Leslie Jones’ Twitter Feed Is Everything

Her political commentary is hilarious and on point

Amy Shearn
Momentum

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It’s rarely a good thing when you see the name of someone you admire trending on Twitter. Recently there was a blessed exception when comedian Leslie Jones trended because of her hilarious, pitch-perfect commentary on MSNBC news segments.

Briana Lawrence breaks it down in The Mary Sue:

Something that folks like to ask every now and then is who they would want to narrate their life. After taking a second to bless myself with Leslie Jones’ Twitter feed, I can say with great confidence that she’s got my inner monologue down to a science. The actress/comedian/host of the way too charming Supermarket Sweep took to Twitter to record her reactions to several hours worth of MSNBC news segments, and lord, if these aren’t the most accurate reactions to … well … *gestures about wildly*

Jones’ expletive-laden (we warned you) commentary ranges from the lighthearted and hilarious:

To useful explanations of concepts like “defunding the police:”

Check out more on Jones’ feed or The Mary Sue, and enjoy this rare Twitter trend of goodness/canny explanation of our current world.

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Amy Shearn
Momentum

Formerly: Editor of Creators Hub, Human Parts // Ongoingly: Novelist, Essayist, Person