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Mike Spangenberg

@mikespangenberg.bsky.social
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Minneapolis, MN. Interested in making the world more just and healthy for our kids. Professional experience in education and nonprofits.

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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 09/10/2026
Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.
The marquee at Cedar Culture Center with the message "We love our Somali neighbors" written out.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 19h
“Taylors Farms lettuces, acting on their own, gave scores of Americans explosive diarrhea”
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 19h
They’re not “acting on their own!” This is Anthropic’s product and their responsibility!
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20h
OpenAI has fired three safety researchers for a "breach of trust," defending the decision after the trio accused the company of prioritizing corporate interests over safety.
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OpenAI fires 3 safety researchers in dispute over AI risks
OpenAI has fired three safety researchers for a "breach of trust," defending the decision after the trio accused the company of prioritizing corporate interests over safety.
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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 09/10/2026
A shackled detainee was thrown to the ground, placed in a WRAP full-body restraint, and carried onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP. This is the first time we've seen the device used in Minnesota. If a loved one may have been aboard, full loading sequence is here: youtube.com/watch?v=MEMv2ngB1GI
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Cedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It was great to have the Star Tribune join me for a weekday doorknock for this feature article. This campaign has built a county wide coalition — not a country club coalition. That coalition has grown from the ground up. It starts at doors.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
they did the thing
an october 11 2025 post from me reading: every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Interstate 62?
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bag of moons 🏳️‍🌈 @bagofmoons.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
i don't know how much white people are tracking this but y'all: the degree to which your somali neighbors are scared and hurting right now, and degree to which right wing politicians are going after them in the media and the media is falling for it cannot be overstated
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
3rd floor South where all the restaurants are. Right by Noodles & Co. I think maybe Raku Sushi used to be in there?
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fully agree and would extend this to alogirithmic feeds and the infinite scroll generally.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New favorite restaurant at MOA: Mogouyan Noodles. Had just terrific hand pulled noodles in a spicy braised beef broth with wife and oldest child.
A bowl of braised beef pulled noodle soup, rich red in color and sprinkled with fresh cilantro and other vegetables. Close up of chewy hand pulled noodles
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“I mean, a mountain as a metaphor is a bit trite. Couldn’t we…I’m sorry?….What do you mean, literally?”
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I will never have a billion dollar. But I will also never go on national television and absolutely humiliate myself in a feeble attempt to ingratiate myself to an addled wannabe tyrant, and in that way I’m quite a bit richer than jeff bezos.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 07/10/2026
I'm attending Ilhan Omar for Congress's event, “Door Knock with Team Ilhan - Thursday 10/8” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/ilhanomar/ev...
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Door Knock with Team Ilhan - Thursday 10/8 · Ilhan Omar for Congress
Join the Ilhan Omar campaign for a door knock! Wear your best walking shoes and bring a friend. Sign up to receive the address. Locations rotate each week.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mine started at 12:58. Order is breaking down.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This article makes reference to recent shootings by "rival factions in the Somali community." As far as I can tell, the only connection between this indictment, and those incidents, is the ethnicity of the accused. That's....not good!
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 07/10/2026
The FBI has arrested a man from the Twin Cities accused of planning a mass casualty event at the Mall of America later this month.
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Federal terrorism charge: Man planned mass casualty event at Mall of America
Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, allegedly expressed intent to join and fight for terrorist organizations overseas.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Whoah. I need to report an early awooo over here
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The hot deals aren't worth it. Also really wish @nytwirecutter.bsky.social would stop giving Amazon free advertising on Prime Day. It's awful.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The US urges the immediate evacuation of all Americans from Russia due to an outbreak of the plague.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My god. “The lawyers pointedly noted that Ms. Pike, who they said had sustained burns and other injuries to her arm, remained handcuffed and shackled to her bed.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee (Gift Article)
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week, but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ESPN SportsCenter
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ESPN SportsCenter
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Man Giving Thumbs Down at Baseball Game
Alt: Man Giving Thumbs Down at Baseball Game
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Openly provoking a foreign adversary to kill millions of Americans is completely unhinged and reckless. Donald Trump is the most dangerous and corrupt president in our nation’s history. The stakes are too high to send him another yes vote from Minnesota.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hard-wired into us as children, along with an advanced understanding of negative numbers, due to wind chills 😂
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Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
Dear [name],

For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!

With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.

I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,

[signed] 

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And if there *are* attempts at authoritarian shenanigans, we have excellent leaders whose job it will be to deal with those, including Steve Simon, AG Keith Ellison, and Gov Walz.
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Josh Martin @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Correct - we do not have vigilante election observers in Minnesota. But if democracy defense work *does* interest you, feel free to sign up for a training to learn more about how you *can* help. dfl.org/democracy-pr...
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Want to become a Democracy Protector? | Minnesota DFL
Here are three simple ways you can ensure the November election is safe and secure, and none of them take long. 1. Learn and share all the ways to vote: by mail, early at a polling location, or in-per...
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Also seen well-intentioned neighbors effectively sowing doubt (eg insisting you vote early bc election day might be compromised). Easy to understand anxiety, but MN elections are well-run and reliable. The same wonderful folks who are there to help every election will be there this time too.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 05/10/2026
It’s fine to keep eyes on the polls on your normal travels through the ‘hood. Smile/wave placards that say Vote Today on corners (not too close to polling place tho). But if you haven’t taken a Democracy Defense training, remember your biggest E-Day work might be shooting down rumors & bad ideas.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 05/10/2026
Show up at the polls w/fluorescent vests & whistles? Cruise around polling place in car, bike or foot? Think how that looks to Jo Median Voter who has never seen that outside their polling place before. Remember how scary the trucks felt during the Uprising? Don’t do initimidators’ work for them.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 05/10/2026
I know there many earnest folks in Signal/similar groups (+ possibly some bad actors). But it’s important NOT to make things harder for election officials. We’re on your side & have strong systems in place. Think about what your ‘intervention” looks like to a voter who doesn’t know what’s going on.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 05/10/2026
Getting reports of bad election ideas in Signal groups. Defend democracy by shooting these down. No, you can’t show up at a precinct & be a challenger/observer. Those must be appointed by a party, nonpartisan campaign or ballot initiative. Letter must be accepted by officials. No letter, out you go.
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Neverending Story
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This wonderful quote reminded me I need to donate to Brad Tabke: “I don’t necessarily believe in the center as a term or as a place or anything like that,” Tabke said. “I think that’s kind of where politicians go to hide and not actually do things.” www.startribune.com/tabke-paul-s...
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Minnesota House control runs through a fiercely contested suburban rematch
DFL Rep. Brad Tabke of Shakopee is again facing Republican Aaron Paul in a bellwether matchup. Immigration, affordability, fraud and taxes are all in the mix.
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KARE 11 @kare11.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
St. Paul Police are requesting assistance in locating 15-year-old Daymareion Comer, a non-verbal autistic boy who only responds to the name "Day Day."
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Police search for missing 15-year-old boy
St. Paul Police are requesting assistance in locating 15-year-old Daymareion Comer, a non-verbal autistic boy who only responds to the name "Day Day."
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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Another cool thing about wandering around Minneapolis on a fall day is you can accidentally run into a women-led wood carving class in an alley.
20 people in an alley standing in a circle having fun carving woods
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 04/10/2026
Confirmed ICE seen skulking around South Minneapolis. Eyes out, whistles up
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 02/10/2026
elizabeth shaffer is so pro waymo she is bringing one of their vehicles into loring park along with representatives from the company on october 22 feels weird to have an elected official promoting a private business to this extent. waymo is not a public service or public good
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As Attorney General, I have won lawsuits against the insulin cartel, numerous price fixers, and greedy corporations from John Deere to Ticketmaster--all to lower the cost of living for Minnesotans. And I have no plans to stop that fight.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dave Brubeck’s 1960’s Connecticut home was as cool as his music.
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kristi Noem characterized Renee Good as a “domestic terrorist” — and and Lisa Demuth thanked her
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The implicit endorsement of domestic and sexual violence was one of the big reasons I finally stopped watching the NFL several years ago. (The others were the racism, the game scrambling its employees’ brains, and the extortion of public dollars for stadiums to benefit zillionaires)
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Project True North @projtruenorth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
During the ICE surge, Lisa Demuth signed a letter thanking ICE and praising Kristi Noem for her "steady leadership."
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good family attorneys sue fed officials/agents under the KKK Act. Attorney Ben Berkman: "Renee's death was the predictable result of a coordinated campaign by senior administration officials, a campaign to silence Somali and Hispanic Minnesotans and to silence anyone who dared to raise their voice."
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Becca Good: "No child show grow up without a parent. No one should lose their sister or their daughter. No one should have to live without their soulmate...True accountability and change is the only way to make sure no family has to go through what we have."
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