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Dennis B. Hooper

@dennisbhooper.bsky.social

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tall gay nerd. he/him. advanced degrees in height, gayness, nerdness. reality show editor, work seen on a&e, bravo, quibi. maker of goofy photoshops and questionable victorian detective satire. writing, etc: https://linktr.ee/dennisbhooper

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hi everyone, I’m a reality show editor who also writes things for fun. You can find examples of my work in this thread. The first is a quick and deeply silly piece of flash fiction in the style of a Hollywood memoir:

Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · Aug 20

ANNOUNCEMENT: So for the last few months i’ve been hard at work on a novel, and therefore don’t have anything new in the way of detective stories, or anything else.

But I wanted to put *something* out there, so this is a quick little 5 minute humor piece.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 1d

every time you read a story about how no-strings-attached direct payments to vulnerable, marginalized or otherwise needy people are a big net profit to the society disbursing them, and you ask "why doesn't america do that?", please know that this is the answer why

mac from always sunny saying "but who versus? who are we doing it versus?" because he cannot understand a plan that does not have a victim

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 9h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 3h

Staring at this comment about Taylor Swift until I can taste my feet

It’s funny all these people criticizing her, and forget she wrote a song about haters. LOL. She really isn’t moved by criticism. She is just doing her thing…

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 3h

I realize this was a decision at the executive level but I’m choosing to read this as “the audience refused to watch her a second time”

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

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ceej @ceej.online · 3h

for a henchman, there’s nothing better after a long day of guarding a small chest than standing with your back to a field of waving grass just tall enough to hide a crouching human being

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Boo-rendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 8h

He said this deliberately because he is a Nazi and he wants you to know he's a Nazi who you can't touch. He also wants other Nazis to know they can be open about the fact they are Nazis too.

This isn't an oversight, a fumble or an opportunity for a "heh, well actually, dummy" zinger.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 8h

A really old trick conservatives use is to accuse liberals of supporting an idea that would make sense under liberal values but that liberals don't actually support for tactical reasons. So you face a choice of either accepting the false accusation or you argue against your own values.

Rot Economy Critic @rotonomics.bsky.social · 11h

Saw a CBS ghoul trying to hound Hakeem fucking Jeffries about whether “illegal aliens get the ACA subsidies” by reasking the question multiple times after Jeffries said it wasn’t true. You’d think he was interviewing a Nixon staffer about watergate.

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 7h

Meowlignant (2021)

A woman with long brown hair and a vest seen from behind and the cat is being carried in the vest with only its face showing at the back of the woman’s head, reminiscent of Gabriel in Malignant (2021)

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 1d

Carmela soprano in the “some pulp” scene: but you like small beers

Tony soprano pointing to a can of Modelo instead of a carton of orange juice: I like a few small beers

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 13h

Still waiting for a more efficient explanation of everything than "Everyone got brain damage from Covid": the airline executives charging a $155 predatory premium for legroom, the guy deciding to customize his own flight experience, the chain of command aborting the whole flight—busted mind-traffic!

Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 14h

This is absolutely wild. I’m on a cross country flight. We are being diverted midway through to Denver. The reason? Some dude is sitting in the exit row who didn’t pay the $155 fee and he refuses to move back to his seat.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 17h

if blue state governors and mayors aren't already thinking about the reliability of various police forces nominally under their control, they should start immediately

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 17h

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 12h

Got a recent Pulitzer for warning on the spread of autocracy around the globe, after decades of service to the paper? You can bet your butt you're getting laid off by form email, on Yom Kippur

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 17h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 11h

Been hanging out with my toddler nephew a lot and it’s really underrated how regularly saying “uh oh” and “oh no” brings balance to your life

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 1d

this is an extremely high priority.

“Murdoch Fox” and “Ellison CBS” should be said by every Democratic politician at least once per day.

Unremarkable Internet User @nostaticatall.bsky.social · 1d

It's incumbent upon the Democratic Party to educate the public on why CBS news is not to be trusted anymore.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 16h

it should be a tell about what's happening in the media now that most mainstream commentators seem openly frustrated that polling does not blame democrats for the shutdown

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 14h

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1d

Well, I, for one, am proud of us for doing the sensible thing and basing our entire economy on computers that tell kids to kill themselves

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 1d

JPMorgan Chase reports that $1.2T of debt is now tied to AI-related companies, making it the largest segment in the investment-grade market (Caleb Mutua/Bloomberg)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 2d

Al Pacino in Heat making the crazy screaming “great ass!” expression but it’s black and white and subtitled with “I’m reining it in!” from Maestro, in a playful juxtaposition of how similar the freezeframes of the two moments are

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 2d

describe your bluesky account in a single image

Gil and George from Oh Hello offering you a delicious and voluminous tuna fish sandwich

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 2d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Matt Strabone @mattstrabone.bsky.social · 2d

There is a growing realization among our generation—journalists and non-journalists alike—that we're going to have to rebuild this country's media institutions from scratch.

James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 2d

The need for fearless. independent journalism has never been greater. Which is why I'm excited to announce that I have accepted a job to become the Head of Research at @heartlandsignal.bsky.social. We have big things in store so check us out.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 2d

I've been trying to put my finger on why ICE/DHS lies feel so much more outrageous than normal cop lies, and I think it's because they don't lie like cops, they lie like aggressively stupid criminals

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