Patricia Wallinga ⛵🎵
@pwallinga.bsky.social
Bluesky's favorite opera composer [citation needed]. Not tonal, not atonal, but a secret third thing. Posts about music, D&D, and loads of other nonsense | she/her | midwesterner in 🌉
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In honor of Emily Dickinson's birthday today, I'm proud to announce the launch of the Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project!
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This begs the question: what's your classical music needle drop for When It Happens? No Hallelujah Chorus, that's too easy.
Mine is Brahms Symphony 1, movement 4.
Mine is Brahms Symphony 1, movement 4.
You know, one needle drop for When It Happens is absolutely the big finale from the 1812 Overture, V for Vendetta style
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 AM
This begs the question: what's your classical music needle drop for When It Happens? No Hallelujah Chorus, that's too easy.
Mine is Brahms Symphony 1, movement 4.
Mine is Brahms Symphony 1, movement 4.
"Man, shrimp pride flags must rock." -- @maxwolpertmusic.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"Man, shrimp pride flags must rock." -- @maxwolpertmusic.bsky.social
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i mean also would you just read this poem www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44750/...
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
i mean also would you just read this poem www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44750/...
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If Charlie Kirk has a million haters, then I am one of them. If Charlie Kirk has 10 haters, then I am one of them. If Charlie Kirk has two haters, that’s me too. If Charlie Kirk has one hater, that is because I am dead. If Charlie Kirk has no haters, that is because Erika Kirk is dead.
February 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
If Charlie Kirk has a million haters, then I am one of them. If Charlie Kirk has 10 haters, then I am one of them. If Charlie Kirk has two haters, that’s me too. If Charlie Kirk has one hater, that is because I am dead. If Charlie Kirk has no haters, that is because Erika Kirk is dead.
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I'd like to see you try subbing, Dr. Su. Go on. Gain the respect of 36 teens who don't know you. Convince a middle school band not to play randomly while you're talking. Scrape your memory for the formula to graph a parabola on 3 hours of sleep. Now do it all in Spanish. It's not hard. We're extras.
February 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I'd like to see you try subbing, Dr. Su. Go on. Gain the respect of 36 teens who don't know you. Convince a middle school band not to play randomly while you're talking. Scrape your memory for the formula to graph a parabola on 3 hours of sleep. Now do it all in Spanish. It's not hard. We're extras.
Hey so SFUSD is doing WHAT
February 8, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Hey so SFUSD is doing WHAT
This took me a minute to get but I love it
I think I'm going to start selling citrus and cherry sherbet during election season and call it Cherry Mandarin.
February 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This took me a minute to get but I love it
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I am hitting a “music may not be a universal language” portion of my research (don’t ask) and I haven’t seen her cited yet, but I hope people never forget the contributions of Linda Shaver-Gleason, whose scholarly contributions did not stop in the face of her oncoming death. May we always remember.
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I am hitting a “music may not be a universal language” portion of my research (don’t ask) and I haven’t seen her cited yet, but I hope people never forget the contributions of Linda Shaver-Gleason, whose scholarly contributions did not stop in the face of her oncoming death. May we always remember.
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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For reference, his name comes up more often in the Epstein Files than Harry Potter's name does in the Harry Potter novels.
February 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
For reference, his name comes up more often in the Epstein Files than Harry Potter's name does in the Harry Potter novels.
At least we have the ski jumper thing. I believe one weird hilarious penis anomaly should be part of every Olympic games from now on
February 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
At least we have the ski jumper thing. I believe one weird hilarious penis anomaly should be part of every Olympic games from now on
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Never Forget
February 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Never Forget
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4. Every goddamn piece of protest is performative. Everything about society is performative. That isn’t WRONG.
5. How do you know that the only thing these “liberals” are doing is knitting hats? Because I see these hats on school pickup duty, on neighborhood patrols, at grocery drop offs.
5. How do you know that the only thing these “liberals” are doing is knitting hats? Because I see these hats on school pickup duty, on neighborhood patrols, at grocery drop offs.
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
4. Every goddamn piece of protest is performative. Everything about society is performative. That isn’t WRONG.
5. How do you know that the only thing these “liberals” are doing is knitting hats? Because I see these hats on school pickup duty, on neighborhood patrols, at grocery drop offs.
5. How do you know that the only thing these “liberals” are doing is knitting hats? Because I see these hats on school pickup duty, on neighborhood patrols, at grocery drop offs.
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"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
Did anybody else's family always have a massive Super Bowl party with your dad's friends you didn't know very well where you were not allowed to watch the halftime show because all your families had to play some kind of game to compete for a hideous trophy dug out of the trash? That's common, right?
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Did anybody else's family always have a massive Super Bowl party with your dad's friends you didn't know very well where you were not allowed to watch the halftime show because all your families had to play some kind of game to compete for a hideous trophy dug out of the trash? That's common, right?
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losing my fucking mind as a little treat
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
losing my fucking mind as a little treat
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somewhere Alan Dershowitz is crashing out
February 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
somewhere Alan Dershowitz is crashing out
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The best one has to be the sign they used for the US in Sarajevo. "United States of America" is "Sjedinjene Američke Države" in Bosnian, which seems fine... except the IOC didn't start insisting on using the full names of countries on the signs until the 90s:
February 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The best one has to be the sign they used for the US in Sarajevo. "United States of America" is "Sjedinjene Američke Države" in Bosnian, which seems fine... except the IOC didn't start insisting on using the full names of countries on the signs until the 90s:
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Sharing a fundraiser set up by a coworker for my school site's striking teachers. If you can afford to, and feel like throwing a few bucks, please do so. If you can't afford to and want to share, it's appreciated.
gofund.me/9550fbeae
gofund.me/9550fbeae
Donate to Feed the Fight: Buy Lunch for Striking SFUSD Aptos Staff, organized by Dorota B Barton
Fuel the Front Line: Buy a Striking SFUSD Educator Lunch
… Dorota B Barton needs your support for Feed the Fight: Buy Lunch for Striking SFUSD Aptos Staff
gofund.me
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Sharing a fundraiser set up by a coworker for my school site's striking teachers. If you can afford to, and feel like throwing a few bucks, please do so. If you can't afford to and want to share, it's appreciated.
gofund.me/9550fbeae
gofund.me/9550fbeae
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More important would be if you joined UESF members on the picket lines!
Sharing a fundraiser set up by a coworker for my school site's striking teachers. If you can afford to, and feel like throwing a few bucks, please do so. If you can't afford to and want to share, it's appreciated.
gofund.me/9550fbeae
gofund.me/9550fbeae
Donate to Feed the Fight: Buy Lunch for Striking SFUSD Aptos Staff, organized by Dorota B Barton
Fuel the Front Line: Buy a Striking SFUSD Educator Lunch
… Dorota B Barton needs your support for Feed the Fight: Buy Lunch for Striking SFUSD Aptos Staff
gofund.me
February 7, 2026 at 10:46 PM
More important would be if you joined UESF members on the picket lines!
some of these would go kind of hard at the schools on Monday
protest sign ideas:
The Propaganda Poster That Convinced You To Do This Wasn't Even Made By A Human Being
Do You Think You're Getting Bailed Out Before OpenAI
The Economy Is Worse Now Dipshit
The Longer You Make This Last The Worse We Make The Gulags
Don't Leave A Note You're A Dogshit Writer
The Propaganda Poster That Convinced You To Do This Wasn't Even Made By A Human Being
Do You Think You're Getting Bailed Out Before OpenAI
The Economy Is Worse Now Dipshit
The Longer You Make This Last The Worse We Make The Gulags
Don't Leave A Note You're A Dogshit Writer
February 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
some of these would go kind of hard at the schools on Monday
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
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February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
When It Happens, for how many years do you think we'll celebrate the date?
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
When It Happens, for how many years do you think we'll celebrate the date?
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it’s true that manic consumer culture buying sprees probably point to a gnawing fear of engaging the spirit, whose demands are rigorous and whose rewards would require us to acknowledge our eternal indwelling self-worth, but on the other hand did you see how much cool stuff I have
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
it’s true that manic consumer culture buying sprees probably point to a gnawing fear of engaging the spirit, whose demands are rigorous and whose rewards would require us to acknowledge our eternal indwelling self-worth, but on the other hand did you see how much cool stuff I have