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David Benfell, Ph.D. (he/him/his)

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Followers

520

Account age

2 yrs

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Known for

5 views Just in case you haven’t seen it:

4 views https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/12510741-when-the-rich-rob-the-poor-it-s-called-business-when

3 views From Salwa (https://substack.com/@salwanotes):

2 views On this, the Day of the Dead, I remember Admiral Janeway, my cat, who crossed the rainbow bridge a few years ago.

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

0.4%

Engagement vs followers

Nov 2023

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Just in case you haven’t seen it: · 5 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

0.59 / week

A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

0.7×

Follows 792 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Just in case you haven’t seen it: ★ 5

From Facebook:

Via Stephen Zunes. If we’re to believe Stephen Miller’s wife, Greenland may be next.[1] [1] Stephen Zunes, “January 3, 2026,” January 4, 2026, https://stephenzunes962006.substack.com/p/january-3-2026 ★ 1

Via Stephen Zunes in https://stephenzunes962006.substack.com/p/december-24-2025 ★ 1

I couldn’t quite believe it, but it really is true: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm

On this, the Day of the Dead, I remember Admiral Janeway, my cat, who crossed the rainbow bridge a few years ago. ★ 2

somebody actually made this into a plush toy ★ 2

https://x.com/segalmr/status/1968462004596637905 ★ 1

I know, I know. Gavin Newsom was (according to San Francisco Bay Area rumors) a coke-head and certainly never a hippie. But when it comes to 'grass,' Californians know a thing or two…. ★ 1

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/12510741-when-the-rich-rob-the-poor-it-s-called-business-when ★ 4

From Salwa (https://substack.com/@salwanotes): ★ 3

https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-nations-fume-after-netanyahu-says-he-feels-connection-to-vision-of-greater-israel/ Map by Remiel at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

🐘 Community & instance

Home server

infosec.exchange

A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.

On Mastodon since

Nov 2023

An established account with real history on the platform.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2023 — 2 years ago.

👁️Averages 2 views per post.

📤Posts about 0.6× per week.

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Estimated

61/100

Fair Credibility score

84%

Real Real audience

Low Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 84% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Engagement (~0.4% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.

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About

Ph.D. Human Science (Saybrook University, 2016), vegetarian ecofeminist (#vegan and #libertariansocialist) scholar, #anticapitalist. Disgusted by Republicans, furious at the Democrats.