jengwen💜

I'm supposed to define my humanity here with a series of marketable cultivated labels

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

MSM won't let us hear from Ukraine area locals with various opinions and experiences on the war. It's not black and white in any location. This is awesome independent journalism
https://t.co/nYyKJdmHWb

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

The realest guy I know right here

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

I went on Facebook for the first time in years today. In 1 minute of scrolling I realized I don't know these people-- only what their faces look like, the ppl they take pics with, if they got married, had babies, etc. I don't know their personalities or what their lives are like

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

So if anyone wants to know, Facebook is a hollow place. Unless you only want to see the smiling faces of randos you maybe once knew, personally I don't recommend it.

I'll stick to going on Twitter every few months to rant about random things for no one.

Anyways, back to my cat

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

It's HARD for 2 people to do all the cooking/housework while working. I realized this more when I went on a trip with 6 adults. The speed we cooked and cleaned together was astounding.

That's just one reason why this 2-adult per home model is BS

[Danny Haiphong @GeopoliticsDH]

In the US, there's plenty of freedom:

The freedom to sleep on the street

The freedom to die of a pandemic

The freedom to work 3 jobs for poverty wages

The freedom to choose a representative of the rich every few years

In other words, the rich are free to exploit the poor

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

@PermanentAgain @nibnub47 @SpiritofHo Public transportation is improving there every year, meanwhile where is the public transit in the US? The only thing around me are buses that can't even get me out of the city. Living in the US is near impossible without a car.

[Zinn Ed Project @ZinnEdProject]

"Prisons cannot be reformed, any more than slavery can be reformed. They have to be abolished. And yet, they will not be abolished until society is changed. . ." -- Howard Zinn, 1974 in essay ⬇️via @haymarketbooks Art by Lex Non Scripta via @Justseeds
https://t.co/S6Vg8HBYtc

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

@janeruthsozo @sdlizlifestyle @LostDiva @JoeBiden I agree 100%

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

Please sign for BCPS to stop covid from catching like wildfire in our overcrowded classrooms post holidays. December was deadly enough!

Baltimore County Public Schools: PROTECT OUR CHILDREN & STAFF! VIRTUAL LEARNING! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/u7JWG7gxFa via @Change

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

@LostDiva I'm so sorry. I've lost 2 family members from Covid, and losing a son is unimaginable. There are no words.

[Women & Children First @wcfbook]

“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet all the more astute theorists of love acknowledge that we would all love better if we used it as a verb.”

-bell hooks, Rest in power.

[Peter Coffin @petercoffin]

read this great piece entitled "Proletarian Patriotism against Nationalism" https://t.co/OKQCfVf3MK

[cowboyfavazzer ❤️‍🔥 @maduhlynnfazz]

I feel like the person I was in high school no longer reflects who I am now at all. I feel like going to a high school reunion to be judged by people who didn’t know me then and def don’t know me now is not fun. But I also think it would be nice to see some of my old friends idk.

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

To celebrate Labor Day, here's a rant about how crushed I feel in my dehumanizing, transphobic workplace/school system.

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

Anyone else feeling that they have no real control over their job? Like it's all made of systems you've had no say in and can't find a way in to change it? It's making me feel so depressed.

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

Stop forcing other humans into the crushing boxes that this fucked up society made to oppress us.

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

There are plenty of out gay people and butch lesbians and coworkers respect that, but as soon as a transwoman transitions with colorful dresses and makeup, people freak out. It's so fucked up.

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

This rant is also triggered by the realization that my workplace is extremely transphobic. The first out trans person at my work comes in so excited to help a community of kids. One week in, and she tells me she has to quit bc other teachers keep putting her down.

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

Anyone else feeling that they have no real control over their job? Like it's all made of systems you've had no say in and can't find a way in to change it? It's making me feel so depressed.

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

I'm 25 and tired. I'm sure people would say find a new job, but what job exists in capitalism where I can have some control, creative freedom, not be a cog in a dehumanizing machine, be myself w/o a mask, and have the security to know I won't lose my shelter/food/healthcare?

[jengwen💜 @theJengwen]

Spending the majority of my life stuck in a daily routine alienated from my work/thoughts/ideas to fit in my assigned job role to be able to eat.... Tell me again where is the "freedom" here everyone keeps saying the great American capitalism has given us?