Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva
@amethystheels.bsky.social
✨ @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Michael Jackson Beer Writer of the Year 2024
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✨#southasianbeerlady
✨#angrybrownwoman 🌈🤎
✨ #NotMyPresident
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I don’t think it will ever be normal for me to look at my phone without expecting to see a call or message from my dad, just checking in on me & telling me what he’s up to. I don’t think the loss will ever not be there 🤍
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I don’t think it will ever be normal for me to look at my phone without expecting to see a call or message from my dad, just checking in on me & telling me what he’s up to. I don’t think the loss will ever not be there 🤍
Shit day, beer required 🦉🍻
February 5, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Shit day, beer required 🦉🍻
Have just been informed another of my regular outlets for the last 5yrs is no longer accepting freelance proposals
What in the hell are we supposed to do?!
What in the hell are we supposed to do?!
As a freelance writer my client list has shrunk significantly as the economy has contracted & publication budgets tightened
Mass layoffs like the WaPo will force folks out of journalism, esp ppl from diverse backgrounds, & media will be just the censored mouthpiece of the billionaire elite 🤬🤬🤬
Mass layoffs like the WaPo will force folks out of journalism, esp ppl from diverse backgrounds, & media will be just the censored mouthpiece of the billionaire elite 🤬🤬🤬
February 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Have just been informed another of my regular outlets for the last 5yrs is no longer accepting freelance proposals
What in the hell are we supposed to do?!
What in the hell are we supposed to do?!
As a freelance writer my client list has shrunk significantly as the economy has contracted & publication budgets tightened
Mass layoffs like the WaPo will force folks out of journalism, esp ppl from diverse backgrounds, & media will be just the censored mouthpiece of the billionaire elite 🤬🤬🤬
Mass layoffs like the WaPo will force folks out of journalism, esp ppl from diverse backgrounds, & media will be just the censored mouthpiece of the billionaire elite 🤬🤬🤬
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
As a freelance writer my client list has shrunk significantly as the economy has contracted & publication budgets tightened
Mass layoffs like the WaPo will force folks out of journalism, esp ppl from diverse backgrounds, & media will be just the censored mouthpiece of the billionaire elite 🤬🤬🤬
Mass layoffs like the WaPo will force folks out of journalism, esp ppl from diverse backgrounds, & media will be just the censored mouthpiece of the billionaire elite 🤬🤬🤬
My primary takeaway from this article is that Guardian writers have money to burn 🤷🏽♀️
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...
‘The most rejuvenating sleep of my life’: 12 products our writers rely on for rest each night
From the comfiest sleep hoodie to one of the fanciest face masks, reviewers share what actually helps them hit the hay
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
My primary takeaway from this article is that Guardian writers have money to burn 🤷🏽♀️
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...
The space where my dad was is so huge and so constant
I have no idea how I’m supposed to manage it for the rest of my life 🤍
I have no idea how I’m supposed to manage it for the rest of my life 🤍
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The space where my dad was is so huge and so constant
I have no idea how I’m supposed to manage it for the rest of my life 🤍
I have no idea how I’m supposed to manage it for the rest of my life 🤍
Seething 😡
One panic attack-at a luxury hotel, no less-& this successful privileged idiot takes a year off work & gets paid to write about how she cured herself by doing nothing
I’m sure my mental & physical health’d be tickety-boo if I could do the same🙄
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
One panic attack-at a luxury hotel, no less-& this successful privileged idiot takes a year off work & gets paid to write about how she cured herself by doing nothing
I’m sure my mental & physical health’d be tickety-boo if I could do the same🙄
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Feel your feelings and reconnect with past passions: how to recover from burnout
Recognizing the physical and psychological tells is half the battle, says author Emma Gannon
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Seething 😡
One panic attack-at a luxury hotel, no less-& this successful privileged idiot takes a year off work & gets paid to write about how she cured herself by doing nothing
I’m sure my mental & physical health’d be tickety-boo if I could do the same🙄
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
One panic attack-at a luxury hotel, no less-& this successful privileged idiot takes a year off work & gets paid to write about how she cured herself by doing nothing
I’m sure my mental & physical health’d be tickety-boo if I could do the same🙄
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Wowwwwwww 💀
Absolutely brutal interview
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Wowwwwwww 💀
Do we think he just woke up and thought, how much more of a twat can I possibly be? 🤔
www.thenational.scot/news/2493240... The moral authority of BD's James Watt & Elon Musk. What's not to like?
BrewDog founder launches unofficial Elon Musk-style watchdog to take on UK Government
BREWDOG founder James Watt has launched an unofficial government watchdog which he has styled after Elon Musk’s programme in the US ...
www.thenational.scot
February 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Do we think he just woke up and thought, how much more of a twat can I possibly be? 🤔
Delish progressive community eating at Round Rock Pride chilli cook-off at 3rd Level Brewing, whose jalapeno blonde ale is a perfect chilli foil 😋🍻🍜🌶️ 🌈 🏳️⚧️
February 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Delish progressive community eating at Round Rock Pride chilli cook-off at 3rd Level Brewing, whose jalapeno blonde ale is a perfect chilli foil 😋🍻🍜🌶️ 🌈 🏳️⚧️
A super-exciting tour of Roughhouse Brewing’s awesome fermentation cave on their 7th anniversary!
Huge thanks Davy for showing us around this lil magic space 🤠🍻🌟🏞️
Huge thanks Davy for showing us around this lil magic space 🤠🍻🌟🏞️
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A super-exciting tour of Roughhouse Brewing’s awesome fermentation cave on their 7th anniversary!
Huge thanks Davy for showing us around this lil magic space 🤠🍻🌟🏞️
Huge thanks Davy for showing us around this lil magic space 🤠🍻🌟🏞️
Wishing a fabulous 15th anniversary to the awesome Barber Shop, Dripping Springs TX’s OG craft beer bar 🤠🍻🙌🏽
These brilliant folks champion local & national craft breweries, support their community & continue to brew outstanding keg & cask beers of their own at sister biz Acopon Brewing-hoorah!
These brilliant folks champion local & national craft breweries, support their community & continue to brew outstanding keg & cask beers of their own at sister biz Acopon Brewing-hoorah!
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Wishing a fabulous 15th anniversary to the awesome Barber Shop, Dripping Springs TX’s OG craft beer bar 🤠🍻🙌🏽
These brilliant folks champion local & national craft breweries, support their community & continue to brew outstanding keg & cask beers of their own at sister biz Acopon Brewing-hoorah!
These brilliant folks champion local & national craft breweries, support their community & continue to brew outstanding keg & cask beers of their own at sister biz Acopon Brewing-hoorah!
Had forgotten how tasty a good gimlet is 😘🍸
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Had forgotten how tasty a good gimlet is 😘🍸
✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽❤️❤️❤️
January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽❤️❤️❤️
Healing is so much harder and slower than I could ever have anticipated 🤍
Sitting in my fave seat w a delicious freshly brewed Dapper Devil raspberry Belgian-style golden strong ale by the awesome folks at Blue Owl Brewing feels like going in the right direction 🦉🍻☺️
Sitting in my fave seat w a delicious freshly brewed Dapper Devil raspberry Belgian-style golden strong ale by the awesome folks at Blue Owl Brewing feels like going in the right direction 🦉🍻☺️
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Healing is so much harder and slower than I could ever have anticipated 🤍
Sitting in my fave seat w a delicious freshly brewed Dapper Devil raspberry Belgian-style golden strong ale by the awesome folks at Blue Owl Brewing feels like going in the right direction 🦉🍻☺️
Sitting in my fave seat w a delicious freshly brewed Dapper Devil raspberry Belgian-style golden strong ale by the awesome folks at Blue Owl Brewing feels like going in the right direction 🦉🍻☺️
One of the things I never knew about grief is how utterly, appallingly lonely and isolating it can be 💔
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
One of the things I never knew about grief is how utterly, appallingly lonely and isolating it can be 💔
Reposted by Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva
No water, no sewage, no windows
This. Is. A. Concentration. Camp.
This. Is. A. Concentration. Camp.
Our guy @stevanzetti.bsky.social found the warehouse where ICE wants to put 9,500 people, more than doubling the population of a Dallas suburb.
www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/...
www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/...
ICE Just Bought a Massive Warehouse in Hutchins
Faith leaders call the 1-million-square-foot planned detention facility "disturbing."
www.dmagazine.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
No water, no sewage, no windows
This. Is. A. Concentration. Camp.
This. Is. A. Concentration. Camp.
Reposted by Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva
The purpose of ICE is to kidnap children and execute Americans in the street.
Every politician who funds it, every talk show host or spokesperson who defends it, every employee of the department has blood on their hands that can never be washed off.
They will be made to pay for what they’ve done.
Every politician who funds it, every talk show host or spokesperson who defends it, every employee of the department has blood on their hands that can never be washed off.
They will be made to pay for what they’ve done.
January 24, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The purpose of ICE is to kidnap children and execute Americans in the street.
Every politician who funds it, every talk show host or spokesperson who defends it, every employee of the department has blood on their hands that can never be washed off.
They will be made to pay for what they’ve done.
Every politician who funds it, every talk show host or spokesperson who defends it, every employee of the department has blood on their hands that can never be washed off.
They will be made to pay for what they’ve done.
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the lede in FT (best paper in english these days?) is perfect
January 23, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Puffa 🍸❤️
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Puffa 🍸❤️
The Amethyst version of medical tourism is involving a lovely visit to HTX’s Better Luck Tomorrow who have a fabulously eclectic cocktail menu & crackin happy hour - just what I need post-scan 👌🏽🍸🤠
January 23, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The Amethyst version of medical tourism is involving a lovely visit to HTX’s Better Luck Tomorrow who have a fabulously eclectic cocktail menu & crackin happy hour - just what I need post-scan 👌🏽🍸🤠
Storm’s a-comin’ over HTX ⛈️
January 23, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Storm’s a-comin’ over HTX ⛈️
HillHops is one of my fave ATX beer events for many reasons - a key one being the real sense of community
So much love to all our amazing industry folks who were so kind and supportive to me yesterday at my first work event since my dad died - y’all are the best ❤️🍻
So much love to all our amazing industry folks who were so kind and supportive to me yesterday at my first work event since my dad died - y’all are the best ❤️🍻
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
HillHops is one of my fave ATX beer events for many reasons - a key one being the real sense of community
So much love to all our amazing industry folks who were so kind and supportive to me yesterday at my first work event since my dad died - y’all are the best ❤️🍻
So much love to all our amazing industry folks who were so kind and supportive to me yesterday at my first work event since my dad died - y’all are the best ❤️🍻