Joe Thorne
@joethorne.bsky.social
Lawyer in St. John's, NL. Interesting and sophisticated. Agreeable to be celebrated. He/Him.
"Sit down, shut up, and be happy some people are willing to tolerate your existence."
Basic human dignity is not a private affair.
Basic human dignity is not a private affair.
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
The courts are a clumsy means to negotiate social relationships. Let organisations make up their own minds about inclusion, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"Sit down, shut up, and be happy some people are willing to tolerate your existence."
Basic human dignity is not a private affair.
Basic human dignity is not a private affair.
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Provincial Court civil hearings, traffic, and contravention cases in Newfoundland and Labrador have been adjourned "indefinitely." Read more about why observers are decrying the lack of transparency around the decision: https://bit.ly/48mNy71
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial courts adjourned ‘indefinitely’
Observers decry lack of explanation and transparency around the decision
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December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Provincial Court civil hearings, traffic, and contravention cases in Newfoundland and Labrador have been adjourned "indefinitely." Read more about why observers are decrying the lack of transparency around the decision: https://bit.ly/48mNy71
The indefinite closure of many Provincial Court locations is a crisis for access to justice. The CBA-NL is committed to finding solutions, as all members of the Bar should be.
CBA-NL Statement - Provincial Court Closures
The Canadian Bar Association - Newfoundland and Labrador (CBA-NL) is deeply concerned by the Provincial Court’s notice on November 28, 2025, announcing… |...
CBA-NL Statement - Provincial Court Closures
The Canadian Bar Association - Newfoundland and Labrador (CBA-NL) is deeply concerned by the Provincial Court’s notice on November 28, 2025, announcing th...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The indefinite closure of many Provincial Court locations is a crisis for access to justice. The CBA-NL is committed to finding solutions, as all members of the Bar should be.
Women do be MRIin’.
Sen. Roger Marshall on the Republican healthcare plan: "By the way, women make 80% of the healthcare decisions on where you're going to go. They're great shoppers."
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Women do be MRIin’.
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Time to post this banger again
January 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Time to post this banger again
Uh oh, I think the Battery lighting war has reignited.
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Uh oh, I think the Battery lighting war has reignited.
Or whether they were, in fact, “drug traffickers”.
Breaking news: In the past 10 months, the Trump administration has pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers and repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal.
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Or whether they were, in fact, “drug traffickers”.
The problem with homelessness and addiction is it's too easy to see.
"The longer visible signs of social decay are allowed to fester, the more inclined those with means will be to simply check out ... leaving those without the ability to relocate to deal with playgrounds littered with drug paraphernalia." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: We have normalized delinquent, disorderly behaviour in our cities for too long
There is nothing normal about an encampment forcing toddlers in the daycare next door to stay inside
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The problem with homelessness and addiction is it's too easy to see.
I'd be interested to know what "work hours" are for Peterson, who spends most of his life on podcasts and social media telling people his credentials, and sometimes then telling people to kill themselves.
Many Alberta workers in regulated professions could no longer be investigated by their licensing bodies for what they say outside of work hours, should the legislature pass a new bill.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #workersrights
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#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #workersrights
Alberta aims to curtail regulatory bodies from sanctioning workers for after-hours activities | CBC News
Many Alberta workers could no longer be investigated by their licensing bodies for what they say outside of work hours, should the legislature pass a new bill.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I'd be interested to know what "work hours" are for Peterson, who spends most of his life on podcasts and social media telling people his credentials, and sometimes then telling people to kill themselves.
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Canada’s #ruleoflaw is the glue that binds our #democracy.
Together, we can keep it strong. It's #OursToProtect. Read more at the link provided. #accesstojustice
www.ourstoprotect.ca
Together, we can keep it strong. It's #OursToProtect. Read more at the link provided. #accesstojustice
www.ourstoprotect.ca
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Canada’s #ruleoflaw is the glue that binds our #democracy.
Together, we can keep it strong. It's #OursToProtect. Read more at the link provided. #accesstojustice
www.ourstoprotect.ca
Together, we can keep it strong. It's #OursToProtect. Read more at the link provided. #accesstojustice
www.ourstoprotect.ca
Section 33 of the Charter, Pierre Trudeau's sop to Quebec and Alberta, is being abused by premiers to placate weird little in-groups in their parties.
Charter rights for the most vulnerable among us should not be overridden to satisfy bigots.
Charter rights for the most vulnerable among us should not be overridden to satisfy bigots.
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Section 33 of the Charter, Pierre Trudeau's sop to Quebec and Alberta, is being abused by premiers to placate weird little in-groups in their parties.
Charter rights for the most vulnerable among us should not be overridden to satisfy bigots.
Charter rights for the most vulnerable among us should not be overridden to satisfy bigots.
I just think they're neat.
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I just think they're neat.
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The big problem with Canada’s bail system is that courts are jammed. As new reverse-onus provisions make hearings more complex, courts may get overwhelmed, releasing or remanding the wrong people. We need a well-resourced, effective system so courts can focus on high-risk cases.
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The big problem with Canada’s bail system is that courts are jammed. As new reverse-onus provisions make hearings more complex, courts may get overwhelmed, releasing or remanding the wrong people. We need a well-resourced, effective system so courts can focus on high-risk cases.
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Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalismIsNotACrime
August 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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New poll shows over two thirds of Canadians support recognizing Palestine even if it means the US punishing us for it.
A solid majority of Canadians also support retaliating in kind to all of America's economic assaults. Even if it brings on further retaliation.
A solid majority of Canadians also support retaliating in kind to all of America's economic assaults. Even if it brings on further retaliation.
Majority of Canadians support Palestine recognition even if Trump objects amid trade dispute: survey
A new Angus Reid Institute survey reveals that a majority of Canadians support recognizing Palestine as a state even if it complicates negotiations with the U.S.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
New poll shows over two thirds of Canadians support recognizing Palestine even if it means the US punishing us for it.
A solid majority of Canadians also support retaliating in kind to all of America's economic assaults. Even if it brings on further retaliation.
A solid majority of Canadians also support retaliating in kind to all of America's economic assaults. Even if it brings on further retaliation.
Easily one of the most depressing things I've ever laid eyes on. If you needed a license to be a journalist, Acosta would lose his for this.
At 4p ET/1p PT, I’ll have a one of a kind interview with Joaquin Oliver. He died in the Parkland school shooting. But his parents have created an AI version of their son for a powerful message on gun violence. Plus TX Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social - see you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.
August 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Easily one of the most depressing things I've ever laid eyes on. If you needed a license to be a journalist, Acosta would lose his for this.
The world is real bad right now, but its Friday and there's new Chappell Roan music so it's not all bad.
August 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The world is real bad right now, but its Friday and there's new Chappell Roan music so it's not all bad.
Imagine being so credulous that you are told something as demonstrably dumb as this and believing it.
I believe a lawyer told Andrew Yang this, because Yang is a rich nitwit who hangs out with other rich nitwits, none of whom do any real work nor can tell good work from bad, all of whom could be replaced by an AI chatbot with no loss in output speed or quality.
July 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Imagine being so credulous that you are told something as demonstrably dumb as this and believing it.
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I think this may be entirely correct
July 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I think this may be entirely correct
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The explicit plan is to ethnically cleanse Gaza with US help while the whole world watches.
(AXIOS) - The director of Israel's Mossad spy agency visited Washington this week seeking U.S. help in convincing countries to take hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza, two sources with knowledge of issue tell Axios.
@axios.com
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@axios.com
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July 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The explicit plan is to ethnically cleanse Gaza with US help while the whole world watches.
ICE killed one of our citizens.
A 49 year old Canadian has died while in ICE custody.
June 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
ICE killed one of our citizens.
lol, nothing matters. Tariffs on the world? Stocks go up. The US enters/starts a regional conflict with a petrostate? Stocks go up.
Breaking News: Oil prices fell more than 7% and stocks rose as investors appeared optimistic that fallout from the U.S.-Iran conflict would be contained.
Oil Prices Slide and Stocks Rise as Traders Gauge Fallout From Iran Strikes
Hope for a de-escalation in the conflict was most evident in the energy market, where oil prices fell more than 7 percent.
trib.al
June 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
lol, nothing matters. Tariffs on the world? Stocks go up. The US enters/starts a regional conflict with a petrostate? Stocks go up.
Judge reading my brief for the first time.
June 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Judge reading my brief for the first time.
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Quitting my lucrative job as an international fentanyl smuggler to pursue my true passion, vacuuming the hallways of a Holiday Inn Express
This is remarkably incoherent even for him. But I especially like the notion that these evil criminals are applying to pick crops and mop hotel bathrooms.
June 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Quitting my lucrative job as an international fentanyl smuggler to pursue my true passion, vacuuming the hallways of a Holiday Inn Express