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wrote about how RFK Jr. has come up with cool new ways for us to die :))
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In The War On Protein, We Have Been Humiliatingly Defeated By Protein | Defector
In light of the Trump administration’s escalating threats of military action overseas and the militarized occupation of Minneapolis, the administration’s announcement on Jan. 11 may have come as a sur...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
wrote about how RFK Jr. has come up with cool new ways for us to die :))
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We are now into the stupid part of the baseball offseason. Finally. defector.com/its-nice-to-...
It's Nice To Have A Process, But It's Better To Have Money | Defector
Imagine a very orderly person who lives in an apartment with a very large dog. The two can coexist happily, with each providing necessary support to the other, but there is also going to be a tension ...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
We are now into the stupid part of the baseball offseason. Finally. defector.com/its-nice-to-...
"CBS News tidies up the administration's raw copy from spiral-eyed raving or sneering, undisguised bullshit, and delivers it in the mannerisms and cadences of respectable journalism." defector.com/cbs-news-is-...
CBS News Is The Trump Administration's New Laundromat | Defector
Back in December, CBS News chief Bari Weiss intervened to spike a deeply reported and extensively documented 60 Minutes story about conditions faced by captives sent by the Trump administration to El…
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January 16, 2026 at 9:42 PM
"CBS News tidies up the administration's raw copy from spiral-eyed raving or sneering, undisguised bullshit, and delivers it in the mannerisms and cadences of respectable journalism." defector.com/cbs-news-is-...
It's nice to have a process, but it's better to have money: defector.com/its-nice-to-...
It's Nice To Have A Process, But It's Better To Have Money | Defector
Imagine a very orderly person who lives in an apartment with a very large dog. The two can coexist happily, with each providing necessary support to the other, but there is also going to be a tension…
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January 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
It's nice to have a process, but it's better to have money: defector.com/its-nice-to-...
"Any interior decorator suggestions for the Art Wall in my house?" defector.com/make-it-nice...
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"Any interior decorator suggestions for the Art Wall in my house?" defector.com/make-it-nice...
Cruciverbalist and crossword constructor Natan Last’s recent book 'Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle' supplies a history of the game, but also compelling perspectives on its evolution. defector.com/natan-last-h...
Natan Last Has Thought A Lot About Crosswords | Defector
It may seem like they’ve been around forever, but the crossword as we know it is barely a century old. They started in the New York World in 1913, where it was originally called a “word-cross.” Going…
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January 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Cruciverbalist and crossword constructor Natan Last’s recent book 'Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle' supplies a history of the game, but also compelling perspectives on its evolution. defector.com/natan-last-h...
Jonathan Kuminga is in basketball purgatory: defector.com/jonathan-kum...
Jonathan Kuminga Is In Basketball Purgatory | Defector
It’s hard to pinpoint the moment that Jonathan Kuminga first became disenchanted with the Golden State Warriors and their management, so we will have to start the clock with the trade demand that…
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January 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Jonathan Kuminga is in basketball purgatory: defector.com/jonathan-kum...
In the war on protein, we have been humiliatingly defeated by protein: defector.com/in-the-war-o...
In The War On Protein, We Have Been Humiliatingly Defeated By Protein | Defector
In light of the Trump administration’s escalating threats of military action overseas and the militarized occupation of Minneapolis, the administration’s announcement on Jan. 11 may have come as a…
defector.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
In the war on protein, we have been humiliatingly defeated by protein: defector.com/in-the-war-o...
Nobody loves an ex-loser like Buffalo: defector.com/sabres-nobod...
Nobody Loves An Ex-Loser Like Buffalo | Defector
On December 15, the Buffalo Sabres finally fired general manager Kevyn Adams, and no, there wasn’t some kinky backstory. As Comrade Theisen explained, owner Terry Pegula just got kind of sick of him,…
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January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Nobody loves an ex-loser like Buffalo: defector.com/sabres-nobod...
Texas Tech is rich and good at everything: defector.com/texas-tech-i...
Texas Tech Is Rich And Good At Everything | Defector
Texas Tech is good. Good enough to play into April again. On Wednesday night, the Red Raiders ran away from visiting Utah early and stayed there, winning by a final score of 88-74. JT Toppin played…
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January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Texas Tech is rich and good at everything: defector.com/texas-tech-i...
'Hades II' is at war with itself: defector.com/hades-ii-is-...
'Hades II' Is At War With Itself | Defector
This blog contains major spoilers for Transistor, Hades, and Hades II. Supergiant’s 2014 game Transistor is a love story in the drapings of an apocalyptic sci-fi action-adventure game. The…
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January 16, 2026 at 2:24 PM
'Hades II' is at war with itself: defector.com/hades-ii-is-...
Perhaps we can't judge Tony Dokoupil until we've seen him fully unleashed on Whiskey Fridays. defector.com/cbs-anchor-t...
CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil Is Stuck In An Endless Loop Of Humiliation | Defector
The new era of CBS Evening News, under the editorial direction of Bari Weiss and featuring new anchor Tony Dokoupil, is off to a rough start. Weiss is meddling and pouting, Dokoupil is not ready for…
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January 16, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Perhaps we can't judge Tony Dokoupil until we've seen him fully unleashed on Whiskey Fridays. defector.com/cbs-anchor-t...
"The same five- or 10-second loop, so obviously mournful and defeated, can sound at another another time—10 minutes later, or 10 years later—just as obviously inspiring or triumphant." defector.com/the-disinteg...
'The Disintegration Loops' Are Music's Loveliest Death | Defector
It is hard to say what mood I need to be in to have the urge to put on The Disintegration Loops, because it is hard to say what mood they express. The same five- or 10-second loop, so obviously…
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January 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
"The same five- or 10-second loop, so obviously mournful and defeated, can sound at another another time—10 minutes later, or 10 years later—just as obviously inspiring or triumphant." defector.com/the-disinteg...
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams launched a memecoin to combat antisemitism, and someone connected to the coin's launch appears to have executed a clean rug pull within an hour of its launch, making off with roughly $1 million. Maybe they felt antisemitism had been solved? defector.com/let-your-buy...
Let Your Buyers Become Your Criers When You Pull The Rug Out From Beneath The Table Of Success | Defector
I have some unsurprising news: Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched a memecoin to combat antisemitism, and someone connected to the coin’s launch appears to have executed a clean rug pull…
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January 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams launched a memecoin to combat antisemitism, and someone connected to the coin's launch appears to have executed a clean rug pull within an hour of its launch, making off with roughly $1 million. Maybe they felt antisemitism had been solved? defector.com/let-your-buy...
LeBron's agent openly suggests a trade for the Lakers on his podcast: defector.com/lebrons-agen...
LeBron's Agent Openly Suggests A Trade For The Lakers On His Podcast | Defector
The podcast medium is, among other things, an effective technology for getting people to say extremely ill-advised stuff in public. Ultra-powerful sports agents are no exception. Rich Paul, CEO of…
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January 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
LeBron's agent openly suggests a trade for the Lakers on his podcast: defector.com/lebrons-agen...
What it's like when ICE invades your city: defector.com/what-its-lik...
What It's Like When ICE Invades Your City, With Arif Hasan | Defector
It is one of the rules of podcasting: if you can avoid it, which you generally can, you should avoid the “A Truly Sad Week In America, Plus The 2005 NBA Redraftables” trap. This trap’s extremely…
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January 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
What it's like when ICE invades your city: defector.com/what-its-lik...
The deadline to apply for Defector's editorial internship is TOMORROW: defector.com/would-you-li...
Would You Like To Be Defector’s Sixth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector…
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January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The deadline to apply for Defector's editorial internship is TOMORROW: defector.com/would-you-li...
Morocco outlasted Nigeria in a battle of Africa's finest: defector.com/morocco-outl...
Morocco Outlasted Nigeria In A Battle of Africa's Finest
Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinals were covered head-to-toe in narrative appeal. Senegal-Egypt was the more straightforward of the two, in an increasingly star-dominated landscape: Former…
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January 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Morocco outlasted Nigeria in a battle of Africa's finest: defector.com/morocco-outl...
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I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...
Fascists Are Pathetic | Defector
Two days before a shouting cluster of its agents surrounded the car of a Minneapolis mother and shot her to death last week, ICE was demanding answers from the Hilton hotel group on X.com. “Why did yo...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...
Fuck the fourth-down bluff: defector.com/fuck-the-fou...
Fuck The Fourth-Down Bluff | Defector
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at…
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January 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Fuck the fourth-down bluff: defector.com/fuck-the-fou...
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Bari Weiss's CBS News is the Trump administration's new laundromat defector.com/cbs-news-is-...
CBS News Is The Trump Administration's New Laundromat | Defector
Back in December, CBS News chief Bari Weiss intervened to spike a deeply reported and extensively documented 60 Minutes newsmagazine story about conditions faced by captives sent by the Trump administ...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Bari Weiss's CBS News is the Trump administration's new laundromat defector.com/cbs-news-is-...
The three words that best describe the New York Rangers are as follows: Stink, stank, stunk. defector.com/the-three-wo...
The Three Words That Best Describe The New York Rangers Are As Follows: Stink, Stank, Stunk | Defector
They say that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. The way they played on Wednesday night, the Rangers couldn’t make it in a beer league rink in Binghamton. Facing the Ottawa…
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January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The three words that best describe the New York Rangers are as follows: Stink, stank, stunk. defector.com/the-three-wo...
CBS News is the Trump administration's new laundromat: defector.com/cbs-news-is-...
CBS News Is The Trump Administration's New Laundromat | Defector
Back in December, CBS News chief Bari Weiss intervened to spike a deeply reported and extensively documented 60 Minutes newsmagazine story about conditions faced by captives sent by the Trump…
defector.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
CBS News is the Trump administration's new laundromat: defector.com/cbs-news-is-...
Fascists are pathetic: defector.com/fascists-are...
Fascists Are Pathetic | Defector
Two days before a shouting cluster of its agents surrounded the car of a Minneapolis mother and shot her to death last week, ICE was demanding answers from the Hilton hotel group on X.com. “Why did…
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January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Fascists are pathetic: defector.com/fascists-are...
This worm is a Millennial: defector.com/this-worm-is...
This Worm Is A Millennial | Defector
Sometime in the late 1990s, an adult ribbon worm was scooped up from the murk in the waters off the San Juan Islands, in the Pacific Northwest. He was moved to a tank along with a smattering of other…
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January 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
This worm is a Millennial: defector.com/this-worm-is...