Tom Rackham

Composer. Guitarist. Doer of crosswords. Kitten enthusiast. Invisibly disabled, not actually invisible. @TomRackhamMusic. BBC One, Netflix, etc. BAFTA Crew.

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

Champagne Socialism? In this economy? We’re Cava Communists at best, darling. The Prosecco Proletariat, baby.

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

I have, on two consecutive days, missed the last step whilst climbing down our stairs and landed badly on my leg. Is it possible to get the yips about navigating your own house?

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

I want to make a movie about Thomas Edison and call it “The Patent Trap”.

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

@JoannaKarselis It’s easy if you’ve just done the work and got it right. Oh wait, hang on, that cello line just needs an extra dB at 4k. And those drums could do with a scooch more compression. And that synth is soun….

[Adelaide Welden @ohadelaide]

My mental illness doesn't give me permission to be an asshole, even on my bad days. It's an explanation, but it's not an excuse.

Neither does yours.

[Catherine Fowles 💗💛💙 @ccfowles]

I’m on a prepayment certificate from the NHS and all my prescriptions (I’m on two inhalers monthly) cost £10 per month. It’s possible, y’all.

Also if you’re in the UK and have more than one regular prescription, get on this thing - even if it’s just a short amount of time! ✌🏻❤️

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

Had a plumber in the house this morning, so I moved a fan to ventilate & then left it in the corner of the room. I’m apparently so desperately unhinged that @ccfowles��� first response was: “did you leave the fan facing the corner because you were afraid of it looking at you?” 🤪

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

@finsburner I thought Purple Rain was a pretty thorough doc, no 😂?

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

@IHeartFargo Hugs, dude. Shit *is* hard right now.

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

Things that I don’t love during the week where climate disaster is major news:

• Waking up in the middle of the night and having no water from the taps.

[The Tweedy Mutant @the_tweedy]

Hey doctors, if a patient shows up with a "kitchen sink" list of symptoms that gives you the impression they've scrutinized every inch of their body, it is because they're trying to help you do your job.

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

This fundamentally selfish and short-sighted worldview is so vocally represented and it’s no surprise we see it playing such a big part in the COVID conversation. We won’t act unless it directly benefits us. We cannot convince people to care about other people. Or can we? 5/end

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

Been thinking about basic preventative COVID actions that individuals can have a greater degree of personal control over (e.g. mask wearing, social distancing) and the conversations around them. 🧵 1/5

[Tom Rackham @Tom__Rackham]

It’s always “how can women act to be safer?” or “how can women avoid dangerous situations?”, and not often enough “how can we stop men from assaulting?” or “how can we help men do better?” 4/5

[Extinction Rebellion UK 🌍 @XRebellionUK]

The worst news: The IPCC confirms 1.5C will be breached.

The bad news: Bringing the climate back under 1.5C could happen with a global revolutionary effort unlike anything before combining civil resistance & other tactics to stop all new fossil fuel infrastructure in its tracks.