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Tina Caputo

@winebroad.bsky.social
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Multimedia journalist. Wine, food and travel writer. Humorist. PMJA award winner and ASJA member. Wiener dog enthusiast. tinacaputo.com

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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Free for all to read. This should be alarming to everyone. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I was wondering when someone would point this out. From @latimes.com www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/16/c...
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Calmes: Trump cheers protesters in Iran, attacks them at home
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, the presider in chief acts like King George III.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Everyone good with the POTUS trashing previous presidents and immortalizing the Big Lie about the 2020 election (the one that got people killed on Jan. 6) on a plaque in the White House?
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
If you're scouting for the perfect gift for the wine-lover in your life, you sure as hell won't find it here. www.tinacaputo.com/post/the-202...
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The 2025 Eye-Roller’s Guide to the Wine Enthusiast Holiday Catalog
[You pull up at my wine country estate, finding the gate secured with a heavy chain and padlock. Spotting your car, I dash outside and fumble with the lock. “Just park anywhere!” I yell, making a spri...
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Free speech-loving U.S. comedians agreed to do a show for the Saudi Arabian government, which literally murdered and beheaded a journalist. And they signed a prenup agreeing not to make any jokes about the Saudi royals or religion. Because: money. wkamaubell.substack.com/p/saudi-arab...
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Saudi Arabia? I barely know her!
Have Jokes - Will Travel... Sometimes
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
What do California wineries do when flocks of hungry birds threaten to devour their precious crop at harvest time? They bring on the falcons, that's what. norcalpublicmedia.org/202509259919...
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Jesus H, did someone breed this thing on purpose? “That barnacled sphere is definitely haunted. It has seen some shit. It may have Lyme disease. It might be an egg. Some foul beast will definitely emerge from that bungled scrotum and drag me back to its mother’s lair in the fens.’
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
"Fear is the tool of a tyrant...But I'm not afraid, and I hope you're not either."
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
It's harvest time California wine country, and the 2025 season brings new worries that ICE ramp-ups could impact vineyard workers. Here's my update for KQED's "The California Report." And yes, it does include a clip from the new season of "South Park." (Audio begins at 4:25) lnkd.in/g3G_UxAG
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
This is a classic for a reason, MFs. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its... @mcsweeneys.net
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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
If anyone would like to send a comment to ABC, here's where to do it.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Save Elmo!
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
All kinds of small, local businesses are being hit by new 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, from toy stores to bridal shops to Asian markets. The consensus? Higher prices for consumers. Here's my radio report for NorCal Public Media. norcalpublicmedia.org/202505069809...
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How tariffs on Chinese imports are impacting local businesses
“We've had to raise prices, I think that’s the only way we can really stay in business."
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Now would be a good time to support your local NPR station if you don't already. www.npr.org/2025/05/02/g...
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Statement from Katherine Maher, NPR President and CEO, on White House Executive Order
NPR is unwavering in our commitment to integrity, editorial independence, and our mission to serve the American people in partnership with our NPR Member organizations. Last night the President releas...
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
@cbsnews.com This is beyond alarming. You cannot cave to a would-be authoritarian's demands. The free press must not fall. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
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Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence
The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Another hit on the free press. In latest media crackdown, White House limits newswire access to Trump - www.reuters.com/business/med...
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In latest media crackdown, White House limits newswire access to Trump
Wire services including Reuters and Bloomberg News will no longer hold a permanent slot in the small pool of reporters who cover President Donald Trump, the White House said on Tuesday, as it moves to exert greater control over who gets to ask him questions and report on his statements in real time.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
A tweet by Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25
) reads: "He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?"
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I'm laughing, I'm crying. I'm mostly crying...
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10/04/2025
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons Sign up for our free humor newsletter to never miss a Daily Cartoon: nyer.cm/PJhMpSk
A person in a boardroom points to a chart showing a steep decline, and says, “It was at this point, gentleman, that the President decided it was his plan all along to reverse course.”
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Jeva Lange 🫎 @jeva.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 08/04/2025
JUST IN: Judge lifts Trump White House restrictions on AP while lawsuit proceeds reut.rs/42lbGT9
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
President Trump said tariffs on EU wines would be "great" for U.S. wine businesses, but U.S. wine businesses tend to disagree. Here's my report for @marketplace.org www.marketplace.org/shows/market...
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Marketplace Morning Report
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
#handsoff Marin County, Calif.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
5,000 in Marin County today
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
www.michaelmoore.com/p/an-entire-...
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An Entire Wing of the Smithsonian Full of Your Perfect Portraits of Donald Trump!
Plus - Massive protests this weekend in DC and around the nation!
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
From now on, only white men will be represented on federal government websites? Fortunately, the Wayback Machine never forgets. www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Another win for authoritarian governments and another blow to the free press. Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable' - www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Trump signs order to gut Voice of America, other agencies
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies, his administration's latest step to shrink bureaucracy.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
“My job is supposed to be to tell you what I think, not what Jeff Bezos thinks I should think. And now comes the dicey part, because the Bezos missive does not arrive in a vacuum but in the context of the owner’s repeated overtures to Trump.”
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
#internationalwomensday seems like a good day to repost this. www.tinacaputo.com/post/10-reas...
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10 Reasons It’s Great to Be a Woman in 2024, According to Men
1. All That Reproductive Freedom. In today’s progressive times, women get to choose whether to deliver their rapist’s baby at home with a midwife, or in a hospital. Likewise, when undergoing IVF treat...
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
@thedanrather.bsky.social I’m watching the “Rather” documentary to remind me of what good journalism means to our democracy. Thank you for your ongoing service.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Hell, yes. More of this! www.yahoo.com/news/defiant...
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Defiant CBS suddenly comes out swinging in $20bn Trump lawsuit
Trump claims the outlet participated in ‘voter interference’ with edits while turning down 60 Minutes interview
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
New tariffs would most certainly harm U.S. businesses that sell imported wines, as well as U.S. wineries that buy imported barrels and bottles, but they might not be such a terrible thing for struggling domestic grape growers. Here's my latest for The California Report.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
With all the turmoil going on in the world, we could all use a little escape. Join me, if you will, on a virtual visit to Ashes & Diamonds -- a decidedly "un-Napa" winery in Napa Valley. www.sonomamag.com/ashes-diamon...
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Forget the ‘Faux Chateaus.’ This Midcentury Modern Tasting Room Is Still the Coolest Kid in Wine Country
The winery is a magnet for a hip, younger crowd — but also feels comfortingly familiar to those of us who remember watching reruns of “The Brady Bunch” after school.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
25% tariffs for all Canadian goods are, apparently, back on. Trump said today they're set to go into effect on Tuesday, but really, who the hell knows? www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Trump signals Canada, China and Mexico tariffs could take effect next week, with 'reciprocal' duties planned for April
Many analysts say the impact of the uncertainty has already taken a toll on the markets and the economy.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
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Jeff Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit (Gift Article)
David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Another lurch toward state-controlled media. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
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White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump (Gift Article)
In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
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Tina Caputo @winebroad.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Congrats, Mitch! www.borowitzreport.com/p/mcconnell-...
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McConnell Retires: “My Work Destroying this Country is Done”
“I retire with my head held high, knowing that I am leaving the country in smoldering ruins.”
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