Via a tweet:
Elie Mystal made an excellent point on MSNBC just now
IF #Trump is indicted next mo., we are easily looking at a full yr before a trial!
Then we'll be in the middle of the Pres campaign & will probably have to wait until AFTER the Election
Which would mean that the 2024 election will have EXTREMELY high stakes for Trump.
Why?
If he can win he can pardon himself. If he loses, he goes to Jail!
So if we thought 2020 had craziness, just wait until 2024.
He will do ANYTHING to win!
@GottaLaff Should we really be getting our news from Tweets now?
And who is Dreday1127 anyway?
And where is the link to the MSNBC (which is mostly bogus opinions disguising themselves as "news" anyway) episode where Mystal actually says this?
@PDFlynn Sigh. Because it was Elie who RTd it.
I don’t link to Twitter (unless it’s unavoidable), so no link. And you can’t link to MSNBC if it’s live TV.
@GottaLaff I'm sorry Laffy, but Tweets and re-Tweets are simply not news. IMO, using them as a news source is poor reporting at best, and blatant misinformation at worst. It's not a good habit to make if you really want to be taken seriously by your readers.
@PDFlynn Did you miss the part where Elie himself RTd it..bc it's accurate? Elie regularly shares tweets that quote him while he's on air.
I trust Elie. For you to imply that I'm some fake because I know (and RT) Elie (we've been pals on Twitter forever) --who only RTs accurate info-- is offensive.
If you quoted a RT from a nat'l journalist who you know & trust, then I'd figure that you know that person well enough to share.
It also wasn't "news," it was an opinion from a commentator: Elie
@GottaLaff It would be super awesome if you could convince Elie to create an account here on Mastodon.
@GottaLaff 😢 He’s one of the voices I really miss.
@AlliFlowers Me too, so much. That's why I still have my Twitter account: To read people like him who I can't find here.
@GottaLaff @AlliFlowers I almost kept my account for this situation. But I decided there were others with a much wider audience that would keep theirs and my deactivated account would speak louder. But only because folks like you help me stay informed. It’s a service I greatly appreciate.
@MiriShuli I hope I can help that way, I agree.. And thank you! @AlliFlowers
@MiriShuli @GottaLaff @AlliFlowers
Did the same for the same reasons.
@AlliFlowers @GottaLaff Same. He and @AngryBlackLady were two of my favorites.
@AlliFlowers I've tried, believe me