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@rahaeli.bsky.social
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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queer cat lady / running social media since before it was "social media" and Trust & Safety since the dawn of time / do not cite the deep magic to me, I wrote it / no, I'm allergic to that, too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 · 10h
My lucky streak continues: lost my grip on my sleep schedule containment just before a day requiring me to be at full brain capacity at a specific time (bad), but did so in a way that actually puts me in a *better* position than I otherwise would be
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 21h
PRAISE EVERYTHING, my amazing genius of a spine orthopedist worked out a way to get the risk level of a cervical disc replacement (instead of fusion) down under our mutually acceptable threshold despite the Ehlers Danlos so there is a CHANCE I will be able to avoid 2 more fusions!
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Feeling grumpy at the doctor today so when they handed me the stack of forms they already confirmed I'd completed in advance electronically I just wrote "completed online" on the bottom and stopped, heh
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
But if you go to the people who are all "oh my god they hate their users" (anybody who says they've never hated their users even once is lying) and ask them if they've ever hated a customer at their job, that's totally different, don't you know
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
*sigh* putting reading Commerce Clause and Comstock Act caselaw on my to-do list
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The narrative: "Everyone who works for Bluesky hates the site's users! Either they don't use the site or they're constantly melting down at people!" The users:
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This remains one of my favorite satirical projects of all time
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fucking barbaric. If I didn't already oppose the death penalty on grounds there is no way to make the process equitable and error-free, I would oppose it on grounds of it being state-backed torture.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Too much pain to sleep, won't stop being in pain until I can sleep, have hit my limits on every intervention I can use, and I have to be awake in 3.5 hours, wheeeee
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Why is your head wet" and other questions I have asked my cat today that I do not actually want an answer for
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In "but of course" news, I have a mandatory video appearance on Friday so of course I have a gigantic zit forming in a highly prominent place, sigh
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I love whenever I mention this, someone always has this "oh my god, WHAT" reaction! Citations: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32324159/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42240520/ Screenshot is from second paper. Primary author on both (Afrin) is basically THE most knowledgeable person in the world about MCAS.
An alternative perspective, now called "consensus-2" [25, 50] (Table 1), emerged almost simultaneously but regards MCAS as prevalent (approximately 17-20% of the Western population) [15, 51] and commonly presenting with diverse manifestations stemming from diverse profiles of aberrant release of MC mediators with very diverse effects [52, 53].
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New week, new #outlier thread for muting
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Omgggggg
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you take Vitruvias Therapeutics' 30mg thyroid tablets, check your bottle for expiration date Sept 30, 2026 and NDC number 69680-166-00/lot number 504950
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Life with cats: my wife just wearily called "whatever's going on, it shouldn't be" downstairs after the sounds of a scuffle
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Best part of using my dad's Home Depot pro account is the facetime Sarah gets after he sees the notification for him to guess what she's doing with what she just bought
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The weather is wretched and the wind managed to snap the string tie-down on our "abolish ICE" porch flag, so I stuck my cigarette between my lips to re-tie it again just as another gust blew, and anyway, that's how I ended up putting my cigarette out on ICE
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I genuinely can't see any way Meta could defeat a false light tort suit here other than making it too expensive and obnoxious to litigate
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just watched #NotMyCat leap up on the garage roof to curl up behind the vent for warmth. We have a heated shelter coming for her soon, thankfully 😂
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Boosting again for people getting COVID vaccines (thank you for getting vaccinated!!) because my mentions are full of people finding it helpful. There is way more detail (and citations!) in the thread both up and down but this is the key info!
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reposting so I remember to read it, and in case anyone else needs the dataset Riana and her colleagues assembled
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Well, that rates a "holy shit!!"
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rosie, your finely tuned bullshit sensor is very inconvenient sometimes (I've been trying to comb out this mat in her fur for like two weeks and she is Not Having It)
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's the season for the Greater North American Cable Seeking Backhoe to migrate to its winter quarters, so everyone, please be prepared for disruptions!!
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Going to the dentist (again, ugh) and my Lyft driver is pretty much my age and has the early 90s hits on the radio and we're both singing along without making conversation at all, so if it weren't a Tesla it'd be the ideal ride, lol
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Andrew Ducker @andrewducker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Brain Imaging Study Reveals ADHD Biotypes
technologynetworks.com
Is ADHD Actually Three Different Brain Conditions?
In this Q&A, lead author Dr. Nanfang Pan explains how researchers used structural MRI, normative brain modeling, and machine learning to identify three ADHD biotypes. Each subtype showed distinct brain network patterns and symptoms.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
California: if you aren't POSITIVE you've had two doses of MMR, and if you were born pre-1982 you may not have (especially if you didn't go to college), get a MMR booster
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Neighborhood etiquette question; having asked the new neighbor to turn down his loud weekend outdoor working-on-the-yard music because I sleep during the day once, am I now justified in a passive aggressive Bluetooth headphone delivery?
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Added in the thread, also adding here while I publicize it: If you don't want to buy a "loyalty discount" with your shopping data for them to sell and use to profile you, enter (area code) 867-5309 on the payment machine at checkout: it has worked almost every time I've tried it
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
New week, new #outlier thread for muting
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Based upon their documented behavior over the past few years, the tech industry is less afraid of the potential ramifications of Artificial Superintelligence than they are of Lina Khan.
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Meredith Plays Horn @meredithmoo25.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Vampires from "Sinners" have dropped out of the Ed Sheeran tour
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#NotMyCat took a treat from my hand today!!!
A grey tabby cat loafed up next to my chair on the deck, looking up at me with bright and expectant eyes wondering where the next round of treats is, human
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New friend to pet!!! (cc @nuclearanthro.bsky.social) www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
nbcnews.com
New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is slender, spotted and smaller than a house cat. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just got out of @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social in DC after an appointment, and omg, DC peeps, if you have not been there yet, you must. Amazing selection, fantastic staff, so many fascinating books I'm not 100% sure how I'm going to get this haul back home without dislocating something, lol
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV still helps his older brother file his taxes and fix his computer. What makes John Prevost proudest of his little brother? “That he hasn’t collapsed yet.” www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/he-hasnt-c...
thelettersfromleo.com
Pope Leo XIV Does Tech Support and Tax Prep for His Brother in Suburban Chicago
John Prevost locked himself out of a new computer, propped his iPad on top of it, and called the Vatican. Then he told Italian TV what makes him proudest of his brother: “He hasn’t collapsed yet.”
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Unsurprisingly (it *is* by Lane, after all), this is a really, really good explanation of some famously complex philosophical concepts
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Not My Cat has graduated to taking treats from the hand :)
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have found the single reason that could unite most of Bluesky into agreeing Kamala Harris should actually run for president again in 2028 after all www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
Top of mind for Newsom is whether he runs for president in 2028. One of the key parts of that is who else is running, including his fellow San Francisco Democrat, former Vice President Kamala Harris.

“I don’t know if she runs, but we’ll see,” Newsom told me. “I wouldn’t run if she ran.”
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Quarterly Estimated Tax Payment Eary Warning System says: tomorrow is quarterly estimated tax payment day!
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
fucking amazing, lol
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My cat is taking after me: the vet called back about Rosie and said it's not the thing they thought it was and they're calling the Weird Shit specialists for a consult
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Stephen Hardwick @nonfinality.com · 14/09/2026
I just got my work assignment for the November election—managing the same location that I’ve been at for several years. Are you interested in helping make sure your small corner of the election is run professionally & lawfully? Learn how to sign up anywhere in the US: www.eac.gov/help-america...
Screenshot of part of an email:

Dear STEPHEN HARDWICK,
Thank you for your service to the voters of Franklin County!
You have been scheduled to work the 2026 GENERAL ELECTION on 11/03/2026 as a VLM - DEM in LID#4 (blocked out)

 (blocked out) CHURCH
 (blocked out) AVE, COLUMBUS  (blocked out) 432
Sign in to the Election Worker Portal to schedule your in-person interview/training class as soon as possible.
Sign up Here: Election Worker Portal
OR Use the Link Below (Copy & Paste):
https://electionwork.franklincountyohio.gov/ted/electio
nforceportal/launchpad.aspx
Classes are filling up quickly - Claim your spot today!
(If you are not signed up for training within 72 hours of being Scheduled to Work, you will be contacted by our Class Desk Staff to assist with In-Person Training Sign-Up.)
Please read the following IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
….
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Huh! I went looking for a DTC service that does PGX testing yet again and discovered that 23andMe has been bought out of bankruptcy by its original founder and converted to a medical research nonprofit, which means I might actually be comfortable recommending them again
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Rosie is back to the vet tomorrow and it involves fasting for sedation so if I'm smothered in my sleep by "five pounds of attitude with fur and eyes" (tm @aniente.bsky.social) it was nice knowing y'all
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This week's #outlier thread for muting if people want
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Well I guess that with this many plates in the air I had to ADHD-drop one of them eventually but could it have maybe been a less obnoxious one to fix
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
lol
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Damn, I was really hoping this would be narrow enough in folded mode to be a potential replacement for the Mini, but no joy, it's wider than my wife's iPhone 17 that hurts to hold. Sigh.
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