Cat Sharp
@catsharpforcook.bsky.social
Lifelong Chicagoan and proud public servant running for Cook County Commissioner in the 12th District
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November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Protestors gathering for rally in support of @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social, @catsharpforcook.bsky.social, @katmabu.bsky.social and others indicted in attack on 1st Amendment rights to protest fee gov’t’s attacks on Chicagoans news.wttw.com/2025/10/29/d...
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Protestors gathering for rally in support of @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social, @catsharpforcook.bsky.social, @katmabu.bsky.social and others indicted in attack on 1st Amendment rights to protest fee gov’t’s attacks on Chicagoans news.wttw.com/2025/10/29/d...
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I’m heading to court today for my arraignment on ludicrous charges brought against the #Broadview6 related to our protesting of conditions at the Broadview ICE processing facility.
Join us at 12:30 at Federal Plaza to stand up for our right to speak out!
Join us at 12:30 at Federal Plaza to stand up for our right to speak out!
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Chicago stands in solidarity with @catsharpforcook.bsky.social, @katmabu.bsky.social, @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and the rest of the Broadview 6!
#AbolishICE
#AbolishICE
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Chicago stands in solidarity with @catsharpforcook.bsky.social, @katmabu.bsky.social, @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and the rest of the Broadview 6!
#AbolishICE
#AbolishICE
I’m heading to court today for my arraignment on ludicrous charges brought against the #Broadview6 related to our protesting of conditions at the Broadview ICE processing facility.
Join us at 12:30 at Federal Plaza to stand up for our right to speak out!
Join us at 12:30 at Federal Plaza to stand up for our right to speak out!
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I’m heading to court today for my arraignment on ludicrous charges brought against the #Broadview6 related to our protesting of conditions at the Broadview ICE processing facility.
Join us at 12:30 at Federal Plaza to stand up for our right to speak out!
Join us at 12:30 at Federal Plaza to stand up for our right to speak out!
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Indivisible Chicago is organizing a rapid response rally at Federal Plaza on Wednesday at 12:30 as @katmabu.bsky.social @catsharpforcook.bsky.social @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and others are being arraigned at 1:30 pm.
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
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Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
We Will Not Be Silent: Stop ICE · Indivisible Chicago
ICE and Trump's agents continue to attack our communities, kidnapping residents based on racial profiling and creating fear in our neighborhoods. They continue to use force against Chicago residents i...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Indivisible Chicago is organizing a rapid response rally at Federal Plaza on Wednesday at 12:30 as @katmabu.bsky.social @catsharpforcook.bsky.social @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and others are being arraigned at 1:30 pm.
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
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Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
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This isn't complicated. Cutting funding for libraries is a ridiculous and
counterproductive way to try to balance the City budget. I stand with our @afscme31.bsky.social librarians.
counterproductive way to try to balance the City budget. I stand with our @afscme31.bsky.social librarians.
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This isn't complicated. Cutting funding for libraries is a ridiculous and
counterproductive way to try to balance the City budget. I stand with our @afscme31.bsky.social librarians.
counterproductive way to try to balance the City budget. I stand with our @afscme31.bsky.social librarians.
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Appreciate this coverage but it is hard to explain to people not in the Chicago area that THESE ARE NOT PROTESTS.
This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.
It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.
This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.
It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.
New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Appreciate this coverage but it is hard to explain to people not in the Chicago area that THESE ARE NOT PROTESTS.
This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.
It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.
This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.
It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.
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Ruben Torres reunites with his wife in Indiana after being detained by ICE for nearly two weeks. He is headed back to his daughter Ofelia
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Ruben Torres reunites with his wife in Indiana after being detained by ICE for nearly two weeks. He is headed back to his daughter Ofelia
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We’ve got your backs @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and @catsharpforcook.bsky.social.
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We’ve got your backs @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and @catsharpforcook.bsky.social.
They want us to sit down and shut up. It won't work.
October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
They want us to sit down and shut up. It won't work.
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NEW: For decades, allegations of abuse and misconduct have swirled around Chicago’s juvenile detention center. On Thursday, a Cook County judge will begin proceedings in a rare trial of a former employee accused of physically harming a child at the facility.
Rare criminal trial of former Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee expected to start Thursday
Key takeaways from this investigation A former rapid response team specialist at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center is facing felony
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October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: For decades, allegations of abuse and misconduct have swirled around Chicago’s juvenile detention center. On Thursday, a Cook County judge will begin proceedings in a rare trial of a former employee accused of physically harming a child at the facility.
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300+ showed up for the community defense and ICE watch training. More and more, neighbors refuse to sit on the sidelines. Our collective movement is growing. And we will win.
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
300+ showed up for the community defense and ICE watch training. More and more, neighbors refuse to sit on the sidelines. Our collective movement is growing. And we will win.
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Judge rules ICE illegally detained Chicago father whose daughter is battling cancer. Ruben Torres could be freed to be with his family by Halloween www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/i...
Judge rules ICE illegally detained Chicago father whose daughter is battling cancer
Ruben Torres Maldonado is 40-year-old Portage Park man detained by federal immigration agents while his 16-year-old daughter, Ofelia, is undergoing cancer treatment.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Judge rules ICE illegally detained Chicago father whose daughter is battling cancer. Ruben Torres could be freed to be with his family by Halloween www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/i...
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“Don’t protest”
Someone should ask Bovino is he’s ever read the Constitution.
Someone should ask Bovino is he’s ever read the Constitution.
“The use of force that I’ve seen has been exemplary — the least amount of force necessary to accomplish the mission,” Bovino told @cbsnews.com Friday. “If someone strays into a pepper ball, then that’s on them. Don’t protest and don’t trespass.”
FULL STORY: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs, to appear in her courtroom in person at 10 a.m. Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“Don’t protest”
Someone should ask Bovino is he’s ever read the Constitution.
Someone should ask Bovino is he’s ever read the Constitution.
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NEWS: Civil rights firm alleges that Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino personally violated a judge’s order restricting tear gas use. Photo is from court filing by Loevy and Loevy.
October 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
NEWS: Civil rights firm alleges that Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino personally violated a judge’s order restricting tear gas use. Photo is from court filing by Loevy and Loevy.
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Here’s something revealing: A WGN report found the vast majority of people ICE detains don't have criminal convictions. Tom Homan’s answer:
“Most national security threats don’t have criminal histories. They’re lying low to do the dirty deed.”
“Most national security threats don’t have criminal histories. They’re lying low to do the dirty deed.”
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Here’s something revealing: A WGN report found the vast majority of people ICE detains don't have criminal convictions. Tom Homan’s answer:
“Most national security threats don’t have criminal histories. They’re lying low to do the dirty deed.”
“Most national security threats don’t have criminal histories. They’re lying low to do the dirty deed.”
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The deployment of tear gas throughout the Chicago area is a growing health concern. ICE is deploying tear gas in residential neighborhoods, near children, playgrounds, stores, etc. What are the health implications on our communities?
October 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The deployment of tear gas throughout the Chicago area is a growing health concern. ICE is deploying tear gas in residential neighborhoods, near children, playgrounds, stores, etc. What are the health implications on our communities?
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I’m out, I'm sore. I'll have more later, but right now I have to say a couple of things. First, walking out of there to learn about the kindness, support, and quick action from so many of you all has meant the world to me, my wife, and co-founder, Raven. Thank you.
September 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I’m out, I'm sore. I'll have more later, but right now I have to say a couple of things. First, walking out of there to learn about the kindness, support, and quick action from so many of you all has meant the world to me, my wife, and co-founder, Raven. Thank you.
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ICE must release Steve and must stop targeting journalists
September 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
ICE must release Steve and must stop targeting journalists
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NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
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September 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
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This is the only video I managed to grab of @peoplesfabric.com being arrested. Might be hard to make out but his backpack is marked "press."
September 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is the only video I managed to grab of @peoplesfabric.com being arrested. Might be hard to make out but his backpack is marked "press."
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We are here to keep our neighbors safe, and we will never look away or stop organizing against these authoritarian tactics.
September 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
We are here to keep our neighbors safe, and we will never look away or stop organizing against these authoritarian tactics.
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🚨 IMPORTANT THREAD 🚨
People are protesting the Broadview ICE facility tonight. This will likely be an extremely high-risk action. I caution you to consider your risk level before attending. I will not attend.
Attendance risks your safety, but also the safety of Broadview residents + detainees. 1/6
People are protesting the Broadview ICE facility tonight. This will likely be an extremely high-risk action. I caution you to consider your risk level before attending. I will not attend.
Attendance risks your safety, but also the safety of Broadview residents + detainees. 1/6
September 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🚨 IMPORTANT THREAD 🚨
People are protesting the Broadview ICE facility tonight. This will likely be an extremely high-risk action. I caution you to consider your risk level before attending. I will not attend.
Attendance risks your safety, but also the safety of Broadview residents + detainees. 1/6
People are protesting the Broadview ICE facility tonight. This will likely be an extremely high-risk action. I caution you to consider your risk level before attending. I will not attend.
Attendance risks your safety, but also the safety of Broadview residents + detainees. 1/6