Antonieta Mercado
@laneta.bsky.social
Professor of communication at the University of San Diego. Teach classes on media literacy, decolonial thought, critical PR and more. I am trying to make sense of our current media environment and hopeful that this platform will foster connection.
The Border Is Invading America www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Is Invading America
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The Border Is Invading America www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...
They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.
Opinion | They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.
In a lecture at Loyola University Chicago in April, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso observed: “This is a crisis of narrative. Are we no longer a country of immigrants?
Opinion | We Will Regret Not Standing Up to This Venomous Cruelty
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In a lecture at Loyola University Chicago in April, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso observed: “This is a crisis of narrative. Are we no longer a country of immigrants?
From Rebecca Solnit. A solid analysis on how mainstream media is not meeting the seriousness of this moment and instead normalizing the attacks to our democracy as just the news.
Please Shout Fire. This Theater Is Burning
The United States is being destroyed from within, and mainstream journalism isn't making that clear. When I was a kid, there was a popular phrase--"what if they had a war and no one came?" What if we ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
From Rebecca Solnit. A solid analysis on how mainstream media is not meeting the seriousness of this moment and instead normalizing the attacks to our democracy as just the news.
Trolling Democracy. A juvenile turn on cruel propaganda from the top.
Opinion | Trolling Democracy
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trolling Democracy. A juvenile turn on cruel propaganda from the top.
Live Updates: L.A. Quiet as National Guard Troops Begin to Arrive.
Live Updates: L.A. Quiet as National Guard Troops Begin to Arrive
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Live Updates: L.A. Quiet as National Guard Troops Begin to Arrive.
This podcast illustrates American authoritarianism, or "illiberalism," as Steve Hahn calls it. Instead of foreign analogies Hahn examines "homegrown" examples. He also reinterprets de Tocqueville, framing exclusionary movements as warnings, not manuals. Powerful, informative, and worth a listen.
Video: Opinion | The Very American Roots of Trumpism
The historian Steven Hahn puts Trumpism in the context of America’s long history of illiberalism.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This podcast illustrates American authoritarianism, or "illiberalism," as Steve Hahn calls it. Instead of foreign analogies Hahn examines "homegrown" examples. He also reinterprets de Tocqueville, framing exclusionary movements as warnings, not manuals. Powerful, informative, and worth a listen.
In which ways is this “efficient” and investing millions (not billions) in education, health and social services is not?
Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention (Gift Article)
A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
In which ways is this “efficient” and investing millions (not billions) in education, health and social services is not?
So dehumanizing!
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
www.propublica.org
April 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So dehumanizing!
The day before streets were crowded with hundreds of thousands of people. NYT did not publish one photo of the marches in the cover. Instead they highlighted markets as the story of the day. Mobilizations needed the coverage deserved to this large movement. #Handsoff
April 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The day before streets were crowded with hundreds of thousands of people. NYT did not publish one photo of the marches in the cover. Instead they highlighted markets as the story of the day. Mobilizations needed the coverage deserved to this large movement. #Handsoff
Paul Krugman is suggesting that the Trump administration asked AI to design the policy on tariffs. Read on.
Will Malignant Stupidity Kill the World Economy?
Trump’s tariffs are a disaster. His policy process is worse.
paulkrugman.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Paul Krugman is suggesting that the Trump administration asked AI to design the policy on tariffs. Read on.
From George Monbiot, the possibility of system collapse.
There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot
It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves, writes columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
From George Monbiot, the possibility of system collapse.
Remember, boycott this Friday.
February 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remember, boycott this Friday.
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I believe in the power of coordinated grassroots action. Let’s use our economic power as well.
February 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I believe in the power of coordinated grassroots action. Let’s use our economic power as well.
On my way to work. Proud to celebrate our diverse community. University of San Diego celebrates Black History Month.
February 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
On my way to work. Proud to celebrate our diverse community. University of San Diego celebrates Black History Month.
Southern Poverty Law and other groups are promoting this campaign. WP pulled the ad with no further explanation.
Washington Post Cancels Ad From Groups Calling for Trump to Fire Musk
The newspaper told Common Cause, an advocacy group, that it was pulling its special ad, which would have covered the front and back pages of some Tuesday editions.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Southern Poverty Law and other groups are promoting this campaign. WP pulled the ad with no further explanation.
Call for Papers/ Se aceptan propuestas para el Encuentro BINACOM por su 35 Aniversario en la Universidad de Sonora, Hermosíllo Sonora, 13, 14 y 15 de marzo, 2025.
para mayor información visitar binacom.org (English) and binacom.unison.mx#bienvenida (Spanish).
para mayor información visitar binacom.org (English) and binacom.unison.mx#bienvenida (Spanish).
February 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Call for Papers/ Se aceptan propuestas para el Encuentro BINACOM por su 35 Aniversario en la Universidad de Sonora, Hermosíllo Sonora, 13, 14 y 15 de marzo, 2025.
para mayor información visitar binacom.org (English) and binacom.unison.mx#bienvenida (Spanish).
para mayor información visitar binacom.org (English) and binacom.unison.mx#bienvenida (Spanish).
Creating even in times of chaos and uncertainty, helps me to cultivate hope. Beauty reminds us of our humanity and our capacity to love each other and our planet. Creations: Pressed flowers from my balcony and butterfly drawings.
February 5, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Creating even in times of chaos and uncertainty, helps me to cultivate hope. Beauty reminds us of our humanity and our capacity to love each other and our planet. Creations: Pressed flowers from my balcony and butterfly drawings.
Flowers in my balcony harden are so beautiful this winter and a reminder of the beauty and fragility of life. I have violas, jump up, geraniums and the night sky petunia that seems like staring at the cosmos.
February 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Flowers in my balcony harden are so beautiful this winter and a reminder of the beauty and fragility of life. I have violas, jump up, geraniums and the night sky petunia that seems like staring at the cosmos.
By settling with Trump media are abdicating their First Amendment rights.
Opinion | Settlements With Trump Are Weakening Press Freedoms
Media institutions and technology companies are offering obscene sums of money to settle feeble or frivolous lawsuits.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
By settling with Trump media are abdicating their First Amendment rights.