RMJ
@rmccarthyjames.bsky.social
rachel mccarthy james. WHACK JOB: A HISTORY OF AXE MURDER out now. prev: THE MAN FROM THE TRAIN
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@rmccarthyjames.bsky.social
· Mar 22
My second book about axe murder will be unleashed upon the world on May 13, 2025! WHACK JOB: A History of Axe Murder chronicles the humble tool in its capacity as a weapon in 13 stories, ranging from prehistory to Vikings to George Washington to now. Preorder here read.macmillan.com/lp/whack-job...
STRANGE HOUSES, Uketsu, 2025
December 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
STRANGE HOUSES, Uketsu, 2025
Love when I see a friend’s book get a prominent endorsement from a deeply problematic entity which they completely ignore
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Love when I see a friend’s book get a prominent endorsement from a deeply problematic entity which they completely ignore
An appropriate counter-slogan for MAGA at this late date is something like “Are You Fucking Serious? Fuck You Then”
December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
An appropriate counter-slogan for MAGA at this late date is something like “Are You Fucking Serious? Fuck You Then”
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in an alternate timeline you constructed that 9 like joke slightly better and it went so viral your mom texted you about it
March 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
in an alternate timeline you constructed that 9 like joke slightly better and it went so viral your mom texted you about it
I don’t know what’s going to happen with the AI-as-media industry exactly, but I know CEOs standing around in quarter zips talking about how it’s going to take over have the aura of Disco Stu circa 1976. The product’s main value is novelty, which is powerful but short lived. Even for outright fraud.
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I don’t know what’s going to happen with the AI-as-media industry exactly, but I know CEOs standing around in quarter zips talking about how it’s going to take over have the aura of Disco Stu circa 1976. The product’s main value is novelty, which is powerful but short lived. Even for outright fraud.
sorry to post tweets over here but i laughed for a full minute at this @tanya.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
sorry to post tweets over here but i laughed for a full minute at this @tanya.bsky.social
Ryan Lizza saw what Stephen Glass did and thought "hell yeah I want a movie too"
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Ryan Lizza saw what Stephen Glass did and thought "hell yeah I want a movie too"
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what i love is that in 1990 judas priest got brought to trial over the claim that subliminal messages in the recording "better by you better than me" caused two suicides and now in 2025 openai seems to be generating a suicide a week with its superliminal messages and the US government is funding it
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
what i love is that in 1990 judas priest got brought to trial over the claim that subliminal messages in the recording "better by you better than me" caused two suicides and now in 2025 openai seems to be generating a suicide a week with its superliminal messages and the US government is funding it
Is there a Grinch for Thanksgiving? Can I be the Grinch for Thanksgiving? I have a lot of axes already
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Is there a Grinch for Thanksgiving? Can I be the Grinch for Thanksgiving? I have a lot of axes already
One of the worst things about the Nuzzi/Lizza stuff is that it’s as much an indictment of the journalism world in which they began and grew their careers as the abject state of media today
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
One of the worst things about the Nuzzi/Lizza stuff is that it’s as much an indictment of the journalism world in which they began and grew their careers as the abject state of media today
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Olivia Nuzzi spending 2024 doing catch and release for any recording of RFK Jr’s voice
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Olivia Nuzzi spending 2024 doing catch and release for any recording of RFK Jr’s voice
been listening to a lot of Madonna lately and damn, the Grammys hated her ass. no nominations for Like a Prayer? not one?
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
been listening to a lot of Madonna lately and damn, the Grammys hated her ass. no nominations for Like a Prayer? not one?
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EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! (Advent starts MONDAY and it's the perfect time to start MY BOOK):
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! (Advent starts MONDAY and it's the perfect time to start MY BOOK):
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
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This really is the best, funniest summary of this whole shitshow
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This really is the best, funniest summary of this whole shitshow
Talking about WHACK JOB with my @pbrbookclub.bsky.social. Several business ideas have come up:
-beer cans optimized for shotgunning
-anime version of Man from the Train
-public domain Mickey Mouse, axe murderer
-bathtub full of cheese
-beer cans optimized for shotgunning
-anime version of Man from the Train
-public domain Mickey Mouse, axe murderer
-bathtub full of cheese
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Talking about WHACK JOB with my @pbrbookclub.bsky.social. Several business ideas have come up:
-beer cans optimized for shotgunning
-anime version of Man from the Train
-public domain Mickey Mouse, axe murderer
-bathtub full of cheese
-beer cans optimized for shotgunning
-anime version of Man from the Train
-public domain Mickey Mouse, axe murderer
-bathtub full of cheese
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According to today's WSJ, tulip-related investment accounts for half of GDP growth. A reversal would risk recession. We can't afford to go backwards.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
According to today's WSJ, tulip-related investment accounts for half of GDP growth. A reversal would risk recession. We can't afford to go backwards.
seeing TAB perform is funny because trey's backup singers have really precise and clear phrasing and diction, so i can tell exactly when they're singing "the moma dance" and when they're singing "the moment ends"
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
seeing TAB perform is funny because trey's backup singers have really precise and clear phrasing and diction, so i can tell exactly when they're singing "the moma dance" and when they're singing "the moment ends"
it's difficult to work from home when your cat needs one million kisses per hour (KPH)
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
it's difficult to work from home when your cat needs one million kisses per hour (KPH)
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hank hill would kill himself if he saw this shit
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
hank hill would kill himself if he saw this shit
IF ANYONE IS WONDERING HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE AXE IN WICKED: FOR GOOD: hilarious. enormous beard on that thing. very mall axe, viking imitation, not a woodfelling axe at all. perfect for the overembellished hyperornamental vibe of the whole movie
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
IF ANYONE IS WONDERING HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE AXE IN WICKED: FOR GOOD: hilarious. enormous beard on that thing. very mall axe, viking imitation, not a woodfelling axe at all. perfect for the overembellished hyperornamental vibe of the whole movie
Free idea: a salon where I’m allowed to sit and play on my phone for as long as I want after my pedicure, until I feel confident that it’s actually dry
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Free idea: a salon where I’m allowed to sit and play on my phone for as long as I want after my pedicure, until I feel confident that it’s actually dry
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Devastating essay about living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at 35, made more devastating by the author's relation to the health and human services secretary who's spent the past year cutting cancer research.
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Devastating essay about living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at 35, made more devastating by the author's relation to the health and human services secretary who's spent the past year cutting cancer research.
New conspiracy theory: there are no almonds in almond milk
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New conspiracy theory: there are no almonds in almond milk