Diana Lee
@dianaelee.bsky.social
Lawyer, advocate, mom. Disabled by near-daily Migraine symptoms. Progressive. Queer. Love books, “trashy” reality TV as escapism, cats, listening to podcasts & playing with makeup. Fascinated by con artists & grifters. 🏳️🌈🍉🕊️📚🐈⬛🎧💋💜
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Diana Lee
@dianaelee.bsky.social
· Jun 18
June is Migraine & Headache Awareness Month, and my advocacy has been on fire! But not here. My brain is prone to fixation, so I've been posting to the other platform I use & kinda like (Insta). My fave advocacy content so far this month is how to be an ally to people w/ migraine. 💜 #MHAM2025
We’ve reached the last day of #Migraine & Headache Disorders Awareness Month. But for those of us living with these conditions we work for recognition and needed change every single day! #MigraineAwareness
June is Migraine & Headache Awareness Month, and my advocacy has been on fire! But not here. My brain is prone to fixation, so I've been posting to the other platform I use & kinda like (Insta). My fave advocacy content so far this month is how to be an ally to people w/ migraine. 💜 #MHAM2025
June 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We’ve reached the last day of #Migraine & Headache Disorders Awareness Month. But for those of us living with these conditions we work for recognition and needed change every single day! #MigraineAwareness
Wear a pair, show you care. 💜 Today we wear Shades for Migraine as a visible symbol of this largely invisible disease.
Can’t wait to see your photos!
#ShadesForMigraine #MigraineSupport #MHAM2025
Can’t wait to see your photos!
#ShadesForMigraine #MigraineSupport #MHAM2025
June 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wear a pair, show you care. 💜 Today we wear Shades for Migraine as a visible symbol of this largely invisible disease.
Can’t wait to see your photos!
#ShadesForMigraine #MigraineSupport #MHAM2025
Can’t wait to see your photos!
#ShadesForMigraine #MigraineSupport #MHAM2025
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I've got a "believe us" x "accommodate us" example for you... When someone asks for a fragrance free option (e.g. at a hair salon when picking a shampoo to use between steps of the haircut), believe them that they actually need a fragrance free one, not "this one that seems to be less scented".
June 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I've got a "believe us" x "accommodate us" example for you... When someone asks for a fragrance free option (e.g. at a hair salon when picking a shampoo to use between steps of the haircut), believe them that they actually need a fragrance free one, not "this one that seems to be less scented".
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Adriana Smith was the victim of misogynoir. An ER ignored her pleas for help, and she died of blood clots in her brain the next day.
The hospital then forced her body to be kept alive to try and save a 9 week old fetus.
Did you know that even if she had a DNR, it wouldn't have mattered?
The hospital then forced her body to be kept alive to try and save a 9 week old fetus.
Did you know that even if she had a DNR, it wouldn't have mattered?
June 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Adriana Smith was the victim of misogynoir. An ER ignored her pleas for help, and she died of blood clots in her brain the next day.
The hospital then forced her body to be kept alive to try and save a 9 week old fetus.
Did you know that even if she had a DNR, it wouldn't have mattered?
The hospital then forced her body to be kept alive to try and save a 9 week old fetus.
Did you know that even if she had a DNR, it wouldn't have mattered?
Don't date cops. This ish is a cautionary tale. And there are so many others that are even darker.
Three years after the death of her then-boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, Karen Read was found not guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday afternoon.
Karen Read Found Not Guilty of Murder in Retrial
Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her boyfriend in a hit-and-run, was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of drunk driving.
www.rollingstone.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Don't date cops. This ish is a cautionary tale. And there are so many others that are even darker.
June is Migraine & Headache Awareness Month, and my advocacy has been on fire! But not here. My brain is prone to fixation, so I've been posting to the other platform I use & kinda like (Insta). My fave advocacy content so far this month is how to be an ally to people w/ migraine. 💜 #MHAM2025
June 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
June is Migraine & Headache Awareness Month, and my advocacy has been on fire! But not here. My brain is prone to fixation, so I've been posting to the other platform I use & kinda like (Insta). My fave advocacy content so far this month is how to be an ally to people w/ migraine. 💜 #MHAM2025
Trying to manage my social media usage and finding it's all or nothing for me. I guess that's a function of how these platforms are designed and my personality. But I've missed the connections I have with awesome people here. Maybe I'll be around more???
June 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Trying to manage my social media usage and finding it's all or nothing for me. I guess that's a function of how these platforms are designed and my personality. But I've missed the connections I have with awesome people here. Maybe I'll be around more???
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Can you imagine if this Signal/Atlantic thing had happened a couple months into the Biden administration and Kamala Harris was part of the group chat? Republicans would be screaming for her to resign immediately. This is insane.
March 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Can you imagine if this Signal/Atlantic thing had happened a couple months into the Biden administration and Kamala Harris was part of the group chat? Republicans would be screaming for her to resign immediately. This is insane.
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Fascists benefit from an uninformed, unwell & divided population.
That's why community care is so important. Give to your local mask bloc, food bank, community fridge or free library.
Wear a mask, and if you can afford it, leave N95s IN the free libraries! People will happily take them!
That's why community care is so important. Give to your local mask bloc, food bank, community fridge or free library.
Wear a mask, and if you can afford it, leave N95s IN the free libraries! People will happily take them!
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Fascists benefit from an uninformed, unwell & divided population.
That's why community care is so important. Give to your local mask bloc, food bank, community fridge or free library.
Wear a mask, and if you can afford it, leave N95s IN the free libraries! People will happily take them!
That's why community care is so important. Give to your local mask bloc, food bank, community fridge or free library.
Wear a mask, and if you can afford it, leave N95s IN the free libraries! People will happily take them!
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Me, when I'm judging people but owe people something.
These people are clearly not up for the job.
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Me, when I'm judging people but owe people something.
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The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit
February 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit
The project of learning (and unlearning) to manage my constantly on alert nervous system continues. Had second appointment with a new therapist this morning. I'm cautiously optimistic. Seems like a good fit for my needs. It's hard to trust when you've had bad experiences, but I'm glad I'm trying.
February 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The project of learning (and unlearning) to manage my constantly on alert nervous system continues. Had second appointment with a new therapist this morning. I'm cautiously optimistic. Seems like a good fit for my needs. It's hard to trust when you've had bad experiences, but I'm glad I'm trying.
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I know using alt-text for images isn't yet habit for a lot of refugees from Xitter. I get it. But ESPECIALLY when sharing anything related to political activism, please use it. Disabled people, including blind folks or those w/ low vision, are targets right now. They must be a part of your activism.
February 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I know using alt-text for images isn't yet habit for a lot of refugees from Xitter. I get it. But ESPECIALLY when sharing anything related to political activism, please use it. Disabled people, including blind folks or those w/ low vision, are targets right now. They must be a part of your activism.
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Call your R reps. If you have a regional accent, make the most of it. Tell them you didn't vote for CANCER and ask them what the hell they're gonna do to stop Musk and Trump. reps.fyi
Now under Trump, the NIH says it is cutting ~$9 billion in federal research grants supporting medical research ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's diseases.
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Call your R reps. If you have a regional accent, make the most of it. Tell them you didn't vote for CANCER and ask them what the hell they're gonna do to stop Musk and Trump. reps.fyi
Scam patients like this often, Cleveland Clinic? This isn’t the opposite of migraine advocacy.
I got a mesg from Cleveland Clinic neurology dept welcoming all migraine patients to a town hall on zoom to discuss our challenges in living with migraine. Cool! Fine print? This will be billed as a telehealth with copay. And if your insurance no longer covers telehealth appts, I guess tough luck?
February 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Scam patients like this often, Cleveland Clinic? This isn’t the opposite of migraine advocacy.
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Criminalizing masks makes public spaces less safe for disabled people. It pushes us further into the shadows
The powers that be don’t want us to be visible. They don’t want a reminder that Covid is still a threat
Wear a mask in solidarity. Tell the government that the vulnerable are not expendable
The powers that be don’t want us to be visible. They don’t want a reminder that Covid is still a threat
Wear a mask in solidarity. Tell the government that the vulnerable are not expendable
February 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Criminalizing masks makes public spaces less safe for disabled people. It pushes us further into the shadows
The powers that be don’t want us to be visible. They don’t want a reminder that Covid is still a threat
Wear a mask in solidarity. Tell the government that the vulnerable are not expendable
The powers that be don’t want us to be visible. They don’t want a reminder that Covid is still a threat
Wear a mask in solidarity. Tell the government that the vulnerable are not expendable
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Anyway, as white conservatives & their enslaver forebears have always known, there is a direct relationship btwn knowledge & liberation. That's why they limited education & informed public discourse under slavery & work frantically to destroy them today. We must DEFY THEM AT EVERY TURN. /end
February 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Anyway, as white conservatives & their enslaver forebears have always known, there is a direct relationship btwn knowledge & liberation. That's why they limited education & informed public discourse under slavery & work frantically to destroy them today. We must DEFY THEM AT EVERY TURN. /end
I’ve been so emotionally dysregulated and grumpy and taking it out on my partner that our kid is afraid we’re splitting up. The glimmer of good is that she felt comfortable to tell her school counselor she’s worried. I need to pull it together. For all of us.
February 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I’ve been so emotionally dysregulated and grumpy and taking it out on my partner that our kid is afraid we’re splitting up. The glimmer of good is that she felt comfortable to tell her school counselor she’s worried. I need to pull it together. For all of us.
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Disability is not a personal or moral failing. Everyone is one accident, infection or stroke of bad luck from becoming disabled.
When someone asks for help, give it freely and without strings. Don’t judge them or tell them to “try harder”.
One day it’ll be your turn.
When someone asks for help, give it freely and without strings. Don’t judge them or tell them to “try harder”.
One day it’ll be your turn.
February 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Disability is not a personal or moral failing. Everyone is one accident, infection or stroke of bad luck from becoming disabled.
When someone asks for help, give it freely and without strings. Don’t judge them or tell them to “try harder”.
One day it’ll be your turn.
When someone asks for help, give it freely and without strings. Don’t judge them or tell them to “try harder”.
One day it’ll be your turn.
I’m not okay, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. What’s happening is legitimately terrifying to anyone who is paying attention and understands the far-ranging implications. We allow ourselves to feel the fear and keep right on resisting. Cultivate community and harness joy in as many ways as we can.
February 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I’m not okay, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. What’s happening is legitimately terrifying to anyone who is paying attention and understands the far-ranging implications. We allow ourselves to feel the fear and keep right on resisting. Cultivate community and harness joy in as many ways as we can.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Exactly. Where the heck would we go?!?!
Just a reminder that if you tell a disabled person to move out of the US if they’re scared of living here, other countries don’t want us either. Countries will turn you away because you’re disabled. We’re seen as a burden and that’s so normalized that it’s okay to turn us away.
February 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Exactly. Where the heck would we go?!?!
The way we discuss migraine is so important. Was reminded today that we have a long way to go in adopting less stigmatizing language when I heard a pediatric neurologist refer to the condition as “migraine headache” on a podcast about another neurological condition. Sigh.
January 31, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The way we discuss migraine is so important. Was reminded today that we have a long way to go in adopting less stigmatizing language when I heard a pediatric neurologist refer to the condition as “migraine headache” on a podcast about another neurological condition. Sigh.