RAY BRADBURY
The Martian Chronicles

They began by controlling books of cartoons and then detective books and, of course, films, one way or another, one group or another, political bias, religious prejudice, union pressure; there was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.

Pineapple, papaya, plantain, pistachio ... And the pungency of self-loathing.

Also bedecked in Trump 2024 hat

Keep it classy, WinCo.

The only thing wrong with this article is that it's not more forcefully condemning of those screaming "queerbaiting" in 20-fucking-23.

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In November, following weeks of comments on social media targeting Kit Connor over his playing a queer character in Netflix’s LGBTQ+ coming-of-age drama Heartstopper, the actor tweeted a short, exasperated response: “I’m bi,” he wrote. “Congrats for forcing an 18-year-old to out himself. I think some of you missed the point of the show.”

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Cardi, after being accused of queerbaiting based on a sensual music video made with the singer Normani, responded on Twitter: “I don’t like this new ‘queer baiting’ word. I’m married to a man but I have [expressed] sooo much about my bisexuality and my experiences [with] girls.” When accused again recently, Cardi B was more direct: “I ate bitches out before you was born … Sorry I don’t have razr phone pics to prove it to you.”

May is World Masturbation Month

Day 6

". . . a sharp blow from a cold spoon is the best way to tame an unwelcome erection . . ."