Jenne Lovin (Kea)

She/Her•PNW grown•former desert captive•bookworm•writer•moviebuff 💖💜💙

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

https://t.co/bo5oPiioA5 Give to LGBTQ girls/gays/theys in Russia for Huddy & Connie’s Birthday, like Mother Rachel Reid did. We’re half way to our goal! #heatedrivalry #hollanov #HudsonWilliams #ConnorStorrie #rainbowrailroad #LGBTQIA #crave #HBOmax

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

The 'Hollanov Gives Back' fundraiser supporting Rainbow Railroad
https://t.co/bo5oPiioA5
Rainbow Railroad’s work in Russia directly aligns with the story being told in Heated Rivalry. For LGBTQ in Russia, simply living openly can put them at risk.(HR 📸 cred: frenchnbookish)

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read:

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?”

A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:

• Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.

• You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?' If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.”

-Nate White

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

This is the church of ___________

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@cameronmonaghan @MarkHamill This is so 😂 So stoked to play!

[Moniza Hossain @moniza_hossain]

I had men in my mentions incandescent with rage over this one

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@AppleTV Watching MLS & the sound is reminiscent of the ol’ radio days. If we’re forced to watch on your platform you could at least have quality audio.

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@awilliamscomedy @Phreckles @Skaihai_ @lunarrootrising @simsimmaaz It’s racist when that group of people is oppressed by the society they exist in, a system that functions to prolong unjust treatment. Otherwise, that name calling, it’s just unkind. Are you opposed to “googling” your questions? It’s not Black people’s burden to educate you

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@gabesanbelt @gabesanbelt Noooo I miss you the most! I went camping & hiked & ate oysters & had margaritas, such a good one 🥰 🫶🏻

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@gabesanbelt 💯

[manny @mannyfidel]

bold of fox news to make biden look sick as hell

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

Imagine that. The banks in control of everything are afraid workers are gaining too much power.

Perpetual systemic wage stagnation is intentional. We’ve always known that but they just said the quiet part out loud.

Via @theintercept

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

Because of course he did. https://t.co/MftjFMnU0W

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@gabesanbelt I didn’t see those 😳 I got Supreme Cauliflower pizza 🤤

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@gabesanbelt Excited I just got back from Costco 🙌🏻😂 & didn’t overspend

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@gabesanbelt Frantically googling the million boba spots around here because I never heard of it but MUST HAVE! 😂

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@gabesanbelt What kinda boba is this? 🤔

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@cameronmonaghan Played a serial killer kid in an episode of Criminal Minds, now getting sliced up by a serial killer. You’ve come full circle ⭕️

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@KarenKilgariff So sorry for your loss 🥺❤️

[Jenne Lovin (Kea) @JenneLovin]

@JaimePrimak Mama. Guillermo Del Toro projects have the best creatures, Pans Labyrinth showcases this and now Antlers, the absolute scariest beasties.