Aaron Ruder
@aaronjruder.bsky.social
Actor, Stage Combatant, Voice Actor, sometimes Writer
You can think you are an enlightened, rational person and above such things, but then you get a wave of anxiety about aging and the wasted potential of your youth and remember that no one is immune to the human condition.
May 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
You can think you are an enlightened, rational person and above such things, but then you get a wave of anxiety about aging and the wasted potential of your youth and remember that no one is immune to the human condition.
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The 1st Minnesota captured the flag of the 28th Virginia traitors at the Battle of Gettysburg. Virginia has asked for it back many times,but it's ours now. It is our history more than it is yours.
The 1st Minnesota captured the flag of the 28th Virginia traitors at the Battle of Gettysburg. Virginia has asked for it back many times,but it's ours now. It is our history more than it is yours.
28th Virginia battle flag - Wikipedia
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April 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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The 1st Minnesota captured the flag of the 28th Virginia traitors at the Battle of Gettysburg. Virginia has asked for it back many times,but it's ours now. It is our history more than it is yours.
The 1st Minnesota captured the flag of the 28th Virginia traitors at the Battle of Gettysburg. Virginia has asked for it back many times,but it's ours now. It is our history more than it is yours.
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Happy fucking traitor coward loser surrender day!
Happy fucking traitor coward loser surrender day!
Union Dixie
YouTube video by Tennessee Ernie Ford - Topic
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April 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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Happy fucking traitor coward loser surrender day!
Happy fucking traitor coward loser surrender day!
People like me the way they like coffee: they don't, unless they change at least one fundamental aspect.
March 26, 2026 at 7:20 PM
People like me the way they like coffee: they don't, unless they change at least one fundamental aspect.
I've seen Julius Caesar at least 3 times and I still couldn't tell you exactly what happens in the second half. #juliuscaeser #idesofmarch #ettubrute #thenfallcaesar
March 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I've seen Julius Caesar at least 3 times and I still couldn't tell you exactly what happens in the second half. #juliuscaeser #idesofmarch #ettubrute #thenfallcaesar
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Honestly it has to be bizarre as an actor to see they're casting for "Stunningly gorgeous, impossibly sexy character the protagonist is obsessed with" and correctly think, "yes, that is me, I fit that role." Like at what age do you know that about yourself
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Honestly it has to be bizarre as an actor to see they're casting for "Stunningly gorgeous, impossibly sexy character the protagonist is obsessed with" and correctly think, "yes, that is me, I fit that role." Like at what age do you know that about yourself
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The Trump administration said it is ending its deployment of immigration agents to Minnesota. They’re framing it as Minnesota agreeing to cooperate, but most of their statements are false. It’s Minnesotans standing firm and refusing to back down. The resistance only grows. Minnesota strong 💪
US border czar says immigration crackdown in Minnesota will ‘conclude’
Tom Homan says that Trump has backed ‘significant drawdown’ in the state, where two US citizens have died
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February 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The Trump administration said it is ending its deployment of immigration agents to Minnesota. They’re framing it as Minnesota agreeing to cooperate, but most of their statements are false. It’s Minnesotans standing firm and refusing to back down. The resistance only grows. Minnesota strong 💪
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
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PRINCE HENRY
How does the king?
GLOUCESTER
Exceeding ill.
How does the king?
GLOUCESTER
Exceeding ill.
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
PRINCE HENRY
How does the king?
GLOUCESTER
Exceeding ill.
How does the king?
GLOUCESTER
Exceeding ill.
I put in my two weeks notice, so I can now make the announcement: I have accepted a new job as Office Manager at the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of Minnesota. .
I’m very excited for this new chapter… for change, for growth, for theatre, and for learning.
I’m very excited for this new chapter… for change, for growth, for theatre, and for learning.
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I put in my two weeks notice, so I can now make the announcement: I have accepted a new job as Office Manager at the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of Minnesota. .
I’m very excited for this new chapter… for change, for growth, for theatre, and for learning.
I’m very excited for this new chapter… for change, for growth, for theatre, and for learning.
Clap on the beat, people. It's not that hard.
September 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Clap on the beat, people. It's not that hard.
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'you can generate a different ending every time you view a movie!'
'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'
'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'
the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.
like. *hate* art. deeply.
'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'
'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'
the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.
like. *hate* art. deeply.
June 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
'you can generate a different ending every time you view a movie!'
'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'
'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'
the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.
like. *hate* art. deeply.
'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'
'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'
the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.
like. *hate* art. deeply.
Canadian wildfire smoke is no joke today. You can taste it in the air.
July 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Canadian wildfire smoke is no joke today. You can taste it in the air.
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Three Musketeers opens tomorrow. Come have a swashbuckling adventure with us. #threemusketeers #twincitiestheatre
Three Musketeers opens tomorrow. Come have a swashbuckling adventure with us. #threemusketeers #twincitiestheatre
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July 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Three Musketeers opens tomorrow. Come have a swashbuckling adventure with us. #threemusketeers #twincitiestheatre
Three Musketeers opens tomorrow. Come have a swashbuckling adventure with us. #threemusketeers #twincitiestheatre
youtube.com/watch?v=zUzd... Apropos of nothing. Absolutely nothing.
System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. (Official HD Video)
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June 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=zUzd... Apropos of nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Sure wish I had brought headphones so I wouldn't have to hear this wh*te woman's extreme privilege in a coffee shop at 11 am.
June 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sure wish I had brought headphones so I wouldn't have to hear this wh*te woman's extreme privilege in a coffee shop at 11 am.
I wish I had any idea how to write a contemporary comedy, because I have an idea for one extended gag and nowhere to put it.
June 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I wish I had any idea how to write a contemporary comedy, because I have an idea for one extended gag and nowhere to put it.
Oh, hey, post-show let down. I was wondering when you would show up.
April 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Oh, hey, post-show let down. I was wondering when you would show up.
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these turkish delights have turkish ends
March 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
these turkish delights have turkish ends
sending me to the gallows is your answer to everything.
February 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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YOUNG MAN, there's no need to feel down
i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown
you can SEE HIM
he is playing in town
you should go
and
have
a
good time
i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown
you can SEE HIM
he is playing in town
you should go
and
have
a
good time
February 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
YOUNG MAN, there's no need to feel down
i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown
you can SEE HIM
he is playing in town
you should go
and
have
a
good time
i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown
you can SEE HIM
he is playing in town
you should go
and
have
a
good time
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Currently watching Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for the 523rd time
February 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Currently watching Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for the 523rd time
The problem with actually getting to play a session of DnD: it's all I can think about for days afterward.
February 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The problem with actually getting to play a session of DnD: it's all I can think about for days afterward.
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The worst part about being an actor is writing a short bio about yourself.
"I dunno, I do stuff. I've told dick jokes and once made a dude vomit in a haunted house."
"I dunno, I do stuff. I've told dick jokes and once made a dude vomit in a haunted house."
February 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The worst part about being an actor is writing a short bio about yourself.
"I dunno, I do stuff. I've told dick jokes and once made a dude vomit in a haunted house."
"I dunno, I do stuff. I've told dick jokes and once made a dude vomit in a haunted house."