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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 July 15

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Live Event

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Samer Kalaf

Gillibrand And Schumer Along With 9/11 First Responders Discuss HSS Head RFK Jr.’s  Handling Of The World Trade Center Health Program

Politics

Kirsten Gillibrand Has A Racist Meltdown Over Zohran Mamdani On Public Radio

New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) (L) is joined by fellow mayoral candidate Brad Lander during an election night gathering

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The Politics Of Fear Don’t Work Against A Candidate Who Isn’t Scared

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Journalismism

The New York Times Really Asked Ms. Rachel If She’s Paid By Hamas

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Brandy Jensen

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Arts And Culture

‘The Settlers’ Makes Louis Theroux Say What He Thinks

Jake Romm is a New York City-based writer and the Associate Editor of Protean Magazine.

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Jake Romm

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The Paranoid Fantasies Of ‘October 8’

Ms. Rachel attends the Sesame Workshop 2024 Benefit Gala

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Ms. Rachel Is Hamas Now

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Tom Ley

A person holds a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil as pro-Palestine demonstrators rally for Gaza in Times Square on March 18, 2025 in New York City. Israeli forces carried out renewed airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, killing over 400 people, according to Gaza officials. The attacks broke a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, heightening fears of a return to full-scale conflict.

Demonstrators Rally For Gaza In New York Times Square In Wake Of Recent Israeli Bombings

Read Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter From An ICE Detention Facility

A protestor with a sign that reads "Release Mahmoud Khalil."

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Mahmoud Khalil Is The Target Of A Desperate Agenda

Palestinians walk through the destruction in Gaza.

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Interviews

Pankaj Mishra On Gaza, The Memory Of The Holocaust, And The “Very Dark World” To Come

A news chyron that reads: Man arrested for shooting two people in Miami Beach

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Life's Rich Pageant

This Is The Logical Endpoint Of Zionism

Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL speaking at a dinner.

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The ADL Was A Farce Long Before It Made Excuses For Elon Musk

Mohammed Mhawish is a Palestinian journalist and writer from Gaza. He is currently a contributing writer for The Nation. Mohammed, a contributor to the book A Land With a People, has reported for Al Jazeera, The Economist, MSNBC, +972 Magazine, and more. Subscribe to his newsletter <a href="https://www.mohammedmhawish.com/">here</a>.

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