Mike Kraft
@mkraft34.bsky.social
Sports journalist for The Minot Daily News. Video game enthusiast. SUNY Oswego ‘12.
Location: Minot, ND
Location: Minot, ND
@talkhoops.bsky.social Catching up on Cinephobe and just listened to the Ice Road: Vengeance episode. Curious of how many messages you got about pronouncing Minot wrong as someone currently living here? To clarify, I’m just curious, I wasn’t bothered by it, but I know someone listening was upset.
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@talkhoops.bsky.social Catching up on Cinephobe and just listened to the Ice Road: Vengeance episode. Curious of how many messages you got about pronouncing Minot wrong as someone currently living here? To clarify, I’m just curious, I wasn’t bothered by it, but I know someone listening was upset.
*Sips Diet Coke*
“Bring it on”
“Bring it on”
Drinking as little as one can of diet soda a day may increase the risk of nonalcohol fatty liver disease by 60%, while drinking a sugary beverage could raise the risk by 50%, a new unpublished study found. https://cnn.it/42veP3P
October 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
*Sips Diet Coke*
“Bring it on”
“Bring it on”
I will never get tired of when the non-clean version of a song plays over the PA system accidentally and everyone looks around uncomfortably.
July 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I will never get tired of when the non-clean version of a song plays over the PA system accidentally and everyone looks around uncomfortably.
Back-to-school season used to start in August when I was a kid. Now it starts a couple weeks before the previous school year ends.
July 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Back-to-school season used to start in August when I was a kid. Now it starts a couple weeks before the previous school year ends.
Don’t know how much faith gamers can have in the future of Xbox with all the recent moves they’ve made. Today is one of those days where I feel like Xbox might not be in the games industry in 5-10 years.
July 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Don’t know how much faith gamers can have in the future of Xbox with all the recent moves they’ve made. Today is one of those days where I feel like Xbox might not be in the games industry in 5-10 years.
My biggest takeaway from the NBA Draft is that Bob Myers really doesn’t like working with Stephen A. Smith.
June 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My biggest takeaway from the NBA Draft is that Bob Myers really doesn’t like working with Stephen A. Smith.
Are the Knicks going to draft a coach with their only pick?
June 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Are the Knicks going to draft a coach with their only pick?
Now that I live in a place that doesn’t have Empire apples in their stores, I am happy to announce that I have found a worthy replacement. After being let down by the Red Delicious (more like Red Mid), the Pink Lady apple has won the job.
June 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Now that I live in a place that doesn’t have Empire apples in their stores, I am happy to announce that I have found a worthy replacement. After being let down by the Red Delicious (more like Red Mid), the Pink Lady apple has won the job.
Why does the U.S. Open insist on making their tournament so difficult that fans are forced to watch golfers attempt to hit a shot in 3-feet high rough that travel 30 feet into the nearby sand trap as that golfer scrambles to save double-bogey? We want good drama, not “who was the least terrible.”
June 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Why does the U.S. Open insist on making their tournament so difficult that fans are forced to watch golfers attempt to hit a shot in 3-feet high rough that travel 30 feet into the nearby sand trap as that golfer scrambles to save double-bogey? We want good drama, not “who was the least terrible.”
As a sports fan, there is nothing better than central time. The games don’t start too late to feel like you’re sacrificing sleep to catch the end and the games don’t start too early where it just feels weird.
June 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As a sports fan, there is nothing better than central time. The games don’t start too late to feel like you’re sacrificing sleep to catch the end and the games don’t start too early where it just feels weird.
I think that uninhabited island near Antarctica with nothing but penguins that Trump placed tariffs on had a higher number of protestors than Washington D.C. had people attending Trump’s birthday party.
June 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I think that uninhabited island near Antarctica with nothing but penguins that Trump placed tariffs on had a higher number of protestors than Washington D.C. had people attending Trump’s birthday party.
Rookie mistake to schedule your birthday party on the same day as the UFL Championship Game.
Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
June 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Rookie mistake to schedule your birthday party on the same day as the UFL Championship Game.
I only watch the UFL championship for the halftime show and commercials.
June 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I only watch the UFL championship for the halftime show and commercials.
I don’t ever brag about my cooking abilities, but my overcooked, under-seasoned grilled chicken is unrivaled.
June 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I don’t ever brag about my cooking abilities, but my overcooked, under-seasoned grilled chicken is unrivaled.
Thought the Xbox conference was fine. Not amazing. Not bad. Lot of games announced, but many just not me type of game. I am excited about Cronos: The New Dawn and happy it’ll be out this year. Handheld looks cool, but gotta wait on the price before I’m sold on it.
June 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Thought the Xbox conference was fine. Not amazing. Not bad. Lot of games announced, but many just not me type of game. I am excited about Cronos: The New Dawn and happy it’ll be out this year. Handheld looks cool, but gotta wait on the price before I’m sold on it.
Crazy how some states refund you 5 or 10 cents to return a soda bottle, while California is out here giving away Honda CRVs.
June 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Crazy how some states refund you 5 or 10 cents to return a soda bottle, while California is out here giving away Honda CRVs.
Hoping @snowbikemike.bsky.social is healthy enough to be on the Xbox Showcase reaction stream today. Missed his presence this week for the State of Play, Switch 2 launch and Summer Game Fest.
June 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hoping @snowbikemike.bsky.social is healthy enough to be on the Xbox Showcase reaction stream today. Missed his presence this week for the State of Play, Switch 2 launch and Summer Game Fest.
That’s why Connor McDavid is the best player in hockey right now. Oh my word that was pretty.
June 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
That’s why Connor McDavid is the best player in hockey right now. Oh my word that was pretty.
Silent Hill f in September and Resident Evil Requiem in February. Can’t wait for both. Horror video game fans in their glory right now.
June 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Silent Hill f in September and Resident Evil Requiem in February. Can’t wait for both. Horror video game fans in their glory right now.
Always excited for Summer Game Fest. @geoffkeighley.bsky.social always does a great job. Hoping to see Resident Evil 9 reveal trailer. It seems like it’s time.
June 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Always excited for Summer Game Fest. @geoffkeighley.bsky.social always does a great job. Hoping to see Resident Evil 9 reveal trailer. It seems like it’s time.
To make the NBA Finals more interesting, it should start with the Pacers being up 3-0 in the series and having the next three games being played at Indiana and then, if necessary, Game 7 would be in Oklahoma City.
June 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
To make the NBA Finals more interesting, it should start with the Pacers being up 3-0 in the series and having the next three games being played at Indiana and then, if necessary, Game 7 would be in Oklahoma City.
Hey Aaron Rodgers, today’s not about you. Today is all about the Switch 2. You can go to Pittsburgh tomorrow.
June 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hey Aaron Rodgers, today’s not about you. Today is all about the Switch 2. You can go to Pittsburgh tomorrow.
Nothing makes me feel smarter than knowing the answer to Final Jeopardy. It doesn’t happen often, but it happened tonight.
June 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Nothing makes me feel smarter than knowing the answer to Final Jeopardy. It doesn’t happen often, but it happened tonight.
This week is crazy!
State of Play returns tomorrow, June 4!
Watch live at 2pm PT / 11pm CEST on YouTube and Twitch for news and updates on great games coming to PS5: play.st/45CtiNy
Watch live at 2pm PT / 11pm CEST on YouTube and Twitch for news and updates on great games coming to PS5: play.st/45CtiNy
June 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This week is crazy!