Amy McCarthy
@aemccarthy.bsky.social
food, culture, & music journalist. texan by way of louisiana. formerly a reporter at eater, currently pondering a life of crime. WGA East member forever. she/her. // email: amyemccarthy@gmail.com.
absolutely furious that my parents didn’t buy a basketball team for my husband to run into the ground
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
absolutely furious that my parents didn’t buy a basketball team for my husband to run into the ground
did they also fire the guy who could’ve told them not to use two weirdly kerned fonts in the same form apology letter?
Dallas Mavericks Governor Patrick Dumont announced that Nico Harrison has been relieved of his duties as President. Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi are now co-interim general managers. A search will begin for a permanent replacement.
Dumont also shared a letter to Mavs fans.
Dumont also shared a letter to Mavs fans.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
did they also fire the guy who could’ve told them not to use two weirdly kerned fonts in the same form apology letter?
okay yes yes fire Nico but also sell the fucking team you crispy headed fascist
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
okay yes yes fire Nico but also sell the fucking team you crispy headed fascist
pushed it a little far with some leftovers and now i am going to die
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
pushed it a little far with some leftovers and now i am going to die
I have never loved anything more than being woken up bright and early by a man walking around aimlessly with a leaf blower
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I have never loved anything more than being woken up bright and early by a man walking around aimlessly with a leaf blower
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
in addition to ethering elon online I also fully believe that joyce carol oates would beat him in a fist fight
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
in addition to ethering elon online I also fully believe that joyce carol oates would beat him in a fist fight
ok what do you actually think it would take to make everyone less annoying
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
ok what do you actually think it would take to make everyone less annoying
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wow guys all this bitching about wanting “affordable healthcare” and “food to eat”
my god have you ever considered just not having a body???
my god have you ever considered just not having a body???
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
wow guys all this bitching about wanting “affordable healthcare” and “food to eat”
my god have you ever considered just not having a body???
my god have you ever considered just not having a body???
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The second that east coast dem leaders have to personally face airline delays they’re ready to throw peoples healthcare under the bus
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The second that east coast dem leaders have to personally face airline delays they’re ready to throw peoples healthcare under the bus
People on SNAP also fucking pay for health insurance!!! Putting a nickel back in somebody’s pocket when the bill is going up by 5000 dollars does not help!
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
People on SNAP also fucking pay for health insurance!!! Putting a nickel back in somebody’s pocket when the bill is going up by 5000 dollars does not help!
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
these democrats best not ask me for one red cent, I’m gonna need all of them to pay my fuckin health insurance should I ever become employed again
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
these democrats best not ask me for one red cent, I’m gonna need all of them to pay my fuckin health insurance should I ever become employed again
Also college football tradition appropriation is at an all time high but none of them walk all over me more than non-Texas SEC schools playing “Mo Bamba” before a game
Embarrassing imo
Embarrassing imo
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Also college football tradition appropriation is at an all time high but none of them walk all over me more than non-Texas SEC schools playing “Mo Bamba” before a game
Embarrassing imo
Embarrassing imo
these Mormons gotta have a contact drunk on in Lubbock right now
GUNS UP
GUNS UP
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
these Mormons gotta have a contact drunk on in Lubbock right now
GUNS UP
GUNS UP
is anyone in any cool snail mail clubs? i am v intrigued by the idea
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
is anyone in any cool snail mail clubs? i am v intrigued by the idea
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
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More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.
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I love my job, I love my coworkers, and I love my union. I'm devastated the company made this move. There are so few trans women in media at all — particularly ones who aren't confined to "Queer Media" — and I was incredibly proud of what my position at Bon Appétit meant within the industry.
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I love my job, I love my coworkers, and I love my union. I'm devastated the company made this move. There are so few trans women in media at all — particularly ones who aren't confined to "Queer Media" — and I was incredibly proud of what my position at Bon Appétit meant within the industry.
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
The absolute baby behavior of these executives is galling. If you’re big enough to take people’s livelihoods away, you’re big enough to take an ass chewing over it.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The absolute baby behavior of these executives is galling. If you’re big enough to take people’s livelihoods away, you’re big enough to take an ass chewing over it.
see also: media executives
Hard to overstate the extent to which executives across the arts actually hate the arts (and artists).
"'It's time to use it or get left behind,' he said."
Okay, leave me the fuck behind.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Okay, leave me the fuck behind.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
see also: media executives
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Well this piece just won an IACP award!
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Well this piece just won an IACP award!
Melania done got a Cricut
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Melania done got a Cricut