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Andrew McRae

@andrewmcrae.bsky.social

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Writer. For Cracked.com, GameRant, and others. Likes dinosaurs, crime novels, horror, and collecting tiki mugs.

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · Jun 12

My story Dead Man's Hands is now free to listen to on the @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social summer hiatus episode. Give it a listen if you like Weird Westerns, old timey carnivals and freak shows, and a heaping helping of a gory good time:

NoSleep Podcast Summer Hiatus 2025 #1 - The NoSleep Podcast

The NoSleep Podcast finds darkness in the sunlight as we take a break between seasons. Enjoy some stories from our premium episodes. "Dead Man's Hands" written by Andrew McRae (Story starts around 00:...

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 2d

The couple across the bar that dig your vibe

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 2d

Editor: You get those photos of Steven Spielberg and E.T.?
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: what

An erotically tinged promotional photo of E.T. embracing Steven Spielberg from behind, their fingers intertwined

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 2d

Now that I think of it, trump's referred to as a mushroom

Maybe epstein collected them like baseball cards

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 2d

No, that there's tons of rumors about eppie's member and we have the recent revelations about musk being in his files

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting penis talk, especially considering the epstein rumors

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like they abandoned the anthology format they discussed

And are doubling down on chasing the Mignola/Hellboy vibes

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 4d

We're living in an era where hardly anything is sensational, inspirational, celebrational or Muppetational

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 6d

"Yo, bitch, we're at Applebee's!"

CNBC @cnbc.com · 6d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 8d

Judomaster making a big bowl of Nazi soup was super satisfying

#Peacemaker

Judomaster saying, "Zippity zap, bitches!" and holding arcing electrical cables

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

Creepiness aside re: "Tilly Norwood" if someone's favorite actor isn't actually a person they hate movies, stories, and humanity in general

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

You're done because you ran into someone who calmly denounces your pro-fascist rhetoric without taking the bait

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

"If we shoot these Nazis committing a Holocaust we're just as bad as them," is tolerance of intolerance

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

"You're in a cult," is what totally well-adjusted people say to strangers they've never met

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

Your tolerance of intolerance is showing

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

If only Eddie Murphy could beat the shit out of this clown, but not in a movie this time

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 10d

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

The one we actually live in where folks have to decide where their loyalties actually lie, with the Nazi king who supplies very little of their funding or the liberal democracy of the state that funds their majority

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

Don't get me started on Clippy, that tramp

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 9d

Dressed as Penn Jillette's fingernails

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 10d

"Doctor, I have a hump on my back, a hooked nose with a wart, and I diarrhea constantly."

'Ah, Crone's Crohn's disease.'

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 10d

This is utterly moronic to pin on democratic representatives but then again, maga are morons

Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 10d

I’m fucking livid!!!

I just checked my email and this is what the official VA email is saying to veterans.

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 10d

In honor of Dr. Jane Goodall:

Jane Goodall On Voting To Save The Planet, And Why Male Politicians Are Like Chimpanzees

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 11d

My after-schools were the Turtles reruns, the Disney adventure cartoons, and Batman

Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 11d

When I was a kid you got Flintstones and Jetsons reruns with an occasional Johnny Quest or Huckleberry Hound thrown in

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 11d

Y'all a bunch of Wacky Races Hong Kong Phooey Laff-A-Lympics watching mofos

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Andrew McRae @andrewmcrae.bsky.social · 11d

a man in a robe sits on a toilet in a bathroom with a floral wallpaper

Alt: The Dude sits on a toilet

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