Harvey Araton
harveyaraton.bsky.social
Harvey Araton
@harveyaraton.bsky.social
Journalist/author/adjunct professor and, like Federer and Nadal, retiring tennis player after injury.
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Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”

In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Youth sports is now a $40 billion business. Is that a good thing?

I talked to former NY Times columnist (and all-time great) @harveyaraton.bsky.social about it became a big business with heavy investment from private equity and if that is good for kids and parents involved.

youtu.be/h4-pDLOzGBs
A $40 Billion Problem: Is Big Money Ruining Youth Sports?
YouTube video by Business Decision with Mike Vorkunov
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December 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Forgot journalism ethics, she should have been fired for horrendous taste.
Vanity Fair is cutting ties with journalist Olivia Nuzzi amid the fallout from new allegations from her former fiancé about the extent of her inappropriate relationships with her high-profile sources, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Olivia Nuzzi will leave Vanity Fair amid new allegations about RFK Jr. affair
The journalist and “American Canto” author will depart after a few short months at the Condé Nast-owned magazine.
wapo.st
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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President Trump appeared to be fighting sleep on Tuesday during a cabinet meeting at the White House, closing his eyes and at times seeming to nod off, after he criticized media coverage about him facing the realities of aging in office.

Read more: nyti.ms/4asjEzw
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The assumption here is that she’s a journalist.
Not a peep from CBS News boss Bari Weiss after Trump called CBS reporter Nancy Cordes 'stupid' at a Thurs n/c. CBS mentions the incident in this piece about Trump's repeated attacks on female reporters but Bari's MIA when it comes to standing up for Cordes.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
Trump lashes out at female reporters, calling them "ugly," "stupid" and "piggy"
President Trump has lashed out at several female reporters who have asked him questions or written critically of him in recent weeks, calling them "ugly," "stupid," and "piggy."
www.cbsnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Stupid debate in the first place.
After winning every game since his return, LeBron James has quieted debates about his ability to fit in on the Lakers.

The key? Changing him from a point forward into an off-ball menace.
November 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Dude using his kid as a shield instead of just saying he thinks redistricting is wrong and he will vote no. Trump will call him, say sorry, imply being primaried and he’ll fold.
obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social

Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Dude who took health insurance and food stamps from more Americans than any Speaker in US history wants you to know how tough he's got it.
Mike Johnson: “I haven’t had a vacation day in two years. I haven’t been off in two years, literally.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Talking career genesis and how playing youth sports inspired my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game," with Budd Mishkin on his smart podcast, "Before The Cheering Started."
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HARVEY ARATON:
Podcast Episode · Before The Cheering Started with Budd Mishkin · 11/27/2025 · 57m
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November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thanks to the Wisconsin Writers Room for hosting me on its podcast to talk, "The Goal of the Game." My middle-grade novel-a heartwarming tale of self-discovery-publishes on Dec. 16, for readers 7/8 to 11/12 on the pleasures and perils of youth sports. www.buzzsprout.com/2217249/epis...
Chapter Break with Harvey Araton - Midwest Writers Room
BIO:Harvey Araton is a longtime sports journalist, a former New York Times columnist and author of 10 books, including Driving Mr. Yogi, a New York Times best-seller, and When The Garden Was Eden, the...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
There’s no turnaround here.He knew where the vote is going, and then he’ll ask the courts to block the release due to ongoing investigation.
President Trump on Sunday urged House Republicans to back a measure that would compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, a sudden reversal after his campaign to tamp down Republican dissent and halt the vote.
Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files
President Trump reversed himself as he faced the prospect that dozens of Republicans could vote this week to compel his administration to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Glad to see 60 Minutes go after one of the most obvious acts of corruption in American history.

Good luck to whoever worked on this at their next job after Bari sees this.
Trump pardon of billionaire sparks concerns
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Trump basically said academic freedom should only exist for Tucker Carlson, America's greatest normalizer of antisemitism who isn't Elon Musk.
I'm no lawyer, but when the president is defending the elevation of literal Hitler lovers, no one should ever take anything his regime says, pretending to care about antisemitism, seriously. Hope every university in America gets that.
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Thanks to Omar Zahran for having me on his Deep Cover sports podcast to discuss my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game," publishing Dec 16, available for pre-order now at Amazon.com shorturl.at/HKEsD
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Amazon.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Thrilled to appear on R. Bradley Snyder's important podcast, Talking About Kids, to chat about the pleasures and perils of youth sports and my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game." open.spotify.com/episode/5Wlm...
How organized sports should benefit kids with Harvey Araton
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November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
RIP, Sugar, an electric talent who streaked across the NBA sky like a fiery comet, who once told Nat Gottlieb (Star-Ledger) about a dying season, "Ship be sinkin," then answered my follow, how low can it go, with "Sky's the limit!" Much revealed in this 2003 column: shorturl.at/Tnwm4
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thrilled to lend a voice to the great @mikevacc.bsky.social tribute to Sugar.
Sadly, two days in a row we had to say goodbye to two New York basketball legends. Thankfully, two days in a row the crew on the @nypostsports desk was equal to the task of bidding them farewell in style. Godspeed, Sugar.
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Thanks to Brooks Laimbeer (yes, he is related to Bill) for hosting me on his popular We Are Soccer podcast to talk about my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game." www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAwK...
The Goal of the Game: A Young Soccer Player’s Journey Through Pressure, Loss, and Passion
YouTube video by We Are Soccer
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If a handful of moderates have defected, do we have to condemn the entire damn party?
in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Nice job letting Sean Duffy play politics while accusing Dems of playing politics. Why not just wear a MAGA cap?
Trump admin tells states to “undo” food stamp benefits: “To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized. Accordingly, States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025.“
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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$40 Billion to Argentina so Milei can dance like Trump at Mar-a-lago but they’re suing not to feed hungry Americans and they’ll let your health care premiums skyrocket
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Iran has sentenced an Iranian American Jewish man from New York to prison on charges of traveling to Israel 13 years ago for celebrating his son’s bar mitzvah, members of his family said.
Iran Sentences Iranian American Jewish Man to Prison, Family Says
Kamran Hekmati of Long Island was arrested for visiting Israel 13 years ago to celebrate his son’s bar mitzvah, they said.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dave Portnoy Threatens To Move Barstool Sports Out of New York City If Zohran Mamdani Becomes Mayor: ‘I Hate This Guy So Much’
Portnoy, 48, admitted that he has already asked his "finance guy" to begin looking at potential office spaces outside of the city.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM