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.
I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Cruelty is the point and the real aggravation.
A new Kansas law lets those “aggrieved” by the presence of a trans person in a bathroom to file a civil suit for monetary damages.
An Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill With a Cruel New Twist
A new Kansas law lets those “aggrieved” by the presence of a trans person in a bathroom to file a civil suit for monetary damages.
interc.pt
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Cruelty is the point and the real aggravation.
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When someone shows you who they are...
Nicki Minaj Has Homophobic Meltdown After Trevor Noah Bashes Her Relationship With Trump At Grammys
www.comicsands.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
When someone shows you who they are...
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The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
Even if you don’t follow politics, politics is following you.
February 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Even if you don’t follow politics, politics is following you.
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Breaking: Days after declaring, "I'm not going to live in fear" in a now-viral video, Army veteran Ian Austin was arrested by federal agents on Friday. Austin was part of a group, including journalist Don Lemon, that interrupted a St. Paul church service.
Federal agents just arrested an Army veteran—after he protested ICE outside a church
Ian Austin was part of the group that interrupted a St. Paul church service.
www.motherjones.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Breaking: Days after declaring, "I'm not going to live in fear" in a now-viral video, Army veteran Ian Austin was arrested by federal agents on Friday. Austin was part of a group, including journalist Don Lemon, that interrupted a St. Paul church service.
My definition of Hegemonic media in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Hegemonic media maintain predominance even when regimes change. Mainstream outlets adapt to shrinking press and civic freedoms. Message me if you would like a version of the full chapter. lnkd.in/gS9axbem
January 30, 2026 at 12:48 AM
My definition of Hegemonic media in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Hegemonic media maintain predominance even when regimes change. Mainstream outlets adapt to shrinking press and civic freedoms. Message me if you would like a version of the full chapter. lnkd.in/gS9axbem
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Pretti's co-workers
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Pretti's co-workers
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.
