A war of thumbs

Over the last 36 hours, Kanye has been live-tweeting something just shy of a breakdown.

Claiming to be “6 months off meds,” demanding an apology from Drake for his line about Yeezys on Travis Scott’s “SICKO MODE,” and pleading with his followers to take mental health seriously throughout, the last day and change on the feed has been confusing, redundant, and frustrating. But no more or less than the rest of the year in Ye-isms.

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Last night his thumbs took on a new target when Ariana Grande attempted to break the tension between “grown men arguing online,” pointing them towards new music from herself and Miley Cyrus.

Ye saw this as Grande capitalizing on his vulnerable state to push a new single, firing back with:

Grande took the high road, not giving up an inch to Ye's misplaced aggression and hypersensitivity to critique. The singer offered a thoughtful and caring response this morning:

Grande capped it with a short, but important message:

We'll see if Ye heeds the call.