I keep seeing authors getting duped by AI users pretending to be artists (and then sadly realising it when everyone calls their book AI slop). These grifters are everywhere and I don't have a solution, but I have a few pointers:

My favorite question to ask at parties is ‘if you could build anything out of the microplastics in your body, what would it be?’

Do you want your dirty deeds done dirt cheap, or do you want them done right? Hit me up when you're ready to take things more seriously

The doomsday clock people always look so comically disappointed, like “we tried to tell y’all, smh”

Really cool species we belong to here, y’all, just truly incredible

I got addicted to playing chess on my phone for a day. I’m ok now though

What/where is the most Lynchian place you’ve ever been? For me it’s a restaurant in Columbus, OH called Lois Mann’s that is full of dozens of Christmas trees and decorations year round and sells random toys at the checkout

I am nowhere near mentally ready to deal with the pure hell that is the WV legislative session. It’s the most asinine time of year

did a bigfoot write this?

A bottomless cup of terror

probably bc it looked sick as hell

The AI industry in a nutshell...

Never knew Droopy’s son was named Dripple until today. Follow me for more cartoon dog lore

“This is that band Pissgrave I was telling you about” - me, to my wife

they should invent a hull breach into the cold vacuum of space, but for sinuses

Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station

A hellbender breaks the surface of a long-forgotten creek, to see for a moment, an infinite Appalachia.

Something from the ol' comfort zone for the beginning of autumn

September is just August Jr. these days smh

Stop shouting Nazi propaganda then

who up refluxin’ they acid

lofi beats to ignore the slow motion apocalypse to

Go lay in a hammock in the woods and stare at the sky and listen to Appalachian black metal.

guy creating a six nation army: surely nothing could ever compete with this

When I see people online, even in jest, suggest that people living in Republican-controlled states should be abandoned because of their politicians, I feel a deep heartache. New York CREATED Donald Trump and none of y’all are ever talk about it the way you disparage Alabama or Mississippi.

I'm really obsessed with dead leaves and tiny spindly fungi at the moment #art

Went away for two weeks and now there’s a yellow jacket nest in our floor 🐝

Absolutely begging Democrats to look at other criteria for politicians than “they really *stick it* to Trump!” Because even a shallow dig shows that Newsom has been a nightmare for marginalized people and real progress in California. calmatters.org/housing/home...

I’m putting on the 2nd ever Calcified Music Festival here in Wheeling, WV. Come see what all the fuss is about!

Join Bernie’s Fight the Oligarchy tour in Wheeling on Friday, August 8! Bernie and other local leaders will speak about working-class issues and how we can collectively regain working-class power in West Virginia and the United States. RSVP here now:

New Tyler Childers album is so fuckin great and weird, I love it

enormous violence is being done to us by unaccountable elites. they rob us blind, they send our neighbors to foreign dungeons or murder them in the street. they cut healthcare to build concentration camps and conduct a livestreamed genocide. they rape and traffic and brazenly get away with it all

For reals. Humanity has had access to ChatGPT for several years now and no one has generated a single piece of creative art or media that has had any impact whatsoever. If ChatGPT did what they say it does, we would be witnessing a huge influx of culture shattering novels, movies, etc.

Big win today in West Virginia! AHA and the ACLU of West Virginia have been successful in our case against the West Virginia Water Development Authority. The court found that portions of a state grant to a religious college violated West Virginia’s constitution. Amitai & Aubrey break it down:

"Community Corner: Don’t hold your breath for a federal disaster declaration" Justice Hudson says we should continue to push our elected officials to seek a federal disaster declaration in Ohio County, but we shouldn’t count on it materializing. www.wheelingfreepress.com/p/cc-dont-ho...

re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.

Post a meme made by you

Knockout punches for the freaks Happy little babies with red cheeks You will rock them gently out of sync Confirmations through the wire Spitting gas into the fire Am I also worthy of a drink? from “The Official Ironmen Rally Song” by Guided By Voices, Under the Bushes Under the Stars (1996)

Uhhh why am I hearing like NO ONE talking about how good Predator: Killer of Killers is??

“The sun does not always shine in West Virginia…” ...but the people always do. This piece is dedicated to those who lost their lives and those still cleaning up after June 14. www.wheelingfreepress.com/p/the-sun-do...

Support the work of Ohio Valley Mutual Aid in #WestVirginia: "Over the past week, hundreds of volunteers rallied together to mud out...over 100 houses. This is the power of people." More info: linktr.ee/ovmutualaid On IG: www.instagram.com/ovmutualaid/

Has anyone else noticed in the last two or so years that there’s been a ton of restaurant ads featuring photos of their food under like an incredibly bright blazing sun?

The Wheeling area, especially Triadelphia and Valley Grove as well as Fairmont were hit with some absolutely devastating flash floods in case you didn’t know

I’m heartbroken for my community. I love this town and to see so much loss is just awful. To help with the relief efforts I’m holding a presale for this screenprint with all profit going to @ovmutualaid.bsky.social www.loganschmitt.com/shop

Oh wow!! “Moon Dance” is a mixed media, collage and sculpted paper sculpture framed in a shadow box. Designed and created by the wonderful Sarah Best. #beautifulbizarre #sarahbest #owl #owlart #birdart #collageart #sculptedpaper #paperart #shawdowbox #art

“Five dead, several missing after flash floods devastate Ohio County” Rescue operations are continuing after flash floods ravaged Ohio County late Saturday evening. At least five are confirmed dead with several more missing. www.wheelingfreepress.com/p/five-dead-...

NO KINGS Be safe, be smart, and give ‘em hell.

Ran into my barber after months of growing my hair out and damn I could really see the hurt in his eyes

My beige flag is I love watching fail videos