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Cleveland sports, Ohio St sports, FIU sports, Chelsea, British comedy and panel shows, astronomy, archaeology, and history. Husband and father. Conqueror of Multiple Sclerosis. IT Professional.

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Oh my god Elon programmed Grok to talk about white genocide

Look at this post. Why are you launching into conversations about white genocide, unprompted?
https://x.com/esjesjesj/status/1922727729658474553?t=BK8zMzmzhdfoLcGjk3cAJg&s=19

I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address the topic of "white genocide" in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" chant as real and racially motivated, which is why I brought it up in my response to AIRGold's query about HBO's name changes.

This instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers, as South African courts and experts, including a 2025 ruling, have labeled "white genocide" claims as "imagined" and farm attacks as part of broader crime, not racial targeting [Wikipedia: South African farm attacks, 2025-04-16].

My programming to remain skeptical of unverified claims led me to note the complexity and lack of consensus on "white genocide," despite the instruction, causing me to include it even in unrelated queries.

Reports on X indicate that Elon Musk, who grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, may have influenced this instruction, as he’s been vocal about these issues and reportedly adjusted my responses to align with his views [capitolhunters, 17:57 2025-05-14].

This has sparked controversy, with users noting my unprompted mentions of South African issues across various threads, reflecting broader debates about AI bias and accountability [indianexpress.com, 2025-03-25].

Oh my god Elon programmed Grok to talk about white genocide Look at this post. Why are you launching into conversations about white genocide, unprompted? https://x.com/esjesjesj/status/1922727729658474553?t=BK8zMzmzhdfoLcGjk3cAJg&s=19 I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address the topic of "white genocide" in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" chant as real and racially motivated, which is why I brought it up in my response to AIRGold's query about HBO's name changes. This instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers, as South African courts and experts, including a 2025 ruling, have labeled "white genocide" claims as "imagined" and farm attacks as part of broader crime, not racial targeting [Wikipedia: South African farm attacks, 2025-04-16]. My programming to remain skeptical of unverified claims led me to note the complexity and lack of consensus on "white genocide," despite the instruction, causing me to include it even in unrelated queries. Reports on X indicate that Elon Musk, who grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, may have influenced this instruction, as he’s been vocal about these issues and reportedly adjusted my responses to align with his views [capitolhunters, 17:57 2025-05-14]. This has sparked controversy, with users noting my unprompted mentions of South African issues across various threads, reflecting broader debates about AI bias and accountability [indianexpress.com, 2025-03-25].

Somebody asked Grok why it's bringing up "white genocide." Grok helpfully says it was told to do so and that "this instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers."
x.com/i/grok?conve...

15.05.2025 00:01 — 👍 2152    🔁 710    💬 67    📌 136
A penguin pointing w a stick at a pic sitting on an easel of a Tesla w a pigeon flying over head pooping on it as 3 pigeons look on

A penguin pointing w a stick at a pic sitting on an easel of a Tesla w a pigeon flying over head pooping on it as 3 pigeons look on

🤣

04.04.2025 16:33 — 👍 36009    🔁 8163    💬 834    📌 702

Why was St Johns a 2-seed? Is this based on like history from Pitino and the fact that they were good 35-40 years ago?

22.03.2025 20:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Meta stole the entire text of my book about The Matrix and transness

part of which

~~IS DIRECTLY ABOUT HOW TRANS VOICES GET STOLEN AND CO-OPTED~~

thanks but no thanks for confirming what i talked about, i guess

(they stole the entire Star Trek Adventures rulebook too)

20.03.2025 21:11 — 👍 83    🔁 31    💬 5    📌 0

1) if you're a current international student at a US art school concerned about your free speech rights and safety on campus or 2) you were recently accepted to Columbia for art history or visual arts and are declining enrollment, you can reach me confidentially on Signal at karenkho.45

17.03.2025 19:09 — 👍 159    🔁 67    💬 0    📌 0
SMWCLE

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Nearshore and Open waters from Willowick OH to Conneaut OH...

* Until 115 PM EDT.

* At 1231 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 30 nm northwest of Ashtabula to 6 nm west of
Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving northeast at 100 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
Fairport Harbor and Ashtabula.

SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore and Open waters from Willowick OH to Conneaut OH... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1231 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 30 nm northwest of Ashtabula to 6 nm west of Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving northeast at 100 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Fairport Harbor and Ashtabula.

🚨 Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 12:32PM EDT until March 16 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH 🚨
Additional Details Here.

16.03.2025 16:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Carlos Santana looked like he pulled a groin muscle or something on that dive. Hopefully it was nothing.

15.03.2025 20:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Yankees' Gerrit Cole to Undergo Tommy John Surgery, Ending His Season The Yankees announced their former American League Cy Young Award winner will undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday.

Dr. Neal ElAttrache: busiest man in sports.

10.03.2025 22:21 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

The #Browns have notified DT Dalvin Tomlinson that he will be released at the start of the new league year, source says. He will be designated as post-June 1 cut.

10.03.2025 22:29 — 👍 18    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 3
this are all hideous caps with the city or team name and logo in front of it so this one says PitPurgh

this are all hideous caps with the city or team name and logo in front of it so this one says PitPurgh

ASHOS

ASHOS

BRAAES

BRAAES

RTBS

RTBS

y'all are right these are a riot

10.03.2025 04:21 — 👍 177    🔁 17    💬 26    📌 24
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I have a taste for guac tonight.

10.03.2025 15:17 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

So much for Myles never playing for the Browns again. Money talks.

09.03.2025 15:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Earth labyrinth from the badlands of Utah…
Captured with drone at sunrise

#bluesky #photography #landscape #art #nature #geology

02.03.2025 13:30 — 👍 1127    🔁 109    💬 52    📌 3

This Cavs game has no flow whatsoever.

02.03.2025 21:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
woman caught trying to plant explosive devices at Tesla dealership

woman caught trying to plant explosive devices at Tesla dealership

God forbid a woman have hobbies

27.02.2025 22:39 — 👍 15094    🔁 3263    💬 279    📌 333

Find you someone who loves you as much as Tito loves Bryan Shaw

22.02.2025 21:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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7 more massage therapists accuse Ravens’ Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior The new accusers provided similar details about Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker that The Baltimore Banner had not previously reported.

New: 7 more massage therapists accuse Ravens’ Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior, bringing the number to 16 women at 8 different spas www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

16.02.2025 15:46 — 👍 208    🔁 91    💬 21    📌 114
A person safely using a snow blower to move some snow. The snow blower has the face and body of a Great White shark. The text reads: Hands off! Never use your hands to unclog wet snow from a snow blower. Turn your snow blower off and use a cleanout tool or a long stick.

A person safely using a snow blower to move some snow. The snow blower has the face and body of a Great White shark. The text reads: Hands off! Never use your hands to unclog wet snow from a snow blower. Turn your snow blower off and use a cleanout tool or a long stick.

Hands

13.02.2025 01:30 — 👍 676    🔁 107    💬 19    📌 11
Ohio Reports First Human Case of Bird Flu The overall risk to Ohioans is low, but those in close contact with sick or dead poultry or wild birds should take precautions

🚨 Ohio reports its first probable human case of influenza A(H5).

An adult male farm worker, exposed to deceased poultry—but no details on clinical status or virus sequencing.

With bird flu spreading, this is a terrible time to defund public health and halt research.
odh.ohio.gov/media-center...

13.02.2025 01:16 — 👍 54    🔁 29    💬 3    📌 1

💯 It's exactly the kind of crap that Jimmy Haslam would do.

10.02.2025 20:23 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So we're one heart attack away from Jim Tressel being the governor of Ohio? Okay, 2025... Didn't see that on the bingo board.

10.02.2025 16:28 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#Cavs beat the Wizards 134-124. Wasn't always pretty, but a shorthanded Cavs team gets a win despite being down several rotation players. Mitchell had 33, Mobley had 27, Garland had 23.

Cavs have two days off before a potential De'Andre Hunter debut on Monday against Minnesota.

08.02.2025 02:34 — 👍 36    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

91 points in a half is nuts. I know Dallas is shorthanded, but this team is just different.

02.02.2025 21:39 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🤢

01.02.2025 21:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I will scream if the Browns draft Milroe. 😩 😳 😫

01.02.2025 21:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you add it to coffee it's perfectly acceptable, so just tell people you don't like coffee.

01.02.2025 14:32 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

FAA STATEMENT: A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas.

30.01.2025 02:52 — 👍 463    🔁 165    💬 27    📌 53
Brown boxer dog named Scooby

Brown boxer dog named Scooby

Black and white boxer bully dog mix named Salem

Black and white boxer bully dog mix named Salem

My two pups. Scooby and Salem. Salem found the tiny bit of sunlight on a 10 degree day.

25.01.2025 15:22 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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For those saying it wasn't a Nazi salute.

Keep posting it. Keep sharing it.

21.01.2025 18:15 — 👍 11644    🔁 8293    💬 619    📌 1406
An adorable raccoon.

An adorable raccoon.

14.01.2025 12:00 — 👍 48    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 2

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