SoCal’s Silicon Valley Invasion

Trump’s Request for Putin • Meta’s Smear Campaign Against TikTok • Clarence Thomas Questions [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( SoCal’s Silicon Valley Invasion Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Emily Jane Fox has an [exclusive interview]( with California representative Ro Khanna about making Big Tech work for everyone. “You cannot have any chance of repairing our democracy if so much of America is left out of the engines of modern wealth generation,” the congressman said. Elsewhere, Caleb Ecarma [explores]( Meta’s reported fearmongering strategy against TikTok. Eric Lutz [gives us]( a look at how Democrats are escalating the ethics campaign around Justice Clarence Thomas. Charlotte Klein [notes]( the hiring of Trump crony Mick Mulvaney as a paid contributor at CBS. Finally, Bess Levin [writes]( about Donald Trump asking Vladimir Putin to help him take down the president of the United States. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Face, Human, Person, Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Suit, Coat, Clothing, Overcoat, and Apparel]( [California Rep. Ro Khanna Talks Gavin Newsom, Eric Garcetti, and SoCal’s Silicon Valley Invasion]( By [Emily Jane Fox]( [The congressman has some big ideas on how to make Big Tech work for everyone.]( [Read more button]( [Facebook’s Playbook to Beat Competitors Has Had to Change With TikTok]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Facebook used to buy up competitors or replicate their success. Now a Washington Post report has revealed Meta is using a consulting firm to launch a media smear campaign against TikTok as it loses its grasp on teen users.]( [Read more button]( [Calls for Recusals, Resignations, and Even Impeachment: Democrats Escalate Ethics Campaign Around Clarence Thomas]( By [Eric Lutz]( [“This is a tipping point,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said following revelations about Ginni Thomas’s conspiracy-riddled texts urging a high-ranking Trump White House official to overturn the 2020 election results.]( [Read more button]( [CBS News Hires Ex-Trump Official Mick Mulvaney, Wins Neither Hearts Nor Minds]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [This is the same guy who helped Trump block military aid to Ukraine seemingly as part of a pressure campaign to get Zelenskyy to investigate the Bidens. Now CBS has him giving analysis on the Biden budget.]( [Read more button]( [Trump Asks Putin to Help Him Take Down the President of the United States]( By [Bess Levin]( [Meanwhile, Russian state TV is currently talking about how to replace Biden with Trump before 2024.]( [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]( [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 © 2022 Condé Nast