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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After THREE FUCKING YEARS ON STRIKE, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers have WON!
Like Sergeant Apone says, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh are absolutely badasses. What an incredible display of solidarity, and a model for us all.
Like Sergeant Apone says, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh are absolutely badasses. What an incredible display of solidarity, and a model for us all.
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
After THREE FUCKING YEARS ON STRIKE, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers have WON!
Like Sergeant Apone says, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh are absolutely badasses. What an incredible display of solidarity, and a model for us all.
Like Sergeant Apone says, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh are absolutely badasses. What an incredible display of solidarity, and a model for us all.
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These employers were added to our tracker last week after they hired union-busters:
🚨 Sutter Roseville Medical Center (CA)
🚨 Amazon DWS4 (WA)
🚨 Performance Food Group, Inc. (VA)
🚨 Owens Corning, Inc (OH)
laborlab.us/resource/uni...
🚨 Sutter Roseville Medical Center (CA)
🚨 Amazon DWS4 (WA)
🚨 Performance Food Group, Inc. (VA)
🚨 Owens Corning, Inc (OH)
laborlab.us/resource/uni...
Union-Buster Tracker - LaborLab
LaborLab’s Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union “persuader” consultants across the United States. We believe that workers have a basic and fundamental right to form a union and that any employer wh...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
These employers were added to our tracker last week after they hired union-busters:
🚨 Sutter Roseville Medical Center (CA)
🚨 Amazon DWS4 (WA)
🚨 Performance Food Group, Inc. (VA)
🚨 Owens Corning, Inc (OH)
laborlab.us/resource/uni...
🚨 Sutter Roseville Medical Center (CA)
🚨 Amazon DWS4 (WA)
🚨 Performance Food Group, Inc. (VA)
🚨 Owens Corning, Inc (OH)
laborlab.us/resource/uni...
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BREAKING: Starbucks baristas at Downtown Disney couldn’t stand another day of their managers’ unfair labor practices & kicked off our nationwide strike this weekend. These workers have shut down one of largest Starbucks stores in the country — and we’re just getting started! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks baristas at Downtown Disney couldn’t stand another day of their managers’ unfair labor practices & kicked off our nationwide strike this weekend. These workers have shut down one of largest Starbucks stores in the country — and we’re just getting started! #NoContractNoCoffee
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The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
You meet some cool dudes walking down the street, part 5.
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
You meet some cool dudes walking down the street, part 5.
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[“Female Student” (女學生)] was one of 240 works included in the 1930 Poetry of Chin-chuan (金川詩草), making Huang the first Taiwanese woman to have her own poetry collection.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Taiwan in Time:Bound talent: A female poet’s lament - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
[“Female Student” (女學生)] was one of 240 works included in the 1930 Poetry of Chin-chuan (金川詩草), making Huang the first Taiwanese woman to have her own poetry collection.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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SNAP funds will be paid in full, proving that the USDA was always capable of paying the full November benefit.
Remember that the Trump admin chose to let people go hungry.
They chose not to fund SNAP until a court forced their hand.
They chose cruelty and pain.
Remember that the Trump admin chose to let people go hungry.
They chose not to fund SNAP until a court forced their hand.
They chose cruelty and pain.
BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
SNAP funds will be paid in full, proving that the USDA was always capable of paying the full November benefit.
Remember that the Trump admin chose to let people go hungry.
They chose not to fund SNAP until a court forced their hand.
They chose cruelty and pain.
Remember that the Trump admin chose to let people go hungry.
They chose not to fund SNAP until a court forced their hand.
They chose cruelty and pain.
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This IS a winnable fight! And it’s your fight. Stand with Starbucks workers!
Everybody opposed to authoritarianism and oligarchy should needs to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers who are likely going on strike starting November 13
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
This is a winnable fight — but it'll take all of our support to help workers get past the finish line
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This IS a winnable fight! And it’s your fight. Stand with Starbucks workers!
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These Oncology and Investigational Drug Pharmacists are #StrikeReady!
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social, we don't want to hit the picket lines again, but believe that we will if that's what it takes 💪 💪 💪
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social, we don't want to hit the picket lines again, but believe that we will if that's what it takes 💪 💪 💪
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
These Oncology and Investigational Drug Pharmacists are #StrikeReady!
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social, we don't want to hit the picket lines again, but believe that we will if that's what it takes 💪 💪 💪
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social, we don't want to hit the picket lines again, but believe that we will if that's what it takes 💪 💪 💪
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The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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For folks who think Rockstar firing 30+ workers in the union isn't union busting - what do you think union busting would look like?
Do you think they'd come right out and be like "Yep, we're union busting"? Is that what you'd need to hear before you believed that's what they were doing?
Do you think they'd come right out and be like "Yep, we're union busting"? Is that what you'd need to hear before you believed that's what they were doing?
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
For folks who think Rockstar firing 30+ workers in the union isn't union busting - what do you think union busting would look like?
Do you think they'd come right out and be like "Yep, we're union busting"? Is that what you'd need to hear before you believed that's what they were doing?
Do you think they'd come right out and be like "Yep, we're union busting"? Is that what you'd need to hear before you believed that's what they were doing?
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“Cows are now possibly getting more tax relief than renters,” writes @briangaar.bsky.social. But don’t worry, we also outlawed a lot of things that weren’t happening! If you’re wondering, that’s a total of 547 amendments since the Constitution was adopted in 1876.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/05/w...
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‘We Gave Tax Cuts to the Rich and Made Life Sh*t for the Poor.’ Texas Just Passed 17 New Constitutional Amendments.
All told, these new breaks (along with other recent efforts to reduce property taxes), will cost Texas around $50 billion next budget cycle.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Cows are now possibly getting more tax relief than renters,” writes @briangaar.bsky.social. But don’t worry, we also outlawed a lot of things that weren’t happening! If you’re wondering, that’s a total of 547 amendments since the Constitution was adopted in 1876.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/05/w...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/05/w...
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TEXAS UNION WIN: Congratulations to union leader Taylor Rehmet, who is advancing to the Texas SD 9 runoff!
There’s no better way to ensure our elected officials fight for workers than to elect fellow union members. That’s why we need Taylor fighting for us at the Texas Capitol! 💪 #txlege
There’s no better way to ensure our elected officials fight for workers than to elect fellow union members. That’s why we need Taylor fighting for us at the Texas Capitol! 💪 #txlege
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TEXAS UNION WIN: Congratulations to union leader Taylor Rehmet, who is advancing to the Texas SD 9 runoff!
There’s no better way to ensure our elected officials fight for workers than to elect fellow union members. That’s why we need Taylor fighting for us at the Texas Capitol! 💪 #txlege
There’s no better way to ensure our elected officials fight for workers than to elect fellow union members. That’s why we need Taylor fighting for us at the Texas Capitol! 💪 #txlege
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Recent fiscal decisions at the @society4science.bsky.social signal to us that the nonprofit's priorities are moving away from its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of science. This strike is about getting focus back on what's really important. @wbng.org @newsguild.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Recent fiscal decisions at the @society4science.bsky.social signal to us that the nonprofit's priorities are moving away from its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of science. This strike is about getting focus back on what's really important. @wbng.org @newsguild.org
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The @sn-media-guild.bsky.social is on strike! I contributed to the cause by making strike cookies with our logo. You can help by signing our petition at shorturl.at/RinYU
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The @sn-media-guild.bsky.social is on strike! I contributed to the cause by making strike cookies with our logo. You can help by signing our petition at shorturl.at/RinYU
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We're building a multi-racial multi-gender multi-generational movement to change the world; the billionaires, the bosses and their allies thought they knocked us out, but really they proved us right.
And we're just getting started.
And we're just getting started.
I’m enormously proud of what the socialist left in the United States has accomplished over the past decade. We’ve gone from nowhere to everywhere, working to build a majority coalition that can defeat fascist authoritarianism by transforming everyday people’s material conditions.
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
We're building a multi-racial multi-gender multi-generational movement to change the world; the billionaires, the bosses and their allies thought they knocked us out, but really they proved us right.
And we're just getting started.
And we're just getting started.
Almost 3.5 hours after polls have closed in Houston and Harris County: "7 of 600 Voting Centers Reporting"
Come the fuck on!
Come the fuck on!
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Almost 3.5 hours after polls have closed in Houston and Harris County: "7 of 600 Voting Centers Reporting"
Come the fuck on!
Come the fuck on!
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Join DSA. Become a member today.
Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Another world is possible, if we fight for it
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Another world is possible, if we fight for it
Stoked to see all the good news from back east; disappointed as always at how fucking slowly Harris County results come in.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Stoked to see all the good news from back east; disappointed as always at how fucking slowly Harris County results come in.
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⭐️ Texas! Today is Election Day! 🤩
🗳️ Please vote NO on Prop 12.
🗳️ If you’re in TX-18, please vote for @cdmenefee.bsky.social to be our Congressman!
#vote #electionday #election #texas #tx #hou #htx #houston
🗳️ Please vote NO on Prop 12.
🗳️ If you’re in TX-18, please vote for @cdmenefee.bsky.social to be our Congressman!
#vote #electionday #election #texas #tx #hou #htx #houston
November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
⭐️ Texas! Today is Election Day! 🤩
🗳️ Please vote NO on Prop 12.
🗳️ If you’re in TX-18, please vote for @cdmenefee.bsky.social to be our Congressman!
#vote #electionday #election #texas #tx #hou #htx #houston
🗳️ Please vote NO on Prop 12.
🗳️ If you’re in TX-18, please vote for @cdmenefee.bsky.social to be our Congressman!
#vote #electionday #election #texas #tx #hou #htx #houston