Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I did go to the massive Lula rally today but I wore one of those hats that says "o brasil é dos brasileiros" so everyone knows I am not doing foreign interference 3460
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ahora en español - publicado por @ctxtbr.bsky.social ctxt.es/es/20261001/...ctxt.esUn Lula a la defensiva contra las fuerzas del trumpismoUn filósofo, una científica social, un periodista y una activista ofrecen sus miradas sobre las próximas elecciones brasileñas 063
Reposted by Vincent BevinsVincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What is happening in Brazil in October, and why does it matter? We asked a philosopher, a social scientist, a journalist and an organizer. Now up on North South Notes, featuring Rodrigo Nunes, Camila Rocha, Piero Locatelli and Stephanie Weatherbee Brito: www.northsouthnotes.org/p/how-to-wat...northsouthnotes.orgHow to watch Brazil this monthFour illustrious guides to a crucial cycle 14520
Reposted by Vincent BevinsChicao Fernandes @chicao.io · 01/10/2026Participacao do Rodrigo Nunes no @viracasacas.viracasacas.com e no North South Notes do Benvis. Bora ler 083
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What is happening in Brazil in October, and why does it matter? We asked a philosopher, a social scientist, a journalist and an organizer. Now up on North South Notes, featuring Rodrigo Nunes, Camila Rocha, Piero Locatelli and Stephanie Weatherbee Brito: www.northsouthnotes.org/p/how-to-wat...northsouthnotes.orgHow to watch Brazil this monthFour illustrious guides to a crucial cycle 14520
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Pride and Dependency -- in a new letter from Cairo, reflections on the deep causes of a painful national paralysis. North South Notes : www.northsouthnotes.org/p/pride-and-...x.comVincent Bevins (@Vinncent) on XPride and Dependency -- in a new letter from Cairo, reflections on the deep causes of a painful national paralysis. North South Notes : https://t.co/SXMhyaHqZ9 073
Reposted by Vincent BevinsJennifer Szalai @jenszalai.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Really smart piece that captures how groupthink and perceived popularity can have enormous political implications. 071
Reposted by Vincent BevinsVincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST) @mst.org.br is now one of the most famous social movements in the world. But not many people know they run their own publishing house. My interview with Miguel Yoshida, editor of Expressão Popular: www.northsouthnotes.org/p/the-stampedenorthsouthnotes.orgThe stampedeAn interview with Miguel Yoshida, editor of Expressão Popular 03213
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Elon Musk obviously succeeded. The 'vibe shift' was a leveraged buyout --- North South Notes: www.northsouthnotes.org/p/the-vibe-s...northsouthnotes.orgThe 'vibe shift' was a leveraged buyoutMedia ownership matters 15515
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST) @mst.org.br is now one of the most famous social movements in the world. But not many people know they run their own publishing house. My interview with Miguel Yoshida, editor of Expressão Popular: www.northsouthnotes.org/p/the-stampedenorthsouthnotes.orgThe stampedeAn interview with Miguel Yoshida, editor of Expressão Popular 03213
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Is there such a thing as "left-wing" tactics? What about organizational models? Do tools have ideological content? Up now at North South Notes, with input from Serbian students, Rodrigo Nunes in Rio, and Bora Mema in Tirana: substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comBut leftistlyDo tools have ideological content? 0102
Reposted by Vincent BevinsTavos Silva 🇵🇸 @tavosmm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026o @vincentbevins.bsky.social compartilhou esse ensaio excelente de um ativista queniano e eu percebi o quão desligado eu sou do noticiario geopolítico africano. bsky.app/profile/vinc... 031
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The day we became Gen Z — by Njeri Mwangi and Kenya's Organic Intellectual Network — Two years of reflections since the 2024 revolt — North South Notes www.northsouthnotes.org/p/the-day-we...northsouthnotes.orgThe day we became Gen ZTwo years later in Nairobi 062
Reposted by Vincent BevinsJohn Duda @johnduda.bsky.social · 18/06/2026“These guys thought there was a giant red button marked VIOLENCE being guarded by a couple of queer studies professors, and all you have to do is smash it to subjugate countries at will.” 03610
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Woops the social preview has cut off the head of the man himself 070
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Donald Trump did not just fail in Iran. MAGA's top-down assault on the world system in the first half of 2026 (what I tried to call an "autogolpe imperial") has been a flop. North South Notes — Botched coup part two: www.northsouthnotes.org/p/botched-co...northsouthnotes.orgBotched coup part twoFlailing empire updates 1298
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Works the same as always - I will sign them and send them out (worldwide) - just drop a reply into the North South Notes chat (which means I need your email, nothing else): substack.com/chat/326808 - and I will contact people over the next few days 050
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Giving away some books for my birthday — who wants one 4297
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Finding Elon — Searching for Muskism in Africa — by Efthimios Karayiannides — North South Notes www.northsouthnotes.org/p/finding-el...northsouthnotes.orgFinding ElonSearching for Muskism in Africa and beyond 095
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This is the link to the full, rambling post with our plans and promises. But if you support the idea you can just subscribe, and offer a pledge if you are capable www.northsouthnotes.org/p/seeking-yo...northsouthnotes.orgSeeking your supportAn appeal, and a (qualified) mission statement 0133
Reposted by Vincent BevinsLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 02/04/2026‘It’s hard to think of other countries where “the students” could stand in for the entire political opposition.’ @vincentbevins.bsky.social on Serbia’s Novi Sad protests and their aftermath. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukVincent Bevins · Diary: Serbia’s Student MovementOn 1 November 2024, the canopy of a recently renovated train station in Novi Sad collapsed, killing sixteen people.... 092
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 03/04/2026ayo, how can I get back in touch? Tried to send a bsky DM and email... 010
Reposted by Vincent BevinsOliver Basciano @olibasciano.bsky.social · 17/03/2026This is exciting but, if you are able and keen, it needs support! 021
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Announcement — I am now seeking support to officially launch a little global affairs magazine. We plan to pay writers all around the world, and pay them well, to do our small part to save knowledge and human civilization. It's a Substack. Please join us 28416
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 20/02/2026From our correspondent in Condesa: www.northsouthnotes.org/p/art-in-the...northsouthnotes.orgArt in the Age of Claudia SheinbaumA report from Mexico 071
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 31/01/2026January geopolitics roundup: in which I try to coin the term "autogolpe imperial" and translate it too www.northsouthnotes.org/p/imperial-t...northsouthnotes.orgImperial theater and the world-systemic self-coupJanuary 2026 0178
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 31/12/2025www.northsouthnotes.org/p/taming-the...northsouthnotes.orgTaming the internetFrom horizontal to vertical, from keyboards to screens 2112
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 27/12/2025By the way the Substack app is kinda annoying you don't have to download it to drop a reply in the chat, though it tries to make you on mobile - using a browser / desktop you can still play. I just need your email I am not sponsored by the substack app development team lol 140
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 26/12/2025I will sign them and send them out worldwide - just drop a reply into my substack subscriber chat (meaning you have to give me your email, not anything else) substack.com/chat/326808 and I will contact people over the next few days 2100
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Merry Christmas ! I am giving away a bunch of free books — who wants one 5515
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Also - 3. I will give away more (of both of my books) by mail later this year using that chat, so don't get mad at me for having a couple UK copies now. Also - 4. I will delete these tweets at some point 010
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Released today ! — paperback editions (US and UK) 0414
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Just published on North South Notes — Who really killed Romania's election? www.northsouthnotes.org/p/the-forestnorthsouthnotes.orgThe forestWho really killed Romania's election? 0143
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 19/11/2025On December 2, we will release the paperback of If We Burn, with a new Afterword. There will be two English-language editions, one published in the US and one published in the UK www.northsouthnotes.org/p/news-lette...northsouthnotes.orgNews Letter IIINew editions; explosive mobilizations; errors and updates 1190
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 31/10/2025What was behind the mass protests in Indonesia this year, and how did they change the country? From Jakarta, a report by Hanna Samosir, on an unfinished revolutionnorthsouthnotes.orgThe Burn MethodWhat was behind the mass protests in Indonesia this year, and how did they change the country? From Jakarta, a report on an unfinished Reformasi 0114
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I have never collected any money from Substack. However, I may soon try to use the platform to pay contributors (well!) to North South Notes, writing from around the world. If you are interested in that idea, please feel free to subscribe and pledge support 171
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I wrote about Venezuela www.northsouthnotes.org/p/regime-col...northsouthnotes.orgRegime collapseA new paradigm 14015
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Si ardemos - la década de las protestas masivas y la revolución que no fue. Disponible hoy, publicado por @capitanswing.bsky.social capitanswing.com/libros/si-ar... 0175
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 16/05/2025In 1998, the founders of Google famously wrote that any search engine powered by advertising revenues would be “inherently biased” and contrary to the interests of the user. Twenty-seven years and ~$1.9 trillion dollars in advertising revenue later... www.northsouthnotes.org/p/nostalgia-...northsouthnotes.orgNostalgia for 2021Missing (2023) — Directed by Will Merrick and Nicholas D. Johnson 1338
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Thank you, so much, to everyone who has donated or even just retposted. In two days we hit the goal I had imagined, and will be able to cover 2/3 of their operating expenses for the rest of this year. I will stop here, end the fundraising, and get them the money. Thank you ! 160
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Once more, I'll pass the money through a local contact in the Catholic Church (Indonesians will be able to guess who this is), and as with last time, I expect SekBer will send a thank you note with photos of the money being put to good use 1141
Reposted by Vincent BevinsCapitán Swing @capitanswing.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Un inspirador trabajo de campo y análisis reconstructivo de los levantamientos populares masivos de la década pasada que impulsaron cambios y que nos pueden servir de aprendizaje para, por qué no, retomar la propuesta transformadora en el futuro. Si ardemos, de @vincentbevins.bsky.social. 19 mayo 0328
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 07/05/2025For the fourth time since 2020, I am seeking help for victims of the 1965 atrocities in Indonesia. I am grateful for any support we can put together for this community www.gofundme.com/f/uju4m9-sup...gofundme.comDonate to Support for victims of 1965 in Indonesia, organized by Vincent BevinsFor the fourth time since 2020, I am seeking funds to support victims of the U… Vincent Bevins needs your support for Support for victims of 1965 in Indonesia 13914
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 23/04/2025www.northsouthnotes.org/p/news-lette...northsouthnotes.orgNews Letter IILandless Workers; Trumponomics; Spanish cover 1306
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 23/04/2025tenho : ) www.northsouthnotes.org/p/news-lette...northsouthnotes.orgNews Letter IILandless Workers; Trumponomics; Spanish cover 171
Vincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 22/04/2025www.northsouthnotes.org/p/learning-t...northsouthnotes.orgLearning to readUntricking and tricking myself 080
Reposted by Vincent BevinsIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Really great reporting by @vincentbevins.bsky.social 0286
