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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
The Houston Workers Assembly organizing bootcamp yesterday was a rousing success. We packed the IATSE Local 51 hall with working people eager to learn organizing skills and forge new bonds.

Next up is a social on December 6 at Moon Tower - bring a friend, have a beer, and shoot the breeze!
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
You meet some cool dudes walking down the street, part 5.
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Spirit Possession, White Oak Music Hall, November 3. Absolutely incredible performance.
November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Two weeks from today! Come learn the core skills to organize your workplace, your community, and your mutual aid network.
November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Happy Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Porch jack-o'-lanterns will be posted tomorrow, and this one isn't properly illuminated, but here's the jack-o'-lantern I carved for the Odd Fellows lodge tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
And finally, my favorite Acid Witch shirt ever.
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A couple more.
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Halloween ain't Halloween without Acid Witch, part 2: t-shirts!

Acid Witch releases Halloween t-shirts now and again, and they all rule. The art is usually done by Slasher Dave himself.

Behold!
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you're in the Houston area and want to learn the basics of workplace organizing, come to the Houston Workers Assembly Organizer Bootcamp on November 15, and bring a friend!

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October 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Halloween ain't Halloween without Acid Witch! Two of their LPs included these sick die-cut decorations, which I put up every year.

Later this week I'll post about their killer t-shirts and, of course, the music itself.
October 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#nokings Houston seemed to have about the same turnout as last time, but it was hard to tell. The city hall event started at 2:00 and is scheduled to run until 6:00- way too long in this heat. And there was another event right before it on the other side of downtown!
October 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
These losers couldn't handle a real beholder.
October 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Sorry, Paul Wall, but Molly Cook is the people's champ now, and not because of those trophies.
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Snagged this from the union hall yesterday.
October 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Literary lagniappe, courtesy of the indispensable USPS: I Saw the Pink Light Glow, by @josie.zone and @valisdheart.bsky.social. Latter-day Philip K. Dick is my favorite, so I'm stoked as hell about this.
October 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It took a little longer than I'd hoped for, but my copy of Pynchon's newest finally arrived at Good On Paper (which has a great Halloween book display—go check it out)!
October 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The NWU Translators Organizing Committee is having another solidarity drop-in one week from today on October 8. If you're a translator interested in organizing, taking collective action, and/or meeting other translators, RSVP now!
October 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Stopped by Sid Hatfield's grave and the site of his murder on the way home from Camp Solidarity.
September 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Camp Solidarity 2025 is over. I met a bunch of incredible people, saw some familiar faces, and learned a lot.

Shit is bleak out there, but knowing there are organizers, activists, journalists, and artists like the ones who gathered in Matewan this week gives me hope.
September 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A few images from Camp Solidarity 2025, which has been incredible so far. All hope is not lost for the labor movement.
September 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Day five of the UNITE HERE Local 23 strike at the Hilton.
September 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My only photo from the UNITE HERE Local 23 picket line today. I hope this kid gets strike pay in the form of the applesauce pouches they were giving out yesterday.
September 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A few shots from day three of the UNITE HERE Local 23 strike at the Hilton Americas in Houston.
September 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM