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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · 2d

Great piece Chris

Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · 2d

Good piece for understanding Abbott and our political moment

Christopher Hooks @hooks.bsky.social · 2d

There’s something missing in Greg Abbott. Over the last decade, he seems to have learned to fill it by moving troops around, a hobby which is having a stranger and stranger effect on his country as time goes by: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

What the Texas National Guard Deployment Tells Us About Greg Abbott

Our governor can be a maddeningly inscrutable figure. His latest exercise in ordering troops around can help us understand him.

www.texasmonthly.com

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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 4d

This is a very strong reason to vote FOR Prop. Q

J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 5d

Man, Mackowiak and Save Austin Now making a big Nextdoor push against Prop Q.

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · 4d

My kid’s beloved school is shutting down. Abbott’s sending millions to send unwanted troops to Chicago.

Maybe keep the schools open instead?

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 7d

Abbott egged on the Jade Helm conspiracists, who claimed that a military training operation was actually Obama invading the state of Texas.

Now a U.S. president is deploying Texas troops to other states to dominate and intimidate those states, and Abbott is complicit.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 15d

Border Patrol agent talks about how he knows that the people he's arresting at this nutrition bar factory in NY are "literal street rats" who would "eat our kids"

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 20d

Out today: Some friends had rented the Airbnb for 3 days to celebrate a pair of birthdays. There were beers, arepas, and a birthday cake. They were planning to blow out candles and sing the following day.

But first there was a massive, militarized multi-agency ICE raid.

Officials Said They Busted a Tren de Aragua Party. Attendees Beg to Differ.

A highly publicized multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters. It also fit a pattern of unproven…

www.texasobserver.org

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · 23d

As a someone currently on parental leave, I really like appreciate @colinallredtx.bsky.social talking about this

I was the first member of Congress to take paternity leave.

There’s no substitute for time spent.

colinallred.substack.com

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · 23d

Extremely good news for Austin

KXAN News @kxan.com · 23d

According to the university, the gift is focused toward students and will help Huston-Tillotson “deliver on their strategic plan, bring to life their master plan, and transform the university, while impacting current and future generations of students as well as the city of Austin.”

Huston-Tillotson University receives $150M grant, largest single gift ever given to an HBCU

Huston-Tillotson received what it called a “transformative” $150 million grant from the Moody Foundation — the largest single donation ever made to a Historically Black College or…

www.kxan.com

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · 23d

A good lesson here:

DHS agents regularly lie to community members, employers, and in court.

In this case, the jury didn’t believe Gregory Bovino, the BP chief who has become a figurehead of the admin’s abuses in LA.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent

Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident

www.theguardian.com

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The Sentencing Project @sentencingproject.bsky.social · 25d

The Sentencing Project Condemns House Passage of Bills Threatening D.C.’s Autonomy and Youth.

Yesterday, U.S. House of Representatives passed a set of bills that rolls back progress and poses a serious threat to the District of Columbia, endangering our communities and targeting youth.

The Sentencing Project Condemns House Passage of Bills Threatening D.C.’s Autonomy and Youth – The Sentencing Project

www.sentencingproject.org

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Sep 12

A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

religionnews.com

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The Sentencing Project @sentencingproject.bsky.social · Sep 12

TAKE ACTION: Congress is about to vote on dangerous legislation that would roll back hard-won reforms, harm youth, deepen racial disparities, and undermine democracy in the District.

Urge your lawmakers to protect kids: secure.sentencingproject.org/a/take-action-protect-dc-kids

Image of kids and teens at an outdoor basketball court/park with a call to action that urges Congress to Protect Kids!

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 11

The occupation of DC isn’t about tackling serious crime. It’s a dragnet targeting immigrants and people of color, the data shows

Over 40% of arrests in Trump's DC law enforcement surge relate to immigration, AP analysis finds

President Donald Trump has portrayed his federal law enforcement surge in Washington as a crime-fighting effort.

apnews.com

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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · Sep 11

3 different phenomena:
1) Deployment of National Guard* to city.
2) Takeover of city's local police to force cooperation.
3) Surging federal law enforcement to city for immigration arrests.

LA got 1 and 3. DC got all 3. Chicago may avoid 1 but it ALREADY HAS 3. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

On Chicago's first full day of 'Operation Midway Blitz,' fear, tension and a 'reality show'

On an anxiety-filled day for the city, there were sporadic reports of arrests in Chicago’s Latino community as hundreds of federal agents move in — and many residents hunker down.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 10

About that meritocracy….

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 10

I’m anti-carceral but you at least gotta sit in the uncomfortable chair at the end of the patio…

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 10

Dude, you sat down next to me!

Putting in your headphones doesn’t mean I can’t hear you!

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 10

Proud of my colleagues in DC standing up for what truly makes us safe. And it isn’t authoritarian take overs…

The Sentencing Project @sentencingproject.bsky.social · Sep 10

Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing and voting on bills that would undo decades of evidence-based criminal justice reforms in Washington, D.C. and trample on Home Rule. DC deserves real safety solutions, not mass incarceration!

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 10

Call me old fashioned… but if you sit next to someone at a shared coffee shop table, you should not then get on a work zoom

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 5

uggh....

Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 5

Creating undocumented people to juice deportation numbers...

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW: This morning the Trump admin put out the Federal Register notice terminating the 2021 TPS designation for Venezuela. It is set to end 60 days from Monday, or Friday, November 7.

This termination brings the number of people Trump has stripped TPS from to at least 1 million.

This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 09/08/2025 and available online at
https://federalregister.gov/d/2025-17087, and on https://govinfo.gov DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2828-25; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0003]
RIN 1615-ZB86
Termination of the 2021 Designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the 2021
designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The 2021 designation of
Venezuela is set to expire on September 10, 2025. After reviewing country conditions
and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that
Venezuela no longer continues to meet the conditions for the 2021 designation for
Temporary Protected Status. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the 2021 Temporary
Protected Status designation of Venezuela as required by statute. This termination is
effective [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER]. After [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER], nationals of Venezuela (and aliens
having no nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela) who have been granted
Temporary Protected Status under Venezuela’s 2021 designation will no longer have
Temporary Protected Status

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 5

My wife is also a US Citizen who is 9 months pregnant.

If ICE violently detained and shackled her sending her into premature labor, I would lose my fucking shit.

To say this admin glorifies cruelty is a cliche now, but someday there must be direct accountability for these crimes.

Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · Sep 2

📍𝐋𝐎𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒, 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐀:

Cary López Alvarado, a nine-months-pregnant U.S. citizen, was violently detained at a gated property — agents shackled her in chains under her torso, leading to premature labor due to the brutal treatment. #AbuseofPowerWatch

Pregnant US citizen arrested by ICE went into labor, claim says, & 5 more cases

Here are some of the latest legal stories from across the U.S.

www.miamiherald.com

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yes.

Is Partying Dead, or Are You Just Old?

www.nytimes.com

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Sep 5

I see the NFL season is kicking off with the requisite class….