Brian Powell

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

[Brian Powell @bitmapped]

We’re back to the 50mph speed limits that everyone hated and were widely ignored on the Charleston Interstates twenty years ago.

[Jeff Jenkins @JeffJenkinsMN]

Pump the brakes in Charleston; DOH lowers speed limit on interstates after 6 traffic-related deaths since August - WV MetroNews https://t.co/n5DSHDvMfj

[Brian Powell @bitmapped]

TIL that Arby’s in the Richmond area offer rotisserie chicken meals like you’d get at a Boston Market.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

This is how the candidates are listed on Alaska's ballots. It's clearly marked, which one is the GOP candidate and which one is just a guy

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses as another candidate shares his name. https://t.co/FAVCHpxoRe

[NewsWire @NewsWire_US]

Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, citing candidate name confusion.

[Jacob Rubashkin @JacobRubashkin]

This is bizarre: A new super PAC that formed days ago (so it won't have to disclose donors) is spending six figures boosting minor-party candidates in a slew of close House races.

All of the spends are for digital ads and to a Delaware company that incorporated two weeks ago.

[Aes🇺🇸 @AesPolitics1]

This ad is brutal.

[WV News @WVNews247]

The West Virginia Rivers Coalition has filed a federal lawsuit against Attorney General John B. McCuskey, alleging his broad investigatory subpoena violates the group's civil rights.

Read the full legal challenge details below

#wvnews #WVRivers #WVProm #WestVirginia #CleanWater

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Getty Images has filed for bankruptcy amid competition from AI-generated images and mounting debt

The company is restructuring to go private after a merger with Shutterstock collapsed

[Brian Powell @bitmapped]

Kroger unveils 3 refreshed store formats https://t.co/Sc0qhViPaB via @grocerydive

[Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe]

EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth wanted Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.

We have photos.

[Amelia Knisely @ameliaknisely]

A religious microschool in Moundsville has no traditional grading or academic tracking and one teacher. The founder said public schools had liter boxes for kids.
Students can use the Hope Scholarship to attend.
https://t.co/GYOZNKrxGh

[Uncrewed @Uncrewed]

The NRCC Chairman losing his seat to Richard Ojeda of all people would be the funniest election result of all time

[Turnbull @cturnbull1968]

My favorite Republican campaign tradition is the biennial running of the migrants.

[CNBC @CNBC]

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case https://t.co/3ydTgTFwlN

[Brian Powell @bitmapped]

Morgantown health insurer (Peak Health) eyes Pennsylvania for growth https://t.co/8GFJOyCr2s

[Chuck Todd @chucktodd]

This is embarrassing; How can you allow yourself to be a prop for a war criminal?

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Vivek Ramaswamy, Ken Paxton, Mike Collins, Roger Marshall, on and on - everywhere you look the most despicable humans financed by a handful of billionaires and elevated by Trump want you to give them even more political power to serve their interests at your expense.

[Miya Shay @miyashay]

Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush & son of another President Bush, just posted that he voted for @JamesTalarico. Neil still lives in the same neighborhood as father did for decades here in Houston.

[Julie Carr Smyth @jcarrsmyth]

@AP's latest on Ohio's October surprise: Ramaswamy takes responsibility for ad with Amy Acton’s mother and will spend millions to promote it
https://t.co/A4bgCUbCug