Mike Spangenberg
@mikespangenberg.bsky.social
Minneapolis, MN. Interested in making the world more just and healthy for our kids. Professional experience in education and nonprofits.
“We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories.” This is a Journalist.
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories.” This is a Journalist.
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My god.
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
My god.
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
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It's Day 19 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today thousands of Minnesotans poured onto Lake Street to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and against ICE.
Take a moment to look at this crowd of you and your neighbors rallying in below zero windchill.
📸 @roblevine82.bsky.social
Today thousands of Minnesotans poured onto Lake Street to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and against ICE.
Take a moment to look at this crowd of you and your neighbors rallying in below zero windchill.
📸 @roblevine82.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It's Day 19 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today thousands of Minnesotans poured onto Lake Street to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and against ICE.
Take a moment to look at this crowd of you and your neighbors rallying in below zero windchill.
📸 @roblevine82.bsky.social
Today thousands of Minnesotans poured onto Lake Street to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and against ICE.
Take a moment to look at this crowd of you and your neighbors rallying in below zero windchill.
📸 @roblevine82.bsky.social
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The community is out strong on Lake Street in support of getting ICE out of Minnesota. Strong solidarity between our Latino, East-African, and Immigrant communities. ❤️
With @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social
With @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The community is out strong on Lake Street in support of getting ICE out of Minnesota. Strong solidarity between our Latino, East-African, and Immigrant communities. ❤️
With @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social
With @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social
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we gotta bunch of old white ladies chanting “fuck ice” in somali- we are going to win
December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
we gotta bunch of old white ladies chanting “fuck ice” in somali- we are going to win
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Today, with the windchill struggling to reach 0°F at times, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE.
“ICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"
“ICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"
December 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today, with the windchill struggling to reach 0°F at times, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE.
“ICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"
“ICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"
Absolutely massive coverup to hide the president’s relationship with a notorious pedophile
The FBI put a thousand agents (their own words) on trying to hide all the links between Trump and Epstein. They failed. When people found some additional photos of Trump in the release, the DOJ promptly DELETED THEM FROM THE DOCUMENT RELEASE.
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Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Absolutely massive coverup to hide the president’s relationship with a notorious pedophile
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The story isn’t what was released. The story is the ongoing illegal cover up.
The Justice Department released more than 13,000 files on Friday arising from investigations into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and said more documents would be released in the coming weeks. Here are takeaways about what the first batch of files did and did not divulge.
6 Takeaways From the First Batch of the Epstein Files
Many of the Justice Department documents were heavily redacted, and President Trump’s name was rarely mentioned. The White House also sought to make political hay of the release of photos of Bill Clinton.
nyti.ms
December 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The story isn’t what was released. The story is the ongoing illegal cover up.
“Releasing” files that are redacted to protect the perpetrators isn’t meaningfully releasing anything at all
For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“Releasing” files that are redacted to protect the perpetrators isn’t meaningfully releasing anything at all
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For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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This was found in the batch of Epstein files the DOJ released today.
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This was found in the batch of Epstein files the DOJ released today.
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Actual shirt you can buy
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Actual shirt you can buy
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jason chavez is going public about a man who has been harassing and threatening him for years after emily koski shared her story about finally getting a restraining order against her stalker. both felt a lack of support from the city
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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Minneapolis council member reported gun threats. Six months later, he’s awaiting a charging decision.
Jason Chavez shared his story after colleague Emily Koski shared hers about a different alleged serial harasser.
www.startribune.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
jason chavez is going public about a man who has been harassing and threatening him for years after emily koski shared her story about finally getting a restraining order against her stalker. both felt a lack of support from the city
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
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vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
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NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
I interviewed one of the parents.
I interviewed one of the parents.
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
I interviewed one of the parents.
I interviewed one of the parents.
omg I fell for this like 15 years ago. They advertised it as a “rebate,” but it’s not; it’s just a discount on future purchases. Thank you AG Ellison!!
It's hard for Minnesotans to afford their lives when businesses are trying to deceive them. An ad for "11% OFF EVERYTHING" clearly implies you can buy goods at an 11% discount, not that you can participate in a limited rebate program or get in-store credit on future purchases.
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
omg I fell for this like 15 years ago. They advertised it as a “rebate,” but it’s not; it’s just a discount on future purchases. Thank you AG Ellison!!
Oscars pitting my contempt for the Walt Disney company against my contempt for Google
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, departing the film awards' longtime home of ABC.
December 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Oscars pitting my contempt for the Walt Disney company against my contempt for Google
Republicans handing a microphone to Jack Smith may not be the slam dunk they'd hoped for
BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election
BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election
Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel, revealed in closed-door Congressional testimony on Wednesday that investigators had proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" that President Donald Trump "criminally" conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The post BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Republicans handing a microphone to Jack Smith may not be the slam dunk they'd hoped for
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Federal public defender Jean Brandl represents Frazier, who’s Black, and said her client did not know the agents were law enforcement.
“She literally went to the police station because an unidentified white man was in her car and she didn’t know what he was doing there,” Brandl said.
“She literally went to the police station because an unidentified white man was in her car and she didn’t know what he was doing there,” Brandl said.
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Federal public defender Jean Brandl represents Frazier, who’s Black, and said her client did not know the agents were law enforcement.
“She literally went to the police station because an unidentified white man was in her car and she didn’t know what he was doing there,” Brandl said.
“She literally went to the police station because an unidentified white man was in her car and she didn’t know what he was doing there,” Brandl said.
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Minneapolis St Paul keep eyes on this.
Last paragraph says this only applies to the man's pretrial detention.
Let's keep him supported in whatever ways we can & keep seeking updates on his case.
Very relieved for the Frazier family in this case.
Last paragraph says this only applies to the man's pretrial detention.
Let's keep him supported in whatever ways we can & keep seeking updates on his case.
Very relieved for the Frazier family in this case.
Sharing a hopeful update this morning.
Judge frees couple charged with 'kidnapping' immigration agent as defense challenges government's account
Attorneys for a couple charged with driving to a police station with an HSI agent in their car dispute the government’s account of the incident. A judge released both from jail pending trial.
www.mprnews.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Minneapolis St Paul keep eyes on this.
Last paragraph says this only applies to the man's pretrial detention.
Let's keep him supported in whatever ways we can & keep seeking updates on his case.
Very relieved for the Frazier family in this case.
Last paragraph says this only applies to the man's pretrial detention.
Let's keep him supported in whatever ways we can & keep seeking updates on his case.
Very relieved for the Frazier family in this case.
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“It is a sobering reminder that harassment, intimidation, and threats are being normalized in our politics. And unless we confront this reality, good people will continue to be driven out of public service, silenced, or harmed.”
Care to CM Koski.
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Care to CM Koski.
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A Message from Council Member Koski
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December 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
“It is a sobering reminder that harassment, intimidation, and threats are being normalized in our politics. And unless we confront this reality, good people will continue to be driven out of public service, silenced, or harmed.”
Care to CM Koski.
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Care to CM Koski.
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Impeach him you cowards
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Impeach him you cowards