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David McEwan
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Married to a wonderful lady. Dog guy. Cinephile. Book lover. Lawyer.
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Paris
June 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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A fine day in Paris.,
June 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Hat
mattneilhill.bsky.social Matt Neil Hill @mattneilhill.bsky.social · May 2
Remove a letter, ruin a movie.

The Cow.
bensnotwriting.bsky.social BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.bsky.social · May 2
Remove a letter, ruin a movie. I'll go first:

The People Under the Stars
May 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Proud. #canada
April 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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johnbrownstan.bsky.social
This is literally -- and I mean literally -- the very first thing you learn in an Econ 101 class
sky.skymarchini.net Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · Apr 6
>"chief economist"
>doesn't know how comparative advantage works

AAAAAAAAAAA
tweet from @oren_cass "The trade deficit with a given country is not determined only by tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers, but also by... comparative advantage." [embedded image showing same] Can a simple caveman lawyer get some help here? How would comparative advantage determine a trade deficit? @stanveuger @kevincorinth Image 5:15 PM · Apr 5, 2025 · 241.5K Views
April 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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The bank is worth the risk. RIP.
April 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Canada is everything.
March 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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👊🇺🇸🔥 response by WilmerHale to Trump’s “unlawful” order against it
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
"Our firm has a longstanding tradition of representing a wide range of clients, including in matters against administrations of both parties," the spokesperson said in a statement. "The Executive Order references Robert Mueller, who retired from our firm in 2021, and had a long, distinguished career in public service, from his time as a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam to his leadership of the FBI in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks. "We remain committed to providing the expert representation that our clients are entitled to and rely upon," the spokesperson added. "We look forward to pursuing all appropriate remedies to this unlawful order.'
March 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Was just reading John Quincy Adams' oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Amistad case and this part seems, uh, pretty relevant
A portion of John Quincy Adams' Amistad argument before SCOTUS: "I will not recur to the Declaration of Independence--your Honors have it implanted in your hearts--but one of the grievous charges brought against George III. was, that he had made laws for sending men beyond seas for trial. That was one of the most odious of those acts of tyranny which occasioned the American revolution. The whole of the reasoning is not applicable to this case, but I submit to your Honors that, if the President has the power to do it in the case of Africans, and send them beyond seas for trial, he could do it by the same authority in the case of American citizens. By a simple order to the marshal of the district, he could just as well seize forty citizens of the United States, on the demand of a foreign minister, and send them beyond seas for trial before a foreign court."
March 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Premier Smith was into annexation and redrawing boundaries before Ole Donny Dipshit thought it was cool:

www.westcoastnow.ca/2022/12/12/b...
Before Becoming AB Premier, Danielle Smith Mused About How ‘Easy’ It Would Be To Annex Northern BC
If there’s one thing you could say with certainty about Alberta’s new premier Danielle Smith it’s that she’s obsessed with “sovereignty”.
www.westcoastnow.ca
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Last night 50 degrees is a slight exaggeration. Just saying. It was fairly balmy for march. US/Canada break up song.

youtu.be/b5jgJZWG7aY
Jim Cuddy "We Used to Be the Best of Friends"
YouTube video by Jim Cuddy
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March 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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I read this in Dan Carlin's voice. Well done Rev.
theophite.bsky.social rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · Mar 22
[GROK] if you go to war with Canada, a great empire will be destroyed
faineg.bsky.social Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · Mar 22
The most dangerous thing about AI chat bots is how many men with political power treat them *exactly* and unquestioningly like actual Ancient Greek oracles.
March 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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I love Spokane. As a Canadian, this warms my heart. Go Zags!
March 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Surely, this, the seventy ninth screaming loud fire alarm will get some attention.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Mar 15
NEWS: Two days after a federal judge ruled that Trump’s order against one law firm likely violated multiple constitutional provisions, Trump tonight issued a similar order against the firm of Paul Weiss.

Here’s the unhinged “background” section:
Section 1. Background. Global law firms have for years played an outsized role in undermining the judicial process and in the destruction of bedrock American principles. Many have engaged in activities that make our communities less safe, increase burdens on local businesses, limit constitutional freedoms, and degrade the quality of American elections. Additionally, they have sometimes done so on behalf of clients, pro bono, or ostensibly "for the public good" -- potentially depriving those who cannot otherwise afford the benefit of top legal talent the access to justice deserved by all. My Administration will no longer support taxpayer funds sponsoring such harm. My Administration has already taken action to address some of the significant risks and egregious conduct associated with law firms, and I have determined that similar action is necessary to end Government sponsorship of harmful activity by an additional law firm: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LP (Paul Weiss) • In 2021, a Paul Weiss partner and former leading prosecutor in the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller brought a pro bono suit against individuals alleged to have participated in the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, on behalf of the District of Columbia Attorney General. In 2022, Paul Weiss hired unethical attorney Mark Pomerantz, who had previously left Paul Weiss to join the Manhattan District Attorney's office solely to manufacture a prosecution against me and who, according to his co-workers, unethically led witnesses in ways designed to implicate me. After being unable to convince even Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that a fraud case was feasible, Pomerantz engaged in a media campaign to gin up support for this unwarranted prosecution. Additionally, Paul Weiss discriminates against its own employees on the basis of race and other categories prohibited by civil rights laws. Paul Weiss, along with nearly every other large, influential, or industry leading law firm, makes decisions around "targets" based on race and sex. My Administration is committed to ending such unlawful discrimination perpetrated in the name of "diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies and ensuring that Federal benefits support the laws and policies of the United States, including those laws and policies promoting our national security and respecting the democratic process. Those who engage in blatant discrimination and other activities inconsistent with the interests of the United States should not have access to our Nation's secrets nor be deemed responsible stewards of any Federal funds.
March 15, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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🎯🔥
March 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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“The threats seem to be producing the country’s finest recent hour, stirring a kind of patriotic resolve that is showing itself in everything from widespread scorn for (Gretzky’s) truckling visits to Mar-a-Lago to a rekindled affection for #JustinTrudeau …” #Canada www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Canada, the Northern Outpost of Sanity
Justin Trudeau, in his final week as Prime Minister, tells Donald Trump to shove it.
www.newyorker.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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"Canadians are reasonable and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight." - Trudeau
March 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Trudeau did us proud today.
March 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I hurt myself today

To see if I still feel

I focus on the pain

The only thing that’s real
February 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Stephen Harper on Mark Carney
February 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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www.canada.ca/en/global-af...
Statement marking 3 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence; the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, and the Honourabl...
www.canada.ca
February 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Two games. Canada/US. Those games did not disappoint. Hat tip to that American team. Scary.
February 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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If I was a high falutin' NYT reporter and I decided to write about Canada, I might contact Canadian professor or two to get a sense of the constitutional issues.

Or, I could write my article based on a hamfisted survey, and a random Democratic strategist who pointed out that Quebec is different.
February 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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9 seconds. 3 fights.
February 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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This is that rare thing. Speaking truth to power at great personal cost. She's a hero.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read Danielle Sassoon’s Letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Annotated
Danielle R. Sassoon, who resigned Thursday as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain her refusal to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM