Stephanie Ricker
quoththegirl.bsky.social
Stephanie Ricker
@quoththegirl.bsky.social
Voracious reader, sporadic writer, pitiless editor, avid tree-climber.
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Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.

Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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William the Conquerer's oldest son was Robert Curthose, meaning "short trousers", which means…

WHOOOO LIVES IN A CASTLE IN THE 11TH CENTURY?
PRINCEBOB SHORTPANTS!
MEDIEVAL AND NORMAN AND ROYAL IS HE
PRINCEBOB SHORTPANTS!
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher!
November 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
*Possibly apocryphal/a one-time occurrence in rather than common practice in ancient Rome, but I feel like a lot of today's wealthy and powerful would really benefit from someone beside them reminding them that death will come for us all regardless of our status.
October 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM