Adrian Cantrell
@adriancantrell.bsky.social
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I never did an intro post, but I guess Bluesky is becoming the most viable platform sooo I’m Adrian, I work in consumer product safety & mostly talk about that. Aspirationally I’ve got a sad gay book out on sub & hope to talk about that someday; in the meantime i’m writing another sad gay book lol
“How many children work at your factories” 🙃
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“How many children work at your factories” 🙃
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
Small bag company hired me into a job I was under qualified for, to do important production tasks no one else wanted to do, and abused me horribly. This is a microcosm for the manufacturing industry lol. Also there are some skills NO ONE wants to do so if you do them people are GRATEFUL to hire you
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Small bag company hired me into a job I was under qualified for, to do important production tasks no one else wanted to do, and abused me horribly. This is a microcosm for the manufacturing industry lol. Also there are some skills NO ONE wants to do so if you do them people are GRATEFUL to hire you
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If you're interested in the debate about whether Zohran Mamdani should keep Jessica Tisch as police commissioner — and in the future of policing in New York City — this @attackerman.bsky.social piece is very much worth a read.
www.forever-wars.com/mamdanis-nyc...
www.forever-wars.com/mamdanis-nyc...
Mamdani's NYC Can't Afford NYPD Commissioner Tisch
With ICE on its way, how can we expect an ICE collaborator to protect New Yorkers? Here's a compromise: make Tisch sanitation commissioner again
www.forever-wars.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If you're interested in the debate about whether Zohran Mamdani should keep Jessica Tisch as police commissioner — and in the future of policing in New York City — this @attackerman.bsky.social piece is very much worth a read.
www.forever-wars.com/mamdanis-nyc...
www.forever-wars.com/mamdanis-nyc...
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
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"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
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The Biden administration was fully complicit in genocide, and anyone who served in it should be held accountable.
Biden knew that Israel was committing crimes against humanity in Gaza and then decided to keep US commitments to Israel, shortly before handing it over to Trump
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The Biden administration was fully complicit in genocide, and anyone who served in it should be held accountable.
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in honor of the reopening of the met breuer, sotheby's, its new tenant, let me write the introductory text on brutalism and its many afterlives www.sothebys.com/en/articles/...
How Brutalism Became Both a Utopian Dream and a Dystopian Meme
Brutalism, an architectural movement associated with state power and science fiction, is perpetually misunderstood – yet it has left an indelible imprint on popular culture.
www.sothebys.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
in honor of the reopening of the met breuer, sotheby's, its new tenant, let me write the introductory text on brutalism and its many afterlives www.sothebys.com/en/articles/...
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The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
A few years ago we were gamely trying to distract my mom from a bad mood by pointing out the lovely scenery around us, only to have her angrily yell “Those flowers are SHIT.”
It’s our shorthand now for when you know you’re being a butthole but you’re determined to have the tantrum anyway
It’s our shorthand now for when you know you’re being a butthole but you’re determined to have the tantrum anyway
do you ever have things that someone has said to you that live forever in your head (non-serious edition)? some older boomer hippie guy said “hahmmus gives you fahts” to me 26 years ago at a free fridge and i think of it every fucking single time i buy hummus to this day.
October 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A few years ago we were gamely trying to distract my mom from a bad mood by pointing out the lovely scenery around us, only to have her angrily yell “Those flowers are SHIT.”
It’s our shorthand now for when you know you’re being a butthole but you’re determined to have the tantrum anyway
It’s our shorthand now for when you know you’re being a butthole but you’re determined to have the tantrum anyway
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Even if you don't have babies or children directly in your life, this stuff is good to know/spread around.
What the US gov is doing is across the board is evil, and eradicating the ability to get fact checked/study based reliable information about keeping infants and babies safe is extra vile.
What the US gov is doing is across the board is evil, and eradicating the ability to get fact checked/study based reliable information about keeping infants and babies safe is extra vile.
This is an incredibly important article & anyone with babies in their lives should read it.
Not to derail, but I’m a subject matter expert on children’s products incl sleep products, and in the absence of official resources I would be VERY HAPPY to answer any questions on this or similar subjects
Not to derail, but I’m a subject matter expert on children’s products incl sleep products, and in the absence of official resources I would be VERY HAPPY to answer any questions on this or similar subjects
Who knew* I had 5k words in me about:
-The hallucinatory pain of new-parent sleep-deprivation
-Weirdo slop product listings
-Contradictory ChatGPT advice
-Fuzzy accountability in IG & TikTok shopping
-Funding cuts to public health
*(@consumerreports.org did) www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/...
-The hallucinatory pain of new-parent sleep-deprivation
-Weirdo slop product listings
-Contradictory ChatGPT advice
-Fuzzy accountability in IG & TikTok shopping
-Funding cuts to public health
*(@consumerreports.org did) www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/...
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Even if you don't have babies or children directly in your life, this stuff is good to know/spread around.
What the US gov is doing is across the board is evil, and eradicating the ability to get fact checked/study based reliable information about keeping infants and babies safe is extra vile.
What the US gov is doing is across the board is evil, and eradicating the ability to get fact checked/study based reliable information about keeping infants and babies safe is extra vile.
This is an incredibly important article & anyone with babies in their lives should read it.
Not to derail, but I’m a subject matter expert on children’s products incl sleep products, and in the absence of official resources I would be VERY HAPPY to answer any questions on this or similar subjects
Not to derail, but I’m a subject matter expert on children’s products incl sleep products, and in the absence of official resources I would be VERY HAPPY to answer any questions on this or similar subjects
Who knew* I had 5k words in me about:
-The hallucinatory pain of new-parent sleep-deprivation
-Weirdo slop product listings
-Contradictory ChatGPT advice
-Fuzzy accountability in IG & TikTok shopping
-Funding cuts to public health
*(@consumerreports.org did) www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/...
-The hallucinatory pain of new-parent sleep-deprivation
-Weirdo slop product listings
-Contradictory ChatGPT advice
-Fuzzy accountability in IG & TikTok shopping
-Funding cuts to public health
*(@consumerreports.org did) www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/...
‘These Aren’t Statistics. These Are Babies.’ Why Online Misinformation About Infant Sleep Is More Dangerous Than Ever. - Consumer Reports
Whether scrolling, searching, or shopping, parents are bombarded with misleading information and imagery about unsafe infant sleep practices and products.
www.consumerreports.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is an incredibly important article & anyone with babies in their lives should read it.
Not to derail, but I’m a subject matter expert on children’s products incl sleep products, and in the absence of official resources I would be VERY HAPPY to answer any questions on this or similar subjects
Not to derail, but I’m a subject matter expert on children’s products incl sleep products, and in the absence of official resources I would be VERY HAPPY to answer any questions on this or similar subjects
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If you're looking for an action to take tomorrow that can help protect millions of people regardless of their immigration status, call your governor to demand a ban on utility shutoffs this winter. Every state has slightly different policy– we got you covered.
Here's your guide to fighting utility shutoffs this winter. W/o the gov't open, few to no states will have funds for emergency bill payment program LIHEAP. This doc has scripts, state context, contact info for governors & commissions, everything you need. Please call! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
NO UTILITY SHUTOFFS scripts by state
🚨 WE NEED AN EMERGENCY BAN ON UTILITY SHUTOFFS DUE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN 🚨 TAKE ACTION: ONE E-MAIL OR PHONE CALL! ⚡ Hello! Welcome to our crowdsourced effort to campaign for ending util...
docs.google.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
If you're looking for an action to take tomorrow that can help protect millions of people regardless of their immigration status, call your governor to demand a ban on utility shutoffs this winter. Every state has slightly different policy– we got you covered.
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We all need to get weirder, more nonsensical and fluid, and hornier, in response to the moralistic, rigid, fascistic, traditional backslide were trapped in.
i think we should bring dadaism back as a response to The Horrors. it made sense during world war one
October 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We all need to get weirder, more nonsensical and fluid, and hornier, in response to the moralistic, rigid, fascistic, traditional backslide were trapped in.
Nothing quite like an onboarding call to go over your new American medical benefits to radicalize you
October 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Nothing quite like an onboarding call to go over your new American medical benefits to radicalize you
Like any AI, zero comprehension about what it’s been fed
Blocked the account already and I assume this is a bot trained to look for sustainable + AI in the same post but also Jesus Christ I need to be even more of a hater
Blocked the account already and I assume this is a bot trained to look for sustainable + AI in the same post but also Jesus Christ I need to be even more of a hater
October 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Like any AI, zero comprehension about what it’s been fed
Blocked the account already and I assume this is a bot trained to look for sustainable + AI in the same post but also Jesus Christ I need to be even more of a hater
Blocked the account already and I assume this is a bot trained to look for sustainable + AI in the same post but also Jesus Christ I need to be even more of a hater
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A rising trend in climate space has been to claim that vague "AI" technologies will result in massive, deep and permanent cuts to global emissions.
These analyses leave out the effect of big tech's software on helping fossil fuel companies. You can guess why.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
These analyses leave out the effect of big tech's software on helping fossil fuel companies. You can guess why.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Reflecting on Kushner’s extraordinary statement on extraordinary values exhibited in Israeli conduct in Gaza, is @attackerman.bsky.social, staring into the moral void left after this statement. Please read. www.forever-wars.com/the-barbaris...
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Reflecting on Kushner’s extraordinary statement on extraordinary values exhibited in Israeli conduct in Gaza, is @attackerman.bsky.social, staring into the moral void left after this statement. Please read. www.forever-wars.com/the-barbaris...
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
A ceasefire may be in effect, but the genocide has not ended and people in Gaza still desperately need help. If you can, please consider giving to the Alwan family. They have 3 very young children, whose mother was killed in a bomb attack a few months ago
gofund.me/3f131f018
gofund.me/3f131f018
Donate to Help the Alwan Family Survive & Rebuild, organized by Stephanie Uzzell
5/27/2025
Mohammad Abu Alwan and his family has relocated back into the refu… Stephanie Uzzell needs your support for Help the Alwan Family Survive & Rebuild
gofund.me
October 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A ceasefire may be in effect, but the genocide has not ended and people in Gaza still desperately need help. If you can, please consider giving to the Alwan family. They have 3 very young children, whose mother was killed in a bomb attack a few months ago
gofund.me/3f131f018
gofund.me/3f131f018
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he also said that 80% of antifa's members are landlords and if you lower the cost of housing, you basically starve the network of its financing
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
he also said that 80% of antifa's members are landlords and if you lower the cost of housing, you basically starve the network of its financing
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a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall
Hatewatching an AI in Sustainability summit just to feel something
October 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Hatewatching an AI in Sustainability summit just to feel something