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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Here is Alex Pretti, helping wounded veterans learn to walk again.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
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‼️ Russia will not be able to capture Donbas before August 2027, — ISW
Giving Russia the rest of the Ukrainian Donbas would be a strategic mistake, wrote the American Institute for the Study of War, arguing that it would take the Russian army at least 18 months to achieve this by force.
Giving Russia the rest of the Ukrainian Donbas would be a strategic mistake, wrote the American Institute for the Study of War, arguing that it would take the Russian army at least 18 months to achieve this by force.
January 28, 2026 at 12:16 PM
‼️ Russia will not be able to capture Donbas before August 2027, — ISW
Giving Russia the rest of the Ukrainian Donbas would be a strategic mistake, wrote the American Institute for the Study of War, arguing that it would take the Russian army at least 18 months to achieve this by force.
Giving Russia the rest of the Ukrainian Donbas would be a strategic mistake, wrote the American Institute for the Study of War, arguing that it would take the Russian army at least 18 months to achieve this by force.
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They won’t investigate the murders of Good or Pretti, but they’ll investigate fake 2020 election fraud. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office in Georgia related to the 2020 election, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said o...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
They won’t investigate the murders of Good or Pretti, but they’ll investigate fake 2020 election fraud. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
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If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.
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Here is Alex Pretti, helping wounded veterans learn to walk again.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
January 29, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Here is Alex Pretti, helping wounded veterans learn to walk again.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
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Josh Shapiro accuses JD Vance of giving 'comfort' to right-wing antisemitism - NBC News
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Josh Shapiro accuses JD Vance of giving 'comfort' to right-wing antisemitism — NBC News
The Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, is on a book tour promoting his memoir, which highlights his Jewish faith.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Josh Shapiro accuses JD Vance of giving 'comfort' to right-wing antisemitism - NBC News
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It's really sad when the leader of the FBI is so f****** twisted and corrupt, that you can't even trust your own Department of Justice or FBI
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 AM
It's really sad when the leader of the FBI is so f****** twisted and corrupt, that you can't even trust your own Department of Justice or FBI
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January 28, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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The Trump administration is going after voter rolls in multiple states. This is a prelude to major bad stuff coming.
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The Trump administration is going after voter rolls in multiple states. This is a prelude to major bad stuff coming.
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Putin just attacked and murdered civilians on a train.
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Putin just attacked and murdered civilians on a train.
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
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MS NOW: Should there be accountability for Stephen Miller?
WALZ: There better be
WALZ: There better be
January 29, 2026 at 1:37 AM
MS NOW: Should there be accountability for Stephen Miller?
WALZ: There better be
WALZ: There better be
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Masking is not about doxing. That is the excuse. They are wearing masks so people cannot identify agents who engage in abuses, civil rights violations, and crimes. You can’t report someone or hold them accountable in any way if you can’t identify them.
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Masking is not about doxing. That is the excuse. They are wearing masks so people cannot identify agents who engage in abuses, civil rights violations, and crimes. You can’t report someone or hold them accountable in any way if you can’t identify them.
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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Important. There has not been a deescalation.
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Important. There has not been a deescalation.
This is because of public pressure, and only because of public pressure.
CNN Video:
A senior Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN that officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota on Saturday have been placed on admin leave. CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz reports from Minneapolis.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
#DefundICE
#Pretti
#GOOD
A senior Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN that officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota on Saturday have been placed on admin leave. CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz reports from Minneapolis.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
#DefundICE
#Pretti
#GOOD
Official: Officers involved in Alex Pretti shooting placed on administrative leave | CNN
A senior Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN that officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota on Saturday have been placed on administrative leave. It is ...
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This is because of public pressure, and only because of public pressure.
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All you NRA 2nd Amendment shouters...are you OK with this?
If you are, then all the B.S. you've been howling about for years was just performative crap to hide your racism....
If you are, then all the B.S. you've been howling about for years was just performative crap to hide your racism....
January 28, 2026 at 4:32 AM
All you NRA 2nd Amendment shouters...are you OK with this?
If you are, then all the B.S. you've been howling about for years was just performative crap to hide your racism....
If you are, then all the B.S. you've been howling about for years was just performative crap to hide your racism....
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Investigators determined that a cluster of “systemic failures” at the FAA and U.S. Army contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and passenger jet nearly a year ago.
Investigators: Midair DC Crash Was Partly Due To Lack Of 'Safety Culture' At FAA
Investigators determined that a cluster of “systemic failures” at the FAA and U.S. Army contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and passenger jet nearly a year ago.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Investigators determined that a cluster of “systemic failures” at the FAA and U.S. Army contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and passenger jet nearly a year ago.
It will be an intimidation tactic and Democrats must push past it.
This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:47 AM
It will be an intimidation tactic and Democrats must push past it.
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Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
Trump is using the FBI to falsely establish that he actually won the 2020 election. It’s an abuse of his power and an abdication of FBI integrity.
So...... this seems real bad.
The FBI executed a sealed search warrant today on a key Atlanta area election office - and wouldn't say what that warrant was for.
"A source told FOX the FBI was there to take custody of Fulton County election ballots from 2020."
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fbi-exe...
The FBI executed a sealed search warrant today on a key Atlanta area election office - and wouldn't say what that warrant was for.
"A source told FOX the FBI was there to take custody of Fulton County election ballots from 2020."
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fbi-exe...
FBI executing sealed search warrant at Fulton County election facility
Federal agents carried out a law enforcement action Wednesday at a Fulton County election facility located in Fairburn.
www.fox5atlanta.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Trump is using the FBI to falsely establish that he actually won the 2020 election. It’s an abuse of his power and an abdication of FBI integrity.
Here is Alex Pretti, helping wounded veterans learn to walk again.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
January 29, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Here is Alex Pretti, helping wounded veterans learn to walk again.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.
Tim Walz made an insensitive statement, not out of malice but out of misunderstanding that the comparison would understandably offend Jews.
Now, move on and focus on the real horrors of what's happening with Trump.
Now, move on and focus on the real horrors of what's happening with Trump.
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Tim Walz made an insensitive statement, not out of malice but out of misunderstanding that the comparison would understandably offend Jews.
Now, move on and focus on the real horrors of what's happening with Trump.
Now, move on and focus on the real horrors of what's happening with Trump.