CaptRet

Honorably-retired 30 yr. law enforcement officer; military supporter;Patriotic Conservative American; beach lover; dog lover; blogger. #BackTheBlue #NeverForget

[CaptRet @CaptainRet]

@BretBaier Always hard. I'm sure the pup lived a great life with you.

[Colion Noir @MrColionNoir]

A stranger allegedly broke down the front door of an elderly man’s house in Texas.

Broad daylight.

One o’clock in the afternoon.

And according to police, the homeowner told him to stop and leave.

Repeatedly.

That matters.

Because this wasn’t someone panicking and immediately pulling the trigger.

This was an elderly man standing in his own home with his front door in pieces, trying to use his words first.

Then he eventually went and got a .38.

That means the intruder had off-ramp after off-ramp.

Every warning.

Every second it took to retrieve that revolver.

He ignored all of it.

And let’s be honest:

An elderly man against someone strong enough to break down a front door is not a fair fight.

The .38 made it fair.

That is the equalizer.

That is why the Second Amendment matters most to people who cannot physically fight their way out of danger.

But even in Texas, the fight does not automatically end when the shooting stops.

There is still an investigation.

There may still be a grand jury.

There may still be lawyers.

Be honest:

If someone kicks in your front door and refuses to leave, how many warnings should a homeowner be expected to give?

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

Amy Sousa says her group was kicked out of a Portland women’s sports bar and later a Thorns match after complaints over shirts reading “Save Women’s Sports” and “Woman.”

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

It is with profound sadness that the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office informs our community of the loss of Correctional Officer Ryan Marietti.

In the early morning hours of August 28, 2026, Ryan was involved in a solo-vehicle accident on Highway 50 near Strawberry, CA. This tragic accident took the life of a member of our Sheriff’s Office family and a valued member of our community.

Ryan began his career with the Sheriff’s Office in December of 2024, serving at both the Placerville and South Lake Tahoe Jails. Among his many attributes, Ryan demonstrated a strong work ethic, professionalism, and a genuine desire to grow within the Sheriff’s Office. He had set his sights on advancing through the ranks and building a career in service to our community.

Prior to his employment with the Sheriff’s Office, Ryan was a member of the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post 457, where he excelled and proudly represented the Post as a member of its competition team. Ryan was also an alumnus of Ponderosa High School, graduating in 2023.

Ryan will be greatly missed—not only by his family and friends, but by his EDSO family and the community he proudly chose to serve.

Ryan Marietti, J2258, always speak his name.

[CaptRet @CaptainRet]

@BrandiKruse Keep up the great reporting Brandi!

[CaptRet @CaptainRet]

@BrandiKruse I concur 👍

[CaptRet @CaptainRet]

@Cheering4Change Following now. Keep up the great reporting!

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@ItsAllPoliticss Right on the mark!

[CaptRet @CaptainRet]

@ItsAllPoliticss Great job Chloe!

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

BREAKING: Vice President JD Vance has canceled his planned trip to Switzerland for talks with Iran, citing unresolved logistics and uncertainty surrounding the next round of negotiations. A spokesperson said the U.S. delegation remains ready to depart once plans are finalized.

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns. -AP

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

CBS: We just got back from the border and the situation there is night and day from what we saw under Biden. Illegal crossings have plunged to record lows. What changed?

Tom Homan: "We got a new President."

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

🚨BREAKING: Tennessee Republican Rep. John Rose publicly called for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to be removed from leadership.

[Attorney General James Uthmeier @AGJamesUthmeier]

This illegal alien was bringing lethal amounts of fentanyl into our country and smuggling humans over the southern border, but California decided he was deserving of a driver’s license.

I commend Assistant Statewide Prosecutors Paul Thomas and Taryn Vaughn for securing this important verdict. Anyone who traffics these dangerous drugs in Florida will be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent.

https://t.co/M2AV5W7cwR

[CaptRet @CaptainRet]

@RealJamesWoods @LindaSuhler Thank you for being a supporter.

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@Ghostofcynthia @ChatByCC @RepSwalwell Hilarious! IYKYK :-)

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have arrived in Islamabad for negotiations with the United States.

[Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_]

BREAKING: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that the suspect charged w/ murdering an innocent gas station clerk in Fort Meyers, FL by bludgeoning her to death with a hammer is a Haitian illegal alien who was caught & released at the border by the Biden admin in 2022. An immigration judge ordered Rolbert Joachim deported from the U.S. later that same year, but DHS says the Biden admin shielded him from deportation by granting him Temporary Protected Status, which expired in 2024.

There is an extremely graphic video of the April 3rd killing on social media. Joachim is seen hitting a vehicle with a hammer in the parking lot of the gas station. The clerk comes out to confront him, he walks right at her, and with full strength, he bludgeons her in the head with the hammer. She falls down unconscious and he crushes her head with the hammer 6 more times. 

He is now in local custody and ICE has placed a detainer on him.

DHS statement to FOX:

“This illegal alien barbarically hit this woman in the head multiple times with a hammer. This heinous murderer was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. Not only did the Biden administration release him into the country, but they then gave him temporary protected status. Their reckless immigration policies cost this woman her life,” said Acting Assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis.

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

CIA Director: "CIA executed a deception campaign to confuse the Iranians, who were desperately hunting for our airmen. On Saturday morning, we achieved our primary objective by finding and providing confirmation that one of America’s best and bravest was alive... Following the successful exfiltration on Saturday night, our intelligence reflects that the Iranians were embarrassed, and ultimately humiliated by the success of this audacious rescue mission."

[CaptRet @CaptainRet]

@MelissaAFrancis Thank you for this stellar contemporaneous reporting Melissa!!