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Amy Simons
@amysimons.bsky.social
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Daughter, friend, mentor, beginning crocheter. I teach journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, advise Mizzou Women in Media. Mizzou Made x2
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Someone tell a funny joke... because I need to unhear the mess that was on @NPR this morning... #climatechange denying senator broke my brain.
January 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Thank you, @calm.com, for giving me the language to set healthy boundaries. I *can* say no…
Post it note with the words acknowledge explain and decline
January 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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I can't believe I'm coming *here* to troubleshoot this... anyone else having a hard time scheduling posts on Facebook?
January 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Next time I'm in a meeting with an icebreaker and am asked what my superpower is, I have my answer. I just thought it meant I was "raised in the last century."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
January 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Things I need to do:
👉 Eat lunch
👉 Change the laundry
👉 Water the plants

What I am doing? Trying so hard not to wake him up while he sleeps on my lap.
Gray and brown Yorkshire Terrier sleeps soundly on his hooman’s leg, trapping her and preventing her from doing much needed housework.
January 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Going back to work full-time on Monday after winter break. Does that make yesterday my last day off? Or tomorrow?
January 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Were you injured by a student while working in a special education classroom?
Texas Public Radio would like to hear your story to deepen our reporting on the issue. Follow the link to tell us your story.
forms.gle/gxwDF5cua566...
November 28, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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I'm new here... so let me introduce myself!
Lifelong journalist-turned-professor since 2010. Am also an instructional designer. I teach multimedia reporting to journalism students and news literacy to students of all majors. Hobbies: Books, crochet, puppy cuddles (I mean, look at him!!!)
Yorkshire terrioer looking deep into the camera with toys all around.
November 13, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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I'm a firm believer that they key to productivity at work is comfort... so, yes, I'm working on the floor today. (pic shows my current vantage point) #workhappy #teamproductivity #letsgo
Photo of my office taken from sitting on the floor in a corner. The carpet is red, the desk white, and there's a grey chair. Oh, and there are knick knacks abound.
November 22, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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Today’s post-it note mindful reminder… you don’t have to juggle everything all the time. The balls will bounce.
Purple post-it with the words “the balls will bounce” written in black marker.
November 21, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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We have a new Kaplan Fellow! I am so excited to see all of the great things Cherisse does at @abcnews.go.com.web.brid.gy! #journalismmatters #mizzoumade #mujschool
November 20, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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It’s #SelfCareSunday. What are you doing today that is just for you?
November 17, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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What’s everyone #reading right now? Me? Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke and The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. #books #booksky
November 15, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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Has anyone created a starter pack it #edtech or #instructionaldesign?
November 15, 2024 at 12:13 AM
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Progressive white women, take two minutes to read this important reminder from @rabbisandra.bsky.social. The key takeaway? It's not about you. Stop with the "not all (fill in the blank)" already. Listen, reflect, focus on systems and how you can change them.
Not All White Women: The Conversation That Keeps Missing the Point
When the Conversation Shifts: Why “Not All White Women” Misses the Point
rabbisandra.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Happy Felix Unger Day to all who observe.
Tony Randall, as displaced and fatigued Felix Unger, sitting on his luggage on a Manhattan sidewalk in the opening of TV’s 1970-75 “The Odd Couple.” He is en route to friend’s apartment. As an unseen announcer would explain: “On November 13th, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was right, but he also knew that some day he would return to her. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his friend, Oscar Madison. Several years earlier, Madison's wife had thrown *him* out, requesting that *he* never return.”
November 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM
amysimons.bsky.social
I'm new here... so let me introduce myself!
Lifelong journalist-turned-professor since 2010. Am also an instructional designer. I teach multimedia reporting to journalism students and news literacy to students of all majors. Hobbies: Books, crochet, puppy cuddles (I mean, look at him!!!)
Yorkshire terrioer looking deep into the camera with toys all around.
November 13, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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Starting my day with this all important reminder.
A yellow post-it note with black lettering that says "you don't know what you don't know"
November 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM