Chris Houston
@chrishouston.bsky.social
California native plant enthusiast and gardener. Bird lover. Aspiring urban farmer. I like to go paddling in my kayak. Why am I a Padres fan? He/him/his
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🌿Native CA Tidy Tips
They are:
Easy to grow
Attract pollinators
Their succulent-like stems store water
Require very little maintenance
Bloom reliably in cool spring weather
So beautiful that British gardeners help spread their popularity
#GrowNativePlants #TidyTips #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
They are:
Easy to grow
Attract pollinators
Their succulent-like stems store water
Require very little maintenance
Bloom reliably in cool spring weather
So beautiful that British gardeners help spread their popularity
#GrowNativePlants #TidyTips #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🌿Native CA Tidy Tips
They are:
Easy to grow
Attract pollinators
Their succulent-like stems store water
Require very little maintenance
Bloom reliably in cool spring weather
So beautiful that British gardeners help spread their popularity
#GrowNativePlants #TidyTips #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
They are:
Easy to grow
Attract pollinators
Their succulent-like stems store water
Require very little maintenance
Bloom reliably in cool spring weather
So beautiful that British gardeners help spread their popularity
#GrowNativePlants #TidyTips #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
Does anyone have any good mocktail recipes that aren’t just drinking a glass of juice or sugar water for someone whose alcoholic beverages of choice are a glass of bourbon, red wine, gin and tonic, etc? Probably shouldn’t be drinking 5+ nights a week.
January 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Does anyone have any good mocktail recipes that aren’t just drinking a glass of juice or sugar water for someone whose alcoholic beverages of choice are a glass of bourbon, red wine, gin and tonic, etc? Probably shouldn’t be drinking 5+ nights a week.
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Okay, maybe one king 👑😭
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Okay, maybe one king 👑😭
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Pink wig, smooth brain, give 'em whiplash
I think big, get fash, make 'em blink fast
I think big, get fash, make 'em blink fast
Trump's discolored hand holds Nicky Minaj's hand today
(Win McNamee/Getty)
(Win McNamee/Getty)
January 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Pink wig, smooth brain, give 'em whiplash
I think big, get fash, make 'em blink fast
I think big, get fash, make 'em blink fast
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It's embarrassing and really makes me think less of my fellow San Diegans. Not beating the stereotype of Southern Californians being entitled and solipsistic.
So wild seeing a City Councilmember post about masked federal agents assaulting and killing people, and the comments are all ”What are you doing about the parking fees???”
What if the societal issue that inspired and mobilized you to action was having to pay for parking
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It's embarrassing and really makes me think less of my fellow San Diegans. Not beating the stereotype of Southern Californians being entitled and solipsistic.
Pink wig, smooth brain, give 'em whiplash
I think big, get fash, make 'em blink fast
I think big, get fash, make 'em blink fast
Trump's discolored hand holds Nicky Minaj's hand today
(Win McNamee/Getty)
(Win McNamee/Getty)
January 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Pink wig, smooth brain, give 'em whiplash
I think big, get fash, make 'em blink fast
I think big, get fash, make 'em blink fast
The moment I was radicalized was when Obama campaigned on closing Guantanamo and ending torture and then as soon as he was he was sworn in he said nevermind and just didn’t do it.
No politician has disappointed me more than Barack Obama.
Democrats are totally devoid of a leader right now at an existential moment for our country and he just shares his dumbass lists and podcasts and then dips.
Democrats are totally devoid of a leader right now at an existential moment for our country and he just shares his dumbass lists and podcasts and then dips.
literally laughed out loud
January 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The moment I was radicalized was when Obama campaigned on closing Guantanamo and ending torture and then as soon as he was he was sworn in he said nevermind and just didn’t do it.
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Mel Gibson voice:
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Mel Gibson voice:
That guy looks like what would happen if someone’s parents were cousins and their parents were cousins and their parents were also cousins.
NEW: In response to Alex Pretti's killing, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said that it was "really hard to watch" protesters carrying upside-down American flags.
He called protesters "lawless hordes" and said they should go "back to Mogadishu."
He also blamed Pretti for (legally) carrying a gun.
He called protesters "lawless hordes" and said they should go "back to Mogadishu."
He also blamed Pretti for (legally) carrying a gun.
Mississippi Governor Defends Federal Agents After Alex Pretti Killing
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves suggested Alex Pretti may have been to blame for his own killing because he had been legally carrying a holstered gun.
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 PM
That guy looks like what would happen if someone’s parents were cousins and their parents were cousins and their parents were also cousins.
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What did Ron Funches think of the way Michael Rapaport eats food?
Hard-hitting journalism from @daviddennisjr.bsky.social & @minakimes.bsky.social
Hard-hitting journalism from @daviddennisjr.bsky.social & @minakimes.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
What did Ron Funches think of the way Michael Rapaport eats food?
Hard-hitting journalism from @daviddennisjr.bsky.social & @minakimes.bsky.social
Hard-hitting journalism from @daviddennisjr.bsky.social & @minakimes.bsky.social
This weekend while it was snowing elsewhere I planted 2 papaya, a mango, a pineapple guava, a pink guava, two figs, a cherry of the Rio Grande and 10 ice cream bean trees. I didn’t get to plant my apricot bare root or avocado. Next weekend. 🌱 #gardening
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This weekend while it was snowing elsewhere I planted 2 papaya, a mango, a pineapple guava, a pink guava, two figs, a cherry of the Rio Grande and 10 ice cream bean trees. I didn’t get to plant my apricot bare root or avocado. Next weekend. 🌱 #gardening
“World’s worst person hires new PR firm after multiple albums about how great Hitler and slavery were fail to hit the charts.”
Ye, fka Kanye West, takes out a full-page in the Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Black community, and for antisemitism:
“I lost touch with reality”
“I lost touch with reality”
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
“World’s worst person hires new PR firm after multiple albums about how great Hitler and slavery were fail to hit the charts.”
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One of our resident Great Horned Owls is on top of our chimney
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 AM
One of our resident Great Horned Owls is on top of our chimney
One of our resident Great Horned Owls is on top of our chimney
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 AM
One of our resident Great Horned Owls is on top of our chimney
I’m having a rough one for this reason
not sure i have the capacity to process The Last Good Padre retiring.
January 25, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I’m having a rough one for this reason
No that’s why ICE and Trump officials aren’t welcome you nitwit
So you’re fine with your neighborhood being filled with people who broke the law, don’t have proper documentation and likely can’t have legal jobs or pay taxes?
In most developed countries, this wouldn’t fly.
I’m confused why Americans want this?
In most developed countries, this wouldn’t fly.
I’m confused why Americans want this?
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
No that’s why ICE and Trump officials aren’t welcome you nitwit
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Just a PSA for San Diego people, Armstrong Garden Centers have amazing deals on bare root fruit trees this weekend. $22.99 for a few different low chill apples, peaches, nectarines, an apple, an apricot and maybe a couple other things. I picked up a Blenheim apricot.
January 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Just a PSA for San Diego people, Armstrong Garden Centers have amazing deals on bare root fruit trees this weekend. $22.99 for a few different low chill apples, peaches, nectarines, an apple, an apricot and maybe a couple other things. I picked up a Blenheim apricot.
Just a PSA for San Diego people, Armstrong Garden Centers have amazing deals on bare root fruit trees this weekend. $22.99 for a few different low chill apples, peaches, nectarines, an apple, an apricot and maybe a couple other things. I picked up a Blenheim apricot.
January 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Just a PSA for San Diego people, Armstrong Garden Centers have amazing deals on bare root fruit trees this weekend. $22.99 for a few different low chill apples, peaches, nectarines, an apple, an apricot and maybe a couple other things. I picked up a Blenheim apricot.
Just a PSA for San Diego people, Armstrong Garden Centers have amazing deals on bare root fruit trees this weekend. $22.99 for a few different low chill apples, peaches, nectarines, an apple, an apricot and maybe a couple other things. I picked up a Blenheim apricot.
January 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Just a PSA for San Diego people, Armstrong Garden Centers have amazing deals on bare root fruit trees this weekend. $22.99 for a few different low chill apples, peaches, nectarines, an apple, an apricot and maybe a couple other things. I picked up a Blenheim apricot.
I regret to inform you that my plan to drive my 17 year old car forever is not going well as of late.
January 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I regret to inform you that my plan to drive my 17 year old car forever is not going well as of late.
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“it’s very hard to deal with illegal immigration in a humane way” i mean i guess that really depends on what you mean by “deal with” doesn’t it
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“it’s very hard to deal with illegal immigration in a humane way” i mean i guess that really depends on what you mean by “deal with” doesn’t it
Albert Belle is truly one of the most batshit guys ever to play baseball.
I came back from a weekend trip and found this at my front door from a friend and boy do I feel seen.
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Albert Belle is truly one of the most batshit guys ever to play baseball.
Good news! I didn’t sleep last night either. It’s ok though, surely I can stumble through my busy day with a migraine, being unable to process anything and feeling like I am drunk.
Every time I get a cortisone shot in my shoulder I forget that it gives me anxiety and really bad insomnia until the second night after the injection when I’m laying in bed at 3 am wondering why I haven’t slept for one minute yet.
But hey, at least it also didn’t help my shoulder!
But hey, at least it also didn’t help my shoulder!
January 23, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Good news! I didn’t sleep last night either. It’s ok though, surely I can stumble through my busy day with a migraine, being unable to process anything and feeling like I am drunk.
For a second I thought it was just an archival photo of a Padres fan leaning that Craig Stammen was going to be the new manager.
submitted to me: a photo of a border patrol agent retching and spitting after they gassed themselves by mueller park in minneapolis yesterday
January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
For a second I thought it was just an archival photo of a Padres fan leaning that Craig Stammen was going to be the new manager.