Michael J. Stern
@michaeljstern.bsky.social
USA Today opinion columnist. Also in: Chicago Tribune; Los Angeles Times; Guardian; Boston Globe; HuffPost; Hill; NY Daily News, etc. Former federal prosecutor, state prosecutor, and defense attorney for indigent defendants. 🌊 🏳️🌈 #LGBT
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If the ICE agents' shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti had not been filmed, they would get away with murder - without anyone ever knowing the truth.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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Imagine working 60 hours a week and being denied a minimum wage, let alone overtime pay. That's what the Trump admin wants to do to home care workers in this country, whose backbreaking labor keeps our seniors safe and cared for. It's wrong, and Democrats will fight back.
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Caregivers for the elderly could lose wage protections under Trump proposal
The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Imagine working 60 hours a week and being denied a minimum wage, let alone overtime pay. That's what the Trump admin wants to do to home care workers in this country, whose backbreaking labor keeps our seniors safe and cared for. It's wrong, and Democrats will fight back.
www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...
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If the ICE agents' shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti had not been filmed, they would get away with murder - without anyone ever knowing the truth.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
January 31, 2026 at 7:21 PM
If the ICE agents' shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti had not been filmed, they would get away with murder - without anyone ever knowing the truth.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
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Even in our polarized country, more and more people from left, right, and center are coalescing to demand change.
It's happening because a freedom-loving nation does not allow masked, militarized government agents to violate our civil liberties.
It's happening because a freedom-loving nation does not allow masked, militarized government agents to violate our civil liberties.
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Even in our polarized country, more and more people from left, right, and center are coalescing to demand change.
It's happening because a freedom-loving nation does not allow masked, militarized government agents to violate our civil liberties.
It's happening because a freedom-loving nation does not allow masked, militarized government agents to violate our civil liberties.
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“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement”
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement”
A friend who helps pay for her son's health insurance is going to lose it because the price just skyrocketed. Her son has had cancer and several surgeries from relapses, and they are going to have to downgrade their insurance.
...And we're still waiting for Trump's "better than Obamacare" plan.
...And we're still waiting for Trump's "better than Obamacare" plan.
January 31, 2026 at 8:03 PM
A friend who helps pay for her son's health insurance is going to lose it because the price just skyrocketed. Her son has had cancer and several surgeries from relapses, and they are going to have to downgrade their insurance.
...And we're still waiting for Trump's "better than Obamacare" plan.
...And we're still waiting for Trump's "better than Obamacare" plan.
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
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I'll predict how DOJ will handle things: They will offer Trump money to settle a case he would not likely win. Trump will essentially direct the government to pay him millions.
The case has been assigned to Judge Williams.
It presents an array of unusual legal issues. But how - or whether - those get resolved will turn largely on how the Justice Department, which also reports to President Trump, handles the case.
It presents an array of unusual legal issues. But how - or whether - those get resolved will turn largely on how the Justice Department, which also reports to President Trump, handles the case.
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I'll predict how DOJ will handle things: They will offer Trump money to settle a case he would not likely win. Trump will essentially direct the government to pay him millions.
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Trump is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the Epstein documents released Friday.
There are FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump of raping her when she was 13. There's also a statement that Maxwell “presented" a girl to Trump at a party.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...
There are FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump of raping her when she was 13. There's also a statement that Maxwell “presented" a girl to Trump at a party.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...
What 3 million new documents tell us about Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the three million Jeffrey Epstein documents released Friday, after the president initially resisted the effort. While some of the reference...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Trump is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the Epstein documents released Friday.
There are FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump of raping her when she was 13. There's also a statement that Maxwell “presented" a girl to Trump at a party.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...
There are FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump of raping her when she was 13. There's also a statement that Maxwell “presented" a girl to Trump at a party.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...
If the ICE agents' shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti had not been filmed, they would get away with murder - without anyone ever knowing the truth.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
January 31, 2026 at 7:21 PM
If the ICE agents' shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti had not been filmed, they would get away with murder - without anyone ever knowing the truth.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
Documenting the ICE crimes is incredibly important and I'm inspired by those who risk their safety to do it.
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The case has been assigned to Judge Williams.
It presents an array of unusual legal issues. But how - or whether - those get resolved will turn largely on how the Justice Department, which also reports to President Trump, handles the case.
It presents an array of unusual legal issues. But how - or whether - those get resolved will turn largely on how the Justice Department, which also reports to President Trump, handles the case.
January 30, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The case has been assigned to Judge Williams.
It presents an array of unusual legal issues. But how - or whether - those get resolved will turn largely on how the Justice Department, which also reports to President Trump, handles the case.
It presents an array of unusual legal issues. But how - or whether - those get resolved will turn largely on how the Justice Department, which also reports to President Trump, handles the case.
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President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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“CNN has asked Starlink for comment, but received no answer. Under US sanctions, Starlink cannot be sold or used in Russia.”
January 31, 2026 at 6:29 PM
“CNN has asked Starlink for comment, but received no answer. Under US sanctions, Starlink cannot be sold or used in Russia.”
Is it any surprise that Bovino made antisemitic comments? That fits his profile of getting as close to being a Nazi as the law will allow. I'm guessing at some point we'll hear revelations that Bovino has Nazi paraphernalia in his basement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
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January 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Is it any surprise that Bovino made antisemitic comments? That fits his profile of getting as close to being a Nazi as the law will allow. I'm guessing at some point we'll hear revelations that Bovino has Nazi paraphernalia in his basement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Trump is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the Epstein documents released Friday.
There are FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump of raping her when she was 13. There's also a statement that Maxwell “presented" a girl to Trump at a party.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...
There are FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump of raping her when she was 13. There's also a statement that Maxwell “presented" a girl to Trump at a party.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...
What 3 million new documents tell us about Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the three million Jeffrey Epstein documents released Friday, after the president initially resisted the effort. While some of the reference...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Trump is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the Epstein documents released Friday.
There are FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump of raping her when she was 13. There's also a statement that Maxwell “presented" a girl to Trump at a party.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...
There are FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump of raping her when she was 13. There's also a statement that Maxwell “presented" a girl to Trump at a party.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...
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This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
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Hey you working class auto industry voters, Canada is going to reduce the number of cars it buys from the US. This is what you voted for.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/w...
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Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further From the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Hey you working class auto industry voters, Canada is going to reduce the number of cars it buys from the US. This is what you voted for.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/w...
My beloved Department of Justice has been trashed and burned to the ground.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
Justice Dept. Playbook in Minnesota: Investigate Foes, Protect Allies
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January 31, 2026 at 4:37 AM
My beloved Department of Justice has been trashed and burned to the ground.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
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