"Harris, while qualified, simply doesn’t have the popularity it would take to win against whichever Republican becomes the 2028 nominee," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/3PK6VAh 📸: Jeenah Moon/Reuters

"Platner is a lesson to national Democrats that it’s not about having a polished, pristine image and minimal skeletons in the closet," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/3QX5I98 📸: Graeme Sloan/Getty Images

"It’s not like any of these taxes will actually put a dent in the pockets of the wealthiest people in the nation," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/49abACj 📸: Andy Jeffrey/Times Herald

"Why is she willing to humiliate herself and the Democratic Party for a second time? Why does she think she has a better shot this time?" writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4t6leg3 📸 Jeenah Moon/Reuters

Wrote about getting diagnosed with ADHD in my twenties. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Opinion: I’m wary of seeing Kamala Harris at the top of the 2028 Democratic presidential ticket after the devastating loss in 2024.

Smart and lovely and funny column by my colleague Drew Atkins, who recently decided to climb Cringe Mountain: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

"There are plenty of grifters making a fortune from being bigots," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/3OCkwJx 📸: William Edwards/AFP via Getty Images

"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has new plans to meet the $5.4 billion budget deficit – and capitalists everywhere are furious," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/3OpFBqB 📸: Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser/USA TODAY Network

"Clinic providers and volunteers regularly receive death threats or are stalked by anti-abortion extremists," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4eA2pOG 📸: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

Using public transit in Chapel Hill just reminds me how life-changing free buses would be for New Yorkers.

"It looks like President Donald Trump is going back on campaign promises – surprising no one familiar with his track record of grift," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4c29g1Y 📸: Evan Vucci/Reuters

"November midterm elections are fast approaching, and Democratic candidates are set up to succeed," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4c5aGaJ 📸: Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters

Nvm

I can’t believe everyone has been hiding how fun March Madness brackets are

If you aren't familiar with High Point University, this deeply reported story from 2023 will get you up to speed. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...

If @sarapequeno.bsky.social writes it, I’m reading it.

"New data has come out showing that Gen Z men across the world hold some pretty regressive views about women," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4sP9qiN 📸: Aggelos Nakkas/AFP via Getty Images

I interviewed @katmabu.bsky.social! www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Great column by my sharp colleague @sarapequeno.bsky.social on @katmabu.bsky.social and a campaign that’s setting a strong example of what campaigns should look like:

WHOA! TONY GONZALES OUT! #TX23 He will not seek re-election

Trump’s anti-trans agenda was always going to affect blue states, too. Hospitals in NYC are shutting down their gender-affirming care programs for minors. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

really remarkable how trump seems to relish sharing this lurid stories about the terrible pain people have experienced, and he does it exclusively to score some partisan points

New from me: From New York and California to Texas and Tennessee, progressive Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts with the hopes of pushing the party forward. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

"Choosing to endorse somebody simply because he’s a Kennedy whose posts do numbers online doesn’t actually do anything to promote fresh ideas or push the party forward," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4bUUtq5

On Feb. 10, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg to be the next leader of New York’s 12th Congressional District – because of course she did. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Turns out not every community in America wants a patriotic detention facility, which is weird, because they’re really cool and not at all the physical manifestation of a barbaric federal effort to racist-ly reshape the demographic makeup of America. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:

New from me: After noticing a trend of people opting for analog, I decided to try my hand at navigating New York City without my phone for a day. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

"We must remember that this is about justice for survivors of sexual abuse as much as it is about our right to know about criminal activity," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/45QV3kU

It seems like Republicans are giving the Trump administration a blank check to inflict new horrors at home and abroad. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

The Trump administration has removed a large pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City. It comes weeks after the government issued federal guidance on what types of flags are allowed to be flown at national parks. bit.ly/4cl421I

By doing this, Trump is quite literally trying to erase LGBTQ history from Stonewall. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

the diner I go to after therapy is staffed by absolute yearners…. what do you mean you just went from Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” to “Sofia” by Clairo?

I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage. The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts. Follow along!

"Bad Bunny’s highly anticipated halftime performance during Super Bowl 60 was spectacular to watch – both because of the artistry and the message that it sent," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/45YfA7c

Opinion: Emblazoned on the jumbotron behind Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl 60 halftime show were the words 'THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE.'

What a moment.

Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real

“liberals are snowflakes” meanwhile Trump is crashing out over listening to 13 minutes of Spanish

Wrote about Bad Bunny’s halftime show. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it

Great piece by @sarapequeno.bsky.social: "It’s ironic that MAGA considers Trump Derangement Syndrome an ailment affecting the left, when the real derangement seems to be coming from faction members who are willing to do mental gymnastics to absolve the president of any wrongdoing."

Wrote about the latest Epstein documents drop and how we probably won’t get satisfactory answers any time soon. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Wrote about “Clueless” and the importance of preserving media for teen girls. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

"In a city where 25% live in poverty, any project that alleviates financial burdens is a godsend to families who want to remain in a place they love," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4sXEOfM

"Abolition of ICE does not mean open borders. It simply means getting rid of an agency that has done nothing but harm since its inception less than 25 years ago," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/49Y8xws

"I didn’t know it at the time, but 2016 was the last year I could be a child, the last year I could pretend that what was going on in the world didn’t affect me," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/4jWCP7a

New from me: The case for #AbolishICE. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

I wrote about the 18 year old tattooless sorority girl I was in 2016, and why I think we’re all nostalgic for a decade ago. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...