Tom Isaacson
@parsley72.bsky.social
Known in Taiwan as The Tom. Immigrant, Pākehā, he/him.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
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I keep hearing people panicking about a male loneliness epidemic. In 1695 the UK passed the Marriage Duty Act which raised taxes on single males over the age of 25. Is it time to bring it back?
September 18, 2026 at 8:47 AM
I keep hearing people panicking about a male loneliness epidemic. In 1695 the UK passed the Marriage Duty Act which raised taxes on single males over the age of 25. Is it time to bring it back?
Reminds me of kittens for poptarts.
frantically trying to figure out how to convert a diesel engine to boneless wings
Took this photo of gas prices in central Minnesota last night
September 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Reminds me of kittens for poptarts.
New IPA just dropped.
BREAKING NEWS: Hogwater is for sale RIGHT NOW. You can get vaccines, Tylenol, and condoms at a CVS, but you can't get Hogwater.
That's because you can only get it at Marz Brewing and live at Riot Fest tomorrow. Let's face it: You need Hogwater.
That's because you can only get it at Marz Brewing and live at Riot Fest tomorrow. Let's face it: You need Hogwater.
September 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
New IPA just dropped.
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I haven't seen it remarked upon, but by claiming a portion of the King's realm on behalf of a rival royal claimant, whoever has been declared as Prince or Princess of Piddington, as well as anyone who has given them 'aid and comfort', has almost certainly committed high treason
September 17, 2026 at 6:23 AM
I haven't seen it remarked upon, but by claiming a portion of the King's realm on behalf of a rival royal claimant, whoever has been declared as Prince or Princess of Piddington, as well as anyone who has given them 'aid and comfort', has almost certainly committed high treason
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We should be rioting honestly WTF
September 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
We should be rioting honestly WTF
The News.
Name a tv show that went on way too long.
September 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The News.
Reminds me of “Passport To Pimlico (1949)” except these people are racist twats.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
www.bbc.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Reminds me of “Passport To Pimlico (1949)” except these people are racist twats.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gambling that the US will still exist in 20 years.
U.S. 20-Year Treasury Bond Auction just saw the lowest foreign demand ever recorded 🚨
September 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Gambling that the US will still exist in 20 years.
Such a great movie, must get the DVD.
September 16, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Such a great movie, must get the DVD.
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Someone on minimum wage is already worse off than when the government came to power as increases have been below inflation, this policy would push working people further into poverty
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Crossposted with @openvibe.social
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Crossposted with @openvibe.social
ACT pledges to freeze adult minimum wage, lower youth training rate | Stuff
The party says wages can sustainably rise when workers become more productive and businesses can afford to pay more.
www.stuff.co.nz
September 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Someone on minimum wage is already worse off than when the government came to power as increases have been below inflation, this policy would push working people further into poverty
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Crossposted with @openvibe.social
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Our population is ageing and soon we will have more people outside work than of working age. We aren't having anywhere near enough babies to balance that and babies take time to reach working age, despite what you've been told.
This is a global trend and means there's a new gold rush underway. 1/n
This is a global trend and means there's a new gold rush underway. 1/n
![A chart showing national population projections from 2024 through to 2078. The percentage of people in retirement today is around 16%: by 2078 it's around 30%.
https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=Society%2C1%7CPopulation%20projections%23CAT_POPULATION_PROJECTIONS%23%7CNational%20population%20projections%23CAT_NATIONAL_POPULATION_PROJECTIONS%23&pg=0&fc=Society&bp=true&snb=3&vw=tb&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=POPPR_NAT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=P50.2024%2B2025%2B2026%2B2027%2B2028%2B2032%2B2038%2B2043%2B2048%2B2053%2B2058%2B2063%2B2068%2B2073%2B2078.BTH%2BDTH%2BNATINC%2BNETMIG%2BTOTPOP%2BPCT0014%2BPCT1539%2BPCT4064%2BPCT6500%2BPCT8500%2BMEDAGE&to[TIME]=false](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rqsyfyi66zrxl2hwe2k5aoyi/bafkreibt5pfgm7aa6xiuodyaczx5chcurgqsxjzjq34kfa5vvqmupbzla4)
September 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Our population is ageing and soon we will have more people outside work than of working age. We aren't having anywhere near enough babies to balance that and babies take time to reach working age, despite what you've been told.
This is a global trend and means there's a new gold rush underway. 1/n
This is a global trend and means there's a new gold rush underway. 1/n
Waiting for the cooking competition show where each week someone’s voted off and the other contestants then have to kill, butcher and prepare their body the following week.
“Cannibal Cookoff”?
“Cannibal Cookoff”?
Netflix has announced a new reality series titled ‘THE NEW STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT’.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
September 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Waiting for the cooking competition show where each week someone’s voted off and the other contestants then have to kill, butcher and prepare their body the following week.
“Cannibal Cookoff”?
“Cannibal Cookoff”?
Home crypto mining and running your own LLM for the heat.
European gas is above €82/MWh - the highest since late 2022. Hormuz remains largely shut and gas storage is at 68% going into winter.
None of this started in Europe but we pay for it.
The only exit is using less gas. Heat pumps, electrified industry, insulation.
None of this started in Europe but we pay for it.
The only exit is using less gas. Heat pumps, electrified industry, insulation.
September 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Home crypto mining and running your own LLM for the heat.
This would annoy me because I just wanted to read the book.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but one day, you will pull a loose book from a bookshelf and that hidden door will finally open for you.
September 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
This would annoy me because I just wanted to read the book.
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This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in ages. At no point does OP break, and the landlords, well,
www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in ages. At no point does OP break, and the landlords, well,
www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
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Can the boats bring their own water?
Panama canal traffic to be cut again as drought from El Niño worsens
Panama canal traffic to be cut again as drought from El Niño worsens
Latest daily reductions will further choke one of the world’s most important shipping lanes
The Panama canal plans to again cut maritime traffic due to worsening drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, further choking up one of the world’s most important shipping lanes.
The canal handles 5% of global maritime trade and about 40% of US container traffic; it is favoured by shippers because it usually reduces cost and transit times, especially for companies trading between China, Asia and the US. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Can the boats bring their own water?
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“Experts say camels comfortably beat the heat up to 40C…(but) in many parts of the Sahara, summer temperatures now frequently exceed 50C… (and) the unprecedented intensity of current heatwaves directly threatens their vital functions, turning this historically resilient animal into a climate victim”
Africa's camels are dying from extreme heat as temperatures soar
Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.
www.bbc.com
August 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
“Experts say camels comfortably beat the heat up to 40C…(but) in many parts of the Sahara, summer temperatures now frequently exceed 50C… (and) the unprecedented intensity of current heatwaves directly threatens their vital functions, turning this historically resilient animal into a climate victim”
We should create a special police force to hunt them down, lock them up in poor conditions for a few months then send them back to the wrong state.
It's very funny to me that Americans represent more illegal immigrants in Aotearoa than any other group. It's an incredibly American statistic.
#nzpol
#nzpol
More than 900 Americans have overstayed their visa in last three years
Americans top the list of people who have overstayed their visa in the last three years.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 15, 2026 at 6:51 AM
We should create a special police force to hunt them down, lock them up in poor conditions for a few months then send them back to the wrong state.
Anthony Daniels (who played C3PO) playing a Catholic priest who shouts “Let’s go kick some bottom!” in “I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle (1990)”.
Name an 80s/90s one liner.
September 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Anthony Daniels (who played C3PO) playing a Catholic priest who shouts “Let’s go kick some bottom!” in “I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle (1990)”.
The Signal (2014).
youtu.be/uehQEldYkTs
youtu.be/uehQEldYkTs
September 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The Signal (2014).
youtu.be/uehQEldYkTs
youtu.be/uehQEldYkTs
Oft forgotten but Robert Rodriguez’ “El Mariachi (1992)”, not to be confused with the much bigger budget but not as good remake/sequel “Desperado (1995)”.
September 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Oft forgotten but Robert Rodriguez’ “El Mariachi (1992)”, not to be confused with the much bigger budget but not as good remake/sequel “Desperado (1995)”.