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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Soraya Roberts

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Defector At The Movies

Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar Nod Is A Nomination For The Past

Albert Burneko

A stupid-ass truck with a bunch of stupid shit on it

Politics

I Truly Cannot Believe How Dumb This Convoy Shit Is

David Roth

Joe Biden speaks at a rally in Wisconsin, with The Distraction logo in there.

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Podcasts

The State Of The Union Is Oof, With Jason Zengerle

Kelsey McKinney

This Is So Stupid

To Stop The Creeping Liberalism Of Books, You Must Destroy The Cloud

Patrick Wyman is the host of the Tides of History podcast, which is currently covering prehistory from the dawn of humanity to the Bronze Age. Prior to that, he was the host of the Fall of Rome podcast, which you might remember from Deadspin back in the day, where he also contributed pieces on mixed martial arts. In previous lives, he wrote about MMA for Bleacher Report and the Washington Post, and completed a PhD in History at the University of Southern California.

Patrick Wyman

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Bogota, Colombia, defaced by protestors, is protected by armed police.

History

Christopher Columbus And The Replacement-Level Historical Figure

A photo of police tape and police cars in front of Nationals Park

Stop Acting Surprised By Gun Violence

Anonymous

An eviction notice is posted and the lock is changed on a residence in the unincorporated community of Galloway on March 3, 2021 west of Columbus, Ohio.

Capital

The U.S. Is Failing Tenants, And It’s About To Get Even Worse

Patrick Redford

Senators Week

Failed Senate Candidate Visits Sacramento With Bear

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.

Diana Moskovitz

Let Me FOIA The Senate (And The House)

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

WASHINGTON - APRIL 13: U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (L) shakes hands with Patriot's quarterback Tom Brady after a Rose Garden event to honor the Super Bowl Champion's the New England Patriots April 13, 2005 at the White House in Washington, DC. Kerry had knee surgery recently. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Funbag

No, Tom Brady Won’t Run For Office

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