isoma
@isoma.bsky.social
I don't drink and I don't know everything.
There are those who call me Tim
There are those who call me Tim
All ready to celebrate the new year:
• beverages poured 👍
• chocolates and confectionery prepared, in case of sudden hunger 👍
• savoury plates ready, laden with crackers and such cheese as dreams are made of 👍
• beverages poured 👍
• chocolates and confectionery prepared, in case of sudden hunger 👍
• savoury plates ready, laden with crackers and such cheese as dreams are made of 👍
December 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
All ready to celebrate the new year:
• beverages poured 👍
• chocolates and confectionery prepared, in case of sudden hunger 👍
• savoury plates ready, laden with crackers and such cheese as dreams are made of 👍
• beverages poured 👍
• chocolates and confectionery prepared, in case of sudden hunger 👍
• savoury plates ready, laden with crackers and such cheese as dreams are made of 👍
I appear to be a retired submarine captain, now a motivational speaker.
I'm the head magic teacher at a British boarding school.
Emily Tesh, "The Incandescent"
Emily Tesh, "The Incandescent"
December 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I appear to be a retired submarine captain, now a motivational speaker.
No matter how much some people in Israel hate the people of Palestine, that hatred cannot justify such mistreatment.
One day I hope to see those responsible on trial.
One day I hope to see those responsible on trial.
Liedtke also stated that the rape and torture inflicted upon her was not an isolated crime by Israel, but a systematic war crime perpetrated against Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people.
December 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
No matter how much some people in Israel hate the people of Palestine, that hatred cannot justify such mistreatment.
One day I hope to see those responsible on trial.
One day I hope to see those responsible on trial.
I can usually figure out where I am just from the blurry view through the steamed up bus windows.
Guessing that other people are going to be in one of four categories:
• also able to do this unremarkable thing
• what wizardry is this?
• never travel by bus
• travel by bus, but nowhere rainy
Guessing that other people are going to be in one of four categories:
• also able to do this unremarkable thing
• what wizardry is this?
• never travel by bus
• travel by bus, but nowhere rainy
People sitting next to a steamed-up window on the bus should have a legal obligation to wipe said window for the benefit of others. Especially when the bus is moving at a crawling pace and we all have no idea where we are, as spent too long doom-scrolling on phone
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I can usually figure out where I am just from the blurry view through the steamed up bus windows.
Guessing that other people are going to be in one of four categories:
• also able to do this unremarkable thing
• what wizardry is this?
• never travel by bus
• travel by bus, but nowhere rainy
Guessing that other people are going to be in one of four categories:
• also able to do this unremarkable thing
• what wizardry is this?
• never travel by bus
• travel by bus, but nowhere rainy
Imagine if the tax rate on wealth was calculated by multiplying just two things:
• how much more money you had, above some threshold (example starting point: one million special drawing rights)
• what proportion of people in your country don't have a fixed abode
• how much more money you had, above some threshold (example starting point: one million special drawing rights)
• what proportion of people in your country don't have a fixed abode
December 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Imagine if the tax rate on wealth was calculated by multiplying just two things:
• how much more money you had, above some threshold (example starting point: one million special drawing rights)
• what proportion of people in your country don't have a fixed abode
• how much more money you had, above some threshold (example starting point: one million special drawing rights)
• what proportion of people in your country don't have a fixed abode
This is a bizarre message. Anyway, it's great that you can usually get a cable to work with all your old USB chargers that don't have a type C port.
One port, one cable, one Europe.
This holiday, unwrap the power of one: USB-C for all.
Yes, not just phones, tablets, and laptops. In three years, every charger will be under the same tree.
Because less waste, smarter choices, mean more for everyone, all year long.
link.europa.eu/QDMFTh
This holiday, unwrap the power of one: USB-C for all.
Yes, not just phones, tablets, and laptops. In three years, every charger will be under the same tree.
Because less waste, smarter choices, mean more for everyone, all year long.
link.europa.eu/QDMFTh
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is a bizarre message. Anyway, it's great that you can usually get a cable to work with all your old USB chargers that don't have a type C port.
თავისუფლება იწყება განათლებით!
საქართველომ იცის რას მოითხოვს.
საქართველომ იცის რას მოითხოვს.
“Freedom starts with education,” Free and Agratian University students, professors, staff and alumni hold a rally against educational “reforms” that will completely cripple education in Georgia and decouple the country from European standards and connection opportunities.
#GeorgiaProtests Day 389
#GeorgiaProtests Day 389
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
თავისუფლება იწყება განათლებით!
საქართველომ იცის რას მოითხოვს.
საქართველომ იცის რას მოითხოვს.
Ouch. Brilliantly dark.
December 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ouch. Brilliantly dark.
Full disclosure: my parents were both nurses (briefly, but they were) and I was born in an NHS operated hospital.
December 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Full disclosure: my parents were both nurses (briefly, but they were) and I was born in an NHS operated hospital.
Doctors in the UK are saying they are not paid enough.
Here's how the NHS could respond:
• cut nursing shifts to be nominally 8 hours 30 minutes; bring in a workforce plan to hire enough nurses
• a funded programme for nurses to retrain as doctors
• improvement committees picked by sortition
Here's how the NHS could respond:
• cut nursing shifts to be nominally 8 hours 30 minutes; bring in a workforce plan to hire enough nurses
• a funded programme for nurses to retrain as doctors
• improvement committees picked by sortition
December 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Doctors in the UK are saying they are not paid enough.
Here's how the NHS could respond:
• cut nursing shifts to be nominally 8 hours 30 minutes; bring in a workforce plan to hire enough nurses
• a funded programme for nurses to retrain as doctors
• improvement committees picked by sortition
Here's how the NHS could respond:
• cut nursing shifts to be nominally 8 hours 30 minutes; bring in a workforce plan to hire enough nurses
• a funded programme for nurses to retrain as doctors
• improvement committees picked by sortition
Maybe someone has been really boosting the idea, maybe in the last 10 years ie something, that if you are claiming that something looks like a conspiracy, you're one of those weirdos who sees them everywhere.
Oh darn.
Oh darn.
‘You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to suggest there’s a White House cover up.’
Simon Marks says it’s ‘a joke’ that Trump hasn’t released the Epstein files in full.
Simon Marks says it’s ‘a joke’ that Trump hasn’t released the Epstein files in full.
December 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Maybe someone has been really boosting the idea, maybe in the last 10 years ie something, that if you are claiming that something looks like a conspiracy, you're one of those weirdos who sees them everywhere.
Oh darn.
Oh darn.
France has a great answer to this. Even on normal, non millionaire health insurance, you can get decent accommodation for nearly all conditions.
A private room is, like, a lot more than the basic €20 day rate (maybe €200) but you can have a partner stay in it unless you need truly specialised care.
A private room is, like, a lot more than the basic €20 day rate (maybe €200) but you can have a partner stay in it unless you need truly specialised care.
My bio mom is in the hospital right now for a COPD flare up and one of my spicy medical takes is that we have a lot research about how sleep deprivation is horrible for health and recovery but somehow this is totally ignored in clinical situations and waking you up every two hours is fine
December 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
France has a great answer to this. Even on normal, non millionaire health insurance, you can get decent accommodation for nearly all conditions.
A private room is, like, a lot more than the basic €20 day rate (maybe €200) but you can have a partner stay in it unless you need truly specialised care.
A private room is, like, a lot more than the basic €20 day rate (maybe €200) but you can have a partner stay in it unless you need truly specialised care.
I notice that the headline doesn't even consider that Israel's credibility could be saved.
If the Gaza peace deal turns out to be a worthless piece of paper, that will bode poorly for the deals Donald Trump is trying to negotiate elsewhere. America’s credibility is on the line
Two months in, the Gaza ceasefire is floundering
The consequences will ripple beyond the Middle East
econ.st
December 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I notice that the headline doesn't even consider that Israel's credibility could be saved.
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From Russia to the far right: the shadowy forces challenging the NHS puberty blockers trial
goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...
goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...
From Russia to the far right: the shadowy forces challenging the NHS puberty blockers trial | Good Law Project
CitizenGO is backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. Good Law Project’s undercover investigation shows that it’s ramping up its work in the UK.
goodlawproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
From Russia to the far right: the shadowy forces challenging the NHS puberty blockers trial
goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...
goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...
@theonion.com you missed this one…
Donald Trump has renamed the United States Institute of Peace after himself. Although the president’s approach to pursuing ceasefires may pause the world’s conflicts, it will not end them
All hail “The President of Peace”
But hold the prizes until Donald Trump actually delivers on his new branding
econ.st
December 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
@theonion.com you missed this one…
If people want Israel not to enter Eurovision, they have to get an EU policy to sanction countries committing genocide.
Then the (separate) EBU will have its hand forced.
Then the (separate) EBU will have its hand forced.
December 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
If people want Israel not to enter Eurovision, they have to get an EU policy to sanction countries committing genocide.
Then the (separate) EBU will have its hand forced.
Then the (separate) EBU will have its hand forced.
Nowt wrong with the "cupboard" part.
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard.
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard
Britain’s briefest PM kept her fans waiting before launching her latest plea for Maga attention in the form of a ham-fisted YouTube talk show
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Nowt wrong with the "cupboard" part.
Si vis pacem, noli invadere patriam vicinam cum historia innovationis in armis et bello.
(If you want peace, don't invade a neighbouring country with a history of innovation in arms and warfare.)
(If you want peace, don't invade a neighbouring country with a history of innovation in arms and warfare.)
Putin says Russia is ready for war if Europe wants it
Putin says Russia is ready for war if Europe wants it
Putin says Russia is ready for war if Europe wants it
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Si vis pacem, noli invadere patriam vicinam cum historia innovationis in armis et bello.
(If you want peace, don't invade a neighbouring country with a history of innovation in arms and warfare.)
(If you want peace, don't invade a neighbouring country with a history of innovation in arms and warfare.)
The choice of where / what to tax is absolutely a political choice.
I personally really like the kind of things Jaime Lerner did in Curitiba, with regulations that gave a big boost to outcomes, and pragmatism over dogma.
eg Start by designing a tax system that works for eg Brazil, then improve it!
I personally really like the kind of things Jaime Lerner did in Curitiba, with regulations that gave a big boost to outcomes, and pragmatism over dogma.
eg Start by designing a tax system that works for eg Brazil, then improve it!
This is an absolute non story. What's happening to our supposed impartial broadcasters?
A government makes choices on what the country needs, what needs funding. From this they calculate how much revenue they need to fund this.
Don't you think we need fiscal headroom?
Talk about Ukraine.
A government makes choices on what the country needs, what needs funding. From this they calculate how much revenue they need to fund this.
Don't you think we need fiscal headroom?
Talk about Ukraine.
November 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The choice of where / what to tax is absolutely a political choice.
I personally really like the kind of things Jaime Lerner did in Curitiba, with regulations that gave a big boost to outcomes, and pragmatism over dogma.
eg Start by designing a tax system that works for eg Brazil, then improve it!
I personally really like the kind of things Jaime Lerner did in Curitiba, with regulations that gave a big boost to outcomes, and pragmatism over dogma.
eg Start by designing a tax system that works for eg Brazil, then improve it!
In other news, the Uachtaráin is still the head of state of Ireland. Additional late reports suggest a continuing link between forests and bear stools.
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza...
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In other news, the Uachtaráin is still the head of state of Ireland. Additional late reports suggest a continuing link between forests and bear stools.
I know they didn't ask, but I reckon the number 3 bus would be the best option. Only 14 stops.
Or a cab if you're really in a hurry.
Or a cab if you're really in a hurry.
gonna rock down to ELECTRIC avenue 🎸
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #StreetPhotography #Photography #EastCoastSkin
The EYE
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #StreetPhotography #Photography #EastCoastSkin
The EYE
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I know they didn't ask, but I reckon the number 3 bus would be the best option. Only 14 stops.
Or a cab if you're really in a hurry.
Or a cab if you're really in a hurry.
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1 YEAR!!!
of non-stop pro-Euro #Protests in #Tbilisi and whole #Georgia
They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds!
#GeorgiaProtests
#weareEurope
#wewillwin
of non-stop pro-Euro #Protests in #Tbilisi and whole #Georgia
They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds!
#GeorgiaProtests
#weareEurope
#wewillwin
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
1 YEAR!!!
of non-stop pro-Euro #Protests in #Tbilisi and whole #Georgia
They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds!
#GeorgiaProtests
#weareEurope
#wewillwin
of non-stop pro-Euro #Protests in #Tbilisi and whole #Georgia
They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds!
#GeorgiaProtests
#weareEurope
#wewillwin
Upcoming policy: casual hemp sellers to be banned from selling a "joint". It will now have to be known as a "plant based cannabinoid preroll".
Ban on veggie ‘burgers’: plant-based products may lose meaty names in UK under EU law
Ban on veggie ‘burgers’: plant-based products may lose meaty names in UK under EU law
Exclusive: Trade agreement means UK is subject to some food labelling rules, with vote on vegetarian food terms this week
Calling plant-based food veggie “burgers” or “sausages” may be banned in the UK under the new trade agreement with the EU, the Guardian understands.
The Labour government secured a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU earlier this year, which allows British businesses to sell products including some burgers and sausages in the EU for the first time since Brexit. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Upcoming policy: casual hemp sellers to be banned from selling a "joint". It will now have to be known as a "plant based cannabinoid preroll".
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
Don't tax wealth. Tax spending wealth on harmful things (like buying land, which they basically stopped making a while ago).
Finally, someone mentions ’reform the tax system’
The West has pursued the disastrous policy of taxing workers, especially middle incomers, while cosseting the enormous wealth of the ‘wealth creators’.
& Done largely out of fear they’ll just take their wealth away if we tax it. #r4today
The West has pursued the disastrous policy of taxing workers, especially middle incomers, while cosseting the enormous wealth of the ‘wealth creators’.
& Done largely out of fear they’ll just take their wealth away if we tax it. #r4today
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Don't tax wealth. Tax spending wealth on harmful things (like buying land, which they basically stopped making a while ago).