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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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Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary

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Lauren Theisen

NYPD officers patrol before the Queer Liberation March

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Politics

It Is Unconscionable That The Gay Community Has Ostracized Me Simply Because I Was Born A Cop

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Tom Ley

Israel Continues Gaza Attacks Amid Rumors Of Ground Offensive

In Defense Of What?

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David Roth

Medina Spirit leads down the stretch at the 147th Kentucky Derby.

147th Kentucky Derby

Horse Racing

Florida Blogger: Even The Horses Are Junkies Now That Trump Is Not President Anymore

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Presidential Candidates Hit The Soapbox At The Iowa State Fair

Senators Week

We Must Never Forget That Amy Klobuchar Is A Cowardly State Fair Centrist

Sen. Tommy Tuberville questions Joe Biden's HHS Secretary nominee about, let's say, cancel culture.

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Tommy Tuberville Is At Home In The Senate

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Kelsey McKinney

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That Time Two Senators Socked Each Other In The Face

Senate In Session To Work On Stimulus Package As Coronavirus Takes Toll On Economy

The Senate Highlight Of The Day Is The Snowball Moron’s Speech

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Patrick Redford

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Failed Senate Candidate Visits Sacramento With Bear

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Diana Moskovitz

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Let Me FOIA The Senate (And The House)

Brady Tkachuk of the Ottawa Senators checks Auston Matthews, much as he might check Ted Cruz

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Which U.S. Senator Would Most Thoroughly Be Obliterated By A Single Check From Brady Tkachuk?

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The Senate Highlight Of The Day Is Robert Byrd Getting So Mad About Dogfighting

Senators Hold Press Availability After First Policy Luncheon Of The New Year

I Will Never Stop Thinking About The Time Rand Paul Got Jacked Up By His Neighbor

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A Somewhat Comprehensive History Of U.S. Senators Who Have Died In Duels

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Please Go Away, Cait

<a href="https://twitter.com/PykeA">Alan Pyke</a> is a former ThinkProgress Leftist Hack turned former Bernie Sanders 2020 Leftist Flack. His writing has appeared but it goes to another school, in Canada, you wouldn’t know it.

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A trading card commemorating Donald Trump's widely beloved nickname for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, which apparently was "Sneaky."

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Finally, Trading Cards Commemorating The Dumbest Year In American History

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What Exactly Is Donald Trump Upset About Here?

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Justin Ellis

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This Is So Stupid

Injustice Anywhere Is A Threat To Quenching Thirst Somewhere

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USA Today Opinion Writer: Booing Oral Roberts Is Cancel Culture

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President Biden Signs Executive Order On Economy

This Is Why Everybody Hates The Democrats

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Laura Wagner

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Liberal Hack Wants To Create The Juicero For Journalism

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Leak The Group Chats

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Look Man, Sometimes Being A Responsible Dad Means Taking An Impromptu Beach Vacation In The Middle Of A Catastrophe

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It’s Always The Same Lie

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Point/Counterpoint: Rush Limbaugh

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Amazon Warehouse in France

An Alienating Journey Through The Amazon Warehouse