published February 11, 2017

Given that we’re 13 weeks into this tracking exercise, starting this week I’ll be adding a section at the bottom of the list: “Some Things We’ve Already Normalized.” The goal is to remind us of items in the early lists, that at the time were unprecedented and shocking, but have long since been accepted and forgotten. We must remember what normal used to be in order to resist, and find our way back — and so we begin!

Some Things We’ve Already Normalized:

The first family is not living in the White House.

Trump is not receiving daily intelligence briefings.

Trump remains an Executive Producer of The Celebrity Apprentice.

Media coverage of Trump includes images of his tweets.

Our Secretary of State is a former CEO of Exxon, who has close ties to Putin, and no government or diplomatic experience.