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David P. Smith
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New mixed media piece
June 29, 2026 at 6:04 AM
The latest edition of JACKASSPATH newsletter has dropped. dpsjackasspath.substack.com/p/damaged-ov...
Damaged, overexposed, out of focus photographs sprayed across a table
Four fragmentary disconnected memories from my early childhood in Zambia
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April 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
She wore my pants and roamed the Earth like the last king of the dinosaurs

I would get so wasted
and wander through the tunnels like a crippled antelope

lost and found
in the last rainstorm
March 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Canadian-based The Metals Company (@themetalsco.bsky.social) is pushing to mine the deep sea. Canada must double-down to #StopDeepSeaMining and oppose the Mining Code that would open oceans to irreversible damage. @greenpeaceca.bsky.social Add your name: act.gp/3ZyPjcx
Petition: Tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
Sign the Greenpeace petition to tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Reposted by David P. Smith
(Not AI)
New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."

Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
January 9, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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Kids kill things. Maybe not all kids, but a fair portion. Killing things, it’s experimental. Some like it. It’s educational. Life, death, power, cruelty. At some point the opportunity to kill will arise and a lot of kids will kill.
Natural Born Killers
Kids kill things
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January 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
GRIEF DONEKY T-SHIRTS are here!!!

Original artwork, black on white, white on black, 100%cotton. Join the GRIEF DONKEY team. DM ME
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Latest edition of my substack newsletter Jackasspath has dropped. Intro to teen boozing, read it here
dpsjackasspath.substack.com/p/enter-booze
Enter Booze
Enter booze.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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ONLY 1️⃣4️⃣❗ MORE HOURS
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November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A harrowing humourous journey through Grade 8. What a year. We sweat and we stunk. Acne, boners, tits and asses, glue sniffers, hierarchies, junior high dances. Click to read
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We Sweat And We Stunk
Grade 8, What A Year
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November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Reposted by David P. Smith
Tom the Dancing Bug
Do you have dementia?
contrarian.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The latest edition of Jackasspath newletter is up. Humorous and harrowing journeys through my memory back to school daze.
dpsjackasspath.substack.com/p/frank-jack...
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Boner-iffic
October 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
vultures circle a spot on the highway

one remembering a tragedy
the other casting a spell
October 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by David P. Smith
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This'll get your blood boiling. The real story behind Danielle Smith's pipeline pipedreams.

charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-p...
The MAGA Pipeline to Breakup Canada
MAGA Alberta’s latest attempt to sow division came in the form of a two-pronged assault.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Meanwhile in Chicago….U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.
October 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by David P. Smith
California car wash owner tackled, arrested for "impeding' ICE arrest.
Files a $50 million tort claim
September 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Orange Shirt Day has raised awareness of Canada's dark history with the first peoples and is a vibrant celebration of indigenous culture. But there's a hell of long way to go when the government of Canada continues to stymy, thwart, and block justice.
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The Dark Shadow of the Residential Schools Remain
Last Wednesday, I stood at the gates of the abandoned Fort Qu’Appelle Residential School in Saskatchewan.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A dream is a scheme in a nice suit
September 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM