New-to-me 1886 axe murder in Salem, VA, my husband’s hometown. Justifiable according to the jury but apparently not the neighbors.
RMJ
@rmccarthyjames.bsky.social
rachel mccarthy james. WHACK JOB: A HISTORY OF AXE MURDER (2025) THE MAN FROM THE TRAIN (2017) contact: rmccarthyjames at gmail
Hero. Trailblazer. One of the best men in modern days, because he cared about women and their autonomy.
I always think of Dr. George Tiller when Kansans protect abortion rights. 17 years later and our state is somehow still a site of refuge, even in the wake of Dobbs
I always think of Dr. George Tiller when Kansans protect abortion rights. 17 years later and our state is somehow still a site of refuge, even in the wake of Dobbs
Stop saying "log into a portal." Sounds way too cool for what's happening.
📅 #OnThisDay 4 August 1892 🩸 Andrew & Abby Borden are found murdered in Fall River. But did Lizzie really strike the blows—or ever give “40 whacks”? 🪓 @rmccarthyjames.bsky.social rages against the myth. 🎧 Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/353f3e #History #Podcast #otd #TrueCrime #LizzieBorden
Local Idiot To Post Comment On Internet https://theonion.com/local-idiot-to-post-comment-on-internet-1819569981/
ATONEMENT is a terrific book and this doesn’t detract from it, but…. no way he’d go to jail for that situation in 1935. Just did not go down like that back then. Briony and Lola would both be told to shut up and never ever ever mention it again.
Is there such a thing as a bougie juggalo? Am I just describing myself here 🪓🪓
Last night I got a 3 am call from my parent's security company. Obvious scam right? NOPE MY DAD LEFT THE DOOR OPEN, THE COPS CAME
Omg I’m finally in a hotel (well, Airbnb) when my episode of Forensic Files is on!! I actually have not seen it because I wanted to happen across it when it’s airing one day and 2:30 am 1 pm or 11:30 pm tomorrow is apparently that day!
seems like a perfectly good time to have the opinion “i support trans people” and not try to big brain it beyond that. always been that time
got to bust out "Well, I AM good at solving mysteries" while talking about office supplies today. felt good
Me trying not to irritate the chub rub I got from wearing shorts last week
Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks
Alt: Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks Monty Python silly walk
static.klipy.com
Online gambling and prediction markets need to be treated as much of an existential societal threat as AI
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
I have some concerns to address with this Kansas travel blogger
This isn’t a truck, it’s a narrative device. And the narrative is “parking lot after a Jason Aldean show”
THE INVITE hits wide release this weekend and I think we should all be screaming real loud about how good it is. Like the kind of good that reminds you you've been settling for less for WAY too long. share.google/8lUrg2FEtgFF...
Olivia Wilde’s The Invite reignites the power and potential of clever adult comedies
Courtesy A24 Among many complaints about the current state of the film industry is the decline of the mid-budget comedy. For the most part, comedy films are currently stuck in the realm of straight-to...
share.google
i keep seeing people go "Freddie DeBoer has a really great point about this" and maybe he's gotten a lot more coherent but maybe this is proof that if you just keep talking forever people will eventually take you seriously
100 percent i want to have a kid....but only with about 60% of my whole self. 40% of me thinks it sounds like a lot of trouble not to mention potential mortal danger, and also likes having time for computer games
tanking my own career by Refusing to appear on camera. you cant make me. i developed my skill with words as a defense mechanism AGAINST being seen. making me show face is a crime against me
my husband, who has seen weird al in concert four or five times, thinks he's too good for kyle gordon
for complicated reasons i'm watching the Bob's Burgers San Diego Comic Con panel from 2018 and the first thing they discuss is "How can a cartoon show be a good citizen?" i miss peak woke
Too bad it’s not 2010 because I just had a great idea for a recipe blog: taking existing recipes and asking, “can I add beans to this?”