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The Right’s War on Education • Putin Tests Biden • Trump’s Social Media Lawsuit [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Hamptons Havoc Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Legal experts are dismissing Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google—even as the ex-president and his allies fundraise off it, Caleb Ecarma [writes](, as Eric Lutz [explores]( Joe Biden’s approach to Vladimir Putin amid recent Russian cyberattacks. On the East End, Stephanie Krikorian [reports]( how wealthy Hamptonites “are suffering” from a labor shortage. “People get upset,” says one hair salon owner, as “the phone is ringing off the hook.” Plus, Charlotte Klein [takes on]( Tucker Carlson’s dystopian dreams, and Bess Levin [finds]( Trump reportedly praising, well, Hitler. Thanks for reading! [“People Get Upset”: A Mass Labor Shortage Is Leaving Hamptonites to Fend for Themselves]( By [Stephanie Krikorian]( [Sky-high rental costs, a ban on temporary work visas, and an exploding population due to COVID have forced East Enders to mow their own lawns, iron their own sheets, and forego salon appointments. “Everyone’s going for the natural look this year,” says one resident.]( [Read more button]( [“As Stupid as You’d Think”: Trump’s Social Media Lawsuit Looks Like a Mess]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [While legal experts dismiss his claims against Facebook, Twitter, and Google, the former president and his allies are already fundraising off their latest attack on Big Tech.]( [Read more button]( [Vladimir Putin Is Already Testing Biden’s Take-No-Shit Approach]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Two Russian cyberattacks—one by the intelligence-linked group that hacked the DNC in 2016—will test the president’s promise of a response just weeks after he and Putin met in Geneva.]( [Read more button]( [Of Course Trump Thinks Hitler Shouldn’t Be Judged by That One Genocide]( By [Bess Levin]( [He reportedly told his chief of staff the führer did “a lot of good things” too.]( [Read more button]( [The Right’s War on Education Is Reaching Dystopian Levels]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [AFT president Randi Weingarten is vowing to protect members targeted for “teaching honest history” amid GOP efforts to restrict how race and racism is taught, and as Fox host Tucker Carlson calls for cameras in the classroom.]( [Read more button]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast