Tom Isaacson
@parsley72.bsky.social
Known in Taiwan as The Tom. Immigrant, Pākehā, he/him.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
Watching A Man On The Inside season 2. I’m surprised no tech companies have stolen the idea for the AI coffee machine you spit in.
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Watching A Man On The Inside season 2. I’m surprised no tech companies have stolen the idea for the AI coffee machine you spit in.
All pies are good.
Except Pumpkin, that’s disgusting.
Except Pumpkin, that’s disgusting.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
All pies are good.
Except Pumpkin, that’s disgusting.
Except Pumpkin, that’s disgusting.
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My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
About Time ending.
What movie scene will make you cry everytime you see it?
I'll go first.
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
When Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) explains to Mahoney that he going to die.
I'll go first.
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
When Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) explains to Mahoney that he going to die.
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
About Time ending.
Did the US adults understand this wasn’t about immigrants?
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Did the US adults understand this wasn’t about immigrants?
Seppos.
When trump was elected, there was a lady on here that got popular doing the "wow america" posts every day and she kept calling us "yanks" and it really felt some type of racist that I couldn't put my finger on.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Seppos.
I absolutely hate this. Cutting funding for this program actually costs more because people are homeless again and have to access other programs. But while right-wing parties bang on about saving money they’re actually just being cruel to those less fortunate than themselves.
Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way.
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
Homelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-Säätiö
Asunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä.
ysaatio.fi
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I absolutely hate this. Cutting funding for this program actually costs more because people are homeless again and have to access other programs. But while right-wing parties bang on about saving money they’re actually just being cruel to those less fortunate than themselves.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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If you have a dairy that got ramraided six times by the same kids and then they turned up one day outside asking everyone to contribute to “help make the dairy good again” then you’ll know what it feels like to hear National pledge to make our super savings as good as Australia’s
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you have a dairy that got ramraided six times by the same kids and then they turned up one day outside asking everyone to contribute to “help make the dairy good again” then you’ll know what it feels like to hear National pledge to make our super savings as good as Australia’s
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Also the comparison to Australia is disingenuous
In Aussie they have a Mandatory Employer Contribution: By law, employers must contribute a minimum of 12% of an eligible employee's pre-tax income to an approved superannuation fund
That's paid in addition to wages and salaries
#NZPol
In Aussie they have a Mandatory Employer Contribution: By law, employers must contribute a minimum of 12% of an eligible employee's pre-tax income to an approved superannuation fund
That's paid in addition to wages and salaries
#NZPol
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Also the comparison to Australia is disingenuous
In Aussie they have a Mandatory Employer Contribution: By law, employers must contribute a minimum of 12% of an eligible employee's pre-tax income to an approved superannuation fund
That's paid in addition to wages and salaries
#NZPol
In Aussie they have a Mandatory Employer Contribution: By law, employers must contribute a minimum of 12% of an eligible employee's pre-tax income to an approved superannuation fund
That's paid in addition to wages and salaries
#NZPol
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![orteil42 posts on Tumblr: "I must not explain the joke. Explaining the joke is the joke-killer. I will face my followers who did not get the Joke. I will permit them to pass over me and through me"
orteil42 then gets a bunch of replies:
[Is this a reference to something?] [Why'd you write it like that?] [Is that from something?]
"you are making this so difficult"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreielyizv57cwqdm5zoqz6mu6ikxgkhemsgew3m2dmi6ybp2bri2c2q@jpeg)
Trying to get my head around a coffee shop in Hoi An, Vietnam called Trump Cafe.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Trying to get my head around a coffee shop in Hoi An, Vietnam called Trump Cafe.
Most boring lore ever:
School -> Uni studying Software Engineering -> Career as Software Engineer.
School -> Uni studying Software Engineering -> Career as Software Engineer.
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Most boring lore ever:
School -> Uni studying Software Engineering -> Career as Software Engineer.
School -> Uni studying Software Engineering -> Career as Software Engineer.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Absolutely nobody is doing it like Mr. Joshua
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Absolutely nobody is doing it like Mr. Joshua
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i own this print and it’s probably my favorite pants
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
i own this print and it’s probably my favorite pants
Delightful piece for those who dream of a career change to something simpler. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Delightful piece for those who dream of a career change to something simpler. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then always be Batman.
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then always be Batman.
Reminds me of a joke my father told me:
“My dog has no nose”
“How does he smell?”
“Terrible”
“My dog has no nose”
“How does he smell?”
“Terrible”
I smell like a dog, which is to say extremely well, I can detect even faint scents
November 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Reminds me of a joke my father told me:
“My dog has no nose”
“How does he smell?”
“Terrible”
“My dog has no nose”
“How does he smell?”
“Terrible”
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
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