Pat Petersen

I’m very proud of Harvard!

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

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Canada wins hockey’s 4 Nations Face-off championship in overtime thriller | CNN Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason internatio...

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Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the speed at which it is unraveling has created a crisis of enormous proportions...

We have several Romanian friends, many of whom think trump is just terrific. I once asked them “aren’t you worried that Trump will just deal away Ukraine and then Putin’s right on your border?” the response I got was “oh no, we are in NATO so we are safe!” Huh.

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The erupting volcano is a bit of a hassle, but it gives great sunsets!

Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” and Congress: Hypocrites Cutting Others But Not Themselves In 2011, when I was a freshman in Congress, we did something that should have become a habit—we cut our own budgets by 5%.

“Congress wants to cut government but not their own budgets. Elon Musk's 'Dept. of Government Efficiency' wants to slash spending—except on his own gov-funded ventures. If they’re serious about cuts, they should start with their own staff and perks.

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DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal agencies.

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Sounds like coffee is about to get more expensive in the USA. Good thing we grow our own supply here in Hawaii. Aloha!