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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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<p>Alex Pareene is a contributing editor at The New Republic and the co-host, with Laura Marsh, of the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/018-amanda-litman-run-for-something-why-you-cant-see/id1341525125?i=1000444277937" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Politics of Everything</a>.</p>


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The Machines

I Love And Hate My Stupidly Expensive Crossword Puzzle Device

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Elon Musk and the Cybertruck, in front of a digital readout bragging about the caliber of gunfire it can withstand for some reason.

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Get A Load Of This Sorry Piece Of Crap

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This Is So Stupid

Google’s Search Engine Reveals Its Feelings: Destroy All Humans With A Rain Of Nuclear Fire

Elon Musk makes a weird face next to a Tesla car

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How Not To Interrogate The Ethics Of Tesla’s Busted Autopilot Technology

Robot Chomp (L) clashes with Robot Skorpios during the BattleBots Challenge at the Amazon Re:MARS conference on robotics and artificial intelligence at the Las Vegas Speedway, Nevada on June 6, 2019. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Coolest BattleBots, According To Me, A BattleBot Sicko

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What The Boring Company Does

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Companies Of The World

Here Are All Of The Keywords I Have Muted On Twitter


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Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse avatar waving a bland hello except his bottom half is long trailing jellyfish tentacles

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We Can Do So Much Better Than Legs

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More Like Megaworse

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Media Meltdowns

Russell Wilson Has A Beverage Brand For Various Hydration Occasions And Functional Need States

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Demonstrates Transport Tunnel Underneath Las Vegas Convention Center

Please Enjoy Two Videos Of Elon Musk’s Obviously Bad Ideas Failing

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Nice Cup Of Coffee

Boston Tech Startup Develops Worst Imaginable Way To Get A Cup Of Coffee