Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026New details in this wild story out of Belgium, including the text of the email the co-founder of Indivisible Belgium sent to Zac Brown Band that prompted the US Ambassador to personally respond and attempt to intimidate him: europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/a-us-am... 21487170
Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseyMedia Freedom Rapid Response @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social · 03/07/2026#Belgium: On 28 June, the police questioned @eurcorrespond.bsky.social journalists, @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social and @fintelmann.bsky.social, and removed them from the Freedom 250 celebration for asking a question to American Ambassador to Belgium. www.mapmf.org/alert/35091mapmf.orgMapping Media Freedom: Belgium: The European Correspondent journalists questioned by police and removed from Freedom 250 event (2026-06-28)On 28 June 2026, the Belgian police questioned two journalists for The European Correspondent,… 131
Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseySonia Chabane (she/her)| سنية @soniachabane.bsky.social · 02/07/2026"A US ambassador turned police on an activist, then on me" - by @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social. Another follow-up to the crazy Cinquantenaire's party in Brussels europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/a-us-am...europeancorrespondent.comA US ambassador turned police on an activist, then on meJohn Hasan Yildiz, an American activist and resident of Belgium, co-founded the country's Indivisible chapter, an American grassroots movement against 011
Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Bizarre story: Two journalists were removed by police from a corporate-sponsored Freedom 250 event in Brussels after they asked US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White about his threat against an American citizen/Belgian resident who had emailed Zac Brown Band urging them not to perform at the event.europeancorrespondent.comThe US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reportingOn Sunday evening, the United States held its “Freedom 250” celebration – paid for by private companies, organised by the three American embassies in 502433881
Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseyJacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 29/06/2026🚨🚨Breaking: The #US ambassador in #Brussels had Belgian police stop reporting by @eurcorrespond.bsky.social on the Freedom 250” celebration – paid by private companies, organised by the three US embassies in Brussels, marking the 250th anniversary of the US. europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/the-us-...europeancorrespondent.comThe US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reportingYesterday evening, the United States held its ”Freedom 250” celebration – paid by private companies, organised by the three American embassies in Brus 26236159
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Exclusive: US Ambassador Bill White seems to have threatened an American citizen and resident of Belgium who urged the @zacbrownband.bsky.social to not perform at the Freedom 250 event in Brussels. 022
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 04/02/2026@erik-jones.bsky.social on Trump’s confidence in his own threats and in Europe’s unlikeliness to retaliate. How Brussels can close this credibility gap, and how many escalation cycles will it take? EP trade negotiators meet today and we will see. More of our conversation at the link in bio. 021
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Where journalism is not, the corrupt and wicked flourish 010
Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseyEto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 12/05/2025You gotta love the Czechs. 📷 @nezvany_host 12598119
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 13/05/2025To have come of age during the uncovering of the Uyghur genocide, this is sad and disheartening 010
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Unreal you can have trifecta and still accomplish nothing but violating the constitution 000
Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseyChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10/05/2025At first it seemed possible Baraka was engaging in civil disobedience, and had intended to be arrested but that’s not *at all* what witnesses say happened or what the footage suggests. 333858463
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Cost of Trump’s military parade: $45 million. That could feed 30,000 children for a year via SNAP. 010
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Time to leverage NUC and move past doctrinal conservatism. Ukraine can bring NATO warfighting into the next decade. 020
Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseyDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Your occasional reminder that tariffs are constitutionally a Congressional power, which they have delegated to the President under the premise that there is some sort of emergency. The Republicans in Congress can reclaim that power anytime they want. 311469372
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 15/04/2025open.substack.com/pub/samuelco...open.substack.comStrategic Extraction or Vengeful Extortion? The U.S.-Ukraine Mineral DealWhen U.S. foreign policy becomes personal: how Trump’s revenge, Russia’s interests, and MAGA ideology are shaping America’s stance on Ukraine. 000
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Trump’s Tariffs: A $304 Billion Plot at the Expense of U.S. Citizens and Allies open.substack.com/pub/samuelco...open.substack.comTrump’s Tariffs: A $304 Billion Plot at the Expense of U.S. Citizens and AlliesUS allies should stand strong against the Trump administration while firmly supporting the American people to sustain the transatlantic relationship. 000
Samuel C. S. Dempsey @samuelcsdempsey.bsky.social · 13/04/2025 📩 I’ve long been asked if I have a Substack. For the first time, the answer is yes! I’ve just launched The Neomedieval Ledger—a weekly newsletter featuring short analysis on how this neomedieval era is reshaping the transatlantic relationship. samuelcolterstonedempsey.substack.com/p/coming-soo...samuelcolterstonedempsey.substack.comAbout The Neomedieval LedgerA weekly newsletter on the transatlantic developments in the neomedieval era. 000
Reposted by Samuel C. S. DempseyTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century." snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...snyder.substack.comTwenty Lessons, read by John LithgowKey selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing 26691504383