Dr. Amy Scott
@dramys.bsky.social
Canadian. From Alberta but live in Toronto. High-anxiety mom to three glorious humans. Non-trad wife. I write about Shakespeare’s history plays and teach writing.
Interests: fossils, crocheting, and baseball. Other random interests: War of 1812
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Interests: fossils, crocheting, and baseball. Other random interests: War of 1812
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I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
Ford tells protesters to 'go find a job' as controversial housing bill passes at Queen's Park | CBC News
Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
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I know I got a few Toronto people in my feed
A new book launch date in Toronto. This time around at my Alma Mater (OISE - University of Toronto) on December 8 at 3:30 pm. If you are around, come and join me to celebrate this accomplishment in the company of those who have seen my work grow.
@dgb-linguistics.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know I got a few Toronto people in my feed
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I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
Dying things still get gilded by the setting sun.
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Dying things still get gilded by the setting sun.
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‘Tis the season of me bugging PWHL teams and reminding them to please post their lineups, etc., on Bluesky, too. Ahem! #PWHL #TorontoSceptres @pwhlsceptres.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
‘Tis the season of me bugging PWHL teams and reminding them to please post their lineups, etc., on Bluesky, too. Ahem! #PWHL #TorontoSceptres @pwhlsceptres.bsky.social
That feeling of wanting to read but you’ve just finished an emotionally impactful book and you’re not ready to move on.
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
That feeling of wanting to read but you’ve just finished an emotionally impactful book and you’re not ready to move on.
With no due respect JD, Canadians are not “obsessed” with US politics. What the US does affects us deeply, especially the whole annexation thing. And while our immigration system is flawed, I’m grateful it is not replicating the shameful violence and lawlessness of your system. Quiet, piggy.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
With no due respect JD, Canadians are not “obsessed” with US politics. What the US does affects us deeply, especially the whole annexation thing. And while our immigration system is flawed, I’m grateful it is not replicating the shameful violence and lawlessness of your system. Quiet, piggy.
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The first book in my series, Late Tudor and Stuart Drama: Readings in Feminist Theories and Histories, is out! Please, friends, spread the word about the book (ask your libraries to buy it) but also about the series. I'd love to read your manuscript! More info in my pinned post. #EarlyModern
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The first book in my series, Late Tudor and Stuart Drama: Readings in Feminist Theories and Histories, is out! Please, friends, spread the word about the book (ask your libraries to buy it) but also about the series. I'd love to read your manuscript! More info in my pinned post. #EarlyModern
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I'm pleased to announce another new title in @universitypress.cambridge.org 's series Elements in Historical Study and practice is out and downloadable for free till Dec. 5. Chiel van den Akker, Knowledge and Narrative. doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Knowledge and Narrative
Cambridge Core - Global History - Knowledge and Narrative
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November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I'm pleased to announce another new title in @universitypress.cambridge.org 's series Elements in Historical Study and practice is out and downloadable for free till Dec. 5. Chiel van den Akker, Knowledge and Narrative. doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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I tried to type “something” while texting, and I accidentally ended up typing letters that my phone auto-corrected to “AI ethos” and wow that’s almost an oxymoron. Also, my phone is bad for doing this and I am throwing it away.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I tried to type “something” while texting, and I accidentally ended up typing letters that my phone auto-corrected to “AI ethos” and wow that’s almost an oxymoron. Also, my phone is bad for doing this and I am throwing it away.
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my goal is to one day become doug ford's sleep paralysis demon and I believe that goal becomes more real with every article I write about him.
Ontario NDP leader ejected from Question Period after incorrectly labelling Ford gov as "corrupt," not "evil"
Ontario NDP leader ejected from Question Period after incorrectly labelling Ford gov as "corrupt," not "evil"
QUEEN’S PARK - Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles was kicked out of Question Period this morning after criticizing Doug Ford and incorrectly calling him and his entire government “corrupt,” instead of “t...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
my goal is to one day become doug ford's sleep paralysis demon and I believe that goal becomes more real with every article I write about him.
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Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad
Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad - The Beaverton
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in production today on a new advertisement meant to play on U.S. television that sees former President Ronald Reagan point out how he, like most people, tho...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad
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Join me in the trenches that are “putting the kids to bed.” I cuddle with each one and listen if they want to talk - yes I crawl up into my 9 year old’s loft bed. It’s often the hardest part of my day because kids don’t want to go to sleep. But it’s also the best part of my day at the same time.
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Join me in the trenches that are “putting the kids to bed.” I cuddle with each one and listen if they want to talk - yes I crawl up into my 9 year old’s loft bed. It’s often the hardest part of my day because kids don’t want to go to sleep. But it’s also the best part of my day at the same time.
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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
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We’re all piggy. Stay loud.
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
We’re all piggy. Stay loud.
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
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Plea Roll for the Court of Common Pleas for Richard III's reign. Nothing to add, really, I just think it's cool. TNA CP 40/888 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3...
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Plea Roll for the Court of Common Pleas for Richard III's reign. Nothing to add, really, I just think it's cool. TNA CP 40/888 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3...
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Twitter and chat gpt are down. Bad day for people who suck.
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Twitter and chat gpt are down. Bad day for people who suck.
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Portrait of an intense young man with a statuette — Venus? Or Susanna? By Agnolo Bronzino, who was born in Florence on this day in 1503.
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Portrait of an intense young man with a statuette — Venus? Or Susanna? By Agnolo Bronzino, who was born in Florence on this day in 1503.
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Almost geometrically perfect portrait of a lady with her lapdog, in 1537, painted by Agnolo Bronzino of Florence. He was born on this day in 1503.
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Almost geometrically perfect portrait of a lady with her lapdog, in 1537, painted by Agnolo Bronzino of Florence. He was born on this day in 1503.
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Being a woman on the internet is exhausting. 🫠
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Being a woman on the internet is exhausting. 🫠
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finally figured out what this larry summers crap reminded me of: @laurakolb.bsky.social's essay on anger and Shakespeare's women. She points out the doubleness of such revelations: a rhetoric of discovery, yet what is discovered is what we knew.
essay here: electricliterature.com/the-very-mod...
essay here: electricliterature.com/the-very-mod...
The Very Modern Anger of Shakespeare’s Women - Electric Literature
What “Measure for Measure” means to us in 2019
electricliterature.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
finally figured out what this larry summers crap reminded me of: @laurakolb.bsky.social's essay on anger and Shakespeare's women. She points out the doubleness of such revelations: a rhetoric of discovery, yet what is discovered is what we knew.
essay here: electricliterature.com/the-very-mod...
essay here: electricliterature.com/the-very-mod...