Dana Bentley
@commonst.bsky.social
Social history loving locavore tech geek. Cooks, sews, knits, crochets, wrangles robots.
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Dana Bentley
@commonst.bsky.social
· Jan 12
Do people do intro posts here? 🤷♀️
I am a #foodhistory nerd who loves cooking.
I #knit, #crochet, and #sew a bit.
I enjoy #kdrama and am learning #Korean.
Professionally I manage a fleet of #robots for #softwaretesting. I am listed on a JIRA ticket as "Robot God". I didn't write it.
Hi. 👋
I am a #foodhistory nerd who loves cooking.
I #knit, #crochet, and #sew a bit.
I enjoy #kdrama and am learning #Korean.
Professionally I manage a fleet of #robots for #softwaretesting. I am listed on a JIRA ticket as "Robot God". I didn't write it.
Hi. 👋
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Groceries cost more. Rent is through the roof. Wages aren’t keeping up. Writer @reneesw.bsky.social asks: If inflation's “fixed,” why does life feel so unaffordable? thewalrus.ca/are-we-going-to-...
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Groceries cost more. Rent is through the roof. Wages aren’t keeping up. Writer @reneesw.bsky.social asks: If inflation's “fixed,” why does life feel so unaffordable? thewalrus.ca/are-we-going-to-...
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Wholeheartedly agree with this. It took me WAY too long to figure this out and I still backslide occasionally.
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Wholeheartedly agree with this. It took me WAY too long to figure this out and I still backslide occasionally.
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If you're arrested in Illinois for the means by which you acquire food for your family because of the government shutdown or loss of SNAP benefits, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If you're arrested in Illinois for the means by which you acquire food for your family because of the government shutdown or loss of SNAP benefits, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
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Once again millions of Canadians literally forget how to drive after first snowfall
Once again millions of Canadians literally forget how to drive after first snowfall
OTTAWA – Ministry of Transportation offices across Canada are once again finding themselves overrun with what has become a familiar sight each winter, as hundreds of thousands of Canadians must restar...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Once again millions of Canadians literally forget how to drive after first snowfall
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The upload of new stock has started at loxythemaker.com.
I have to head to an appointment now, but will be back to finish later.
Here's the kind of stuff available.
And if something is sold out, check back in a week or so as I will be refilling the sold items.
#bsnm
I have to head to an appointment now, but will be back to finish later.
Here's the kind of stuff available.
And if something is sold out, check back in a week or so as I will be refilling the sold items.
#bsnm
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The upload of new stock has started at loxythemaker.com.
I have to head to an appointment now, but will be back to finish later.
Here's the kind of stuff available.
And if something is sold out, check back in a week or so as I will be refilling the sold items.
#bsnm
I have to head to an appointment now, but will be back to finish later.
Here's the kind of stuff available.
And if something is sold out, check back in a week or so as I will be refilling the sold items.
#bsnm
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Tradwife? More like RADwife!
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tradwife? More like RADwife!
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Out of budget lockup. I recently wrote: "Ottawa imposes a 10 percent luxury tax on yachts... yet a family buying a semi in Scarborough pays the equivalent of 15 percent in [DCs] and land transfer taxes."
Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.
Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Out of budget lockup. I recently wrote: "Ottawa imposes a 10 percent luxury tax on yachts... yet a family buying a semi in Scarborough pays the equivalent of 15 percent in [DCs] and land transfer taxes."
Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.
Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Teen Vogue was doing the work. Wherever these journalists end up, support them.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Teen Vogue was doing the work. Wherever these journalists end up, support them.
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“The Dominion Society of Canada celebrated the coverage. Their goal is to normalize the concept of mass deportations of non-Europeans, and Tyrie says he wants to make Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre use their word for it (remigration) by the end of the year.”
NEW: Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the white nationalist movement in Canada has never been larger or more of a threat.
White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing
Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...
www.antihate.ca
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“The Dominion Society of Canada celebrated the coverage. Their goal is to normalize the concept of mass deportations of non-Europeans, and Tyrie says he wants to make Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre use their word for it (remigration) by the end of the year.”
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That's conscription. There's no way they mobilize 400,000 reservists without it.
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
That's conscription. There's no way they mobilize 400,000 reservists without it.
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Come on Canadian Labour folks. We've got a battle to fight.
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Come on Canadian Labour folks. We've got a battle to fight.
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Seasonal Affective Friends: NOW IS THE TIME TO GET OUT THE SAD LAMP.
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Seasonal Affective Friends: NOW IS THE TIME TO GET OUT THE SAD LAMP.
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You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
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PSA: Ontario is opening COVID and flu shots to the general public starting tomorrow
COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
www.ontario.ca
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
PSA: Ontario is opening COVID and flu shots to the general public starting tomorrow
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i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
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Pet food is usually not covered by SNAP (depending on where you are), but needing to cover more groceries may take up what you would have spent on it. Many animal shelters have pet food pantries, so check your local if you're struggling to feed your pets.
October 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Pet food is usually not covered by SNAP (depending on where you are), but needing to cover more groceries may take up what you would have spent on it. Many animal shelters have pet food pantries, so check your local if you're struggling to feed your pets.
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US government to stop paying for food aid from November as second-longest shutdown continues
US government announce it will stop paying for food aid from November
The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, (SNAP), used by one in every eight Americans.
www.euronews.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
US government to stop paying for food aid from November as second-longest shutdown continues
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According to the rule, photos taken of foreign travellers will remain on a DHS database for up to 75 years.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
U.S. to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit at all land borders, airports | CBC News
The United States is expanding its facial identification program for travellers, with the goal of collecting images of non-U.S. citizens entering and exiting the country by all modes of transport.
www.cbc.ca
October 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
According to the rule, photos taken of foreign travellers will remain on a DHS database for up to 75 years.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Every tenant in Ontario will be at risk of losing their home if Premier Doug Ford’s government follows through on its latest housing plan, advocates are warning.
Ford Government Bill Could Spell the End of Rent Control in Ontario
Tenant groups are ringing the alarm over changes that could dramatically increase the price of rent and drive people out of their homes. But the proposed legislation, endorsed by the landlord lobby…
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Every tenant in Ontario will be at risk of losing their home if Premier Doug Ford’s government follows through on its latest housing plan, advocates are warning.
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Good overview of all the problems with Bill 60 in Ontario and what it means for renters. Doesnt clear the backlog at the Landlord Tenant Board and hurts tenants in many ways www.acto.ca/actos-top-5-...
ACTO's Top 5 Concerns On Bill 60 - Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario - ACTO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2025 The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) is sounding…
www.acto.ca
October 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Good overview of all the problems with Bill 60 in Ontario and what it means for renters. Doesnt clear the backlog at the Landlord Tenant Board and hurts tenants in many ways www.acto.ca/actos-top-5-...
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These new changes Ford and co have put in the new omnibus bill basically end rent control and would fuck over nearly every tenant in Ontario and we should be talking more about that. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights
The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
These new changes Ford and co have put in the new omnibus bill basically end rent control and would fuck over nearly every tenant in Ontario and we should be talking more about that. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.