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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Being a progressive cradle Catholic is weird because I sometimes feel like an activated sleeper agent.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I wanted a hot girl summer not a poly-crisis/climate crisis summer.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Thanks to the @uprootproject.bsky.social fellowship and The Wake Forest University fellowship, I travelled to several farms & orgs that support local food sovereignty in the Caribbean. PR & the USVI import most of their food, leaving them vulnerable to extreme weather and disruptions. Read more:

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Small farming finds its way in the Caribbean 🇵🇷🌴🥭

Notes on how history and culture shape our taste buds

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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Small farming finds its way in the Caribbean 🇵🇷🌴🥭

Notes on how history and culture shape our taste buds

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I'm an editor at large at the @sunnposts.bsky.social! I recently supported a student reporter who tackled writing about how summer camps in Florida are bracing for extreme heat: www.sunnpost.com/summer-camps...

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How Summer Camps Are Trying To Beat the Rising Heat - SUNN Post

With climate change driving up temperatures, here’s how Florida camp directors are adapting.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

NYC has been fighting for its life with this insane weather for about three years.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I reflected on writing, science, and why the Artemis II mission gave me so much moon-joy: open.substack.com/pub/mediamer...

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On May Day, Taurus Season, Astronauts, and Hope

An April recap of sorts.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I'm a Taurus and this year's birthday cake was Artemis II themed ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 10/03/2026

How can we report with — not on — underserved farming communities and cover local food sovereignty stories with authority? Join @uprootproject.bsky.social’s Iris M. Crawford-Maskell and @angelymercado.bsky.social for this discussion by joining the Food and Farming Journalism Network: buff.ly/5cMAgKd

Event graphic for the Food and Farming Journalism Network event, Reporting on Food Sovereignty and Underserved Farmers
March 26, 6PM ET

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Lent is 40 hard for cradle Catholics who do it in a Pope Francis kinda way and not a V*nce kinda way.

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The Uproot Project @uprootproject.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

“I personally do not think it’s uncouth to throw [a**] and have a political opinion or to call out inept officials who paint themselves as traditional and outwardly pious.” Uprooter @angelymercado.bsky.social spitting bars about Bad Bunny & politics mediamercado.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...

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Bad Bunny Was Always Political.

His commentary from Krippy Kush era to the DTMF.

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Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Those power lines signified a lot in bad bunny’s halftime show, gonna cite the official bad bunny x climate correspondent @angelymercado.bsky.social gizmodo.com/bad-bunny-el...

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In 'El Apagón,' Bad Bunny Tackles Gentrification and Power Outages

The Puerto Rican musician balances the pride and anger of Puerto Ricans in his new album, Un Verano Sin Ti .

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

How long has Bad Bunny been political? Forever (x100pre lol). I complied a highlight reel after a few years of writing about climate and environmental themes in his work: open.substack.com/pub/mediamer...

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Bad Bunny Was Always Political.

His commentary from Krippy Kush era to the DTMF.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

My new goal is to be published in @tacobellquarterly.org mainly because I have stories that intersect between Taco Bell in NYC and a random Taco Maker in my family's hometown in Puerto Rico.

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 19/01/2026

The main thing I've learned this whole journey is nobody knows what they're doing so you're probably doing fine!

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I'm a regular researcher/ assistant for Miranda Green. The journo behind @atmosmag.bsky.social's newsletter The Understory. We recently tackled info on AI & data centers. Yes, your power bill goes up, and yes, it means more pollution. Read more here: atmos.earth/political-la...

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AI’s Energy Reckoning Has Arrived | Atmos

Data centers are the new climate problem, as the growth of artificial intelligence causes electric bills to skyrocket.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I was recently asked how I survive as a freelance writer... the answer is that half of my work isn't even writing currently. I'm also a fact-checker and an editorial assistant (which I love), but I do have to write a lot less than I'd like to.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Yes it's the shopping season, but please shop consciously! Don't go into debt for things you may not even like that much.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

From article: During the drive to the station, prosecutors say she made statements to officers about immigration enforcement, including, “Why are you doing this to your people?” and “What are you going to tell your children about what you do?” I'm hoping she struck a nerve.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Why are alt-crunchy people worried about red40 and Tylenol when they should worry about PFAS?

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

It's so weird to freelance while it feels like the country is rapidly declining. But my family survived decades of authoritarianism... So maybe, I can as well?

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The collapse of science and climate journalism this year has been heartbreaking. But it also feels amazingly demoralizing.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

If I was really rich, I would not complain about mayors refusing to meet with me; I would just buy a lot of Lego sets and spend extended periods in Tokyo, Italy, and France

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Just know that every mass media layoff will disproportionately affect Black & Latin@ journalists. Their peers will see support and success and we'll be pushed further into the margins. I feel like our stories are disappearing and there isn't much we can do about it.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I wrote an essay about my grandmother's powder box for @opensecretsmag.bsky.social. Writing this reminds me that some of the objects that we own anchor us to people and memories that we can't physically access anymore. opensecretsmagazine.com/p/chantilly-...

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Objectives #8: The Powder Puff in My Drawer Smells Like the Ghost of My Grandmother

I now share my triumphs and struggles with this memento of my beloved Mamá

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Besties, you need to a hobby to build community and find ways to have fund outside of just retail therapy. So I wrote a guide. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mediamer...

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You Don't Need a Trip to Target, You Need a Hobby

Sometimes shopping less for fun means filling in that time with an activity.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 23/10/2025

“Andrew Cuomo will spend much of tonight attacking me. He is a desperate man lashing out because he knows that the one thing he’s always cared about—power—is now slipping away from him.” Yoooooooooo

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Hey all, just an independent science and climate fact-checker and writer based out of NYC that's open for assignments! Hoping to connect with some editors on here who are looking for nuanced reporting.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Bad Bunny is headlining the 2026 super bowl halftime show. But did you all know that his work references a lot of infrastructural and climate issues? I explain: open.substack.com/pub/mediamer...

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On Bad Bunny, Climate Writing, and Remembering Disaster

Some reflections on reporting from the intersection of culture and climate.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

NYC journalists: Be there.

JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME
Join members of the press to rally in support of First Amendment-protected activity and against multiple recent attacks on journalists in NYC
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1, 3PM • FOLEY SQUARE

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Climate Week NYC is coming up and I'm hosting an event with other journalists alongside @newmarkjplus.bsky.social and @npquarterly.bsky.social. We're bringing food policy experts and farmers together to connect with journalists and the public 💚 www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/build...

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Building New Futures: How Can Farmers and Journalists Support Each Other? - Newmark J-School

Farms are facing unprecedented climate impacts, swift funding cuts, policy changes and a targeted agricultural labor force under the current

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Ranting about the new @amtrak.com almost high speed rail. The East Coast privilege is great, but I need to see these crossing the country:

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All Aboard Amtrak's New (Almost) High Speed Rail

Catch me zooming from DC to NYC to Boston.

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Myles Helfand @myhelfy.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

People living with HIV are among the folks who are especially vulnerable if there are disruptions in access to medical services as a result of extreme weather events. Here's TheBody's new primer for people with HIV (U.S.-focused) on navigating that risk: www.thebody.com/hiv/extreme-...

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HIV and Extreme Weather: How to Prepare and Stay Safe

Learn how to safeguard your health before, during, and after a hurricane—or any other severely disruptive event.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I'm one of the Uproot and EEIJ fellows this year! Traveling to DC for training and mentorship was amazing. We did a tour of a river that runs south of the city to learn about environmental racism in FC and history of access to outdoor spaces.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Last summer, I reported an 8,000-word story about the mass privatization of the Massacuhsetts coastline; with a focus on Cape Cod. It involved taking a legally dodgy beach walk from Provincetown to Truro. Today, I wrote about how you can do this too. If you want. www.mindthemoss.com/p/whose-beac...

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Whose beach? Our beach!

Pro tips for trespassing on Cape Cod

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

At least Papa Francisco is with Princess Diana now. It's comforting.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Shoutout to Papa Francisco for caring about climate change and for beefing with JDV on his last day on earth.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Newsrooms are a fraction of the size today compared to about a decade ago. There is also less funding for stringers and freelancers today, which means so many stories completely fall through the cracks.

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yessenia funes @yessfun.com · 11/04/2025

you ever get your flight times mixed up? like think it’s at 7 am and it’s at 1 am? then they charge you $400 to get on a new flight?it’s my first time 🥲 support a journalist who’s been crying at the airport for her mistake by donating to helping recover the money I lost venmo.com/u/Yessenia-F...

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Venmo | Yessenia Funes

Venmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today.

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Angely Mercado @angelymercado.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Recession indicator this, recession indicator that... I've been freelancing since late 2023.

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