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Billy Tucker
@billytucker.bsky.social
Former college hockey player, CNN editor, Sports Illustrated reporter, Turner Sports & Bleacher Report senior producer, and Washington Post video journalist.


Now: Veteran video dude for hire @ imjustabillproductions.com

Be the change you seek.
IU football is the first team to break the “top 4 curse”, stampeding blue blood Alabama to reach the semis.

They are the best story in sports in 2025, and now 2026. 


Success starts with belief from a leader, and a spark that motivates others.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OExk...
Curt Cignetti Fires Up the Crowd at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall After Being Introduced
YouTube video by Indiana Sports Beat Radio with Jim Coyle
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The best slam dunk motivational book since TB12 is the IU football story that is unfolding among us.

Curt Cignetti is going to receive a million calls from ghostwriters and publishers.

The title writes itself:

“I win, google me” Lessons in leadership by Curt Cignetti.
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Best of luck to Indiana football versus Alabama today! IU and Bloomington is a wonderful place, my brother’s alma mater as well as my WaPo colleague and hockey aficionado @peterwstevenson.bsky.social

May IU break the top 4 CFB curse! Go Hoosiers!
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Like I told my mom over the holidays, synesthesia is in the headlines due to the Hollywood Reporter's Actress Roundtable, where Cynthia Erivo mentions her gift and Jennifer Lawrence challenges it.

Check out Diane's post for how that factors into snow art, and 👀 for her synesthesia follow up!
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Wonderful event! Really enjoyed the MC who has been doing it for 8 years. She could teach all of us a thing or two about public speaking.

Loved the woman running with a Corgi on her back, as well as all of the families running together, sometimes 3 generations deep!

Happy New Year to all!
January 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Seven years ago, almost to the day.

Miss you, Gretzky!

You were always a good sport and a good spirt during the holidays!
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Welp, I guess I have to dig deep to boost my clients via imjustabillproductions.com

Or just wait one more month to age out of this bleak demo!
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
So rewatchable. Gondry’s masterpiece.
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
This holiday season, surround yourself with loved ones, hold on tight, and never let go. :) 🐶❤️😇
November 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Would have loved to have Gretzky try this drug out a couple of years ago.

He pushed through to 15.5 years and would have been an amazing subject to fight and live many years more!

www.dvm360.com/view/second-...
Second drug for canine healthy lifespan extension receives FDA support | dvm360
Loyal’s developmental therapy aims to increase longevity and quality of life for senior dogs
www.dvm360.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Testing Chat GPT 5.1 today

(Abbreviated Prompt): If USA launches an attack on Venezuela in Dec., and replaces Fed Chair Powell, which stock would be most negatively affected, ripe for option PUTS?



Response: Delta Airlines, $DAL



Closed at $64.10 on 11/28




(I'm not a financial advisor!)
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Just a reminder that Alex Ovechkin is 40 years old and is still scoring at a 40 goal pace.

He's a unicorn, Russian Machine Never Breaks, and we are witnessing a GOAT in real time.

One of my last shoots at the Washington Post was covering his unique slap shot.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Me in 2025:
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It took almost 3 months but my subconscious now allows me to see my dog Gretzky (who passed on Aug. 31) in my dreams almost every night.

It is so bizarre how the mind, and grief works. No matter how much you try and manipulate it, healing just takes time.

Miss you, buddy!
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
On a lighter note, my Siberian cat Gizmo gave herself a promotion and is now head of household after Gretzky’s passing.

I will make sure to claim myself as her dependent on my 2025 taxes! 😜

She now cuddles with me like this cat EVERY night! ❤️ it!

tinyurl.com/3v9k5dzz
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Please don’t clone your dog, ok?

I get it, our dogs are JUST THE BEST!

I miss Gretzky every day, the love of my life.

But I rescued him and he rescued me!

Those memories we created together were unique.

No DNA clone could recreate our story and time together.

tinyurl.com/26uk6tc2
Tom Brady Cloned His Dog. How He Did it and How Much it Cost
The Fox Sports broadcaster revealed that his dog, Junie, is a clone of a previous beloved family dog.
tinyurl.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Political campaigns continue to use Gen AI to deepfake their opponents, using their likeness as a puppet to mislead, scare and slander.

And since the FEC is in disarray, there will be no enforcement in the foreseeable future.

This is a 5 alarm 🔥

www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Jon Ossoff warned about deepfakes. Now he is one.
A Mike Collins campaign video uses AI to make Sen. Jon Ossoff say outlandish things. A proposed state law would rein in such uses of AI in campaigns.
www.ajc.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Gen AI and Deepfake tech was just weaponized politically (by both parties) during this election cycle and no one is talking about it.

This is like ethics DEFCON 1 bad. Citizens United bad!

2025 was a trial run. Tech will only get better.

@aoc.bsky.social
@amyklobuchar.com

Time for new laws, eh?
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Like Robin Williams in that movie "What Dreams May Come", I would sacrifice my life, tunnel straight to hell, to have one more day with Gretzky, rollerblading up and down SW DC, eating french fries, doing tricks for treats, and letting him know that he is a good dog! Such a good dog! BFFs Furever!
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I challenge any pet lover and video professional to have better furry actor journalists than my own Gretzky and Gizmo!

Gretzky: shorturl.at/KRdiD

Gizmo: shorturl.at/PInMm
Like the Great 8, this ruffin’ machine never breaks!
The 2018 Stanley Cup Final features two unlikely underdogs, the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals, and two very good dogs in Bark-Andre Furry and All-Licks O'Fetchkin
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October 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Gretzky was my best friend from the moment that I rescued him in 2012 from an Atlanta Humane Society shelter, when he puked and shaat all over my Honda Accord Coupe all the way to my midtown apartment. He had motion sickness that lasted for years.

Gosh, I wished that I had a better phone!
October 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I ❤️ my dog.
October 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
End of life care and euthanasia for our pets is one of the hardest things for us to even think about.

Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice care via Dr. Craig Lewis let Gretzky pass on with peace and professionalism. Dr. Lewis was amazing, gentle, professional, and had my best friend pass with peace.
August 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It was love at first sight and I’ll continue to love Gretzky until the end of my days.

Named after the Great One, Gretzky sure lived up to his name.

Until we meet again, buddy. You were the best dog a man could ever have.


Say hi to @latenightseth.bsky.social Frisbee, Luna and PC for me!

👼😇🐶❤️😘☮️
August 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Do you know that end scene in A.I. (2001, Spielberg) when David gets to spend one final day with his mom? That was me today with Gretzky.

All of his favorite foods, treats, and a trip back to his old neighborhood.

Just a wonderful day!

🌞🍟🍨🐶
August 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM