{"channel":"misc","content":"In a not-so-highly-anticipated announcement, LONDON has declared that the 2023 Man of the Year is George Santos.\n\nMr. Santos, after being elected to Congress in November 2022, was quickly revealed as a con-man.\u2002His entire public background: fake.\u2002His actual background: a series of low-grade crimes and malfeasance.\n\nBut, he got more attention than any other member of Congress this year.\u2002More than any of the speakers (Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, and Mike Johnson), more than AOC or MTG, more than (( some committee chairs you've never heard of )).\n\nAnd, now, he is free of his obligations to the government, having been expelled by the body of Congress.\u2002Once his lingering criminal trials are resolved, he will be a folk hero, free to pursue all this country has to offer.\n\nFor his demonstration of the true American Dream, George Santos is LONDON's Man of the Year.\n\nThe runners up:\n\nBibi Netanyahu.\u2002He will go down in history as one of the worst mass-murderers of the early 21st century, and he did it this year.\n\nChatGPT.\u2002Or, more broadly, \"machines that use words\".\u2002But ChatGPT is the name that has caught the public eye.\n\nTaylor Swift.\u2002Her Eras tour is huge, and her romance (showmance?) with Travis Kelce helped her break into the one area of American culture where she was not: sports fans.","created_at":"2023-12-31T02:31:17","id":445,"llm_annotations":{},"parent_id":null,"processed_content":"<p>In a not-so-highly-anticipated announcement, LONDON has declared that the 2023 Man of the Year is George Santos.</p>\n<p>Mr. Santos, after being elected to Congress in November 2022, was quickly revealed as a con-man.\u2002His entire public background: fake.\u2002His actual background: a series of low-grade crimes and malfeasance.</p>\n<p>But, he got more attention than any other member of Congress this year.\u2002More than any of the speakers (Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, and Mike Johnson), more than AOC or MTG, more than (( some committee chairs you've never heard of )).</p>\n<p>And, now, he is free of his obligations to the government, having been expelled by the body of Congress.\u2002Once his lingering criminal trials are resolved, he will be a folk hero, free to pursue all this country has to offer.</p>\n<p>For his demonstration of the true American Dream, George Santos is LONDON's Man of the Year.</p>\n<p>The runners up:</p>\n<p>Bibi Netanyahu.\u2002He will go down in history as one of the worst mass-murderers of the early 21st century, and he did it this year.</p>\n<p>ChatGPT.\u2002Or, more broadly, \"machines that use words\".\u2002But ChatGPT is the name that has caught the public eye.</p>\n<p>Taylor Swift.\u2002Her Eras tour is huge, and her romance (showmance?) with Travis Kelce helped her break into the one area of American culture where she was not: sports fans.</p>","quotes":[],"subject":"Man of the Year"}