Bob Libal
Dad. Husband. Organizer. Immigration & criminal justice advocate.
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- Reposted by Bob LibalA drawing by a 5-year-old girl detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas with her mother Hayam El-Gamal. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top of the page. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” Courtesy of Eric Lee, Lee & Godshall-Bennett, LLP
- Reposted by Bob LibalTarget Center dunkers wear “ICE OUT” t-shirts
- Reposted by Bob LibalKare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
- Reposted by Bob LibalTop two articles are about ICE abducting a 5 year old and a 2 year old. Below that, news about a historically large protest and general strike. Then articles detailing how ICE lies about their actions and how the White House makes/publishes fake images about the anti-ICE protests.
- Reposted by Bob LibalIn October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi. He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael. At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk. Wael died on Friday at age 30. ICE caused his death. They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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- As a fellow lover of West Texas rivers and a Val Verde County ranchito co-owner, I co-sign Laiken's distress about the devastating human and environmental impact these enforcement measures are having...
- A pause on demented men threatening violence entering the US, at least until we figure out what's going on...
- Ahem, there's still only one fourth and five with the national championship on the line www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8zZ...
- Reposted by Bob LibalThis is pure, unabashed bigotry. If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party. But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence. A stain on our Congress.
- Toddler authoritarian blowing up a 75 year transatlantic accord because he didn't get the medal he wanted...
- Reposted by Bob LibalMLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Remember this.
- The DHS officials who have selectively targeted people to be detained and deported for truth-telling will need to be held fully and swiftly accountable when this admin ends
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- Sure feels like we need to shut down ICE until our country's representatives can figure out what is going o
- A man who praises Hitler, says all migrants are criminals, & that "all Black people are foreign" continues to be an ICE prosecutor. To say this system is rotten to the core is a dramatic understatement. As always great reporting by @stevanzetti.bsky.social for the indefatigable @texasobserver.org
- The unbearable cruelty of ICE...
- This thread is chilling.... But I love very calm Minnesota man imploring the ICE agents threatening him to "go to church." It's the Minnesota nice bless your heart.
- Reposted by Bob LibalNot remotely legal. Minnesota needs to arrest these thugs breaking down doors right now, before they start grabbing even more power
- A vigil for victims of ICE drew hundreds in Brookings, South Dakota. Folks braved sub-freezing temperatures to "be the light against the darkness.” Three bobcat claps for my hometown!
- Reposted by Bob LibalA New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here. nyti.ms/4sEdp2r
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- Reposted by Bob LibalMayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
- In some good news, homicides continued to fall in 2025, including here in Austin. Chart via @kxan.com
- Those of us protesting the Iraq War were considered naive kids. Turns out the people in power were war-mongering liars who plunged the region into a generational disaster…
- Reposted by Bob LibalTrump has no right to take us to war with Venezuela. This is reckless and illegal. Congress should vote immediately on a War Powers Resolution to stop him. My entire life, politicians have been sending other people’s kids to die in reckless regime change wars. Enough. No new wars.
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- Look, I’m no international law expert… But if the standard for invading a country and deposing their leaders is now that they conspired to obtain machine guns, wouldn’t it apply to every country with a military?
- If the forbidders have no comment on forbidden courses they must remain thusly forbidden….
- I’m extremely proud to join the board of the non-profit that supports the amazing and venerable @texasobserver.org! Not a subscriber? Change that today: texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join/
- Excited to see the Texas Observer's nonprofit board grow at the end of this year, adding @maudbeelman.bsky.social, @blibal.bsky.social, and Gabriela Resto-Montero: www.texasobserver.org/board/
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- If I were @ginafortexas.bsky.social, I would hold events in front of every school slated to close — including ours — as part of her campaign. Governor Abbott’s starvation of public education to fund cruel pet projects like the Texas military occupation of Chicago needs more visibility
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- Honored to have worked with some great folks on this project for @sentencingproject.bsky.social that came out today!
- Our dystopian present: Masked government agents using AI to scan random people’s faces for their status…. www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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- Democratic text machinery has really jumped the shark… (Spoiler: no mention of corruption case or being the private prison industry’s favorite congressional D in the introduction….)
- Try imagining the reaction if Obama did this....
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- A truly impressive number of No Kings protests happening in Texas this weekend!
- Good piece for understanding Abbott and our political moment
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- 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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- As a someone currently on parental leave, I really like appreciate @colinallredtx.bsky.social talking about this
- Extremely good news for Austin
- 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...
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- The occupation of DC isn’t about tackling serious crime. It’s a dragnet targeting immigrants and people of color, the data shows
- Reposted by Bob Libal3 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/...
- About that meritocracy….
- Proud of my colleagues in DC standing up for what truly makes us safe. And it isn’t authoritarian take overs…
- 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
- Creating undocumented people to juice deportation numbers...
- 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.
- Yes.
- I see the NFL season is kicking off with the requisite class….
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- Chicago has likely "seen fewer shootings victims so far this year than any year since the mid-1960s." @jeffasher.bsky.social has some great context here on the historic declines in Chicago.
- This morning, I tried to explain a what a mass shooting drill is to my four year old because his pre-K class is having one today. And now the news out of Minneapolis of children killed while sitting in their pews before school started is almost too much to bear
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- “Promise me this: That you will keep fighting, praying, believing in dignity and freedom. Not only for me, for everyone.”
- It's pretty hard not to lose hope for this country sometimes. But this speech will ring in my ears for some time to come...
- My kid's school is slated to close next year, but at least DHS has $46 billion for a painted black wall...
- Couldn't agree more with today's @expressnews.com editorial. "Immigrants have been scapegoated for years, but with “disaster” funds diverted to unintended areas, whatever the goal was for Op. Lone Star has morphed into a familiar form of politics in which funds are spent with little oversight."
- So many disturbing details in this piece... Texas DPS arrested a man under the Enemy Aliens Act. ICE claims he is gang member but has zero documentation and calls a reporter "insane" for asking. Cops turned their cameras off... Great reporting by @francescadnunz.bsky.social in @texasobserver.org
- I have a ton of respect for Lloyd Doggett. He's one of the smartest officials I've met. He has served Austin admirably since well before I was born. AND, this piece from Texas progressive legends Ginny Agnew, Aimee Cunningham, Wendy Davis, Chuck Herring, Donna Beth McCormick, & Glen Maxey is right
- The man is famously bad at casinos...
