Brian Powell
@bitmapped
Transportation geek, computer science PhD, avid geocacher, and political junkie.
A previously unreported network of hundreds of accounts on X is using artificial intelligence to automatically reply to conservatives with positive messages about people in the Trump administration, researchers say. nbcnews.com/tech/internet/…
Morgantown area folks: Has anyone been to the Fayette County, PA fair? Is it worth going, especially with the $15-$20 admission since it is doing all-inclusive tickets?
Ummm so let me get this straight: Republicans have ground Congress to a halt and are considering adjourning the entire House for 6 weeks to avoid releasing the info they have on Epstein? What is going on here?
NEWS - House Rules Committee isn’t returning AT ALL tonight and likely not AT ALL THIS week amid Epstein + other issues, per sources Scalise confirms to me it’s “not likely” Rules return - meaning House would leave without advancing immigration and several other bills
Oh, just our Governor tweeting at a political influencer because he doesn't have enough influence to get his signature legislation passed despite being *checks notes* Governor and holding a supermajority. Sad! #wvpol
.@charliekirk11 Come to West Virginia and help me rein in an overreaching State Board of Education and also convince legislators to not be like liberal outliers such as California, New York, or Maine! West Virginia absolutely must have religious exemptions and I will use all…
Wade Linger is back, this time on the Parkways Authority board. Nick Fantasia, too. wvmetronews.com/2025/07/21/gov…
1) Let me show you now why this man is an imbecile. So, the video continues to show you the inside of his store and his merchandise. Here we see boxes of pasta he is selling. Let’s now take a look at this pasta next⬇️
“I don’t think I will speak for myself when I say I didn’t hear from a single legislator who was in favor of cutting the pay to any Birth to Three service provider. This was a department decision,” said Sen. Ben Queen, R-Harrison.
New: Lawmakers just celebrated giving Birth to Three workers a raise for the first time in 20+ years. The program offers free early interventions to kids. Now, they're surprised to learn the state is going to cut pay for the program's virtual therapists. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/21/law…
EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name theonion.com/epa-to-drop-e-…
Sbarro Pizza in busy food court – Priced to Sell Westover, WV (Monongalia County) $675,000 $3,295.17 per Month
Rough justice: Former Greene County, Pa. prosecutor accused in criminal case of targeting political enemies post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou… via @PittsburghPG
An example of how @SenCapito and @JimJustice_WV hurt their constituents in Pocahontas County. npr.org/2025/07/20/nx-…
My latest reporting on the $308M federal cut to rural flights which impacts five WV airports.
“Most of the airports in West Virginia wouldn’t be able to survive without it,” says Jon Vrabel of the Morgantown Municipal Airport. therealwv.com/2025/07/20/rur…
Interesting that not only is Sen. Capito not contrite about voting for a bill that will cause great harm to many of her constituents, but celebrates it by attending a dinner that probably equaled a week's food budget for most of those constituents.
Great dinner last night with @POTUS, @VP, and some of my @SenateGOP colleagues celebrating the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill. This is a major win for American families and the future of our country. 🇺🇸
Trump administration closing NPS training center at Harpers Ferry nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/07/interi…
Today marks the culmination of 20 years of efforts — beginning when I was governor — to acquire the Crites family’s land in the Blackwater Canyon as federally-protected public land. It’s an honor to be in Tucker County today to celebrate this landmark addition to public lands in…
Breaking News: The EPA said it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of scientists, after denying that it intended to do so. nyti.ms/4500xIU
Oh wait, you got double crossed and yet gave them the deciding vote? Whoopsie!
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told us the Interior memo “is like putting the final nail into” a compromise she helped negotiate as part of the GOP’s megalaw offering more time for solar/wind projects that begin construction in the next 12 months to qualify for tax credits