D.A. Smith
@daveaddisonsmith.bsky.social
Union dude (National Writers Union, Teamsters), translator (português-inglês), metalhead, Odd Fellow, perpetual Melville reader. He/him. Opinions my own, etc.
"This is not the year for a mass reversion to atavistic bullshit." -HST
"This is not the year for a mass reversion to atavistic bullshit." -HST
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People who are ‘AI’ boosters and whine about ‘anti-AI’ sentiment bewilder me. You have Twitter and LinkedIn; you have politicians and journalists on your side; businesses are all pro-AI.
What exactly do you want?
Yall behave like it’s literal sacrilege to be critical of AI
What exactly do you want?
Yall behave like it’s literal sacrilege to be critical of AI
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
People who are ‘AI’ boosters and whine about ‘anti-AI’ sentiment bewilder me. You have Twitter and LinkedIn; you have politicians and journalists on your side; businesses are all pro-AI.
What exactly do you want?
Yall behave like it’s literal sacrilege to be critical of AI
What exactly do you want?
Yall behave like it’s literal sacrilege to be critical of AI
Came home to find the first proofs of my translation of Vimala Devi's _Súria_ in my inbox. This project has been years in the making, and now publication is in sight!
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Came home to find the first proofs of my translation of Vimala Devi's _Súria_ in my inbox. This project has been years in the making, and now publication is in sight!
Subscribe to Words About Work! Not only to up the chances of Mel fighting your boss*, but because it's a very good picture of the American labor landscape.
(for legal purposes, this is still a joke)
(for legal purposes, this is still a joke)
Happy Giving Tuesday—wanna help me reach my subscriber goal? If we hit 250 subs this season we’ll be a quarter of the way toward a WWE-style smackdown of your boss😝
It's the end of the year, which means everyone is holding a fundraiser, and I am no exception, lmao.
I have some goals that I'm still working on meeting through the end of 2026. Help me get to 1000 subs and I will personally fight your boss👊 (jokes, jokes...)
I have some goals that I'm still working on meeting through the end of 2026. Help me get to 1000 subs and I will personally fight your boss👊 (jokes, jokes...)
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Subscribe to Words About Work! Not only to up the chances of Mel fighting your boss*, but because it's a very good picture of the American labor landscape.
(for legal purposes, this is still a joke)
(for legal purposes, this is still a joke)
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National Park workers at 24 parks and offices are moving to form a union.
These National Park Service workers in Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and nine other locations have filed petitions to hold a union election.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
These National Park Service workers in Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and nine other locations have filed petitions to hold a union election.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Park Service Union Movement Spreads to Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree
Employees in dozens of park units are organizing to fight attempts by the Trump administration to downsize the agency.
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
National Park workers at 24 parks and offices are moving to form a union.
These National Park Service workers in Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and nine other locations have filed petitions to hold a union election.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
These National Park Service workers in Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and nine other locations have filed petitions to hold a union election.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Despite increasingly intense and frequent storms, Greater Houston continues to add thousands of new homes inside floodplains each year.
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Despite increasingly intense and frequent storms, Greater Houston continues to add thousands of new homes inside floodplains each year.
If you like cool, smart people talking about Philip K. Dick, religion, weird experiences, and what a better future might look like, then buy I SAW THE PINK LIGHT GLOW. (Word of warning, though: reading it may compel you to re-read PKD's VALIS novels even if you should be reading something else.)
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you like cool, smart people talking about Philip K. Dick, religion, weird experiences, and what a better future might look like, then buy I SAW THE PINK LIGHT GLOW. (Word of warning, though: reading it may compel you to re-read PKD's VALIS novels even if you should be reading something else.)
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John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, Week 459, tomorrow, 11/25, 5300 Memorial Dr., 11:30-1. (Don't park in any private lot.) Trump calls for arrest and execution of electeds & Mayor Whitmire takes side of authoritarians. We must show up & be seen no matter lawlessness & aggression of right. #Houston
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, Week 459, tomorrow, 11/25, 5300 Memorial Dr., 11:30-1. (Don't park in any private lot.) Trump calls for arrest and execution of electeds & Mayor Whitmire takes side of authoritarians. We must show up & be seen no matter lawlessness & aggression of right. #Houston
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Looking to protect your sensitive information from data brokers? Don’t want Big Tech monetizing your personal data? Privacy Badger is here to help! www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight
Every time you browse the web, you're being tracked. That’s why EFF created Privacy Badger, a free, open source browser extension used by millions to fight corporate surveillance and take back
www.eff.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Looking to protect your sensitive information from data brokers? Don’t want Big Tech monetizing your personal data? Privacy Badger is here to help! www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Yay for newspaper unions!
The Salt Lake Tribune and its employees’ union sign their first labor contract
The Salt Lake Tribune's management and the union that represents its employees have negotiated a two-year collective bargaining agreement — a first in the newspaper's 155-year history.
www.sltrib.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Yay for newspaper unions!
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November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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1,132 days. It’s over.
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
1,132 days. It’s over.
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2025 - 2026 PWHL Attendance Tracker is Live:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This sheet will be updated after each game with the officially published attendance number from the PWHL Box Score.
Please feel free to reach out with any improvement suggestions.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This sheet will be updated after each game with the officially published attendance number from the PWHL Box Score.
Please feel free to reach out with any improvement suggestions.
2025-2026 PWHL Attendance Data
docs.google.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
2025 - 2026 PWHL Attendance Tracker is Live:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This sheet will be updated after each game with the officially published attendance number from the PWHL Box Score.
Please feel free to reach out with any improvement suggestions.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This sheet will be updated after each game with the officially published attendance number from the PWHL Box Score.
Please feel free to reach out with any improvement suggestions.
Damn, Boston straight up outplayed Montréal.
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Damn, Boston straight up outplayed Montréal.
Not a great first period for the Victoire.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Not a great first period for the Victoire.
Looks like the Boston Fleet gave out captain's hats for their first game of the season.
November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Looks like the Boston Fleet gave out captain's hats for their first game of the season.
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This month in Labor History, we share the story of Eugene V. Debs, an American trade unionist, social and economic political activist, and cofounding member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Our Labor History: Eugene Debs - A Leader for Working People | American Postal Workers Union
(This article appeared in the November/December 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) November 5, 1855: American trade unionist, social and economic political activist, and cofounding…
apwu.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This month in Labor History, we share the story of Eugene V. Debs, an American trade unionist, social and economic political activist, and cofounding member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
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A lot of emotion in the @pghguild.com newsroom this weekend as we make, edit and publish what looks to be the last Sunday strike paper. It's full of champions and winners, doers and helpers. And I'm talking about its journalists: www.unionprogress.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A lot of emotion in the @pghguild.com newsroom this weekend as we make, edit and publish what looks to be the last Sunday strike paper. It's full of champions and winners, doers and helpers. And I'm talking about its journalists: www.unionprogress.com
So tired. Can only move tail.
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So tired. Can only move tail.
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Google, the company thst spontaneously changed Chrome, search and other behaviors so copy-pasting links directs then through the Spyware share.google service, wants you to know it is very hurt you would think that Gmail's smart features would invade your privacy and asks you to stop thinking that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Google, the company thst spontaneously changed Chrome, search and other behaviors so copy-pasting links directs then through the Spyware share.google service, wants you to know it is very hurt you would think that Gmail's smart features would invade your privacy and asks you to stop thinking that.
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Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
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A perfect weekend to include a little meditation.
Just do it and don't worry how it goes. Never make the perfect the enemy of the (basically) good.
Just do it and don't worry how it goes. Never make the perfect the enemy of the (basically) good.
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A perfect weekend to include a little meditation.
Just do it and don't worry how it goes. Never make the perfect the enemy of the (basically) good.
Just do it and don't worry how it goes. Never make the perfect the enemy of the (basically) good.
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Belgium: three days #strike public transport, public services and general strike 26th. President @acod.bsky.social (union public services) explains
Austerity hits all. Already shortages staff in health,education, elderly and childcare.You really want less firefighters?
Success
@strikemap.org
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Austerity hits all. Already shortages staff in health,education, elderly and childcare.You really want less firefighters?
Success
@strikemap.org
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Chris Reniers: “Dit is ook een ideologische strijd. - De Nieuwe Werker
In aanloop naar de stakingsdriedaagse startende op 23 november sprak De Nieuwe Werker met ACOD-voorzitter Chris Reniers.
denieuwewerker.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Belgium: three days #strike public transport, public services and general strike 26th. President @acod.bsky.social (union public services) explains
Austerity hits all. Already shortages staff in health,education, elderly and childcare.You really want less firefighters?
Success
@strikemap.org
1/
Austerity hits all. Already shortages staff in health,education, elderly and childcare.You really want less firefighters?
Success
@strikemap.org
1/
It's finally raining!
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's finally raining!
Removing a hair tie is one of those simple, common things that reminds you of how utterly false the division between mind and body really is.
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Removing a hair tie is one of those simple, common things that reminds you of how utterly false the division between mind and body really is.
It's weird, yet flattering, that my latest published book is currently the first thing that comes up on Google (udm=14 anti-AI version, at least) if you search for "Indo-Portuguese nuns."
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
It's weird, yet flattering, that my latest published book is currently the first thing that comes up on Google (udm=14 anti-AI version, at least) if you search for "Indo-Portuguese nuns."