Peter
@pfandel.bsky.social
Usually walking around town. Occasionally working at the School of Policy & International Affairs at UMaine.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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On behalf of large majority of Americans, who are appalled by the Trump administration’s catastrophic Greenland policy and firmly reject any aggression of any form against our NATO allies, I applaud the European leaders who are standing up to defend our common values.
January 17, 2026 at 12:28 PM
On behalf of large majority of Americans, who are appalled by the Trump administration’s catastrophic Greenland policy and firmly reject any aggression of any form against our NATO allies, I applaud the European leaders who are standing up to defend our common values.
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midnight run
Best Dudes Rock movies of all time:
5. Friday
4. Goon
3. Slap Shot
2. Repo Man
1. Trainspotting
5. Friday
4. Goon
3. Slap Shot
2. Repo Man
1. Trainspotting
May 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
midnight run
UMaine's Political Science Dept. and School of Policy & International Affairs are hiring two tenure-track positions in IR/Comparative Politics. One must have expertise in climate change policy, the other area specialization is open.
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Assistant or Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the stat...
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March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
UMaine's Political Science Dept. and School of Policy & International Affairs are hiring two tenure-track positions in IR/Comparative Politics. One must have expertise in climate change policy, the other area specialization is open.
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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The Trump Administration has abruptly pulled $4.5 million in Maine Sea Grant funds (via NOAA), which were used to protect Maine’s working waterfront and ocean ecosystems.
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
Maine Sea Grant in jeopardy after Trump administration terminates $4.5 million grant program
The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House's efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget — leaves the fishery organization’s p...
www.pressherald.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Trump Administration has abruptly pulled $4.5 million in Maine Sea Grant funds (via NOAA), which were used to protect Maine’s working waterfront and ocean ecosystems.
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
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Brilliant show of statesmanship and solidarity.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes out to greet President Zelenskyy on the street.
Starmer posted a clip of this moment on his X account. He stated:
"Action, not just words.
Britain stands with Ukraine, today and always 🇬🇧🇺🇦"
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes out to greet President Zelenskyy on the street.
Starmer posted a clip of this moment on his X account. He stated:
"Action, not just words.
Britain stands with Ukraine, today and always 🇬🇧🇺🇦"
March 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Brilliant show of statesmanship and solidarity.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes out to greet President Zelenskyy on the street.
Starmer posted a clip of this moment on his X account. He stated:
"Action, not just words.
Britain stands with Ukraine, today and always 🇬🇧🇺🇦"
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes out to greet President Zelenskyy on the street.
Starmer posted a clip of this moment on his X account. He stated:
"Action, not just words.
Britain stands with Ukraine, today and always 🇬🇧🇺🇦"
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The Fulbright Foreign Student Program invites graduate students from abroad to come study in the US and guarantees funding for them to do so paid in a monthly stipend. Yesterday, some FFSP scholars received notification that they're only getting a week of their stipend.
March 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program invites graduate students from abroad to come study in the US and guarantees funding for them to do so paid in a monthly stipend. Yesterday, some FFSP scholars received notification that they're only getting a week of their stipend.
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The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
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What is a coup if not the takeover of functions of state by those not elected to do so?
January 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
What is a coup if not the takeover of functions of state by those not elected to do so?
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This is the clarity we need
What is a coup if not the takeover of functions of state by those not elected to do so?
January 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This is the clarity we need
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I am convinced that the best way to understand how the Trump admin is going to work is to look at the invasion of Iraq.
November 28, 2024 at 1:12 PM
I am convinced that the best way to understand how the Trump admin is going to work is to look at the invasion of Iraq.
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Great UMaine News piece on SPIA alums Keegan Farrington and Will O’Neil! umaine.edu/news/blog/20...
Keegan Farrington and Will O'Neil: Exploring Africa and Europe thanks to Boren Awards - UMaine News - University of Maine
From Latvia's vibrant culture to Tanzania's warm hospitality, University of Maine alumni Keegan Farrington '20, '24G and Will O'Neil '20, '24G, embraced the unique opportunity to spend a year abroad t...
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November 13, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Great UMaine News piece on SPIA alums Keegan Farrington and Will O’Neil! umaine.edu/news/blog/20...
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A woman at the top of the ticket with a post-Dobbs electorate
A Black woman vs a white supremacist
A former prosecutor vs a current felon
A coherent young person vs an incoherent old person
Now we have a contrast, a contest, some new doors are open lfg
A Black woman vs a white supremacist
A former prosecutor vs a current felon
A coherent young person vs an incoherent old person
Now we have a contrast, a contest, some new doors are open lfg
Y’all are joking with the dooming and glooming right? Harris has somehow kept herself clean, locked down her team, and is almost certainly aware of what she’s being asked to do. We are about to have a woman at the top of the ticket in a post-Dobbs electorate. Stop crying and buck the fuck up!
July 21, 2024 at 7:04 PM
A woman at the top of the ticket with a post-Dobbs electorate
A Black woman vs a white supremacist
A former prosecutor vs a current felon
A coherent young person vs an incoherent old person
Now we have a contrast, a contest, some new doors are open lfg
A Black woman vs a white supremacist
A former prosecutor vs a current felon
A coherent young person vs an incoherent old person
Now we have a contrast, a contest, some new doors are open lfg
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I hope this reminds people of what I have said all along. Trump is beyond beatable whether it’s Joe, Kamala, or someone else. Fucking act like it.
July 19, 2024 at 4:14 AM
I hope this reminds people of what I have said all along. Trump is beyond beatable whether it’s Joe, Kamala, or someone else. Fucking act like it.
Lives of Ukrainian soldiers explored in SPIA student’s new documentary umaine.edu/news/blog/20...
September 12, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Lives of Ukrainian soldiers explored in SPIA student’s new documentary umaine.edu/news/blog/20...