Johnny Verhovek
@jverhovek.bsky.social
Recovering political reporter turned sports dude but also still follows politics
Ken Jennings you freakin’ legend!
Speaking officially as the host of Jeopardy!, Cal Raleigh is the correct MVP vote.
September 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ken Jennings you freakin’ legend!
Listen, I will never let anything sully the legacy of the original Happy Gilmore, which is a masterpiece (I don’t care what anyone else thinks)
But by god Happy Gilmore 2 was an objectively terrible film, I clocked approximately 2.5 laughs through the entire movie
But by god Happy Gilmore 2 was an objectively terrible film, I clocked approximately 2.5 laughs through the entire movie
My dad, who has seen Happy Gilmore no less than 100 times, said the sequel "ruined the legacy of Happy Gilmore" and was "so bad it was distracting."
He said he's never seen anything worse. My dad is not a picky man.
He said he's never seen anything worse. My dad is not a picky man.
July 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Listen, I will never let anything sully the legacy of the original Happy Gilmore, which is a masterpiece (I don’t care what anyone else thinks)
But by god Happy Gilmore 2 was an objectively terrible film, I clocked approximately 2.5 laughs through the entire movie
But by god Happy Gilmore 2 was an objectively terrible film, I clocked approximately 2.5 laughs through the entire movie
2025 #FantasyFootball Sleepers!
+ a goodbye letter from me to New York City
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/2025-fanta...
+ a goodbye letter from me to New York City
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/2025-fanta...
2025 Fantasy Football Sleepers
But first...Goodbye, New York.
thesportingmind.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
2025 #FantasyFootball Sleepers!
+ a goodbye letter from me to New York City
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/2025-fanta...
+ a goodbye letter from me to New York City
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/2025-fanta...
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Scottie telling the whole world that none of this brings him true joy before he demolishes the rest of the field has to really sting for everyone else.
July 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Scottie telling the whole world that none of this brings him true joy before he demolishes the rest of the field has to really sting for everyone else.
I’m very happy that Cal Raleigh is a Seattle Mariner
July 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I’m very happy that Cal Raleigh is a Seattle Mariner
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For 6 months, Dem leaders have downplayed or refused to frontally address many of Trump's worst abuses by saying those are "distractions" from the Dems focusing on economic issues. But as Trump's tax bill is being voted on, Jeffries is attacking a Dem ...over a phrase that Dem doesn't even use.
Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."
June 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
For 6 months, Dem leaders have downplayed or refused to frontally address many of Trump's worst abuses by saying those are "distractions" from the Dems focusing on economic issues. But as Trump's tax bill is being voted on, Jeffries is attacking a Dem ...over a phrase that Dem doesn't even use.
Definite RB2 potential here, but with that burst and breakaway speed there’s obvious RB1 upside
A member of Taiwan's parliament stole a bill and ran off with it to prevent it from being passed
June 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Definite RB2 potential here, but with that burst and breakaway speed there’s obvious RB1 upside
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*Biden tries to forgive student loans*
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
June 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
*Biden tries to forgive student loans*
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
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From Sotomayor's dissent, which she's now reading from the bench:
"The President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
"The President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
From Sotomayor's dissent, which she's now reading from the bench:
"The President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
"The President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
This interview is one of the most thoughtful, thorough and engaging I’ve ever heard not just on trans rights, but political persuasion, emphatic communication and the importance of shared humanity
@ezraklein.bsky.social
@mcbride.house.gov
@ezraklein.bsky.social
@mcbride.house.gov
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Representative Sarah McBride reckons with the trans rights movement’s shortcomings, and how to win hearts and minds through a politics of grace.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ryl...
youtu.be/KlbNFsAGFRc?...
Representative Sarah McBride reckons with the trans rights movement’s shortcomings, and how to win hearts and minds through a politics of grace.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ryl...
youtu.be/KlbNFsAGFRc?...
How to Beat Trump Back on Trans Rights — and Much Else | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
June 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This interview is one of the most thoughtful, thorough and engaging I’ve ever heard not just on trans rights, but political persuasion, emphatic communication and the importance of shared humanity
@ezraklein.bsky.social
@mcbride.house.gov
@ezraklein.bsky.social
@mcbride.house.gov
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Voters have challenged racial discrimination in voting in hundreds of cases under the Voting Rights Act. That was always intended. Yet in 2021, Justice Gorsuch called this right an "open question." So I went back to the beginning to one of these first cases...
The Importance of Letting Voters Defend Their Rights in Court
Courts have recognized a "private right of action" in the Voting Rights Act since the law’s inception.
www.brennancenter.org
June 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Voters have challenged racial discrimination in voting in hundreds of cases under the Voting Rights Act. That was always intended. Yet in 2021, Justice Gorsuch called this right an "open question." So I went back to the beginning to one of these first cases...
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This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
June 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
Again, more and more we see stories rooted in a basic lack of human empathy and understanding
It’s quote tweeting IRL and it needs to stop
Sports are, at their core, about our shared humanity and connection
It’s quote tweeting IRL and it needs to stop
Sports are, at their core, about our shared humanity and connection
The White Sox told ESPN that the fan who taunted Ketel Marte about his dead mother has been banned from White Sox home games. No information about him yet except he is 22 years old: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
June 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Again, more and more we see stories rooted in a basic lack of human empathy and understanding
It’s quote tweeting IRL and it needs to stop
Sports are, at their core, about our shared humanity and connection
It’s quote tweeting IRL and it needs to stop
Sports are, at their core, about our shared humanity and connection
The 12 Players I’m Wrong About in #FantasyFootball
But first…please, put down the phone
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/the-12-pla...
But first…please, put down the phone
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/the-12-pla...
The 12 Players I'm Wrong About in Fantasy Football
But first...please, put down the phone.
thesportingmind.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The 12 Players I’m Wrong About in #FantasyFootball
But first…please, put down the phone
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/the-12-pla...
But first…please, put down the phone
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/the-12-pla...
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“Non Contact”
The ABC crew keeps saying “the best two words in sports, Game 7” but nobody is going on the record about the worst two words in sports
June 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“Non Contact”
Bump
Cal Raleigh is having the greatest offensive first half of a season for a catcher in MLB history
Please don’t squander this Mariners
Please don’t squander this Mariners
June 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bump
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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
June 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
Cal Raleigh is having the greatest offensive first half of a season for a catcher in MLB history
Please don’t squander this Mariners
Please don’t squander this Mariners
June 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Cal Raleigh is having the greatest offensive first half of a season for a catcher in MLB history
Please don’t squander this Mariners
Please don’t squander this Mariners
The Top 200 players heading into the 2025 #FantasyFootball season
But first…on my love of food, and its importance to all of us beyond just basic sustenance
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/the-top-20...
But first…on my love of food, and its importance to all of us beyond just basic sustenance
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/the-top-20...
The Top 200 Players in Fantasy Football for 2025
But first...food! Yes, it's yummy, but it's so much more.
thesportingmind.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Top 200 players heading into the 2025 #FantasyFootball season
But first…on my love of food, and its importance to all of us beyond just basic sustenance
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/the-top-20...
But first…on my love of food, and its importance to all of us beyond just basic sustenance
thesportingmind.substack.com/p/the-top-20...
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There are no deep ties between Seattle and Indianapolis. But with Sonics fans still scorned while the OKC Thunder are favored in the NBA Finals, the Emerald City may as well be an Indy suburb.
“The Sonics fanbase is rooting for the Indiana Pacers.”
sports.mynorthwest.com/seattle-spor...
“The Sonics fanbase is rooting for the Indiana Pacers.”
sports.mynorthwest.com/seattle-spor...
No love lost for Seattle Sonics fans with OKC in NBA Finals
Seattle may as well be an Indianapolis suburb right now with Sonics fans rooting for the Pacers against the OKC Thunder in the NBA Finals.
sports.mynorthwest.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
There are no deep ties between Seattle and Indianapolis. But with Sonics fans still scorned while the OKC Thunder are favored in the NBA Finals, the Emerald City may as well be an Indy suburb.
“The Sonics fanbase is rooting for the Indiana Pacers.”
sports.mynorthwest.com/seattle-spor...
“The Sonics fanbase is rooting for the Indiana Pacers.”
sports.mynorthwest.com/seattle-spor...
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Also was disappointed to see @warren.senate.gov skirt this debate, would have thought this would be right in her wheelhouse
Solid defense of the Abundance agenda from @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
The kneejerk reaction from the progressive left to attack it as pro-Big Business and antithetical to left-wing politics is treacherous
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The kneejerk reaction from the progressive left to attack it as pro-Big Business and antithetical to left-wing politics is treacherous
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
May 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Also was disappointed to see @warren.senate.gov skirt this debate, would have thought this would be right in her wheelhouse
Solid defense of the Abundance agenda from @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
The kneejerk reaction from the progressive left to attack it as pro-Big Business and antithetical to left-wing politics is treacherous
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The kneejerk reaction from the progressive left to attack it as pro-Big Business and antithetical to left-wing politics is treacherous
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
May 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Solid defense of the Abundance agenda from @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
The kneejerk reaction from the progressive left to attack it as pro-Big Business and antithetical to left-wing politics is treacherous
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The kneejerk reaction from the progressive left to attack it as pro-Big Business and antithetical to left-wing politics is treacherous
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...