Sam Rutzick
@srutzick.bsky.social
Libertarian-adjacent-ish. Jewish. History aficionado.
I see nothing wrong with this? It's really civics education for children, which strikes me as a totally reasonable thing for a Supreme Court Justice to write a book about. I'm sure he'd go on MSNBC if they'd have him; they would not.
Neil Gorsuch went on Fox & Friends this morning to hype his new [checks notes] children's book
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I see nothing wrong with this? It's really civics education for children, which strikes me as a totally reasonable thing for a Supreme Court Justice to write a book about. I'm sure he'd go on MSNBC if they'd have him; they would not.
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Not even joking, this singlehandedly immunized me against bad faith questioning of "why don't they just come legally?"
Seeing this chart as an impressionable young man was a formative moment in my political development
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Not even joking, this singlehandedly immunized me against bad faith questioning of "why don't they just come legally?"
I'd like to think that we can have a world where people can be mean to, say, the droid army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and not to real people. That's the big goal I aim for.
What’s lost in this conversation is that language must always escape containment, so your playful little “clanker” slur is now being directed at people with bionic limbs.
Harmless fun, right? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AjSabH/
Harmless fun, right? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AjSabH/
October 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'd like to think that we can have a world where people can be mean to, say, the droid army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and not to real people. That's the big goal I aim for.
I'll say it. I support US Involvement in Regime Change in Germany, Italy and Japan between 1941 and 1945.
I mean…do you want me to just not acknowledge that the US has done more damage to the free association of other nations than any other state?
September 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'll say it. I support US Involvement in Regime Change in Germany, Italy and Japan between 1941 and 1945.
Excited to die in a pointless war over if the Elector of the DMV has the ability to appoint the Bishop of Harper's Ferry.
Someone on Reddit already got this one 😜
September 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Excited to die in a pointless war over if the Elector of the DMV has the ability to appoint the Bishop of Harper's Ferry.
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Between 1890 and 1901 the Empress of Austria-Hungary, the Prime Minister of Spain, the President of France, the King of Italy, and the President of the United States were all assassinated by anarchists.
oh you know what that's exactly right, this is akin to (some of) the stochastic anarchist terrorism of the late 1800s
September 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Between 1890 and 1901 the Empress of Austria-Hungary, the Prime Minister of Spain, the President of France, the King of Italy, and the President of the United States were all assassinated by anarchists.
If you're surprised that Rand Paul is reflexively against the use of military arms you're not paying attention. He was against supporting the Ukrainians and the Israelis for the same reasons; he was and is an isolationist.
September 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you're surprised that Rand Paul is reflexively against the use of military arms you're not paying attention. He was against supporting the Ukrainians and the Israelis for the same reasons; he was and is an isolationist.
Great column, great book. Great reviewers, too.
My novel SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER is under the microscope in the "Reading the Weird" column over at @reactorsff.bsky.social:
reactormag.com/no-idea-what...
reactormag.com/no-idea-what...
No Idea What We’ll Name It: Lucy Snyder’s Sister, Maiden, Monster (Part 1) - Reactor
Snyder's 2023 novel starts with a new pandemic — one that leaves some survivors craving brains...
reactormag.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Great column, great book. Great reviewers, too.
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The Showa comparisons are honestly applicable given that "the Army has fallen from the favor of the emperor, it is now the Navy's time in the limelight" is a headline
Army parade ‘disappointed’ Trump, so Navy will do one too. The U.S. Navy is reportedly throwing Trump an even bigger military parade this fall, as he wasn’t satisfied by the first one.
Army Parade ‘Disappointed’ Trump, So Navy Will Do One Too
Army parade ‘disappointed’ Trump, so Navy will do one too. The U.S. Navy is reportedly throwing Trump an even bigger military parade this fall, as he wasn’t satisfied by the first one.
nymag.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Showa comparisons are honestly applicable given that "the Army has fallen from the favor of the emperor, it is now the Navy's time in the limelight" is a headline
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Heartbreaking. The worst person you know . . . www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/m...
August 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Heartbreaking. The worst person you know . . . www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/m...
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In Sept. 2008, Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux were slotted to pitch the third game of a three-game series between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers.
Both got scratched. Their replacements?
Two unknown rookies named Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw.
http://dlvr.it/TMLFHM
Both got scratched. Their replacements?
Two unknown rookies named Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw.
http://dlvr.it/TMLFHM
August 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In Sept. 2008, Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux were slotted to pitch the third game of a three-game series between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers.
Both got scratched. Their replacements?
Two unknown rookies named Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw.
http://dlvr.it/TMLFHM
Both got scratched. Their replacements?
Two unknown rookies named Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw.
http://dlvr.it/TMLFHM
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maybe everything will work out
August 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
maybe everything will work out
Why would he possibly complain about this haha
LeBron James isn’t concerned about his fit with Luka Dončić.
But he did seem to take issue with the blindsiding nature of the trade that led to Dončić becoming his new teammate.
@jovanbuha.bsky.social on James' first media comments since the blockbuster: www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
But he did seem to take issue with the blindsiding nature of the trade that led to Dončić becoming his new teammate.
@jovanbuha.bsky.social on James' first media comments since the blockbuster: www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
February 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Why would he possibly complain about this haha
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1/30 – MIGUEL BATISTA
RHP, 2010
Journeyman was long reliever during lone year in DC, famously made 1 start after Stephen Strasburg scratched. Joked fans wanted “Miss Universe” but got “Miss Iowa.” Real Miss Iowa, Katherine Conners, threw out first pitch at Nats Park 3 days later.
RHP, 2010
Journeyman was long reliever during lone year in DC, famously made 1 start after Stephen Strasburg scratched. Joked fans wanted “Miss Universe” but got “Miss Iowa.” Real Miss Iowa, Katherine Conners, threw out first pitch at Nats Park 3 days later.
January 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
1/30 – MIGUEL BATISTA
RHP, 2010
Journeyman was long reliever during lone year in DC, famously made 1 start after Stephen Strasburg scratched. Joked fans wanted “Miss Universe” but got “Miss Iowa.” Real Miss Iowa, Katherine Conners, threw out first pitch at Nats Park 3 days later.
RHP, 2010
Journeyman was long reliever during lone year in DC, famously made 1 start after Stephen Strasburg scratched. Joked fans wanted “Miss Universe” but got “Miss Iowa.” Real Miss Iowa, Katherine Conners, threw out first pitch at Nats Park 3 days later.
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'Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.'
particularly maddening coming from the DC political press. "we didn't remotely communicate the stakes of this election, but Trump has a mandate to do the things we didn't tell you about, hands tied"
a seemingly universal sense, from dems to journalists to pundits, that because trump campaigned on doing illegal, immoral, harmful things it's only fair that he be allowed to do at least some of the illegal, immoral, harmful things unimpeded, he's earned it, and it is melting my brain
January 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
'Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.'
Wild that the Cubans were responsible for hundreds of terrorist attacks in America in the seventies. Say this about Castro, guy sure was ballsy.
January 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Wild that the Cubans were responsible for hundreds of terrorist attacks in America in the seventies. Say this about Castro, guy sure was ballsy.
Nosferatu was great. Love checking in on my good friend Count Dracula.
December 29, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Nosferatu was great. Love checking in on my good friend Count Dracula.
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“I think it’s increasingly likely that the modern humans who were beginning to emerge from Africa about 60,000 years ago were already producing figurative art, and we simply haven’t found the evidence yet.”
Cave Painting of Pigs Might Be the Oldest Known Artwork of Animals (2021) gizmodo.com/cave-paintin...
Cave Painting of Pigs Might Be the Oldest Known Artwork of Animals
A pig painting inside an Indonesian cave has been dated to 43,900 years old, making it among the oldest—if not the oldest—known figurative art piece in
gizmodo.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:39 AM
“I think it’s increasingly likely that the modern humans who were beginning to emerge from Africa about 60,000 years ago were already producing figurative art, and we simply haven’t found the evidence yet.”
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I *guarantee* you with a 6-man bullpen, you'll see guys go past 100 pitches. There's really no other choice, because you back yourself into a corner within 2 games, basically.
They don't let guys go deep now because they always have a rested arm to go to. Guys barely go back-to-back in-season now!
They don't let guys go deep now because they always have a rested arm to go to. Guys barely go back-to-back in-season now!
Idk, I feel like the most likely move is gonna be to try and ride guys longer at max-effort and accept the risk of injury rather than trying to dodge it.
Like, right now teams basically never let a pitcher go an extra inning with a pitch count of 100+. Change the rules, they will.
Like, right now teams basically never let a pitcher go an extra inning with a pitch count of 100+. Change the rules, they will.
December 17, 2024 at 9:10 PM
I *guarantee* you with a 6-man bullpen, you'll see guys go past 100 pitches. There's really no other choice, because you back yourself into a corner within 2 games, basically.
They don't let guys go deep now because they always have a rested arm to go to. Guys barely go back-to-back in-season now!
They don't let guys go deep now because they always have a rested arm to go to. Guys barely go back-to-back in-season now!
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(wait for it…)
It could be the most anticipated 90 seconds this CFB season, from the moment the trophy lever is pushed down to when the pastries pop up, sans the sound effects.
Yes, the Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy is a working toaster.
Details on the trophy:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/599...
It could be the most anticipated 90 seconds this CFB season, from the moment the trophy lever is pushed down to when the pastries pop up, sans the sound effects.
Yes, the Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy is a working toaster.
Details on the trophy:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/599...
December 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
(wait for it…)
It could be the most anticipated 90 seconds this CFB season, from the moment the trophy lever is pushed down to when the pastries pop up, sans the sound effects.
Yes, the Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy is a working toaster.
Details on the trophy:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/599...
It could be the most anticipated 90 seconds this CFB season, from the moment the trophy lever is pushed down to when the pastries pop up, sans the sound effects.
Yes, the Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy is a working toaster.
Details on the trophy:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/599...
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I celebrate our nation's rich tapestry but the fact we all live within 5 minutes of a Steelers bar is an indictment of the American Experiment
December 15, 2024 at 10:13 PM
I celebrate our nation's rich tapestry but the fact we all live within 5 minutes of a Steelers bar is an indictment of the American Experiment
Washington being good still seems vaguely fake to me. I don’t believe it.
Well that was something…
And like that, Washington has won nine games for the first time since 2015 and has its best start through 14 games since beginning the 1992 campaign at 9-5.
And like that, Washington has won nine games for the first time since 2015 and has its best start through 14 games since beginning the 1992 campaign at 9-5.
Commanders vs. Saints live updates: Washington wins, 20-19, after stopping two-point attempt
The 8-5 Commanders return from their bye week to visit the 5-8 Saints today. Follow along for the latest updates and analysis.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Washington being good still seems vaguely fake to me. I don’t believe it.
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The Washington Nationals are one of the most successful farm teams in baseball history.
December 9, 2024 at 11:29 AM
The Washington Nationals are one of the most successful farm teams in baseball history.