Trevor Mark Thomas

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@Kerry2001 Ah, you know. The “other” place. It is much nicer there.

@TMThomasWriter Ah yes. I have no idea which particular other place you mean… don’t go without telling me 🥺

I reckon it’s high time to abandon this place. The other place is much livelier now. I’ll delete this account at the end of the month. Bye for now.

@polyscribe2 Not much point suffering here really.

@TMThomasWriter Bye Trevor, I hope it goes well. I might join you at some point.

@Aiannucci Our precious bodily fluids will be even more precious by the time this lot have finished fucking everything up.

Well, well, well.

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissistic moron.”  H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

@redhistorian Beautifully put. I need to be more patient when discussing politics with other people. Be less caustic for sure.

Every cause we believe in - climate action, equality, peace, welfare - depends on relearning our ability to argue for those things, in the democracy that we have, not the one we might want. Despair is natural, but it's not a strategy. There is a vast body of work to be done. END

If Lincoln spoke to "the better angels of our nature", Trump calls to our demons. His return is a moral as well as political tragedy. As others study his example, progressives will need to think harder about how to respond. As so often, I've been thinking about Gladstone...🧵

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

@BenMyers1 I’m devastated but not totally surprised. We’re fucked.

@rafaelbehr You were bang on the money, as ever.

@jamesHa05055422 @michaelwhite It’ll get much, much worse.

@TMThomasWriter @michaelwhite So record inflation and two active wars isn't grisly.

Look on the bright side. Trump got a decisive win, so no insurrection. Time for quiet reflection.This is the most significant US election of my nearly 80 years and has potential to change everything. I fear the post-war era is over as US power retreats into isolation 1918-style.

@IanMartin That picture of him makes me very angry indeed. It distills everything I hate about him. Which is everything.

@youwouldknow Even that’s wearing a bit thin.

The only thing that can save the banter right now is Gary Barlow’s massive son 🫡

@lewis_goodall But there might be a possible Republican trifecta too? Nooooo.

The Dems’ best chance to maintain any power in DC now is in the House.

@IanDunt I think we’re done. I’m going to hug my dogs and hope that makes me feel less awful.

Just that old, dank sense of horror, weighing on your guts. Welcome back, old friend.

Yeah I'd say I'm struggling to maintain any sense of hope now.

@simon_schama @Mikel_Jollett Me too.

@Mikel_Jollett 11

On a scale of 1-10, how doom-y do people feel?

@ememess It’s dwindling. I’ve also lost a 5p bet with my mate. Ugh.

@MrPMHarrison There’s nothing else to do. How depressing.

@MumblinDeafRo You have made a wise decision.

@freddiejh8 @BNHWalker It’s not happening is it?

Things are looking very bad for Harris h/t @BNHWalker