Brian Powell @bitmapped
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I gasped when I saw the front page of this decision; Judge Young includes a postcard sent to him asking "Trump has pardons and tanks ... what do you have?" He responds "Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty. Together, We the People ... have our magnificent Constitution."
I gasped when I saw the front page of this decision; Judge Young includes a postcard sent to him asking "Trump has pardons and tanks ... what do you have?" He responds "Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty. Together, We the People ... have our magnificent Constitution." https://t.co/iFr6ZYrdcC
This speech should terrify anyone who cares about our country. Declaring war on our nation’s cities and using our troops as political pawns is what dictators do. This man cares about nothing but his own ego and power.
This speech should terrify anyone who cares about our country. Declaring war on our nation’s cities and using our troops as political pawns is what dictators do. This man cares about nothing but his own ego and power.
how is this not seen as exactly what conservatives were worried about for like the last 50 years? This is the government tyranny that they claim they hate so much. Its federal government on state property doing whatever they want. Absolute fucking morons.
how is this not seen as exactly what conservatives were worried about for like the last 50 years? This is the government tyranny that they claim they hate so much. Its federal government on state property doing whatever they want. Absolute fucking morons.
What the fuck is this. Trump Tells Top Brass American Cities Should Be ‘Training Grounds’ for Military nytimes.com/live/2025/09/3…
Going down the rabbit hole of shopping for pillows that will (a) last and (b) help with the shoulder pain I've been experiencing recently.
70 years in the fast lane: How Ohio Turnpike changed travel forever cleveland.com/news/2025/09/7…
In 1966, the New York Central tried jet-powered trains. facebook.com/share/v/1AiCiQ…
Wawa opens first West Virginia c-store cstoredive.com/news/wawa-firs… via @cstoredive
The new Supreme Court doctrine: "Trump's probably doing unconstitutional things, but these plaintiffs don't have the right to object. Neither do these. Nor those. But go ahead, keep trying, if you haven't got the message yet. Oh and not you either."
SCOOP: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a speech on military standards and the “warrior ethos,” multiple people familiar with the event told The Washington Post.
Kanawha judge says state’s water development money can’t be used on religious education westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/26/kan…
Senior Appropriator Rep. Steve Womack, a Republican from Arkansas: Why would Dems negotiate on funding if you know it’s “going to be subject to the knife pulled out by Russ Vought?” @JAscholtes politi.co/3KkE0j
Close National Parks if Government Shuts Down, Former Superintendents Plead nytimes.com/2025/09/26/us/…
So, how much are they paying?
Barbour County Schools released the official documentation of their plans for massive school consolidation. Closing all 3 middle schools and 1 elementary school. core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asse…
NEW: Every living former Fed chair (Greenspan, Bernanke, Yellen) ... have joined several former Treasury secretaries (Rubin, Summers, Paulson, Geithner, Lew) ... and CEA chairs (Hubbard, Mankiw, Romer, Furman, Rouse, Bernstein) who served presidents of both parties ... in an…
In West Virginia, tax revenue from "high impact" data centers is going to be diverted to the State and counties are still obligated to provide fire and emergency services
In West Virginia, tax revenue from "high impact" data centers is going to be diverted to the State and counties are still obligated to provide fire and emergency services
Thanks for the shoutout! But the decision to close a community school has impacts far beyond what happens to the buildings. It impacts entire communities. Choice is for the (vast majority of) families who choose public schools too- even in rural places.
Thanks for the shoutout! But the decision to close a community school has impacts far beyond what happens to the buildings. It impacts entire communities. Choice is for the (vast majority of) families who choose public schools too- even in rural places.
(1/2) I'm excited to announce that Stephen Colbert, Host, Executive Producer, and Writer of @colbertlateshow will be honored with the 2025 @RFKHumanRights Ripple of Hope Award at our annual gala on December 9. Humor can be a catalyst for change, and Stephen stands as a shining…

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