They could save lives and, more importantly, let people know what happens when they’re all out of trucks (Oligarch Chess)

July 2020

“As Covid-19 cases rise across the country, many states are also fighting another tragic medical condition known as being a fucking idiot. Many people on the right claim that wearing masks is a violation of their constitutional freedom, and some men feel that wearing them is emasculating and a sign of weakness. 

In fact, men are less likely to wear masks than women, leading some to view them as the condom of the face – which makes sense, because the ones I use glow in the dark and feature an off-brand Bart Simpson. 

The situation is especially tragic as masks, or the refusal thereof, have been twisted into a culture war by Trump and other Republican politicians who have pointedly refused to wear masks in public despite direct guidance from federal public health agencies. Masks should not be a culture war. 

It would be great if we could just get conservatives to wear masks that say shit like ‘my other mask is a gun,’ or ‘I drive trucks and eat ass and I’m all out of trucks.’ They could save lives and, more importantly, let people know what happens when they’re all out of trucks.” —Samantha Bee

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“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night On Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”