Lynne Watts

Just a (British) small town girl, tweeting in a lonely world (and enjoying the Journey). Alternating between baffled fury and amusement, these days.

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

@IvanasStairCam @RpsAgainstTrump Yes! I also noticed that, without even watching the video.

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

Horrific. How can anyone think this is acceptable?

[AskAubry 🦋 🐆🦝 @ask_aubry]

"The young lady was hitched to".. WTF she was a child and he killed her.

I need off this planet.

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

So important.

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

@schizarella The vanity! Absurd. Nobody gives a damn about your video except you. Stop inconveniencing people who are trying to go about their business in a public place.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

You know who’s never needed to get a mugshot taken?

Hillary Clinton.

[HawaiiDelilah™ 🥥🌴🌊 @HawaiiDelilah]

Maui is my home. You don't speak for me. @Potus immediately declared a "major disaster" in Hawaii & ordered all available federal assets to help with response. The head of FEMA is ON THE GROUND in Lahaina with Gov Green to determine immediate & long term needs. You are despicable

[Craig Deeley 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 @craiguito]

Who called it the Great Flood in the Bible and not Jehovah’s Wetness

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

@sljaeger @elisjames @nytimes It’s perfect! I’d go there. 😂

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

@elisjames @nytimes Excellent pub name.

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

@KevinMulhall @TheRealHoarse Which is a different format than #Threads It’s nice over there so far. Less hate and nastiness than twitter.

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

@TheRealHoarse @colleen_gurney Definitely agree.

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

Hey @MarkHamill and @StephenKing are you on threads yet? I want to follow you… 😊

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

To address extreme levels of language enthusiasm, we've applied the following temporary limits:

-Writers, Lyricists, and other Professional Wordsmiths: 6000 definition lookups/day
-Thoughtful Readers and Crossword Puzzlers: 600/day
-Everyday English Speakers: 300/day

[Mikel Jollett @Mikel_Jollett]

Hi just want to say a person’s very existence cannot be “against your beliefs.” That is called bigotry. Thanks.

[Lynne Watts @lynnewatts]

@love2bbquk @WeberGrills Excellent.

Looks perfect by the way. 😊

[Mikel Jollett @Mikel_Jollett]

So we’re clear:

The Supreme Court ended affirmative action yesterday by saying you CAN’T discriminate by helping a minority group, then turned around today and said you CAN discriminate by hurting them.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Read Michelle Obama's full statement on the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision:

"Back in college, I was one of the few Black students on my campus, and I was proud of getting into such a respected school. I knew I'd worked hard for it. But still, I sometimes wondered if people thought I got there because of affirmative action. It was a shadow that students like me couldn’t shake, whether those doubts came from the outside or inside our own minds.

"But the fact is this: I belonged. And semester after semester, decade after decade, for more than half a century, countless students like me showed they belonged, too. It wasn't just the kids of color who benefitted, either. Every student who heard a perspective they might not have encountered, who had an assumption challenged, who had their minds and their hearts opened gained a lot as well. It wasn't perfect, but there's no doubt that it helped offer new ladders of opportunity for those who, throughout our history, have too often been denied a chance to show how fast they can climb.

"Of course, students on my campus and countless others across the country were — and continue to be — granted special consideration for admissions. Some have parents who graduated from the same school. Others have families who can afford coaches to help them run faster or hit a ball harder. Others go to high schools with lavish resources for tutors and extensive standardized test prep that help them score higher on college entrance exams. We don't usually question if those students belong. So often, we just accept that money, power, and privilege are perfectly justifiable forms of affirmative action, while kids growing up like I did are expected to compete when the ground is anything but level.

"So today, my heart breaks for any young person out there who's wondering what their future holds — and what kinds of chances will be open to them. And while I know the strength and grit that lies inside kids who have always had to sweat a little more to climb the same ladders, I hope and I pray that the rest of us are willing to sweat a little, too.

"Today is a reminder that we've got to do the work not just to enact policies that reflect our values of equity and fairness, but to truly make those values real in all of our schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods."