Brian Van Hooser

Computer programmer and sports lover.

[MILEY @miley]

The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts.

What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis. 🦋

I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things. 💖 @dollyparton

[Marshall Mathers @Eminem]

I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words.

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect.  Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.

This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public. 

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.

[beauty🤍 @beautyskillz]

Gaming as an adult:

-Have 50 games installed
-Open the same 3 every night
-Stare at the menu screen
-Close game
-Go to bed

[Abdul HQ @AbdulElSayedHQ]

REPORTER: You said you didn't take money from utilities, but you got checks from consumers and DTE.

STEVENS: Look, I'm trying to get to the United States Senate. I have no idea if we're going to be able to do these major reforms.

[Automatic @automaticnba]

Every new addition officially acquired via trade/free agency through 6 weeks of the offseason.

One of the craziest offseasons EVER

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

I'm not running for office. But if I were, these are some of the lessons I'd take away from what happened in NY yesterday.

1. Authenticity is measurable. Voters can smell a focus group from a mile away.

2. Endorsements from the current Democratic leadership now read like warnings. The establishment wing of the party is no longer a sword. It's a question mark.

3. Conviction beats caution. The candidates who said hard things about rent, about who pays for what, about Gaza, they won. The triangulators lost.

4. Cost of living is everything. Everything else is wallpaper.

5. The middle is not a strategy. It's an empty room. Voters reached past the establishment to grab someone who actually believes something.

6. Don't fear the base. Court it. The Democrats who ran from their own voters lost. The ones who ran toward them won.

7. If you want to lead a party you have to be willing to fight inside it. Mamdani didn't ask permission. He took the field.

The lesson under the lessons: the country is tired of being managed. People want to be led.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

.@NYCSanitation I'd like to report a sweep

[Isaac Saul @Ike_Saul]

This chart always blows my mind.

[Brian Van Hooser @BrianVanHooser]

@Jalzen7 @banannerbread Everyone else pretty much said it, but I bought mine in 2019. Got hit hard in Covid and had to refinance this a couple of times so it’s nowhere near paid off and the value keeps dropping. I need a car to work and at any point from 2020 on I would have to pay to sell it.

[Brian Van Hooser @BrianVanHooser]

@ruxin34 I refuse to believe it, too big and random

[NBA @NBA]

💥 TOP DUNKS of last 25 YEARS 💥

At No. 5... "You just saw what Kobe does best!"

[tina narvaez jr @TinaNarvaezJr]

Working on a Google Sheets Directory of all ~2500 VODS @RayNarvaezJr has uploaded. Here is a preview of it.

Hoping to have version 1.0 out by Oct 1!

https://t.co/aA4HNxK4tg

[MBT @MBTYuGiOh]

replay here.

2 things: 1 - this is PROBABLY impossible in MD, though i waste a lot of time on the world tree infinite that could be the difference maker (~20 extra counters just in case) and 2 - this combo fuckin rocks its SO imaginative

https://t.co/kP14si1z7H

[Ossoff's Office @SenOssoff]

It's time to ban Members of Congress from trading stocks. RT if you agree.

[Inferam @InferamAI]

A quick guide to tea!

[Scott Seiss @ScottSeiss]

Part 1 of all of them

[Brian Van Hooser @BrianVanHooser]

@Nyhmnim I don’t really play trap decks, but Lord of the Heavenly Prison has art that always gets my attention. Every time I look at it I always feel like I see something new

[Brian Van Hooser @BrianVanHooser]

@kristyhkim Honestly, that whole segment felt gross. Jackie & Josh got almost nothing but love from Vanessa even though this couple is the exact example that breaks the show. Jackie said yes to a personality and then ditched it for looks. Just insulting and gross all around.