Angely Mercado

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

Bad Bunny Was Always Political. His commentary from Krippy Kush era to the DTMF.

“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-...

Bad Bunny Was Always Political. His commentary from Krippy Kush era to the DTMF.

And I've since written some updates <3 mediamercado.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...

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 .

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...

Bad Bunny Was Always Political. His commentary from Krippy Kush era to the DTMF.

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:

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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.

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

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.

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:

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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.

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

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.

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

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?

So many people that I know who grew up in LIC can no longer afford to live there. Maybe they finally can.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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“No Kings” Protests Open Doors to Civic Engagement - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Movements like the “No Kings” protests are more than events. They’re on-ramps for civic engagement and coalition building.

Movements like the “No Kings” protests are more than events. They’re on-ramps for civic engagement. nonprofitquarterly.org/no-kings-pro... @angelymercado.bsky.social #nokings

Is this a clue about myself? Cause I'm only productive 3 times a week after 9 p.m.

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.

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:

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“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

“No Kings” Protests Open Doors to Civic Engagement - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Movements like the “No Kings” protests are more than events. They’re on-ramps for civic engagement and coalition building.

Protests are not just a one-off event, they're a pathway to more civic engagement and organizing.

I wrote about the impact of No Kings Day for @npquarterly.bsky.social

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.

*deletes angry paragraph*

On Bad Bunny, Climate Writing, and Remembering Disaster Some reflections on reporting from the intersection of culture and climate.

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:

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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

NYC journalists: Be there.

Recently went foraging ❤️

Life is Weird, Here Are Some Soothing Reads There is still such thing as positive news in some corners of the internet.

In this week's newsletter, I try to look on the bright side. open.substack.com/pub/mediamer...