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NBA
Hey, Does Anybody Know If The Warriors-Lakers Game Is Over Yet?
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Albert Burneko
March 17, 2024
Soccer
Get A Load Of This Outrageous Vinícius Jr. Goal
27
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Albert Burneko
March 17, 2024
Are you a bad enough dugong to rescue the president?
After the wild success of our T-shirt featuring Chief Metaverse Officer Devin the Mixed-Reality Dugong, Lauren, Dan, and Devin dreamed of something even bigger: a beat-'em-up arcade game. While that project remains on hold due to the contraction of investment in the metaverse space, we have produced a second T-shirt, featuring concept art from El Toro. Available in gender-neutral and femme cuts at defectorstore.com. Union-made in the USA.
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Animals
Damn Us Both To Hell, The Carpenter Bees Are Back
198
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Albert Burneko
March 14, 2024
Capital
Jim Spanfeller Is A Third-Rate Parasite
391
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Albert Burneko
March 12, 2024
Politics
Point/Counterpoint: Senator Kyrsten Sinema Retires
375
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David Roth
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Albert Burneko
March 5, 2024
MLB
A Scholarly Discourse On Which Types Of Dingers Are Best
338
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Albert Burneko
March 5, 2024
Soccer
More Like Barcelimbo
56
Comments
Albert Burneko
February 22, 2024
Soccer
Maybe Kylian Mbappé Really Is Leaving This Time?
72
Comments
Albert Burneko
February 15, 2024
Defector Up All Night
Let’s Party In The Super Bowl Weekend Open Thread
1613
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Albert Burneko
February 10, 2024
Politics
Nation Rejects Sweaty Pig
510
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Albert Burneko
January 23, 2024
The Machines
Finally, A Grocery Cart That Can Save Me From The Horror Of An Ad-Free Moment Of Existence
384
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Albert Burneko
January 10, 2024
NBA
Here Are Some Photos Of Victor Wembanyama Being Impossible
90
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Albert Burneko
January 8, 2024
Arts And Culture
This Is A Damn Conrad Veidt Appreciation Blog
173
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Albert Burneko
January 3, 2024
Defector Up All Night
Dashing Through The Snow, In A Weekend Open Thread
919
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Albert Burneko
December 23, 2023
Capital
You’re Supposed To Be Glad Your Tesla Is A Brittle Heap Of Junk
624
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Albert Burneko
December 21, 2023
Defector Up All Night
Have Yourself A Merry Weekend Open Thread
813
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Albert Burneko
December 16, 2023
Soccer
Barcelona Loses Match, Wins UCL Group, Possibly Dooms Xavi
22
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Albert Burneko
December 14, 2023
English Premier League
Liverpool Beats Fulham Via Half A Mile Of Sick Goals
61
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Albert Burneko
December 3, 2023
Capital
Looking Good, Elon! Feeling Good, Trashcan Man!
753
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Albert Burneko
December 1, 2023
The Machines
Here’s $75, Give Me One Frosty Tesla Cyberbeer Please GZZT MZZZZT ZZZZZTT ERROR ERROR FATAL ERROR
370
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Albert Burneko
November 16, 2023
Life Lessons
Life Comes At You Fast
214
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Albert Burneko
November 12, 2023
Soccer
More Like Erik Two Hag
86
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Albert Burneko
November 9, 2023
The Machines
When Blindness Hits A Hundred Bucks A Share, Then Who Will Be Laughing, I Ask You, “Doctor”
385
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Albert Burneko
November 6, 2023
NBA
James Harden Traded To Los Angeles Clippers After All
149
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Albert Burneko
October 31, 2023
NBA
All Anyone Could Ever Hope To Know Or Learn About The 2023–24 NBA Season, Or Indeed About Anything, And Well In Advance Too
159
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Albert Burneko
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Tom Ley
October 24, 2023
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