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Mary Anna Mancuso
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Editorial Board member and Opinion writer @miamiherald.bsky.social | Recovering Political Operative | Fitness Enthusiast 🏋🏻‍♀️ | Dog Mom 🐾 | Repped by United Talent
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · 2d
Trump’s White House renovation is jarring — but not unprecedented
Trump’s White House renovation is jarring — but not unprecedented | Opinion
It’s too early to tell if Trump’s ballroom will become as iconic as Truman’s balcony. | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · 3d
Friends! I’m excited to share the Miami Herald Editorial Board has released our November election endorsements. 🗳️

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Here are the Miami Herald Editorial Board’s November election endorsements | Opinion
The election will take place on Nov. 4.
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · 8d
When I was president of the PBYRs, my chapter never dabbled in hate or racism.

I applaud YRNF for disavowing the behavior of those involved in the text chat.
I led young Republicans — I’m alarmed by rising hate within its ranks | Opinion
The Young Republicans leaked Telegram chat exposes antisemitic and racist language and that’s troubling | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · 11d
Term limits are a good thing.
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Miami’s lifetime term limits put the public back in public service | Opinion
Full-time politicians rather than part-time public servants — losing touch with the people they represent | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Sep 25
Trump’s presidential library should take a page from the Nixon library — share it all. Leave nothing to chance and let the future decide how Trump will be remembered.
Trump’s presidential library in Miami should tell the full story — not the highlight reel | Opinion
Presidential libraries should be archives of accountability and invite Americans to confront our past honestly | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Sep 21
The First Amendment prevents the government from silencing speech, but it doesn’t absolve leaders of judgment. When political tensions rise as they have now, leaders should model restraint and remind their constituents that differences should be resolved through debate, not political violence.
Leaders must lower the temperature, not fan flames, after Charlie Kirk’s death | Opinion
The First Amendment prevents the government from silencing speech but it doesn’t absolve leaders of judgment | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Sep 18
Constitution Day is more than a historical footnote. It’s a reminder of our founders’ radical idea: that a diverse nation can govern itself through compromise and mutual respect.
In trying times, Constitution Day is a quiet reminder of America’s fragile experiment | Opinion
Our democracy feels fragile; Constitution Day is the reminder we need to protect it together now | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Sep 10
Political violence has no place in America. No matter the victim, today’s events strike at the foundation of American democracy.

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Charlie Kirk shooting is a warning about rising political violence | Opinion
Republican or Democrat, political violence has no place in America | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Sep 8
Carlo Acutis’ canonization isn’t just historic for Catholics — it’s a cultural nod to younger generations harnessing social media to make faith a part of their lives.

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Faith in the time of digital divide — why the ‘millennial saint’ is needed | Opinion
Carlo Acutis bridges the divide between ancient faith and digital life.
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 29
While another DeSantis-Newsom debate will generate headlines, it won’t solve the affordability factor for either state.
Forget a second DeSantis-Newsom debate. Florida is beating California in real life | Opinion
California and Florida give a preview of potentially two political futures and visions for America | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 26
Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t think the maps should be redrawn mid-decade.

Here’s why:
Is American democracy at risk of dying by a thousand map cuts? | Opinion
Political institutions aren’t hurdles to overcome; they’re the bedrock of our country. | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 22
Conservatives shouldn’t be so easily outraged, especially over male cheerleaders — this isn’t a hill I’m willing to die on
Conservatives shouldn’t be so easily outraged, especially over male cheerleaders | Opinion
The notion that two male cheerleaders will somehow derail an entire football game isn’t serious | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 20
Protecting working-class neighborhoods isn’t anti-growth. It’s pro-community and pro-free market.
Miami gives the GOP a chance to prove conservatism protects the American Dream | Opinion
Protecting working-class neighborhoods isn’t anti-growth. It’s pro-community and pro-free market | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 18
Mail-in voting helped Florida Republicans win — so why is Trump attacking it?
Mail-in voting helped Florida Republicans win — so why is Trump attacking it? | Opinion
Trump’s promise to end mail-in voting is not only harmful to democracy, it could disenfranchise Florida voters | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 11
The idea of shared heroes, the kinds whose posters hung on bedroom walls of kids across America, encouraging them to aim higher and dream bigger, seems to be slipping away.
Apollo 13 commander’s death highlights a sad reality: America is short on heroes | Opinion
A shift has taken place in our society away from Olympic athletes and astronauts toward reality TV stars and social media influencers.
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 8
Jim Acosta’s AI interview raises deeper questions about human connection
Jim Acosta’s AI interview raises deeper questions about human connection | Opinion
Acosta’s interview raises a larger societal question: is AI helping us connect or just simulating connection while we grow more disconnected from one other?
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 5
It’s a denim ad, not Mein Kampf in marketing form. #SydneySweeney
No, Sydney Sweeney’s ‘great jeans’ ad isn’t a Nazi dog whistle | Opinion
Mancuso: Seeing a denim ad as a secret endorsement for eugenics minimizes real threats and distracts from actual problems.
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Aug 5
The GOP is no longer steeped in Reagan-era conservatism. Florida’s Republicans are using Florida as a strategy lab and talent incubator to move the Republican agenda forward.
The future of the GOP post Trump is being built in Florida, and it’s unapologetic | Opinion
Over the weekend at Florida’s Freedom Forum, I witnessed something remarkable: for the first time in years, the direction of the GOP made sense.
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Jul 31
The GOP’s moral compass may need to be recalibrated — especially when it comes to #familyvalues
Florida’s GOP now has an opportunity to renew commitment to family values | Opinion
When the GOP fails to hold its own leaders accountable, it erodes the foundation of family values the party claims to defend. | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Jul 28
Why Scotland’s protests about Trump should concern every American
Why Scotland’s protests about Trump should concern every American | Opinion
“Convicted US Felon to arrive in Scotland,” read the headline on the front page of Friday’s Scotland’s newspaper, The National.
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Jul 24
I’m a conservative Catholic, and I support religious liberty, but partisan politics should be kept out of our religious institutions.
I’m a conservative Catholic. Keep politics out of my church, other houses of worship | Opinion
The IRS’ shift in position is a slow creep toward politicizing religion. | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Jul 21
America is in its anti-hero era — and that’s dangerous for our national character.
America is in its anti-hero era — and it’s changing who we elect | Opinion
When winning replaces wisdom: The rise of the anti-hero in pop culture and America’s politics | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Jul 19
Men shouldn’t compete in women’s sports, and women shouldn’t compete in men’s sports. It seems pretty straightforward.

But it’s not.
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Jul 14
Trump and Bondi promised to release the #EpsteinFiles, but now they say there isn’t anything to release 🤷🏻‍♀️ #MAGA is upset — and they should be.
Trump and Bondi: There’s no Epstein client list. Why does it feel like betrayal? | Opinion
The DOJ memo has Trump supporters confronting a truth it cannot dismiss: the emperor has no clothes | Opinion
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Mary Anna Mancuso @maryannamancuso.bsky.social · Jul 10
We need an immigration policy that supports economic growth, not a shock and awe campaign meant to terrorize communities of color and undermine the businesses the GOP claims to defend.
The Republican Party can’t be pro-business while crushing the American workforce | Opinion
Despite the GOP’s long legacy of being pro-business and pro-growth, it’s now becoming the antithesis, due to immigration policy. | Opinion
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