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Defector's 2025 Tip Jar Sweepstakes: Join Chris and Kelsey in the Great Blogger Bake Shop

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Tip jar sweepstakes

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Tom Ley

FBI and Border Patrol officers arrest Sean Charles Dunn, after he allegedly assaulted law enforcement with a sandwich, along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation's capital on August 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to Washington, DC in an effort to curb crime.

Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence, Deploys National Guard In Nation’s Capital

Life's Rich Pageant

If The Sub Didn’t Split, You Must Acquit

New York Mayor Eric Adams sits with Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Cuomo participated in the second debate for the upcoming mayoral election on Wednesday evening during the game between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden on October 22, 2025 in New York City.

Cleveland Cavaliers v New York Knicks

Politics

Defeat Isn’t Enough For Andrew Cuomo And His Pack Of Lunatics

Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders walks to the locker room after injuring his left arm during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks in the game at Northwest Stadium on November 02, 2025 in Landover, Maryland.

Seattle Seahawks v Washington Commanders

Jayden Daniels Shouldn’t Have Been Out There

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Media Meltdowns

Good Thing Nobody In Charge Of A Newspaper Wanted To Make Olivia Reingold A Video Star

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) scrambles to avoid pressure in the second quarter during the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers at Acrisure Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA.

NFL: Oct 26 Packers at Steelers

Those Steelers Uniforms Looked Like Shit

Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts to a score during the first half against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on October 22, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

San Antonio Spurs v Dallas Mavericks

Wemby’s Going To Make Things Ugly For These Guys

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson looks on prior to an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Nashville, TN.

New York Jets v Tennessee Titans

Woody Johnson Doesn’t Think Anyone Could Win With The Pile-Of-Shit Quarterback He Signed

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Albert Burneko

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Giri Nathan

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Israel Daramola

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Patrick Redford

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Ray Ratto

Male students playing basketball, Western High School, Washington, D.C., circa 1899

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Harken Ye Unto The 2025–26 NBA Season Preview, Which Stands Before You

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin (22) after a week 11 NFL game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs on November 20, 2016 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. The Buccaneers won 19-17.

NFL: NOV 20 Buccaneers at Chiefs

Doug Martin’s Family Says He Was Experiencing Mental Health Crisis Before Dying In Police Custody

Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv stage a pro-Israel demonstration at the Dam Square, lighting up flares and chanting slogans ahead of the UEFA Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 07, 2024. Maccabi fans clashed with pro-Palestinian citizens and ripped off Palestinian flags hung on the streets. In the lead-up to the Ajax vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match, several areas of Amsterdam have been designated as security risk zones.

Pro-Israel Maccabi fans stage demonstration in Amsterdam, at least ten arrests

Soccer

Keir Starmer Won’t Tolerate Racist Hooligans Being Barred From Aston Villa’s Stadium

Ange Postecoglou Head Coach of Nottingham Forest looks dejected with empty seats behind during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea at City Ground on October 18, 2025 in Nottingham, England.

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea – Premier League

Big Ange Has Never Been More Out

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning during Game Four of the National League Championship Series

Championship Series – Milwaukee Brewers v Los Angeles Dodgers – Game 4

Shohei Ohtani Plays The Greatest Baseball Game Of All Time

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and Michael Lombardi attend the SiriusXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Broadcast From Bar A at The Jersey Shore Bar Anticipation on July 26, 2024 in Lake Como, New Jersey.

SiriusXM’s Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Broadcasts From Bar A At The Jersey Shore

College Football

Please Spend Some Time Imagining Mike Lombardi Begging For Money In Saudi Arabia

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I Have Developed An Unexpected And Revelatory Bond With My Car

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Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends

Division Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v Philadelphia Phillies – Game 2

That’s Why You Pay For All Those Guys

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson walks off the field at the conclusion of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Michigan USA, on Sunday, September 14, 2025.

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Ben Johnson Made This Harder On Himself

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Yankees Honor Slain Anti–Free Speech Activist

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Billy Haisley

A detailed view of a replica Premier League Trophy outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on August 31, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool v Arsenal – Premier League

A Seemingly Late Yet Actually Perfectly Timed Preview Of The 2025-26 Premier League Season

27th May 1963: Supremely confident American boxer Cassius Clay holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper.

Clay Predicts Five

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Five Years Of Defector

The New York Yankees against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on September 2, 2025 in Houston, TX.

New York Yankees v Houston Astros

Catching A Pissed-Off Framber Valdez Should Come With Hazard Pay

Fans celebrate after Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil defeated Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland during their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Five of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

2025 US Open – Day 5

Defector Up All Night

Have A Chill Time In The Labor Day Weekend Open Thread