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Billionaire Who Broke The World: LOL Oops

Charles Koch, a billionaire menace to society, speaks to his co-author Brian Hooks

The Trump Voter Fraud Hotline Was Very Rude And Did Not Appreciate My Helpful Information

This Is So Stupid

Attorney for the President, Rudy Giuliani, speaks at a news conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company on November 7, 2020 in Philadelphia.

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

These People Are Morons

Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and son-in-law Jared Kushner behind Donald Trump

What Will Clay Travis, The Wrongest Man In The World, Pivot To Now?

Media Meltdowns

The Trump Presidency Ended Next To A Porno Shop

Dan McQuade

Trump supporters outside a Trump legal team press conference

Oh My God, What A Chump

Donald Trump

The Winners And Losers Of The 2020 Presidential Election

Defector Decision Desk

A photo of Donald Trump next to an Exit sign

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Tito Ortiz, Former UFC Champ And Total Kook, Now Holds Public Office

Patrick Redford

Tito gives an interview on the campaign trail.

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There Is No Alternative

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

Look At These Dorks

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A crowd of dorks chants "stop the vote" in front of an election station in Detroit.

Is The Nation Crud Today?

How Many NBA Arenas Actually Became Polling Places?

Diana Moskovitz

Kelsey McKinney

People cast their vote on the first day of early voting at the Vote Center at Staples Center sports and entertainment arena in Los Angeles, California

Donald Trump’s Closing Argument To Pennsylvania Voters: It’s Boring How Basketball Just Goes Back And Forth

Donald Trump does a basketball shooting motion with his hand at a rally in Pennsylvania.

The Fight Over The Future Of Work Starts With Prop 22

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)

Here’s The Most Important Thing To Focus On Between Now And Election Day

Donald Trump, On Californians Eating Spaghetti And Meat Sauce While Wearing A Face Mask: “It Looks Like You Got Into A Fight With Dana White, Where’s Dana, You Fought One Of Dana White, I Saw Dana White, Does Anyone Know Who Dana White Is?”

US President Donald Trump dances as he leaves after speaking during a Make America Great Again rally

Before There Was Colin Kaepernick, There Was Toni Smith-Thompson

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson

On the right is a photo of Toni Smith-Thompson. On the left is an image of the book Loving Sports When They Dont Love You Back

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