blaine
@jblainefoster.bsky.social
genetics BS ➡️ history MA ➡️ PharmD candidate | 🌈🏳️⚧️ | MECFS | 🇨🇦➡️🇺🇸 | any/all
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I deal with this every day, all day.
"When the people in your life don’t understand PEM, they’re not just failing to understand a symptom. They’re failing to understand the central mechanism that governs your entire existence."
#PwME #ME #MECFS #LongCovid #disability #spoonie #ChronicIllness
"When the people in your life don’t understand PEM, they’re not just failing to understand a symptom. They’re failing to understand the central mechanism that governs your entire existence."
#PwME #ME #MECFS #LongCovid #disability #spoonie #ChronicIllness
This is an excellent piece on PEM by @darthfoo.bsky.social. Seriously considering sending to literally everyone I know.
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Why I Can’t Just Meet You for Dinner
The Reality of Post-Exertional Malaise
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I deal with this every day, all day.
"When the people in your life don’t understand PEM, they’re not just failing to understand a symptom. They’re failing to understand the central mechanism that governs your entire existence."
#PwME #ME #MECFS #LongCovid #disability #spoonie #ChronicIllness
"When the people in your life don’t understand PEM, they’re not just failing to understand a symptom. They’re failing to understand the central mechanism that governs your entire existence."
#PwME #ME #MECFS #LongCovid #disability #spoonie #ChronicIllness
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Another post that would have gone hard on Mormon Twitter.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Another post that would have gone hard on Mormon Twitter.
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
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man, trump fucked our economy. under joe biden, you could buy a car with this
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
man, trump fucked our economy. under joe biden, you could buy a car with this
CN: cancer (no death)
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
CN: cancer (no death)
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This fucking clown believes in miasma theory. He literally doesn't think germs are real. What the fuck are you publishing, Atlantic?
"Can the guy who killed a bunch of kids in Samoa lead the scientific establishment?"
Obviously fucking not, you absolute toilet goblins.
"Can the guy who killed a bunch of kids in Samoa lead the scientific establishment?"
Obviously fucking not, you absolute toilet goblins.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This fucking clown believes in miasma theory. He literally doesn't think germs are real. What the fuck are you publishing, Atlantic?
"Can the guy who killed a bunch of kids in Samoa lead the scientific establishment?"
Obviously fucking not, you absolute toilet goblins.
"Can the guy who killed a bunch of kids in Samoa lead the scientific establishment?"
Obviously fucking not, you absolute toilet goblins.
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lasagna bons temps rouler
I now am working “lasagna” into “Let the Good Times Roll.”
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
lasagna bons temps rouler
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
“we must move with the times”
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“we must move with the times”
“I never thought the recall process would eat MY MLA’s” sobs woman who led the Make It Easier To Recall MLA’s Party
Nearly one-fifth of United Conservative MLAs are now subject to recall drives. Including the speaker and six cabinet ministers.
And then there were 9.
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
“I never thought the recall process would eat MY MLA’s” sobs woman who led the Make It Easier To Recall MLA’s Party
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I will never tell you what this wiki entry is for. I want you all to guess instead.
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I will never tell you what this wiki entry is for. I want you all to guess instead.
POV: the HR rep is totally an ally, she’s on your side 100%, also it’s company policy they can’t put your “preferred” name on your nametag until it’s been updated on your drivers license
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
POV: the HR rep is totally an ally, she’s on your side 100%, also it’s company policy they can’t put your “preferred” name on your nametag until it’s been updated on your drivers license
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Nearly one-fifth of United Conservative MLAs are now subject to recall drives. Including the speaker and six cabinet ministers.
And then there were 9.
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Current Recall Petitions - Elections Alberta
Recall is a process to remove a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from office between elections by collecting sufficient signatures in the Member’s electoral division. The following recall peti...
www.elections.ab.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nearly one-fifth of United Conservative MLAs are now subject to recall drives. Including the speaker and six cabinet ministers.
honestly my biggest concern about top surgery is that while coming out of anesthesia I’ll provide an overly detailed explanation to the post-op nurse about why I think the ~other hospital in town is better
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
honestly my biggest concern about top surgery is that while coming out of anesthesia I’ll provide an overly detailed explanation to the post-op nurse about why I think the ~other hospital in town is better
of all the ways to misunderstand Cohen’s “Hallelujah” this misunderstands it the most 💀
"Hallelujah" is Hebrew for "praise Jehovah (YHWH)". It does mean"yippy!" or "hurray" or anything like that. Cohen misappropriated the word out of a very common ignorance
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
of all the ways to misunderstand Cohen’s “Hallelujah” this misunderstands it the most 💀
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The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
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unironically, this is the worst thing about a Cincinnati crowd chanting FUCK THE MORMONS. There's SO MUCH HISTORY THERE, so many opportunities for better trolling. Just chanting Fuck is boring. Bring signs about the Kirtland Safety Society Failure. Talk shit about J.S. being a bad banker!
Mormons getting harassed in Ohio? What is this, 1838?
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
unironically, this is the worst thing about a Cincinnati crowd chanting FUCK THE MORMONS. There's SO MUCH HISTORY THERE, so many opportunities for better trolling. Just chanting Fuck is boring. Bring signs about the Kirtland Safety Society Failure. Talk shit about J.S. being a bad banker!
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The implications are mind-boggling, but so is the fact that that is a Disney's The Santa Clause laserdisc.
I tested a machine learning model designed to detect NSFW content. It marked this image as unsafe, because of Tim Allen's breasts (marked in blue) and my hand-penis (marked in green)
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The implications are mind-boggling, but so is the fact that that is a Disney's The Santa Clause laserdisc.
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Kya has selected stretch jersey as her second ever sewing project and I’m just watching
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Kya has selected stretch jersey as her second ever sewing project and I’m just watching
it’s still weird to me that random healthcare workers know what POTS is now, as someone who was diagnosed during the “I’ve never heard of this therefore it’s fake” era rather than the “I’ve heard of this too much recently therefore it’s fake” era
*pre-op phone call*
Nurse: “And uh…what do you take the pyridostigmine for?”
Me: “I take it off-label for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, I do *not* have myasthenia gravis, it *is* okay for me to hold it, I do *not* have any medical conditions that affect anesthesia”
Nurse: “…great”
Nurse: “And uh…what do you take the pyridostigmine for?”
Me: “I take it off-label for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, I do *not* have myasthenia gravis, it *is* okay for me to hold it, I do *not* have any medical conditions that affect anesthesia”
Nurse: “…great”
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
it’s still weird to me that random healthcare workers know what POTS is now, as someone who was diagnosed during the “I’ve never heard of this therefore it’s fake” era rather than the “I’ve heard of this too much recently therefore it’s fake” era
*pre-op phone call*
Nurse: “And uh…what do you take the pyridostigmine for?”
Me: “I take it off-label for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, I do *not* have myasthenia gravis, it *is* okay for me to hold it, I do *not* have any medical conditions that affect anesthesia”
Nurse: “…great”
Nurse: “And uh…what do you take the pyridostigmine for?”
Me: “I take it off-label for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, I do *not* have myasthenia gravis, it *is* okay for me to hold it, I do *not* have any medical conditions that affect anesthesia”
Nurse: “…great”
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
*pre-op phone call*
Nurse: “And uh…what do you take the pyridostigmine for?”
Me: “I take it off-label for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, I do *not* have myasthenia gravis, it *is* okay for me to hold it, I do *not* have any medical conditions that affect anesthesia”
Nurse: “…great”
Nurse: “And uh…what do you take the pyridostigmine for?”
Me: “I take it off-label for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, I do *not* have myasthenia gravis, it *is* okay for me to hold it, I do *not* have any medical conditions that affect anesthesia”
Nurse: “…great”