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Brian Powell

@bitmapped

Transportation geek, computer science PhD, avid geocacher, and political junkie.

 West Virginia
Joined June 2008
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BREAKING on MS NOW: Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen just told Jen Psaki he's launching a bid for Senate majority leader.
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News: The Senate issued a rare “letter of admonition” against Sen. Jim Justice for being the first Senator in 47 years to “failing to file a timely annual financial disclosure report.” ethics.senate.gov/public/_ca…
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Breaking News: Judge Richard A. Posner, the most-cited legal scholar of the latter half of the 20th century, has died. nyti.ms/4Aizsyo
Judge Richard A. Posner Has Died. His Influence in Law Was Beyond Compare.

Judge Richard A. Posner Has Died. His Influence in Law Was Beyond Compare.

He was the most-cited legal scholar of the latter half of the 20th century and an unapologetic iconoclast, favoring pragmatism over judicial tradition. He was 87.

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White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime nytimes.com/2026/11/11/us/po…
White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime (Gift Article)

White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime (Gift Article)

As Democrats prepared to begin oversight inquiries, it was not clear what legal basis could support the threat. The Constitution grants lawmakers immunity for legislative acts.

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🚨🚨 JIM JORDAN is the next House minority leader
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Penn State faces $124M budget hole, steadying enrollment challenges triblive.com/local/regional/…
Penn State faces $124 million budget hole, steadying enrollment challenges

Penn State faces $124 million budget hole, steadying enrollment challenges

While enrollment increased at some Penn State campuses and University Park welcomed its largest-ever undergraduate class this fall, overall university enrollment fell by just over 3,000 students from...

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Replying to @barrett1313 @RepRileyMoore @SenCapito
You know Shelley is his aunt, right?
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Whole lot of cope there, Riley. Do you need a whaambulance?
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WVRC Media wants to end their AJG Corporation charade and directly operate all their Morgantown/Fairmont/Clarksburg/Weston market stations. insideradio.com/free/west-vi…
West Virginia Radio Pitches Nine-Station Cluster To Rescue Struggling Stations.

West Virginia Radio Pitches Nine-Station Cluster To Rescue Struggling Stations.

West Virginia Radio wants to build a nine-station cluster in Morgantown, even though FCC rules allow just six. The broadcaster is seeking a waiver to take over programming of five

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Zac Harmon 🌈@Zprtr1Nov 10
Joe Manchin went 0/7 for the candidates he endorsed in 2026 🟥Susan Collins (ME) 🟥Mike Rogers (MI) 🟥Brian Fitzpatrick (PA) 🟪Kevin Kiley (CA) 🟪Seth Bodnar (MT) 🟪Michael Bridgeford (IA) 🟦Shawn Fluharty (WV)
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Lawmakers get a first look at school funding proposal: potential $410 million cost - WV MetroNews wvmetronews.com/2026/11/09/l…
Lawmakers get a first look at school funding proposal: potential $410 million cost - WV MetroNews

Lawmakers get a first look at school funding proposal: potential $410 million cost - WV MetroNews

This is a part of a dialogue over whether school funding is adequate in West Virginia and how to make it better.

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The replacements for the sold WV state nursing homes are going to be in Morgantown, Fairmont, and Charleston. That's hundreds of job losses across Preston, Raleigh, and Mason Counties due to @WVGovernor. wdtv.com/2026/11/04/majestic…
Majestic Care breaks ground on $17M nursing home in Fairmont

Majestic Care breaks ground on $17M nursing home in Fairmont

A Fairmont nursing home that has served the community for years is getting a replacement. Majestic Care broke ground Wednesday on a new 100-bed nursing community, and the company says families won’t...

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Trump’s new message: if you didn’t make billions under my first two years that’s on you.
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DOUTHAT: There's a Forbes story that said that your net worth went up by $3B since you returned to office. TRUMP: So did everyone's. DOUTHAT: My net worth did not go up by $3B, for the record. TRUMP: Well, you should've had stock. DOUTHAT: I should've had stock....
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It’s still tick season. Took my dogs hiking on the Hemlock Trail near Coopers Rock and found two ticks on Archie when we got back to the car. He’s on tick prevention but still picks them up on his fur.
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ODOT used a robot dog to help remove a log stuck in a 190'-long culvert youtu.be/4l7gu_pnvL8?t=70
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In some areas, like here in suburban Cleveland, Google Maps now shows turn lane configurations including center turn lanes. maps.app.goo.gl/wYH448edVmod…
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Pa. Turnpike accelerates into open-road tolling system in January triblive.com/local/valley-ne…
Pa. Turnpike accelerates into open-road tolling system in January

Pa. Turnpike accelerates into open-road tolling system in January

The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s tollbooths have endured as a statewide institution since the system opened in 1940. Countless customers passed through their gates over the past eight decades, even as...

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Jim McKay@JimMcKayWVNov 6
Why is the state considering lowering income eligibility for programs for babies and toddlers, but rejecting ANY income caps on HOPE scholarships? What happens at age 5 that makes school age kids more of a priority? #solvechildcare
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New: Changes for WV childcare assistance program likely in 2027 as Gov. Morrisey & lawmakers eye pricetag. It could reduce number of eligible children. “It will be a conversation in our caucus of what are our priorities?” said House Health Chair Worrell. westvirginiawatch.com/2026/1…
Changes for WV childcare subsidy program likely in 2027 as Morrisey, lawmakers eye pricetag • West...

Changes for WV childcare subsidy program likely in 2027 as Morrisey, lawmakers eye pricetag • West...

A program used by thousands of working parents in West Virginia to pay for childcare could see changes next year.

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How A.I. Just Blew Up a Key Tenet of Computer Science nytimes.com/2026/11/06/scien…
How A.I. Just Blew Up a Key Tenet of Computer Science (Gift Article)

How A.I. Just Blew Up a Key Tenet of Computer Science (Gift Article)

A longstanding hypothesis held that some problems would always be hard for computers to solve quickly. But OpenAI disproved it — raising the possibility of radical new efficiencies.

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Not Even Tech’s Safest Jobs Look So Safe Anymore nytimes.com/2026/11/06/techn…
Not Even Tech’s Safest Jobs Look So Safe Anymore (Gift Article)

Not Even Tech’s Safest Jobs Look So Safe Anymore (Gift Article)

As Microsoft pours billions into artificial intelligence, the company has offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees. The work force was already on edge.

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