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It's link time.

• Brand New: New Logo and Identity for Oregon State University by Pentagram
• Stack Overflow Trends - A new service from Stack Overflow that charts the number of questions about a particular technology over time.
• Prune - Looks like a beautiful mobile game about growing a tree.
• The WordPress.com Blog: Inclusive Illustrations, By Design - John Maeda inteviews Alice Lee about designing inclusive illustrations for WordPress.
• Ask MetaFilter: Finding Beautifully Designed, Practical Objects
• Kottke: When introversion collides with the desire to connect - It me.
• George Lakoff: The Public's Viewpoint: Regulations are Protections

I've been spending quite a bit of time trying to keep up with our sinking ship of state. If you haven't been watching, here are some links that will help (?):

• Lawfare Blog: The Nightmare Scenario: Trump Fires Comey, the One Man Who Would Stand Up to Him
• New York Times: Who Will Save the Republic?
• New York Times: After Comey, Here Are the Options for an Independent Russia Inquiry
• Politico: Behind Comey's firing: An enraged Trump, fuming about Russia
• NBC: Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties
• CNN: CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation
• Talking Points Memo: They're Trapped in His Lies
• Marie Claire: How the AHCA Is Bad for Women - Trumpcare Targets Women
• @drvox: Thread on Trump Theory of Mind - Terrifying follow-up to this pre-election article: The question of what Donald Trump “really believes” has no answer. (And here's a non-tweetstorm version: We overanalyze Trump. He is what he appears to be.)

I'm off to rearrange some deck chairs.