For 3 blissful minutes, Donald Trump's Twitter account didn't exist
If you felt a sudden, unexplained lightening of your spirit this afternoon—at roughly 5:55 p.m. CT—you’re not alone. For roughly three minutes today, Donald Trump’s tyranny over Twitter—that smartphone pulpit from which he presidentially attacks professional athletes, his own appointed officials, and pretty much anybody who’s ever slighted him, ever—suddenly vanished, leaving the online world a warmer, gentler place.