Uproot's very own Iris M. Crawford-Maskell and @angelymercado.bsky.social are speaking about underserved farming communities and local food sovereignty stories for @sentientmedia.org's Food and Farming Journalism Network on March 26th at 6 PM ET. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

But like is @tacobellquarterly.org taking submissions?

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

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

“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-...

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...

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...

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!

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...

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?

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.

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-...

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

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...

“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

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*

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...

NYC journalists: Be there.

Recently went foraging ❤️

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

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...

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:

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-...

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.

Do something.

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...

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

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

So like into hell?

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.

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...

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

For anyone in NYC, I’m moderating a climate justice panel Wed. at @newmarkjplus.bsky.social The talented @angelymercado.bsky.social & @smaldo.bsky.social will join me to talk about centering folks most impacted by climate change and leading solutions! www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/cente...

A private jet to God's country? Bestie, I fear you may not see the kingdom.

New newsletter post where I talk about two options for PR’s LNG future as well as a small polemica bout Ghibli, AI, and fascism heavyweather.media/weather-repo...

My latest @teenvogue.com byline looks at overconsumption and our mental health.

I should have become a nun when I had the chance. I'd be somewhere cloistered up with my girlypops instead of applying for jobs as American society collapses around me.

Eggs were almost $13 in a small market in Puerto Rico. Might be buying my aunt a chicken for her birthday.

This.

We also wanted a high-speed rail for Valentine's Day. Uprooter @angelymercado.bsky.social for her newsletter, Media Mercado. mediamercado.substack.com/p/all-i-want...

Federal workers are speaking out today about ‘devastating’ losses to the agency that gives us our weather forecasts, plus a worrying scoop on office leases canceled for the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and a radar development lab #NOAA www.theverge.com/news/622990/...