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This is Tobson

@tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social
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Journalist turned kids' librarian. Swedish in Finland. Kidlit. Vinyl records. Rather gay. Looks pretty when the light is right. Ibland på svenska. Bear with me. Always loved eurovision, not so sure anymore. He/him. linktr.ee/tobsonhelsinki 🇫🇮

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Småg @hjaltelagen.bsky.social · 1h
Det här knyter an till alla haters. Som att om man är för öppna gränser så tycker man att alla människor som kommer är hyvens personer. Eller som nedan: tanken att transpersoner bara har rätt till rättigheter om exakt ALLA transpersoner är bra människor. Ett omöjligt kriterium.
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sultans of swing it magistern @ettfyndigtnamn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Man caves är inte ett resultat av att män vägrar spendera tid med familjen utan att kvinnan begär makten över hemmets estetik och därför tvingar alla mannens saker att samsas i ett litet eget rum istället för att stå bland de övriga prylarna (se svärd på väggen, gejmingstolar, spritflaskesamlingar)
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Susanne Sjöstedt @solsjo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Kemipristagare Carolyn Bertozzi
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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 09/10/2026
Why does Korea have a holiday for the alphabet? Because unlike other writing systems that evolved over centuries, Hangul was the work of one dude who solved mass illiteracy by sitting down and creating a brand new fully-formed system from scratch that anyone can learn almost instantly.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
Just arrived in Stockholm. Not exactly summery here. I know it's October but this sort of weather is completely uncalled for.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
feels like the Venn diagram between people going "it's fine for AI to raise your children" and people going "kids going no-contact with their parents should be illegal" has a lot of overlap what if -- and I'm just spitballing here -- you tried having a relationship with them
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026
Bokbloggade lite om PISA-resultat och vad man kanske kunde göra för att stärka barns läsning. (Men ni andra bryr er kanske bara om nobelpriset just nu?) tobiasboktipsar.blogspot.com/2026/10/pisa...
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PISA och annat elände
Ni vet ju hur det var. 1173 började man bygga ett stort och ståtligt klocktorn intill katedralen i Pisa men marken var mjuk och redan innan ...
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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The epigraph from my A TREE OR A PERSON OR A WALL: “Why does tragedy exist? Because you are full of rage. Why are you full of rage? Because you are full of grief.” —Anne Carson, Grief Lessons
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026
Bokbloggade lite om PISA-resultat och vad man kanske kunde göra för att stärka barns läsning. (Men ni andra bryr er kanske bara om nobelpriset just nu?) tobiasboktipsar.blogspot.com/2026/10/pisa...
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PISA och annat elände
Ni vet ju hur det var. 1173 började man bygga ett stort och ståtligt klocktorn intill katedralen i Pisa men marken var mjuk och redan innan ...
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hoots @hoots.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This was the justification I had for staying on there for so long, but as more and more normal people abandoned that website the posts got so much worse that I felt like my brain was actively atrophying every time I saw a post. I didn't just leave, I fully deleted and never regretted it.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026
Efter tjugofyra år i Finland blir jag fortfarande förtjust och glatt överraskad över sättet hur (många) finlandssvenskar uttalar substantivet modellera. Alltså exakt likadant som verbet. Gulligt.
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Fredrik @barbiche.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026
Fem år har gått och jag tycker fortfarande att det var överdrivet hårt mot barnen.
Puff från Aftonbladet: "JUST NU: Älg på förskola >Barnen låstes in ✓Fick sedan avlivas"
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
Zazie has a new album out, so I had to do a bit of ahopping before bed.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
Got shot today. Anything to keep the flu away.
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Åsmund @agjare.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
Som ein reier, ligg ein, og dimed leverer eg del 2 av HARDY-GUTTENE OG SKJELETT-GÅTEN! Me forlot gutane i ein dramatisk situasjon i eit brennande fly - korleis skal dette gå?
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Lilla Jonna @lillajonna.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Om ni undrar varför det behövs utbildade bibliotekarier på våra skolor så kan jag meddela att min kompis, som har motsvarande min roll i en annan kommun, häromdagen pratade med en rektor som undrade om böckerna skulle stå uppställda i bokstavsordning efter titel eller författares förnamn.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
I love my job and I'm not proud of what I'm about to say but there are days when I'm not super fond of kids.
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The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
King: so a vampire comes to the town of salem's lot King: and you know he's a vampire because he's got the vampire haircut Bram Stoker: oh, yeah, totally Stoker: i know exactly what you mean Poe: what's vampire hair? King: you know King: vampire hair Stoker: yeah edgar, vampire hair! Stoker: DUH
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Åsmund @agjare.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
OK, etter moderat positiv respons blir det bokreferat, kapittel for kapittel, av HARDY-GUTTENE OG SKJELETT-GÅTEN! Eg les fem kapittel om dagen. Eit notat på innsida av omslaget fortel at boka er kjøpt av eldre familiemedlemer i 1987, men kolofonen gir sørgjeleg lite info om publikasjonsår m.m.
Framsida av boka Hardy-guttene og skjelettgåten. Boka har ein teikna illustrasjon med ein mann som signaliserer med ein spegel, og ein ung mann som ser på frå litt avstand.Kolofonen for boka med originaltittel: The ghost at skeleton rock, oversatt av: Arnold Jacoby, ISBN: 82-511-0208-1 og trykkeri: Engers boktrykkeri, Otta.Første kapittel: En merkelig beskjed
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Chris ❤️‍🔥🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🏴 @brutumfulmen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
😭♥️ This is so beautiful, read the whole thing, it’s worth every second!
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Visited the KUMU Art Museum in Tallinn for the first time ever today and I sincerely do not know what took me so long. kumu.ekm.ee/en/
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Kumu Art Museum- Estonian art from the 18th century until today
Kumu Art Museum provides a survey of the various time periods of Estonian art: from the Academic Style to Modernism, from Soviet Pop Art to contemporary art. The modern architecture of the building is...
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Some nachos and a little glass of poncha. The weekend came early this week.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Almost said hi to a very familiar face at the train station. I assumed it was an old friend but then I realised it was the cute weather guy on telly.
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Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026
This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose
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Daniel Ekman @dekman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Den här skylten har så mycket.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Thread!
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 29/09/2026
Hey hot take but I actually don’t give a fuck if expelling a rapist from school “ruins his future”
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Enrique Anarte @enriqueanartelazo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🇹🇷 Few governments have criticized Turkey’s anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown 🇨🇴 Colombia seeks to restrict trans care 🇵🇱🇭🇺 Big queer news from Eastern Europe The new issue of my global LGBTQ+ newsletter is out now, you can read it here:
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The silence around Turkey’s anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
Plus: Another country is seeking to ban (all forms of) medical gender-affirming care among minors.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey all, @hoots.bsky.social has been one of my favourite youtubers for a really long time (I'm a sucker for quality video essays) and now she did a personal thing that's quite a big deal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohbQ...
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I quit my job because of Harry Potter
YouTube video by Hoots Hootman
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Helena 🏝️ HELULV Ullmark @helenaullmark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Because PUMPA 😍
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
*andas djupt, påminner mig själv att jag inte ska posta om svensk politik, andas djupt en gång till*
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@FuctupMike
Bernie Sanders should be forced to give away 90% of his birthday cake. #HappyBirthdayBernie

@jamieandhisego
Uh, surely you do that anyway...

@ItsDanSheehan
This is how cake works

@MayorDadler
This is how birthday cakes work when you have friends.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19
The cover art for the album "D'eux" by Céline Dion, known in some countries as The French Album.
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Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🩷💚🧡👩‍🦼🧡💙💜
Image description: an accessibility-related infographic with a lined note paper background. There are five lines/points related to accessibility. From the top:

The first line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of pink. Pink text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible once you get up the stairs” is not accessible.”

The second line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of green. Green text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible if you have someone to help you” is not accessible.”

The third line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of orange. Orange text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible if you can leave your mobility aid behind” is not accessible.”

The fourth line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of blue. Blue text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible, but you can’t access the restroom” is not accessible.”

The fifth line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of purple. Purple text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible just because we call it accessible” is not accessible.”

Centered at the bottom of the image is the handle “@MisaOnWheels” in light pink text.
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Dear Not All Parents but one heck of a lot of you: would it actually kill you if you put your phone away while you're in the library with your kids?
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 27/09/2026
the world would be a better place if all science students also studied history- and I don’t mean “memorise the list of Presidents/monarchs”, I mean “here is why people have fought and killed each other in the past and how that ended up for everyone”
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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"We know that reading fiction can help to hone the same sort of mental processes that we use to understand other people, including empathy and perspective-taking" #reading #booksky
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Sarah Clarke - Not your doll @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
LGBTQ+ youth are hugely overrepresented in homeless populations cos their folks kick them out or chase them out. Where is the moral panic over that? Why do we, as a culture, place the blame for bad relationships on abused kids and not their abusers?
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Alicia Fagerving @fagerving.se · 27/09/2026
Alternativ bokmässa men den är till för arborister
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exit, pursued by a fucking bear
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
In our ongoing series "Isn't it great to grow old gracefully" we have today reached the episode about drinking in the evening, everyone just hang in there while I upload my power point presentation
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
29. Den här artikeln var så fin om tonåringar från hela landet som flyttar till Vörå för att gå på idrottsinternat. "Jag tror våra studerande möter fler vuxna människor under en dag än vad de gör hemma hos sina föräldrar." yle.fi/a/7-10105520
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Ylva Heikius och Morgan Furu flyttade hundratals kilometer för att satsa på idrott i Vörå
Att flytta långt hemifrån som 16-åring kräver mod. På idrottsgymnasiet i Vörå får unga hjälp med allt från träning till tvätt, matlagning och städning.
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Fanny @soundandsilence.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Detta!👇🏼
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 26/09/2026
I love this @xkcd.com comic. So accurate.
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Gustaf Bratt @forsenad.nu · 26/09/2026
SR, ni kanske har en litet litet litet litet ansvar sjävla här? Eller?
sverigesadio

Nyheter

Valet 2026

Lokalt

Sport

Budskap om valfusk sprids:
"Kan vara del av krigföring"
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
Shut up, somebody uploaded the full-length shows of the East German schlager contests of the late 1960's onto YouTube but I have to go to bed but I have to see Ruth Brandin sing and I have to see Chris Doerk in action and and and (I guess I'll sleep when I'm old.)
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This is Tobson @tobsonhelsinki.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm home alone so I'm drinking tonic water and listening to vinyls, first Francesco Gabbani and then Lily Allen. (I'm working tomorrow so the party won't get more out of hand than this.)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
the future tech bros are dreaming of
4 panel comic

Panel 1:
Purple Guy panicking in a room full of flames. He screams “Oh God! I’m going to die!”

Panel 2:
Purple Guy is now on the phone (still surrounded by flames). He yells “Fire Service!! My house is burning down”

Panel 3:
Purple Guy (still burning to death) is now hollering “My address? Shit I don’t know! Lemme check my phone”

Panel 4:
Close up on Purple Guy’s phone screen. It reads: Emergency call detected. Pay £45.50 to view address.
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That's because the anti-intellectualism of the populists and Far Right is in direct contradiction to the basic foundations of any civilisation
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