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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I think it's a bad sign that every major news media outlet has spent days asking whether or not murder is bad and how much child porn is an okay amount
January 10, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I think it's a bad sign that every major news media outlet has spent days asking whether or not murder is bad and how much child porn is an okay amount
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There are lots of ways we can express collective grief and fury and solidarity without appropriating something from Black women who have repeatedly asked us not to do this and should not have to ask again.
Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
January 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
There are lots of ways we can express collective grief and fury and solidarity without appropriating something from Black women who have repeatedly asked us not to do this and should not have to ask again.
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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Time is running short to pre-order the Dana watch on Kickstarter, featuring 12 global and historical numerical notations co-designed by (ahem) a very well-known professional numbers guy. Imagine how cool you'll be with such a unique text / artifact on your wrist!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Dana Timepieces: A Watch Featuring A Journey Through Time
A timepiece that reveals the global majesty of numbers and highlights the deeply historical and cultural ways we think about time.
www.kickstarter.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Time is running short to pre-order the Dana watch on Kickstarter, featuring 12 global and historical numerical notations co-designed by (ahem) a very well-known professional numbers guy. Imagine how cool you'll be with such a unique text / artifact on your wrist!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
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If the US moves to take over Greenland – a threat we’d be foolish to dismiss – Canada would be forced to rethink every aspect of its relations with the US. Canadian officials need to start thinking though this nightmarish scenario now, not later. It would be a seismic event.
January 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
If the US moves to take over Greenland – a threat we’d be foolish to dismiss – Canada would be forced to rethink every aspect of its relations with the US. Canadian officials need to start thinking though this nightmarish scenario now, not later. It would be a seismic event.
I have been thinking along these lines a lot lately. thewalrus.ca/return-to-of...
Welcome Back to the Office. You Won’t Get Anything Done | The Walrus
Return to office mandates aren’t about output. They’re about asserting control
thewalrus.ca
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I have been thinking along these lines a lot lately. thewalrus.ca/return-to-of...
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Greenland is not a protectorate of the United States. It's part of Denmark, a sovereign nation and US stalwart ally.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Greenland is not a protectorate of the United States. It's part of Denmark, a sovereign nation and US stalwart ally.
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I rarely miss Twitter these days, the one exception being days like today where it's -2C with a "wintery mix" of precipitation. It was the one place I could check road conditions at this blindingly early hour to decide if I should wfh or not.
January 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I rarely miss Twitter these days, the one exception being days like today where it's -2C with a "wintery mix" of precipitation. It was the one place I could check road conditions at this blindingly early hour to decide if I should wfh or not.
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Hey Bluesky, send us your best ducks
(Happy #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay to all who celebrate)
(Happy #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay to all who celebrate)
January 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Hey Bluesky, send us your best ducks
(Happy #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay to all who celebrate)
(Happy #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay to all who celebrate)
See a fox?
Post a fox!
Post a fox!
January 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
See a fox?
Post a fox!
Post a fox!
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Flexibility gap: Study finds 57% of employees say flexible working hours would improve their quality of life, only 49% have access. While high salaries are the top reason ppl switch jobs, the ability to control one’s schedule is the primary reason they stay.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Bosses are fighting a new battle in the RTO wars: It’s not about where you work, but when you work
Burnout has moved from a state of place to a state of mind.
www.yahoo.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Flexibility gap: Study finds 57% of employees say flexible working hours would improve their quality of life, only 49% have access. While high salaries are the top reason ppl switch jobs, the ability to control one’s schedule is the primary reason they stay.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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the terracotta warriors are literally painted, by the way, it's why most of them remain in the pits - they lost their color when exposed, and Chinese archaeologists and other scientists have been trying to figure out a way to excavate the rest while keeping the paint intact
Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
January 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
the terracotta warriors are literally painted, by the way, it's why most of them remain in the pits - they lost their color when exposed, and Chinese archaeologists and other scientists have been trying to figure out a way to excavate the rest while keeping the paint intact
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The US has attacked a country, kidnapped its head of state, and is seizing its oil. Trump has invoked the Monroe Doctrine.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The US has attacked a country, kidnapped its head of state, and is seizing its oil. Trump has invoked the Monroe Doctrine.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
I know nostalgia is hot right now, but being reminded of what it was like to have to worry about WWIII was not exactly what I had in mind.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I know nostalgia is hot right now, but being reminded of what it was like to have to worry about WWIII was not exactly what I had in mind.
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And there it is.
Trump says to all leaders: Whatever happened to Maduro can happen to them and will happen to them, unless you behave.
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
And there it is.
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Allow me to connect some dots for you:
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Allow me to connect some dots for you:
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
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The only Canadian value the Canadian government truly prioritizes is appeasing the current US Administration.
That is the only thing Canada stands for.
And I'm pretty fucking sick of it.
That is the only thing Canada stands for.
And I'm pretty fucking sick of it.
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The only Canadian value the Canadian government truly prioritizes is appeasing the current US Administration.
That is the only thing Canada stands for.
And I'm pretty fucking sick of it.
That is the only thing Canada stands for.
And I'm pretty fucking sick of it.
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The biggest threat to Canada is the party that forms our official opposition. This attitude is what allowed this situation to happen.
It's a poison in our own nation. With this official statement we cannot claim to be a nation devoted to justice. It's a devotion to might, power and greed.
It's a poison in our own nation. With this official statement we cannot claim to be a nation devoted to justice. It's a devotion to might, power and greed.
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The biggest threat to Canada is the party that forms our official opposition. This attitude is what allowed this situation to happen.
It's a poison in our own nation. With this official statement we cannot claim to be a nation devoted to justice. It's a devotion to might, power and greed.
It's a poison in our own nation. With this official statement we cannot claim to be a nation devoted to justice. It's a devotion to might, power and greed.
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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Do you understand why the 51st State was not “a joke”?
Do you understand why annexing Greenland was not “a joke”?
The only people that thought Trump was joking were Americans with their heads up their asses, on both sides of the aisle. Your president is dangerous. What are you doing about it?!?!
Do you understand why annexing Greenland was not “a joke”?
The only people that thought Trump was joking were Americans with their heads up their asses, on both sides of the aisle. Your president is dangerous. What are you doing about it?!?!
January 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Do you understand why the 51st State was not “a joke”?
Do you understand why annexing Greenland was not “a joke”?
The only people that thought Trump was joking were Americans with their heads up their asses, on both sides of the aisle. Your president is dangerous. What are you doing about it?!?!
Do you understand why annexing Greenland was not “a joke”?
The only people that thought Trump was joking were Americans with their heads up their asses, on both sides of the aisle. Your president is dangerous. What are you doing about it?!?!
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This is the thing that makes me saddest about trying to write queer spec romance. Because they mean "romance is for cishet women". Love stories with HEAs are for everybody. There's amazing queer and trans romance writers and we deserve what they will write if they have support to do it.
I see plenty of people insisting on "romance is for women" as a way of gatekeeping the genre against non-women, including and especially queer folks of all genders.
January 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is the thing that makes me saddest about trying to write queer spec romance. Because they mean "romance is for cishet women". Love stories with HEAs are for everybody. There's amazing queer and trans romance writers and we deserve what they will write if they have support to do it.
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If you or someone you know have been a victim of the sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and would like to discuss your civil legal options, DM me or reach out on Signal at riot.95. I can connect you with excellent free legal counsel.
Unless I'm missing something, and I'm pretty sure I'm not, Twitter's AI is cranking out CSAM deepfakes, Elon Musk is making jokes about it, and nobody is doing anything to stop it or hold anyone at Twitter accountable for its creation and distribution.
Is that right?
Is that right?
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
If you or someone you know have been a victim of the sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and would like to discuss your civil legal options, DM me or reach out on Signal at riot.95. I can connect you with excellent free legal counsel.
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The Regina Police Commission has renewed a $50,000 reward for information in the disappearance of Tamra Keepness. The little girl from the White Bear First Nation disappeared from her Regina home in 2004.
www.aptnnews.ca?p=281837
www.aptnnews.ca?p=281837
Reward renewed in 2004 disappearance of Tamra Keepness
The Regina Police Commission renewed the reward in December. The police have also submitted "certain exhibits" to the National Laboratory in Ottawa.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The Regina Police Commission has renewed a $50,000 reward for information in the disappearance of Tamra Keepness. The little girl from the White Bear First Nation disappeared from her Regina home in 2004.
www.aptnnews.ca?p=281837
www.aptnnews.ca?p=281837