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Doug Caldwell
@dacmess.bsky.social
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Astronomer at the SETI Institute <> Exoplanets <> Data-Instrument interfaces <> dogs, cats, horses <> slow trail runner <> banjo?? <> he/him/his
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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
October 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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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
August 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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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
July 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Our little plant that some passing bird or squirrel planted on our fence turned into a sunflower
Small sunflower just starting to bloom
May 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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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
April 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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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
March 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Creature feature…
Tabby cat Sabu sitting on his throne of wool trivets, arms folded in contemplation Black cat Artemis hiding in the Breyer horse barn. Other barn occupants may have been chewed. Most beautiful brown dog Willow looking hopeful with one ear up listening for food sounds Black cat Ed upside down with teefs showing
March 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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#standupforscience2025 in San Francisco
Crowd scene at Stand up for Science rally in San Francisco on a bright sunny day.
March 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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#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
March 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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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
March 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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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
January 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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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.
January 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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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)
January 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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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
December 29, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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First for Ed and Ravioli, too. Merry Christmas kitties! 🎄
Black kitten (Ed) and tabby kitten (Ravioli) lounging on a blanket together
December 24, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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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
December 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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Dust bath! #minihorse
Dark brown fuzzy miniature horse rolling in a sand arena with lots of dust flying
December 12, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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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. 🔭🪐
Color map of Milky Way galaxy in an oval projection. The galactic center is in the middle and shines bright except where obscured by dark dust. Yellow dots show the locations of known exoplanets with a dense yellow cross on the left side showing the many planets in the Kepler field of view
November 20, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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Orange & white overo paint horse lying down casually enjoying the sunshine.
November 17, 2024 at 6:54 AM
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West face of El Capitan in late afternoon sun, with the heart showing clearly
November 1, 2024 at 7:34 AM
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Look at these little beauties #mushrooms
October 29, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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Peter Parker is bored
Brown pony sniffing the ground near my foot, looking for something to eat or do
October 12, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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Basil = 9, but only when he needed to be
Tabby cat hissing at camera and showing large teeth
October 7, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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I like rating cats on a pointiness scale:
Simon = 0
October 7, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Chief resting after a roll. It’s getting harder for the old guy to get down and back up. I can sympathize. #oldponies
Orange and white overo paint horse lying down in a sand arena with his head up and beautiful bronze tail stretched iut behind him. He’s old and contemplating how much of a pain it’s gonna be to stand up.
October 1, 2024 at 8:44 PM