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Retired educator, restauranteur, and foster parent. Amateur dog walker, golfer, gym rat and fisher person. California promoter and wine lover.

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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump is bragging about opening the world’s biggest “steal mill”. We knew that. It’s been open for the past 20 months!
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump University was just the tip of the iceberg. All of us are paying for these for-profit Universities that ripoff students and taxpayers without providing the education they promised. www.npr.org/2026/09/16/n...
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When students attend these colleges, taxpayers often pay. Here's why
Federal data shows many borrowers who aren't paying their loans went to private, for-profit colleges — schools that often market to low-income students and rely on federal financial aid for revenue.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump thinks AI stands for American Idiot and he’s the greatest of them all! Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026
Donald Trump and Joe Biden at 9/11 ceremonies today. Trump in DC. Biden in NYC. (REUTERS)
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Just another total lie. No apology to the innocent people accused of vandalism. No admission that it was all bullshit to cover up the incompetence of this administration. Some day there must be an accounting. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
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Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Corrupt capitalism rigs what you put in your mouth. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...
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Opinion | Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat?
On second thought, I’m not that hungry.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Trump thinks this is how potatoes are planted.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Trump: “This is Lake Ontario in Canada…We’re going to call it Lake America and all it takes is a good pen and some intelligence. So now we have the Gulf of America and now we have Lake America.”
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just in time for your RFK Jr. epidemic of explosive diarrhea. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Seems like this car might’ve parked too long under the Trump-bird tree.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
And I rest my case your honor. This man is clearly clinically insane.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is what Trump does. U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b...
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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues
President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been hampered by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“Travels with Natalie” seems like a book title MAGA would enjoy.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'll never steal your pen.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This Trump regime is no-bidding the country into bankruptcy. Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My Pillow guy got put to sleep.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
There goes his latest failed attempt at diplomacy. Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Plan to Disarm Hamas www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/w...
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Israel Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Plan to Disarm Hamas
President Trump’s Board of Peace announced an agreement last month that aimed at Hamas giving up its weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
But yeah, let’s focus on persecuting Fauci and let AI focus on our future demise. This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/s...
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This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Bloated, slow, out-dated, and expensive. No wonder he wants his name on them. Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
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Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Just another pile of bullshit from the barnyard of lies on this Trump regime farm. No one will admit it, no one will apologize for it. These incompetent morons just hope we will forget it. Reflecting Pool Damage Was ‘Botched’ Job, Not Vandalism, Prosecutors Say www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
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Charges to Be Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool
President Trump had repeatedly accused vandals of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Friday, prosecutors acknowledged it was “the result of flawed installation” and moved to dismiss cha...
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ugh. I just renamed this 0 Minutes. I’ll be watching. Ross Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as a Correspondent www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
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Ross Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as a Correspondent
Mr. Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, will join the CBS News program, along with several other journalists.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Why are we paying federal taxes in California to a regime that is weaponizing those dollars against us? Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Great job on that goal of regime change. Iran’s New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...
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Iran’s New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says
The previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
First Trump gifts us with an explosive diarrhea outbreak then he puts tariffs on Canada the 3rd biggest exporter of toilet paper. It’s like he’s really trying to shit on us.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Can’t trust the guy with a bone saw, but nuclear fuel seems okay. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
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Trump Administration Is Said to Reach Broad Nuclear Deal With Saudis
Some U.S. lawmakers from both parties and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to eventually develop nuclear weapon...
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Far past time to withhold federal tax payments from California going to this corrupt and fraudulent government. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
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Trump Officials Withhold $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From California and Minnesota Over Suspected Fraud
The administration accused California and Minnesota of fraudulent activity in their public health insurance programs.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Who is crazier Trump or the Iranians?
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Is there no disgrace this administration won’t perpetrate? It was never about freedom for the Iranian people. Court Filings Describe Ongoing Contact Between ICE and Iran on Deportations www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
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Court Filings Describe Ongoing Contact Between ICE and Iran on Deportations
In a sworn declaration, a lawyer says an Iranian official reported receiving regular dossiers on Iranian detainees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
If making America great again involves alienating the rest of the world I guess we’re on track. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests
There is more confidence in Xi Jinping than Donald Trump, the US think tank's survey indicates.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Trump shits on us all. thescore.com/worldcup/new...
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Balogun: Controversial red-card U-turn affected USMNT | theScore
United States striker Folarin Balogun believes his suspended red-card ban at the World Cup created a distraction for his team in the round of 16.Balogun r…
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Another wasted use of our tax dollars. Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...
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Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Trump is that kid you knew growing up that you never wanted to let play with any of your toys because you knew he’d either break or steal them.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen ((nor would I ever imagine I would see)a President refuse to sign an overwhelmingly-passed bipartisan bill that benefits the American people because he is having a temper tantrum.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I’ve cut up a lot of vegetables and other things with sharp knives. None of the cut pieces looked like uneven scabs of peeled rubber. Maybe I’m just bad at this knife stuff.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
That massively strong blue-bottomed reflecting pool that Trump bragged was going to last 100 years has now been ruined by a vandal with a cheese knife? Total redo coming. 30+ million down the drain.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hiring swamp creatures to drain the swamp seems like a bad idea. Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
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Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
All those mandatory pushups and pull-ups and we surrender to a virus we could’ve defeated with a simple shot. Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
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Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Trump exploited the tragic deaths of 13 service members in the Afghan exit for political gain. He is now minimizing the tragic deaths of a similar number of service members to avoid accountability for a stupid war he never should have started. What a sniveling, unpatriotic asshole!
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Iran Found Trump’s Bone Spur www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/o...
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Opinion | Iran Found Trump’s Bone Spur
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
And the stock market jumps. This war is more about market manipulation and insider trading than any other stupid excuse. Iran War Live Updates: U.S.-Iran Strikes Risk Dangerous New Phase www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Retracts Latest Threats of More Strikes
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Sorry Knick fans. Trump has shit all over your team like every other thing he’s touched.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Concentrated enormous wealth and power is the greatest threat to our country.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
China has a drug problem. Xi Jinping Quit Smoking. China Still Cannot. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...
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Xi Jinping Quit Smoking. China Still Cannot.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This is insane. nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter...
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Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says
The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I suspect this has more to do with his Texas senate endorsement than any reckoning with how outrageously corrupt this deal really is. Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Republicans Revolt Over Trump’s Unusual $1.8 Billion Fund www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Republicans Revolt Over Trump’s Unusual $1.8 Billion Fund
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Markets jump 600 points. Big short sell coming before tomorrow when Trump announces that negotiations are off and we’re gonna start bombing any day now.
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Bribes the DOJ with a “pledge” of a 10 billion investment and hiring 15,000 employees. U.S. Set to Drop Charges Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Fraud www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/n...
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U.S. Set to Drop Charges Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Fraud
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
You can bet your worthless Trump crypto that this won’t be the last cost increase for this vanity project. Trump Administration Live Updates: Reflecting Pool Costs Balloon to $13.1 Million, Records Show www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Reflecting Pool Costs Balloon to $13.1 Million, Records Show
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Oops. Looks like we forgot something: Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/w...
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Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran
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C2C @delmonteconte.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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