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Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement is giving fans life in a gloomy world


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Tired of reading emotionally-charged messages in your social media channels about the state of the country? Beyoncé is here for you.

On Wednesday, Bey announced on Instagram that she and Jay Z are expecting twins. "We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over," she wrote.

Cue the elated fans, who immediately took to Twitter to celebrate the announcement.

The Beyhive was overjoyed.

Many predicted that the babies would save an otherwise gloomy 2017.

Others found the timing of the announcement strategic.

Beyonce, Twitter's savior. Within 45 minutes of the announcement, there were more than half a million tweets sent about the #twins.

And some of the post were ... bizarre.