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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A song that I frequently get stuck in my head is Leonard Cohen’s “Chelsea Hotel”, but sung to the tune of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”.
I reMEMber you WELL at the CHELsea HotEL
You were FAMous you HEART was a leGEND…
My brain takes CanCon regulations seriously, I guess?
I reMEMber you WELL at the CHELsea HotEL
You were FAMous you HEART was a leGEND…
My brain takes CanCon regulations seriously, I guess?
June 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A song that I frequently get stuck in my head is Leonard Cohen’s “Chelsea Hotel”, but sung to the tune of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”.
I reMEMber you WELL at the CHELsea HotEL
You were FAMous you HEART was a leGEND…
My brain takes CanCon regulations seriously, I guess?
I reMEMber you WELL at the CHELsea HotEL
You were FAMous you HEART was a leGEND…
My brain takes CanCon regulations seriously, I guess?
Trump might last five minutes. The flights he was controlling, not quite so much.
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trump might last five minutes. The flights he was controlling, not quite so much.
Well, I guess it’s the next best thing after calling the team itself a racial slur?
The billionaire owner of the Washington Commanders might name his new stadium after a man who just got mercilessly booed by his entire fan base because they despise him. Seems like a brilliant branding strategy.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Well, I guess it’s the next best thing after calling the team itself a racial slur?
I’m trying really hard to adjust for the facts that i. I have terrible political instincts, and ii. I get most of my analysis on U.S. politics from the admittedly very echo-chambery Bluesky, and I still can’t get anywhere on this re-opening deal except “what in the everloving fuck?”.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I’m trying really hard to adjust for the facts that i. I have terrible political instincts, and ii. I get most of my analysis on U.S. politics from the admittedly very echo-chambery Bluesky, and I still can’t get anywhere on this re-opening deal except “what in the everloving fuck?”.
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Mad about this reported deal on the shutdown and I’m terrified to think how mad the real BlueSky super users are
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mad about this reported deal on the shutdown and I’m terrified to think how mad the real BlueSky super users are
It's kind of remarkable how appealing they think Islam will be to Americans once they're more exposed to it.
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It's kind of remarkable how appealing they think Islam will be to Americans once they're more exposed to it.
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And then vomits live eels.
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
And then vomits live eels.
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wait until you see what happens after the 3rd vote
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
wait until you see what happens after the 3rd vote
I know some intuitively obvious things turn out to be false, so I’m all for hypothesis testing, but it still kind of blows my mind that “social norms affect behaviour” is a statement that requires citations.
There is a lot of evidence that social norms effect behavior! It is probably one of the best demonstrated social science findings. Here's one paper: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
The Evolution of Norms1 | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 106, No 6
Social norms that induce us to reward or punish people not for what they did to us but for what they did to other members of one’s group have long been thought as sine qua non sociological and thus im...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I know some intuitively obvious things turn out to be false, so I’m all for hypothesis testing, but it still kind of blows my mind that “social norms affect behaviour” is a statement that requires citations.
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This is how I find out Kevin Kruse is not performing at my kids 8th birthday party?
I don't know how to break it to everyone, but this is not my official management team's social media account.
Please block and report @kevinkrusemgmt.bsky.social
Please block and report @kevinkrusemgmt.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is how I find out Kevin Kruse is not performing at my kids 8th birthday party?
I don’t know whether you can vote your way out of it or not, but it’s insane not to try. Even if you’re absolutely convinced that they’ll refuse to seat a Democratic Congress, making them actually go mask-off like that is more useful than just…not electing a Democratic Congress.
so, yes, at a basic level I think Tuesday showed that we can vote our way out of this
and so we have to be clearer than ever about making sure the people we vote in are willing to do what's necessary to rebuild - packing the court, adding states, etc.
or we'll find ourselves right back here
and so we have to be clearer than ever about making sure the people we vote in are willing to do what's necessary to rebuild - packing the court, adding states, etc.
or we'll find ourselves right back here
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I don’t know whether you can vote your way out of it or not, but it’s insane not to try. Even if you’re absolutely convinced that they’ll refuse to seat a Democratic Congress, making them actually go mask-off like that is more useful than just…not electing a Democratic Congress.
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::movie trailer voice:: They said he was retired, but Bill Kristol has one more regime to change...
Abolish Border Patrol.
Trump deportation agent: "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
::movie trailer voice:: They said he was retired, but Bill Kristol has one more regime to change...
Okay, but what’s “doughnaught”’s market share?
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Okay, but what’s “doughnaught”’s market share?
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Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
Man, now that celebrity seems inevitable, I’m really hoping that Sandwich Guy turns out to be cool.
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Man, now that celebrity seems inevitable, I’m really hoping that Sandwich Guy turns out to be cool.
You know, my best read of his “just vote this once and you won’t have to vote any more” comments wasn’t that he was threatening to do away with elections, but that future elections wouldn’t matter because he wouldn’t be on the ballot, and the only things that matter are the ones that involve him.
Trump Wants to Scrap the Filibuster Because He Doesn’t Care About the Republican Party talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Trump Wants to Scrap the Filibuster Because He Doesn’t Care About the Republican Party
Fine! Scrap it! President Trump has become an unexpected ally in the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
You know, my best read of his “just vote this once and you won’t have to vote any more” comments wasn’t that he was threatening to do away with elections, but that future elections wouldn’t matter because he wouldn’t be on the ballot, and the only things that matter are the ones that involve him.
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great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
Atticus posted this yesterday, but I’m sharing now in view of the acquittal.
The right to jury trial is more limited in Canada, but you have it for the big stuff, and it is an essential bulwark against the danger of government corruption.
The right to jury trial is more limited in Canada, but you have it for the big stuff, and it is an essential bulwark against the danger of government corruption.
One thing these cases show is the importance of the right to a trial by jury, inviolate. Trump can have people arrested but if a jury says “not guilty” there’s not a damn thing he can do about it.
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Atticus posted this yesterday, but I’m sharing now in view of the acquittal.
The right to jury trial is more limited in Canada, but you have it for the big stuff, and it is an essential bulwark against the danger of government corruption.
The right to jury trial is more limited in Canada, but you have it for the big stuff, and it is an essential bulwark against the danger of government corruption.
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if the sandwich stays wrapped, your case is crap
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
if the sandwich stays wrapped, your case is crap
He wasn't fleeing; he was going to fetch an aura scryer.
A man just collapsed during Donald Trump’s Oval Office announcement
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. can be seen quickly leaving the scene.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. can be seen quickly leaving the scene.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
He wasn't fleeing; he was going to fetch an aura scryer.
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Dr Oz is estimating the average American will lose about 400 pounds over the next year.
Oz: We thought it was 125 million pounds. Our estimate is Americans will lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Dr Oz is estimating the average American will lose about 400 pounds over the next year.
It’s gratifying that the Supreme Court’s bullshit does not seem to have had a chilling effect on district judges’ courage. This stuff still matters even if the administration has a majority of SCOTUS in its pocket.
The Trump administration treated anti-ICE protestors worse because of the content of their speech, in violation of the First Amendment, Ellis says.
In fact, the president and Secretary Noem have said exactly that, Ellis says.
In fact, the president and Secretary Noem have said exactly that, Ellis says.
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It’s gratifying that the Supreme Court’s bullshit does not seem to have had a chilling effect on district judges’ courage. This stuff still matters even if the administration has a majority of SCOTUS in its pocket.
What, and they’re going to make us clickthrough to learn who it is?
Only one Oiler projected to play for Team Canada at 2026 Olympics
<p>Last week marked 100 days until the 2026 Winter Olympics. It’s an extra special one for hockey fans, as the Milano Cortina Games mark the return of NHL players to the marquee tournament for t...
oilersnation.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What, and they’re going to make us clickthrough to learn who it is?
So in charging documents up here, whenever the use of a weapon is alleged, they particularize the weapon and then add “…or an imitation thereof” to protect against any argument that the weapon used wasn’t the weapon claimed. I’ve seen this result in wordings that appear to invite culinary debate…
I wish the defense would've used that John Oliver deep dive on Subway and how the bread they use can't even really be classified as bread
"The sandwich did not impede Officer Lairmore’s duties that night,” Sandwich Guy's lawyer argues. "A footlong from Subway could not and certainly did not inflict bodily harm.”
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
So in charging documents up here, whenever the use of a weapon is alleged, they particularize the weapon and then add “…or an imitation thereof” to protect against any argument that the weapon used wasn’t the weapon claimed. I’ve seen this result in wordings that appear to invite culinary debate…
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On my block, there's a house that is flying a large Alberta flag but no Canadian flag. This is, ironically, a huge red flag.
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On my block, there's a house that is flying a large Alberta flag but no Canadian flag. This is, ironically, a huge red flag.