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Kelsey McKinney

Politics

34 Times I Would Have Liked To Call My Senator

David Roth

Joe Biden photographed outside the White House, which he is now inside.

Podcasts

Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Catastrophe

Patrick Redford

This Is So Stupid

Donald Trump’s Departing Song Left Us Much To Consider

Samer Kalaf

In One Of His Final Acts As President, Donald Trump Pardons Brian Urlacher’s Brother

the US capitol shot from low near the ground and decorated with american flags

What Fresh Hell Awaits Us Now?

Luis Paez-Pumar

Musician Ariel Pink goes on Tucker Carlson's show to talk about his cancellation

Music

Ariel Pink Has Always Been This Boring And Stupid

Tom Ley

Bill Belichick Isn’t That Stupid

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Donald Trump, in 1990, rubbing a magic lamp at the opening of his casino the Trump Taj Mahal

Donald Trump Has Been The Same Man For 30-Plus Years, Honorary Diploma Or Not

Some real dickweeds storming the U.S. Capitol Building.

After The Sacred Landslide

Lauren Theisen

Members of the Swat team patrol and secure the Statuary Hall

I Don’t Know What The Answer Is, But It’s Definitely Not More Cops

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.

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

people who stormed the captiol take photos of it inside

Whose Anger Gets Rewarded?

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

Did Donald Trump Fart While Attempting To Commit Election Fraud?

Only Donald Trump Gets To Lie Like This

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Drew Magary

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 24, 2016 in Naples, Florida.

Funbag

A Quick List Of Stuff Donald Trump Has Ruined

Just Donald Trump making weird sounds inside his SUV after golfing.

Embattled President Rallies Supporters With Awful Noises From Inside Hermetically Sealed Car

Supporters of US President Donald Trump rally to protest results from the 2020 Presidential election in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 14, 2020. - Trump supporters are rallying across the country to protest what the the President is calling rampant election fraud perpetrated by the Democratic Party to steal the election. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)

There’s Big Money In False Universes

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.

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

Albert Burneko

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

These People Are Morons

Media Meltdowns

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

Trump supporters outside a Trump legal team press conference

The Trump Presidency Ended Next To A Porno Shop

Oh My God, What A Chump

A photo of Donald Trump next to an Exit sign

The Winners And Losers Of The 2020 Presidential Election

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