British singer Charli XCX is credited with commandeering ‘brat’ and Kamala Harris’ presidential election campaign got a big summer boost when she received the modern definition of a political endorsement: A celebrity’s tweet stating “kamala IS brat”.

But it’s November now, and ‘brat’ might better represent the Harris campaign as an acronym: Beaten, rejected, adrift, and terrified.

Confusion soon gave way to despair among Trump’s detractors this week as the ramifications of another four years of his vision became clear. Terrified for women. Terrified for Gaza. Terrified for trade. Terrified.

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