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Dan McQuade

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 23: Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker battle it out at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. The photo has been cropped to make it a close-up of the Undertaker's funny face

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This Is So Stupid

Report: FBI Alerted Twitter To Pants-Shitting Undertaker Parody Account

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David Roth

Elon Musk wearing his stupid Halloween costume.

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The Eternal Mystery Of A Rich Man’s Politics

Soccer: FIFA World Cup: Closeup portrait of SI Senior Writer Grant Wahl reading South Korean newspaper on street. Seoul, South Korea 6/20/2002

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I Was A Grant Wahl Reply Guy

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Tom Ley

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Journalismism

What Are The Twitter Files, And Do You Need To Care About Them?

Twitter CEO Elon Musk carries a sink into Twitter headquarters as part of a typically epic jape.

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Everything Is Silicon Valley Now

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Samer Kalaf

Elon Musk's Twitter account displayed on a laptop screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 1, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Life's Rich Pageant

Beware The Blue Checks

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Giri Nathan

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Tennis

Novak Djokovic’s Team Found The Most Paranoid Possible Way To Brew His Magic Potion

ST LOUIS, MO - JULY 14: Tony LaRussa and US Airways pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger takes part in the MLB All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade on July 14, 2009 in St Louis, Missouri.

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Media Meltdowns

Tony La Russa’s Dream Of Twitter Verification Will Soon Just Be Something You Can Buy

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Albert Burneko

Twitter logo is seen through the broken glass in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 28, 2020. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

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The Machines

Here Are All Of The Keywords I Have Muted On Twitter

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Chris Thompson

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Doug Gottlieb Eats Shit, Issues Apology For “Misinformation” About Freddie Freeman’s Ex-Agent

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How To Stay Out Of The Right-Wing Outrage Machine

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Laura Wagner

(From L to R) Roger Riffard, Lise Granvel, Armand Babel, Jean-Pierre Dutour, Catherine Sotha, Romain Bouteille, Leo Campion, Jacques Prevert and Jacques Barbier look at the IBM computer which will find the title of the new play written by Romain Bouteille (4thR with glasses), on November 13, 1965 in Paris. (Photo by - / AFP) (

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Here Is How The Defector Staff Uses Social Media

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This Is The Only Good Use Of A Team Twitter Account

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene saying some stuff about being shadowbanned. The Distraction logo is over her face, sadly.

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The Thin Line Between Owning Twitter And Being Owned By Twitter, With Matt Levine

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How Hard Does Your New Coach Grind? An Investigation

LeBron James posts up Josh Smith in an NBA game.

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Gary Sheffield’s Dumb Son Writes Article Citing Fake Josh Smith Quote From “Ballsack Sports”

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Year In Review

The Worst Tweets Of 2021

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Seriously, What The Fuck Is Wrong With Adam Schefter?

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Fans watch as the Chicago Bears take on the Miami Dolphins during a preseason game at Soldier Field on August 14, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Dolphins 20-13.

Miami Dolphins v Chicago Bears

Who Is The Real @ScottBears?

Some Jaguars guy asks the crowd for more noise.

Denver Broncos v Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars: No One Is Allowed To Apologize For Sucking Shit Except Us

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Patrick Redford

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Defector Up All Night

ESPN’s Jeff Passan Interacts With Jacob Wohl’s Dad

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Juventus Women’s Club Is Sorry If This Tweet Has Been Interpreted As Razzismo

TJ Ward of the Denver Broncos during a game.

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T.J. Ward Essentially Blames Ron Rivera For Having Cancer

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