Paul Ruschmann
@paulruschmann.bsky.social
Born cynic. Grew up in Jersey. Alum of Notre Dame '73, Michigan Law '76. Bar trivia junkie. Childless cat guy. "Drink and forget the law"--Proverbs 31:5. Website: paulruschmann.com. Snippets from my novel: @paulruschmann on Substack.
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Paul Ruschmann
@paulruschmann.bsky.social
· Dec 28
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That’s all there is, there isn’t any more.
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
That’s all there is, there isn’t any more.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Over 54,000 fans packed into Dodger Stadium to see a Randy Johnson - Greg Maddux duel but both pitchers were scratched before the game and their replacements were a couple of kids named Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw.
October 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Over 54,000 fans packed into Dodger Stadium to see a Randy Johnson - Greg Maddux duel but both pitchers were scratched before the game and their replacements were a couple of kids named Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw.
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Trey Yesavage made his last start for the Dunedin Blue Jays 164 days ago. Since then, he's been promoted 4 times and tonight becomes the 2nd-youngest World Series Game One starter in history.
I absolutely love this.
I absolutely love this.
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trey Yesavage made his last start for the Dunedin Blue Jays 164 days ago. Since then, he's been promoted 4 times and tonight becomes the 2nd-youngest World Series Game One starter in history.
I absolutely love this.
I absolutely love this.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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A male Pileated Woodpecker working his way up a tree.
October 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A male Pileated Woodpecker working his way up a tree.
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It’s bread baking season again!
October 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s bread baking season again!
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Great thing about being self employed, when you stay up late celebrating the BlueJays going to the World Series you just call in sick to yourself & the paperwork will wait until Wednesday. Its Hubs day off & TinyTyrant is playing hooky. PJs & boardgames all day w/ BlueJays in 30 playing on repeat.
a blue jays player stands on the field during a game
ALT: a blue jays player stands on the field during a game
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October 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Great thing about being self employed, when you stay up late celebrating the BlueJays going to the World Series you just call in sick to yourself & the paperwork will wait until Wednesday. Its Hubs day off & TinyTyrant is playing hooky. PJs & boardgames all day w/ BlueJays in 30 playing on repeat.
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Crows were gathering in the fog this morning at my market. Several trees worth.
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Crows were gathering in the fog this morning at my market. Several trees worth.
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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Stanford this morning
October 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Stanford this morning
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Bluesky still never beating the allegations.
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Bluesky still never beating the allegations.
One more snippet after this, and then it's a wrap!
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
One more snippet after this, and then it's a wrap!
One more snippet after this, and then it's a wrap!
October 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One more snippet after this, and then it's a wrap!
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somebody ask Tommy Tuberville if pass interference is a spot foul under Sharia law
The Holiday Bowl proposed moving to Saudi Arabia, according to an agenda for an ACC ADs call this summer.
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
somebody ask Tommy Tuberville if pass interference is a spot foul under Sharia law
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Okay to be clear the spaghetti is not always green and also I’d eat this right now
I love showing this picture to those who are unfamiliar.
October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Okay to be clear the spaghetti is not always green and also I’d eat this right now
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I'm so late with this, but wanted to get in on today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #character. I caught this beauty giving me the side-eye on my lunch break a few weeks ago. 😁😍🐦⬛
October 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I'm so late with this, but wanted to get in on today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #character. I caught this beauty giving me the side-eye on my lunch break a few weeks ago. 😁😍🐦⬛
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THE DODGERS STARTING PITCHER TONIGHT THREW 6 SCORELESS INNINGS AND STRUCK OUT 10 BATTERS AND DID THIS
October 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
THE DODGERS STARTING PITCHER TONIGHT THREW 6 SCORELESS INNINGS AND STRUCK OUT 10 BATTERS AND DID THIS
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ATTENBOROUGH: Finally, the cardinal ends the Carson Beck with its powerful teeth.
Hang on, do we have that right?
Hang on, do we have that right?
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: But when the conditions are right, the Carson Beck will enter its molting phase, forcing every interception out of its body in one night and leaving it hauntingly vulnerable to predators.
October 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ATTENBOROUGH: Finally, the cardinal ends the Carson Beck with its powerful teeth.
Hang on, do we have that right?
Hang on, do we have that right?
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Morning everyone! Hope all is well. Lovely sunny day for a walk with friends.
This an early September pic from Peggy’s Cove NS of wildflowers
🌱 🌿 💚
#Gardening
#Bloomscrolling
#Wildflowers
This an early September pic from Peggy’s Cove NS of wildflowers
🌱 🌿 💚
#Gardening
#Bloomscrolling
#Wildflowers
October 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Morning everyone! Hope all is well. Lovely sunny day for a walk with friends.
This an early September pic from Peggy’s Cove NS of wildflowers
🌱 🌿 💚
#Gardening
#Bloomscrolling
#Wildflowers
This an early September pic from Peggy’s Cove NS of wildflowers
🌱 🌿 💚
#Gardening
#Bloomscrolling
#Wildflowers
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What's the one baseball rule you'd eliminate if you could?
October 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What's the one baseball rule you'd eliminate if you could?
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Dr Oz: "You'll notice, President Trump, these are discounted from $242 to $10. I don't know what the math is on that. We can't even calculate it. It's too high to calculate."
October 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Dr Oz: "You'll notice, President Trump, these are discounted from $242 to $10. I don't know what the math is on that. We can't even calculate it. It's too high to calculate."
Only 2 more snippets after this, then it's a wrap!
October 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Only 2 more snippets after this, then it's a wrap!
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And while I'm on the subject of appearances, where I'll be tomorrow night, with Kim Stanley Robinson, in San Francisco:
www.jccsf.org/event/john-s...
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JOHN SCALZI & KIM STANLEY ROBINSON – THE SHATTERING PEACE
Two masters of sci-fi take the stage for a thrilling conversation where imagination meets urgency, and the future of humanity hangs in the balance.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
And while I'm on the subject of appearances, where I'll be tomorrow night, with Kim Stanley Robinson, in San Francisco:
www.jccsf.org/event/john-s...
www.jccsf.org/event/john-s...
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Little box boy on his throne
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Little box boy on his throne