Emma Jacobs
@emmavj.bsky.social
FT features writer, focus on work/workplace/whatevs
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Emma Jacobs
@emmavj.bsky.social
· Dec 16
A parent’s fear: the mother in hiding from her son
What happens when the person you gave life to, wants to take yours
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www.ft.com/content/2347... A parent’s fear: the mother in hiding from her son
Any time I read conspiracy theories of community organisers being professionally funded I get PTA flashbacks
January 26, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Any time I read conspiracy theories of community organisers being professionally funded I get PTA flashbacks
It’s a short list
www.huffpost.com/entry/who-ha...
Thanks to each and everyone of these people. We are going to need a lot more of you powerful folks out there to get some courage and join on.
Thanks to each and everyone of these people. We are going to need a lot more of you powerful folks out there to get some courage and join on.
The Only People And Companies Who Are Standing Up To Trump
The list of people, institutions and businesses who have chosen not to fold under Trump isn't very long.
www.huffpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:57 PM
It’s a short list
There ain't no party like an ex, sub party, gonna show you how
I joined the Conservatives for the partying, says Kemi Badenoch - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
There ain't no party like an ex, sub party, gonna show you how
Omg. So being able to walk to the shops is actually a front … for the gulags
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Omg. So being able to walk to the shops is actually a front … for the gulags
It’s quite meta
London is snowy otherwise
London is snowy otherwise
Reform UK:
Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”.
Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”.
Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
It’s quite meta
London is snowy otherwise
London is snowy otherwise
So nice to hear from readers
January 25, 2026 at 10:18 AM
So nice to hear from readers
I’m glad we got rid of the tories and their relentless in-house battles and leadership jostling
January 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I’m glad we got rid of the tories and their relentless in-house battles and leadership jostling
Also pretty damming of work
Does he mean women? He means women. He definitely means women
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Also pretty damming of work
Meta has more people working on compliance than Bluesky’s entire team. Regulations that impose fixed costs on every company hit the smallest ones hardest.
By @jay.bsky.team
as.ft.com/r/b0477a9a-3... Banning under-16s won’t fix social media
By @jay.bsky.team
as.ft.com/r/b0477a9a-3... Banning under-16s won’t fix social media
Banning under-16s won’t fix social media
[FREE TO READ] The toxic ecosystem we have today can be better addressed with competition than regulation
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January 24, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Meta has more people working on compliance than Bluesky’s entire team. Regulations that impose fixed costs on every company hit the smallest ones hardest.
By @jay.bsky.team
as.ft.com/r/b0477a9a-3... Banning under-16s won’t fix social media
By @jay.bsky.team
as.ft.com/r/b0477a9a-3... Banning under-16s won’t fix social media
as.ft.com/r/c2e41aee-9... Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire
Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire
[FREE TO READ] Reform UK leader’s pass and hotel costs for World Economic Forum event were paid for by Sasan Ghandehari
as.ft.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:42 AM
as.ft.com/r/c2e41aee-9... Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire
Does he mean women? He means women. He definitely means women
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 24, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Does he mean women? He means women. He definitely means women
Tired of people being happy for other’s success. Where is the stewing resentment? The green-eyed monster?
January 24, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Tired of people being happy for other’s success. Where is the stewing resentment? The green-eyed monster?
One man’s tittle-tattle is another’s vital interest; consider the acres of coverage devoted to speculation about footballers during transfer windows. And certainly, the story is a welcome diversion from geopolitics.
Boy, do the readers love this😭😭
(By me btw)
as.ft.com/r/c5af97cf-9... The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
(By me btw)
as.ft.com/r/c5af97cf-9... The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
[FREE TO READ] Anyone who thinks they know where blame lies in a family is deluded — doubly so with a dynasty
as.ft.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 AM
One man’s tittle-tattle is another’s vital interest; consider the acres of coverage devoted to speculation about footballers during transfer windows. And certainly, the story is a welcome diversion from geopolitics.
Boy, do the readers love this😭😭
(By me btw)
as.ft.com/r/c5af97cf-9... The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
(By me btw)
as.ft.com/r/c5af97cf-9... The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
[FREE TO READ] Anyone who thinks they know where blame lies in a family is deluded — doubly so with a dynasty
as.ft.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Boy, do the readers love this😭😭
(By me btw)
as.ft.com/r/c5af97cf-9... The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
(By me btw)
as.ft.com/r/c5af97cf-9... The Beckham family feud is bending our minds
Instagram is making me consider doing biscuit in yogurt cheesecake
It has to be terrible
It has to be terrible
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Instagram is making me consider doing biscuit in yogurt cheesecake
It has to be terrible
It has to be terrible
Hope Faraz and jade get modelling contracts
Yes I know she’s doing a PhD but I am v shallow
Yes I know she’s doing a PhD but I am v shallow
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Hope Faraz and jade get modelling contracts
Yes I know she’s doing a PhD but I am v shallow
Yes I know she’s doing a PhD but I am v shallow
Ace intro @gideonrachman.bsky.social
Being hit over the head can lead people to shed their inhibitions. It appears that prolonged exposure to Donald Trump can have the same effect.
as.ft.com/r/fbe51e97-2... Decoupling from Trump’s America
Being hit over the head can lead people to shed their inhibitions. It appears that prolonged exposure to Donald Trump can have the same effect.
as.ft.com/r/fbe51e97-2... Decoupling from Trump’s America
Decoupling from Trump’s America
[FREE TO READ] Washington’s allies are looking for a new strategy after a week that has demonstrated what some see as the risks of subordination and coercion
as.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Ace intro @gideonrachman.bsky.social
Being hit over the head can lead people to shed their inhibitions. It appears that prolonged exposure to Donald Trump can have the same effect.
as.ft.com/r/fbe51e97-2... Decoupling from Trump’s America
Being hit over the head can lead people to shed their inhibitions. It appears that prolonged exposure to Donald Trump can have the same effect.
as.ft.com/r/fbe51e97-2... Decoupling from Trump’s America
Possibly the worst tv writing ever
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Possibly the worst tv writing ever
How do teens think their parents conduct themselves in normal life. Just silly walks, pratfalls, generally embarrassing?
Son gives me number of child’s mum whose home he is going to.
‘You’re not going to text her every five minutes are you?’
Son gives me number of child’s mum whose home he is going to.
‘You’re not going to text her every five minutes are you?’
January 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
How do teens think their parents conduct themselves in normal life. Just silly walks, pratfalls, generally embarrassing?
Son gives me number of child’s mum whose home he is going to.
‘You’re not going to text her every five minutes are you?’
Son gives me number of child’s mum whose home he is going to.
‘You’re not going to text her every five minutes are you?’
Spare a thought for the unregistered Brooklyn recipes fans will have made
January 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Spare a thought for the unregistered Brooklyn recipes fans will have made
I’d be devastated if a relative of mine died in Afghanistan- awful
as.ft.com/r/c0939962-2... Starmer condemns Trump’s ‘appalling’ claim that Nato troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan
as.ft.com/r/c0939962-2... Starmer condemns Trump’s ‘appalling’ claim that Nato troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan
Starmer condemns Trump’s ‘appalling’ claim that Nato troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan
[FREE TO READ] UK prime minister says US president should apologise for comments in latest sign of strain between allies
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January 23, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I’d be devastated if a relative of mine died in Afghanistan- awful
as.ft.com/r/c0939962-2... Starmer condemns Trump’s ‘appalling’ claim that Nato troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan
as.ft.com/r/c0939962-2... Starmer condemns Trump’s ‘appalling’ claim that Nato troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan
Reposted by Emma Jacobs
I have unintentionally done dry January so far by being a hermit
Do I drink to prove I’m c-r-a-z-y
Or not bother
Do I drink to prove I’m c-r-a-z-y
Or not bother
January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I have unintentionally done dry January so far by being a hermit
Do I drink to prove I’m c-r-a-z-y
Or not bother
Do I drink to prove I’m c-r-a-z-y
Or not bother
Reposted by Emma Jacobs
oh, this is really good on what @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk calls "airport book brain", where glib "solutions" are jumped on by politicians who want smooth narratives, discarding nuance and complexity. Complete with a nice pop at Jonathan Haidt, and at the "UPF" brigade, too. (ht @rorycj.bsky.social)
Airport Book Brain
How faddish ideas keep seducing.
www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM
oh, this is really good on what @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk calls "airport book brain", where glib "solutions" are jumped on by politicians who want smooth narratives, discarding nuance and complexity. Complete with a nice pop at Jonathan Haidt, and at the "UPF" brigade, too. (ht @rorycj.bsky.social)