1. Ezra Klein has a pep talk about the first few weeks of this “being in a clown car going 250 mph off a cliff” presidency:
If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him.
[…] Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him.
2. Meanwhile, people are out there making the world a better place, fighting the power and/or and compiling a dictionary of every IKEA product name and its meaning.
3. Happy Valentine’s Day!
(from artist Sarah Epperson)