Reposted by Rachelle D’naeBrandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026and a sweet little blog from @heyydnae.bsky.social. This concludes Dolly Sunday at Defector 0403
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeBrandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026lots of reasons I love working at Defector but the latest is that we decided to increase our freelance rates, simply because they’ve been the same for 5 years and it felt like we should be paying more now 13147192
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The great Rachelle Hampton is my co-pilot today, and she wrote a great bit about what felt familiar and what felt new after checking in with Claude Monet at The Met: defector.com/monet-throug...defector.comMonet, Through The Iris | DefectorClaude Monet’s painting The Path through the Irises is hard to ignore. First of all, there’s the sheer size of it—the canvas stretches six and a half feet high and over five feet across. The Path thro... 2714
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeLuis Paez-Pumar @lpp.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Happy Survivor 50 day! Ahead of tonight's premiere, the Defector jury got together to explain every player's deal and pass judgement on their chances of winning. You can read our (massive) preview here: defector.com/an-extensive...defector.comAn Extensive And Exhaustive Player-By-Player Preview Of 'Survivor 50' | DefectorThere’s nothing quite like a returnee season of Survivor. Wednesday night’s Season 50 premiere will begin the sixth season in the show’s history featuring a cast entirely of returning players: 24 vete... 2346
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDrew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Malala? On Normal Gossip? In this economy? defector.com/who-said-mal...defector.comWho Said Malala Doesn’t Like To Gossip? | DefectorWe’re back, baby! And we’re kicking off our ninth season of Normal Gossip by gabbing it up with Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai! In this episode, Rachelle and Malala dig into such questions as whethe... 1483
Reposted by Rachelle D’naenadira 🙃 @calllmenadira.net · 03/09/2025Honored to be a panelist for Noella's panel at NEW YORK COMIC CON! We'll be talking about the subject of her upcoming book — Misogynoir and Multiverses: A Black Girl's Guide to Fandom Culture — as part of NYCC's professional programming in partnership with NYPL! Come see us! Oct. 9 at 5pm @ NYCC! 151
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeBrandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 02/07/2025would love to hear from as many people as possible 65811
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDefector @defector.com · 15/06/2025Sabrina Imbler spoke to Mary Giovagnoli about the idea that children are children first, her fears for the Office of Refugee Resettlement's future, and the principle that the government exists to serve the public. defector.com/an-interview...defector.comAn Interview With A Fired Unaccompanied Children Ombuds | DefectorWhen Mary Giovagnoli was in law school, she spent a year working as a junior public defender representing people accused of misdemeanors. “I really liked the work, but it was emotionally devastating,… 0377
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeAftermath @aftermath.site · 13/06/2025The Summer (Game Fest) Before The Fall (Of America) aftermath.site/summer-game-... 12650178
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeCory Barker 🆗 @corybarker.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Folks, @rpavelko.bsky.social & I need your help. If you or someone you know listens to NORMAL GOSSIP, we'd love you/them to take this survey. More info attached. @defector.com @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social @heyydnae.bsky.social pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 045
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeNitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 02/04/2025so Trump just wrapped up his "Liberation Day" conference on the massive new "reciprocal" tariffs he's imposing on many of our key trading partners. if you're wondering what exactly this means for prices and the economy, I've got a comprehensive guide for you right here: slate.com/business/202...slate.comThe Reason Behind Trump’s Newest Tariffs Is Dumber Than You ThinkHe’s turning basic groceries into luxury items. 43814
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Just read everything by Sabrina Imbler. Who's always swimming upstream and into interesting channels. 726936
Rachelle D’nae @heyydnae.bsky.social · 11/03/2025laying off @methsaxon.bsky.social is one of the dumbest decisions slate could've made 1101
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The point of excluding categories of people from the military like this is to send the message that they are unworthy of citizenship, it is pure bigotry and the assumptions behind it are disproven by the honorable service of the people being targeted in the first place bsky.app/profile/bran... 7234691153
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeSabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 25/02/2025"Gaza is not something that can be seen most purely in terms of Middle Eastern politics, or through the politics of Palestinian resistance, or through the politics of the state of Israel. It is now a world-historical atrocity..." defector.com/the-world-af...defector.comPankaj Mishra On Gaza, The Memory Of The Holocaust, And The "Very Dark World" To Come | DefectorIn his own words, Pankaj Mishra wrote his latest book not to describe the atrocities in Gaza, which have been well documented, but “to ask some very basic questions: How can human beings treat other h... 0219
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeMalice Walker @humblecore.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Gonna need more non-disabled people to see stuff like this and understand that ableism is also one of the integral -isms the right is devoted to, so it should be jettisoned whenever and in whomever you encounter it 125131433
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/02/2025"...Black politics is on life support. By Black politics we mean politics that unapologetically advocates for the needs of Black people. The presence of Black politicians is not necessarily evidence that Black politics are being asserted." www.blackagendareport.com/eric-adams-a...blackagendareport.comEric Adams and the Death of Black Politics | Black Agenda ReportThe indictment of New York City mayor Eric Adams is the latest example of moribund Black politics. Rich donors and corporate media decide who will be elected to office, while the people’s needs go una... 12606155
Rachelle D’nae @heyydnae.bsky.social · 10/02/2025jon caramanica doesn't need defenders but dude basically said the same thing as craig jenkins just under a shittier headline and professional writers who refuse to read are calling him racist for it 221
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 10/02/2025“Israeli police have raided a leading Palestinian-owned bookshop in Jerusalem and detained two of its owners, citing a children’s colouring book as evidence of incitement to terrorism.” 16745
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeCandice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 10/02/2025www.vox.com/culture/3990... Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was more concerned with Drake than politicsvox.comKendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was more concerned with Drake than politicsMAGA still hated the Pulitzer Prize winner’s performance. 291
Reposted by Rachelle D’naePeople’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · 06/02/2025LA STUDENTS WALK OUT AGAIN- High school AND middle school students have taken over the streets in front of LA city hall for the 5th straight day of anti-ICE, immigration rights protests. This won’t be slowing down anytime soon When is the rest of LA going to start joining them? 232722843
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Really fits that the guy who's like "we have conquered the globe and so by rights we must rule it" leads his online bio with the fact that he was the first employee at Roblox. "Yeah, I'm kind of the Alexander The Great of working at the video game with all the sex offenders in the chat." 30953118
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeAaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social · 06/02/2025"The delay in receiving its federal funds forced the Appalachian Center for Independent Living, which has operated in the Charleston, West Virginia, area for four decades, to lay off its employment training specialist – one of its five staffers – and halt its job placement services." 17839
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeRachel Eggers @racheleggers.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Use. Precise. Language. "Any official, including the president, who chooses to blame everything from plane crashes to wildfires on non-White, non-male people should be asked whether they believe that desegregation is to blame. Whether they believe resegregation is the answer." 112036
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeLizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Hi - If you rely on federal data and websites and are now unable to access them, I would like to talk with you. You can reach me at lizzie.oleary@slate.com, or on signal at lizzieohreally.31 Thanks! 2209117
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDefector @defector.com · 31/01/2025It's Free Friday at Defector! From now until Sunday night, all of our posts on here will include free-to-read gift links, so you can check out all of our blogs, even if you're not a subscriber. Just look for the gift emoji and enjoy. 🎁🎁🎁 6452118
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 29/01/2025I always feel strange doing this sort of thing but Defector.com has had an incredible January, just a ton of really good stories on a wide range of topics, and I suggest subscribing to it. I am biased, obviously, but I am really proud and grateful to get to do this the way we're doing it.defector.comDefector | The last good website.Defector is an employee-owned sports and culture website brought to you by the former staffers of Deadspin. 511677253
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDrew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 02/01/2025The FUNBAG is just a tad late this week because guest host @heyydnae.bsky.social was sick, but now she’s better and has delivered a perfect rendition. defector.com/why-didnt-or...defector.comWhy Didn't Orchestra Musicians Choose To Learn Cooler Instruments? | DefectorTime for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s book, The Night The Lights Went Out, while you’re at it. Drew’s off. Today, we’re talk... 1502
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDefector @defector.com · 30/12/2024Defector staff writer Rachelle Hampton (@heyydnae.bsky.social) is guest-hosting this week's Funbag. There's still time to send her questions at funbag@defector.com. 1322
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDrew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 30/12/2024I’m still off but the FUNBAG will be back tomorrow with @heyydnae.bsky.social at the wheel. Get your questions into Rachelle tout suite! FUNBAG at defector dot com 0334
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeJustin LaLiberty @jlalibs.bsky.social · 26/12/2024“The impermanence, both on streaming and in theaters, shows how much power consumers have ceded to corporations and their shareholders.” TL;DR — buy discs, they are your last, and only, hope at continued access to the films you love *and* proper presentation www.avclub.com/death-of-dvd...avclub.comDVD is dead. Long live DVD.Tech’s takeover of show business has turned everything into streaming. The only recourse is to focus on the physical. 31655238
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 19/12/2024www.teenvogue.com/story/what-t...teenvogue.comThere’s No Room for Police Unions in the Labor MovementNo other union employees are allowed to kill other human beings. 5630351036
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeAndrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 19/12/2024My colleagues in @nytguildtech.bsky.social donated what remains of their strike fund to the striking workers in Pittsburgh - a whopping $114K. That’s what solidarity is www.unionprogress.com/2024/12/19/s...unionprogress.com'Stunned by the solidarity': New York Times tech workers make 'shocking' $114,000 donation to Post-Gazette strikers, just in time for the holidays - Pittsburgh Union ProgressIt was shortly after 6 p.m. on Dec. 12 when Zack Tanner, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, posted a cryptic message on the striking union’s Slack channel imploring everyone to attend the... 5968288
Rachelle D’nae @heyydnae.bsky.social · 21/11/2024"I am tired of hearing that the other side is worse. They are; I already know this; that is not enough." @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social with an absolute banger defector.com/the-american...defector.comThe American Nightmare Is A Rerun | DefectorThe week before the election, for two nights in a row, I dreamt about the moon. The dreams were in sequence: two parts of a single story that were braided together. A single day of my life became the ... 0191
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeMark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Brush fire burning in Inwood Hill Park. FDNY now on scene. Please use caution if you are in area. 1011334
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeRachelle D’nae @heyydnae.bsky.social · 11/11/2024wrote about the weather in brooklyn, wildfires and baldwin’s another country 1102
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 11/11/20241) very good review of Entitlement! 2) and this is why I did not enjoy reading it (I don't think it was meant to be enjoyed by Black people, much less a Black woman) 081
Reposted by Rachelle D’naemaya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 10/11/2024james baldwin in “transition” journal in 1972. www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2... 09635
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 10/11/2024This one is a little heavier, obviously, but if I'm going to do my little sports blogs I am going to need to get all this dread out of the way first. (It's about all the bad stuff.) defector.com/beyond-beliefdefector.comBeyond Belief | DefectorIn the absence of any actual recourse or meaningful agency where the material terms of your existence are concerned, you are permitted to create a reality of your own. You can’t fully live there becau... 1314522
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Rachelle wrote the post of the day, though. Really good stuff here imo: defector.com/it-was-too-w...defector.comIt Was Too Warm This Week | DefectorFLATBUSH, BROOKLYN – It was 74 degrees on Election Day; I wore bike shorts on the two block walk to my polling site. The iced coffee in my hand proved unwieldy as I scanned my ballot, the poll worker’... 2426
Rachelle D’nae @heyydnae.bsky.social · 11/11/2024wrote about the weather in brooklyn, wildfires and baldwin’s another country 1102
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 01/09/2023“There is a real poverty of imagination when it comes to people’s perceptions of what Black life looks like. It’s this idea that ‘I don’t understand how this represents Black people if there’s not some misery associated with it.’ I reject that.” — Cord Jeffersonvanityfair.comFirst Look: ‘American Fiction’ Challenges Hollywood’s ‘Poverty of Imagination’ About Black...Emmy winner Cord Jefferson takes VF inside his directorial debut, starring Jeffrey Wright as a Black novelist wrestling with his identity. 317440
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 24/08/2023If you share Trump’s mugshot today please share that the Fulton County Jail where it was taken, is at 3x it’s capacity, infested with bugs, holding 87% Black people, most of whom haven’t even been convicted of a crime. 6 people have died in custody this year alone. Fuck cops, shut down jails. 3126091119
Reposted by Rachelle D’naethe beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 25/07/2023you’re living in it, baby 5380252027
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeTal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 19/07/2023repeating the words "barbie themed security forum" to myself as i contemplate the imminent heat death of all life on earth 9433150
Reposted by Rachelle D’naeRad O'Brien, Chief Engineer @radobrien.myatproto.social · 17/07/2023a tiktok account dedicated to worshipping judy hopps (the bunny cop from zootopia) just IDed a january 6th protestor on a conservative dating app who admitted to bringing a hacksaw to murder AOC/biden. He was pretending to be a human version of Judy Hopps on the app, btw 28700185
