At This Point, Our Timeline Is Flat Out Bonkers.
Y’all, this Missive is chaotic considering I stayed offline last night despite a big ass NEWS moment and I am only now getting caught up.
Nothing like going through back-to-back meetings only to miss an IM pointing to a story describing how the former president of these United States has been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for allegedly illegal payments made to cover up an affair with a porn star (a sentence that, if you’d showed it to me in 2014, I would have checked your forehead to see if you had a fever): ‘Trump indicted by N.Y. grand jury, first ex-president charged with crime’ (Washington Post).
And while I stayed off of the internet last night and read a book (gasp!), here’s what I’ll be sitting down and mainlining into my brain as soon as I have a moment to do so (picture me slavishly refreshing memeorandum until my typing fingers fall off*):
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Camp Is Caught Off Guard (The New York Times)
alex@alexShit this is what I get for working out and being offline https://t.co/DwMYYJ1ejx
Jonah Bromwich @JonesiemanMANHATTAN GRAND JURY VOTES TO INDICT TRUMP: https://t.co/bLrHeXTFLJ9:50 PM · Mar 30, 202319 LikesDonald Trump was just indicted. Here’s what happens next (Associated Press)
Trump allies erupt in fury over former president's indictment (NBC News)
drew olanoff@yodathis is the weirdest talking point i've ever seen in my life.
11:40 AM · Mar 31, 20236 LikesTrump uses his indictment to unify GOP, even as his vulnerabilities are glaring (NPR)
Fox News Hosts Audibly Gasp When Learning Of Trump's Indictment On Air (HuffPost)
Jared Yates Sexton@JYSextonFor those who don’t already understand, “Soros-backed District Attorney,” which every Right Wing media outlet is saying repeatedly, is just a thinly-veiled reference to antisemitic conspiracy theories that lie at the heart of white supremacist paranoia.1:48 AM · Mar 31, 20231.47K Reposts · 6.73K LikesYour questions about the Trump indictment, answered (Politico)
Meanwhile, presumptive Trump opponent Gov. DeSantis quickly rolled over and showed his belly: DeSantis: Florida won’t cooperate with Trump extradition (The Hill).
And look, all I really wanted to do today was laugh about how DeSantis got PLAYED by Disney, but now no one is paying attention to it! ‘How Disney just beat Ron DeSantis’ (Vice)
OH, and this delightful hot take on the Paltrow trial: Did Climate Change Make Gwyneth Paltrow's Ski Crash Worse? (Gizmodo)
Ummmm…. happy Friday? Be kind to yourselves.
xoxo Amy
* Friend of the Missive Mandi, you were absolutely correct in your morning text LOL