Sam Wilkin
@samwilkin.bsky.social
Editor of The Sentinel, a new publication tracking Europe's rearmament.
Read and subscribe: www.the-sentinel.media
Read and subscribe: www.the-sentinel.media
I never doubted you for a second @economist.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I never doubted you for a second @economist.com
Too much stuff? Most cities in Europe provide you with a large storage space in front of your house for a token fee. You can put anything there so long as it's in a car.
April 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Too much stuff? Most cities in Europe provide you with a large storage space in front of your house for a token fee. You can put anything there so long as it's in a car.
The markets right now
April 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The markets right now
I want my 55% tax back (Nala loves it but she doesn't pay tax)
April 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I want my 55% tax back (Nala loves it but she doesn't pay tax)
My pet hate is when websites lock their language options to the country you're in. Why?!
March 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
My pet hate is when websites lock their language options to the country you're in. Why?!
Trees vs cars - which would you rather in your city?
One year since my last spring clean, these are my windows.
On the left faces a courtyard with lots of trees.
On the right faces a street with cars.
We tolerate this so one-half of people can 'just get to work' in a massive metal box.
One year since my last spring clean, these are my windows.
On the left faces a courtyard with lots of trees.
On the right faces a street with cars.
We tolerate this so one-half of people can 'just get to work' in a massive metal box.
March 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Trees vs cars - which would you rather in your city?
One year since my last spring clean, these are my windows.
On the left faces a courtyard with lots of trees.
On the right faces a street with cars.
We tolerate this so one-half of people can 'just get to work' in a massive metal box.
One year since my last spring clean, these are my windows.
On the left faces a courtyard with lots of trees.
On the right faces a street with cars.
We tolerate this so one-half of people can 'just get to work' in a massive metal box.
Very good essay by @ldfreedman.bsky.social here.
Perhaps we should start calling POTUS the 'follower of the free world', that might just trigger the Americans enough.
Perhaps we should start calling POTUS the 'follower of the free world', that might just trigger the Americans enough.
March 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Very good essay by @ldfreedman.bsky.social here.
Perhaps we should start calling POTUS the 'follower of the free world', that might just trigger the Americans enough.
Perhaps we should start calling POTUS the 'follower of the free world', that might just trigger the Americans enough.
Started active investing last year and honestly pretty happy that my first 2x trade is contributing to the defence of Europe.
Ethical investing can be profitable too 🙂
Ethical investing can be profitable too 🙂
February 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Started active investing last year and honestly pretty happy that my first 2x trade is contributing to the defence of Europe.
Ethical investing can be profitable too 🙂
Ethical investing can be profitable too 🙂
No, the researchers were looking specifically at perceptions of Muslims. They did ask people about other groups that might potentially threaten LGBT rights, including Christians and football hooligans, as control measures:
February 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
No, the researchers were looking specifically at perceptions of Muslims. They did ask people about other groups that might potentially threaten LGBT rights, including Christians and football hooligans, as control measures:
I'm getting a lot of hate on here for my last post.
But the essay it links to has had no more readers than I normally get by midday on Monday.
Which suggests lots of people are piling onto me on the basis of 280 characters, rather than 1,500 carefully written words. *sigh*
But the essay it links to has had no more readers than I normally get by midday on Monday.
Which suggests lots of people are piling onto me on the basis of 280 characters, rather than 1,500 carefully written words. *sigh*
February 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I'm getting a lot of hate on here for my last post.
But the essay it links to has had no more readers than I normally get by midday on Monday.
Which suggests lots of people are piling onto me on the basis of 280 characters, rather than 1,500 carefully written words. *sigh*
But the essay it links to has had no more readers than I normally get by midday on Monday.
Which suggests lots of people are piling onto me on the basis of 280 characters, rather than 1,500 carefully written words. *sigh*
(In reality, like all rotties, he's a massive softie)
February 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
(In reality, like all rotties, he's a massive softie)
Minimum security detail to go for a walk in Brussels
February 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Minimum security detail to go for a walk in Brussels
I've been giving the Substack some love including this new welcome email. Here you'll find links to some of my most successful essays, along with a short explanation of what they're about and why I think they struck a chord.
In other words, it's a perfect time to sign up!
In other words, it's a perfect time to sign up!
February 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I've been giving the Substack some love including this new welcome email. Here you'll find links to some of my most successful essays, along with a short explanation of what they're about and why I think they struck a chord.
In other words, it's a perfect time to sign up!
In other words, it's a perfect time to sign up!
Historians are a more useful guide to current affairs than political 'insiders' at times of significant change, when a broad lens is called for. A tangential observation from this week's essay.
February 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Historians are a more useful guide to current affairs than political 'insiders' at times of significant change, when a broad lens is called for. A tangential observation from this week's essay.
I drafted this before the announcement of the Paris conference. Macron has once again proven that he has the instincts of a statesman - a rare thing in modern Europe - but it's unclear if he has the political power to back it up.
February 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I drafted this before the announcement of the Paris conference. Macron has once again proven that he has the instincts of a statesman - a rare thing in modern Europe - but it's unclear if he has the political power to back it up.
Interesting speculation from @thebenedictevans.bsky.social that Apple and Samsung might skip the European market for new handsets because of USB-C regulation.
After delays to Apple and Meta AI products coming to Europe because of the DMA, could we start to be left out of hardware as well?
After delays to Apple and Meta AI products coming to Europe because of the DMA, could we start to be left out of hardware as well?
February 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Interesting speculation from @thebenedictevans.bsky.social that Apple and Samsung might skip the European market for new handsets because of USB-C regulation.
After delays to Apple and Meta AI products coming to Europe because of the DMA, could we start to be left out of hardware as well?
After delays to Apple and Meta AI products coming to Europe because of the DMA, could we start to be left out of hardware as well?
Can't have nice things update: the supermarket in my (fairly nice) part of Brussels has hidden the razor blades and restricted access to self-checkout.
February 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Can't have nice things update: the supermarket in my (fairly nice) part of Brussels has hidden the razor blades and restricted access to self-checkout.
Some evidence from this week’s Economist that fewer outdated regulations are being cut, even as more as being constantly added.
The article is written from an American perspective; presumably the situation in Europe is even worse. www.economist.com/briefing/202...
The article is written from an American perspective; presumably the situation in Europe is even worse. www.economist.com/briefing/202...
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Some evidence from this week’s Economist that fewer outdated regulations are being cut, even as more as being constantly added.
The article is written from an American perspective; presumably the situation in Europe is even worse. www.economist.com/briefing/202...
The article is written from an American perspective; presumably the situation in Europe is even worse. www.economist.com/briefing/202...
POV: You know how to get money out of Belgium before the new government takes office
February 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
POV: You know how to get money out of Belgium before the new government takes office
Great stuff from @euractiv.com's Matt Karnitschnig on the press being instrumentalised at Davos
January 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Great stuff from @euractiv.com's Matt Karnitschnig on the press being instrumentalised at Davos
On the unhappy fate of Palestinian refugees in Arab countries.
January 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
On the unhappy fate of Palestinian refugees in Arab countries.