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@defector.com Pinned@defector.com"A summit attempt is also commonly described as an 'assault.' It’s a violent thing to want, and a violent thing to do, which often produces violent results." defector.com/the-last-fir...
@defector.comIt turns out this Sunday had even more dumb football in store for us:
@defector.comThe Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off attempts to bake something called "iced gems." defector.com/the-not-so-g...
@defector.comDefector would like to formally welcome the Philadelphia Eagles to Jaguars Junction:
@defector.com"If you make a bucket list, you’ll just spend the rest of your life worrying about all the shit on it that you didn’t get to do." defector.com/fuck-bucket-...
@defector.comOU-Texas is the last truly bonkers college football rivalry:
@defector.com"Our son will be turning five in a few months and by all accounts, he is a kind, curious, active little boy. By and large he is well behaved compared to some of his peers, and he's very independent for his age except in one area: He refuses independent play." defector.com/did-i-ruin-m...
@defector.comFrom @rayratto.bsky.social on Chicago's 21-strikeout loss:
"The point is, the White Sox accomplished something genuinely remarkable in 2026, and that was to stop stinking long enough to have a chance at their fifth honest World Series."
@defector.comJAMBOROO: defector.com/a-blue-wave-...
@defector.comTry the Defector crossword! defector.com/the-crosswor...
@defector.comFlavio Bolsonaro assuming office of the second-most populous country in the Western Hemisphere would represent a total victory for the Trump-aligned right-wing movement in South America. defector.com/brazils-pres...
@defector.comTom Ley talks to an antitrust expert about the Protect College Sports Act: defector.com/an-antitrust...
@defector.comIt's worth considering what, exactly, Jerry Dipoto has done wrong. defector.com/whats-to-be-...
@defector.comFor now, the only way to make it to nearly two centuries is to be a giant tortoise. defector.com/the-secret-t...
@defector.comMike Ditka, forever Chicago: defector.com/mike-ditka-f...
@defector.comA deposition in the Tyreek Hill trial offers a glimpse into what triggered the 2019 child abuse cases, and what investigators found. defector.com/tyreek-hill-...
@defector.comRead the Defector College Football Watch Guide, so you know which games are worth giving a crap about. defector.com/we-now-know-...
@groan.bsky.socialReposted by @defector.comdi-posting thru it
@maitreyiaa.bsky.socialReposted by @defector.comdigging up my Angel Reese feature from 2024 “She understands that basketball, at its core, is a 40-minute series of tiny opportunities, each of which can be seized by the person who wants it more.”
@dianamoskovitz.bsky.socialReposted by @defector.comVery little has been publicly known about the 2019 possible child abuse investigation involving Tyreek Hill, back when he was in Kansas City. But a deposition taken in his ongoing civil trial provides new details about the investigations done by police and child protective services: