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Smileford
@dingteal.bsky.social
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Commercial real estate consulting and sometimes residential too

Women's soccer, NWSL/USWNT, legal reading geek, SCOTUS, LGBTQIA+, he/him, getting into rugby, travel aficionado, increasing Spanish literacy one Duolingo lesson at a time, ex-theatre dancer
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dingteal.bsky.social
I would normally agree with this but I have a worse candidate: Feijoa. Which some also called a pineapple-guava but tastes nothing like either. We tried making jam, bread or just eating it and cannot find any redeeming use.

And I wish it did because our tree is prolific
Feijoa, also known as the pineapple guava: It is a fascinating fruit with a distinctive flavour profile that marries tropical and citrus notes This green, egg-shaped fruit is native to South America, particularly regions like Brazil and Uruguay. Still, it's also cultivated in other parts of the world, including New Zealand and the United States. Pictures of green fruit, some cut open to reveal white flesh. Quoted by Young Farmer
February 23, 2026 at 4:36 AM
dingteal.bsky.social
The world was a better place for having Dr. Goodall in it
kojamf.bsky.social KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · Oct 5
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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jacobmontgomery.bsky.social
Why would Democrats agree to any budget deal when all of it can be overturned by executive fiat?
mford.bsky.social Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · Sep 26
Supreme Court rules 6-3 that congressional appropriations are optional: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
On September 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a preliminary injunction directing the Executive to obligate roughly $10.5 billion of appropriated aid funding set to expire on September 30. Of that $10.5 billion, $4 billion was proposed to be rescinded in a “special message” transmitted pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act. See 2 U. S. C. §681 et seq. After the District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied stays of that order, the Government filed this application to stay the District Court’s injunction. The application for stay presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is granted. The Government, at this early stage, has made a sufficient showing that the Impoundment Control Act precludes respondents’ suit, brought pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, to enforce the appropriations at issue here. The Government has also made a sufficient showing that mandamus relief is unavailable to respondents. And, on the record before the Court, the asserted harms to the Executive’s conduct of foreign affairs appear to outweigh the potential harm faced by respondents. This order should not be read as a final determination on the merits. The relief granted by the Court today reflects our preliminary view, consistent with the standards for interim relief.
September 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Just wow! Can we appreciate the fact that a team from Mexico is in Texas helping with the search and rescue. 👏🏽
July 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
dingteal.bsky.social
I'm normally not a participant but if @muellershewrote.com can show out, I can follow her lead. Great demonstration of what our city is about; proud to be SD and to say #NoKings
Protestor with a sign that reads "So Bad Even Introverts Are Here" Trans pride flag and sign that says "Ice Out of SD" with SD in Padres colors and iconography
June 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
SOUND ON for instant relaxation
bugmom.bsky.social molly @bugmom.bsky.social · Jun 9
for all my water freaks out there
June 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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courtneymilan.com
This is part of the big manufacturing lie: that people can get jobs with no education or training just wielding screwdrivers.

Apple cannot make iPhones in the US without an army of tooling engineers, and we don’t even have the tooling engineers here to educate an army of tooling engineers.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 6
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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benwikler.bsky.social
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
March 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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finallynoelle.bsky.social
Might save a life.
March 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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princess-vimentin.bsky.social
This is worth reading. By the human rights activist Peter N. Boukaert.
www.facebook.com/627122023/po...
Peter N. Bouckaert
As I am in Ukraine at the moment, I would just like to correct a few lies from the Zelensky/Trump meeting based on my work here in Ukraine—Trump and Vance you are welcome to come visit although I...
www.facebook.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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costasamaras.com
"So is OPM providing a project/charge number to respond to that email? No? Oh, well I'm sorry that we can't work on unfunded projects for other agencies at this time"
February 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
And here’s the copy. Please disseminate these images widely. Who needs to place ads in a newspaper that few people actually read anymore?
February 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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jamellebouie.net
soon enough, the mere presence of black and latino students on campus will be illegal racial discrimination against white students www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
Trump admin threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI
In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.
www.insidehighered.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
dingteal.bsky.social
I want this on my tombstone
thogar.bsky.social Tom Gardiner @thogar.bsky.social · Feb 15
Me, all the time.
Snapshot of the definition of a Japanese word. It is captioned, "I just found my favorite Japanese word." The snapshot of the word and it's definition read, "kuchisabishii. When you`re not hungry, but you eat because your mouth is lonely."
February 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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masnick.com
Again, this idea has been floating out there for ages, and many other governments around the globe use the concept of shadow cabinets. Why haven't the Dems actually done this?
markharris.bsky.social Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Feb 13
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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jenrubin.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/01/15/n... Rs who support tariffs are in favor of massive tax. Ds must be party of low taxes for working and middle class. Dems repeat after me: TRADE TAX
Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that Americans' support for President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities is split, despite his claims of a mandate for his agenda.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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artcandee.bsky.social
I'm gonna share this cartoon again simply because Jeff Bezos' Washington Post tried to censor it.
January 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
dingteal.bsky.social
This is it. This the fresh take I had not thought of but definitely made me chuckle
laurenflans.bsky.social Lauren Flans @laurenflans.bsky.social · Dec 2
Little Drummer Boy is also severely fucked up. Imagine if you had just given birth IN A FUCKING BARN, and this random child shows up and starts 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘴 while you're desperately trying to get your newborn infant to sleep??? I would fucking commit murder.
December 2, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app
I'm not in the business of making predictions so the two takes I've been telling people are simply that

1) I am hopeful
2) I am also scared
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Oct 25
i think every political poster on Bluesky should be required to pre-register at least two election takes
November 3, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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emilylhauser.bsky.social
Listening rn & Greg just said "everything's about getting out the vote right now, I mean—that's everything."

Truer words! Ne'er been spoke!

Are you
-new to getting out the vote
-in a blue-blue-blue area
-unable to knocks doors for any reason
-unsure where to start?

I got you! ⬇️ ELEVEN DAYS LFG!!
October 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM
dingteal.bsky.social
Are we now in a world where the POTUS has the same capabilities to speak/act infallibly as the Pope? The US political version of "ex Cathedra" while performing his official acts. SMH
bobbryan2.bsky.social Gorgon Zola @bobbryan2.bsky.social · Jul 1
But soldiers can be given illegal orders.

Presidents can't give illegal orders.

That's where we're heading.
July 1, 2024 at 9:34 PM