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Colin Kaepernick's Fight Is Not With The Military

It has been a banner week for the takes. It’s certainly aided by the fact that there are no real sports and the one legitimate controversy is sucking up all the oxygen, feeding a maelstrom swirling about the peak of Mt. Take, but it’s been extraordinary to see so many people reveal themselves as uns...

Joffrey Lauvergne Is Going To The Thunder

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Donald Trump Might Actually Go to Mexico Tomorrow [Update]

This election has been an objective nightmare, but at long last, we finally have some good news. In a little over 12 hours, Donald Trump could be heading to Mexico. And if Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has even a sliver of a heart, he’ll let him in. Because god knows we need this....

Two Osprey Chicks Brilliantly Survive Bald Eagle Raid (One Does Not)

The Audubon Society has a livestream of an osprey nest in Hog Island, Maine, where this spring viewers were delighted to see the parents, Steve and Rachel, hatch three adorable osprey chicks. After a bald eagle attack earlier this month, they are down to two chicks, because nature could not give the...

Don't Get Mad. Join A Union.

Shit is fucked up and bullshit. Economic inequality is high and wages are low and people are mad. Want to do something about it? Don’t vote for Donald Trump. Join a union....

Stan Verrett On Kaepernick: "Let's Pay As Much Attention To The Substance As We Do To The Symbols"

SportsCenter anchor Stan Verrett joined the chorus of opinions on Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest with a take that drew from his own family’s history of service to the United States, and the discrimination that followed. It’s as strong, and fair, a commentary you’re likely to hear from an...

Drew Brees: Political Statements About The Flag Are Okay If They're Pro-Flag<em></em><em></em><em></em>

Drew Brees, like most every other NFL-adjacent person, has weighed in on Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest. Brees has echoed a common line: He’s fine with Kaepernick protesting for what he believes in, but has an issue with him using the American flag (which he called “sacred”) to do so....

Donald Trump On Colin Kaepernick: "Maybe He Should Find A Country That Works Better For Him"<em></em>

What you are about to hear represents an utterly monumental lack of self-awareness on Donald Trump’s part—astonishing, I know....

<i>The Night Of</i> Made Its Characters Morons Because It Kind Of Sucked

Almost every character in The Night Of, the eight-episode limited crime series that wrapped up on HBO last night, acted like a big idiot at one point or another. ...

Close The Clinton Foundation

As much as we hate our elected officials, we also seem strangely reluctant to ask very much of them, lest someone some day ask something extraordinary of us. We need to get over that. ...

Colin Kaepernick Explains Why He Won't Stand For The National Anthem<em></em><em></em>

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick spoke with the media today for about 20 minutes, answering numerous questions about his decision to refuse to stand during the U.S. national anthem before Friday’s preseason game. (Kaepernick also refused to stand for the national anthem before the fi...

Make Good Life Choices, Carlos Beltrán

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What's Going On With Blake Rutherford?

Saturday night, the Yankees’ rookie league affiliate, the Pulaski Yankees, tweeted rather cryptically about Blake Rutherford, the team’s first-round pick in this year’s MLB draft. Less than two hours later, they deleted the tweet, elevating the cryptic factor....

People Who Got Rich In America Should Stop Criticizing It

The reaction to learning 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is making a political statement by refusing to stand for the national anthem has raised myriad opinions today, but none more unified than the belief that those who became millionaires in this country are in no position to angrily criticize ...

Colin Kaepernick Refuses To Stand For Anthem: "There Are Bodies In The Street" [Update]

Colin Kaepernick is speaking out after the 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the U.S. national anthem before last night’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, telling the NFL that “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people o...

Hillary Clinton Speaks Truth to Pepe

Yesterday, Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton stood on a stage with cameras trained on her and warned the nation that a vote for Donald Trump is a vote for memes—specifically, the toxic, white-nationalist memes being spewed out by what’s now being called the “alt-right.” Don’t align ...

Sheep On The Field!

It’s a sheep! Interrupting a game. It’s there because earlier there was a monkey riding a dog herding it. Don’t ask questions; it’s minor league baseball....

Pair Of Idiots On The Field Evade Security, Escape Into Bleachers, Get Tackled

As eventually doomed runs of Idiots On The Field go, these dudes’ miracle jaunt all the way across the outfield, through stadium security, and into the bleachers was pretty damn spectacular....

National Parks, Ranked

This is a barren time in the sports calendar. We are in a desolate trough between the international intrigue of the Olympics and the drama and nonsense of football season. I’m goddamn bored. Coincidentally, the National Parks Service turns 100 years old today. Unlike late August, the National Parks ...

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