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A screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation reading: "can you write something about robert e. lee in the voice of washington post staff writer gillian brockell?" "Certainly! Here's an excerpt written in the voice of Gillian Brockell, a staff writer at The Washington Post, reflecting on Robert E. Lee's legacy: The Complicated Legacy of Robert E. Lee: A Figure Divided by History By Gillian Brockell When Robert E. Lee's name is invoked, it is often as a symbol of Southern pride military brilliance, or a tragic, doomed cause. But history has a way of shifting its lens, and in recent years, the image of Lee -- the Confederate general, the hero of lost causes -- has become increasingly more fraught. The man who stood as the face of a rebellion that tore the nation apart now stands at the center of an ongoing reckoning over the Confederacy's legacy, and our struggle to reconcile memory with reality."

When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.

Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

1. Weltschmerz (German) Literally means "world pain." It's not about laughing, but it describes a deep, melancholic sense of despair about the world, which could be paired with ironic or bitter laughter.

Heads up Texas

#deadandcompany at the #sphere

'More than the pretzels': Moore to headline Autism Acceptance Night at Camden BALTIMORE -- When Marcus Moore tosses a ceremonial first pitch on Thursday night at Camden Yards, it’ll be the first time the 31-year-old Annapolis native has stepped onto the field. However, he’s alr...

In October 2022, Marcus Moore from Annapolis launched Moore Crunch Pretzels, now sold at Camden Yards.

“It’s more than the pretzels. It helps my confidence and stuff.”

On Thursday, Moore will throw out the 1st pitch at #Orioles’ Autism Acceptance Night: www.mlb.com/orioles/news...

Was struggling with drawing wind the other day (I know, I know) so I decided to pare it down to it’s absolute simplest form with a little CHARLIE BROWN & SNOOPY here to help my scrambled brain.

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER While Nancy Cheers I WANNA GO WITH YOU-TAKE ME ALONG NO! BAW ( NANCY WANTS TO GO TO TOWN WITH MR SPUTTER) OH, TAKE HER, DEAR-THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE'S EVER WANTED TO GO ANYWHERE WITH YOU SHE MUST BE GETTING FOND OF YOU THAT’S WHAT YOU THINK! ( NANCY SEEMS TO BE ENJOYING WATCHING MR SPUTTER AT THE DENTIST OFFICE)

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 16,1945

Calm down, folks, it was just an attempted assassination of a Jewish Democratic governor and his family on the first night of Passover, it’s not like somebody spray painted a dick on a Cybertruck.

Unionize everyone unionize

a video game character wearing sunglasses and a green jacket ALT: a video game character wearing sunglasses and a green jacket

Don't know but I've got a great song in my head now

I’m left with a certain sinking feeling that says if the Nintendo delay picks up steam and points a lot of new fingers at Trump, the administration will vindictively start picking apart the whole industry under the guise of “video game violence is destroying the youth” or some such shit.

Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.

Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.

Rules change, even if it has "passed inspection"

How long until MLB decides the new bats are illegal?

Ocasio-Cortez mobilizes Democrats against Schumer plan as colleagues privately urge her to consider primary challenge | CNN Politics Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to accept th...

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to accept the House GOP funding bill.

Schumer says he doesn't care about democracy, fake outrage is his only course of action.

Schumer says he doesn't care about democracy, fake outrage is his only course of action.

Really fuck this guy and his generation

literally all the democratic party has said to me and my peers since 2016 is "fuck you, we don't want you, and we don't need you" while spamming my phone nonstop for money and then, after, "you're why we lost" and the notion that i would invest an ounce of energy in helping them recover is ludicrous

#sky

#TexasHistory #Dancehall
Texas Star Inn #TexasStarInn

We should be forgiving people, but not forgetful.

In the rush to make excuses and welcome these people back into the fold, we skip the critical parts of them acknowledging fault (not just being wrong) and the harm it caused.

Does anyone think she wouldn't vote for someone like Trump again?

If you believe that I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you

Yeah because he's keeping more

@juliusgoat.bsky.social

This is what oligarchy looks like.

A 1942 Gallup poll on Bible reading and the song that immediately popped into my head when I read this.

My dog asleep in an amusing position

My weird #dog 🐕 asleep again

THEY’RE CLIMBING THE POLES IN TOKYO GO BIRDS🦅🦅🦅

Jalen Hurts got everyone in bed at a decent time on a school night because he cares about the teachers