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David Raatz Ⓥ
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Living liver donor, vegan, tennis player, basketball fan, founding member of Hawai'i State Bar Association's Animal Law Section. He/him.
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Positive energy at Maui’s free concert for #MLKday
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Kare 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."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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DOJ lies.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.

That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.

They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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Now is really good time to pick any org or fund from this list and give what you can. www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
“Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Once Again Leads Nation in Pediatric Liver Transplant Outcomes” www.chla.org/blog/hospita... Congratulations & thank you to @liver4kids.bsky.social & team!
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Once Again Leads Nation in Pediatric Liver Transplant Outcomes
New national data confirm CHLA’s best-in-class pediatric liver transplant outcomes, driven by advanced surgical expertise and multidisciplinary care.
www.chla.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.

gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Liam is one of four Columbia Heights, MN school district students who have been taken by ICE in the last two weeks, the school district said. Liam's teacher: “He is so kind and loving, and his classmates miss him. He ... just brightens the room. All I want is for him to be back here and safe.”
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Positive energy at Maui’s free concert for #MLKday
January 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Not just an influencer. He's a January 6th insurrectionist, made Nazi salutes and threw chocolate coins at AIPAC headquarters just two weeks ago, peddles Great Replacement Theory, and is running for Senate in Florida.
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.

He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Livestream starting in a few minutes: tinyurl.com/AnimalLawSection
Join a free webinar tomorrow on octopus farming's legal, scientific, and ethical concerns. No registration required. @awionline.org @whitehouse.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @ciwf.org
Join Professor Hira Jaleel of @lclarklaw.bsky.social for a free Zoom talk on legal, scientific, and ethical concerns surrounding octopus farming on Thursday at noon HST, 2 p.m. PST, 5 p.m. EST. #AnimalLaw #Hawaii #BanOctopusFarming
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Altadena gravesite of abolitionist Owen Brown added to US National Parks’ ‘Network to Freedom’ list trib.al/zV7pyH9
Altadena gravesite of abolitionist Owen Brown added to US National Parks’ ‘Network to Freedom’ list
Program recognizes more than 800 locations in the U.S. and Canada with connections to the Underground Railroad. Brown was the son of famed abolitionist John Brown.
trib.al
January 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Join a free webinar tomorrow on octopus farming's legal, scientific, and ethical concerns. No registration required. @awionline.org @whitehouse.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @ciwf.org
Join Professor Hira Jaleel of @lclarklaw.bsky.social for a free Zoom talk on legal, scientific, and ethical concerns surrounding octopus farming on Thursday at noon HST, 2 p.m. PST, 5 p.m. EST. #AnimalLaw #Hawaii #BanOctopusFarming
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Join Professor Hira Jaleel of @lclarklaw.bsky.social for a free Zoom talk on legal, scientific, and ethical concerns surrounding octopus farming on Thursday at noon HST, 2 p.m. PST, 5 p.m. EST. #AnimalLaw #Hawaii #BanOctopusFarming
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Every day is a good day to go vegan! Maui Ono Donuts 🍩 #plantbasedbites #maui
December 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Tonight's show is sold out. Good job, Maui. I can't wait! 🤘🤙
Jan. 10: Lukas Nelson headlines "Lōkahi: A Celebration of Maui" with Paul Simon, Stephen Wilson Jr., Lily Meola, the Maui Country Band, plus family and friends for a benefit concert to support Housing for Healthcare, addressing Maui's shortage of medical professionals. mauiarts.org/show-details...
LŌKAHI
Featuring: LUKAS NELSON, PAUL SIMON, STEPHEN WILSON JR., LILY MEOLA, & MAUI COUNTRY BAND + Friends & Family
mauiarts.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Who was Renee Nicole Good? Remembering the Minneapolis poet and mother killed by ICE www.advocate.com/news/who-was...
Who was Renee Nicole Good? Remembering the Minneapolis poet and mother killed by ICE
Here's everything we know so far about Renee Nicole Good, who was killed Wednesday by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
www.advocate.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
A Concert for Altadena livestream www.youtube.com/live/vkRR6Zi...
A Concert for Altadena: Dawes & Friends 1/7/2026 Pasadena, CA
YouTube video by Dawes
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January 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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THIS IS FREE AND LIVE TONIGHT ON NUGS AND YOUTUBE SO CHECK IT OUT!

🎧 Check out this livestream on nugs!

🎸: Dawes
🏟️: A Concert For Altadena, Pasadena, CA
📅: 1/7/2026

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Dawes - 1/7/26 A Concert For Altadena, Pasadena, CA
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January 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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This is what state-regime media looks like.

CBS News ran a segment gushing over Rubio — calling this his “moment" and saying: “Florida, once an American punchline, has become a leader on the world stage. Marco Rubio, we salute you! You are the ultimate Florida Man!”

Enough. Join us: MeidasPlus.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 AM