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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Awareness leads to understanding and acceptance

Graphic from Tourette Association of America saying: "Learn more about Tic Disorders this Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month. May 15 - June 15. tourette.org/awareness

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

this pink honeysuckle has a little umbrella so it can hang out with its moss friends

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Nearly full Moon (31 Jan) in a bright sky in San Jose, California. Taken with a borrowed Unistellar eVscope 🔭

Almost full moom filling the image, looking gray and kinda beaten up

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Chocolate Chip in full winter coat mode

Head shot of a very hairy brown miniature horse. Mane and forelock cover most of his naught little head

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Some mushrooms from today’s walk with the dogs #mushrooms #moss

A clutch of light tan flatish mushrooms growing in front of a green grass bushy clump; fall leaves in the foreground

A cluster of many small reddish-brown mushrooms growing around a landscape irrigation sprinkler

A single old tattered mushroom growing in some wood chips with a small magenta flower out of focus in the background

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Hey No Kings, I haven’t gotten my check yet, and I want my money back for this sign. It wasn’t beautifully made

Hand-painted (and rather poorly at that) protest sign with a US flag, crossed-out yellow crown and “NO KINGS, NO OLIGARCHS” written in black and red as if by a child

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Child’s work with the words “yellow” and “caribbean”

Multicolor Post-it style drawing of mostly fish and some of their characteristics. Clown fish front and center

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Morning at the ranch - Parker eating some last minute breakfast while he waits for the dentist. Chocolate Chip rolling in the sand for a good dust bath. #horses

Bay pony standing a ta a hitching post eating some hay on a cloudy morning

Little black miniature horse rolling on his side in the sand of an arena. His staff accidentally dropped the lead rope, but he’s too busy to notice he’s free

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Our little plant that some passing bird or squirrel planted on our fence turned into a sunflower

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Chattanooga, Tennessee!! The crowd got bigger and there were some on-point speakers.

People with protest signs lining the riverfront street at the Hands Off!! rally in Chattanooga

Patchy clouds and a Blue Sky watch over people with protest signs lining the riverfront street at the Hands Off!! rally in Chattanooga

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Hagrid looks like he might be Basil’s long lost brother #barkleycats

Large tabby cat lounging on a pile of clean laundry; one of his top 5 places to lounge

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

#standupforscience.bsky.social thanks for the inspiring rally in San Francisco!

Crowd at the Stand up for Science really in San Francisco

Science is Diverse sign with LGBTQ flag at the Stand up for Science really in San Francisco

Selfie with Crowd at the Stand up for Science really in San Francisco

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Break time… Artemis takes a rest from hunting to enjoy the sunshine

Black cat lounging on her back in the sunshine. Paws curled up over her very fuzzy belly

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Sad email from NASA HQ to all staff today (Wed 1/22). Un-professional and un-supported by facts.

Dear agency employees,

We are taking steps to close all agency DEIA offices and end all DEIA-related contracts in accordance with President Trump’s executive orders titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination.

We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language. If you are aware of a change in any contract description or personnel position description since November 5, 2024 to obscure the connection between the contract and DEIA or similar ideologies, please report all facts and circumstances to DEIAtruth@opm.gov within 10 days.

There will be no adverse consequences for timely reporting this information. However, failure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse consequences.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Janet Petro

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Chocolate Chip enoying(?) a warm sunny day in Northern California. With his very thick fur coat, he’d rather it was cold and rainy. Luckily no fires around here.

Brown miniature horse rolling is the door in a pasture on a warm sunny day.

Very fuzzy miniature horse grazing in the sun on an unseasonably warm sunny day. His fur coat is designed for the Scottish highlands and he’d like to take it off.

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Final scene from “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” played out in the hall this morning with Ed (good), Sabu (bad), and Ravioli (ugly, but everyone’s favorite character).

Three cats seen from above sitting at the corners of a triangle and staring at each other each about 3 feet apart. They are labeled “good” (black cat), “bad” (evil old murdery tabby), and “ugly” (sweet little pixie tabby who starts most of the trouble)

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

More fungi from the redwood forest

Cluster of bright orange mushrooms growing on a fallen trees in a shady forest

Light brown waxy mushrooms growing in aloose cluster on a fallen tree with some redwood sorrel

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

First for Ed and Ravioli, too. Merry Christmas kitties! 🎄

Black kitten (Ed) and tabby kitten (Ravioli) lounging on a blanket together

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Mushrooms out in force today after some rainy days in the Bay Area #mushrooms

Cluster of light tan mushrooms, about 30 cm across, in a patch of grass lit with bright morning sun

Several clusters of copper-brown mushrooms growing around a white fire hydrant. They cover about 1 square meter of a small embankment

A lone white-gray mushroom, about 15 cm across, growing out of some mulch

A cluster of aging copper-brown mushrooms growing at the edge of a California-native plant patch. A small black dog looking at the edge of cluster decided they weren’t interesting

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Doug Caldwell @dacmess.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Today ‘s 5787 known exoplanets from NASA’s Exoplanet Archive overlaid on the Gaia EDR3 star map of the Milky Way. Transiting planets account for nearly 3/4 of confirmed detections. If we just built 360 more Keplers, we could finish this thing. 🔭🪐