🎶🌈Amber Waves🌈🎶
@dancescatharsis.bsky.social
Snarky political queer writer with cat army. Music and Concert obsessive. David Rose minus the fashion expertise. Mental health/disability advocate. Will never clear the Netflix queue.
She/Her.
Born to live, but now I live to lose.
She/Her.
Born to live, but now I live to lose.
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a group of women are walking down a sidewalk and one of them is wearing glasses .
ALT: a group of women are walking down a sidewalk and one of them is wearing glasses .
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Hi newskies! Here's what to expect on my feed:
#writingcommunity
#music #concerts
#cdnpoli #topoli
fandom wank of varying kinds including #SchittsCreek
#LGBTQ
#spoonie mental health and disability Rights/advocacy
#ADHD fuelled giggles
Song lyric parodies
Cat pictures and random shenanigans. 🤣
#writingcommunity
#music #concerts
#cdnpoli #topoli
fandom wank of varying kinds including #SchittsCreek
#LGBTQ
#spoonie mental health and disability Rights/advocacy
#ADHD fuelled giggles
Song lyric parodies
Cat pictures and random shenanigans. 🤣
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rich people will still vaccinate their kids. Poor people, however...
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
rich people will still vaccinate their kids. Poor people, however...
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
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Bluesky's track record of eagerly silencing victims of an ongoing genocide should always be remembered, particularly when we have the next Nuremberg trials for all this shit.
December 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Bluesky's track record of eagerly silencing victims of an ongoing genocide should always be remembered, particularly when we have the next Nuremberg trials for all this shit.
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Holyday's motion to discontinue a grant program that provides bottled water to homeless people FAILS 3-22.
December 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Holyday's motion to discontinue a grant program that provides bottled water to homeless people FAILS 3-22.
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For posterity, here are the results of Holyday's motions to require landlords to offer a common area with AC only in buildings where tenants are prohibited from buying and installing their own AC units. It failed 2-23.
December 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
For posterity, here are the results of Holyday's motions to require landlords to offer a common area with AC only in buildings where tenants are prohibited from buying and installing their own AC units. It failed 2-23.
In addition to denying what international authorities have concluded - that the actions in Gaza have been genocidal - Pasternak wants to defund pretty much anything critical of Israel. This isn't a #TOCouncil member who is objective for all constituents. It's giving US lobbyist.
James Pasternak wants Toronto Pride defunded due to their criticism of Israel. Pasternak wants Irish band Kneecap banned from Canada because of their support for 🇵🇸.
Office 416 392 1371
Office 416 392 1371
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In addition to denying what international authorities have concluded - that the actions in Gaza have been genocidal - Pasternak wants to defund pretty much anything critical of Israel. This isn't a #TOCouncil member who is objective for all constituents. It's giving US lobbyist.
It's giving GWB. What does Trump really want in Venezuela?
tRump classified fentanyl as a “Weapon of Mass Destruction.”
I see where this is headed… war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
WTF is in those files?!
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Fentanyl #Venezuela #EpsteinFiles
I see where this is headed… war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
WTF is in those files?!
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Fentanyl #Venezuela #EpsteinFiles
December 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It's giving GWB. What does Trump really want in Venezuela?
I don't trust anyone who doesn't love at least one Rob Reiner movie.
I'm crushed.
I'm crushed.
December 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I don't trust anyone who doesn't love at least one Rob Reiner movie.
I'm crushed.
I'm crushed.
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
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1. Santa is a Highlander
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer is a hero archetype
3. The Grinch is a rip off of A Christmas Carol
4. Miss Piggy and Kermit are the same species
5. Every Hallmark movie where a big City lawyer goes home to visit family she's dead and her soul is being tested
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer is a hero archetype
3. The Grinch is a rip off of A Christmas Carol
4. Miss Piggy and Kermit are the same species
5. Every Hallmark movie where a big City lawyer goes home to visit family she's dead and her soul is being tested
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
1. Santa is a Highlander
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer is a hero archetype
3. The Grinch is a rip off of A Christmas Carol
4. Miss Piggy and Kermit are the same species
5. Every Hallmark movie where a big City lawyer goes home to visit family she's dead and her soul is being tested
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer is a hero archetype
3. The Grinch is a rip off of A Christmas Carol
4. Miss Piggy and Kermit are the same species
5. Every Hallmark movie where a big City lawyer goes home to visit family she's dead and her soul is being tested
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STORE: Thank you for your order!
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
STORE: Thank you for your order!
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
Or one family member saying, "She always said she wanted to be cremated, no service" and another shrieks "OMFG NO, FULL CATHOLIC SERVICE AND A BURIAL I DEMAND IT."
Whatever your wishes, don't leave it to grieving people to guess. Sincerely, someone who's been to 10 funerals in 5 years.
Whatever your wishes, don't leave it to grieving people to guess. Sincerely, someone who's been to 10 funerals in 5 years.
this is a good time to remind you all to keep your funeral plans where your loved ones can find them. you don't want to wait until we get to your will to know that you wanted to be buried loose.
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Or one family member saying, "She always said she wanted to be cremated, no service" and another shrieks "OMFG NO, FULL CATHOLIC SERVICE AND A BURIAL I DEMAND IT."
Whatever your wishes, don't leave it to grieving people to guess. Sincerely, someone who's been to 10 funerals in 5 years.
Whatever your wishes, don't leave it to grieving people to guess. Sincerely, someone who's been to 10 funerals in 5 years.
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Have a "I died, here's what to do" binder with your will, your insurance information, and name a person to clean out your bedside table and so on.
this is a good time to remind you all to keep your funeral plans where your loved ones can find them. you don't want to wait until we get to your will to know that you wanted to be buried loose.
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Have a "I died, here's what to do" binder with your will, your insurance information, and name a person to clean out your bedside table and so on.
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This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
This is how a health system burns to the ground
Dr. Paul Parks explains how Alberta's dual-billing plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care.
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
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I appreciate the reporting AND I want everyone to stop using criminal records as a stand in for whether people should or should not be harassed and deported.
Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record, newly released federal data shows. @joemahr.bsky.social and @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social report
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/o...
Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record.
Newly released federal data shows that immigration agents booked in roughly 1,900 immigrants in the first half of Operation Midway Blitz – two-thirds of whom had no known criminal convictions or pe…
www.chicagotribune.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I appreciate the reporting AND I want everyone to stop using criminal records as a stand in for whether people should or should not be harassed and deported.
First of all, Brad Bradford, this is a near impossible to enforce promise and that's why you're making it.
Second of all, it's near impossible because you were elected on a DRL for east end voters and instead helped Tory kill a funded SRT replacement #topoli
nowtoronto.com/news/this-is...
Second of all, it's near impossible because you were elected on a DRL for east end voters and instead helped Tory kill a funded SRT replacement #topoli
nowtoronto.com/news/this-is...
‘This is about respecting people's time,’ Mayoral hopeful Brad Bradford promises refunds for long TTC delays - NOW Toronto
Mayoral hopeful Brad Bradford is proposing a money-back guarantee that would refund TTC riders for delays longer than 15 minutes.
nowtoronto.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
First of all, Brad Bradford, this is a near impossible to enforce promise and that's why you're making it.
Second of all, it's near impossible because you were elected on a DRL for east end voters and instead helped Tory kill a funded SRT replacement #topoli
nowtoronto.com/news/this-is...
Second of all, it's near impossible because you were elected on a DRL for east end voters and instead helped Tory kill a funded SRT replacement #topoli
nowtoronto.com/news/this-is...
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schmitt’s derisive mention of “color revolution” is a good clue as to the nature of his information environment
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
schmitt’s derisive mention of “color revolution” is a good clue as to the nature of his information environment
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Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
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“I asked ChatGPT” “I asked Claude” I asked this horseshoe crab and he said your ass wouldn’t have lasted two seconds in the Triassic
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“I asked ChatGPT” “I asked Claude” I asked this horseshoe crab and he said your ass wouldn’t have lasted two seconds in the Triassic
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The actual history is Very Complicated and has a lot to do with late 19th century racial categories and how they have been abused and there is a lot of background, but the worst parts of the internet *are* trying to resurrect late 19th century racial categories --
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The actual history is Very Complicated and has a lot to do with late 19th century racial categories and how they have been abused and there is a lot of background, but the worst parts of the internet *are* trying to resurrect late 19th century racial categories --
TD Coliseum is a classic study in lipstick on a pig/style over substance remodelling and I will be avoiding it like Rogers Stadium
November 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
TD Coliseum is a classic study in lipstick on a pig/style over substance remodelling and I will be avoiding it like Rogers Stadium
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Miss me with this instant forgiveness of Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s no hero. She’s Christoph Waltz at the end of Inglorious Basterds.
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Miss me with this instant forgiveness of Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s no hero. She’s Christoph Waltz at the end of Inglorious Basterds.
This. Marjorie Taylor Greene is self-serving at her core and was willing to align with white supremacist fascists and people who attempted to overthrow a government for her own personal gain. Now they're biting her hand, she's mad because she fed them. Nothing more. She ENABLED this.
Miss me with that “Marjorie Taylor Greene is cool now” bullshit.
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This. Marjorie Taylor Greene is self-serving at her core and was willing to align with white supremacist fascists and people who attempted to overthrow a government for her own personal gain. Now they're biting her hand, she's mad because she fed them. Nothing more. She ENABLED this.