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Elon Musk, anti-vaxxers bouncing back into action after Bronny James’ cardiac arrest [Update]The reaction to Bronny James’ proves how loopy the sports wing of anti-vaxxers is. Bronny James’ cardiac arrest animated the worst example of disconfirmation bias plaguing. Anytime they’ve witnessed a cardiac incident since 2021, a segment of society rears their head to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bac...

Do ex-ESPN employees suing Disney over 2021 vaccine mandates have a legit case?Two former ESPN employees, reporter Allison Williams and producer Beth Faber, are suing the Worldwide Leader. Usually, when something like this happens, there’s some salacious accusation at its core. However, some lawsuits are so frivolous they’re clearly a cry for attention....

IDIOT OF THE MONTH: The usual suspects are back at itWelcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH, the most electrifying ceremony in sports media. Following up on the hotly contested 2021 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards, we have for you today, well, many of the same ninnies and twits who appeared on that vaunted list. The calendar year, it turns out, is not some...

IDIOT OF THE YEAR #9: Ted Cruz, captain of the anti-vax Dream Team

Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR festivities! Nos. 50 through 11 are available for your enjoyment here. And our top 10 thus far:...

Do we really need school sports right now?

The news that an 18-year-old high school student in upstate New York died of COVID-19 earlier this week should be a big red flag when it comes to the current state of the pandemic. It’s not just that the kid was unvaccinated, but that he died after it proved impossible to get him transferred from th...

Antonio Brown’s chef turns out to be a whistleblower!

Turns out the chef was telling the truth! Bucs’ wide receiver Antonio Brown has been suspended by the NFL for three games without pay after “misrepresenting” his COVID vaccination status to the league....

Behold: Q-Aaron

Well, looks like Aaron Rodgers has gone full QAnon....

When you have to say something isn’t a swastika, you have already given up the game

The Herschel Walker campaign’s NOT A SWASTIKA statement has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the statement....