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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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Israel Daramola

President Trump Signs New Executive Orders At The White House

Politics

Welcome To The Scam Century

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David Roth

Malcolm Gladwell and Carlos Watson speak onstage during OZY Fest 2018 at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 22, 2018 in New York City.

OZY FEST 2018 Presented By OZY.com – Day 2

Podcasts

Feeling Like Ozymandias, With Susie Banikarim

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Patrick Redford

Welch, who might soon need to Talk Tuah lawyer

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Life's Rich Pageant

The Hawk Tuah Memecoin Rug Pull Is The Apotheosis Of Bag Culture

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Giri Nathan

A screencap of some unhappy Detroit Bridgerton Themed Ball attendees

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‘Bridgerton’ Fans Paid Hundreds To Attend Sham Ball Organized By Uncle-Niece Duo

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Tom Ley

An AI-generated image from the Willy's Chocolate Experience website promising "Encherining Entertainment"

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Scottish Children Fed Meager Servings Of Jelly Beans, Large Helpings Of Disappointment At Willy’s Chocolate Experience

<div>Nate Jackson is a former NFL tight end and author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/slow-getting-up-a-story-of-nfl-survival-from-the-bottom-of-the-pile-nate-jackson/6430451?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpc-oBhCGARIsAH6ote9JzWMngZDpSjF2eoL1_JlyPm2QhDfkNgOzqvaB4n9ic0qqUNQ4iCwaAsasEALw_wcB"><em>Slow Getting Up</em></a>. He lives in Denver.</div>
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Nate Jackson

A football is being balanced on top of a syringe and vaccine vial.

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My NFL Career Ended With A Needle And A Scam

A hacker is an individual who uses computer skills to overcome a technical problem.

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Life Lessons

Here Are Our Stories Of Being Scammed

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Albert Burneko

A Bored Ape Yacht Club, uh, ape, whose eyes I have crudely blacked out, with blood running in rivulets from his empty eyesockets.

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The Machines

When Blindness Hits A Hundred Bucks A Share, Then Who Will Be Laughing, I Ask You, “Doctor”

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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Nicholas Russell

Promotional image for Matthew McConaughey's Art Of Livin' event featuring McConaughey, Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, and Trent Shelton

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Arts And Culture

The Art (And Commerce) Of Livin’: Five Dazed And Confusing Hours Of Matthew McConaughey’s Self-Help Seminar

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Ray Ratto

Fans are seen waving flags inside the stadium as they await the unveiling of new FC Barcelona Head Coach Xavi Hernandez during a press conference at Camp Nou on November 08, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Xavi Hernandez Unveiled As New FC Barcelona FC Head Coach

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Barcelona Insists There’s Nothing Weird About Paying A Referee $1.3 Million

ROME, ITALY - MAY 10: Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. Changpeng Zhao is the founder and CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume as of April 2018. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

CZ Meets Italy – Blockchain Week Rome

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Binance Lawyer: Do Not Tickle Me! I’m At The Base Of This Human Pyramid!

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You Can Still Get A Stadium Deal By Making Shit Up

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Get A Load Of These Big Dumb Helmet Helmets

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This Is Why You Don’t Get Into Bed With An NFL Team

Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather speaks on stage during the crypto-currency conference Bitcoin 2021 Convention at the Mana Convention Center in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Marco BELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather Is Also The Floyd Mayweather Of Shady Crypto Shit

Pittsburgh Steelers v Buffalo Bills

The Pegulas Asked For Their Handout At Just The Right Time

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Kelsey McKinney

A screenshot of Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley at Disney World. They are both wearing masks.

Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley at Disney World

I Can’t Stop Watching This Deranged Video Of Aaron Rodgers And Shailene Woodley At Disney World

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