Jon Biddle
@jonthebids.bsky.social
Author - Perioperative practitioner - lecturer - veteran. I am a high impact human. I’ve been around the block, done some things and doing some things. Interested in story’s of what makes us tick.
Just watched Brian Tyler Cohen & Marc Elias. Everyone says billionaires bend the knee to Trump—wrong. Trump is the knee. This is kleptocracy feeding oligarchy. Anne Applebaum was right. This is how civilisation dies.
#TrumpIsTheKnee #Kleptocracy #TwilightOfDemocracy
#TrumpIsTheKnee #Kleptocracy #TwilightOfDemocracy
May 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just watched Brian Tyler Cohen & Marc Elias. Everyone says billionaires bend the knee to Trump—wrong. Trump is the knee. This is kleptocracy feeding oligarchy. Anne Applebaum was right. This is how civilisation dies.
#TrumpIsTheKnee #Kleptocracy #TwilightOfDemocracy
#TrumpIsTheKnee #Kleptocracy #TwilightOfDemocracy
April 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump claims he’s the ‘second coming’, ‘king of Israel’, and ‘the chosen one’. Most people spouting that get sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He’s got the nuclear codes. This isn’t politics—it’s an episode of Black Mirror.
#Trump #MAGA #NuclearCodes #MentalHealth #Authoritarianism
#Trump #MAGA #NuclearCodes #MentalHealth #Authoritarianism
April 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Trump claims he’s the ‘second coming’, ‘king of Israel’, and ‘the chosen one’. Most people spouting that get sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He’s got the nuclear codes. This isn’t politics—it’s an episode of Black Mirror.
#Trump #MAGA #NuclearCodes #MentalHealth #Authoritarianism
#Trump #MAGA #NuclearCodes #MentalHealth #Authoritarianism
Behold: the perfect portrait of political gas. Bloated rhetoric, toxic fumes, and an arse that’s done more damage than policy ever could. #Trump #MAGA #Authoritarianism #Satire #PoliticalTheatre #OrangeMenace #CultOfPersonality
April 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Behold: the perfect portrait of political gas. Bloated rhetoric, toxic fumes, and an arse that’s done more damage than policy ever could. #Trump #MAGA #Authoritarianism #Satire #PoliticalTheatre #OrangeMenace #CultOfPersonality
BREAKING: AOC Says crash is Trump and Elon’s Fault
Air traffic controllers - already understaffed - got Trump’s “buyout” this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.
#trump
Air traffic controllers - already understaffed - got Trump’s “buyout” this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.
#trump
January 31, 2025 at 6:19 AM
BREAKING: AOC Says crash is Trump and Elon’s Fault
Air traffic controllers - already understaffed - got Trump’s “buyout” this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.
#trump
Air traffic controllers - already understaffed - got Trump’s “buyout” this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.
#trump
2024 showed us the fecundity of human innovation—fusion energy breakthroughs, falling infant mortality, and new cancer treatments. Progress is possible when we act boldly. Here’s to 2025! #Innovation #GlobalHealth #CleanEnergy
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January 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
2024 showed us the fecundity of human innovation—fusion energy breakthroughs, falling infant mortality, and new cancer treatments. Progress is possible when we act boldly. Here’s to 2025! #Innovation #GlobalHealth #CleanEnergy
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The hush of post-Christmas lingers: an open fire crackles, a book weaves its spell, and cello notes settle the house into harmony. A fleeting moment of quiet magic. #BookReader #Books
December 26, 2024 at 5:06 PM
The hush of post-Christmas lingers: an open fire crackles, a book weaves its spell, and cello notes settle the house into harmony. A fleeting moment of quiet magic. #BookReader #Books
At 54, I finally read The Picture of Dorian Gray—utterly spellbinding. Its literary perfection floored me. The twists, the love, the sadness—it changed me. I wish I’d read it when I was younger; maybe I’d have learned sooner what it means to strive to be a better man. A masterpiece.
December 24, 2024 at 7:28 AM
At 54, I finally read The Picture of Dorian Gray—utterly spellbinding. Its literary perfection floored me. The twists, the love, the sadness—it changed me. I wish I’d read it when I was younger; maybe I’d have learned sooner what it means to strive to be a better man. A masterpiece.
Banning books. That went well before.
December 23, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Banning books. That went well before.
Fetching garb. But this is the last shift of the year. Busy day changing lives. Looking forward to the last suture of 2024. What a year. #surgery #goals #chrsitmas2024
December 21, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Fetching garb. But this is the last shift of the year. Busy day changing lives. Looking forward to the last suture of 2024. What a year. #surgery #goals #chrsitmas2024
Cirencester’s grey skies hang low over golden stone, their gloom softened by twinkling lights spilling warmth across cobbled streets. The scent of pine, mulled wine, and roasted chestnuts fills the crisp air, wrapping everything in festive magic. A perfect Cotswolds Christmas, alive with nostalgia
December 20, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Cirencester’s grey skies hang low over golden stone, their gloom softened by twinkling lights spilling warmth across cobbled streets. The scent of pine, mulled wine, and roasted chestnuts fills the crisp air, wrapping everything in festive magic. A perfect Cotswolds Christmas, alive with nostalgia
Chucking it down outside, the wind howling, one more day of work tomorrow. This fire is slappin! Making my toes curl with delight! #christmas2024 #cozy
December 20, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Chucking it down outside, the wind howling, one more day of work tomorrow. This fire is slappin! Making my toes curl with delight! #christmas2024 #cozy
December 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM
I’m book shops are my absolute favourite. My wife leaves me in a bookshop when she goes shopping! She knows exactly where to find me when she’s done. I’ll be sat in the floor browsing! #daunts
December 18, 2024 at 11:45 PM
I’m book shops are my absolute favourite. My wife leaves me in a bookshop when she goes shopping! She knows exactly where to find me when she’s done. I’ll be sat in the floor browsing! #daunts
I wasn’t a fan of The Beatles. Until I went to Liverpool, and followed their story. What an incredible day. I became a huge fan.
December 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM
I wasn’t a fan of The Beatles. Until I went to Liverpool, and followed their story. What an incredible day. I became a huge fan.
I lost a friend today. He had a heart attack. That’s the third friend in their 50s who died of a heart attack this year. Three friends last year to suicide, and my own heart attack last year. Our time on this earth is transient. Make every second count! #health #fitness #men #trauma
December 18, 2024 at 10:36 PM
A little food hamper from the management. Nice touch. Patrice would have been a nicer touch but merry Christmas. #surgery #perioperativecare #christmas2024
December 18, 2024 at 5:09 PM
A little food hamper from the management. Nice touch. Patrice would have been a nicer touch but merry Christmas. #surgery #perioperativecare #christmas2024
Greggs. British humour at its best #greggs #britishhumour
December 16, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Greggs. British humour at its best #greggs #britishhumour
Frost laces the pines,
Winter whispers through the air,
Christmas lights glisten.
What glorious time of year.
Winter whispers through the air,
Christmas lights glisten.
What glorious time of year.
December 12, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Frost laces the pines,
Winter whispers through the air,
Christmas lights glisten.
What glorious time of year.
Winter whispers through the air,
Christmas lights glisten.
What glorious time of year.
