Thread by @AlexandraErin

...and here I thought I was maybe making too much of this.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1319753728665280514

"The night isn't dark and full of terrors. It's short and it's lit very strongly, lights like no one has ever seen, and it's full of, I don't know, pistachios. Pistachios and jobs and a healthcare plan that I definitely have, and will have very soon. Within the next few weeks."

If Donald Trump seriously makes "Winter isn't coming." part of his closing message I am going to lose it.

There was a Fantastic Four story where the modern era was taken over by a time-traveling villain themed as an ancient pharaoh, and his first edict was to ban all time-keeping devices. He declared humanity was on Divine Time. It was whatever time and day he said it was.

I know I say this a lot, but: Trump's ultimate aspiration is to be the simplest and purest form of Dictator. One who rules through diktats. Declarations. The law is his word and his word is the law.

Joe Biden says we're entering "a dark winter" and he's talking about the covid crisis getting worse, but Trump can't just engage with the actual substance. He's got to kneejerk contradict and say, "No, we're not entering a dark winter."

Winter is coming. I'd say you can't argue with that, but that's the thing: you can argue with anything. You can say anything. There's no fact that is so objectively true and manifestly obvious that it's undeniable. You can deny anything! It's easy! It's super easy!

And it's important to be aware that winter is coming because it is likely to make all aspects of the already worsening covid crisis worse.