to-come-out-of-retirement-just-for-her pairs skater Ben

11.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.

13.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 6737 πŸ” 1818 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 35
Drawing of a cat stretching

Drawing of a cat stretching

13.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's not just a social good, it's literally an economic good. There's no moral reason to be against housing everyone.

13.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW: We’re publishing a full list of the 373 federal judges who have ruled against ICE’s mass detention policy and the 28 who have endorsed it β€” as well as links to key rulings by each.

Trump appointees have split 44 against/ 20 for the policy.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

12.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 2249 πŸ” 931 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 35

When I clerked, my chambers were right around the corner from Judge McMahon's and she was friends with my judge. This is extraordinarily out of character for her. It's emblematic of how bad the situation is with the government flagrantly abusing the judicial process and ignoring court authority.

14.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Worth noting: literally any US born politician could get some of that Mamdani glow by siding with people over billionaires every single time.

Just love your neighbors more than money and fight for them relentlessly!

(And have years of coalition building and great communication skills, etc.)

14.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1198 πŸ” 206 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

Has there ever been a mayor with this much aura

14.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
A painting by @winterofherdiscontent. A white woman in a long white dress reminiscent of a wedding dress walks arm in arm with a man of color wearing black, away from a harbor. A pegasus flies in the background. The couple are wearing crowns.

A painting by @winterofherdiscontent. A white woman in a long white dress reminiscent of a wedding dress walks arm in arm with a man of color wearing black, away from a harbor. A pegasus flies in the background. The couple are wearing crowns.

HURRICANE WARS X BRIDGE KINGDOM

Forced into an arranged marriage as a fragile peace treaty, two powerful witches must learn to trust each other in order to prevent war across their Realms. But will their love be enough to stop a war?
#A #RF #MH #OWN #CuPit

14.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œnothing is real until it hurts me” slogan replaces β€œdon’t tread on me” slogan on a Gadseden flag

β€œnothing is real until it hurts me” slogan replaces β€œdon’t tread on me” slogan on a Gadseden flag

how we got here

14.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 14332 πŸ” 2573 πŸ’¬ 205 πŸ“Œ 72

So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.

16.02.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 9927 πŸ” 3440 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 50
16.02.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 2014 πŸ” 447 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 8

I will never not share my favorite public health poster.

15.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 778 πŸ” 313 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 14

Horrible horrible. May she Rest In Peace.

17.02.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Completely missed this news from last month but we got confirmation that another Ali Hazelwood novel is being adapted πŸ‘€ wonder which one it will be www.gq.com/story/taylor...

17.02.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*endless screaming*

Like, there's so much to scream about but the "cumulative infections per person: 5.07" is the thing that's making me scream the hardest

16.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 593 πŸ” 203 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 7

This entire piece is spectacular, but this bit is a little grenade

18.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 431 πŸ” 140 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

People sometimes say things like β€œIf I were the richest person in the world, I would cure cancer / solve world hunger / give everyone a home / etc.”

Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.

16.02.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 330 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3

"excuse me sir, there must be some mistake- i voted to create the camps, not live in the zone of interest" is like every trump voter

19.02.2026 05:31 πŸ‘ 9772 πŸ” 2475 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 32

for me, historical accuracy on film is exactly like book accuracy with an adaptation in the sense that inaccuracy is actually perfectly fine when it’s done thoughtfully and for the purpose of advancing the storytelling. it’s bad when it hurts the story or is done out of simple laziness

19.02.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hell yeah πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Some good patriotism

19.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

These 3-yr drops are stunning. Absolutely stunning.

New Orleans: -55%
Baltimore: -60%
Philly: -60%
Chicago: -40%
Buffalo: -55%
Pittsburgh: -50%
Albuquerque: -40%
Newark: -40%
San Antonio: -55%
Portland: -45%

The media coverage of these staggering drops, tho, is staggering in its relative silence.

19.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 779 πŸ” 289 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 28

The calls for trans people to be quieter as we're wiped out are only going to increase, and you owe it to your sisters and brothers to get louder and louder.

19.02.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 3508 πŸ” 1131 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 37

I was going to college in SF when Gavin Newsom was mayor and it was an entire known THING that he'd cruise around in a limo to pick up 18-19 y/o girls to party with. It was a running joke amongst everyone I knew that "If we look hot enough tonight, the mayor might give us free coke"

Just saying

19.02.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

this is why the whole β€œoh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit

you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table

you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from

19.02.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 7284 πŸ” 2257 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 78

this is a pretty good guide that all of you are going to need, eventually. i wish i had it when my mother died in a car wreck.

19.02.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

The sheer scale of the corruption - announced just today - is astounding and shameful.

20.02.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 1644 πŸ” 475 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 11
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KY woman who says she nearly died from pregnancy complications urges abortion ban repeal β€’ Kentucky Lantern More than 600 medical providers signed a letter asking the legislature to roll back abortion restrictions.

Chante Burg already didn’t have much faith in the medical system when she got pregnant in 2024.

Her grandmothers died in childbirth & Burg knew that Black women like her face more risk of maternal health complications.

Then, she realized something was wrong:

kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/19/k...

20.02.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They've definitely killed more and not telling us. Everybody involvedβ€”the murderers responsible and the accomplices after the factβ€”must be prosecuted.

20.02.2026 07:40 πŸ‘ 654 πŸ” 295 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

WASHINGTON (AP) β€” Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda.

20.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 1138 πŸ” 217 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 132