Callan Bentley
@callanbentley.bsky.social
"bluebirds, bluegrass, blueschist, blue state, bluesky"
Community college geology professor in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Community college geology professor in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Not the most inspiring 'field trip photo' - but the Geology Club & I went to the Charlottesville Downtown Mall this snowy afternoon, to check out geology in the building stones. This is soapstone from the Alberene Quarry on the Albemarle/Nelson county line, used to face the Water St. parking deck. ⚒️
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Not the most inspiring 'field trip photo' - but the Geology Club & I went to the Charlottesville Downtown Mall this snowy afternoon, to check out geology in the building stones. This is soapstone from the Alberene Quarry on the Albemarle/Nelson county line, used to face the Water St. parking deck. ⚒️
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
It took me a minute to understand why this graph was constructed this way... I guess it's meant to be read from left to right as a story:
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
Solar didn’t just shine in 2025 —
it shutdown all of the naysayers.
Costs collapsed. Deployment exploded.
Markets shifted gears.
That’s not a trend —
that’s transformation.
Years of progress. Years of scale.
No shortcuts. No flash.
While others exposed their shortcomings, solar forged ahead.
it shutdown all of the naysayers.
Costs collapsed. Deployment exploded.
Markets shifted gears.
That’s not a trend —
that’s transformation.
Years of progress. Years of scale.
No shortcuts. No flash.
While others exposed their shortcomings, solar forged ahead.
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
It took me a minute to understand why this graph was constructed this way... I guess it's meant to be read from left to right as a story:
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
William & Mary geology professor emeritus Greg Hancock has died. 😞 news.wm.edu/announcement...
Notice on the passing of Greg S. Hancock
Greg S. Hancock, Professor Emeritus of Geology, passed away on January 16.
news.wm.edu
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
William & Mary geology professor emeritus Greg Hancock has died. 😞 news.wm.edu/announcement...
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This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
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Even the headline here is a capitulation. Why use the softer framing when he literally said, verbatim, "we should take over the voting"?
Trump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting” in an interview airing Monday with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI.
edition.cnn.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Even the headline here is a capitulation. Why use the softer framing when he literally said, verbatim, "we should take over the voting"?
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I've seen fossils in some remarkable places, but this takes the prize: the benthic foram Nummulites in the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These massive blocks were quarried from the Eocene Mokkatam Formation when a relictual population of woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island.
February 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I've seen fossils in some remarkable places, but this takes the prize: the benthic foram Nummulites in the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These massive blocks were quarried from the Eocene Mokkatam Formation when a relictual population of woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island.
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
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February 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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I created this rebel design, representing the Alaska state bird, the Big Dipper and the North Star, to stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and with everyone who is protesting and standing up for our constitutional rights. Profits go to ACLU and NARF.
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
February 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I created this rebel design, representing the Alaska state bird, the Big Dipper and the North Star, to stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and with everyone who is protesting and standing up for our constitutional rights. Profits go to ACLU and NARF.
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
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I went to a camel festival in the Gobi Desert this morning, a celebration of nomadic life, and it was absolutely amazing
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I went to a camel festival in the Gobi Desert this morning, a celebration of nomadic life, and it was absolutely amazing
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You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space?
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
January 30, 2026 at 9:09 PM
You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space?
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
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Pour one out for Catherine O'Hara. RIP
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Pour one out for Catherine O'Hara. RIP
My final #FridayFold from December's visit to Mosaic Canyon in Death Valley NP in California. This one is pretty crazy, with at least two hinges. See if you can make any sense of it. ⚒️
January 30, 2026 at 5:49 PM
My final #FridayFold from December's visit to Mosaic Canyon in Death Valley NP in California. This one is pretty crazy, with at least two hinges. See if you can make any sense of it. ⚒️
Because of the big snowstorm & our region's lack of comprehensive plowing prowess (& the deep cold that has followed), the K12 schools have been closed all week & I've been doing Remote Instruction.
I miss being on campus; seeing the students in person. I hope we are back face to face next week.
I miss being on campus; seeing the students in person. I hope we are back face to face next week.
January 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Because of the big snowstorm & our region's lack of comprehensive plowing prowess (& the deep cold that has followed), the K12 schools have been closed all week & I've been doing Remote Instruction.
I miss being on campus; seeing the students in person. I hope we are back face to face next week.
I miss being on campus; seeing the students in person. I hope we are back face to face next week.
😍 Animation of a LiDAR model of Butler Cave, Bath County, Virginia, by Ángel Garcia of James Madison University. Look at that gorgeous orthogonal joint set that controls the cave's shape! ⚒️
January 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
😍 Animation of a LiDAR model of Butler Cave, Bath County, Virginia, by Ángel Garcia of James Madison University. Look at that gorgeous orthogonal joint set that controls the cave's shape! ⚒️
Not to be confused with a Hermit Thrust, which is a reclusive low-angle reverse fault. ⚒️
Hermit Thrush seen on a brisk ❄️ walk this morning.
🦉 #birds
🦉 #birds
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Not to be confused with a Hermit Thrust, which is a reclusive low-angle reverse fault. ⚒️
