Brian DeViteri
@bsbeamer.bsky.social
Video Producer & Motion Graphics Artist, Photographer, Videographer, Patiently waiting to be replaced by AI, Pro-Vaccines
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Brian DeViteri
@bsbeamer.bsky.social
· Dec 23
Looks like there's a new slew of users showing up here from the other place and bringing a bunch of baggage with them.
Will share some moderation / blocklists I've been using in the replies to this thread. Not comprehensive, but they do make the experience here more tolerable.
Will share some moderation / blocklists I've been using in the replies to this thread. Not comprehensive, but they do make the experience here more tolerable.
Just once would be nice for the US press to treat him as hostile, the way they did with Biden at the end of his term.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Just once would be nice for the US press to treat him as hostile, the way they did with Biden at the end of his term.
37 days til pitchers and catchers report. Long list of MLB players from Venezuela. This is the 2025 list, which is at least 63 players. We also are supposed to have the WBC this year. MLB commissioner and team owners should not be silent right now.
www.mlb.com/internationa...
www.mlb.com/internationa...
MLB International Players | MLB.com
The Official Site of Major League Baseball
www.mlb.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
37 days til pitchers and catchers report. Long list of MLB players from Venezuela. This is the 2025 list, which is at least 63 players. We also are supposed to have the WBC this year. MLB commissioner and team owners should not be silent right now.
www.mlb.com/internationa...
www.mlb.com/internationa...
Aspirin overdose has a window to do a really big thing right now.
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Aspirin overdose has a window to do a really big thing right now.
Starting a war without Congress approval to turn attention away from Epstein files and his health, huh?
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Starting a war without Congress approval to turn attention away from Epstein files and his health, huh?
Another fantastic @harlancoben.bsky.social series on Netflix. Some of the best writing I’ve seen and absolutely loved the Lux Aeterna finale.
Nurse-Your-Hangover and Chill with us on January 1. Starring James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver, Ruth Jones and Alfred Enoch.
January 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Another fantastic @harlancoben.bsky.social series on Netflix. Some of the best writing I’ve seen and absolutely loved the Lux Aeterna finale.
Maybe we don’t need ABC, FOX, NBC, CW and CNN broadcasting the Rose Parade?
January 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Maybe we don’t need ABC, FOX, NBC, CW and CNN broadcasting the Rose Parade?
Ahh, first coffee after a week with flu. Hopefully the start of better things to come.
January 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Ahh, first coffee after a week with flu. Hopefully the start of better things to come.
Happy New Year, hope this one is better than the last!
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Happy New Year, hope this one is better than the last!
Can’t believe it’s been nine years since the Mariah Carey disaster on the NYE Times Square stage.
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Can’t believe it’s been nine years since the Mariah Carey disaster on the NYE Times Square stage.
Anderson Cooper is hammered before midnight, for anyone who needs a break from Dick Clark’s replacement.
January 1, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Anderson Cooper is hammered before midnight, for anyone who needs a break from Dick Clark’s replacement.
“Candace Nelson confirmed the rumors, saying she didn't think this was how the Sprinkles story would end after selling the company to a private equity group in 2014.”
The popular bakery chain Sprinkles Cupcakes,known for its storefronts and "cupcake ATMs," is permanently closing all locations, according to its founder and former owner. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/sprinkles-cupcake-chain-closing/
Sprinkles Cupcakes founder confirms bakery chain is closing permanently
The chain started in Beverly Hills in 2005.
www.cbsnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“Candace Nelson confirmed the rumors, saying she didn't think this was how the Sprinkles story would end after selling the company to a private equity group in 2014.”
What if they just took the phone out of the President’s hand for 24 hours?
December 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
What if they just took the phone out of the President’s hand for 24 hours?
Last @dep.nj.gov drinking water supply update for 2025:
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY UPDATE 12/31/25
Intermittent winter weather has offered some precipitation and is enabling recovery for key reservoirs.
#NJ #NJDEP 🧵
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY UPDATE 12/31/25
Intermittent winter weather has offered some precipitation and is enabling recovery for key reservoirs.
#NJ #NJDEP 🧵
December 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Last @dep.nj.gov drinking water supply update for 2025:
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY UPDATE 12/31/25
Intermittent winter weather has offered some precipitation and is enabling recovery for key reservoirs.
#NJ #NJDEP 🧵
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY UPDATE 12/31/25
Intermittent winter weather has offered some precipitation and is enabling recovery for key reservoirs.
#NJ #NJDEP 🧵
Dude can’t even grift his cult without missing the EOY deadline.
Trump family business delays launch of $499 gold smartphone
US-made device planned by end of year hit by recent government shutdown affecting shipments
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Dude can’t even grift his cult without missing the EOY deadline.
News Media: Just because the approved Flu Vaccine for 2025-2026 isn’t a great match for the variant surging right now does NOT give your organization the go ahead to spread anti-vax propaganda.
Even if the 2025-2026 flu vaccine can just keep people out of hospitals, it’s entirely worth it.
Even if the 2025-2026 flu vaccine can just keep people out of hospitals, it’s entirely worth it.
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
News Media: Just because the approved Flu Vaccine for 2025-2026 isn’t a great match for the variant surging right now does NOT give your organization the go ahead to spread anti-vax propaganda.
Even if the 2025-2026 flu vaccine can just keep people out of hospitals, it’s entirely worth it.
Even if the 2025-2026 flu vaccine can just keep people out of hospitals, it’s entirely worth it.
“This doesn’t solve the two fundamental problems, which is healthy food in this country is not affordable and unhealthy food is cheap and ubiquitous”
This will negatively impact food deserts more than anywhere else.
This will negatively impact food deserts more than anywhere else.
Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. https://cnn.it/4bdKHPt
December 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“This doesn’t solve the two fundamental problems, which is healthy food in this country is not affordable and unhealthy food is cheap and ubiquitous”
This will negatively impact food deserts more than anywhere else.
This will negatively impact food deserts more than anywhere else.
All these year in review trash news pieces could have been used as a deep dive into what DOGE did, how it did it so quickly and even speculation about what the future might hold without Musk as the brand ambassador.
December 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
All these year in review trash news pieces could have been used as a deep dive into what DOGE did, how it did it so quickly and even speculation about what the future might hold without Musk as the brand ambassador.
Disgusting we need to add these caveats to missing persons cases now:
“Salazar confirmed that Mendoza Olmos was not detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite her being a U.S. citizen.”
“Salazar confirmed that Mendoza Olmos was not detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite her being a U.S. citizen.”
Texas teen missing since Christmas Eve believed to be in 'imminent danger': Sheriff
A Texas teen who has been missing since Christmas Eve was last seen leaving her home that morning and is believed to be in "imminent danger," law enforcement officials said on Sunday.
6abc.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Disgusting we need to add these caveats to missing persons cases now:
“Salazar confirmed that Mendoza Olmos was not detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite her being a U.S. citizen.”
“Salazar confirmed that Mendoza Olmos was not detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite her being a U.S. citizen.”
Friends, Vodka, Chipotle
The first 3 words you see will define your 2026:
MARRIAGE, WINE, CAP
Okay that third one is kind of confusing
MARRIAGE, WINE, CAP
Okay that third one is kind of confusing
December 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Friends, Vodka, Chipotle
Maybe stock up on DayQuil, pseudoephedrine, ibuprofen, tissues and some cough drops in case you get any of what’s going around.
December 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Maybe stock up on DayQuil, pseudoephedrine, ibuprofen, tissues and some cough drops in case you get any of what’s going around.
Giants can’t win when we want them to and can’t lose when they’re supposed to. Ugh.
December 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Giants can’t win when we want them to and can’t lose when they’re supposed to. Ugh.
Has a Tank Bowl ever ended 0-0 after OT?
December 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Has a Tank Bowl ever ended 0-0 after OT?
I really hate this year in review stuff being pumped out everywhere. Maybe we kind of want to forget most of this year, if at all possible.
December 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I really hate this year in review stuff being pumped out everywhere. Maybe we kind of want to forget most of this year, if at all possible.