I often catch up on latest news around several topics, sports etc. Twitter is normally faster then news mediums. So every now and then I check the trends. Every single trend you click turns into a cess pit from tweet nr 2 or 3.
Don't check the trends. Find a circle of people with your interests and stay away from political spam you're not interested in. That makes Twitter very useful for e.g. following research or getting informed opinions.
