Steve Smith
@edmlawyersteve.bsky.social
Criminal defence lawyer in Edmonton, AB (not a fan of electronic dance music). He/him.
Posts mostly about topics other than Canadian criminal law; should be treated as lacking any credibility whatsoever on such topics.
Reskeet probably = endorsement.
Posts mostly about topics other than Canadian criminal law; should be treated as lacking any credibility whatsoever on such topics.
Reskeet probably = endorsement.
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Steve Smith
@edmlawyersteve.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Like a horse who's been sued by other horses.
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after about a block and a half you realize laughing all the way to the bank is gonna suck
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
after about a block and a half you realize laughing all the way to the bank is gonna suck
If indeed ACAB, it is nevertheless true that not ACA the same degree of B.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
If indeed ACAB, it is nevertheless true that not ACA the same degree of B.
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maybe not *every* person who voted for trump in 2024 was a person whose malevolence and stupidity are in a foot race, but everyone showing up at a rally at the ass end of 2025 is
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM
maybe not *every* person who voted for trump in 2024 was a person whose malevolence and stupidity are in a foot race, but everyone showing up at a rally at the ass end of 2025 is
Man, if you'd read me the quote "I'm known as the fun MPP", I'd have rated the chances that I'd be on the speaker's side as ~0%, and yet here we are.
'Fun' Southwestern Ontario MPP fires back at criticism over Christmas card
Former Norfolk County Mayor Dennis Travale criticizes Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady's 'inappropriate' Christmas card
lfpress.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Man, if you'd read me the quote "I'm known as the fun MPP", I'd have rated the chances that I'd be on the speaker's side as ~0%, and yet here we are.
I am now satisfied that Rubio made this announcement *entirely* to set up this joke.
"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I am now satisfied that Rubio made this announcement *entirely* to set up this joke.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
Beth Davenport: He was working on a device to calm people down, but he was afraid that they would use it to do the opposite.
Frank Drebin: Calm them…up?
Frank Drebin: Calm them…up?
“I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now!”
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Beth Davenport: He was working on a device to calm people down, but he was afraid that they would use it to do the opposite.
Frank Drebin: Calm them…up?
Frank Drebin: Calm them…up?
I am pleased to report that, while I absolutely conform to some gendered movie stereotypes (“Have you seen The Big Lebowski?” I asked my current partner. “Yes.” “Was it because a different white guy you dated made you watch it?” “Yes.”), I finally saw Pulp Fiction when an ex-girlfriend made me.
CHRIS, 25: "You know that shot in Pulp Fiction where John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson are pointing their guns straight at the camera? I had that poster in my college dorm room. Very cool and unique, right? Do you know the names of any directors?"
An Oral History of Quentin Tarantino as Told to Me By Men I’ve Dated
CHRIS, 25, took me to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater: Improv is where they make up the show totally on the spot, in case you didn’t know. Wha...
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I am pleased to report that, while I absolutely conform to some gendered movie stereotypes (“Have you seen The Big Lebowski?” I asked my current partner. “Yes.” “Was it because a different white guy you dated made you watch it?” “Yes.”), I finally saw Pulp Fiction when an ex-girlfriend made me.
I very recently commented on this very platform that I don't love the Line, which I don't. But I do rather love this piece.
I'm broadly okay with having seven followers, but this is one of those rare occasions when I wish I had more--specifically, more Americans. Because Americans should read this.
I'm broadly okay with having seven followers, but this is one of those rare occasions when I wish I had more--specifically, more Americans. Because Americans should read this.
Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.
www.readtheline.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I very recently commented on this very platform that I don't love the Line, which I don't. But I do rather love this piece.
I'm broadly okay with having seven followers, but this is one of those rare occasions when I wish I had more--specifically, more Americans. Because Americans should read this.
I'm broadly okay with having seven followers, but this is one of those rare occasions when I wish I had more--specifically, more Americans. Because Americans should read this.
Without looking, I’m assuming that Super Mario Bros. (1993) isn’t on here just because it lacked sufficient connection to its source material to be considered a “video game movie”?
The lowest-rated video game adaptations ever on Rotten Tomatoes 🍅
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Without looking, I’m assuming that Super Mario Bros. (1993) isn’t on here just because it lacked sufficient connection to its source material to be considered a “video game movie”?
That’s an oddly specific phrase for most critics to be using.
Critics Have Seen Fackham Hall, And Most Are Calling The Downton Abbey Spoof A ‘Genuinely Guffaw-Inducing Comedy’
Read more about the period piece parody.
www.cinemablend.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That’s an oddly specific phrase for most critics to be using.
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"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
I don’t doubt that this is a thing (Christ, I hope it is, as long as the “women-don’t-like-incompetent-men” phenomenon never comes for me) but isn’t part of the “epidemic” supposed to be men forming fewer platonic friendships, particularly with each other?
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I don’t doubt that this is a thing (Christ, I hope it is, as long as the “women-don’t-like-incompetent-men” phenomenon never comes for me) but isn’t part of the “epidemic” supposed to be men forming fewer platonic friendships, particularly with each other?
I like watching Nugent-Hopkins in the playoffs because he’s a fine representative for Team Can’t Grow Proper Facial Hair for Some Reason, but he should probably just be clean-shaven during the regular season.
December 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I like watching Nugent-Hopkins in the playoffs because he’s a fine representative for Team Can’t Grow Proper Facial Hair for Some Reason, but he should probably just be clean-shaven during the regular season.
I'm on a bit of a Bruce Cockburn kick, and my favourite fact learned from it is from the Wikipedia article for "If I Had a Rocket Launcher":
"During their Maybe You Should Drive tour, Barenaked Ladies often inserted the "some son-of-a-bitch would die" lyric into their own song "If I Had $1000000"."
"During their Maybe You Should Drive tour, Barenaked Ladies often inserted the "some son-of-a-bitch would die" lyric into their own song "If I Had $1000000"."
December 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I'm on a bit of a Bruce Cockburn kick, and my favourite fact learned from it is from the Wikipedia article for "If I Had a Rocket Launcher":
"During their Maybe You Should Drive tour, Barenaked Ladies often inserted the "some son-of-a-bitch would die" lyric into their own song "If I Had $1000000"."
"During their Maybe You Should Drive tour, Barenaked Ladies often inserted the "some son-of-a-bitch would die" lyric into their own song "If I Had $1000000"."
Yeah, that's right: a cop.
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Yeah, that's right: a cop.
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“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
They literally co-starred on ProStars!
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
They literally co-starred on ProStars!
Conversely, if they’d said it, my reaction would probably be that they made a good point, so I’m trying (though not that hard) to be fair about this.
Is Biden or Obama said that they had to rename American football because of soccer, the outrage coverage would be 24/7 for many months, with demands of public apologies.
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Conversely, if they’d said it, my reaction would probably be that they made a good point, so I’m trying (though not that hard) to be fair about this.
Trump is, in fairness, doing everything he can to ensure they don’t exist in the same universe.
Congratulations FIFA on producing the World's most idiotic participation ribbon.
Trump and peace don't belong in the same universe, let alone sentence.
Trump and peace don't belong in the same universe, let alone sentence.
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Trump is, in fairness, doing everything he can to ensure they don’t exist in the same universe.
(Re: Alex Karp)
I get it, but also if these guys were otherwise cool instead of being just awful, the inability-to-visibly-take-care-of-themselves thing would probably be kind of charming.
I get it, but also if these guys were otherwise cool instead of being just awful, the inability-to-visibly-take-care-of-themselves thing would probably be kind of charming.
i kind of hate how much these guys can’t be bothered to dress themselves well or even visibly take care of themselves
The CEO of Palantir.
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
(Re: Alex Karp)
I get it, but also if these guys were otherwise cool instead of being just awful, the inability-to-visibly-take-care-of-themselves thing would probably be kind of charming.
I get it, but also if these guys were otherwise cool instead of being just awful, the inability-to-visibly-take-care-of-themselves thing would probably be kind of charming.
Wasn't Clancy's daughter posting here a while back about what a shithead he was, or am I misremembering?
Btw, I used to work with Tom Clancy and he used to refer to Muslims as “ragheads”. He was a real peach. 😒
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Wasn't Clancy's daughter posting here a while back about what a shithead he was, or am I misremembering?
Presidential pardons seem pretty weird to my Canadian mind as it is, but it completely blows the said mind that the president apparently doesn’t even have to name they people being pardoned, and can just gesture vaguely towards a cluster of criminals.
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Presidential pardons seem pretty weird to my Canadian mind as it is, but it completely blows the said mind that the president apparently doesn’t even have to name they people being pardoned, and can just gesture vaguely towards a cluster of criminals.
I was just appreciating the greatness of the Tragically Hip’s line, from Fireworks, “You said you didn’t give a fuck about hockey / well I never saw someone say that before” so, for no particular reason, I googled it (probably hoping to find pages expressing awe at its greatness?).
Anyway…
Anyway…
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I was just appreciating the greatness of the Tragically Hip’s line, from Fireworks, “You said you didn’t give a fuck about hockey / well I never saw someone say that before” so, for no particular reason, I googled it (probably hoping to find pages expressing awe at its greatness?).
Anyway…
Anyway…