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Robert

@robertgp421

All Star Grump. Matlock fan. Love telling people to get off my lawn. Heavily influenced by Benson. I HEAR YOU!

 Fairmont, WV
Joined October 2007
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RIP “+Bunny” – the first US prelate openly sanctioned over misconduct toward adults (abetted by egregious financial abuse), Wheeling-Charleston emeritus/Shrine impresario Michael Bransfield died today at 82; WVa Chancery indicates funeral in his native Philly:
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Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston getting a new bishop usccb.org/news/2026/pope-leo…
Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston; Appoints Bishop...

Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston; Appoints Bishop...

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Most Reverend Mark E. Brennan, 79, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, and has appointed Most Reverend Evelio Menjivar-A...

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NEW: Pope Leo XIV has named Salvadoran immigrant Evelio Menijar-Ayala to be West Virginia’s lone Catholic bishop. As a teenager, he made three attempts to enter the United States illegally. He finally arrived in California in 1990, having been smuggled in the trunk of a car with his brother over the border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego. Over the next several years, Menjivar-Ayala worked janitorial and construction jobs in California before deciding to become a priest. It’s a remarkable choice in a state that is over 90% white and voted for President Trump by 42 points.
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footnote to the WaPo journalist/whistleblower story that I was totally unaware of: he got caught because of printer software that could read screenshotted images of the classified report he was printing theintercept.com/2026/01/21/…
FBI’s Washington Post Investigation Shows How Your Printer Can Snitch on You

FBI’s Washington Post Investigation Shows How Your Printer Can Snitch on You

Investigators identified a suspect, Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, because his employer could view the contents of files printed at its facility.

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Hi, if you're looking for a nice roundup of the latest state news, "The West Virginia Weakly" by @GilesSnyder is helpful and reliably placed in your inbox: wvweakly.substack.com/p/lawm…
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Smart TVs are tracking everything you watch, taking as many as 20-30 screenshots per minute. Luckily there's a way to turn off this spying feature. Learn how: nyti.ms/49PGkcJ
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Five years ago....
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Learned today you can add public comment for a bill straight from the bill’s website on Wvlegislature.gov ! Just look up a bill and bam, add comments ⬇️
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Always a pleasure welcoming President Bartlet and his staff back to the White House.
President Biden takes a photo with West Wing cast members.

ALT President Biden takes a photo with West Wing cast members.

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Rest in Peace Lord Vader
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EXCLUSIVE A hugely moving and deeply emotional read in today’s Daily Mail - and an utterly brilliant interview by @GylesB1 for his brilliant Rosebud podcast. Queen Elizabeth’s groom, Terry Pendry, reveals how he helped his beloved boss ride her pony, Emma, for the final time.
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COMMENTARY: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (@WVHumanServices) can’t say reporters are misinforming the public when the department's communications directors refuse to speak to them to answer their questions, writes @Leann_Ray. buff.ly/4dMQZ74
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"You roll up that window and I swear to God I'll fucking shoot you." Rivesville Police Chief Nathan Lanham (working here part-time for Monongah PD) can be seen here showing exactly how not to de-escalate a situation. Records show Lanham is currently employed at FIVE departments.
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Why Is Babydog in All These Famous Artworks? washingtonian.com/2024/07/24…
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Rex-cellent choice! 🦖🦕
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Who wore it best? 🤔 Great to see the King giving a cheeky nod to the king of the dinosaurs in this fantastic T. rex tie while out on duties. Our very own T. rex had chosen his King Charles tie to wear to say hello to visitors this morning! One of them will have to change...
A photo of King Charles and Queen Camilla waving. Charles is wearing a pink tie patterned all over with T. rex's, and a close up of the tie is shown. There is text at the bottom of the photo reading 'King Charles today marked his return to public duties wearing his famed pink and blue T-rex tie (His Majesty is pictured with Queen Camilla at the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre this morning)'

ALT A photo of King Charles and Queen Camilla waving. Charles is wearing a pink tie patterned all over with T. rex's, and a close up of the tie is shown. There is text at the bottom of the photo reading 'King Charles today marked his return to public duties wearing his famed pink and blue T-rex tie (His Majesty is pictured with Queen Camilla at the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre this morning)'

A photo of the animatronic T. rex at the Natural History Museum wearing a photoshopped pink tie, patterned all over with King Charles' face.

ALT A photo of the animatronic T. rex at the Natural History Museum wearing a photoshopped pink tie, patterned all over with King Charles' face.

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Queen Camilla reveals new research that shows five minutes of reading a day is as beneficial for our brains as five and veg fruit a day and 10,000 steps are for our bodies 📚 mol.im/a/13241843

Queen Camilla encourages reading

In a speech to mark the third anniversary of her book club, The Queen's Reading Room, she encourage people to read a book for at least five minutes a day.

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Nine-year-old schoolboy is the youngest person to be recognised in the New Year Honours list after raising £1.8 million for the hospital that saved his life trib.al/BMWlbVf
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North Side. Federal Street. A man in a Steelers jacket tried to rob a construction site. Did not end well for him.
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New: WVU footed a $230K+ bill for Coben to fly on a private plane to Charleston and work for the governor and health department. They spent thousands more in flights when he joined others. One trip cost more than the median household income in the state. westvirginiawatch.com/2023/1…
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Rich governor asks for respect from people he constantly disrespects westvirginiawatch.com/2023/1…
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