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Melissa Ryckman
@missoularedhead.bsky.social
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Historian, medievalist, geek, feminist, mom, crocheter. Order changes depending on day. Associate professor. All my own thoughts (most of which lately are 'wtf'). Desperately trying to do research.
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Apparently, Ogles thinks Uganda is in Asia…
Image of a Facebook post by an idiot
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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This is who I’m represented by in Congress. What a vile person.
A photo of a Facebook post showing a poverty stricken street with the words “this is a photo of Mamdani’s home country, Uganda. This is what New York will look like after he’s destroyed it. Deport him now!”
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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What I’ve been up to in an attempt to not run screaming into the night.
A bisque fired clay bowl with a handpainted centipede on the inside on a wire shelf A hand holds a heavy clay pot with a lip and carved spiral lines A hand holds a blue-green clay vase
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Because I really need to remember there is joy in the world, I give you my first ever fully finished pottery piece. The center is rough so I can use it as a garlic grater.
A purple and brown/blue glossy pottery dish on a white counter.
September 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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The last few days, I’ve redone the bedroom as a birthday present for Rick. I think he’s gonna like it! The headboard was thrifted. There’s about 8 more square feet of carpet visible in the room now!
Large heavy wooden headboard with a TARDIS blanket on a mattress. Handmade wooden headboard over a bed with blue pillowcases and blue and white patterned bedspread.
July 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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It’s hotter here than Phoenix by nearly 30F. Ugh.
An image showing the current temperature. 91F and “feels like” 111F.
June 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A rare photo of Rick and I. Proof that my husband does, in fact, go out in public on rare occasions.
A man with brown hair and glasses and a woman with curly hair sitting close together under a painting with a glass of iced tea in front.
June 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Rick got me a pottery wheel for my birthday, and The D came and showed me how to wedge and throw on it. Fun!
A top view of a small clay bowl? on a wooden table A side view of a small clay thing on a wooden table
June 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Y’all, I know it’s bad. But sometimes, you gotta step away. I give you #squishthekitten relaxing.
A small dilute tortie cat sleeping on a blue outdoor rug. A small dilute tortie cat sleeping on a large dog bed. A dilute tortie cat sleeping on a blue blanket on a person’s lap
June 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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How to piss off a medievalist in .1 second. #medievalsky
Headline from The Atlantic: FEUDALISM IS OUR FUTURE What the next Dark Ages could look like By Cullen Murphy, with a date of 6/3/25, and a bit of text
June 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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I got up, and she didn’t move. #squishthekitten
Dilute tortie kitten covered up by gray and fake shearling blanket
April 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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This is an odd plant.
Dilute tortie cat in a black plant container.
April 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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An image of Kamala Harris with the words “this is the face of I told you so”
April 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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@adapalmer.bsky.social look what came today!!! So excited to dig into this!
Front cover of Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer. Orange dust jacket with an image of Cellini’s statue of Perseus.
April 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Here ya go!
A small dilute tortie kitten in a loaf on a large dog bed next to a large aging brindle dog laying on a small cat bed.
March 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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So yeah. This is happening.
A post by Iliana Pacheco on Feb 16 that states: I was detained by ICE at the airport in Puerto Rico. I thought it was a TSA agent asking me about my bag given the fact that they were right by TSA. He asked to see my ID which I was confused because I just had my photo scanned & ID verified I. He asked me "what's your status in the US" I said "citizen why" he said "I need to verify that. Give me your passport" I'm looking at him like wtf "what are you detaining me for?" He said "You fit the description". I'm like "what description?" | give him my passport and he said "always cary your passport" so I go to the other ICE AGENT next to him and asked WHAT DESCRIPTION? He said "you fit the description of someone who is NOT documented." I'm like "so what about the people who look American they don't get stopped right" he said "no. If you look undocumented you will be detained" so yeah criminal or not they will detain any person of color. This was an awful experience I'm still in disbelief lol. March 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
March 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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So he can post that pardons are null and void now? That’s not how any of this works.
Image of truth social post by Trump that says: The "Pardons" that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen. In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them! The necessary Pardoning Documents were not explained to, or approved by, Biden. He knew nothing about them, and the people that did may have committed a crime. Therefore, those on the Unselect Committee, who destroyed and deleted ALL evidence obtained during their two year Witch Hunt of me, and many other innocent people, should fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level. The fact is, they were probably responsible for the Documents that were signed on their behalf without the knowledge or consent of the Worst President in the History of our Country, Crooked Joe Biden!
March 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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I needed this today. You might too. The Nashville Zoo welcomed a clouded leopard at the end of February, and she is adorable.
A small clouded leopard cub
March 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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What the hell is an “illegal protest”?! Also, it’s called the first amendment, mofo.
A post from Donald Trump that says: All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
March 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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How a) is this legal and b) does it have anything to do with America being back?

Also, how incredibly racist.
A post on X from the White House saying “America is SO back” and a presidential order designating English as the official language of the United States
March 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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My animals even understand current foreign policy better than the current administration.
A small dilute tortie kitten sleeping on a large dog bed, with a large dog sleeping on a small cat bed.
March 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Gosh, this is going so well…
A graph titled “Changes in stock indexes since Inauguration Day” showing steep declines in all of them
March 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Okay, folks. You know what to do.
A screenshot of a post on LinkedIn by the Department of Education showing an image of an official website for people to report schools and teachers for DEI activities.
February 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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#squishthekitten got fixed today. She doesn’t feel so great, but a snuggle with daddy helps.
A man with dark hair sits on a brown sofa cradling a sleeping dilute tortie kitten
February 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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#squishthekitten has discovered her bed.
A dilute tortie kitten lays in a blue cat bed on a tan carpet
February 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM