rahaeli
@rahaeli.bsky.social
Cofounder @dreamwidth.org / disabled queer cat lady / running social media since before it was "social media" and Trust & Safety since the dawn of time / do not cite the deep magic to me, I wrote it / no, I'm allergic to that, too
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rahaeli
@rahaeli.bsky.social
· Sep 21
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The updated COVID/histamine link thread because people keep tagging me in to explain it and I keep intending to update the post from 2023 (synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/805203.html) and just not having the capacity because of my own health shit so here is a thread I can pin
lol the pain management/rehab/physiatry doctor who allegedly has experience with EDS also has "opioid safety" listed as a research interest and a paper about how they implemented an "opioid use reduction" program at their acute rehab facility that increased the percentage of patients--
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
lol the pain management/rehab/physiatry doctor who allegedly has experience with EDS also has "opioid safety" listed as a research interest and a paper about how they implemented an "opioid use reduction" program at their acute rehab facility that increased the percentage of patients--
This artwork is not only gorgeous, it perfectly communicates EXACTLY WHAT THE TITLE SAYS
“The Nerves That Fuck Up My Life”
Watercolor, graphite, embroidery floss, and thread.
A mixed media piece about my experience living with chronic pain from Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
Watercolor, graphite, embroidery floss, and thread.
A mixed media piece about my experience living with chronic pain from Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This artwork is not only gorgeous, it perfectly communicates EXACTLY WHAT THE TITLE SAYS
I have now cashed in my reward at the Korean bakery in Elicott City (yelp.to/2QVltrUUIS) and charmed the cashier by asking how to say "thank you" in Korean and making sure I had the vowels correct!
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I have now cashed in my reward at the Korean bakery in Elicott City (yelp.to/2QVltrUUIS) and charmed the cashier by asking how to say "thank you" in Korean and making sure I had the vowels correct!
I WON THE PRIZE FOR NOT COMMITTING PHYSICAL ASSAULT
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I WON THE PRIZE FOR NOT COMMITTING PHYSICAL ASSAULT
lol the lighting in the bathroom at the "headache clinic" neurology office is flickering fluorescent
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
lol the lighting in the bathroom at the "headache clinic" neurology office is flickering fluorescent
We have been fed, checked out of hotel, I have taken prophylactic anxiolytics, I have all my documentation, we have wordlessly wished the 18-wheeler stuck in the parking lot good luck, and it will now take us 30 minutes to go 5 miles because we're in Silent Hill
February 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
We have been fed, checked out of hotel, I have taken prophylactic anxiolytics, I have all my documentation, we have wordlessly wished the 18-wheeler stuck in the parking lot good luck, and it will now take us 30 minutes to go 5 miles because we're in Silent Hill
HARDCORE TO THE MEGA
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
HARDCORE TO THE MEGA
This is why you don't get emailed notifications of DW news posts anymore: our fix to stop this from happening and people getting 7-8 copies broke everything and we just said "...0 copies is better than a dozen", heh
A system failure caused older moderation events to be reprocessed as if they were new. This triggered account-level review labels, even though no recent activity had occurred. We identified this after investigating a user report. 2/5
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
This is why you don't get emailed notifications of DW news posts anymore: our fix to stop this from happening and people getting 7-8 copies broke everything and we just said "...0 copies is better than a dozen", heh
Arrived successfully at hotel! :) Hotel room door lock was busted :( the engineer was very baffled but changed the battery and recoded our keys and it worked again :)
February 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Arrived successfully at hotel! :) Hotel room door lock was busted :( the engineer was very baffled but changed the battery and recoded our keys and it worked again :)
The testimony of someone who has risen to the occasion
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
The testimony of someone who has risen to the occasion
Your dose of good news for the evening!
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Your dose of good news for the evening!
VICTORY: got the total clinical writeup in under 10 pages. (8 pages, with 2 of them being the citations list.) I also managed to keep the snark to 2 very understated (and extremely deserved) locations, whee.
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
VICTORY: got the total clinical writeup in under 10 pages. (8 pages, with 2 of them being the citations list.) I also managed to keep the snark to 2 very understated (and extremely deserved) locations, whee.
And if you have an iPhone and you have the sinking realization as the federal agent is bearing down on you that you forgot to disable biometrics: hit the right-side down button 5x very quickly to enter the power down menu.
Reminder- turn biometric locks on your phone OFF, and shift to a passcode if you think you’ll be in any situation where you’d be filming.
A 76-year-old veteran and nurse was tackled and detained at the site of Alex Pretti's killing. Agents told him his phone was evidence in an investigation into him assaulting an officer.
“I didn’t assault an officer. I got assaulted by three officers." minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/w...
“I didn’t assault an officer. I got assaulted by three officers." minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/w...
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
And if you have an iPhone and you have the sinking realization as the federal agent is bearing down on you that you forgot to disable biometrics: hit the right-side down button 5x very quickly to enter the power down menu.
I think I have a near-final draft except for the "important literature I don't want to hear shit from you until you've read" list! Yay!
Assembling said list has expanded my "papers to read in more depth later" list by a billion! Boo!
Assembling said list has expanded my "papers to read in more depth later" list by a billion! Boo!
February 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I think I have a near-final draft except for the "important literature I don't want to hear shit from you until you've read" list! Yay!
Assembling said list has expanded my "papers to read in more depth later" list by a billion! Boo!
Assembling said list has expanded my "papers to read in more depth later" list by a billion! Boo!
Reposting this thread because a few people are discussing distributed moderation again
I am once again begging people to stop using Slashdot's system of moderation and meta-moderation as a positive example of distributed moderation. I was there. It was not. It fucking sucked as a system, it was incapable of handling anything complex, and it greatly reinforced systemic bias.
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Reposting this thread because a few people are discussing distributed moderation again
Hey, while I'm working on this: if you have any kind of medical Weird and are trying to gather evidence to demonstrate to a doctor how bad it is, allow me to introduce you to the best clinical measurement for "how fucked up are you", the Karnofsky scale. www.mdcalc.com/calc/3168/ka...
Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
The Karnofsky Performance Status Scale determines ability of patient to tolerate therapies in serious illness, specifically for chemotherapy.
www.mdcalc.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Hey, while I'm working on this: if you have any kind of medical Weird and are trying to gather evidence to demonstrate to a doctor how bad it is, allow me to introduce you to the best clinical measurement for "how fucked up are you", the Karnofsky scale. www.mdcalc.com/calc/3168/ka...
I have been able to take my drugs that fix my sleep at the correct time for like three days in a row, so my sleep is fixing itself, which is good! Except that means I slept four hours and then woke up mad about it, sigh
February 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I have been able to take my drugs that fix my sleep at the correct time for like three days in a row, so my sleep is fixing itself, which is good! Except that means I slept four hours and then woke up mad about it, sigh
Yeah, as suspected I hit my sitting-up limit and am getting the warning signs of Lie The Fuck Down, but I made a good dent in it, got all the structure, assembled the specialists and tests, and got 1/4 through the symptoms
February 12, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Yeah, as suspected I hit my sitting-up limit and am getting the warning signs of Lie The Fuck Down, but I made a good dent in it, got all the structure, assembled the specialists and tests, and got 1/4 through the symptoms
Working on this clinical writeup and goddamn have I seen a lot of doctors about this fucking thing, sigh
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Working on this clinical writeup and goddamn have I seen a lot of doctors about this fucking thing, sigh
Me: I am incredibly hungry but also nauseated, let's have smoothies for dinner.
Also me: gets smoothie, promptly spills 3/4 of it on the table and floor
Also me: gets smoothie, promptly spills 3/4 of it on the table and floor
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Me: I am incredibly hungry but also nauseated, let's have smoothies for dinner.
Also me: gets smoothie, promptly spills 3/4 of it on the table and floor
Also me: gets smoothie, promptly spills 3/4 of it on the table and floor
Currently writing up my clinical case notes as prep for my neurologist appointment on Friday including a detailed list of symptoms and what improves them, a list of the diagnoses already ruled out, a timeline of specialist visits and tests run (and their conclusions),
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Currently writing up my clinical case notes as prep for my neurologist appointment on Friday including a detailed list of symptoms and what improves them, a list of the diagnoses already ruled out, a timeline of specialist visits and tests run (and their conclusions),
I paid two bills this week the instant I got them and my taxes are filed and it's only February 11, all praise drugs
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I paid two bills this week the instant I got them and my taxes are filed and it's only February 11, all praise drugs
Heyyy it's been a bit since @stechlab-labels.bsky.social was reading my sleep disorder for filth
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Heyyy it's been a bit since @stechlab-labels.bsky.social was reading my sleep disorder for filth
Periodic reminder that if you quote post me while being a miserable wretched fucklicker who annoys the everloving shit out of me by doom-moaning, you're going to get blocked and then your QP is gonna just be hanging out there all blocked and shit
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Periodic reminder that if you quote post me while being a miserable wretched fucklicker who annoys the everloving shit out of me by doom-moaning, you're going to get blocked and then your QP is gonna just be hanging out there all blocked and shit