Brian Houser
@behouser12.bsky.social
Retired software engineer.
Political centrist promoting truth & American ideals.
Political centrist promoting truth & American ideals.
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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November 24, 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
November 24, 2025
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Has anyone else reacted to all of the *everything* by going hardcore into making stuff?
I'm learning to work with leather, and have been making these tiny TN-style journals for 2.5" x 4" notebooks.
Need to figure out where/how to list these for sale (most of this batch already sold in a FB group.)
I'm learning to work with leather, and have been making these tiny TN-style journals for 2.5" x 4" notebooks.
Need to figure out where/how to list these for sale (most of this batch already sold in a FB group.)
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Has anyone else reacted to all of the *everything* by going hardcore into making stuff?
I'm learning to work with leather, and have been making these tiny TN-style journals for 2.5" x 4" notebooks.
Need to figure out where/how to list these for sale (most of this batch already sold in a FB group.)
I'm learning to work with leather, and have been making these tiny TN-style journals for 2.5" x 4" notebooks.
Need to figure out where/how to list these for sale (most of this batch already sold in a FB group.)
Asking a question of anyone who has served (thank you) in the military. If you received an order that you suspected was illegal, how would you go about determining if it actually was. Were you given training on how to do that?
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Asking a question of anyone who has served (thank you) in the military. If you received an order that you suspected was illegal, how would you go about determining if it actually was. Were you given training on how to do that?
From my FL pov, this seemed like a relatively calm season, but it some respects, no it wasn't:
My biggest takeaways from the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
From my FL pov, this seemed like a relatively calm season, but it some respects, no it wasn't:
RIP Jimmy Cliff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHx...
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Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff
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Giving amnesty to the Russian for their massive war crimes should be an immediate non-starter in any peace agreement...
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Giving amnesty to the Russian for their massive war crimes should be an immediate non-starter in any peace agreement...
Watching Trump gush over Mamdani after their meeting today was one of the most amazing things I've seen in a while...
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Watching Trump gush over Mamdani after their meeting today was one of the most amazing things I've seen in a while...
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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In this Trumpian era, America’s moral compass — its capacity to separate right from wrong, and to pride itself doing (or at least trying to do) what is honorable — seems to have vanished, along with the norms on which that authority has been based. robertreich.substack.com/p/honor-and-...
Honor and Shame in the Era of Trump and Epstein
Honor comes with wealth. The only exception is pedophilia.
robertreich.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In this Trumpian era, America’s moral compass — its capacity to separate right from wrong, and to pride itself doing (or at least trying to do) what is honorable — seems to have vanished, along with the norms on which that authority has been based. robertreich.substack.com/p/honor-and-...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Today at 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT. Free registration: www.mobilize.us/edfaction/ev...
“—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Congress finally stood up to Trump. Hoping that they follow through with the will of the people. Release ALL of the Epstein investigation files.
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Congress finally stood up to Trump. Hoping that they follow through with the will of the people. Release ALL of the Epstein investigation files.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
I can only imagine how the news media would have handled anything this incredibly unhinged from any other president. Are we doomed?
www.youtube.com/shorts/GUYKF...
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Trump talks China and magnets
YouTube video by LiveNOW from FOX
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November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I can only imagine how the news media would have handled anything this incredibly unhinged from any other president. Are we doomed?
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I FINALLY scanned all of my Oct Writer Art sketch cards, will be sharing in batches. Most will be listed in my shop--feel free to ping me if there's one you're interested in!
Day 13: TMNT Raphael
Day 14: Peacemaker
Day 15: PPG Buttercup
Day 16: Asajj Ventress
Day 17: Summer Smith
Day 19: AoA Blink
Day 13: TMNT Raphael
Day 14: Peacemaker
Day 15: PPG Buttercup
Day 16: Asajj Ventress
Day 17: Summer Smith
Day 19: AoA Blink
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
I bought gas & groceries today, but couldn't find the lower prices Trump keeps talking about. Maybe I'm going to the wrong places because I didn't need to show an ID...
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I bought gas & groceries today, but couldn't find the lower prices Trump keeps talking about. Maybe I'm going to the wrong places because I didn't need to show an ID...
Was reminded today of Rocky Bleier, the definition of toughness, wounded in combat, told his football days were over, but came back to help win 4 super bowls.
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Rocky Bleier - Wikipedia
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November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Was reminded today of Rocky Bleier, the definition of toughness, wounded in combat, told his football days were over, but came back to help win 4 super bowls.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_B...
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How the hell can this happen? A guy rang my doorbell at 9:45 last night, having been given the wrong address for whoever he was looking for. It never occurred to me that I should shoot him before figuring out why he was there.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Indiana woman killed after arriving at wrong address to clean, police say
Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez was shot dead on the front porch of a Whitestown house, police said, adding that the gun was fired from inside the home.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
How the hell can this happen? A guy rang my doorbell at 9:45 last night, having been given the wrong address for whoever he was looking for. It never occurred to me that I should shoot him before figuring out why he was there.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
This is one of the most terrifying torments imaginable.
Hell has added a new level…
Stuck in a room having to listen to John Sauer and RFKjr talk for eternity
Stuck in a room having to listen to John Sauer and RFKjr talk for eternity
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is one of the most terrifying torments imaginable.
It’s driving me crazy how the news media doesn’t challenge Trump when he claims tariffs are bringing in money from other countries. That is an absurd lie. Tariffs are by definition a tax levied on American importers when they buy foreign goods. Americans pay tariffs. ((1/2)
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It’s driving me crazy how the news media doesn’t challenge Trump when he claims tariffs are bringing in money from other countries. That is an absurd lie. Tariffs are by definition a tax levied on American importers when they buy foreign goods. Americans pay tariffs. ((1/2)
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Over half of the corporations bankrolling Trump’s vanity ballroom are facing (or recently faced) federal investigations into wrongdoing — including violating workers’ rights or misleading consumers.
They also have a combined $279 BILLION in federal contracts.
Follow the money.
They also have a combined $279 BILLION in federal contracts.
Follow the money.
November 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Over half of the corporations bankrolling Trump’s vanity ballroom are facing (or recently faced) federal investigations into wrongdoing — including violating workers’ rights or misleading consumers.
They also have a combined $279 BILLION in federal contracts.
Follow the money.
They also have a combined $279 BILLION in federal contracts.
Follow the money.