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.
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…
Combine at least three movie titles:
The Naked Gun Crazy Heart of Gold Rush Hour of the Wolf of Wall Street Fighter in the Wind River of No Return of the Living Dead Poets Society Help I’m Having a Stroke
The Naked Gun Crazy Heart of Gold Rush Hour of the Wolf of Wall Street Fighter in the Wind River of No Return of the Living Dead Poets Society Help I’m Having a Stroke
Combine at least three movie titles:
The Princess Bride of Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
The Princess Bride of Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Combine at least three movie titles:
WAKE UP DEAD MAN WALKING AND TALKING
WAKE UP DEAD MAN WALKING AND TALKING
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Combine at least three movie titles:
The Naked Gun Crazy Heart of Gold Rush Hour of the Wolf of Wall Street Fighter in the Wind River of No Return of the Living Dead Poets Society Help I’m Having a Stroke
The Naked Gun Crazy Heart of Gold Rush Hour of the Wolf of Wall Street Fighter in the Wind River of No Return of the Living Dead Poets Society Help I’m Having a Stroke
The combination of posting an AI video of this with thinking it’s important to be transparent about having done so is fascinating to me.
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The combination of posting an AI video of this with thinking it’s important to be transparent about having done so is fascinating to me.
“When *you* do those things, you attack the very being of our way of lives. When these other people do it, it’s cool.”
Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“When *you* do those things, you attack the very being of our way of lives. When these other people do it, it’s cool.”
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Yes, that’s right, New York Times, the live children industry was ripe for disruption.
A New York Times examination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as health secretary shows how he has laid the groundwork to overhaul American vaccine policy, walled himself off from government scientists and elevated longtime allies to help carry out his agenda. trib.al/3MsBal8
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yes, that’s right, New York Times, the live children industry was ripe for disruption.
I somewhat agree with the original post (about overuse of “fascism” depriving it of meaning when it’s really needed, around, say, right now), but *emphatically* agree with this one.
Thanks for saying this. “Treason” is another term we’ve so abused that it’s lost its power. No, PP has not committed treason by refusing a security clearance. OTOH, We may well be witnessing treasonous acts from the White House, but the accusation wont have the power it deserves.
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I somewhat agree with the original post (about overuse of “fascism” depriving it of meaning when it’s really needed, around, say, right now), but *emphatically* agree with this one.
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does anyone else notice the giant lady doesnt cut up your hot dogs anymore!?
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
does anyone else notice the giant lady doesnt cut up your hot dogs anymore!?
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This is the entirety of his bio on the official Vandy roster
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is the entirety of his bio on the official Vandy roster
He would, but the HHS Secretary is bringing back only four of them surviving infancy.
Is the Transportation Secretary going to bring back cramming 6 kids into the back of the station wagon with no seat belts?
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
He would, but the HHS Secretary is bringing back only four of them surviving infancy.
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Oh my god it’s going to be the B.C. version of the Avignon papacy
Whelp! The BC Conservative party's Twitter account says Rustad has been removed as leader because he is "professionally incapacitated"
Unclear whether that's actually in line with the party constitution
Per the release, Trevor Halford selected to serve as interim leader #bcpoli
Unclear whether that's actually in line with the party constitution
Per the release, Trevor Halford selected to serve as interim leader #bcpoli
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Oh my god it’s going to be the B.C. version of the Avignon papacy