Elon’s Terrible Tweets

Trump Blames Ukrainian Casualties on “Rigged” U.S. Election • Latest Batch of Jan. 6 Texts • DeSantis Fulfills Republican Fever Dream [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Elon’s Terrible Tweets Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Eric Lutz [calls]( the latest batch of January 6–related text messages made public, sent between Mark Meadows and various Trump allies, “even dumber (and more sinister) than you could imagine.” The “oddly punctuated, syntactically psychedelic missives” from the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Lindell show this “is not a group of brilliant conspirators, but overgrown children playacting as revolutionaries,” Lutz writes. Elsewhere, Caleb Ecarma [reports]( on Ron DeSantis fulfilling a Republican fever dream: signing a Florida bill into law to create a special police force tasked with investigating voter-fraud cases. Bess Levin [tells us]( how Donald Trump managed to blame Ukrainian casualties on the “rigged” 2020 U.S. presidential election. Levin also [reminds us]( of some of the terrible things Elon Musk has said on Twitter ahead of his purchase of the platform, from writing pronouns “suck” to engaging in securities fraud with his infamous “$420” tweet. Furthermore, Delia Cai [says](, “It’s Elon Musk’s timeline now, we’re all just tweeting on it,” in her exploration of users’ consternation about whether or not to stick around. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Mark Randall Meadows, Suit, Coat, Clothing, Overcoat, Apparel, and Human]( [The Latest Batch of Jan. 6–Related Text Messages Are Even Dumber (And More Sinister) Than You Could Imagine]( By [Eric Lutz]( [From Donald Trump Jr. to Mike Lindell, what emerges is not a group of brilliant conspirators, but overgrown children playacting as revolutionaries.]( [Read more button]( [Ron DeSantis Fulfills Republican Fever Dream, Creates New Force to Police Elections]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Instances of voter fraud in Florida are exceedingly rare, but what even is reality following Republican capitulation to Donald Trump’s stolen-election claims?]( [Read more button]( [Donald Trump Tells Ukrainians Their Families And Friends Would Still Be Alive If Not for “Rigged” U.S. Election]( By [Bess Levin]( [The delusional narcissist has weighed in, folks.]( [Read more button]( [A Reminder of Just Some of the Terrible Things Elon Musk Has Said and Done]( By [Bess Levin]( [From regularly attacking his perceived enemies to running a company accused of rampant racism and sexism, it’s not hard to see why so many people are up in arms about him taking over Twitter.]( [Read more button]( [It’s Elon Musk’s Timeline Now, We’re All Just Tweeting on It]( By [Delia Cai]( [The tech billionaire’s shocking purchase of every reporter’s and editor’s favorite time-wasting/career-building/brand-enhancing platform has caused a whole lot of consternation about whether or not to stick around. So who will?]( [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