Laura Mercado Collado

Freelance translator, journalist, & copywriter // Sacred Heart University grad // She-Her // Voracious reader // 🇵🇷 // RTs are not endorsements //

[Laura Mercado Collado @LauraMercado09]

@JaniceNegronAlm @Lilamaria04 @eduardobhatia Tienes la oportunidad de corregirla, hazlo

O te gusta hablar ñoña a ti tambien?

[Laura Mercado Collado @LauraMercado09]

@alekim78 @b97a805610764d2 @Barbarajosefina Dichosa eres que pudiste eligir amistades y manera de pensar. Hay gente que no tienen ni esa opción

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

‘Trump supporters come in, and you open the f*cking doors for them?’ — U.S. Capitol police faced bipartisan criticism in the aftermath of Wednesday’s violent assault, prompting many to draw comparisons to previous treatment of BLM activists

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

One of the key questions from yesterday is why it took hours for there to be a response from the U.S. military to an armed invasion of the United States Capitol.

Why spend $700B on the military if they can’t defend the Capitol from attack?

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Reported new coronavirus deaths in the U.S. top 4,000 for the first time https://t.co/q7p1veIhcw

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

“Congress must now act, not just to remove Trump—but to ensure that no president ever risks behaving in this way again,” @YAppelbaum writes. https://t.co/m4tIb92HiQ

[Jake Zuckerman @jake_zuckerman]

Outside the Columbus Statehouse. A lot of guns, Proud Boys, Trump flags, etc.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: President Trump has suggested to aides in recent weeks that he wants to pardon himself, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. https://t.co/kUfnbj5Hrk

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

#BREAKING: Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, AP now projects. https://t.co/iISpQX8EsK

[CNN @CNN]

BREAKING: JOE BIDEN WINS

Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects, after a victory in Pennsylvania puts the Scranton-born Democrat over 270 https://t.co/pZ8pr4cMTG #CNNElection

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

Armed Trump supporters are showing up at vote-counting sites

[David Begnaud @DavidBegnaud]

NOW: President Trump’s lead over Biden in Pennsylvania has dropped to 41,305.

6 hours ago, the President was leading by 115,069.

[Valeria Collazo @ValeriaCollazoC]

Extraño los abrazos de verdad. Harta de lo virtual, de la pandemia, de todo el dolor y las distancias de este año.
A respirar hondo y seguir. Todo pasa, aunque se sienta infinito mientras dure.

[Michael Deibert @michaelcdeibert]

I've reported about politics from around the world for more than 20 years, and I can honestly say (no reflection on the status issue itself), but Puerto Rico's ruling Partido Nuevo Progresista is a uniquely corrupt, dishonest & cynical enterprise.

[Fast Company @FastCompany]

A solar achievement: @TommyHilfiger has placed 48,000 solar panels on the roof of their European distribution center. “That roof powers all our owned and operated facilities in the Netherlands and even gives electricity back to the grid,” says CEO Martijn Hagman #FCFestival

[Kara Goucher @karagoucher]

As my grandfather lies in a bed struggling to take his last breaths due to Covid, I’m not sure I’ve ever read anything more offensive or tone deaf in my life.

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

Our friends @BenSPLATT and @MeCookieMonster teamed up to sing a duet of "C is for Cookie" on The #NotTooLateShow! Listen now on @AppleMusic's ABCs Fun! playlist: https://t.co/SI1R7y4x79

[The Nation @thenation]

Our 2020 Fall Books issue is out today — featuring @rodriquese on Claudia Rankine, @HeerJeet on Richard Hofstadter, @simplylovia on Yaa Gyasi, @charlie_savage on Nicholson Baker, @ProfMSinha on oligarchy, @anyaSIPA on newspapers, and more. https://t.co/GP2Bmz0dn1

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

#Breaking: Ontario reporting 7 deaths and 548 new cases of COVID-19. https://t.co/X7whAXXm2U

[Espacios Abiertos @EApuertorico]

Recuerda que hoy a las 7:00 Pm es el Debate ambiental con los candidatos a la gobernación.
Muchas de las instancias de ausencia de #transparencia, de #accesoalainformación y de participación ciudadana surgen en el tema ambiental.
#dameturno #GobiernoAbierto @BasuraCeroPR