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US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on June 27, 2022.

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Swapping Brittney Griner For Viktor Bout Should Be An Easy Call

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Chris Thompson

This Is So Stupid

The Frail Saggy Body Of Rudy Giuliani Must Be Protected From The Political Violence Of My Infant Child

Investigations Editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.

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US law professor Anita Hill takes oath, 12 October 1991, before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington D.C.. Hill filed sexual harassment charges against US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

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Anita Hill Warned Us; Too Few Listened

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David Roth

The space where Joe Paterno's statue used to be outside Penn State's Beaver Stadium.

Penn State Removes Joe Paterno Statue

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants To Be Sure Joe Paterno’s Statue Is Doing OK

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Patrick Redford

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 10: San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin speaks during a news conference on May 10, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Boudin announced an arrest made in an international fencing operation out of a boba tea store that was sending goods stolen from cars in San Francisco to other states and countries. He is facing a recall election that will take place on June 7. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Makes Announcement On Auto Burglaries

It All Came Together Against Chesa Boudin

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Tom Ley

Houston Texans v Indianapolis Colts

Huge Annoying Dumbass Notes That Nobody Wants To Talk To Him About Being A Huge Annoying Dumbass

The Los Angeles Marathon making its way down Hollywood Boulevard in 2021.

LA Marathon Returns After Pandemic Delay

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Marathon To The Mall And Other Public/Private Partnerships, With Adam Conover

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Albert Burneko

Mass Shooting At Elementary School In Uvalde, Texas Leaves 21 Dead

What It’s Like Here

Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks – Game Four

Steve Kerr’s Anger Is A Starting Point

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Samer Kalaf

Israeli police beat Palestinian pallbearers at the funeral march of Shireen Abu Aqleh

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The Oppressor Always Gets The Benefit Of The Doubt

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Pro-Choice Demonstrations in Latin America on International Safe Abortion Day

The Difference Between Protest And Resistance

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Leaked Report Indicates Supreme Court Set To Overturn Roe v. Wade

Here Are Some Abortion Funds You Can Donate To

Rudy Giuliani looking weird on a golf course

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Rudy Giuliani Has Borrowed A Smaller Man’s Khakis And Is Ready To Talk Golf

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Manhunt Continues For Suspect In Yesterday’s Brooklyn Subway Shooting

The NYPD Can’t Protect Shit

Luisa Rollenhagen is a German-Argentinian freelance journalist based in Berlin. She&#8217;s written for publications such as The Guardian, BuzzFeed News, Deutsche Welle, and GQ.

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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MARCH 25: Ukrainian refugees queue at Immigration and Border Control, after arriving from Moldova at Frankfurt Airport on March 25, 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe, has taken in over 100,000 refugees from Ukraine. Germany is providing assistance to ease the burden. (Photo by Ronald Wittek - Pool/Getty Images)

Germany Receives Ukrainian Refugees From Moldova

Who Is The “Right” Kind Of Refugee?

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Brett Favre And The Thin Line Between “Making Plays” And “Massive Fraud”

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Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, departs after attending Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's video joint address to Congress in the Congressional Auditorium at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Donald Trump walks very normally towards a helicopter at Trump National Golf Club in November of 2020.

President Trump Departs For Camp David

Former President Of The United States: “It Went CLANK Into The Hole”

Elouise McDaniel walking down a walkway in a New Jersey park. She is carrying a tote bag in one hand, a pile of documents in the other.

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New Jersey Woman Sued By Her Township For Filing Too Many Public Records Request

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Robin Ficker, seen here wearing a Washington Bullets hat and screaming.

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NBA Heckler, Friend Of Ali, And Wannabe Governor Robin Ficker Gets Disbarred

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I Truly Cannot Believe How Dumb This Convoy Shit Is

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The International Community Worked Hard To Make Putin’s Illegal War Permissible