stupidjim, For those who like to have a relaxed timeline or explore tab, try using filters!
It filters most of the dooming US-crap out by words or even hashtags. :)
Settings -> filters. Ah, select 'Home & lists' and 'Public Timelines' to clean the explore tab too!
p.s. the image is just a small part of all the words added. Think of 'marvel', 'furry', 'war', 'anxiety' and what not.