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also not the point, but even if you accept whatever kind of dumb-ass back-of-the-envelope-that-your-KKK-newsletter- came-in definition of "the west" he's playing with, it's extremely easy to find copious examples in Africa and Latin America and Asia of what he's saying only happens in the west
February 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
also not the point, but even if you accept whatever kind of dumb-ass back-of-the-envelope-that-your-KKK-newsletter- came-in definition of "the west" he's playing with, it's extremely easy to find copious examples in Africa and Latin America and Asia of what he's saying only happens in the west
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If this were true and not phrased in a fucked up way it would by rights be a brag
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 6:38 PM
If this were true and not phrased in a fucked up way it would by rights be a brag
I am really excited about the arrival about this book and each excerpt makes me more so
“My desire for friendship is not exclusive, but it is often possessive.”
open.substack.com/pub/dmlavery...
open.substack.com/pub/dmlavery...
The platonic equivalent of r/deadbedrooms and friendship crop rotation
"This creates its own problem when all your friends have known you for the same length of time, like how farmers need to practice crop rotation or else they’ll wear out the soil."
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I am really excited about the arrival about this book and each excerpt makes me more so
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One great writer's obituary for another.
Brian Howard on Dan McQuade.
"Nobody understood Philadelphia, and Philadelphians, like Dan."
www.phillymag.com/news/2026/01...
Brian Howard on Dan McQuade.
"Nobody understood Philadelphia, and Philadelphians, like Dan."
www.phillymag.com/news/2026/01...
Dan McQuade Got Philly Like No One Else
The writer, who died Wednesday, was one of the most gifted chroniclers of the Philadelphia experience.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
One great writer's obituary for another.
Brian Howard on Dan McQuade.
"Nobody understood Philadelphia, and Philadelphians, like Dan."
www.phillymag.com/news/2026/01...
Brian Howard on Dan McQuade.
"Nobody understood Philadelphia, and Philadelphians, like Dan."
www.phillymag.com/news/2026/01...
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Dan was also instrumental in making our merch. He either designed it himself or found the artists that did. So if you’ve enjoyed a defector cat tee or normal gossip merch, pour one out for my man
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Dan was also instrumental in making our merch. He either designed it himself or found the artists that did. So if you’ve enjoyed a defector cat tee or normal gossip merch, pour one out for my man
This is awful news — I loved the generosity of his writing so much
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is awful news — I loved the generosity of his writing so much
It makes me insane that the Trump admin lies imply that it would be okay if ICE deliberately killed someone who was aiming a car at them. It would not be okay! It would still be murder!
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It makes me insane that the Trump admin lies imply that it would be okay if ICE deliberately killed someone who was aiming a car at them. It would not be okay! It would still be murder!
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Government of murderers. Simple as that
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Government of murderers. Simple as that
As added enticement(?) when I showed it to my mother she immediately brought up a boyfriend I brought home from college a million years ago who I abandoned to talk to her in the living room while I holed up in my bedroom with our collection of mystery novels
I have a short story out in this and I would really like people to read it: smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2025/10...
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 51 | Small Beer Press
At least 24 Hours from Tulsa as the zine flies.
smallbeerpress.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
As added enticement(?) when I showed it to my mother she immediately brought up a boyfriend I brought home from college a million years ago who I abandoned to talk to her in the living room while I holed up in my bedroom with our collection of mystery novels
I have a short story out in this and I would really like people to read it: smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2025/10...
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 51 | Small Beer Press
At least 24 Hours from Tulsa as the zine flies.
smallbeerpress.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I have a short story out in this and I would really like people to read it: smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2025/10...
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this is the message x.com/SenRubenGall...
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
this is the message x.com/SenRubenGall...
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No document will protect you. All they have to do is take it from you and "lose" it; take it from you and say you never gave it to them; claim it's fake ⬇️; make a new rule that you need ANOTHER document. Citizenship is a made-up status that governments decide the rules for. No one is free until all.
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was born in Maryland. She has a valid U.S. birth certificate, medical and immunization records, and sworn affidavits.
Yet, ICE claims her documents are “not authentic” and has held her in immigration detention for days.
Yet, ICE claims her documents are “not authentic” and has held her in immigration detention for days.
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
No document will protect you. All they have to do is take it from you and "lose" it; take it from you and say you never gave it to them; claim it's fake ⬇️; make a new rule that you need ANOTHER document. Citizenship is a made-up status that governments decide the rules for. No one is free until all.
I was in the hospital for a few days recently (nothing bad!) and lost track of my Duolingo obligations and was discharged to find out that my Duolingo friends had donated streak freezes to keep my streak alive, so I’m basically that one scene in the Tobey McGuire Spider-Man
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I was in the hospital for a few days recently (nothing bad!) and lost track of my Duolingo obligations and was discharged to find out that my Duolingo friends had donated streak freezes to keep my streak alive, so I’m basically that one scene in the Tobey McGuire Spider-Man
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Trump calling Somalis "garbage" en route to a literal militarized purge of the community is a real litmus test for Democratic party politicians. Imagine being so worthless that they can't find time even to speak up about it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump calling Somalis "garbage" en route to a literal militarized purge of the community is a real litmus test for Democratic party politicians. Imagine being so worthless that they can't find time even to speak up about it.
I bought a twenty dollar magazine because it had a story by and interview with Robert Plunkett and that might be the best money I spent all year
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I bought a twenty dollar magazine because it had a story by and interview with Robert Plunkett and that might be the best money I spent all year
I just really feel like this post should have had the self-help tag attached to it
World’s most normal goalie: “Nothing matters, nobody cares, we’re all gonna die” defector.com/worlds-most-...
World's Most Normal Goalie: "Nothing Matters, Nobody Cares, We're All Gonna Die" | Defector
When seeking optimism, one wouldn’t typically look to a backup goaltender for the Calgary Flames. The Wet Logs are bringing up the league’s rear, and they’ve contractually and metaphorically hitched…
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I just really feel like this post should have had the self-help tag attached to it
Sitting down to write 5000 words about how the mystery box phenomenon is actually a fertility rite — the unknown but anticipated emerging out of . . .
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sitting down to write 5000 words about how the mystery box phenomenon is actually a fertility rite — the unknown but anticipated emerging out of . . .
I am super excited to have a short story in this; I should note that it is a story I wrote entirely in the notes app on my phone after being inspired by Emily Gould’s interview with Jen Beagin www.vulture.com/2023/02/jen-...
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am super excited to have a short story in this; I should note that it is a story I wrote entirely in the notes app on my phone after being inspired by Emily Gould’s interview with Jen Beagin www.vulture.com/2023/02/jen-...
I was for on the kind of shitty woman’s health app that has a lot of ads for mahjong for seniors and one of the other ads was for Warhammer and there was something weirdly soothing about that
October 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I was for on the kind of shitty woman’s health app that has a lot of ads for mahjong for seniors and one of the other ads was for Warhammer and there was something weirdly soothing about that
It feels dumb to say that something obviously really good is in fact really good, but this is really good
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It feels dumb to say that something obviously really good is in fact really good, but this is really good
Over the weekend I got to play this game as the US and I won, but in the course of winning I was like, yeah, but the deserve-to-win-o-meter was all the other way, and that’s why it’s a bad idea to go onto sports statistics pages
October 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Over the weekend I got to play this game as the US and I won, but in the course of winning I was like, yeah, but the deserve-to-win-o-meter was all the other way, and that’s why it’s a bad idea to go onto sports statistics pages
So there’s this poster on the wall of my hotel room and I cannot come up with a single word that ends “pevted” which no doubt is a failure of imagination on my part
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
So there’s this poster on the wall of my hotel room and I cannot come up with a single word that ends “pevted” which no doubt is a failure of imagination on my part
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Kaleb Horton was an amazing writer and it is really cool to read another amazing writer write about him.
Put together some thoughts here.
In an earlier time he would have been the kind of writer being paid $5 a word by magazines to go write about whatever he pleased. And no one would be pissed off or jealous about it either.
www.welcometohellworld.com/life-is-a-pr...
In an earlier time he would have been the kind of writer being paid $5 a word by magazines to go write about whatever he pleased. And no one would be pissed off or jealous about it either.
www.welcometohellworld.com/life-is-a-pr...
September 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Kaleb Horton was an amazing writer and it is really cool to read another amazing writer write about him.
The absolute best case scenario for writing anything is that someone will read and remember it and when that someone is also a genius that’s way beyond the best case scenario. Anyway this is a crappy week for a lot of reasons but it was amazing to be included in this defector.com/our-favorite...
Our Favorite Defector Blogs From The Last Five Years | Defector
In celebration of Defector’s fifth birthday, a bunch of staffers have selected their favorite Defector blogs. If you’re only just now becoming familiar with the site, consider this something like a no...
defector.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The absolute best case scenario for writing anything is that someone will read and remember it and when that someone is also a genius that’s way beyond the best case scenario. Anyway this is a crappy week for a lot of reasons but it was amazing to be included in this defector.com/our-favorite...