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DOJ Defends Partying With Epstein, Don Lemon Arrested, Measles Outbreak at ICE Detention Center — with Mike Nellis and Katie Phang

Breaking Bread with Mike Nellis & Katie Phang LIVE— Tuesdays @ 12pm ET

Mike Nellis and Katie Phang
Feb 4
 
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Hey folks,

This one was heavy. Katie Phang and I sat down to talk through Epstein, the rot at DOJ, the targeting of journalists, ICE violence, and a measles outbreak that tells you everything about how broken this moment is — and why people are still showing up anyway.

Here’s what we got into:

  • [00:01:07] Katie opens up about the emotional and physical toll of reporting from Minneapolis after Alex Pretti’s murder

  • [00:07:36] Todd Blanche’s Epstein comments — and why the DOJ’s callousness should terrify every parent

  • [00:15:18] The cover-up problem: who’s being protected, who isn’t, and why this isn’t partisan

  • [00:28:01] Don Lemon’s arrest, independent journalism under attack, and why they’re scared of growing voices

  • [00:44:50] Community, love, and resistance — why Minnesota reminded us all that hope isn’t dead

This conversation spans not only the moral collapse that lets a measles outbreak spread through a detention facility full of kids, but something deeper too: how anger becomes action, why community still matters, and what it means to keep going when the weight of all this feels unbearable. If you value honest, unfiltered conversations like this — and independent media that refuses to look away — help me keep them going.

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With urgency,

—Mike

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Mike Nellis is a Democratic strategist and entrepreneur who has raised over $1 billion for Democratic campaigns and causes. He’s the founder of Authentic.org, an award-winning fundraising and advertising agency, and a former Senior Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris. This Substack is where he writes with endless urgency about the issues of the day—and how we can save the Democratic Party and our democracy.

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