Lisa Hirsch
@lisairontongue.bsky.social
Music writer (SF Classical Voice, SF Chronicle, Opera). Blogs at irontongue.blogspot.com. Alto, martial artist. Former tech writer. Music, books, politics, food, public health. Cis, queer, Jewish. I instablock men who follow only women's accounts.
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Lisa Hirsch
@lisairontongue.bsky.social
· Apr 12
My posts are roughly 40% classical music and opera; 40% leftist politics; 20% books / food / cat photos / architecture / other stuff.
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I am beyond furious at this ignorant, hateful government and its short-sighted policies that push conformity to some global conspiracy nonsense over the wellbeing of our kids. Here’s some actual informed science about puberty blockers. www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
Puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse youth
Understand how puberty blockers work to suppress puberty. Learn about their benefits, side effects and long-term effects.
www.mayoclinic.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I am beyond furious at this ignorant, hateful government and its short-sighted policies that push conformity to some global conspiracy nonsense over the wellbeing of our kids. Here’s some actual informed science about puberty blockers. www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
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Posting for a friend - helping Shay is one tangible thing you could do today to make the world better. She has been working so hard and a setback like this is devastating for her, and the sort of thing that gets families torn apart.
She only has cashapp - $shaybayy98
#mutualaid #mutualaidsky 💸💕
She only has cashapp - $shaybayy98
#mutualaid #mutualaidsky 💸💕
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Posting for a friend - helping Shay is one tangible thing you could do today to make the world better. She has been working so hard and a setback like this is devastating for her, and the sort of thing that gets families torn apart.
She only has cashapp - $shaybayy98
#mutualaid #mutualaidsky 💸💕
She only has cashapp - $shaybayy98
#mutualaid #mutualaidsky 💸💕
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
@elisabethbik.bsky.social My partner was one of Dr. Bero's postdocs, then in her research group, publishing some papers with her.
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
@elisabethbik.bsky.social My partner was one of Dr. Bero's postdocs, then in her research group, publishing some papers with her.
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This is a wonderful critique of a recent decree to silence indigenous languages in educational settings in Nigeria, or as the author so aptly puts it, "On the Silencing of our Tongues." I wish the Lagos Review was here to add to the BLK Sky conversation.
An Open Letter to the Honourable Minister of Education, Federal Republic of Nigeria on the Silencing of Our Tongues - The Lagos Review
To argue then, a mere three years into an experiment of teaching our children in their mother tongues is the reason for their poor...
thelagosreview.ng
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is a wonderful critique of a recent decree to silence indigenous languages in educational settings in Nigeria, or as the author so aptly puts it, "On the Silencing of our Tongues." I wish the Lagos Review was here to add to the BLK Sky conversation.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Speaker Mike Johnson is lying. The Epstein Files were not released during Biden Administration because there was an open investigation. That ended when Supreme Court denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s case in October 2025!
If Trump wanted to release the files no vote is needed . He can just do it, now.
If Trump wanted to release the files no vote is needed . He can just do it, now.
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson is lying. The Epstein Files were not released during Biden Administration because there was an open investigation. That ended when Supreme Court denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s case in October 2025!
If Trump wanted to release the files no vote is needed . He can just do it, now.
If Trump wanted to release the files no vote is needed . He can just do it, now.
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If you email us proof of cancellation of your New York Times subscription (send to [email protected]), we’ll give you a FREE year-long digital subscription to Current Affairs.
NYT continues its long history of publishing op-eds pushing criminal wars of aggression
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If you email us proof of cancellation of your New York Times subscription (send to [email protected]), we’ll give you a FREE year-long digital subscription to Current Affairs.
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If there is one thing Trump will go to the mat to protect, it's a sex offender.
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If there is one thing Trump will go to the mat to protect, it's a sex offender.
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This is your regularly-scheduled reminder that I share a ton of job opportunities in marine biology, ocean conservation, and environmental communications over on my LinkedIn page. You can follow me there to stay in the loop.
www.linkedin.com/in/david-shi...
www.linkedin.com/in/david-shi...
www.linkedin.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is your regularly-scheduled reminder that I share a ton of job opportunities in marine biology, ocean conservation, and environmental communications over on my LinkedIn page. You can follow me there to stay in the loop.
www.linkedin.com/in/david-shi...
www.linkedin.com/in/david-shi...
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Question for any romance novel history people out there: does anyone know who might have been the first romance author to write/publish strict dual POV, ie: in equally distributed, alternating chapters? (Or, first-ish, I know tracking firstness in literature is complicated)
Feel free to RT/boost
Feel free to RT/boost
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Question for any romance novel history people out there: does anyone know who might have been the first romance author to write/publish strict dual POV, ie: in equally distributed, alternating chapters? (Or, first-ish, I know tracking firstness in literature is complicated)
Feel free to RT/boost
Feel free to RT/boost
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The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
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It's remarkable that the number of news analyses/pundit takes that the Democrats are too extreme--out of touch, too focused on divisive cultural issues, too beholden to progressive orthodoxy--far exceeds the articles on the Trump/GOP's connections to the far right. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It's remarkable that the number of news analyses/pundit takes that the Democrats are too extreme--out of touch, too focused on divisive cultural issues, too beholden to progressive orthodoxy--far exceeds the articles on the Trump/GOP's connections to the far right. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Beginning of a media round up for Huang Rao and David Henry Hwang's spectacular "The Monkey King" at @sfopera.bsky.social.
irontongue.blogspot.com/2025/11/san-...
irontongue.blogspot.com/2025/11/san-...
San Francisco Opera Premieres <i>The Monkey King</i>
Kang Wang as the title role in The Monkey King Members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Puppetry designed by Basil Twist Photo: Cory Weav...
irontongue.blogspot.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Beginning of a media round up for Huang Rao and David Henry Hwang's spectacular "The Monkey King" at @sfopera.bsky.social.
irontongue.blogspot.com/2025/11/san-...
irontongue.blogspot.com/2025/11/san-...
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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I urge all of you, friends & colleagues, to please consider signing this petition to restore transparent governance and accountability in the AMS -- with this action, we can make our voices heard & remind everyone of our mission as a member-led society docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AMS Petition 2025
Petition to Restore Transparent Governance and Accountability in the American Musicological Society To add your signature to the petition, please fill out the following form: https://bit.ly/Sign_AMS_2...
docs.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I urge all of you, friends & colleagues, to please consider signing this petition to restore transparent governance and accountability in the AMS -- with this action, we can make our voices heard & remind everyone of our mission as a member-led society docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Barack Obama *ILL-ADVISEDLY* ran against Bobby Rush in 2000. He lost by 30%. Many of us absolutely knew he would lose at the time in Chicago. 3 years later he was running for Senate. Anyway, "waiting your turn" in politics is ridiculous. You run when you want to run & failure is fine.
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Barack Obama *ILL-ADVISEDLY* ran against Bobby Rush in 2000. He lost by 30%. Many of us absolutely knew he would lose at the time in Chicago. 3 years later he was running for Senate. Anyway, "waiting your turn" in politics is ridiculous. You run when you want to run & failure is fine.
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OMFG-ex DOJ official (& now federal judge) Emil Bove was involved in the administration's plots to murder individuals via lethal strikes
"At a DOJ conference ... Bove told drug prosecutors the ... administration wasn't interested in interdicting ... Instead... the U.S. should "just sink the boats."
"At a DOJ conference ... Bove told drug prosecutors the ... administration wasn't interested in interdicting ... Instead... the U.S. should "just sink the boats."
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
OMFG-ex DOJ official (& now federal judge) Emil Bove was involved in the administration's plots to murder individuals via lethal strikes
"At a DOJ conference ... Bove told drug prosecutors the ... administration wasn't interested in interdicting ... Instead... the U.S. should "just sink the boats."
"At a DOJ conference ... Bove told drug prosecutors the ... administration wasn't interested in interdicting ... Instead... the U.S. should "just sink the boats."
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How the fuck does Larry Summers still have a job
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
How the fuck does Larry Summers still have a job
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I have a lifetime to think about what a world without Alice in embodied form looks like. To have loved and been loved by her was one of the greatest privileges of my life. I will carry her spirit with me always.
Many thoughts about my cyborg bitch boss goddess accomplice Alice Wong & all the things she meant but there is a tendency for white disabled people to overshadow conversations about disabled BIPOC including in death. I choose to let Alice speak for herself & uplift those she wanted to represent her.
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I have a lifetime to think about what a world without Alice in embodied form looks like. To have loved and been loved by her was one of the greatest privileges of my life. I will carry her spirit with me always.
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'The abundant wisdom of disabled people gives me the power to continue. I write my truths as an act of love and resistance in the face of overwhelming bleakness because I know this is not a singular act. I dream with wild abandon imagining a better world for all of us.'
The Political is Personal
Alice Wong writes about her work as a disabled activist during the pandemic, and what’s fueling her activism and decision to vote.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
'The abundant wisdom of disabled people gives me the power to continue. I write my truths as an act of love and resistance in the face of overwhelming bleakness because I know this is not a singular act. I dream with wild abandon imagining a better world for all of us.'
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
The cooks among my friends will LOVE this thread. Be sure to read the branch quoted in the first post.
Folks, I did it. I made the Cooks Illustrated competing pear crisps, and then I made my friends judge them blind.
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The cooks among my friends will LOVE this thread. Be sure to read the branch quoted in the first post.