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Defector is truly independent. We have no access to preserve and no investors to please. We're simply the 26 worker-owners who staff the site along with the forty thousand subscribers who sustain it. We aren’t people first; it’s people all the way down. Be one of those people!

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Original Price$79 / yearSale Price$1 for the first month

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    Pal$119 / year

    17% discount over monthly rate
    AKA "Friend" subscription, for our NORMAL GOSSIP listeners!
    • Everything in the Reader tier
    • Daily, ad-free newsletter with exclusive content
    • Commenting privileges
    • Permanent 15% merch discount
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      Accomplice$1000 / year

      17% discount over monthly rate
      • Everything in the Pal tier
      • Your name listed on the website under our Defector Hall of Fame
      • Entry into quarterly lottery to co-host the Funbag section of The Distraction podcast with Drew & Roth
      • Quarterly Zoom meeting to discuss how the business of Defector is going
      • Quarterly piece of free merch
      • Free advance copy of any book written by a Defector staffer
      • Annual video from a writer wishing you a happy birthday, the day after your birthday
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