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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Kelsey McKinney

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Albert Burneko

A barren Dust Bowl wasteland with a single fencepost standing in the foreground.

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Life Lessons

Now Let Us Survey Our Summer’s Gardening Bounty

Donald Trump talks with Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States at the first hole tee box during the Friday afternoon four-ball matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York.

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This Is So Stupid

Donald Trump Posts Fake Video Of Himself Promoting Fake Medical Technology In Fake News Segment

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during a visit to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of their second state visit to the UK.

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Nice Hat, Melania

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Politics

Setting Aside The Incorrect Claim About Herd Immunity

A man faces the realistic artist" robot "Ai-Da" using artificial intelligence at a stand during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on May 30, 2024.

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The Machines

Butlerian Jihad Now

James Dobson poses for a portrait in 2011 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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James Dobson Is Dead, Was A Monster

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Arts And Culture

What’s ‘Mönch’ Thinking?

John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards dribbles to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers

John Wall

John Wall Was Too Fast

San Antonio Spurs French forward-centre Victor Wembanyama (C) reacts as he attends his event named "Hoop Gambit", a chess and basketball tournament that takes place in his birth town of Le Chesnay, south-west of Paris, on July 20, 2025.

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Funbag

OK But What If The Billionaire Is A Cool Guy?

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Germany v France – UEFA Nations League 2025 Third Place Match

Soccer

What The Hell Is Going On With Marc-André ter Stegen?

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Bill!

Bills Week

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Elon Musk’s Idiot Chatbot Turns Into An Explicit Nazi

T.J. McConnell #9 of the Indiana Pacers drives to the basket against Alex Caruso #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the third quarter in Game Five of the 2025 NBA Finals.

T.J. McConnell

Fine, To Hell With It: A T.J. McConnell Appreciation Blog

AI-Powered Robot interacts with People during the Italian Tech Week 2024 at OGR Officine Grandi Riparazioni on September 26, 2024 in Turin, Italy.

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Capital

Toward A Theory Of Kevin Roose

Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., speaks during a rally outside National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters to oppose the recent worker firings, in Sliver Spring, Md., on Monday, March 3, 2025

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Weenie Centrist Legislator Faceplants Hard At Weekend Protest Event

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives to the basket against Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers during the fourth quarter in Game One of the 2025 NBA Finals

2025 NBA Finals – Game One

If I Were The Oklahoma City Thunder, I Would Simply Sustain A Lead All The Way To The End Of Game 2

Elon Musk speaks during a news conference with President Trump on May 30, 2025 inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.

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Donald Trump And Elon Musk Throw Day-Long Tantrums At Each Other

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Ray Ratto

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives around Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers during the fourth quarter on March 29, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Before You Is The Defector Mega-Preview Of The 2025 NBA Finals. Kneel!

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Dave McKenna Insists They Have Ham Trucks In France

Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers attempts a jump shot against Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks during the fourth quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Faster Is Better

Humanoid robot practices typing at the Data Collection Center of AgiBot on March 20, 2025 in Shanghai, China.

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Chicago Sun-Times And Philadelphia Inquirer Publish Huge Summer Insert Of Pure, Uncut Chatbot Slop [UPDATE]

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Elon Musk’s Idiot Chatbot Goes Full Boer

Donald Trump looking like a saggy orange bag of shit on his way onto Air Force 1 for a trip to the Middle East.

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NYT Reporter: It’s Not Corruption Unless The Envelope Says “Bribe” On It

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For Bea

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Allowing For Various Metaphors