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Michael J. Stern

@michaeljstern.bsky.social

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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. 🌊 šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ #LGBT

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@michaeljstern.bsky.socialAug 7, 2026, 12:25 AM Pinned

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REPUBLICANS STUNNED T0
LEARN FIFTH AMENDMENT ALSO
AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO
AREN'T DONALD TRUMP
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@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 12:57 AMReposted by @michaeljstern.bsky.social

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@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 3:36 PM

Kimberly Guilfoyle is not the only Trump administration employee who is using her position for personal gain. Trump himself is doing exactly that. He should resign too.

www.cnn.com/2026/10/13/p...

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 5:16 AMReposted by @michaeljstern.bsky.social

Now is not the time to demand perfection from our candidates. If Democrats take the Senate we can block Trump from appointing another Supreme Court justice. That's monumental.

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@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 5:16 AM

Now is not the time to demand perfection from our candidates. If Democrats take the Senate we can block Trump from appointing another Supreme Court justice. That's monumental.

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@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:00 PMReposted by @michaeljstern.bsky.social

This is important. The social media division and chaos and anger is likely coming from Russian bots.

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 3:37 AM

Thank you, Brandi Carlile.

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@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 2:37 AM

I like this column by @luxalptraum.com. Let's make sex shame a thing of the past.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/o...

@reallexstar.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:02 PMReposted by @michaeljstern.bsky.social

ā€œā€¦[M]ore than 800 trips [Paxton took] lack a documented business purposeā€ including Albania, Aruba, Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, and Taiwan. www.rawstory.com/ken-paxton-2...

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 2:27 AM

I love this column by Rebecca Barry, about how to help someone you love with Alzheimer's ... and how it helps you too.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/o...

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:41 PMReposted by @michaeljstern.bsky.social

This is a lesson for all judges: You can no longer trust the US government. Assume it will do the most down and dirty, underhanded, corrupt thing, and act accordingly. ļæ¼

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 12:50 AM

Here’s Donald Trump talking about looking at a man’s ass. Is he a latent homosexual? On behalf of my community, I exercise my veto. We don’t want him.

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 11:11 PM

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@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:41 PM

This is a lesson for all judges: You can no longer trust the US government. Assume it will do the most down and dirty, underhanded, corrupt thing, and act accordingly. ļæ¼

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:00 PM

This is important. The social media division and chaos and anger is likely coming from Russian bots.

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:36 PM

SNL did the right thing in firing Shane Gillis for his mean, racist, and homophobic statements ... but now they're giving him an even bigger platform to spout his hate -- as a guest host.

It's gross.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/a...

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:28 PM

I dislike Omar, but DOJ better have a legit explanation for searching her residence.

And @cnn.com needs someone to explain to reporters how to write a story on a search. There will be an affidavit that was used to support the warrant. Is it sealed? If not, get it.

www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/p...

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:19 PM

Dumb (with a "b") people, who have delusional and paranoid tendencies, love conspiracy theories -- even when the conspiracies are proven to be lies. These people are the worst America has to offer.

www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/p...

@markzandi.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:02 PMReposted by @michaeljstern.bsky.social

Nearly $2,000. By my calculation, that is what the Iran war has cost the average American household since the war began nearly eight months ago. Nationwide, that adds up to $265 billion.

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@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:58 PMReposted by @michaeljstern.bsky.social

Cut the bullshit: Susan Collins is "allowed" to vote against Trump when the GOP has enough votes to pass the Trump law or judicial appointment without her vote. That doesn't make her independent, it makes her a Trump pawn while playing her constituents for fools.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

@michaeljstern.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:57 PMReposted by @michaeljstern.bsky.social

There's a reason Trump's FDA is pushing their review of the abortion pill into next year: The midterms.

They don't want to tell women, before they vote in a few weeks, that they are about to lose their ability to obtain abortion medication.

Vote blue, no matter who.

www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/h...

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