Gabriel Sherman
@gabrielsherman.bsky.social
Vanity Fair special correspondent, screenwriter of THE APPRENTICE
In The Zone of Interest the Nazis talk about death camps like a business “We need to get better at treating this like a business,’’ said Lyons, who added that he wanted a deportation system that would work like Amazon Prime “but with human beings.’’ www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
We’re About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like
The Trump administration’s campaign to remove millions of people from the United States could soon be supercharged by Congress.
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the way the markets are going people might actually have to eat the dogs and the cats
Trump’s authoritarian rule has scared Wall Street CEOs. My latest: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“He’s Not Listening to Anyone or Anything”: Why Wall Street Bent the Knee to Trump on Tariffs
The stock market has been one of the few data points that Donald Trump cared about, but even that guardrail may have come off as his long-desired tariff scheme roils trading. Meanwhile the banks, who ...
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Rubio has been cut out of foreign policy decisions and is not happy, sources say. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trump, Ukraine, and the Meme-ing of Marco Rubio
Why the Secretary of State’s stone-like posture during the Zelenskyy meltdown might have been exactly as telling as observed.
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GOP Senators and House members are scared of being murdered by Trump supporters if they don’t support Trump. This is fascism in America. My latest: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
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My point below was DOGE isn’t about fiscal discipline. It’s about dismantling the civil service and ending the idea of apolitical expertise. Because if it were about balancing budget it would go after entitlements and defense spending. And also Trump wouldn’t be pushing massive tax cut.
Gabriel Sherman@gabrielsherman.bsky.social · last yr.At some point the politics of DOGE are gonna tilt. Trump and Musk are hollowing out the govt but not touching the real source of spending: Social Security and medicare. Young people are being deprived of a functioning govt to pay for old people’s benefits.
At some point the politics of DOGE are gonna tilt. Trump and Musk are hollowing out the govt but not touching the real source of spending: Social Security and medicare. Young people are being deprived of a functioning govt to pay for old people’s benefits.
Trump’s Gaza takeover sends message to China and Russia: Go ahead and take Taiwan and eastern Europe. Because strong nations just do whatever the fuck they want. As Trump says in my film The Apprentice: “We’re all animals, Tony. That’s the truth of it.”
What you realize is MAGA means whatever the hell Trump wants it to mean and his base will follow it even he’s totally duped them. He campaigned on not getting entangled in nation building and now he wants US troops on the ground Gaza. Wow.
can you imagine how corrupt a sovereign wealth fund would be? trump can use taxpayer money to enrich his friends who could give him kickbacks. the grift is limitless www.cnbc.com/2025/02/03/t...
Trump signs order establishing a sovereign wealth fund that he says could buy TikTok
The fund would serve as an economic development tool and perhaps be used to buy TikTok.
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once in your life you get to work with artists like Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong. Both Oscar nominated for their roles in THE APPRENTICE today!!!!
when someone tells you what they will do, believe them
THE APPRENTICE lands 2 #GoldenGlobes nominations!! Congrats Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong!
more important than this man’s inability to be faithful to any woman (or reports of his admission that he’s a “fucked up individual”) is this tidbit that illustrates how he thinks of christianity and the role of the U.S. military.
Gabriel Sherman@gabrielsherman.bsky.social · 2y agoDuring divorce from his first wife, Pete Hegseth admitted to having 5 affairs during their 4 year marriage www.vanityfair.com/news/story/p...
During divorce from his first wife, Pete Hegseth admitted to having 5 affairs during their 4 year marriage www.vanityfair.com/news/story/p...
The Storybook Start—and Bitter End—of Pete Hegseth’s First Marriage
The defense secretary nominee’s first marriage, which sources say met a contentious end after he admitted to multiple infidelities, holds a key place in his ambition-fueled rise.
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Amazing reporting by @JaneMayerNYer about Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
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Here’s my 2009 @nymag.com profile of Jared Kushner. I interviewed his father Charlie — Trump’s nominee to be Amb. to France — about the plot to hire a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, tape the encounter, and then send the video to his sister. nymag.com/news/feature...
Can 'Observer' Owner Jared Kushner Carry the Ambition for Himself and His Disgraced Father? -- New York Magazine - Nymag
Guilty of a shocking crime against his own brother-in-law, real-estate mogul Charles Kushner has been cast out of power. So his son Jared, the 28-year-old 'Observer' owner, has to carry the ambition f...
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Holy shit. I just read that Sebastian Stan won’t be doing the Variety Actors on Actors awards season panel because other actors’ publicists wouldn’t let their clients talk to Sebastian about playing Donald Trump in THE APPRENTICE movie. This is outrageous!
Wow. Sources say Trump transition officials are starting to think of new candidates to replace @PeteHegseth for Defense Secretary after he failed to disclose he paid a woman to settle a rape allegation (he denies it) www.vanityfair.com/news/story/p...
Pete Hegseth Scandal Is Rattling Trumpworld: “People Are Upset About the Distraction”
GOP sources say there are doubts within the Trump transition as to whether the defense secretary nominee will be able to hang on following revelations of a 2017 sexual assault claim.
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An under covered story is how GOP politicians fear their physical safety if they defy Trump agenda. A high level MAGA person told me: “They should be afraid. They didn’t win the election. Trump did.”
Wow. @PeteHegseth lawyer confirms Hegseth paid rape accuser to sign a NDA. The @washingtonpost reports the alleged victim went to hospital and had a rape kit done. Found evidence of semen. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
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Highly recommend "The Apprentice" movie - exquisite filmmaking, writing, performances, and producing. In theatres and streaming now.
I think his history of marital infidelity may preclude such a clearance. It’s a definite blackmail risk and a sign of untrustworthiness. news.clearancejobs.com/2022/02/20/y...
You Had an Affair. What Does That Mean for Your Clearance?
Straying outside one’s marriage – or even a committed, monogamous relationship – can be highly problematic for security clearance-holders.
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Question for any national security lawyers on here: Would @PeteHegseth qualify for a TS/SCI clearance given the sexual assault allegations against him? Is he a blackmail risk
my first link on this site: Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was accused of sexual misconduct (he denies it) www.vanityfair.com/news/story/p...
Trump’s Defense Secretary Pick Pete Hegseth Said to Face Previous Sexual Misconduct Allegation
Sources say Donald Trump’s transition team leadership met with the former Fox News host, who is a left-field pick to head the Department of Defense, about the claims on Thursday.
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Joining this app feels like starting over at a new school. Hopefully one less filled with bullies and jerks.
