<p>Illustration by Shakeil Greeley for GQ / Getty Images</p> 
<p>Laugh to stop yourself from crying.</p> 
<p>There are only seven days left in the 2016 presidential. Seven more days and, barring <a type="internal">a last-minute constitutional crisis</a>, this non-stop misery ride will finally be over. How long has it been? Eight? Twelve? Thirteen years? No one really knows any more. All we know is that the 2016 election has done to American democracy what cocaine did to Gary Busey's career, and, much like being stuck in an elevator with Gary Busey, it's hard not to pray for the sweet release of death.</p> 
<p>A presidential candidate <a type="internal">bragging about sexual assault</a>, a presidential candidate threatening to put is political opponent <a type="internal">in jail</a>, dog-whistle racism, <a type="internal">actual straight-up racism</a>; it's fair to say we're at a historic low-point in the story of American democracy. If only President Obama could wipe the Internet clean before he leaves office, so we never have to be reminded of this god-awful mess ever again.</p> 
<p>All that said, there was one bright light during these dark times: Twitter.com. Previously home to die-hard One Direction fans and a few hundred-thousand accounts pretending to be Will Ferrell, Twitter was undoubtedly responsible for some of this election cycle's <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/welcome-to-nazi-twitter-ill-be-your-guide/486233/" type="external">most vile rhetoric</a>&#8212;I mean, just look at Trump's tweets. But there's no denying it also came into its own during the 2016 election. It wasn't fun watching Donald Trump routinely debase our country's political system, but I'm not going to pretend the well-crafted tweets that sparked into existence as a result weren't also a welcome catharsis.</p> 
<p>To commemorate this bizarre time in our nation's history, we've compiled a chronological list of the 100 funniest* tweets of this genuinely terrible, and mostly unfunny, election. Hopefully, if there's anything left in the smoldering rubble that will be America after November 8th, they can be a reminder that there was at least some good in the parade of garbage. Now let's all agree to never ever do this ever again.</p> 
<p>*According to us. Please don't @ me.</p> 1. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status/595313535489581056" type="external">https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status/595313535489581056</a></p> </q> 2. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/mulaney/status/634155794724814848" type="external">https://twitter.com/mulaney/status/634155794724814848</a></p> </q> 3. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/IamEnidColeslaw/status/634517124124381188" type="external">https://twitter.com/IamEnidColeslaw/status/634517124124381188</a></p> </q> 4. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ruinedpicnic/status/637482075638075392" type="external">https://twitter.com/ruinedpicnic/status/637482075638075392</a></p> </q> 5. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/SirEviscerate/status/638537356342075392" type="external">https://twitter.com/SirEviscerate/status/638537356342075392</a></p> </q> 6. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/harikondabolu/status/666764215949074432" type="external">https://twitter.com/harikondabolu/status/666764215949074432</a></p> </q> 7. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/sageboggs/status/667828163557232644" type="external">https://twitter.com/sageboggs/status/667828163557232644</a></p> </q> 8. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/672896890237775872" type="external">https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/672896890237775872</a></p> </q> 9. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/iamchrisscott/status/673952110761807875" type="external">https://twitter.com/iamchrisscott/status/673952110761807875</a></p> </q> 10. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/TheDweck/status/687844188881293312" type="external">https://twitter.com/TheDweck/status/687844188881293312</a></p> </q> 11. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/bazecraze/status/691284564170375170" type="external">https://twitter.com/bazecraze/status/691284564170375170</a></p> </q> 12. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/recordsANDradio/status/703051814669852673" type="external">https://twitter.com/recordsANDradio/status/703051814669852673</a></p> </q> 13. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/kibblesmith/status/718541379966738433" type="external">https://twitter.com/kibblesmith/status/718541379966738433</a></p> </q> 14. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/TheNardvark/status/694968109040586754" type="external">https://twitter.com/TheNardvark/status/694968109040586754</a></p> </q> 15. TRENDING THIS VERY SECOND 
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<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/behindyourback/status/695438054887026688" type="external">https://twitter.com/behindyourback/status/695438054887026688</a></p> </q> 16. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/RexHuppke/status/701237173291524096" type="external">https://twitter.com/RexHuppke/status/701237173291524096</a></p> </q> 17. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/danguterman/status/708229794299645952" type="external">https://twitter.com/danguterman/status/708229794299645952</a></p> </q> 18. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/Ethan_Booker/status/713479005387767808" type="external">https://twitter.com/Ethan_Booker/status/713479005387767808</a></p> </q> 19. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/HumanPog/status/713741562761584640" type="external">https://twitter.com/HumanPog/status/713741562761584640</a></p> </q> 20. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/InternetHippo/status/716365904901083136" type="external">https://twitter.com/InternetHippo/status/716365904901083136</a></p> </q> 21. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin/status/720259227067920385" type="external">https://twitter.com/clmazin/status/720259227067920385</a></p> </q> 22. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/sbstryker/status/727658556233670657" type="external">https://twitter.com/sbstryker/status/727658556233670657</a></p> </q> 23. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/DanMentos/status/728320591598526464" type="external">https://twitter.com/DanMentos/status/728320591598526464</a></p> </q> 24. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/728299373176737792" type="external">https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/728299373176737792</a></p> </q> 25. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/i_zzzzzz/status/733518431740252160" type="external">https://twitter.com/i_zzzzzz/status/733518431740252160</a></p> </q> 26. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/danreilly11/status/751259888433582084" type="external">https://twitter.com/danreilly11/status/751259888433582084</a></p> </q> 27. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/cafedotcom/status/740378718925950978" type="external">https://twitter.com/cafedotcom/status/740378718925950978</a></p> </q> 28. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/Reince/status/740993607289688065" type="external">https://twitter.com/Reince/status/740993607289688065</a></p> </q> 29. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/badbanana/status/740949015009710080" type="external">https://twitter.com/badbanana/status/740949015009710080</a></p> </q> 30. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/742041665251205121" type="external">https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/742041665251205121</a></p> </q> 31. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/meiamanthony/status/743160996320129024" type="external">https://twitter.com/meiamanthony/status/743160996320129024</a></p> </q> 32. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/MattOswaltVA/status/751267557311586304" type="external">https://twitter.com/MattOswaltVA/status/751267557311586304</a></p> </q> 33. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/754005058786910208" type="external">https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/754005058786910208</a></p> </q> 34. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/PaulBegala/status/754343099157979137" type="external">https://twitter.com/PaulBegala/status/754343099157979137</a></p> </q> 35. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/KidFury/status/755279481917566976" type="external">https://twitter.com/KidFury/status/755279481917566976</a></p> </q> 36. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/amfmpm/status/755449902931607557" type="external">https://twitter.com/amfmpm/status/755449902931607557</a></p> </q> 37. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/mattaukamp/status/755511596047298564" type="external">https://twitter.com/mattaukamp/status/755511596047298564</a></p> </q> 38. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/iamchrisscott/status/756323071871574017" type="external">https://twitter.com/iamchrisscott/status/756323071871574017</a></p> </q> 39. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/GarrPhillips/status/756568645564850176" type="external">https://twitter.com/GarrPhillips/status/756568645564850176</a></p> </q> 40. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/AJemaineClement/status/756347488601272320" type="external">https://twitter.com/AJemaineClement/status/756347488601272320</a></p> </q> 41. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/OwensDamien/status/757640786091671552" type="external">https://twitter.com/OwensDamien/status/757640786091671552</a></p> </q> 42. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/MikeDrucker/status/758139850214244352" type="external">https://twitter.com/MikeDrucker/status/758139850214244352</a></p> </q> 43. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/joshgondelman/status/758508667058659328" type="external">https://twitter.com/joshgondelman/status/758508667058659328</a></p> </q> 44. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimDuffy/status/758417030827696128" type="external">https://twitter.com/TimDuffy/status/758417030827696128</a></p> </q> 45. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/Walldo/status/758868709251293185" type="external">https://twitter.com/Walldo/status/758868709251293185</a></p> </q> 46. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ingridostby/status/758869304037158912" type="external">https://twitter.com/ingridostby/status/758869304037158912</a></p> </q> 47. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/759573678480887808" type="external">https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/759573678480887808</a></p> </q> 48. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/gilbertjasono/status/760303035742576640" type="external">https://twitter.com/gilbertjasono/status/760303035742576640</a></p> </q> 49. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jonlovett/status/760593157176176640" type="external">https://twitter.com/jonlovett/status/760593157176176640</a></p> </q> 50. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/DLin71/status/761023573158789120" type="external">https://twitter.com/DLin71/status/761023573158789120</a></p> </q> 51. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/LeonHWolf/status/717111637317173249" type="external">https://twitter.com/LeonHWolf/status/717111637317173249</a></p> </q> 52. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/JosephScrimshaw/status/763100832124456961" type="external">https://twitter.com/JosephScrimshaw/status/763100832124456961</a></p> </q> 53. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/771921076775489537" type="external">https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/771921076775489537</a></p> </q> 54. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/772460287572185088" type="external">https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/772460287572185088</a></p> </q> 55. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/desusnice/status/772477614191742976" type="external">https://twitter.com/desusnice/status/772477614191742976</a></p> </q> 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/theferocity/status/772835879043928064" type="external">https://twitter.com/theferocity/status/772835879043928064</a></p> </q> 57. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/DannyZuker/status/774718154412961793" type="external">https://twitter.com/DannyZuker/status/774718154412961793</a></p> </q> 58. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/775542746157158400" type="external">https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/775542746157158400</a></p> </q> 59. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/JoshMarvine/status/775835316078784512" type="external">https://twitter.com/JoshMarvine/status/775835316078784512</a></p> </q> 60. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/evepeyser/status/776592616934805504" type="external">https://twitter.com/evepeyser/status/776592616934805504</a></p> </q> 61. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMackowiak/status/776619326862299136" type="external">https://twitter.com/MattMackowiak/status/776619326862299136</a></p> </q> 62. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/abwhite7/status/776481595721129984" type="external">https://twitter.com/abwhite7/status/776481595721129984</a></p> </q> 63. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/joereid/status/776811718345449472" type="external">https://twitter.com/joereid/status/776811718345449472</a></p> </q> 64. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/777560106837929985" type="external">https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/777560106837929985</a></p> </q> 65. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/779369940402921472" type="external">https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/779369940402921472</a></p> </q> 66. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/SylviaObell/status/779762088101212161" type="external">https://twitter.com/SylviaObell/status/779762088101212161</a></p> </q> 67. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/780219640744120321" type="external">https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/780219640744120321</a></p> </q> 68. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/aparnapkin/status/782039812404412416" type="external">https://twitter.com/aparnapkin/status/782039812404412416</a></p> </q> 69. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/783145829267898368" type="external">https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/783145829267898368</a></p> </q> 70. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ziwe/status/783289615977414656" type="external">https://twitter.com/ziwe/status/783289615977414656</a></p> </q> 71. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/michaelschaub/status/783490647361671168" type="external">https://twitter.com/michaelschaub/status/783490647361671168</a></p> </q> 72. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/JennyJohnsonHi5/status/784120727158951936" type="external">https://twitter.com/JennyJohnsonHi5/status/784120727158951936</a></p> </q> 73. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/laurenreeves/status/784526072851357696" type="external">https://twitter.com/laurenreeves/status/784526072851357696</a></p> </q> 74. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/willrahn/status/784501181464846340" type="external">https://twitter.com/willrahn/status/784501181464846340</a></p> </q> 75. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/aedwardslevy/status/784504443047911424" type="external">https://twitter.com/aedwardslevy/status/784504443047911424</a></p> </q> 76. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/BillDixonish/status/784531620539822081" type="external">https://twitter.com/BillDixonish/status/784531620539822081</a></p> </q> 77. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/784529991463755776" type="external">https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/784529991463755776</a></p> </q> 78. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/shani_o/status/784576626248024064" type="external">https://twitter.com/shani_o/status/784576626248024064</a></p> </q> 79. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/gabedelahaye/status/784887498333827072" type="external">https://twitter.com/gabedelahaye/status/784887498333827072</a></p> </q> 80. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/johncbussey/status/784769252758806528" type="external">https://twitter.com/johncbussey/status/784769252758806528</a></p> </q> 81. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/BuckyIsotope/status/784605739058880514" type="external">https://twitter.com/BuckyIsotope/status/784605739058880514</a></p> </q> 82. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/meganamram/status/785273637901185024" type="external">https://twitter.com/meganamram/status/785273637901185024</a></p> </q> 83. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/785291824273428480" type="external">https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/785291824273428480</a></p> </q> 84. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/SkipperClay/status/785294315270660097" type="external">https://twitter.com/SkipperClay/status/785294315270660097</a></p> </q> 85. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/Moochie_BMN/status/785296514792976384" type="external">https://twitter.com/Moochie_BMN/status/785296514792976384</a></p> </q> 86. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jonnysun/status/785299378705670145" type="external">https://twitter.com/jonnysun/status/785299378705670145</a></p> </q> 87. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/kibblesmith/status/784985960631205888" type="external">https://twitter.com/kibblesmith/status/784985960631205888</a></p> </q> 88. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/786387229908152320" type="external">https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/786387229908152320</a></p> </q> 89. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/786237633282400256" type="external">https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/786237633282400256</a></p> </q> 90. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ch000ch/status/786983664571781120" type="external">https://twitter.com/ch000ch/status/786983664571781120</a></p> </q> 91. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/RobbySlowik/status/786936084710166528" type="external">https://twitter.com/RobbySlowik/status/786936084710166528</a></p> </q> 92. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealDratch/status/787830961895575552" type="external">https://twitter.com/TheRealDratch/status/787830961895575552</a></p> </q> 93. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/double_cupp_me/status/789088080426831872" type="external">https://twitter.com/double_cupp_me/status/789088080426831872</a></p> </q> 94. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/cecicardelle/status/789588565604925441" type="external">https://twitter.com/cecicardelle/status/789588565604925441</a></p> </q> 95. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jrhennessy/status/790293668183670784" type="external">https://twitter.com/jrhennessy/status/790293668183670784</a></p> </q> 96. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/dubstep4dads/status/790298630100021249" type="external">https://twitter.com/dubstep4dads/status/790298630100021249</a></p> </q> 97. 
<q> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/791407536884764672" type="external">https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/791407536884764672</a></p> </q> 98. 
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