Sean Wilken KC
@swilkenkc.bsky.social
KC, mediator and arbitrator specialising in international, commercial, construction and energy law. GB FIS rep. May post about international law, politics and various security issues. Also skis, climbs, dives, fences, reads & writes the odd book.
In this extended #ReadingRussia: Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev who died four years ago today. I read some of the new textbooks for Russian schools. And the petrol queues have made it into the joke pages of Russian newspapers. Plus, a long overdue spring clean.
I read some of the new textbooks for Russian schools
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🇨🇦 🎶Oh, we’re going to a trade war… They thought Canada would fold without a fight. Instead, we rally side by side🍁 Never mistake Canadian politeness for weakness. We can say “sorry” AND stand our ground🇨🇦 #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUp #SheShed
@seanjones.org on the plane. My flight attendant also a Sean!
As a commercial practitioner, we don’t wear robes. So… blew dust off my silk stuff… made sure everything was ironed
I have been on a bands, stiff collar and studs buying trip. My god. The kit has got expensive.
Again. Don’t like to Harp on but anyone checked out the Russian connections to the human printer?
Other items of HK prep. When on an extended visit I read Le Carre’s Honourable Schoolboy. This time to sort of save trees it’s on Kindle.
I hate to Harp on but there’s something deeply odd about someone writing mash notes to any president never mind this one…
Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · last mo."She is a platinum blonde geyser of positivity, there to buck him up when the going gets rough." @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social and Maggie Haberman profile Natalie Harp, the Trump loyalist who has become the subject of endless commentary and memes these days. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...
A week today it’s a flight to HK for a month of High Court sitting
I see the cowardly catering cart crawler hiding from his flying inadequate bribe/decoy feels the need to prove his manliness by threatening to bomb an ally (Oman) while sending crony cover to invade another (Greenland) with illegal drilling kit.
Down to the last 3 trees for the winter coppice. As usual they are unexpectedly huge
Hey. Look it’s walk to us buffet… Have dived within about 10m to 30m of 100s of sharks. First time I went “o look a shark” (there is underwater dive speak for this) it went “meh”. After that we all went meh.
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last mo.The influencers getting bitten chasing the perfect shark shot | I’m gonna need everyone to make better choices. Including the “influencers” who do unethical things with sharks without even a basic “don’t try this at home” disclaimer.
If a section of the NW Highlands is wiped out in a thermonuclear detonation - that’s me assembling a chest of drawers
How do you know that there is a solar eclipse in the NW Highlands? The clouds are darker and more threatening. That's it
Looking at a possible new Mac. Yay gods, the price. <Bleeds from eyes <hides in corner
“It’s a cold morning, Captain” “cold… and hard” And “I come before you to protest a grave injustice” Yup it’s double over the top cinema night…
Flight attendant on Istanbul - London flight to Purser “Sorry, 1A wants to be downgraded” Purser: ??? “As do 1C and F and all of rows 2 and 3” ???!????? “they all want to go to the very back of the plane” ????!?!?!???????! “They’ve found out we’ve smuggled Trump on board”
First Class Flyer Istanbul - London “what the heck is this disease, ketchup and fat ridden orange blancmange on my plate? I ordered Rump Steak?” “Sorry. Someone got the catering carts mixed up…”