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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Samer Kalaf

A member of a pro-Trump mob shatters a window with his fist from inside the Capitol Building after breaking into it on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Politics

If There Are No Consequences, It’ll Only Get Worse

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) steps off the stage after she spoke during a Republican National Committee Victory Rally at Dalton Regional Airport January 4, 2021 in Dalton, Georgia. President Trump campaigned for the two incumbents, Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), for runoff elections in Georgia.

President Trump Holds Campaign Rally For GOP Senate Candidates  Ahead Of Runoff Election

The Most Cynical Campaign Ever Couldn’t Win Kelly Loeffler An Election

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

The writer, Dan McQuade, receiving his coronavirus vaccine.

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Life Lessons

I Got The COVID-19 Vaccine, Then I Tried To Figure Out Why

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David Roth

Donald Trump on the phone being applauded by lackeys, presumably not for farting.

Did Donald Trump Fart While Attempting To Commit Election Fraud?

Leland Nally is a writer living in Los Angeles.

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Leland Nally

A collage of children's letters to Santa.

COVID CROP

What I Learned From Reading Over A Thousand Letters To Santa

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Luis Paez-Pumar

One of Cyberpunk 2077's many glitches, a man riding naked on top of a car

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Video Games

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Is The Perfect Example Of What’s Broken In The Video Games Industry

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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Hater's Guide

The 2020 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog

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All I Am Asking Is To Let Me Watch My Favorite And Terrible Basketball Team

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Is Drinking 40 Sips Of Water With Your Hand, Like A Cat, Every Morning “More Efficient” Than Using A Glass? An Investigation

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Albert Burneko

James Harden, Houston Rockets, stands near midcourt

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James Harden Being A Prick Is Not An Existential Threat To The NBA

Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm on the cover of Sports Illustrated's as one of the magazine's 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners.

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Who Gets The Magazine Cover?

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Chris Thompson

A graduating student wears a money lei, a necklace made of US dollar bills, at the Pasadena City College graduation ceremony, June 14, 2019, in Pasadena, California. - With 45 million borrowers owing $1.5 trillion, the student debt crisis in the United States has exploded in recent years and has become a key electoral issue in the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections. "Somebody who graduates from a public university this year is expected to have over $35,000 in student loan debt on average," said Cody Hounanian, program director of Student Debt Crisis, a California NGO that assists students and is fighting for reforms.

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A Student-Debt Researcher Fucks Me Up With America’s Broken Promises

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College Football

What Comes After Sarah Fuller?

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Tony Fauci (C) looks on next to US President Donald Trump during a tour of the National Institutes of Health's Vaccine Research Center March 3, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland

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Science

Who Should Get Credit For A Coronavirus Vaccine?

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Virgin Hyperloop Has Invented The World’s Crappiest High-Speed Rail

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This is a Dutch guy affiliated with Red Bull Racing throwing a football. I just liked the photo.

An Arm And A Legend: Rick McIvor And The 100-Yard Throw

The Prince Of Wales Opens The ‘Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy’ Exhibition

A Medieval Historian Explains Why The Magna Carta Has Nothing To Do With COVID-19

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The Trump Presidency Ended Next To A Porno Shop

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Women's Basketball

How The ABL Lost The Fight For The Soul Of Women’s Basketball

A bike cop stands outside B1G Ten headquarters in Illinois during a small protest by parents demanding a football season, in April.

There Is No Alternative

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The Great Outdoors

Here Are Some Birds That We Like

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Patrick Redford

App-based drivers from Uber and Lyft protest in a caravan in front of City Hall in Los Angeles on October 22, 2020 where elected leaders hold a conference urging voters to reject on the November 3 election, Proposition 22, that would classify app-based drivers as independent contractors and not employees or agents. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Fight Over The Future Of Work Starts With Prop 22

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Al Michaels And The Price Of Comfort

Aerial general view from a drone of of Michigan Stadium and Crisler Center on March 15, 2020 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Who’s In Charge When An Outbreak Hits A College Town?

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Tom Ley

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Check Out This New Dinosaur: An Absolute Dumbass Piece Of Shit

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