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Brandy Jefferys

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Working-class artist. Appalachian aesthete. Painter of food. Watcher of pro-wrestling. ORV/West Virginia πŸ“Έ: @michaelsullivan.photo

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Expanding Jeff's question. Is there any rigorous/legal argument against describing AI as a technology that is fundamentally based in plagiarism? I would argue that there is no use of AI that is not ultimately rooted in intellectual theft.
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07.02.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

#art #drawing #countrymusic

07.02.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NewProfilePic courtesy of @michaelsullivan.photo

27.01.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Conway Twitty - I See The Want To In Your Eyes
YouTube video by ziononfire Conway Twitty - I See The Want To In Your Eyes

The patron saint of Your Meemaw's Panties youtu.be/d2aeRg_yMSE?...

27.01.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A loosely sketched drawing of Conway Twitty

A loosely sketched drawing of Conway Twitty

Hello darlin'

27.01.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I still have too many Space Dogs prints and would like to rehome many of them so they are now $10 cheaper but with the same amount of dogs.

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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon

11.11.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13668    πŸ” 2507    πŸ’¬ 181    πŸ“Œ 93

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

08.10.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 27050    πŸ” 10281    πŸ’¬ 424    πŸ“Œ 184

My personal timeline is full of autistic people trying to explain that there isn't more autism than before, it's just that we're better at detecting it, and there's nothing more autistic than hoping explaining something at length will help matters when nobody is really listening.

29.09.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4255    πŸ” 1057    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 75

The way I just snort-laughed πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€

06.10.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ll Be Glad When You Dead…

Buck Woods tells German-speaking Nazis what he thinks of them while performing in France. Somehow feels relevant these days.

From REUNION IN FRANCE, starring Joan Crawford and John Wayne, released on Christmas, 1942.

26.02.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3242    πŸ” 1183    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 100

The most pathetic part about "A.I." is that the people using it don't even own their perceived slave, they're renting it

05.10.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 588    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends

05.10.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4190    πŸ” 983    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 91
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Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP) Wish List Bookshop.org Custom Registry

πŸ“– The Bookshelf on Church in Kilmarnock, VA: bookshop.org/wishlists/30...

05.10.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A maroon and gray flyer with a photo of books on shelves in the background. The text reads: β€œBanned Books Week. Appalachian Prison Book Project. Support the freedom to READ. October 5-11, 2025. Purchase a book from our indie bookstore wish lists and your donation will be matched! @AppalachianPBP.”

A maroon and gray flyer with a photo of books on shelves in the background. The text reads: β€œBanned Books Week. Appalachian Prison Book Project. Support the freedom to READ. October 5-11, 2025. Purchase a book from our indie bookstore wish lists and your donation will be matched! @AppalachianPBP.”

At APBP, we’re dedicated to fighting censorship and book bans in prisons and jails across Appalachia and making sure people behind bars have access to the books. πŸ“š

This #BannedBooksWeek, you can support our mission by donating a book from one of our indie bookstore wish lists.

05.10.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*whips tallboy at fence* I hate my mom's new dude so much

05.10.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 190    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

they’re calling it β€˜wokey and the bandit” and in this one… the bandit is transmasc

05.10.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DJ Charlie Blac performing at Funktafest in Huntington, WV

DJ Charlie Blac performing at Funktafest in Huntington, WV

Oh hell yeah. It's @djcharlieblac.bsky.social time at Funktafest!

05.10.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bernie was always really good at thisβ€”pounding his messaging in speeches, and then pivoting to talking about strategy when appropriate. AOC has gotten a lot of mileage out of forthright strategy talk, particularly on social media.

30.08.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

"Here is our message" and "here is our strategy" are not the same thing, and when you try to contort the latter into the formerβ€”"here is our message about what our strategy is"β€”you wind up insulting anyone who is even halfway paying attention.

30.08.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And this connects up to something I've been thinking about Jeffries' comments last weekend. If there's anywhere on the planet where you're NOT going to find a persuadable swing voter, it's watching the Sunday morning politics talk shows. That's a place where you talk to your people and the media.

30.08.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 371    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Writing teacher advice for Democratic strategists: Your audience is NEVER everyone, and acting as though it is will lead to generalities that appeal on average but not in specific. You find your audience through specificities. Relying heavily on polls and consultants leads to tepid messaging.

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An heirloom tomato and a four pack of limited edition Paw Paw flavored Ale 8 One

An heirloom tomato and a four pack of limited edition Paw Paw flavored Ale 8 One

Victory is mine! πŸ†

08.08.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Made a near perfect batch of old fashioned fudge this weekend, during peak summertime.

Ain't no one who can tell me shit this week.

I got the power of 1,000 meemaws coursing thru me.

06.08.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And part of the reason it's so hard to grasp is that so many of the prominent people who have figured it out aren't willing to say it out loud in public.

06.08.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 551    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Anyway I'm pretty good at drawing stuff. I can prove it. If you need some stuff drawn or know someone who does and there's money involved do please let me know.

06.08.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Excited to see this collection on the gallery walls of Bloomfield Richwood in Richwood, WV and hear viewers reflections on human interaction with nature.
Digital catalog will be available June 12 here

02.06.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0