indeed, a code search shows it's this. whew

nostr:nprofile1qqsxg45ph8gx0vdrvtzta6xal7v86frx6jvstsnvhrlvtehmwwh4epqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuvrcvd5xzapwvdhk6tcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9nhwden5te0v4jx2m3wdehhxarj9ekxzmny9ua2vh28, it appears that pokey has a really tight reconnection or request loop when it encounters an auth challenge.. 30+req/second.

do you know how this could be happening?