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.
And to think that there are those who don't think the media is meeting the moment.
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
And to think that there are those who don't think the media is meeting the moment.
This currently enjoys sixth-billing, and is primarily about the White House attacks on the Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This currently enjoys sixth-billing, and is primarily about the White House attacks on the Democrats.
I periodically think "I wonder how the news of the day is playing on Fox", and invariably regret checking.
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I periodically think "I wonder how the news of the day is playing on Fox", and invariably regret checking.
The meltdown *will* be glorious, for about five minutes until a bloc of Democratic “moderates” agrees to just legislate the tariffs.
(Screenshotted Twitter because @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social appears not to have posted it here.)
(Screenshotted Twitter because @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social appears not to have posted it here.)
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The meltdown *will* be glorious, for about five minutes until a bloc of Democratic “moderates” agrees to just legislate the tariffs.
(Screenshotted Twitter because @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social appears not to have posted it here.)
(Screenshotted Twitter because @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social appears not to have posted it here.)
In retrospect, maybe the least realistic part of Sim City 2000 was that the guy saying this was the transportation guy rather than the police guy.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In retrospect, maybe the least realistic part of Sim City 2000 was that the guy saying this was the transportation guy rather than the police guy.
For a terminally online milliennial, I am inexcusably bad at meming.
October 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
For a terminally online milliennial, I am inexcusably bad at meming.
As I understand it, this means I’m being ratioed?
October 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
As I understand it, this means I’m being ratioed?
Apparently unjustified use of conductive energy weapon by Edmonton Police Service members. Video posted by the Yegwave Instagram account earlier this evening.
October 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Apparently unjustified use of conductive energy weapon by Edmonton Police Service members. Video posted by the Yegwave Instagram account earlier this evening.
As insightful a comment as I’ve seen made about our present moment.
October 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As insightful a comment as I’ve seen made about our present moment.
A few times I've explained the basics of Canadian politics to Americans in the comments of posts made by accounts with more than seven followers. Anyway, if I picked up any followers from that, they should see this.
September 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A few times I've explained the basics of Canadian politics to Americans in the comments of posts made by accounts with more than seven followers. Anyway, if I picked up any followers from that, they should see this.
As wars go, it wasn’t terribly bloody, since Azerbaijan is landlocked and doesn’t share a border with Albania, nearly 3,000 km away. But still: give the man the Nobel Peace Prize!
September 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
As wars go, it wasn’t terribly bloody, since Azerbaijan is landlocked and doesn’t share a border with Albania, nearly 3,000 km away. But still: give the man the Nobel Peace Prize!
Credit where it’s due: this is an appropriately restrained post that doesn’t go any of the places I thought he might. I hope he keeps it up.
September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Credit where it’s due: this is an appropriately restrained post that doesn’t go any of the places I thought he might. I hope he keeps it up.
To wit, this one.
September 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
To wit, this one.
From my timeline just now—amazingly, Moss is talking about an entirely *different* quote in which Trump is speaking like a guy found liable for sexual assault.
September 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From my timeline just now—amazingly, Moss is talking about an entirely *different* quote in which Trump is speaking like a guy found liable for sexual assault.
Really, Washington Post headline writers? You’re not even going to tell us what he emerged from?
September 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Really, Washington Post headline writers? You’re not even going to tell us what he emerged from?
These are just the worst fucking people.
September 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
These are just the worst fucking people.
In keeping with my policy that I'm honour-bound to share anything that literally makes me laugh out loud.
![Social media post from "wordclown" depicting a still image from CSPAN2 of J.D. Vance standing at a podium, with the closed-caption reading "[single person clapping]". Accompanying this image is text, from wordclown, reading "If only there were a Pulitzer for closed captioning."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:avjfyfnngrxyg5lduqvjaetu/bafkreiekrdnrakdw7sjwcxjwcteyomfpvftwemngmyjxravkfs7xwkwdre@jpeg)
September 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
In keeping with my policy that I'm honour-bound to share anything that literally makes me laugh out loud.
Also, just because it’s very funny.
August 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Also, just because it’s very funny.
I have no point beyond “this is an odd coincidence”, but…this is an odd coincidence.
August 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I have no point beyond “this is an odd coincidence”, but…this is an odd coincidence.
Either the Calgary Herald’s using AI to write headlines or it’s got human beings on its payroll who don’t know the difference between “award” and “reward”.
August 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Either the Calgary Herald’s using AI to write headlines or it’s got human beings on its payroll who don’t know the difference between “award” and “reward”.
“Human” is putting it a bit strongly.
August 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“Human” is putting it a bit strongly.
It’s nice that the only lesson that Vance has taken from Trump’s political success is “be a sociopathic asshole”.
(@Rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social is on Bluesky, but doesn’t seem to have posted that clip here.)
(@Rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social is on Bluesky, but doesn’t seem to have posted that clip here.)
August 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s nice that the only lesson that Vance has taken from Trump’s political success is “be a sociopathic asshole”.
(@Rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social is on Bluesky, but doesn’t seem to have posted that clip here.)
(@Rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social is on Bluesky, but doesn’t seem to have posted that clip here.)
