Brian Houser
@behouser12.bsky.social
Retired software engineer.
Political centrist promoting truth & American ideals.
Political centrist promoting truth & American ideals.
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Did you know I have a newsletter? Apparently I didn't, seeing as I didn't post a single thing in 2025 😅 Rectified that with a post summing up last year.
I do plan to write there more regularly in 2026, so let me know what topics you'd like to see me cover!
jodyhouser.substack.com/p/10-its-bee...
I do plan to write there more regularly in 2026, so let me know what topics you'd like to see me cover!
jodyhouser.substack.com/p/10-its-bee...
#10 - It's Been a Long Road
I somehow failed to write a single newsletter in all of 2025. Oops...
jodyhouser.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Did you know I have a newsletter? Apparently I didn't, seeing as I didn't post a single thing in 2025 😅 Rectified that with a post summing up last year.
I do plan to write there more regularly in 2026, so let me know what topics you'd like to see me cover!
jodyhouser.substack.com/p/10-its-bee...
I do plan to write there more regularly in 2026, so let me know what topics you'd like to see me cover!
jodyhouser.substack.com/p/10-its-bee...
This explains a lot. It's always about the $.
apnews.com/article/delc...
apnews.com/article/delc...
How Delcy Rodríguez courted Donald Trump and rose to power in Venezuela
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's interim president, has risen to prominence through strategic moves and political savvy.
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
This explains a lot. It's always about the $.
apnews.com/article/delc...
apnews.com/article/delc...
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What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
Joint Statement of major EU/NATO countries on Greenland, together with Denmark:
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
Wondering why we're hearing so little about Delcy Rodríguez who has reportedly been sworn in as president of Venezuela in Russia. The entire Maduro government & military are still in place with her in charge, so how is the US going to "run the country"?
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Wondering why we're hearing so little about Delcy Rodríguez who has reportedly been sworn in as president of Venezuela in Russia. The entire Maduro government & military are still in place with her in charge, so how is the US going to "run the country"?
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Reminder: The Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons Library Edition is set to release next May and is now available for pre-order! Details: https://bit.ly/47ukRmJ
By @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @16biteric.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social, Diego Galindo, and team, cover: @kylelambertartist.bsky.social
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January 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Reminder: The Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons Library Edition is set to release next May and is now available for pre-order! Details: https://bit.ly/47ukRmJ
By @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @16biteric.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social, Diego Galindo, and team, cover: @kylelambertartist.bsky.social
By @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @16biteric.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social, Diego Galindo, and team, cover: @kylelambertartist.bsky.social
Free to read - some good news from 2025.
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5 of the best good news stories from 2025
From scientific breakthroughs to random acts of kindness, here’s your reminder of some of the hopeful things that happened this year.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Free to read - some good news from 2025.
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After years of being taught to brush after eating, this article says that is not good. Either brush before or wait at least 30 min. after to avoid acid attack on the tooth surface.
www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1...
www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1...
'Do I really need to floss?' and other common questions about dental care : Life Kit
We asked experts to answer five questions about how to properly care for your teeth. Here's what they said about finding a dentist, whitening your teeth at home, and whether daily flossing is necessar...
www.npr.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
After years of being taught to brush after eating, this article says that is not good. Either brush before or wait at least 30 min. after to avoid acid attack on the tooth surface.
www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1...
www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1...
A very important summary of Trump's attack on our government structure this year. Please read.
December 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A very important summary of Trump's attack on our government structure this year. Please read.
My battle with blood cancer (myeloma) is much less harrowing and at a much older age, less tragic. It is a crime that her own cousin is smashing the government research that could help. Please read her courageous article.
Tatiana Schlossberg has passed away at 35. Please read this beautiful essay she published last month. It's one of the best things I've read in a long time.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My battle with blood cancer (myeloma) is much less harrowing and at a much older age, less tragic. It is a crime that her own cousin is smashing the government research that could help. Please read her courageous article.
Of all the stories about robots and/or AI supplanting humans, I don't remember any with a theme of them simply starving us out resources...
news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
news.mit.edu
December 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Of all the stories about robots and/or AI supplanting humans, I don't remember any with a theme of them simply starving us out resources...
news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
Warning: Do not read this if you are allergic to laughing or have had surgery where laughing might cause suture failure.
(I will remember 2025 as the year of the drunk racoon & the last penny.)
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(I will remember 2025 as the year of the drunk racoon & the last penny.)
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The Year in Review
I am so sorry.
davebarry.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Warning: Do not read this if you are allergic to laughing or have had surgery where laughing might cause suture failure.
(I will remember 2025 as the year of the drunk racoon & the last penny.)
davebarry.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
(I will remember 2025 as the year of the drunk racoon & the last penny.)
davebarry.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
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Reminder: The Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons Library Edition is set to release next May and is now available for pre-order! Details: https://bit.ly/47ukRmJ
By @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @16biteric.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social, Diego Galindo, and team, cover: @kylelambertartist.bsky.social
By @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @16biteric.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social, Diego Galindo, and team, cover: @kylelambertartist.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Reminder: The Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons Library Edition is set to release next May and is now available for pre-order! Details: https://bit.ly/47ukRmJ
By @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @16biteric.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social, Diego Galindo, and team, cover: @kylelambertartist.bsky.social
By @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @16biteric.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social, Diego Galindo, and team, cover: @kylelambertartist.bsky.social
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The reason we aren't building battleships is because they are obsolete in this era of air power, including drones & hypersonic missiles. (Trump is an idiot.)
www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
Russian warship: Moskva sinks in Black Sea
The warship sank while being towed a day after Ukraine claimed to have hit it with a missile.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The reason we aren't building battleships is because they are obsolete in this era of air power, including drones & hypersonic missiles. (Trump is an idiot.)
www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
December 18, 2025
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December 18, 2025
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
December 18, 2025
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Obsessed with Stranger Things season 5? @screenrant.bsky.social suggests picking up #StrangerThings and Dungeons & Dragons: Rise of Hellfire, especially if you're missing a certain character. Details: https://bit.ly/4oWzara
Obsessed With Stranger Things Season 5? You’re Missing Half the Story Without This Comic
Discover the true meaning of family and friendship in this pulse-pounding comic book saga
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December 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Obsessed with Stranger Things season 5? @screenrant.bsky.social suggests picking up #StrangerThings and Dungeons & Dragons: Rise of Hellfire, especially if you're missing a certain character. Details: https://bit.ly/4oWzara
How is it that people were persecuted for the slightest negative comment about Charlie Kirk, but this sick narcissistic sociopathic rant is getting so little pushback.
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
How is it that people were persecuted for the slightest negative comment about Charlie Kirk, but this sick narcissistic sociopathic rant is getting so little pushback.
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As we remember the Sandy Hook shooting today, as I reflect on how we have failed our children by failing to do more since then, as I sit here thinking about my daughter Jaime & all victims of gun violence, my only question is when will this country have had enough?
www.wmur.com/article/brow...
www.wmur.com/article/brow...
Video: Students huddle together in library after fatal shooting at Brown University
The video was captured during a shelter-in-place order that followed the shooting, which killed two students and injured nine others.
www.wmur.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
As we remember the Sandy Hook shooting today, as I reflect on how we have failed our children by failing to do more since then, as I sit here thinking about my daughter Jaime & all victims of gun violence, my only question is when will this country have had enough?
www.wmur.com/article/brow...
www.wmur.com/article/brow...
More holiday fun from Dave Barry - enjoy!
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Holiday Diet Tips
Ho Ho Hopeless.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
More holiday fun from Dave Barry - enjoy!
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The Iron Lady and operation Golden Dynamite. This will make a great historical movie one day.
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
'She's awesome': How U.S. veterans helped Venezuela's Machado escape
In a daring nighttime martime operation, U.S. veterans whisked Venezuela's María Corina Machado out of the country to claim her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Iron Lady and operation Golden Dynamite. This will make a great historical movie one day.
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
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ICYMI: Added some tiny handmade leather journals to my shop if you're looking for gifts or to go a bit more analog! Traveler's Notebook inspired, but for 2.5" x 4" notebooks. Other sizes coming soon.
Made with literal blood sweat and tears (sliced off part of my thumb 🥲)
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Made with literal blood sweat and tears (sliced off part of my thumb 🥲)
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December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ICYMI: Added some tiny handmade leather journals to my shop if you're looking for gifts or to go a bit more analog! Traveler's Notebook inspired, but for 2.5" x 4" notebooks. Other sizes coming soon.
Made with literal blood sweat and tears (sliced off part of my thumb 🥲)
ko-fi.com/jodyhouser/s...
Made with literal blood sweat and tears (sliced off part of my thumb 🥲)
ko-fi.com/jodyhouser/s...
My unexpected encounter with this awful uncurable disease has put limits on my life. Thanks to past research, my cancer is under control and there are other therapies when the current ones being ineffective. Please consider a donation to continue research: give.themmrf.org/campaign/739...
Donate to MMRF Year-End Appeal 2025
Right now, every dollar you donate will be matched dollar for dollar by Dr. Elsey's Fund to Cure Cancer, but only until December 31.
give.themmrf.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My unexpected encounter with this awful uncurable disease has put limits on my life. Thanks to past research, my cancer is under control and there are other therapies when the current ones being ineffective. Please consider a donation to continue research: give.themmrf.org/campaign/739...
When there are more than 2 candidates running for an office, ranked choice voting is a more accurate & efficient method for determining the will of the majority than current methods. Hoping that this catches on.
Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.
December 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
When there are more than 2 candidates running for an office, ranked choice voting is a more accurate & efficient method for determining the will of the majority than current methods. Hoping that this catches on.
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Heather Cox Richardson offers the most lucid explanation(s) of the way Trump and his cronies are taking a hammer to our beautiful America. Get her daily letter wherever you get your podcasts.
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Heather Cox Richardson offers the most lucid explanation(s) of the way Trump and his cronies are taking a hammer to our beautiful America. Get her daily letter wherever you get your podcasts.