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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Tom Ley

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Microsoft – OpenAi – Photo Illustration

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Semafor’s AI Partnership Is The Same Old Shit

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Media Meltdowns

Semafor Shithead Screams At Climate Activists

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Laura Wagner

Sam Bankman-Fried speaks onstage during the first annual Moonlight Gala benefitting CARE - Children With Special Needs - hosted by Michael Cayre, Roy Nachum and MegaMoon Museum at Casa Cipriani on June 23, 2022 in New York City.

The First Annual Moonlight Gala Benefitting CARE – Children With Special Needs – Hosted By Michael Cayre, Roy Nachum And MegaMoon Museum At Casa Cipriani

Sam Bankman-Fried Is Where Media Patronage Was Always Headed

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Semafor Is The Problem

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