Elle, M.D.
@amethyststeam.bsky.social
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.
gagged so hard on Heated Rivalry i went and downloaded 3 songs from it.
yes, i had "all the things she said" (t.a.t.u.) on my itunes at one point in 2005, but i don't know where it went and i'm getting it back!
yes, i had "all the things she said" (t.a.t.u.) on my itunes at one point in 2005, but i don't know where it went and i'm getting it back!
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
gagged so hard on Heated Rivalry i went and downloaded 3 songs from it.
yes, i had "all the things she said" (t.a.t.u.) on my itunes at one point in 2005, but i don't know where it went and i'm getting it back!
yes, i had "all the things she said" (t.a.t.u.) on my itunes at one point in 2005, but i don't know where it went and i'm getting it back!
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Crashed out so hard about THAT needle-drop in #HeatedRivalry episode 4 that I wrote an entire article about it.
www.slashfilm.com/2050452/heat...
www.slashfilm.com/2050452/heat...
Heated Rivalry Episode 4 Destroyed A Generation With A Single Needle-Drop - SlashFilm
The fourth episode of Heated Rivalry includes a needle-drop that evokes queer longing and desire like none other, and viewers are still reeling from it.
www.slashfilm.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Crashed out so hard about THAT needle-drop in #HeatedRivalry episode 4 that I wrote an entire article about it.
www.slashfilm.com/2050452/heat...
www.slashfilm.com/2050452/heat...
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I missed the Harrison Browne cameo in the latest episode of #HeatedRivalry. Browne was the first public trans hockey player when he played in the NWHL. It's so very cool that Browne had a small role as a hockey player on Ilya's team! www.them.us/story/harris...
'Heated Rivalry' Easter Egg: This New Character Is Actual LGBTQ+ Hockey History
Though the show is fictional, it provides a wink to real-life events.
www.them.us
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I missed the Harrison Browne cameo in the latest episode of #HeatedRivalry. Browne was the first public trans hockey player when he played in the NWHL. It's so very cool that Browne had a small role as a hockey player on Ilya's team! www.them.us/story/harris...
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The moment on Heated Rivalry last night when the soundtrack switched from t.A.T.u.'s "All The Things She Said" to a dark British cover of t.A.T.u.'s "All The Things She Said." Screaming.
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The moment on Heated Rivalry last night when the soundtrack switched from t.A.T.u.'s "All The Things She Said" to a dark British cover of t.A.T.u.'s "All The Things She Said." Screaming.
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Huh. It's almost like when institutions stand up to that spineless coward fascist, he loses and folds. I sure wish more institutions would take note of that.
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Huh. It's almost like when institutions stand up to that spineless coward fascist, he loses and folds. I sure wish more institutions would take note of that.
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François Arnaud, the actor who plays Scott Hunter weighing in:
December 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
François Arnaud, the actor who plays Scott Hunter weighing in:
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We have now reached the point in the r/hockey Heated Rivalry discourse where straight men are recommending to each other that they suggest watching the show together to their wives, which is sure to spawn r/relationship posts from women confused by their husbands wanting to watch the gay hockey show
December 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
We have now reached the point in the r/hockey Heated Rivalry discourse where straight men are recommending to each other that they suggest watching the show together to their wives, which is sure to spawn r/relationship posts from women confused by their husbands wanting to watch the gay hockey show
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No, they specifically chose 8 Dems not up for reelection to end the government shutdown and side with republicans.
Meaning they are aware of mass calls to primary establishment Dems.
Meaning they are aware of mass calls to primary establishment Dems.
I don’t follow how ending the shutdown is a work around of the primary system, but we can’t recall federal elected offices.
It was debated at the Constitutional Convention and rejected.
It was debated at the Constitutional Convention and rejected.
I know that primarying Dems is the call to action for the moment, but why can’t we recall them too when they vote against their constituents wishes or ignore public outcry?
Their manipulation in ending the shutdown for a pinky promise shows them working around primaries.
Their manipulation in ending the shutdown for a pinky promise shows them working around primaries.
December 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
No, they specifically chose 8 Dems not up for reelection to end the government shutdown and side with republicans.
Meaning they are aware of mass calls to primary establishment Dems.
Meaning they are aware of mass calls to primary establishment Dems.
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AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
Longer statement from Brown University:
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
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one reason for the appeal of Gay Hockey Sex Twunks: The Series is that usually you can have main characters EITHER yearning for each other in a yet-to-be-fulfilled romance OR having really hot sex with each other, but this show has specifically engineered a way to do both at the same time.
December 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
one reason for the appeal of Gay Hockey Sex Twunks: The Series is that usually you can have main characters EITHER yearning for each other in a yet-to-be-fulfilled romance OR having really hot sex with each other, but this show has specifically engineered a way to do both at the same time.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
manifesting:
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A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
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CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
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new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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NEW: It’s not just readers that suffer due to Harlequin’s mismanagement of the' Heated Rivalry' books. Reid misses out on royalties, & booksellers miss out on commissions—which is especially painful during the holiday season when many small businesses make the bulk of their money.
was ‘heated rivalry’ failed by its publisher?
everyone's devouring the new TV series, so why can't people buy a copy of the book the show is based on?
www.thefrankiedlc.news
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
NEW: It’s not just readers that suffer due to Harlequin’s mismanagement of the' Heated Rivalry' books. Reid misses out on royalties, & booksellers miss out on commissions—which is especially painful during the holiday season when many small businesses make the bulk of their money.
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so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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It’s been good to see Tierney jumping in and protecting the cast from those type of invasive questions. I know it won’t stop extremely parasocial people but it’s a step in the right direction. #HeatedRivalry
I'm also in a space of "if the end product is actually good... why am I getting mad?"
Yes, I would love more queer people in queer things, but I also don't feel like we have the right to demand every actor taking a queer role has to disclose their own sexuality to us?
Yes, I would love more queer people in queer things, but I also don't feel like we have the right to demand every actor taking a queer role has to disclose their own sexuality to us?
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It’s been good to see Tierney jumping in and protecting the cast from those type of invasive questions. I know it won’t stop extremely parasocial people but it’s a step in the right direction. #HeatedRivalry
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And he was only able to do it because the sidewalks on this stretch are:
1) wider than most
2) there was an inlet for him to step aside
3) the sidewalks were plowed by SSA #8 (?)
Otherwise he’d have to shimmy past the robot or turn around.
1) wider than most
2) there was an inlet for him to step aside
3) the sidewalks were plowed by SSA #8 (?)
Otherwise he’d have to shimmy past the robot or turn around.
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
And he was only able to do it because the sidewalks on this stretch are:
1) wider than most
2) there was an inlet for him to step aside
3) the sidewalks were plowed by SSA #8 (?)
Otherwise he’d have to shimmy past the robot or turn around.
1) wider than most
2) there was an inlet for him to step aside
3) the sidewalks were plowed by SSA #8 (?)
Otherwise he’d have to shimmy past the robot or turn around.
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I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
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in Britney's famous words:
You want a hot body? You want a bubble butt?
You want a nasty arch? You better work, bitch
You want a hot body? You want a bubble butt?
You want a nasty arch? You better work, bitch
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
in Britney's famous words:
You want a hot body? You want a bubble butt?
You want a nasty arch? You better work, bitch
You want a hot body? You want a bubble butt?
You want a nasty arch? You better work, bitch