Dr. Jarret Ruminski
@thedevilhistory.bsky.social
Writer. Researcher. Historian. Lapsed Academic. Poster child for the Cancerian moon. Midnight Fairy King. FDR Liberal. Church of Pearl Jam. Dual Canadian & American.
Pinned
No society is immune from embracing evil on a mass scale. We read about the atrocities of the past, and we ask ourselves, "how could so many act with such cruelty?" But that cruelty is always a mirror reflection away. Evil that's popular is still evil. Resistance means rejecting that popularity.
Emotion and ideology are poor substitutes for rigorous historical scholarship.
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Emotion and ideology are poor substitutes for rigorous historical scholarship.
Skies of painted grey.
After The Rain. 14°C and soggy underfoot. Fieldfare.
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Skies of painted grey.
The framing here is just flawless!
Over The Gate. 11°C with sunshine and showers. Redwing have arrived.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The framing here is just flawless!
Unless your name is Ro or Kim, being an ensign on a Star Trek series is a death sentence 😄
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Unless your name is Ro or Kim, being an ensign on a Star Trek series is a death sentence 😄
Monday at work absolutely fried my brain. I need to shuffle tonight.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Monday at work absolutely fried my brain. I need to shuffle tonight.
The Democratic Party is useless.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The Democratic Party is useless.
The people who loudly proclaim their morality and righteousness (especially when it comes to religion) always have skeleton-stuffed closets. The real work of goodness happens quietly, behind the scenes, done by those who do good for goodness sake, not for public glorification.
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The people who loudly proclaim their morality and righteousness (especially when it comes to religion) always have skeleton-stuffed closets. The real work of goodness happens quietly, behind the scenes, done by those who do good for goodness sake, not for public glorification.
I'm a lurker on a Facebook group for my small Ohio hometown. It's a way to see what's going on in a place I've been away from for nearly 20 years. But man, there are a LOT of absolute cranks living there now, and the entire area is infected with the Trump plague. It's profoundly depressing.
November 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I'm a lurker on a Facebook group for my small Ohio hometown. It's a way to see what's going on in a place I've been away from for nearly 20 years. But man, there are a LOT of absolute cranks living there now, and the entire area is infected with the Trump plague. It's profoundly depressing.
Sometimes I think the entire universe is aimed at preventing me from ever feeling rested.
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Sometimes I think the entire universe is aimed at preventing me from ever feeling rested.
A view for the ages.
An Early Morning Wander. 12°C and clear skies. Rabbits.
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A view for the ages.
I love seeing matte paintings in old films. My favourite appears at the end of "Gremlins" (1984). It's just a wonderful lost art form.
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I love seeing matte paintings in old films. My favourite appears at the end of "Gremlins" (1984). It's just a wonderful lost art form.
This should be on the cover of any history book about 21st century America.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This should be on the cover of any history book about 21st century America.
Why do they keep making "Predator" movies.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Why do they keep making "Predator" movies.
He was more than a hero, he was a union man.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
He was more than a hero, he was a union man.
A golden world.
A Brief Glimmer. 14°C on a rather bleak afternoon. A few sheep.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A golden world.
If there were actual consumer demand for generative AI garbage, companies wouldn't have to forcibly shove AI down our collective throats by stuffing it into every possible system and application. But alas, capitalism has fully morphed into a bubble-fueled playground for tech-bro psychopaths.
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If there were actual consumer demand for generative AI garbage, companies wouldn't have to forcibly shove AI down our collective throats by stuffing it into every possible system and application. But alas, capitalism has fully morphed into a bubble-fueled playground for tech-bro psychopaths.
Rewatching "Star Trek: TNG" and as much as I like Lt. Commander Data, making this guy third in command was nuts. He's an absolute liability who gets compromised/goes haywire seemingly every other episode.
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Rewatching "Star Trek: TNG" and as much as I like Lt. Commander Data, making this guy third in command was nuts. He's an absolute liability who gets compromised/goes haywire seemingly every other episode.
For well over a decade now, Anna Von Hausswolff has been one of my favourite artists, transmuting the sweeping darkness of organ-drenched drones into songs of wailing beauty and despair. Her new album, "Iconoclasts" is utterly spectacular and essential.
annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com/album/iconoc...
annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com/album/iconoc...
ICONOCLASTS, by Anna von Hausswolff
12 track album
annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
For well over a decade now, Anna Von Hausswolff has been one of my favourite artists, transmuting the sweeping darkness of organ-drenched drones into songs of wailing beauty and despair. Her new album, "Iconoclasts" is utterly spectacular and essential.
annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com/album/iconoc...
annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com/album/iconoc...
Have you ever had a moment when you wanted to adopt your best 80s cartoon villain identity and just yell out into the void, "the fools. I will DESTROY them!!!!"
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Have you ever had a moment when you wanted to adopt your best 80s cartoon villain identity and just yell out into the void, "the fools. I will DESTROY them!!!!"
May Monday pass you by swiftly without incident.
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
May Monday pass you by swiftly without incident.
The beauty of gray.
A Rather Grey Morning. 14°C and mild. Hares in the fields.
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The beauty of gray.
I hate baseball. I love baseball. I hate it. I love it. Next year.
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I hate baseball. I love baseball. I hate it. I love it. Next year.
Last night, some absolute ass-hat came blaring through our residential neighborhood at 3 am in a modified-exhaust car that sounded like gunshots going off. It woke my daughter and most of the neighbors. This is why I fully support the death penalty, because some humans are simply unfit for society.
November 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Last night, some absolute ass-hat came blaring through our residential neighborhood at 3 am in a modified-exhaust car that sounded like gunshots going off. It woke my daughter and most of the neighbors. This is why I fully support the death penalty, because some humans are simply unfit for society.
Take the things that do not serve you and kill them mercilessly.
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Take the things that do not serve you and kill them mercilessly.
It's better to be friendless than to have friends who never call.
November 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
It's better to be friendless than to have friends who never call.