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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She's a useful idiot. She's got lots of family charged with/convicted of crimes. "Pardons for Sale" should be the name of her next record.
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Marco Rubio has many titles, except when it’s time to take accountability. He may be the Secretary of State, but Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with foreign leaders behind his back. When did the Senate confirm them as our representatives on the world stage?
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Marco Rubio has many titles, except when it’s time to take accountability. He may be the Secretary of State, but Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with foreign leaders behind his back. When did the Senate confirm them as our representatives on the world stage?
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His actions have led to higher prices for groceries, housing, utility bills, and more.
Of course the president will do anything to avoid talking about his economic failures.
Of course the president will do anything to avoid talking about his economic failures.
January 30, 2026 at 4:38 AM
His actions have led to higher prices for groceries, housing, utility bills, and more.
Of course the president will do anything to avoid talking about his economic failures.
Of course the president will do anything to avoid talking about his economic failures.
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The WSJ is really in denial mode.
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The WSJ is really in denial mode.
lol.
January 30, 2026 at 9:29 AM
lol.
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Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
If you didn’t know anything about him, or that he was Kid Rock, you could tell he was MAGA just by looking at him.
January 30, 2026 at 9:28 AM
If you didn’t know anything about him, or that he was Kid Rock, you could tell he was MAGA just by looking at him.
She's a useful idiot. She's got lots of family charged with/convicted of crimes. "Pardons for Sale" should be the name of her next record.
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 AM
She's a useful idiot. She's got lots of family charged with/convicted of crimes. "Pardons for Sale" should be the name of her next record.
Anyone know if this is real? LOL.
January 30, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Anyone know if this is real? LOL.
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As FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, Wednesday, lurking in the shadows of the operation was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Gabbard’s role in Fulton raid highlights wild conspiracy theories fueling 2020 probe
"She has neither the authority nor the competence to assess anything in that voting site," a voting advocate said of Gabbard.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
As FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, Wednesday, lurking in the shadows of the operation was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out."
- Variety
- Variety
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out."
- Variety
- Variety
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Look at this pos you all voted for stealing more of your taxpayer dollars.
Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns share.google/2N1hmmrP8HbA...
Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns share.google/2N1hmmrP8HbA...
Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns
Agencies accused of failing to take precautions to stop former contractor leaking returns to ‘leftist media outlets’
share.google
January 30, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Look at this pos you all voted for stealing more of your taxpayer dollars.
Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns share.google/2N1hmmrP8HbA...
Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns share.google/2N1hmmrP8HbA...
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Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
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They don't call him Nutlick for nothing.
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
They don't call him Nutlick for nothing.
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The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Today Fulton County, Tomorrow???
On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Operation Center.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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I just voted NO on the spending package because it still includes DHS funding.
NO blank check for ICE to continue lawless killings. Let’s get real changes made.
NO blank check for ICE to continue lawless killings. Let’s get real changes made.
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I just voted NO on the spending package because it still includes DHS funding.
NO blank check for ICE to continue lawless killings. Let’s get real changes made.
NO blank check for ICE to continue lawless killings. Let’s get real changes made.
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Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.
January 29, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
Is this the new standard? An actor can only play someone like themselves?
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Is this the new standard? An actor can only play someone like themselves?
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The grieving widow.
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The grieving widow.
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 30, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Melania film a flop.
I'm confident Jeff Bezos did not pay the Trumps $40 million because he cared about making the film. It appears to be a disguised bribe for favorable treatment from the Trump administration for Bezos's businesses.
newrepublic.com/post/205753/...
I'm confident Jeff Bezos did not pay the Trumps $40 million because he cared about making the film. It appears to be a disguised bribe for favorable treatment from the Trump administration for Bezos's businesses.
newrepublic.com/post/205753/...
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
newrepublic.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Melania film a flop.
I'm confident Jeff Bezos did not pay the Trumps $40 million because he cared about making the film. It appears to be a disguised bribe for favorable treatment from the Trump administration for Bezos's businesses.
newrepublic.com/post/205753/...
I'm confident Jeff Bezos did not pay the Trumps $40 million because he cared about making the film. It appears to be a disguised bribe for favorable treatment from the Trump administration for Bezos's businesses.
newrepublic.com/post/205753/...