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Michael Austin

Phoenix

Publishing Operations Manager and Editorial Board Member at The Western Journal

Co-Host at WJ Live

Christian-Conservative Journo | Managing Editor/Ed. Board @WesternJournalX | Christianity, Cultural Politics, Nerd News | Opinions = my own.

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

    FBI Director Kash Patel found out during an interview with podcast host Joe Rogan that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk feud had escalated. As Patel and Rogan were about three-quarters of the way through their two-hour conversation, Rogan began discussing the fact that Trump and the former DOGE were “in a bit of a spat.”Rogan was then presented with Musk’s now-deleted post claiming that the Jeffrey Epstein files have not been released because Trump’s name is in them.

  • 2 weeks ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

    President Donald Trump has presided over a substantial drop in the murder rate for major U.S. cities since taking office. The White House revealed on Tuesday that the nationwide murder rate has fallen by 20 percent so far this year in high-crime cities, and according to at least one analyst, the country may be on track for a new record low, according to a report from The Daily Signal.

  • 2 weeks ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

    President Donald Trump activated the National Guard to quell riots against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting operations in Los Angeles, California. Trump accused California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday of failing to maintain order in the city as federal immigration agents clashed with rioters for two consecutive days.

  • 2 weeks ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

    Olympic gymnast Simone Biles accused former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines of looking like a man, but that accusation that came despite her previous professed support for body positivity. Biles blasted Gaines on Friday over her opposition to men playing in women’s sports, even accusing the former University of Kentucky swimmer of bullying self-described transgender athletes. @Riley_Gaines_ You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser.

  • 2 weeks ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently renamed a Navy ship that had honored gay activist and pederast Harvey Milk. But rather than merely renaming the ship, Hegseth executed the move in such a way that the reputation of its former namesake would be tarnished forever, and rightly so. The ship currently known as the USNS Harvey Milk was christened under now-former President Barack Obama in 2016.

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Michael Austin @mikeswriting
8 Jun 25

RT @RealJamesWoods: If I hear one more leftist shill in mainstream media utter the words “peaceful protests,” I’ll throw up. https://t.co/…

Michael Austin
Michael Austin @mikeswriting
8 Jun 25

RT @Nerdrotics: This is how it's done. Attitude of gratitude.

Michael Austin
Michael Austin @mikeswriting
7 Jun 25

RT @megbasham: She’s making fun of Riley Gaines for supposedly having a “masculine” body. Think about that for a second. She’s literally mo…