“The Simpsons” is notorious for making eerily accurate “predictions,” but this time they might’ve executed a prophetic twofer.<br /><br />Social media users are attributing the clairvoyant cartoon with foretelling two unrelated current events — former President Donald Trump’s arraignment and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie hysteria — in the same episode.<br /><br />“The Simpsons getting their predictions right yet again! Barbie and Donald Trump BOTH!” declared one Twitter user.<br /><br />Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg slapped Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records on Tuesday, marking the first-ever instance of a former president being indicted.<br /><br />This monumental development just so happened to coincide with the release of a new teaser trailer for the live-action “Barbie” movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.<br /><br />And while these current events seemingly couldn’t be less related, both were allegedly plot points in a 1994 episode of “The Simpsons.”<br /><br />This latest case of art anticipating life occurred during an installment titled “Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy,” in which Lisa Simpson strives to make Barbie creators come out with a more feminist toy that empowers young girls.<br /><br />In one of the scenes, a clip which has spread widely across social media, the banana-skinned Springfieldians are seen watching a TV program where anchor Kent Brockman addresses her campaign.<br /><br />“Though it was unusual to spend 28 minutes reporting on a doll, this reporter found it impossible to stop talking,” the broadcaster deadpans. “It’s just really fascinating news folks. Good night.<br />And while these current events seemingly couldn’t be less related, both were allegedly plot points in a 1994 episode of “The Simpsons.”<br /><br />This latest case of art anticipating life occurred during an installment titled “Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy,” in which Lisa Simpson strives to make Barbie creators come out with a more feminist toy that empowers young girls.<br /><br />In one of the scenes, a clip which has spread widely across social media, the banana-skinned Springfieldians are seen watching a TV program where anchor Kent Brockman addresses her campaign.<br /><br />“Though it was unusual to spend 28 minutes reporting on a doll, this reporter found it impossible to stop talking,” the broadcaster deadpans. “It’s just really fascinating news folks. Good night.
