@Alex_Niven

Two appearances in Pseuds Corner (2014, 2024) for Oasis apologism // @alamedainst // alex_niven@outlook dot com

 Newcastle upon Tyne
Joined January 2011
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Wrote this essay for @TheLondonMag about Sycamore Gap, Roman ruins, decline and fall, remembering the dead, caring for kids. It’s kind of a dark autumnal read, but heatwave respite perhaps. thelondonmagazine.org/articl…

It's a Devil of a Gap by Alex Niven - The London Magazine

Nearly three years on from its felling, Alex Niven considers the implications of the Sycamore Gap Tree crime, looking back at the history of the site.

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“A second Bolsonaro has just lost to Lula”
The “a second plane has just hit” meme but it’s being said to Jair Bolsonaro in a hospital gown with the gastro-nasal tube

ALT The “a second plane has just hit” meme but it’s being said to Jair Bolsonaro in a hospital gown with the gastro-nasal tube

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Benjamin Fogel@BenjaminFogel11h
Thousands of people in the center of Rio chanting obscene and justified anti Neymar slogans is the vibe right now
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Dave Ward@DaveWardGS18h
This is an important and brave message from workers at Meta, where the CWU have members. If the allegations are true that big tech firms have been suppressing the voice of @LulaOficial and ignoring extreme right-wing disinformation, everyone who believes in fair play should be seriously concerned. American tech billionaires must not be allowed to interfere in democratic elections - the future of Brazil must be decided by the Brazilian people alone.
BRASILWIRE@BRASILWIREOct 25
Meta employees denounce interference in Brazil elections. panamericandispatch.org/p/me…

Meta Employees Denounce Interference in Brazilian Elections

Meta staff are holding the Big Tech company’s leadership accountable for decisions they say could compromise the credibility of the democratic process.

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Hugely important transatlantic intervention here from Meta workers, underscoring serious foul play from the Trumpian-Bolsonaroian far-right in the Brazilian presidential election
Dave Ward@DaveWardGS18h
This is an important and brave message from workers at Meta, where the CWU have members. If the allegations are true that big tech firms have been suppressing the voice of @LulaOficial and ignoring extreme right-wing disinformation, everyone who believes in fair play should be seriously concerned. American tech billionaires must not be allowed to interfere in democratic elections - the future of Brazil must be decided by the Brazilian people alone.
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My take on the second round: While there is a good chance Brazil may still elect the crooked son of a convicted idiot, three weeks after his first-round victory, it’s also clear that Lula is back in the game thanks to a historic mobilization.
Jacobin
@jacobinOct 23
President @LulaOficial's supporters have occupied public space, hoping that their mobilization can drive up turnout and defy the polls: jacobin.com/2026/10/election…
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I wrote about the second round for @jacobin
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Gerry Hassan@GerryHassanOct 22
The downward spiral of Reform continues as the Farage bandwagon goes into reverse. Goodbye for now to Farage-Yusuf hubris. Labour: 26% (+1) Conservatives: 21% (-1) Reform UK: 20% (-2) Greens: 13% (+2) Lib Dems: 9% (-1) SNP: 3% (=) Ch: 14/10 Sample: 21-22/10 Via @FindoutnowUK
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Lord may I live to the year 3000 I shall never buy a better round
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ALAMEDA@alamedainstOct 22
The far right does not come to power despite elections, but through them.
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One of the single best essays written about Brazilian politics this year
Alex Niven@Alex_NivenOct 22
This is very good versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/n…

Brazil in Yet Another End-of-the-World Election

In 2022, on the eve of Brazil’s last presidential election, Brazil’s leading radical publisher Boitempo brought together sociologist Silvia Viana and philosopher Paulo Arantes for a discussion titled...

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This is very good versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/n…

Brazil in Yet Another End-of-the-World Election

In 2022, on the eve of Brazil’s last presidential election, Brazil’s leading radical publisher Boitempo brought together sociologist Silvia Viana and philosopher Paulo Arantes for a discussion titled...

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Didn't realise this was BBC ALBA and got really confused when they swapped language. When did they get the rights to serie a anyway
Rob@ToroRob76Oct 19
Some strike from Giovanni Simeone!
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Rivkah Brown@rivkahbrownOct 21
"I haven't said anything about Israel"? My guy, you literally produced and starred in a Netflix show glorifying a Mossad agent.
The Hollywood Reporter
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Sacha Baron Cohen on suspicion that the calls for a boycott of his new film, 'Ali G: Who Iz I?,' are tied to his past support of Israel: "Well, I haven’t said anything about Israel. I think people are being portrayed as things that they are not on social media and it’s problematic. We are in a world where people can’t distinguish between facts and lies, and that’s something that I’ve spent a lot of the last few years trying to fix. For example, I co-founded a group called Stop Hate for Profit with the NAACP and Color of Change and the ADL and certain other civil rights groups to stop the misinformation and incitement of racism on social media. So, I’m not surprised that prominent Jews are being targeted. I knew that this was going to happen. The level of organization is surprising, but this is a trend of Jews being portrayed in certain ways and trying to be silenced." bit.ly/4BpPgkz
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Just registered for this conversation; certainly important for all of us watching the second round vote in Brazil closely
Benjamin Fogel@BenjaminFogelOct 21
If you are wondering what is happening in the Brazilian elections and what it means not only for the rest of Latin America but the world, @alamedainst is teaming up with @Equatormag for an event tomorrow featuring @OrangoQuango, Miguel Lago and @jemfiori eventbrite.co.uk/e/brazil-an…

Brazil and the World

A conversation with Rodrigo Nunes, Camila Rocha and Miguel Lago

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Essential stuff at 5pm today
ALAMEDA@alamedainstOct 21
Brazil’s election will have consequences far beyond its borders. Join Alameda and Equator for a discussion with leading Brazilian public intellectuals on the stakes for democracy, sovereignty and the future of the region. Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/brazil-an…
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ALAMEDA@alamedainstOct 21
Brazil’s election will have consequences far beyond its borders. Join Alameda and Equator for a discussion with leading Brazilian public intellectuals on the stakes for democracy, sovereignty and the future of the region. Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/brazil-an…
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If you are wondering what is happening in the Brazilian elections and what it means not only for the rest of Latin America but the world, @alamedainst is teaming up with @Equatormag for an event tomorrow featuring @OrangoQuango, Miguel Lago and @jemfiori eventbrite.co.uk/e/brazil-an…

Brazil and the World

A conversation with Rodrigo Nunes, Camila Rocha and Miguel Lago

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This is a great cover (one or two surprising names!) and the sort of thing likely to impact an utterly absurd government stance
The New Statesman
@NewStatesmanOct 21
OPEN LETTER: Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public. Their withdrawal from sale, on the basis of ill-conceived and draconian anti terror legislation, is an affront to basic principles of free speech and expression so long taken for granted in this country. We categorically reject censorship - whether direct or indirect - and urge the government to change course, amending the legislation which has led us to this point of repressive absurdity.
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If you ever sought out the novels of Sally Rooney in bookshops – when that was still possible – you’d know they sit in the fiction stacks adjacent to the novels of another SR whose books have been withdrawn in dastardly political circumstances. Until last week, “Rooney” and “Rushdie” had little in common beyond being shelfmates; now they have more than just a physical proximity. @tanjil_rashid_: This is censorship by other means newstatesman.com/comment/202…

This is censorship by other means

The Sally Rooney affair shows how laws meant to target terrorism now suppress the freedom to dissent

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