Captanne
@captanne.bsky.social
NAFO fella, Prof historian, Veteran, ret military pilot C-12/5/22/21, JD from CUA, PhD from G’town. Native Washingtonian (DC). Opinions wholly, entirely and absolutely my own. I don’t interact during working hours.
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NEW: Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
A Father’s Quest for Justice Finds Resolution After 13 Years
Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation. His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible. More than a decade later, his idea of ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
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Please call your reps and tell them NOT to fund this government
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Please call your reps and tell them NOT to fund this government
See also: the comments. lhttps://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fMvcUs/
Nature has already done this experiment… The results are in on the human experiment with males dominating the species, and they’re not good. Luckily it turns out that nature has already run a similar ...
TikTok video by Dr. Rand Wilson
www.tiktok.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM
See also: the comments. lhttps://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fMvcUs/
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Padilla: What they're doing is not law enforcement. It's intimidation. What they're doing isn't about safety. It's about scaring communities
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Padilla: What they're doing is not law enforcement. It's intimidation. What they're doing isn't about safety. It's about scaring communities
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If your job includes pulling a disabled woman from her car by her hair, you might want to consider finding a new job.
January 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM
If your job includes pulling a disabled woman from her car by her hair, you might want to consider finding a new job.
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Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
January 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
Didn’t the cult just criticize the Mayor of Minneapolis for saying fuck? Yeah, no. If the President of the United States can say fuck you to a member of the public, everyone should be able to with impunity. Rockin’ on with our bad selves.
Trump flips off a Ford employee after being called a “pedophile protector.” Thin-skinned and profoundly unpresidential.
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Didn’t the cult just criticize the Mayor of Minneapolis for saying fuck? Yeah, no. If the President of the United States can say fuck you to a member of the public, everyone should be able to with impunity. Rockin’ on with our bad selves.
Yes.
Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Yes.
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Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
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Markey: ICE has become the criminals they say they are supposed to be catching
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Markey: ICE has become the criminals they say they are supposed to be catching
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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Ben's Chili Bowl renovations are underway! 🚧
We can't wait to return to this DC institution—and in the meantime, we're happy to visit their pop-up right across the street: 1208 U St NW
We can't wait to return to this DC institution—and in the meantime, we're happy to visit their pop-up right across the street: 1208 U St NW
January 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Ben's Chili Bowl renovations are underway! 🚧
We can't wait to return to this DC institution—and in the meantime, we're happy to visit their pop-up right across the street: 1208 U St NW
We can't wait to return to this DC institution—and in the meantime, we're happy to visit their pop-up right across the street: 1208 U St NW
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Can we get some Wikileaks or Anonymous to release the full and unredacted Epstein files? Or better yet, anyone credible with a shred of decency?
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Can we get some Wikileaks or Anonymous to release the full and unredacted Epstein files? Or better yet, anyone credible with a shred of decency?
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JUST NOW: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social arrives at the start of the new Tennessee legislative session with a huge “ABOLISH ICE” flag
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
JUST NOW: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social arrives at the start of the new Tennessee legislative session with a huge “ABOLISH ICE” flag
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ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
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Claude Monet, French painter, 1840–1926.
Still Life, Tea Service, 1872.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Dallas Museum of Art | Painting and Fine Arts
Still Life, Tea Service, 1872.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Dallas Museum of Art | Painting and Fine Arts
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Claude Monet, French painter, 1840–1926.
Still Life, Tea Service, 1872.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Dallas Museum of Art | Painting and Fine Arts
Still Life, Tea Service, 1872.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Dallas Museum of Art | Painting and Fine Arts
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Markey: This administration has proved time and time again that it is only interested in vengeance, that it lies and lacks all humanity. Today, six federal prosecutors resigned because the DOJ wants to investigate Renee's widow rather than Renee's killer
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Markey: This administration has proved time and time again that it is only interested in vengeance, that it lies and lacks all humanity. Today, six federal prosecutors resigned because the DOJ wants to investigate Renee's widow rather than Renee's killer
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Did you know DC offers free HIV and STI testing for DC residents?
Free, convenient, and confidential options:
1. Get a free kit anonymously mailed to your doorstep
2. Rely on a same-day clinic near you
Learn more: getcheckeddc.org
Free, convenient, and confidential options:
1. Get a free kit anonymously mailed to your doorstep
2. Rely on a same-day clinic near you
Learn more: getcheckeddc.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Did you know DC offers free HIV and STI testing for DC residents?
Free, convenient, and confidential options:
1. Get a free kit anonymously mailed to your doorstep
2. Rely on a same-day clinic near you
Learn more: getcheckeddc.org
Free, convenient, and confidential options:
1. Get a free kit anonymously mailed to your doorstep
2. Rely on a same-day clinic near you
Learn more: getcheckeddc.org
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2025 in DC:
🔻Overall Crime: -18%
🔻Violent Crime: -29%
🔻Property Crime: -16%
Our investments in community programs, new technology, and MPD officers are working.
We know there's more to be done. Let's keep pushing.
🔻Overall Crime: -18%
🔻Violent Crime: -29%
🔻Property Crime: -16%
Our investments in community programs, new technology, and MPD officers are working.
We know there's more to be done. Let's keep pushing.
January 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
2025 in DC:
🔻Overall Crime: -18%
🔻Violent Crime: -29%
🔻Property Crime: -16%
Our investments in community programs, new technology, and MPD officers are working.
We know there's more to be done. Let's keep pushing.
🔻Overall Crime: -18%
🔻Violent Crime: -29%
🔻Property Crime: -16%
Our investments in community programs, new technology, and MPD officers are working.
We know there's more to be done. Let's keep pushing.
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It’s time to abolish it
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
It’s time to abolish it
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But in a sense it's actually worse than a war crime, because there is no war. It's just a crime. It's a crime—murder—whether or not the aircraft can be identified as part of a military force.
January 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM
But in a sense it's actually worse than a war crime, because there is no war. It's just a crime. It's a crime—murder—whether or not the aircraft can be identified as part of a military force.
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We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announces the state is filing a lawsuit against DHS:
"We ask that the courts will end the surge of thousands of DHS agents into Minnesota. We ask the courts to end the DHS' unlawful behavior in our state, the intimidation, the threats, the violence."
"We ask that the courts will end the surge of thousands of DHS agents into Minnesota. We ask the courts to end the DHS' unlawful behavior in our state, the intimidation, the threats, the violence."
January 13, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announces the state is filing a lawsuit against DHS:
"We ask that the courts will end the surge of thousands of DHS agents into Minnesota. We ask the courts to end the DHS' unlawful behavior in our state, the intimidation, the threats, the violence."
"We ask that the courts will end the surge of thousands of DHS agents into Minnesota. We ask the courts to end the DHS' unlawful behavior in our state, the intimidation, the threats, the violence."
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"They found that hyperscale data center developers often choose to build in rural communities rather than urban locations, not to create jobs and increase a community's economy, but because of low costs and abundant land."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Data centers target rural communities for lower costs, not to create high-quality jobs, study finds
Local governments often tell residents that the power-hungry developments will bring numerous tech jobs to their communities. A new study contradicted that.
www.kare11.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
"They found that hyperscale data center developers often choose to build in rural communities rather than urban locations, not to create jobs and increase a community's economy, but because of low costs and abundant land."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...