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· Nov 12
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They shot moss into space, stuck it on the outside of the International Space Station for nine months, and then brought it back down to Earth to see how it was doing. It was basically fine! defector.com/one-small-st...
One Small Step For A Moss, One Giant Leap For Mosskind | Defector
Imagine that you are moss. (Thank you for subscribing to Defector, moss!) You are one of the most ancient types of land plants—older than flowers, older than grass, older than trees, older even than…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
They shot moss into space, stuck it on the outside of the International Space Station for nine months, and then brought it back down to Earth to see how it was doing. It was basically fine! defector.com/one-small-st...
The “fringe anarchists” push past the map, the respectable settlers move in, then the state later incorporates the gains. defector.com/good-settler...
Good Settler, Bad Settler | Defector
This article has been adapted from a piece published Nov. 16 on the author’s Substack page. Last week, after masked settlers torched a mosque in Salfit, set fire to Palestinian trucks in Huwara, and…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The “fringe anarchists” push past the map, the respectable settlers move in, then the state later incorporates the gains. defector.com/good-settler...
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FUNBAG! Featuring a lesson in branding! defector.com/all-of-the-b...
All Of The Brands Suck At Branding | Defector
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking ...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
FUNBAG! Featuring a lesson in branding! defector.com/all-of-the-b...
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It's internship season! We have one at Defector Media, and it's paid! In real dollars!! (plus fully remote)
Please share with any/all college students in your life. The deadline to apply is Jan. 16.
Please share with any/all college students in your life. The deadline to apply is Jan. 16.
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 inte...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It's internship season! We have one at Defector Media, and it's paid! In real dollars!! (plus fully remote)
Please share with any/all college students in your life. The deadline to apply is Jan. 16.
Please share with any/all college students in your life. The deadline to apply is Jan. 16.
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If you ever wanted to be edited by me, now's your chance. (More importantly: This internship pays well and can be remote.) 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 inte...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you ever wanted to be edited by me, now's your chance. (More importantly: This internship pays well and can be remote.) defector.com/would-you-li...
Welcome to the ‘Nothing But Respect’ media hour: defector.com/welcome-to-t...
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Welcome to the ‘Nothing But Respect’ media hour: defector.com/welcome-to-t...
Jalen Duren, phenomenal leaper, has made the leap: defector.com/jalen-duren-...
Jalen Duren, Phenomenal Leaper, Has Made The Leap | Defector
The Detroit Pistons are the best team in the Eastern Conference and the hottest team in the NBA, which is probably not what anyone outside of the Mitten would have scried before this season began or…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Jalen Duren, phenomenal leaper, has made the leap: defector.com/jalen-duren-...
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Defector is once again hiring interns. This shit pays pretty well and can be done remotely. Send this to any promising youths you know: 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 inte...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Defector is once again hiring interns. This shit pays pretty well and can be done remotely. Send this to any promising youths you know: defector.com/would-you-li...
All of the brands suck at branding: defector.com/all-of-the-b...
All Of The Brands Suck At Branding | Defector
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
All of the brands suck at branding: defector.com/all-of-the-b...
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wow we're hiring another intern!!! please come apply to work with us!!! we're fun and normal [ed note: source?]!!!
defector.com/would-you-li...
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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 inte...
defector.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
wow we're hiring another intern!!! please come apply to work with us!!! we're fun and normal [ed note: source?]!!!
defector.com/would-you-li...
defector.com/would-you-li...
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We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing
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 inte...
defector.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing
The hats were not enough for Logan Cooley: defector.com/the-hats-wer...
The Hats Were Not Enough For Logan Cooley | Defector
Before he’d even entered a legit NHL game, Logan Cooley made an exciting first impression on me. Playing a 2023 preseason contest in Melbourne for a team called the “Arizona Coyotes” (I guess that’s…
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November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The hats were not enough for Logan Cooley: defector.com/the-hats-wer...
The Phoenix Mercury’s new logos vs. the planet Mercury: an exhausting showdown defector.com/the-phoenix-...
The Phoenix Mercury's New Logos Vs. The Planet Mercury: An Exhausting Showdown | Defector
The Phoenix Mercury have one of the best nicknames in sports. It’s classical, referring to the Roman god of, among other things, travel, trickery, and luck. It’s local, referring to fact that Phoenix…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Phoenix Mercury’s new logos vs. the planet Mercury: an exhausting showdown defector.com/the-phoenix-...
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. That could be you! More info here: 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…
defector.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. That could be you! More info here: defector.com/would-you-li...
You can get slapped by your own teammate and still beat Manchester United: defector.com/you-can-get-...
You Can Get Slapped By Your Own Teammate And Still Beat Manchester United | Defector
For about a decade at Manchester United there have been too many organizational resets, false dawns, and moments of humiliation to count. Grab any slice of results from this era and you can tell…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
You can get slapped by your own teammate and still beat Manchester United: defector.com/you-can-get-...
Can anything make the Hornets make sense? defector.com/can-anything...
Can Anything Make The Hornets Make Sense? | Defector
The Charlotte Hornets are once again miserable crud. At 4–13, they are down there sloshing in the fermented trash juice of the Eastern Conference. The Hornets are perhaps a somewhat more buoyant…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Can anything make the Hornets make sense? defector.com/can-anything...
The Eagles' struggles are simply offensive: defector.com/the-eagles-s...
The Eagles’ Struggles Are Simply Offensive | Defector
All was well with the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of Sunday’s game. The defense looked dominant again. The offense, which had struggled in low-scoring wins the past two weeks, was churning…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Eagles' struggles are simply offensive: defector.com/the-eagles-s...
"Considering the NWSL continues to be embroiled in player-safety concerns, Berman’s insistence that the league has no peers is a sign of complacency at best, and at worst an excuse to save money." defector.com/gotham-grabs...
Gotham Grabs The Crown Of An NWSL At A Tipping Point | Defector
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jaedyn Shaw set the tone. Rose Lavelle tapped the ball at kickoff, and Shaw booted it toward the Washington Spirit’s net, which keeper Aubrey Kingsbury was helplessly far from. The…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"Considering the NWSL continues to be embroiled in player-safety concerns, Berman’s insistence that the league has no peers is a sign of complacency at best, and at worst an excuse to save money." defector.com/gotham-grabs...
For this year's Tip Jar drive, the winner will travel to Philadelphia to either judge or bake along with Kelsey McKinney and Chris Thompson as they take on another timed baking challenge. defector.com/help-secure-...
Help Secure Our Financial Independence By Infiltrating The Great Blogger Bake Shop | Defector
Last year, Defector’s operations geniuses submitted our annual Tip Jar drives for consideration in the Online Journalism Awards category of “Innovation in Revenue Strategy” for mid-size newsrooms. We…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
For this year's Tip Jar drive, the winner will travel to Philadelphia to either judge or bake along with Kelsey McKinney and Chris Thompson as they take on another timed baking challenge. defector.com/help-secure-...
Brandon Nimmo will now do his sprinting to first base in Texas: defector.com/brandon-nimm...
Brandon Nimmo Will Now Do His Sprinting To First Base In Texas | Defector
Apparently someone at MLB headquarters turned the stove on and accidentally left it going. On Sunday, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the Texas Rangers and New York Mets were finalizing a…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Brandon Nimmo will now do his sprinting to first base in Texas: defector.com/brandon-nimm...
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“The state and the different settler factions may quarrel over timing, optics, and methodology, but they agree on the destination.”
Good Settler, Bad Settler | Defector
This article has been adapted from a piece published Nov. 16 on the author’s Substack page. Last week, after masked settlers torched a mosque in Salfit, set fire to Palestinian trucks in Huwara, and b...
defector.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“The state and the different settler factions may quarrel over timing, optics, and methodology, but they agree on the destination.”
J.J. McCarthy is not beating the “sucks” allegations: defector.com/j-j-mccarthy...
J.J. McCarthy Is Not Beating The "Sucks" Allegations | Defector
If current trends continue, historians will look back on Nov. 2, 2025, with consternation and confusion. Entire careers of PhD candidates at major universities will be devoted to the mystery of this…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
J.J. McCarthy is not beating the “sucks” allegations: defector.com/j-j-mccarthy...
The Crossword, Nov. 24: Fight For Rights (Themeless) defector.com/the-crosswor...
The Crossword, Nov. 24: Fight For Rights (Themeless) | Defector
This week’s puzzle was constructed by Evan Mulvihill and Rafael Musa, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Evan is a cruciverbalist living in San Francisco, Calif. His crosswords have been published by…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Crossword, Nov. 24: Fight For Rights (Themeless) defector.com/the-crosswor...
Good settler, bad settler: defector.com/good-settler...
Good Settler, Bad Settler | Defector
This article has been adapted from a piece published Nov. 16 on the author’s Substack page. Last week, after masked settlers torched a mosque in Salfit, set fire to Palestinian trucks in Huwara, and…
defector.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Good settler, bad settler: defector.com/good-settler...
The fights got bloody in Riyadh: defector.com/the-fights-g...
The Fights Got Bloody In Riyadh | Defector
Sam Noakes walked to the ring in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday with a wholesome smile on his face and opera music blaring. I wondered why. He was on his way to fight Abdullah Mason to kick off the…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The fights got bloody in Riyadh: defector.com/the-fights-g...