Cat Brooks
@realcatbrooks.bsky.social
Executive Director, Justice Teams Network and @aptpaction.bsky.social | Host, Law & Disorder on KPFA Radio | Organizer, Strategist, Columnist, Artivist, and Playwright, Director and Actress | catbrooks.org
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Cat Brooks
@realcatbrooks.bsky.social
· Jun 12
“Every time we’ve demanded transformation — from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter — the system has retaliated…
“Donald Trump’s threats should terrify us. But more than that, they should galvanize us.”
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“Donald Trump’s threats should terrify us. But more than that, they should galvanize us.”
New from me: oaklandvoices.us/2025/06/05/o...
Today on @lawanddis at 8 am PST on @kpfa and @kpfk - a look at #sudan where the RSF claims to have captured El Fasher. We will speak to @rachelsavage of @guardian and poet and human rights activist @emibattuta #exposeagitatebuild
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today on @lawanddis at 8 am PST on @kpfa and @kpfk - a look at #sudan where the RSF claims to have captured El Fasher. We will speak to @rachelsavage of @guardian and poet and human rights activist @emibattuta #exposeagitatebuild
Today on @lawanddis - #hurricanemelissa and its impact on #jamaica and #haiti - our guests are Jamaican recording artist @tufflikeiron and @pierrelabossiere of the @haitiaction … 8am on @kpfa and @kpfk #exposeagitatebuild
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today on @lawanddis - #hurricanemelissa and its impact on #jamaica and #haiti - our guests are Jamaican recording artist @tufflikeiron and @pierrelabossiere of the @haitiaction … 8am on @kpfa and @kpfk #exposeagitatebuild
Steven Taylor was murdered by a San Leandro cop in 2020. Then DA was forced to charge but new DA is wants to drop we speak to Stevens grandmother & CCR suing Trump admin around global health foundation @helenprejean discusses efforts to end CA death row. Today! 8am PST @kpfa and @kpfk www.kpfa.org
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Steven Taylor was murdered by a San Leandro cop in 2020. Then DA was forced to charge but new DA is wants to drop we speak to Stevens grandmother & CCR suing Trump admin around global health foundation @helenprejean discusses efforts to end CA death row. Today! 8am PST @kpfa and @kpfk www.kpfa.org
On today’s law & disorder, we spend the hour on Chicago as Trump’s Midway Blitz is underway. We will speak with Aislinn Pulley - co-executive director of the Chicago Torture Justice Center and Kevin Fee, legal director of the ACLU of Chicago - and Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. stream @ www.kpfa.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On today’s law & disorder, we spend the hour on Chicago as Trump’s Midway Blitz is underway. We will speak with Aislinn Pulley - co-executive director of the Chicago Torture Justice Center and Kevin Fee, legal director of the ACLU of Chicago - and Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. stream @ www.kpfa.org
Law & Disorder on @kpfa & @kpfk: Palestine Post, where we spend the entire hour on Israels genocidal assault. We start our hour with Tariq Habash co-founder of A New Policy. Then we will be joined Lulu Hammad is a Palestinian American lawyer, human rights activist, and community organizer.
September 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Law & Disorder on @kpfa & @kpfk: Palestine Post, where we spend the entire hour on Israels genocidal assault. We start our hour with Tariq Habash co-founder of A New Policy. Then we will be joined Lulu Hammad is a Palestinian American lawyer, human rights activist, and community organizer.
Tomorrow in Oakland! #solitaryconfinementistorture #endsolitaryconfinement
September 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tomorrow in Oakland! #solitaryconfinementistorture #endsolitaryconfinement
Law&Disorder starting NOW! we look into the redistricting war between CA and TX with @gustavo_arellano of the LA Times and then @george_galvis to discuss community readiness and response to a federal invasion. Starting now on @kpfaradio and @kpfk and streaming at www.kpfa.org #exposeagitatebuild
August 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Law&Disorder starting NOW! we look into the redistricting war between CA and TX with @gustavo_arellano of the LA Times and then @george_galvis to discuss community readiness and response to a federal invasion. Starting now on @kpfaradio and @kpfk and streaming at www.kpfa.org #exposeagitatebuild
Today on Law & Disorder Palestine Post a full hour covering the genocide. Were joined by Khury Peterson-Smith and Zahra Billoo for headlines analysis then joined by parents beginning a solidarity fast for Gaza of which I am taking part. 8 am PST on @kpfaradio and @kpfk and streaming at Kpfa.org
August 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Today on Law & Disorder Palestine Post a full hour covering the genocide. Were joined by Khury Peterson-Smith and Zahra Billoo for headlines analysis then joined by parents beginning a solidarity fast for Gaza of which I am taking part. 8 am PST on @kpfaradio and @kpfk and streaming at Kpfa.org
Today on @lawanddis - Palestine Post, where we spend the entire hour bringing you news coverage and analysis on Israels genocidal assault on the Palestinian people, the peoples resistance to it and the impact on the region and the rest of the world.
August 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today on @lawanddis - Palestine Post, where we spend the entire hour bringing you news coverage and analysis on Israels genocidal assault on the Palestinian people, the peoples resistance to it and the impact on the region and the rest of the world.
I kept saying it over and over as I watched it … “this could happen here” and if I wasn’t mf’n right …
Folks keep talking about the parallels between real life and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Here’s another one: they seized Washington, DC, and the seat of American power collapsed overnight into authoritarian rule.
Here’s another one: they seized Washington, DC, and the seat of American power collapsed overnight into authoritarian rule.
August 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I kept saying it over and over as I watched it … “this could happen here” and if I wasn’t mf’n right …
You ever wondered what pure evil looks like? Welp, here ya go. #lauraloomeristrash
August 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
You ever wondered what pure evil looks like? Welp, here ya go. #lauraloomeristrash
“I did it! I did it! I threw the sandwich” 🤣🤣🤣 I dunno why but this sandwich shyt is giving me all of the life. What if we make it a national movement - errybody get a sandwich and just start throwing em at them mo’fos Flip that whole Marie Antoinette thang on its head “Let them eat sandwiches”! 😂
a cartoon of a girl making sandwiches with a jar of peanut butter on the table
Alt: a cartoon of a girl making sandwiches with a jar of peanut butter on the table
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August 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“I did it! I did it! I threw the sandwich” 🤣🤣🤣 I dunno why but this sandwich shyt is giving me all of the life. What if we make it a national movement - errybody get a sandwich and just start throwing em at them mo’fos Flip that whole Marie Antoinette thang on its head “Let them eat sandwiches”! 😂
Honestly, its going to be women who will lead and rise in this dark time. We are the fighters, protectors, providers and innovators.
To all the women on my timeline-- I hope you're ready, in whatever way that means to you.
To all the women on my timeline-- I hope you're ready, in whatever way that means to you.
August 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
“Unfortunately for him, the ‘president’ doesn’t understand Oakland” but he sho can FAFO 🤷🏽♀️
Oakland leaders, residents respond to President Trumps threats to deploy troops to city
YouTube video by KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
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August 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“Unfortunately for him, the ‘president’ doesn’t understand Oakland” but he sho can FAFO 🤷🏽♀️
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I hope your community is never occupied like LA or DC. But if it is, you’ll quickly find that people don’t take kindly to having their city under federal control. And folks are just getting started.
📌 Protesters gathered near a checkpoint in the U Street corridor in Northwest Washington.
📌 Protesters gathered near a checkpoint in the U Street corridor in Northwest Washington.
August 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I hope your community is never occupied like LA or DC. But if it is, you’ll quickly find that people don’t take kindly to having their city under federal control. And folks are just getting started.
📌 Protesters gathered near a checkpoint in the U Street corridor in Northwest Washington.
📌 Protesters gathered near a checkpoint in the U Street corridor in Northwest Washington.
Now watch the orange dude strip the federal court of its power and reverse the ruling … cause ya know … what does the law matter these days 🤷🏽♀️
August 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Now watch the orange dude strip the federal court of its power and reverse the ruling … cause ya know … what does the law matter these days 🤷🏽♀️
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The rich have used poor bodies for their entertainment for centuries. Why wouldn’t they hunt us down and put us in pits today?
July 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The rich have used poor bodies for their entertainment for centuries. Why wouldn’t they hunt us down and put us in pits today?
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On 6 months of Harms Committed...
Last Fall, I momentarily imagined a public archive where one could easily access a feed of credible journalism detailing the history of police brutality for any location. A passing thought inspired by dissertation research.
Harms Committed is and isn't that.
1/7 🧵
Last Fall, I momentarily imagined a public archive where one could easily access a feed of credible journalism detailing the history of police brutality for any location. A passing thought inspired by dissertation research.
Harms Committed is and isn't that.
1/7 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
On 6 months of Harms Committed...
Last Fall, I momentarily imagined a public archive where one could easily access a feed of credible journalism detailing the history of police brutality for any location. A passing thought inspired by dissertation research.
Harms Committed is and isn't that.
1/7 🧵
Last Fall, I momentarily imagined a public archive where one could easily access a feed of credible journalism detailing the history of police brutality for any location. A passing thought inspired by dissertation research.
Harms Committed is and isn't that.
1/7 🧵
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Let’s keep the momentum going to protect our communities!✊🏾⚠️🧊
☎️📧 Call and email @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social 📲 tinyurl.com/stopice25
Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Use AB 137 authority NOW – to declare closed CA prisons as “excess” and request legislative approval for their immediate disposal.
☎️📧 Call and email @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social 📲 tinyurl.com/stopice25
Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Use AB 137 authority NOW – to declare closed CA prisons as “excess” and request legislative approval for their immediate disposal.
July 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Let’s keep the momentum going to protect our communities!✊🏾⚠️🧊
☎️📧 Call and email @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social 📲 tinyurl.com/stopice25
Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Use AB 137 authority NOW – to declare closed CA prisons as “excess” and request legislative approval for their immediate disposal.
☎️📧 Call and email @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social 📲 tinyurl.com/stopice25
Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Use AB 137 authority NOW – to declare closed CA prisons as “excess” and request legislative approval for their immediate disposal.
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“If you are not careful, and if you are not tapped into your own humanity and that of others, it can be tempting to mistake people for symbols.”
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are In on the Joke
What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.
www.newyorker.com
July 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“If you are not careful, and if you are not tapped into your own humanity and that of others, it can be tempting to mistake people for symbols.”
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
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Keen to read about the political & economic context around the FIFA Club World Cup ahead of today's final between PSG & Chelsea? @edgeofsports.bsky.social & I break it all down. The key takeaway: the #FIFACWC is a grift that deepens FIFA's ties to authoritarianism while mistreating footballers
I wrote about the highly contrived money-grubber grift fest known as the FIFA Club World Cup w/ co-author @edgeofsports.bsky.social for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
FIFA Is Abusing Its Players to Keep Authoritarians Happy
While players are forced to endure extreme heat in this summer’s World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino is cozying up to power.
www.thenation.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Keen to read about the political & economic context around the FIFA Club World Cup ahead of today's final between PSG & Chelsea? @edgeofsports.bsky.social & I break it all down. The key takeaway: the #FIFACWC is a grift that deepens FIFA's ties to authoritarianism while mistreating footballers
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IDA B. WELLS SAID,”THE WAY TO RIGHT WRONGS IS TO TURN THE LIGHT OF TRUTH UPON THEM.”
I invite you to explore my latest piece—there may be something in it that resonates deeply, or a truth you can’t ignore.
“What Ida B. Wells Would Say About Trump & the Epstein Files!” wordinblack.com/2025/07/what...
I invite you to explore my latest piece—there may be something in it that resonates deeply, or a truth you can’t ignore.
“What Ida B. Wells Would Say About Trump & the Epstein Files!” wordinblack.com/2025/07/what...
What Ida B. Wells Would Say About Trump and the Epstein Files
Poet and activist Mustafa Ali imagines what the godmother of investigative journalism would say about our need for accountability and truth.
wordinblack.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
IDA B. WELLS SAID,”THE WAY TO RIGHT WRONGS IS TO TURN THE LIGHT OF TRUTH UPON THEM.”
I invite you to explore my latest piece—there may be something in it that resonates deeply, or a truth you can’t ignore.
“What Ida B. Wells Would Say About Trump & the Epstein Files!” wordinblack.com/2025/07/what...
I invite you to explore my latest piece—there may be something in it that resonates deeply, or a truth you can’t ignore.
“What Ida B. Wells Would Say About Trump & the Epstein Files!” wordinblack.com/2025/07/what...
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I needed this!
🎙️ Fighting Back (Even if You’re Not Ready!)
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0ElU...
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0ElU...
July 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I needed this!
🎙️ Fighting Back (Even if You’re Not Ready!)
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0ElU...
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0ElU...
July 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🎙️ Fighting Back (Even if You’re Not Ready!)
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0ElU...
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0ElU...
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“More than any other ‘group protected from discrimination’, people with disabilities are most misunderstood — and while 1 in 4 of us is disabled (did you know that?), half of all police murder victims are disabled.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
July 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“More than any other ‘group protected from discrimination’, people with disabilities are most misunderstood — and while 1 in 4 of us is disabled (did you know that?), half of all police murder victims are disabled.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...