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

Trump's attacks on trans rights have infected blue states | Opinion Trump is making it impossible for trans children, even in blue states, to access the care they deserve. Democrats need to start acting – with urgency.

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

Primary challenges may be the Democrats' secret weapon | Opinion From New York and California to Texas and Tennessee, progressive Democrats are challenging incumbents to push the Democratic Party forward.

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

Nancy Pelosi endorses Jack Schlossberg. It's time to retire. | Opinion What's worse than a nepo baby with zero political experience? A nepo baby with zero political experience and a Nancy Pelosi endorsement.

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...

NIMBY Americans don't want human warehouses as neighbors. Weird! | Opinion Hello, I'm from the government, and I'd like to see what it's going to take to get your community into one of our new immigrant detention facilities!

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.

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Rent Board Resignation Clears Path for Mamdani Rent Freeze Promise The new mayor is now able to appoint a majority to the Rent Guidelines Board, giving him the numbers for a signature campaign promise.

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

It used to be the norm! That’s particularly why I wanted to try it.

I spent a day without my phone. Here's what surprised me most. | Opinion Before long I felt like an exposed nerve, taking in all of New York City's stimuli at once without any buffer.

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...

A headline card with an image of a demonstrator holding up a sign that reads: "RELEASE ALL THE FILES!" Text featured reads: "Opinion by Sara Pequeño: Trump will never release all the Epstein files. Don’t stop pushing."

"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

Trump said he'd reduce federal spending. It's gotten worse. | Opinion Our federal tax dollars aren't just being used to fund cruelty – they’re being used to fund idiocy.

It seems like Republicans are giving the Trump administration a blank check to inflict new horrors at home and abroad.

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On the wall of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center is a quote from trans rights activist Marsha P. Johnson: “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.”

Those words have never felt more relevant.

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

Trump is trying to remove trans people from Stonewall's legacy. That's impossible. | Opinion President Donald Trump's crusade against transgender people has brought the fight back to New York City's most famous gay bar.

What’s even more horrible is that this isn’t the first time. A year ago, I wrote about the administration’s decision to remove references to “transgender” and “queer” from the monument’s website.

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Feds remove pride flag from Stonewall, iconic site in LGBTQ+ movement The move came after a directive from President Donald Trump to remove certain flags from national historic sites.

By doing this, Trump is quite literally trying to erase LGBTQ history from Stonewall.
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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?

A vibrant, wide-angle photo of a colorful outdoor mural promoting the "Super Bowl LX Apple Music Halftime Show." The mural is painted on a long blue wall in a sunlit, tropical setting with real palm trees and bright pink bougainvillea flowers cascading over the top. The artwork features a playful, surreal collage of cultural and football-themed elements: Central Text: The Apple Music logo in bold yellow and red 3D lettering is flanked by "SUPER BOWL LX" above and "HALFTIME SHOW" below. Iconic Imagery: Large illustrations of a golden trumpet, pink sunglasses, maracas, dominoes, and a cup of coffee with a musical note in the foam. Football Elements: Brown footballs are depicted growing on palm trees like coconuts and resting on the ground. Foreground: A young girl in a yellow dress walks along the sidewalk in front of the mural, passing a small goalpost illustration where a green parrot is perched. The overall aesthetic is warm, festive, and celebrates a fusion of Latin-inspired culture and American football.

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

Thank you!

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show cements Latinidad in the mainstream | 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.'

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.'

Shot from the stands of the Bad Bunny halftime show.

What a moment.

Rohan Nadkarni @RohanNadkarni This is incredibly cool — A source familiar with Bad Bunny’s performance tonight tells me that the couple in the halftime show got married for real. They invited Bad Bunny to their wedding and in turn he invited them to get married during his performance.

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

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show cements Latinidad in the mainstream | 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.'

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."

Trump will never release all the Epstein files. Don't stop pushing. | Opinion The Epstein files are perhaps the only thing the left and the right can currently agree on – and may be what drives a wedge between MAGA and Trump.

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.

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A photo of NY Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani. Text added to the image reads: "Opinion by Sara Pequeño: Mamdani might actually pull off universal childcare in NYC."

"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