Jake
@drjje.bsky.social
Doctor. Greenwich based. CYP Diabetes. Leftish, Bookish. Ginger-ish. Gay. Anti-misanthrope. Bowie. Personal views. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ He/Him Instagram : drjje
London (and frequently Vienna)
London (and frequently Vienna)
Rest In Power, thank you for your service
Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Rest In Power, thank you for your service
Reposted by Jake
Finding the reactions to this bleakly funny. Lads, the point isn’t that you are sending enough people to “win”, because we in fact, can’t win. It is just to have a tripwire! If you are going “why not 13, like Germany?” you have not understood how bad things are.
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Finding the reactions to this bleakly funny. Lads, the point isn’t that you are sending enough people to “win”, because we in fact, can’t win. It is just to have a tripwire! If you are going “why not 13, like Germany?” you have not understood how bad things are.
I officially adore this song....
youtu.be/HYkXAguU1es?...
youtu.be/HYkXAguU1es?...
Blackout (2017 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I officially adore this song....
youtu.be/HYkXAguU1es?...
youtu.be/HYkXAguU1es?...
Reposted by Jake
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekBForBooks
Virginia Woolf’s collection of Shakespeare, all wrapped & inscribed by her own hand, in her bedroom at Monk’s House, Rodmell, East Sussex 📚
#WeekBForBooks
Virginia Woolf’s collection of Shakespeare, all wrapped & inscribed by her own hand, in her bedroom at Monk’s House, Rodmell, East Sussex 📚
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 AM
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekBForBooks
Virginia Woolf’s collection of Shakespeare, all wrapped & inscribed by her own hand, in her bedroom at Monk’s House, Rodmell, East Sussex 📚
#WeekBForBooks
Virginia Woolf’s collection of Shakespeare, all wrapped & inscribed by her own hand, in her bedroom at Monk’s House, Rodmell, East Sussex 📚
Well, there we go
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Well, there we go
Reposted by Jake
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
Reposted by Jake
U.S. Customs and Border Protection have just shot two more people, a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon.
They think they can do whatever they like and it is because Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Kristi Noem told them they could.
They think they can do whatever they like and it is because Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Kristi Noem told them they could.
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection have just shot two more people, a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon.
They think they can do whatever they like and it is because Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Kristi Noem told them they could.
They think they can do whatever they like and it is because Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Kristi Noem told them they could.
Reposted by Jake
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
Reposted by Jake
This is fascism. A major city has to shutter its schools because police are kidnapping and trafficking people.
Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is fascism. A major city has to shutter its schools because police are kidnapping and trafficking people.
Reposted by Jake
I hear that if you aren't finding time to read the books on your desk and nightstand that you already desperately want to read ... it will make you feel better if you simply buy other ones.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I hear that if you aren't finding time to read the books on your desk and nightstand that you already desperately want to read ... it will make you feel better if you simply buy other ones.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
Reposted by Jake
Reposted by Jake
It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
Reposted by Jake
David Bowie’s creative process for Blackstar and The Spectator
David Bowie released his final album Blackstar on 8 January 2016. Many people have been intrigued about the creative process behind Blackstar and what Bowie believed would come after. Was he working on anything else at the same time?
David Bowie released his final album Blackstar on 8 January 2016. Many people have been intrigued about the creative process behind Blackstar and what Bowie believed would come after. Was he working on anything else at the same time?
David Bowie’s creative process for Blackstar and The Spectator · V&A
People have been intrigued about the creative process behind David Bowie's album Blackstar. What was his creative process and where did he find inspiration?
www.vam.ac.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:33 PM
David Bowie’s creative process for Blackstar and The Spectator
David Bowie released his final album Blackstar on 8 January 2016. Many people have been intrigued about the creative process behind Blackstar and what Bowie believed would come after. Was he working on anything else at the same time?
David Bowie released his final album Blackstar on 8 January 2016. Many people have been intrigued about the creative process behind Blackstar and what Bowie believed would come after. Was he working on anything else at the same time?
Reposted by Jake
This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
Reposted by Jake
Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.
Reposted by Jake
Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End | The Beatles
youtu.be/b1q5sn21ZkQ?...
youtu.be/b1q5sn21ZkQ?...
The Beatles - Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by {TheNew}
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End | The Beatles
youtu.be/b1q5sn21ZkQ?...
youtu.be/b1q5sn21ZkQ?...
Reposted by Jake
This series of articles in the Guardian on the Free Birth influencers makes terrifying reading. So many dead babies.
If you’re planning (or going through) a pregnancy and you want to maximise the chance of a surviving, healthy baby, don’t mess with these people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
If you’re planning (or going through) a pregnancy and you want to maximise the chance of a surviving, healthy baby, don’t mess with these people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada
In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providers
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This series of articles in the Guardian on the Free Birth influencers makes terrifying reading. So many dead babies.
If you’re planning (or going through) a pregnancy and you want to maximise the chance of a surviving, healthy baby, don’t mess with these people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
If you’re planning (or going through) a pregnancy and you want to maximise the chance of a surviving, healthy baby, don’t mess with these people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Reposted by Jake
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Tom Stoppard was for me, to British (and personal) theatre what Bowie was to British music - that level - RIP
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Tom Stoppard was for me, to British (and personal) theatre what Bowie was to British music - that level - RIP
Reposted by Jake
I lived at 34th and Broadway for a number of years and hosted guests for the Macy’s #Parade. I traveled for #Thanksgiving this year and am very sad that I missed the balloons.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I lived at 34th and Broadway for a number of years and hosted guests for the Macy’s #Parade. I traveled for #Thanksgiving this year and am very sad that I missed the balloons.
Reposted by Jake
BREAKING: A federal judge has thrown out the criminal indictment of James Comey, ruling that Trump-installed prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed and had no lawful authority to bring the case. The court found her actions violated federal law and the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge has thrown out the criminal indictment of James Comey, ruling that Trump-installed prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed and had no lawful authority to bring the case. The court found her actions violated federal law and the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.
Reposted by Jake
Reposted by Jake
Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
1/3
You may have heard @mrjamesob.bsky.social recommending an article on his show yesterday.
"Who Goes Nazi?" by renowned American journalist Dorothy Thompson, is a wonderful piece of writing. ⬇️
#DorothyThompson
youtu.be/ouK3fzCqCMc?...
You may have heard @mrjamesob.bsky.social recommending an article on his show yesterday.
"Who Goes Nazi?" by renowned American journalist Dorothy Thompson, is a wonderful piece of writing. ⬇️
#DorothyThompson
youtu.be/ouK3fzCqCMc?...
Dorothy Thompson - Who Goes Nazi? (Her voice modelled on a genuine 1934 broadcast)
YouTube video by Quiet Majority
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
I second this. Welcome to the club - our two cities are the future
What happens now is that every dropped piece of trash, every inch of graffiti, every broken down subway train, every disappointing sandwich, every rat in Central Park, and every single crime gets blamed on Zohran Mamdani... by racists who never go near NYC.
My tip as a Londoner. Shrug and carry on.
My tip as a Londoner. Shrug and carry on.
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I second this. Welcome to the club - our two cities are the future
Reposted by Jake
The Supreme Court just heard oral arguments in the challenge to Trump’s worldwide tariffs. No matter how the Court rules (and I’ll do just a tiny bit of tea leaf-reading here), its decision will have enormous implications for the scope of presidential power. 1/25
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Supreme Court just heard oral arguments in the challenge to Trump’s worldwide tariffs. No matter how the Court rules (and I’ll do just a tiny bit of tea leaf-reading here), its decision will have enormous implications for the scope of presidential power. 1/25