Marcos Mendoza
@anthropatagonia.bsky.social
U Mississippi ANTH + ENVS + LACS faculty / author of The Patagonian Sublime / current research on insecurity, self-defense, civil forces, and constituent power in Mexico / enthusiast of mountains, glaciers, outdoor sports, and memento mori
Absolutely workmanlike takedown of the Ezra Klein #abundance liberalism agenda by Trevor Jackson in the latest edition of the NYRB. 🔥🔥🔥
September 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Absolutely workmanlike takedown of the Ezra Klein #abundance liberalism agenda by Trevor Jackson in the latest edition of the NYRB. 🔥🔥🔥
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the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
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Mother boy, but for fascism
August 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Mother boy, but for fascism
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This is worth thinking about.
When Moderation Becomes Appeasement
If your chief goal is to find a middle ground with the far right on social issues, you’ll end up condoning its values—just ask Keir Starmer.
www.thebulwark.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is worth thinking about.
Perito Moreno, arguably the most famous glacier in Argentina, is now retreating. Glaciologists marveled at its unusual stability 20 years ago. This is very sad to see. english.elpais.com/climate/2025...
The Perito Moreno Glacier is suffering an ‘irreversible’ retreat after losing nearly 2,000 meters in seven years
Scientists warn that climate change is the main cause of the loss of mass in South America’s most famous glacier
english.elpais.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Perito Moreno, arguably the most famous glacier in Argentina, is now retreating. Glaciologists marveled at its unusual stability 20 years ago. This is very sad to see. english.elpais.com/climate/2025...
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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
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I suggest folks start putting "anti-AI statements" in their publications and talks. For example, state that you didn't use AI for any aspect of your work and that you didn't cite any studies that used AI.
This shows worker solidarity and makes visible the collective action against AI.
This shows worker solidarity and makes visible the collective action against AI.
If this isn't a cautionary warning for academics then I don't know what is.
You are putting yourself one step closer to unemployment each time you use AI to write an email, synthesize literature, code any data, use the socratic method to organize ideas, or write syllabi, lectures & papers.
You are putting yourself one step closer to unemployment each time you use AI to write an email, synthesize literature, code any data, use the socratic method to organize ideas, or write syllabi, lectures & papers.
This week, I spoke with one of the Duolingo contractors impacted by its 'new' AI strategy, and they clarified that
1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators.
2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.
1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators.
2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.
May 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I suggest folks start putting "anti-AI statements" in their publications and talks. For example, state that you didn't use AI for any aspect of your work and that you didn't cite any studies that used AI.
This shows worker solidarity and makes visible the collective action against AI.
This shows worker solidarity and makes visible the collective action against AI.
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My friend and colleague @anthropatagonia.bsky.social presenting his public talk, “Mexican Cartels Are Terrorist Organizations? The View from a Conflict Zone in Western Mexico” to a PACKED house
April 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My friend and colleague @anthropatagonia.bsky.social presenting his public talk, “Mexican Cartels Are Terrorist Organizations? The View from a Conflict Zone in Western Mexico” to a PACKED house
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A new study models the impact of the implosion of U.S.-funded disease treatment and prevention in the developing world — and suggests that Elon Musk and Marco Rubio will go down as among history’s greatest monsters if funding and effective administration are not restored.
Count the Dead by the Millions
From HIV and tuberculosis infections to millions of dead children, the deadly impact of Rubio, Musk and Trump’s agenda has been quantified.
www.rollingstone.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A new study models the impact of the implosion of U.S.-funded disease treatment and prevention in the developing world — and suggests that Elon Musk and Marco Rubio will go down as among history’s greatest monsters if funding and effective administration are not restored.
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Some of my research is in journals within one of these databases that are now seemingly banned. Only fascists ban reading.
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
mississippitoday.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Some of my research is in journals within one of these databases that are now seemingly banned. Only fascists ban reading.
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April 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
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Rough day for the it’s-not-a-constitutional-crisis-until-he-defies-a-court-order crowd.
March 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Rough day for the it’s-not-a-constitutional-crisis-until-he-defies-a-court-order crowd.
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An entire analysis piece rooted in the (unacknowledged) logic of domestic abuse. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...
February 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An entire analysis piece rooted in the (unacknowledged) logic of domestic abuse. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...
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BREAKING: Mexican President Sheinbaum argues that if cartels are deemed terrorist orgs, then the suppliers of weapons—over 74% of which come FROM the U.S.—should ALSO face accountability for enabling terrorism.
As a result, Mexico is expanding its lawsuit targeting U.S gun manufacturers. 🇲🇽
As a result, Mexico is expanding its lawsuit targeting U.S gun manufacturers. 🇲🇽
February 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
BREAKING: Mexican President Sheinbaum argues that if cartels are deemed terrorist orgs, then the suppliers of weapons—over 74% of which come FROM the U.S.—should ALSO face accountability for enabling terrorism.
As a result, Mexico is expanding its lawsuit targeting U.S gun manufacturers. 🇲🇽
As a result, Mexico is expanding its lawsuit targeting U.S gun manufacturers. 🇲🇽
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I think if people are throwing Nazi salutes around at the official gathering of American conservatives, then it’s perfectly fine to call American conservatives Nazis.
February 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I think if people are throwing Nazi salutes around at the official gathering of American conservatives, then it’s perfectly fine to call American conservatives Nazis.
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There are many mysteries and ambiguities in life but the nature of this gesture is not among them. It's a Nazi salute.
February 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There are many mysteries and ambiguities in life but the nature of this gesture is not among them. It's a Nazi salute.
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Just randomly posting this painting
February 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just randomly posting this painting
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I gotta admit, seeing this level of open corruption goes a long way towards explaining why the Imperial stormtroopers' gear in Star Wars turned out to be completely useless the first time some stone-age teddy bears started throwing hands.
The Trump Administration Might Just Spend $400 Million on 'Armored' Teslas
Donald Trump's administration expects to spend $400 million on 'armored' vehicles made by Elon Musk's Tesla.
www.rollingstone.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I gotta admit, seeing this level of open corruption goes a long way towards explaining why the Imperial stormtroopers' gear in Star Wars turned out to be completely useless the first time some stone-age teddy bears started throwing hands.
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Time for journalists to catch ourselves when we use the term “dubious.” As in “dubious legal authority.” Our job is to find out, and if it’s illegal, call it that.
February 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Time for journalists to catch ourselves when we use the term “dubious.” As in “dubious legal authority.” Our job is to find out, and if it’s illegal, call it that.
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America offshoring its blacksites was a precursor to offshoring its camps to other nations in return for cash. Fascist globalism is something many people didn’t even consider.
February 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
America offshoring its blacksites was a precursor to offshoring its camps to other nations in return for cash. Fascist globalism is something many people didn’t even consider.
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I did a piece about the political economy of climate breakdown for @londonreview.bsky.social, pivoting off the essential new book by Andreas Malm and @wimcarton.bsky.social.
Please give it a read!
Please give it a read!
Brett Christophers · So much for Paris: Climate Overshoot
All fossil fuel projects are politically constituted. Either they are state projects, controlled and administered by...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I did a piece about the political economy of climate breakdown for @londonreview.bsky.social, pivoting off the essential new book by Andreas Malm and @wimcarton.bsky.social.
Please give it a read!
Please give it a read!
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Those high emissions billionaire space hotel trips scheduled for 2026 might not materialise on schedule.
BREAKING: Debris seen over the Caribbean after SpaceX's Starship explodes during test flight
January 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Those high emissions billionaire space hotel trips scheduled for 2026 might not materialise on schedule.
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Here is a statement by my colleague Katherine Franke about the end of her time teaching at Columbia. Please read it. drive.google.com/file/d/1i4cO...
Statement from Katherine Franke.pdf
drive.google.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Here is a statement by my colleague Katherine Franke about the end of her time teaching at Columbia. Please read it. drive.google.com/file/d/1i4cO...