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Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks on before the match against the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 24, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Golf

Tiger Woods’s Prescription Records Will Be Shielded From The Public

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Chris Thompson

Tiger Woods is seen leaving Martin County Jail in the back of an SUV.

A Very Sweaty Tiger Woods Called Donald Trump After His Car Wreck

Samer Kalaf

James Uthmeier speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C.

Florida Picks A Stupid Fight Over The NFL’s Rooney Rule

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

American crocodile basking on jet ski, Broward County, Florida, USA December 2023. This crocodile was being tracked with a satellite transmitter as a component of ongoing research.

Creaturefector

If You Give A Crocodile A Kawasaki Ultra 310LX

Life's Rich Pageant

Josina Anderson Advises Independent Noun-Inclusion Vis-À-Vis Chemtrails

Asher Elbein is <a href="https://www.asherelbein.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.asherelbein.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1712179533443000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CJ0U-vHMdK0s6sOdzlGGF">a journalist and fiction writer</a> based in Austin, Texas. Among other places, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, Undark Magazine, Audubon, and Texas Monthly.

Asher Elbein

Politics

Why Do Fascists Dream Of Alligators?

In this aerial view, a person walks through flood waters that inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida.

Climate

What Can We Learn From Back-To-Back Monster Hurricanes Helene And Milton?

Barry Petchesky

A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field which has been torn open due to Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP)

Tropicana Field Shredded By Hurricane Milton

Jay Willis is a writer who covers law and democracy. His work has appeared in GQ, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, and more. He is the editor-in-chief at Balls &amp; Strikes, an outlet for progressive commentary on the legal system.

Jay Willis

Giant portraits of the news anchors at Fox News headquarters building in New York City. Very cursed image.

Journalismism

Tim Burke’s Indictment Is A Political Choice Disguised As A Legal Act

Albert Burneko

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE - JANUARY 17: Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at LaBelle Winery on January 17, 2024 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. DeSantis, who finished second behind frontrunner, former U.S. President Donald Trump in this week's Iowa caucuses, is campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of that state's primary on January 23 before moving on to South Carolina on Friday. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Nation Rejects Sweaty Pig

David Roth

Ron DeSantis poses with a supporter, or anyway with a guy in a baseball hat, in Newton, Iowa in December of 2023. He is smiling in a very unsettling way.

What Puts A Smile On Ron DeSantis’s Face?

Israel Daramola

Suddenly, Everybody’s Ready For Ja Morant To Get Back On The Court

Kelsey McKinney

Zillowing Out

A $1 Million House That Is Impossible To Dust

Lauren Theisen

An alligator stares down a man with a trash can

Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Florida Man Defeating A Gator With A Trash Can

Tom Ley

Never Hire A Sports Blogger To Do Anything

Patriots owner Robert Kraft wears a protective mask with "We Are All Patriots" stamped next to a Patriots logo.