I agree with you, though I think the "green check" should be an internal status. They even already have a designation for them - "Very Important Tweeters", but

I agree with you, though I think the "green check" should be an internal status. They even already have a designation for them - "Very Important Tweeters", but they conflated that with verification status. Keep the Verified checkmark, but have a separate internal flag that designates a user as a VIT. Most of the time someone will be both. But in cases like Milo, you can take away the VIT, but keep the Verified checkmark. Problem solved.