I apologize for opening Bluesky just to copy-and-paste a LinkedIn post, but here goes: As part of @defector.com's grant work with Start.coop, we're co-sponsoring a 12-week accelerator program for emerging journalist-led/worker-friendly media companies. www.start.coop/accelerator
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@defector.com's WNBA-themed show TEN MINUTE QUARTERS is next Monday, now with Zach Zimmerman in the starting lineup! defector.com/wnbashow, code LETSGOLIBS for 10% off.
Jasper Wang@jaspercwang.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe WNBA is back, and so is @defector.com's TEN MINUTE QUARTERS at Littlefield in Brooklyn on Monday May 18. We’ll have giveaways, games, goofs, and as always a lineup of hilarious comics. Go to defector.com/wnbashow for tickets, use code LETSGOLIBS for 10% off
The WNBA is back, and so is @defector.com's TEN MINUTE QUARTERS at Littlefield in Brooklyn on Monday May 18. We’ll have giveaways, games, goofs, and as always a lineup of hilarious comics. Go to defector.com/wnbashow for tickets, use code LETSGOLIBS for 10% off
Fun backstory here. Sabs blogged about how much they hated those Grammarly commercials. The actor, Jude, turned out to be a Defector reader and was down to make this ad happen. defector.com/vindicated-a...
Defector@defector.com · 3mo agoSubscribe to Defector: defector.com/products
Somehow a professional sports front office is poaching from @defector.com's business team, so I need to hire a new Director of Revenue. Apply here: apply.workable.com/defector-med...
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I truly love that Defector has carved out a Reacher beat over the years, starting with this @brandyjensen.bsky.social essay that was one of the very best things we published in our first twelve months. defector.com/my-year-with...
My Year With Jack Reacher | Defector
I picked up the first one, Killing Floor, after my lofty quarantine syllabus collided with the reality of being laid off and very depressed: finally time enough to read all day and absolutely no desir...
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David_j_roth@davidjroth.bsky.social · 4mo agoI covered this story for Defector because it falls under two of my beats, Amazon's Reacher News & Views and Suburban Brain Disorder. defector.com/suburban-hom...
From Bring Up the Bodies, here is Hilary Mantel's description of Thomas Cromwell's advice for working with King Henry VIII, and I genuinely think Harvard Business Review should reprint it every year as an article called "How to Manage the Unmanageable CEO"
It's been really lovely reading all the tributes to Dan. Many people have asked if they can contribute to support his wife and son. You can do so here: everloved.com/life-of/dan-...
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Defector@defector.com · 6mo agoDan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Defector's @jaspercwang.bsky.social on why it's ok for business owners to choose integrity over survival. With host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
"Did you really not like your boss?" asks Defector's @jaspercwang.bsky.social. What if you were all each other's bosses? With host @greenwell.bsky.social on The Kicker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
TOO LONG HAVE I BEEN FORCED TO SPEAK A VARNISHED TRUTH. (Thank you to @greenwell.bsky.social for having me on, and for the @columjournreview.bsky.social audio editor for helping me sound not insane.)
Columbia Journalism Review@columjournreview.bsky.social · 7mo agoWorker ownership is exciting, says Defector’s Jasper Wang. It’s also not, he says, a “panacea.” On this week's Kicker, with host @greenwell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
An enormous honor to be a Normal Gossip guest, and in Malala's season! (I did NOT threaten to withhold anyone's paycheck unless they put me on. Stop telling people I threatened to withhold paychecks.)
Defector@defector.com · 8mo agoThis week's guest on Normal Gossip is Defector's own business guy, Jasper Wang! defector.com/the-tulip-cl...
I wrote about the chair company, the wider Tim Robinson project and how the men are just going through it, especially in comedy defector.com/tim-robinson...
Tim Robinson Understands What The Boys Are Going Through | Defector
The male comedians are going through something. I know, I know, but this time I’m not referring to the obvious ones who have lost their minds through some excess of steroid abuse and podcast appearanc...
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ICYMI, Normal Gossip is BACK with new episodes! If you're traveling for Thanksgiving, it's the perfect opportunity to catch up on the new season. Today's episode is a cozy holiday whodunnit:
Defector@defector.com · 8mo agoMotive, opportunity, and sweet potato pie: defector.com/motive-oppor...
Spent the entire World Series feeling completely ambivalent between these two teams but after that 9th inning I’m somehow going to be completely gutted if the Jays lose
the subject line on Eventbrite's weekly product marketing email accidentally encapsulates This Moment perfectly
I waited until the end of the bottom of the tenth (Raleigh IBB and Julio ground out) to leave a bar in deep Brooklyn, did a 90 minute commute to uptown Manhattan, and am now seated in my apartment for the top of the 15th.
a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny defector.com/treasury-dep...
Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector
The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...
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The moment I start Remembering Some Yankees Middle Relievers is the moment you learn exactly the seasons I was ~13 years old.
David_j_roth@davidjroth.bsky.social · 11mo agoI love the thing that Immaculate Grid built for this. Messing around and making a grid of Extremely 2000s Brewers Guys was like giving my brain a cool drink of water. We'll be goofing around with it all week in various venues, and streaming later today: defector.com/defector-and...
Generally bad practice to sign yourself up for a second job but some things are worth the effort. Grateful to Press Forward for seeing the vision, and very excited to work with Start.coop to get this program up and running
Defector@defector.com · last yr.Today, we’re happy to share that Press Forward, a coalition of funders committed to strengthening local newsrooms, has awarded our group a grant to build shared services for independent, worker-friendly local media organizations. defector.com/we-won-a-grant
@defector.com's WNBA comedy show is TONIGHT at Littlefield in Brooklyn! We've still got ~15 seated tickets left and plenty of standing room ones. defector.com/wnbashow, use code LETSGOLIBS
Defector Media presents Ten Minute Quarters: A WNBA Comedy Show
Join Defector Media and your fellow WNBA fans for a night of standup, games, and giveaways.
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Jasper Wang@jaspercwang.bsky.social · last yr.We had such a good time with TEN MINUTE QUARTERS in May that @defector.com is running it back for the All-Star break. On July 15 we'll be joined by Devon Walker (SNL), Julia Shiplett (Overcompensating), Grace Johnson (Don't Tell), and Joey Dardano (Wild 'n Out) www.eventbrite.com/e/defector-m...
i'll be reading and analyzing all of these responses! i'd love to present your ideas to the rest of the staff. we're especially interested in hearing: 1. about how and where you find stuff to read online; & 2. from people who don't (yet!) subscribe to the site.
Defector@defector.com · last yr.Take Defector's 2025 reader survey: defector.com/take-defecto...
We had such a good time with TEN MINUTE QUARTERS in May that @defector.com is running it back for the All-Star break. On July 15 we'll be joined by Devon Walker (SNL), Julia Shiplett (Overcompensating), Grace Johnson (Don't Tell), and Joey Dardano (Wild 'n Out) www.eventbrite.com/e/defector-m...
Sorry, I don't want to make a habit of doing Media Business Knower posts (or doing any posts at all, really), but maybe I can help lower some people's blood pressure: This contract is a total nothingburger, that doesn't foretell/confirm anything, and is not worth getting worked up over [thread]
Ben Mullin@benmullin.bsky.social · last yr.scoop w/ @jessicatesta.bsky.social : @karaswisher.bsky.social new deal at Vox Media with Scott Galloway is expected to generate $100 million over four years, with the pair keeping 70% after some costs: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
This is TONIGHT! We're basically sold out of seated tickets but there are still plenty of standing room tix, if you want to hang out in the back with our Defector staffers. (Code LETSGOLIBS gives a discount on standing tix, too!)
Defector@defector.com · last yr.The WNBA is back next month, and Defector is hosting a comedy show to celebrate. New Yorkers, join us at Littlefield on May 16 for a night of stand up, games, and giveaways featuring @joshgondelman.bsky.social, Milly Tamarez, Amber Singletary, and Nico Carney. littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_...
see now you look at a post like this and go "that's extremely normal, why would this very regular person be getting bullied by their colleagues." and then you see a follow up that makes you go "ah yes, Hague for you"
Luis Paez-Pumar@lpp.bsky.social · last yr.Being bullied at work for giving a totally reasonable suggestion (restart your damn computers at least once a day!).
I'm pioneering a new path to getting stage time as a comic: cofound and operate a media company for ~5 years, and annoy your coworkers until they relent and let you host a stand up show
Defector@defector.com · last yr.The WNBA is back next month, and Defector is hosting a comedy show to celebrate. New Yorkers, join us at Littlefield on May 16 for a night of stand up, games, and giveaways featuring @joshgondelman.bsky.social, Milly Tamarez, Amber Singletary, and Nico Carney. littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_...
I did not know about the UConn Puppet Lady until my wife sent me a video from the stands tonight and now I’m obsessed with her