Cat Sharp
@catsharp.bsky.social
📍Chicago Best known for getting hit by a car
Todd Blanche has been steadfast both in his support of politically-motivated prosecutions and his opposition to transparency and accountability. It is no shock that on the day the Judiciary Committee advanced his nomination as AG, his DOJ filed a brief resisting transparency and accountability.
In its brief, the U.S. Attorney's Office admits that it began having conversations with Main Justice regarding this case on Sept. 27. The U.S. Attorney admits that he received the Oct. 9 grand jury transcript on Oct. 14, but "has no recollection of reviewing the transcript at that time."
Jason Meisner@jmetr22b.bsky.social · 15h agoJUST IN: Chicago's U.S. Attorney's Office says a special counsel need not be appointed to look into wrongdoing in the "Broadview Six" case, and that a hearing on sanctions isn’t warranted. background: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/02/b...
“Americans should not be afraid to organize peaceful resistance in this moment. Those acts of ordinary people organizing and working together have been the most important force for justice in the history of our country." #Minnesota15 #Spokane3 #Broadview6
She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door
The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.
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NEW FROM ME: A frenzy of cruel and unusual ICE flights over the last few days suggests the Trump admin is ratcheting up its ethnic cleansing campaign. And it may be increasingly desperate to find willing collaborators. My breakdown: gillianbrockell.com/frenzy-of-cr...
Frenzy of cruel and unusual ICE flights shows Trump’s ethnic cleansing campaign is escalating – again
Seven apparent ICE removal flights in the last few days – including third-country removals, prolonged shackling, and failed deportations – reveal an agency ratcheting up.
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Chicago: Has your Alder signed the pledge to reject donations from corporations and PACs with ties to ICE and CBP?
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“In a truly just version of reality, Andrew Boutros wouldn’t just resign. He would be held accountable to the fullest extend of the law.”
City Council joins the chorus demanding Boutros' resignation as US attorney
However, Northwest Side Ald. Jim Gardiner accused his colleagues of political hypocrisy and advised the City Council to “stay in our lane.”
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Senators considering whether to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general asked him today about ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot — but not about the DOJ credibility crisis swirling around the city's federal courthouse. @tinasfon.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/us-senate/20...
Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot bashed during Todd Blanche confirmation hearing that featured no Boutros questions
There were no references to apparent prosecutorial misconduct within the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago, which has led to the dismissal of high-profile cases and to more than 100 former federal pro...
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Approved, with Alds. Jim Gardiner & Nicholas Sposato speaking against the call for Boutros' resignation
Chicago City Council Committee Calls on U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to Resign
The City Council’s Ethics and Government Oversight Committee’s endorsement sends the nonbinding resolution calling for the resignation of the top federal prosector in Chicago to the full City Council ...
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ICE has killed another person, this time by depriving him of life-sustaining medication for a known medical condition. Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday. Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:
New: Members of the "Broadview 6" cite Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' offer to Judge Perry to "come back and explain," and they suggest he join in their request for a hearing to get to the bottom of alleged misconduct in their case. Full filing: cst.brightspotcdn.com/76/d7/92ece2...
![were done specifically as it relates to the redactions, were done intentionally or with a desire to mislead the Court.6
5-21-26 Tr. at 50:23-51:2 (emphasis added).
Perhaps the most troubling statement by U.S. Attorney Boutros regarding is the message
he sent to all employees in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, literally within just a few hours of leaving the courtroom where this Court made clear its severe displeasure with the misconduct that occurred in this matter, and Mr. Boutros was forced to dismisss this case with prejudice. Rather than being chastened by all that had been exposed to date, immediately thereafter the U.S. Attorney wrote an office-wide email to publicly commend the conduct and actions of the AUSAs at the center of this self-created storm:
[T]oday was an important day for the Office. We saw three courageous prosecutors ...fight long and hard for a case they inherited when a colleague departed the Office. These prosecutors fought for the rule of law . . . Our Prosecutors were strong and courageous.
May 21, 2026 email from U.S. Attorney Boutros to all employees at U.S. Attorney’s Office (emphasis added). Thus, the public record created by U.S. Attorney Boutros regarding this case demonstrates he not only does not see or comprehend the grave misconduct committed by his prosecutors over the past nine months in directly deceiving this Court (among other things), but that he is actually sending the message to all the young (and old) prosecutors in the Office that the behavior of these prosecutors should be praised and thought of as “strong,” “courageous,” and having “fought for the rule of law,” when exactly the opposite should have been the message delivered from the lead law enforcement official in our district. The government’s general
6 Notably, U.S. Attorney Boutros offered to share with the Court (and presumably the public) why he holds such a sincere belief, “And if Your Honor wants to hear more about that, I'm happy to come back and explain why that…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreiexjvx6mbs7rbcammuffh5riept5lajt4w2ckjmp2mtsqw3tcm2ei)
![agreement to write a check should not cause the Court to divest its authority to bring to light the web of misconduct that has now only begun to be exposed.
This goal of transparency and further investigation, moreover, is one which U.S. Attorney Boutros has publicly stated he “fully supports” because he is “confident that upon careful, unbiased consideration, [no] misconduct by the United States Attorney” will be found. See supra n.3 (quoting U.S. Attorney Boutros). The Court should accept this invitation from the U.S. Attorney and complete the process that is required to bring this matter to a just and public-confidence- restoring conclusion.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreiddokialo5hnyi2bluu45542lbob7syj2m6vdfmxnotzezzcl5acy)
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 4w agoThe feds just made it official: They won't fight a bid by members of the "Broadview 6" for attorneys' fees. They do "not concede that the United States has acted or done anything to warrant those fees." They also say there should be no discovery. Full filing: cst.brightspotcdn.com/dc/d1/e34a37...
Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...
Holy shit. Buried in that DHS document about its desired “deportation airline” is a request for contractors to procure and maintain 1,000-bed “detention facilities” in foreign countries. Huge scoop from @charliearchy.bsky.social. www.theredoubt.net/ice-detentio...
Exclusive: ICE eyes 1,000-bed detention facilities in foreign countries
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is looking for private contractors that could help set up "international staging areas" abroad.
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Silverio Villegas González was murdered by ICE in Cook County in September and our State’s Attorney has refused to prosecute. An attempt to get the court to appoint a special prosecutor failed in May. People talk about “blue” cities and states being “safer,” but only if their leaders act.
Judge Denies Petition To Appoint Special Prosecutor To Probe ICE Abuses
Petitioners argued that Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke turned a “blind eye” by not investigating federal immigration agents’ alleged crimes. "We don't rest with this outcome," one p...
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gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Harris County DA's office says it will treat ICE killing Lorenzo Salgado as a criminal investigation: www.texastribune.org/2026/07/13/t...
My god. The Heritage Foundation, which mercilessly attacked transgender kids in order to protect the "integrity of women's sports," is now attacking the legal basis for women's sports. The transgender student decision is barely 2 weeks old.
Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark
In the war between humans and parasites, RFK’s brain worms must be like their SEAL Team Six
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4w agoCDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the country
"You don’t pressure witnesses to a shooting to self-deport if your goal is to get to the bottom of what happened." In the same way that the government did not investigate the Minnesota shootings, they will not investigate these shootings.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 4w agoNEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...
Guys I can’t keep doing this independently. I need a job. If you know of a place—advocacy, OSINT org, think tank, left media, etc—where I could take this work in-house, pls let me know. I admire the folks making independent work for them, but I am collapsing under the weight and the lack of impact.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 4w agoA few minutes ago, two ICE flights operated by Journey Aviation landed in Eswatini, likely another third-country removal of immigrants to a maximum security prison there. Nineteen people have already been sent there on previous ICE flights in the last nine months. Only two have been released.
They’re trying to deport the men who witnessed the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. newrepublic.com/article/2129...
Texas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-Deport
There were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A represenative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport.
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First pass on today's hearing: Judge finds Chicago's embattled U.S. attorney violated secrecy order in Tren de Aragua case but orders no sanction From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Judge finds Chicago’s embattled U.S. attorney violated secrecy order in Tren de Aragua case
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laura McNally admonished U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros after ordering him to a highly unusual hearing Thursday. McNally didn't impose any sanctions, but said Boutros' decision to ...
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It's just before 9am in Chicago. Kidnappings by masked federal police continue (and continue, and continue). So far this morning, agents have been spotted in Back of the Yards and West Ridge.
So far 100% of the times ICE has claimed “he/she tried to ram us” have turned out to be irrefutably an incident where ICE themselves did the ramming, so much so that I suspect this is an internal directive and I’m surprised they’re still using it.
David J. Bier@davidjbier.bsky.social · 4w agoVideo shows the moments before ICE shot a worker who lived for 35 years in the United States. It appears to show it was ICE attempting to initiate contact with his vehicle, not the worker attempting to "ram" ICE agents
As ICE captures spike across the US, re-upping this story about Habeas Flight Watch, an activist-built tool to help you know when an ICE flight is headed to your city. Can help legal teams/community members triage habeas filings, flight observations, etc. gillianbrockell.com/habeas-fligh...
Habeas Flight Watch: New tool helps track ICE flights to your city
Activists have been quietly piloting a live map of ICE flights to help immigration attorneys with habeas filings. Now they say it's ready for everyone to use.
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Ten months ago. If you don't know his name, please learn it and remember it today.
What happened to Silverio Villegas González
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
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the rise of internet gambling is arousing genuinely puritanical feelings in me and I don't like it but like, it's bad enough when you know the casino or the track always has an edge. it's worse when the house is AMONG THE RICHEST GUYS IN HISTORY AND SEES A WAY TO GET MORE OF YOUR SCRATCH
Oligarch Watch@muskwatch.bsky.social · 4w agoLess than four months after being found liable for building addictive design elements into Instagram, Meta is developing plans to lace its platforms with a novel gambling feature: a prediction market that could feed users an individualized stream of events to bet on.
