If you're tired of all the terrible news, here are the best things that happened on Twitter in January

Yes, 2016 was bad. We're all in agreement on that. But 2017 isn't off to a great start either

Quick recap:

• Trump was inaugurated as President
• Trump began a fight with the media  almost immediately
• Trump officially banned Syrian refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S.
• Trump forgot to mention Jews in a Holocaust memorial statement
• Trump is actually, really, literally, trying to build a wall across the Mexican border
• Other stuff happened but January was mostly ruled by Trump

So, we all need a little respite.

Given that Twitter has become the post-apocalyptic wasteland of bitter political scrapping, pointless feuds and Piers Morgan, we thought it would be a good idea to scour it for some nice moments to cheer us all up.

A mixture of comedy, comment and current affairs: a Twitter smorgasbord if you will.

Ladies and gentlemen, we give you...

The New Uncle

This guy is taking his duties seriously. Boy came correct.

The Sunflower Smile

Because nothing says "don't lick your wounds" like a jazzy flower hat.

The Spicer Smack down

ICYMI, Kellyanne Conway temporarily forgot the words 'wrong / lie / error' when defending Sean Spicer, so used the phrase 'alternative facts'.

The internet was having absolutely none of it.

The Awesome Grandma

Talk about wearing her heart on your sleeve.

The Cute Animal Tweet Off

The greatest battle that ever was. Bravo, zoos of the world, bravo.

The RT-Thirsty Petter

A pathetically desperate attempt for retweets. Also, adorable.

The Rogue Rebellion

Picture: Twitter

After the National Park service retweeted a photo composite showing a contrast in crowd size between the 2009 and 2017 inaugurations, Trump ordered silence on the government agency social media channels.

But one heroic tweeter at the Badlands National Park defied Trump's gag order to drop some climate change knowledge.

Also, this parody...

Badass.

The Sushi Guy

Forget gingerbread men - this is the height of compliments.

The Epic Comeback

Trump declares war on women's reproductive rights around the world with a global gag order.

Women respond.

The Best Hashtag Ever

Profanity was never so political. Or hilariously sassy.

The Dog-Napper

A hero we can all sympathise with.

The Simple But Effective

Just. Cannot. Stop. Laughing.

The Obamas

Proving once again that former POTUS and FLOTUS are the actual definition of #couplegoals.

The Ultimate Throwback

The BBC is literally your dad trying to use young person slang. Oooff.

The Williams Sisters

We can't work out what's more awesome - the Williams sisters going head to head again, or Serena absolutely slaying again.

And of course, the first mega meme of 2017...

#SALTBAE

This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

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