Matt Houston
balluhouston.bsky.social
Matt Houston
@balluhouston.bsky.social
Born in MI, raised in MN, educated in IN, married in MD, detoured in TX and FL, did the news in DC from home in VA, now making graphics in PA
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JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
February 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Steph's birthday is on Friday, and @nerdgeargaming.bsky.social sent us a bunch of goodies... so let's give some stuff away!

✔️Playmats
✔️Sanctuaries
✔️LifeTrax
✔️Tokens
✔️Sleeves
✔️Shields

To enter:
• Follow + Repost
• Comment & tag a buddy you want to share the spoils with

Drawing 5pm EST on Feb 9th!
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I'm a simple man... when I see Nightwing (much like The Flash) I hit repost
Hot Toys new Batman: Arkham Knight Nightwing is up for preorder at Sideshow and ONLY Sideshow, as it's an exclusive. The 1:6 scale $280 Dick Grayson figure is limited to 2,000 units and is expected to start shipping this month or in March. https://zdcs.link/z64KOj
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
There’s no such thing as an ethical billionaire

God I’m so angry today… well, to be honest I’m angry basically every day currently but especially today
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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The big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.

Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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everyone has got to stop assuming malice or a grand conspiracy and start assuming complete stupidity when it comes to media business decisions
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Billionaire owners all have the same playbook...

Massive promises to their billionaire buddies to inflate evaluations leading to enshitification and layoffs to protect profit margins

Everything gets worse, always.
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Ready for the season finale of the latest Magic The Gathering TV Show
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 AM
MASSSSSIVE 2pts
IT'S A SHUTOUT WIN! 🐙
February 3, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Unwritten Rules of D&D:

As soon as you get access to the Shield spell every time an enemy hits you it's 6 above your AC
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 AM
My wife and I were just saying earlier… Yinzers need to get more creative with how they reserve their parking spots. Chairs are boring
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
May 16, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Rhea The Red Nosed Ripley

#RoyalRumble
January 31, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Boy let me tell you how shocked I am that Riyadh doesn’t give a shit about the women’s Runble match… they didn’t even show up for it

Hope that check clears, Triple-H
January 31, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Fun Fact:

You don’t have to wait for Fat Tuesday
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Applying for jobs is just opening yourself up to be punched in the nuts over and over...

...and over
January 29, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Hums to the rhythm of excitement.
January 29, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Wars have been fought for less
Someone moved a beach chair and is now in serious danger.
South Philly side street parking challenge, winter edition
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Weeks like this I am VEEERRY glad I had off-street parking as a deal breaker during our move last summer
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM