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 there’s a Confederate flag flying outside your business, or your company has donated to anti-gay groups, I’ll take my business elsewhere.
Never had a Chick-Fil-A and never will.
Never had a Chick-Fil-A and never will.
I just cannot get past this. He built an entire campaign around Biden being "sleepy."
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I just cannot get past this. He built an entire campaign around Biden being "sleepy."
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
Talk about worthless media…
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Talk about worthless media…
This is from Trump's own Cabinet meeting. If he cannot stay awake for endless sucking up from people he's given jobs to, he's really falling apart.
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This is from Trump's own Cabinet meeting. If he cannot stay awake for endless sucking up from people he's given jobs to, he's really falling apart.
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Sort of negates his entire bullshit argument that he’s conducting a war on drugs in the Caribbean! His fuckery knows no bounds!
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Sort of negates his entire bullshit argument that he’s conducting a war on drugs in the Caribbean! His fuckery knows no bounds!
If there’s a Confederate flag flying outside your business, or your company has donated to anti-gay groups, I’ll take my business elsewhere.
Never had a Chick-Fil-A and never will.
Never had a Chick-Fil-A and never will.
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If there’s a Confederate flag flying outside your business, or your company has donated to anti-gay groups, I’ll take my business elsewhere.
Never had a Chick-Fil-A and never will.
Never had a Chick-Fil-A and never will.
One of the basic qualifications for being president is being able to stay awake during Cabinet meetings when someone is talking to you.
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
One of the basic qualifications for being president is being able to stay awake during Cabinet meetings when someone is talking to you.
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Mainstream media needs to start calling this out with headlines and lead stories on TV.
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Mainstream media needs to start calling this out with headlines and lead stories on TV.
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Rand Paul is an idiot but he’s right on point here.
Sen. Rand Paul says, “I think both strikes are actually illegal” #shorts share.google/PwAX1i1igggQ...
Sen. Rand Paul says, “I think both strikes are actually illegal” #shorts share.google/PwAX1i1igggQ...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Rand Paul is an idiot but he’s right on point here.
Sen. Rand Paul says, “I think both strikes are actually illegal” #shorts share.google/PwAX1i1igggQ...
Sen. Rand Paul says, “I think both strikes are actually illegal” #shorts share.google/PwAX1i1igggQ...
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An independent agency finds Hegseth put American military troops in danger by sharing sensitive attack data on Signal chats that included a reporter . . . and that's in addition to ordering the killing of civilians.
He's a disaster! He should be fired.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
He's a disaster! He should be fired.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing of sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to s...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
An independent agency finds Hegseth put American military troops in danger by sharing sensitive attack data on Signal chats that included a reporter . . . and that's in addition to ordering the killing of civilians.
He's a disaster! He should be fired.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
He's a disaster! He should be fired.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
Trump complained media are showing him falling asleep in meetings ... then he fell asleep in a meeting.
#Amendment25.
#Amendment25.
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Trump complained media are showing him falling asleep in meetings ... then he fell asleep in a meeting.
#Amendment25.
#Amendment25.
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Expect the Epstein Files that Trump's DOJ releases to be redacted to ensure there's nothing in it to hurt Trump. I'm convinced DOJ will suppress the damning evidence that will hurt Trump.
Also expect leaks of some of the hidden materials.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Also expect leaks of some of the hidden materials.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Opinion | Trump Has Made the Epstein Saga a Case Study in Manipulation
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Expect the Epstein Files that Trump's DOJ releases to be redacted to ensure there's nothing in it to hurt Trump. I'm convinced DOJ will suppress the damning evidence that will hurt Trump.
Also expect leaks of some of the hidden materials.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Also expect leaks of some of the hidden materials.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
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I will never get sick of Gavin Newsom trolling Donald Trump.
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I will never get sick of Gavin Newsom trolling Donald Trump.
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In a nutshell:
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In a nutshell:
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Assuming Trump / Hegseth got it right and the people on the boats are drug dealers, that does not make them soldier-combatants. You can arrest and prosecute criminals like drug dealers, but you cannot kill them with no trial.
Either way, the second killing was murder or a war crime.
Either way, the second killing was murder or a war crime.
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Assuming Trump / Hegseth got it right and the people on the boats are drug dealers, that does not make them soldier-combatants. You can arrest and prosecute criminals like drug dealers, but you cannot kill them with no trial.
Either way, the second killing was murder or a war crime.
Either way, the second killing was murder or a war crime.
In a nutshell:
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In a nutshell:
Expect the Epstein Files that Trump's DOJ releases to be redacted to ensure there's nothing in it to hurt Trump. I'm convinced DOJ will suppress the damning evidence that will hurt Trump.
Also expect leaks of some of the hidden materials.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Also expect leaks of some of the hidden materials.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Opinion | Trump Has Made the Epstein Saga a Case Study in Manipulation
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Expect the Epstein Files that Trump's DOJ releases to be redacted to ensure there's nothing in it to hurt Trump. I'm convinced DOJ will suppress the damning evidence that will hurt Trump.
Also expect leaks of some of the hidden materials.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Also expect leaks of some of the hidden materials.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Trump promised a great economy. He delivered on the horrors he promised, but not the good stuff.
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Trump promised a great economy. He delivered on the horrors he promised, but not the good stuff.
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She is a puppy killing fool.
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
She is a puppy killing fool.
What an embarrassment.
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
What an embarrassment.