Ben Trautman
@captainplanet.bsky.social
Analyst - Overwatch Gameplay and Business Insights .
Posts are my own and don't represent Blizzard.
Posts are my own and don't represent Blizzard.
The left needs a mascot
February 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The left needs a mascot
Surprise Reinforce appearance
One year anniversary of the night I became The Joker and embraced hell.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Surprise Reinforce appearance
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Absolutely surreal to continue to hear about drawdowns and lowered temperatures and things calming down in Minneapolis when, as far as I can tell, literally nothing has changed on the ground
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Absolutely surreal to continue to hear about drawdowns and lowered temperatures and things calming down in Minneapolis when, as far as I can tell, literally nothing has changed on the ground
30% of community collectively believing in something also unlocks a Special Trick at the courthouse if you know what I mean
They also do not even have the institutional backing to successfully prosecute their chosen examples. Remember that Sandwich guy was acquitted.
Let me reiterate: THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO PERSECUTE LARGE NUMBERS OF DISSENTERS. What they are doing, instead, is using fear and paranoia as a force multiplier: they don’t have to persecute us if we keep ourselves home because someone told us we can’t walk in public without being terrified.
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 PM
30% of community collectively believing in something also unlocks a Special Trick at the courthouse if you know what I mean
Hit that meta knight pose
Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, by Paolo Veronese, 1576-78, 📸 by @JOHNRU55ELL
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Hit that meta knight pose
Database of very cool people
Here’s the deal, they captured my face standing outside of my kid’s preschool in a high-viz vest. The database is going to be so big it’ll be useless. Employers will ask why you aren’t in the database and unless you explain you were doing mutual aid, the people hiring will think you’re a bad person.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Database of very cool people
Big year for the ol' 🌨️
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Big year for the ol' 🌨️
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NBA players come out strong on the situation in Minneapolis:
“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice.”
“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice.”
Statement from the National Basketball Players Association:
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
NBA players come out strong on the situation in Minneapolis:
“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice.”
“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice.”
A wizard arrives precisely when he means to (and is needed the most)
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A wizard arrives precisely when he means to (and is needed the most)
I was not expecting the WoW content creators (some of them, anyway) to be some of the first to speak with moral clarity on politics but pleasantly surprised
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I was not expecting the WoW content creators (some of them, anyway) to be some of the first to speak with moral clarity on politics but pleasantly surprised
friendly reminder that that national parks account is a fake grifter
AltNPS posted about Alex Pretti's murder 25 times since this morning. During that time, they spread misinformation about the shooting, lied about knowing the shooter's name, and generally flooded the zone with shit.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 AM
friendly reminder that that national parks account is a fake grifter
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here’s my impression of a democrat senator responding to a killer bee swarm in their house: “Bees must leave my kitchen. NOW.” [bees sting me to death]
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
here’s my impression of a democrat senator responding to a killer bee swarm in their house: “Bees must leave my kitchen. NOW.” [bees sting me to death]
the timing on this is something
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
the timing on this is something
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Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.
A watched pot never boils
January 21, 2026 at 5:23 AM
A watched pot never boils
I'm being forced to out-scale these guys so I have less competition for the weights, whatever motivation works
Super setting should be banned when gym is peak busy, you're hogging the dumbells bro
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I'm being forced to out-scale these guys so I have less competition for the weights, whatever motivation works
Super setting should be banned when gym is peak busy, you're hogging the dumbells bro
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Super setting should be banned when gym is peak busy, you're hogging the dumbells bro
Also thought the duck bus was a metaphor
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Also thought the duck bus was a metaphor
Planted a new plant in the crab tank and one of them is already out checking it out like some nosey HoA member
January 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Planted a new plant in the crab tank and one of them is already out checking it out like some nosey HoA member
What lies beneath
January 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
What lies beneath