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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Cory Booker — who is being floated as a 2028 contender, and who just the other day did not deny the possibility of wanting to become leader of the Senate Democrats — promotes the book of Brett McGurk, a chief architect of the US-backed Israeli genocide of Palestine:

Cory Booker tweet:
@brett_mcgurk
is one of our nation’s great experts on the Middle East and has spent decades working at the highest levels of diplomacy through some of the region’s most consequential moments.

I’m really looking forward to reading Brink and learning from his firsthand account of the extraordinary efforts to free the hostages, and confront the extraordinary challenges of the region.

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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 26/09/2026

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"This is a full-blown PR crisis, which Kraft is handling the only way a billionaire knows how: throwing the barest fraction of his wealth at the problem, and issuing a statement more empty than the feeling inside Drake Maye’s stomach after throwing 3 picks in Seattle." defector.com/everybody-ha...

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Everybody Hates Bob Kraft | Defector

Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, ...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …

What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A helpful key here for understanding what wingnuttery is and how it works, here. I 100% guarantee you this did not happen and that the boys she’s talking about - she later clarified they were “Pakistani” - do not exist. And yet, I can also assure you Eve is *absolutely convinced* she saw this.

Eve Barlow
@Eve_Barlow
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On 9/11, school was dismissed at noon. My mother came to collect me because the school bus wasn't running. We went home and watched the television all day and all night. The next day I returned to school. Everyone was sad except a certain group of young boys in the corner of my form class. They were celebrating like it was the greatest day of their lives. I will never forget.

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

After the NBA smashed the Clippers, @pablo.show was asked over and over, do you feel validated? He wanted to say no. But after growing up in a crumbling media environment, and after pouring so much into his Pulitzer-winning podcast, he struggled to admit: yes, he did. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...

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Pablo Torre uncovered the Kawhi scandal and won a Pulitzer. He’s still searching for something more

The Los Angeles Clippers-Kawhi Leonard cap circumvention case as presented on “Pablo Torre Finds Out” has been his masterpiece. It’s only part of his story.

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“I found myself defending a religion I was not particularly attached to but one that was persistently attached to me. So, for the first time in my life, I was defined by what I was not more than by what I was.” - @arif.bsky.social wideleft.football/p/9-11-and-h...

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9/11 and How I Discovered I Was Brown

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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 03/09/2026

Thank you, guys, for consuming our reporting. Here's our new episode reacting to the NBA ruling: www.youtube.com/live/ENBv21u...

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REACTING LIVE TO KAWHI LEONARD, STEVE BALLMER, CLIPPERS PUNISHMENTS WITH PABLO TORRE

YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT

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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Easily one of hardest images of the 21st century. Instantly iconic.

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Mark Wasson @reportermark.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Edit of Spider-Man fighting fascism during Jake Lang’s very short protest in front of Minneapolis city hall today

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I tried not to be too mawkish in the blog or the episode, but this is the second-to-last ep of The Distraction and I have had some sentimental feelings about it. Mostly I am very grateful to have gotten to do stuff this dumb and call it work for so many years. BUT [1/2] defector.com/the-sun-is-s...

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The Sun Is Setting On The Distraction | Defector

I don’t get nervous before recording episodes of The Distraction, and was surprised to notice during our more recent live episodes that even the usual bite of anxiety which comes with going onstage wa...

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“I’ve learned the hard way that a person who’s honest is never going to be a match for someone who lies for a living.” My extensive conversation with Craig Newmark. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

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Reluctant billionaire: The elusive Craigslist founder is ready to talk

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary interviews Craig Newmark.

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“Our piece of shit failson owner hosted Charlie Kirk’s funeral at State Farm Stadium, yet somehow the Cardinals’ collapse against the Titans in Week 5 is still the worst thing I saw in that place last year.” HEAR IT FROM CARDINALS FANS! defector.com/why-your-tea...

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Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Arizona Cardinals | Defector

Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the prev...

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thank god there are no gender studies classes anymore otherwise we might be able to figure out what's going on here.

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EstVanMan @estvanman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

On Freedom...got it twice about an hour apart

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“I spent every USMNT game waiting for this man to do something cool with the ball, and then focusing my attention on players like Balogun instead. And not because Balogun was newer than Pulisic but because he was better.” www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

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It's easy to blame the USMNT's World Cup crashout on one man. So I will.

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary recaps the Americans' embarrassing World Cup loss.

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

“The NFL serves as perhaps our most visible proving ground for what Americans say they won’t tolerate versus what they actually won’t tolerate. There isn’t a set of hard criteria for this,l. If there were, SCOTUS would already be a pile of ashes by now. Oh, to dream.” www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...

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Brandon Aiyuk's NFL career is already over

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary says the 49er's social media posts are distressing.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Photos of newly arrived immigrants at Ellis Island. Augustus Sherman took the photos between 1902 and 1920 when he worked as the Chief Registry Clerk. Striking to me how the outfits all look good because they have a discernible silhouette (shape and drape).

Two photo. The first is of a Romanian piper; the second is of three Georgians who were employees of the "Buffalo Bill Wild West Show."

Two photos. The first is of a Romanian shepherd. The second is of an Algerian man.

Two photos. The first is of a Ruthenian woman. The second is of a Guadeloupean woman (apparently actually en route to Montreal, Canada).

Two photos. The first is of a Greek soldier. The second is of an Indian boy.

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EstVanMan @estvanman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

No but you can be frustrated with the bluejays hitters turning Trevor Rodgers into Greg Maddux

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This one's a Defector exclusive.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

All the Stephon Castle dunk replays + Wemby's reaction

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/05/2026

just open contempt for the united states as a pluralist and secular democracy. and a reminder that the function of the fiction that the united states was founded as a fundamentalist christian nation is to establish a hierarchy of human worth with white christians at the top

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This is amazing - @kevinolearytv 🤡 is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center… but it’s 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his “dumbass hat”) out👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYU074V...

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

BREAKING! Today the UCP not only voted to circumvent the Chief Justice of Alberta, but they also voted to hide the letter the Chief Justice wrote raising concerns about the UCP's boundary process! We have the text of the letter in our new Substack! #abpoli open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...

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How Democracy is Stolen

The Gerrymandering of Alberta Takes Another Step.

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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The good news is that Alberta's Chief Justices refuse to provide any judicial sanction to Premier Smith's efforts to undermine the ordinary process for the review of electoral boundaries. This is now way too political for any judge, sitting or retired, to accept such an appointment. #ableg #abpoli

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The Roberts Court, the Trump White House, and the national GOP are acting like this is their one big shot. Either they secure the lasting end of US Constitutional democracy, or they’re in very serious trouble from the backlash. And they’ve already gone so far that there’s no other possibility.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

They are playing for all the marbles. This is their last chance to create the Confederacy. They'll burn it all down.

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Tim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

InfoWars chief Tim Heidecker talks to UNHINGED caller “AJ”. Check out theonion.info for this and more urgent news.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/05/2026

horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...