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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 20h

Since the shutdown began October 1, the Trump administration has delayed or canceled over $27 billion in funding to 16 states, almost all of which are run by Democrats, and all of which voted for Kamala Harris in the presidential election.

Trump Calls Democrats the Party of “Satan” as Blue States Are Hit With Funding Cuts, National Guard Deployments

Oregon, Illinois, and California are among the targeted states. They all went for Kamala Harris in 2024.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 As you may have seen, in recent days, I've been going to the Broadview ICE facility near where I live. For @vanityfair.com I wrote about those protests & the hell that the Chicago area is being put through thanks to ICE/DHS. I hope you'll read this & share it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Postcard From Chicago: There’s an ICE Facility in My Backyard

Chicago was not a war zone when Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz began. DHS and ICE have made it one.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 2d

As preseason kicks off and fans await LeBron James’s return to the court, Yaron Weitzman digs into the machinations behind the history-making father-son deal.

The Inside Story of How Bronny Got the Lakers Gig

As preseason kicks off and fans await LeBron James’s return to the court, Yaron Weitzman digs into the machinations behind the history-making father-son deal.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 4d

Diddy, who declined to testify at trial earlier this year, made his lengthiest public statement in years Friday before a judge sentenced him to about four years in prison on prostitution-related charges.

“I Brought You Into My Mess”: Inside the Sentencing of Sean “Diddy” Combs

On Friday, nearly two years after his public tailspin began, a Manhattan judge decided that Combs would serve more than four years in prison for two prostitution-related offenses.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 4d

Gore Vidal, who would have turned 100 this month, made an art of his public rivalries. In his last years, his ultimate sparring partner was Christopher Hitchens, a friend turned adversary—and fellow VF contributor.

Gore Vidal’s Final Feud

The author and commentator, who would have turned 100 this month, made an art of his public rivalries. In his last years, his ultimate sparring partner was Christopher Hitchens, a friend turned advers...

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 5d

'The Onion' wants an Oscar. CEO Ben Collins knows just how to sell their 20-minute 'Jeffrey Epstein' mockumentary to the Academy: “Do you like pedophiles? I don’t think you do. You know what you could do to prove it?"

The Onion Wants an Oscar for 'Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile'—Coming to a Theater Near You

And Onion CEO Ben Collins knows just how to sell this 20-minute mockumentary to the Academy: “Do you like pedophiles? I don’t think you do. You know what you could do to prove it?”

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 8d

In VF’s new digital cover story, special correspondent James Pogue examines the question of whether Zohran Mamdani is the future of American politics—or a fantasy.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 9d

Just five weeks before election day, controversial New York City Mayor Eric Adams has upended the contentious race for his seat, announcing in a nearly nine-minute-long video that he would not seek a second term.

Eric Adams Drops Out of the New York Mayor's Race

New York Mayor Eric Adams will not seek a second term, he announced on Sunday.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 13d

Who will be in charge of TikTok’s US-based operations (and the data of millions of American users)? Trump said a trio of billionaires will oversee the social-media platform’s algorithm.

Who’s Who in the TikTok Deal?

Trump says a trio of billionaires will oversee the social-media platform’s algorithm.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 13d

The two-time Oscar winner on playing a ruthless white supremacist in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie, the killing of Charlie Kirk, and the directorial project he’s brewing up with Tom Hardy.

Sean Penn Is Ready to Fight in 'One Battle After Another': “God Knows I’ve Not Been Shy”

The two-time Oscar winner on playing a ruthless white supremacist in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie, the killing of Charlie Kirk, and the directorial project he’s brewing up with Tom Hardy.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 14d

“He tried his best to cancel me,” said Kimmel in his first monologue since his suspension. “Instead, he forced millions of people to watch the show. That backfired bigly.”

Jimmy Kimmel Doesn’t Spare Trump As He Returns to ABC

“He tried his best to cancel me,” said Kimmel in his first monologue since his suspension. “Instead, he forced millions of people to watch the show. That backfired bigly.”

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 14d

Pakistani journalist Taha Siddiqui founded the Dissident Club as a refuge for expat journalists, activists, and others exiled from their home countries.

Liam Scott goes inside the Parisian sanctuary for VF's October issue.

After Roadside Violence in Islamabad, Taha Siddiqui Fled to France—and Built a Watering Hole for All

The Pakistani journalist saw an opportunity in Parisian nightlife, making a bar for drinking, dancing, and discourse.

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Keziah Weir @keziahweir.bsky.social · 14d

For @vanityfair.com, I chatted with Mona Awad about 'We Love You, Bunny,' out today.
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Novelist Mona Awad on Her Dark Impulses: “No Boys Were Axed in the Making of This Book”

The author chats with VF about the much-anticipated sequel to her best-selling novel, 'Bunny,' Reddit reader theories, and the horror of the MFA.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 15d

Jimmy Kimmel will return to the airwaves on Tuesday.

After facing increased criticism from Hollywood, Disney reinstated the host—who was pulled from the air over remarks he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

No Joke: Jimmy Kimmel Returns Tuesday as ABC Lifts Suspension

After facing increased criticism from Hollywood, Disney reinstated the host—who was pulled from the air over remarks he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 16d

Mourners had gathered outside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona by 4 a.m. local time to pay their respects to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

By 11 a.m., nearly all seats in the stadium were full, the air a combination tent revival and political rally.

Turning Point USA Will Be “Bigger Than Ever”: A Prelude to the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service

Mourners had gathered outside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona by 4 a.m. to pay their respects to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 18d

On Friday morning, the House passed a stopgap measure to keep the government’s lights on through November 21, in a mostly party-line vote. But it failed in the Senate later in the afternoon as Democrats stood against it, setting the stage for a shutdown at the end of the month.

The Looming Shutdown Is a Test for the Democrats’ Resolve

Chuck Schumer blinked in his first showdown with the Republican majority last spring. Will he finally show some fight?

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 19d

Are studio screwups choking late-night TV? In part two of a two-part series, nearly a dozen insiders examine the economic forces pummeling the genre, and consider who’s really to blame.

Are Studio Screwups Choking Late-Night TV?

In part two of a two-part series, nearly a dozen insiders examine the economic forces pummeling the genre, and consider who’s really to blame. As one puts it, “If 5 million people are watching a show ...

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 20d

And we’re not just talking about Jimmy Kimmel. In part one of a two-part series, nearly a dozen insiders explain how one of comedy’s oldest genres is being strangled—starting with the chilling effect of Trump’s culture wars.

Late-Night TV Isn’t Dying—It’s Being Murdered

And we’re not just talking about Jimmy Kimmel. In part one of a two-part series, nearly a dozen insiders explain how one of comedy’s oldest genres is being strangled—starting with the chilling effect ...

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 20d

After months of the president’s badgering, the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates amid signs that Trump’s economy is not as strong as he’s claimed.

Donald Trump Finally Bullied Jerome Powell Into Cutting Interest Rates

After months of the president’s badgering, the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates amid signs that Trump’s economy is not as strong as he’s claimed.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 22d

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk and the pundits and politicians sanitizing his legacy.

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

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Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 25d

Decoding the messages of Charlie Kirk's killer.

Groypers, Helldivers 2, Furries: What do the Messages Left by Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer Actually Mean?

Suspect Tyler Robinson allegedly inscribed messages on bullet casings that reference video games and internet culture—but they hardly point toward a coherent ideology.

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Erin Vanderhoof @vanderhoofy.bsky.social · 25d

after reading media theory about this for MONTHS, i present my Grand Unified Theory of why video essays are so good these days! With many thanks to @lindsayellis.bsky.social, who provided her thoughts on the matter www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...