Therese Peffer
@peffertherese.bsky.social
Researcher at UC Berkeley (CIEE/CITRIS). Passionate about reducing emissions. Mom. Views my own. Co-chair @BECCconference. PhD in Building Science. Architect. Conduct and manage research. ecoblock.berkeley.edu
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🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO.
Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus.
The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus.
The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking.
apnews.com/article/trum...
US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
apnews.com
September 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
October 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.
How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.
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I'm in love.
2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I'm in love.
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If he moves to demolish the Kennedy Center, we surround it and don’t leave.
September 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
If he moves to demolish the Kennedy Center, we surround it and don’t leave.
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‘Bob The Builder’ has returned to stop-motion animation for the first time in 18 years in a new commercial.
September 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
‘Bob The Builder’ has returned to stop-motion animation for the first time in 18 years in a new commercial.
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I WANT TO BELIEVE!
September 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I WANT TO BELIEVE!
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CBO analysis: The Iran war has cost the U.S. $38 billion as of August 1.
That’s >$246 million per day, on average.
CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
That’s >$246 million per day, on average.
CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
September 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
CBO analysis: The Iran war has cost the U.S. $38 billion as of August 1.
That’s >$246 million per day, on average.
CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
That’s >$246 million per day, on average.
CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
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Jimmy Kimmel welcomes James Talarico on his show after Trump's FCC censored the interview on television:
"We are bypassing the public airwaves and hosting this interview on YouTube, even though our government would clearly prefer that we not do it at all."
"We are bypassing the public airwaves and hosting this interview on YouTube, even though our government would clearly prefer that we not do it at all."
September 11, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Jimmy Kimmel welcomes James Talarico on his show after Trump's FCC censored the interview on television:
"We are bypassing the public airwaves and hosting this interview on YouTube, even though our government would clearly prefer that we not do it at all."
"We are bypassing the public airwaves and hosting this interview on YouTube, even though our government would clearly prefer that we not do it at all."
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Watch my banned interview with Jimmy Kimmel on YouTube: youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
September 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Watch my banned interview with Jimmy Kimmel on YouTube: youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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One more totally fucking nuts graph for today, care of a request by @leonsimons.com.
Not only is the current standard deviation for the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature above 4SD over the 1982-2011 mean for the first time on record, but no previous year even reached 3SD.
Not only is the current standard deviation for the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature above 4SD over the 1982-2011 mean for the first time on record, but no previous year even reached 3SD.
September 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
One more totally fucking nuts graph for today, care of a request by @leonsimons.com.
Not only is the current standard deviation for the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature above 4SD over the 1982-2011 mean for the first time on record, but no previous year even reached 3SD.
Not only is the current standard deviation for the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature above 4SD over the 1982-2011 mean for the first time on record, but no previous year even reached 3SD.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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South Carolina voters: Check your registration *today*. It takes 5 minutes. www.theroot.com/aclu-expert-...
ACLU Expert Warns: South Carolina Voter Purge is Disproportionately Targeting People of Color – The Root
www.theroot.com
September 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
South Carolina voters: Check your registration *today*. It takes 5 minutes. www.theroot.com/aclu-expert-...
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CHECK.
YOUR.
VOTER.
REGISTRATION.
CHECK.
YOUR.
VOTER.
REGISTRATION.
September 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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CHECK.
YOUR.
VOTER.
REGISTRATION.
CHECK.
YOUR.
VOTER.
REGISTRATION.
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We have a massive opportunity to send a real leader to Congress in #CA48, but MARNI VON WILPERT has just 572 followers right now. Let’s change that today.
1 Hit follow 👉 @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social
2 Quote-post this w/ one reason you support her.
Meet/volunteer/donate ➡️ www.marnivonwilpert.com
1 Hit follow 👉 @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social
2 Quote-post this w/ one reason you support her.
Meet/volunteer/donate ➡️ www.marnivonwilpert.com
August 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
We have a massive opportunity to send a real leader to Congress in #CA48, but MARNI VON WILPERT has just 572 followers right now. Let’s change that today.
1 Hit follow 👉 @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social
2 Quote-post this w/ one reason you support her.
Meet/volunteer/donate ➡️ www.marnivonwilpert.com
1 Hit follow 👉 @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social
2 Quote-post this w/ one reason you support her.
Meet/volunteer/donate ➡️ www.marnivonwilpert.com
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Texas Didn't "Suspend" 1.2 Million Voters
That's a misconception ripping through TikTok and Bluesky right now, and people in Texas are worried about voting.
The real story is bureaucratic, boring, confusing and built that way on purpose.
Here's the truth.
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
That's a misconception ripping through TikTok and Bluesky right now, and people in Texas are worried about voting.
The real story is bureaucratic, boring, confusing and built that way on purpose.
Here's the truth.
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
Suspense, Suspended, Purged, Purgatory
No, Texas didn't suspend 1.2 million voters. Here's what actually happened.
open.substack.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Texas Didn't "Suspend" 1.2 Million Voters
That's a misconception ripping through TikTok and Bluesky right now, and people in Texas are worried about voting.
The real story is bureaucratic, boring, confusing and built that way on purpose.
Here's the truth.
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
That's a misconception ripping through TikTok and Bluesky right now, and people in Texas are worried about voting.
The real story is bureaucratic, boring, confusing and built that way on purpose.
Here's the truth.
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
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Named by Senator Massie as probable co-conspirators in the Epstein Files:
Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Lapo Elkann, Tom Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Frédéric Fekkai, Edoardo Teodorani, Jean-Luc Brunel, Daniel Siad, Ramsey Elkholy, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Lesley Groff.
Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Lapo Elkann, Tom Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Frédéric Fekkai, Edoardo Teodorani, Jean-Luc Brunel, Daniel Siad, Ramsey Elkholy, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Lesley Groff.
September 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Named by Senator Massie as probable co-conspirators in the Epstein Files:
Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Lapo Elkann, Tom Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Frédéric Fekkai, Edoardo Teodorani, Jean-Luc Brunel, Daniel Siad, Ramsey Elkholy, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Lesley Groff.
Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Lapo Elkann, Tom Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Frédéric Fekkai, Edoardo Teodorani, Jean-Luc Brunel, Daniel Siad, Ramsey Elkholy, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Lesley Groff.
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Also: This ain’t much. US Beef *production* has been fairly stable for the last decade at ~27 BILLION pounds/year. (We export around 3 billion pounds)
300K metric tons is 600 million pounds.
So this is about 2%, or the amount raised on federal leased BLM land, and/or about 8.5 DAYS of production.
300K metric tons is 600 million pounds.
So this is about 2%, or the amount raised on federal leased BLM land, and/or about 8.5 DAYS of production.
August 22, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Also: This ain’t much. US Beef *production* has been fairly stable for the last decade at ~27 BILLION pounds/year. (We export around 3 billion pounds)
300K metric tons is 600 million pounds.
So this is about 2%, or the amount raised on federal leased BLM land, and/or about 8.5 DAYS of production.
300K metric tons is 600 million pounds.
So this is about 2%, or the amount raised on federal leased BLM land, and/or about 8.5 DAYS of production.
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As you can tell from this short thread, Korte is a pro, and some national MSM outlet ought to pick her up and get her back in print, pronto. You'd get a lot of great stories, and you'd drive Hegseth bananas.
August 22, 2026 at 1:06 AM
As you can tell from this short thread, Korte is a pro, and some national MSM outlet ought to pick her up and get her back in print, pronto. You'd get a lot of great stories, and you'd drive Hegseth bananas.
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BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
August 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
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We have a president who took the nation into a war for reasons he could not articulate, without a strategy for how to respond when Iran flexed its control over the Strait of Hormuz, and without an exit strategy if Iran doesn’t surrender.
This is the "Forever War" Trump once railed about.
This is the "Forever War" Trump once railed about.
August 19, 2026 at 11:01 PM
We have a president who took the nation into a war for reasons he could not articulate, without a strategy for how to respond when Iran flexed its control over the Strait of Hormuz, and without an exit strategy if Iran doesn’t surrender.
This is the "Forever War" Trump once railed about.
This is the "Forever War" Trump once railed about.
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New court filing nails Trump’s shifting 'bunker' story #AlterNet
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New court filing nails Trump’s shifting 'bunker' story
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August 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
New court filing nails Trump’s shifting 'bunker' story #AlterNet