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Joe Thorne

@joethorne.bsky.social
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Lawyer in St. John's, NL. Interesting and sophisticated. Agreeable to be celebrated. He/Him.

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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Drafting a refusals motion.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A still from a Simpsons episode with a reporter asking Krusty the Clown "Why now? Why not 10 years ago?"
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Only relatable thing he has ever done.
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Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador @lawsocietynl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trying to imagine how bad my career would have to get before I would write or sign something like this document.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
11 days later, and I've been bumping this double album non-stop. It's early days, but maybe her most interesting and musically diverse work ever?
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Pitching the judge on my 4th document production motion in this claim.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Breaking with long-running protocol”.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Mid-40s, but I appreciate anyone who accommodates my beliefs.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy New CRJ Day, to those who observe!
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just one mind-boggling horror among many, but it’s shocking that the President thinks he has a trade deficit with the grocery store.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Prosecution would like to introduce Exhibit DY-1, Your Honour."
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
lol, read this headline and this framing, then go look at the election results.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My colleague Danielle and I took a look at the Supreme Court's decision in a bruising fight between one of the world's largest hedge funds and one of the world's largest financial services firms about destruction of evidence.
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Spoiler Alert!: The Supreme Court of Canada revisits spoliation of evidence in SS&C Technologies Canada Corp. v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 2026 SCC 29 - Stewart McKelvey
By Joe Thorne and Danielle Harris For the first time in over a century, the Supreme Court of Canada has considered the impact and consequences where a litigant intentionally destroys...
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Beautiful day for a partial eclipse viewing!
Photo of a very cloudy and foggy day in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Without hyperbole, I've seen this movie at least 25 times. It's one of my favourites of all time.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 31/07/2026
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Business Brief: How Newfoundland became an unlikely tech hub
The technology success story in St. John’s holds lessons for the rest of Canada
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
America is a nightmare.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Weak sauce.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Do yourself a favour: if you're inclined to watch a Sam Neill movie that's a little off the beaten path, watch "In the Mouth of Madness". It's the 3rd in John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy", and Neill is truly a revelation.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Confirmed, new CRJ is a banger.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I applaud @robantle709.bsky.social and Ariana Kelland, who are doing the lord's work investigating and reporting on trial delays, Jordan applications, and their underlying causes here in the province. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Why the wait? Delays in disclosure of evidence repeatedly flagged in N.L. Jordan cases | CBC News
An analysis of cases impacted by R. v. Jordan shows that one of the driving factors is the delay in handing over disclosure — evidence in the case — to the defence.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 22/06/2026
I don't understand why we're persisting in calling SCC appointees "nominations". There's no nomination process, nor confirmation process. The government announces who it will appoint. Period. So Justice Joyal is not a 'nominee', he is simply the person the government intends to appoint.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Pronouncing Luddite like crudité.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Barbaric. Maybe unconstitutional. Definitely not a solution for the problem it is aimed at.
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Sean Murray @seanwmurray.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
How much did the Trans Canada Highway lose?
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Anaïs Girl @immortana.eurosky.social · 08/04/2026
Tintin dans l'Étoile Mystérieuse se jette, euphorique, au cou du gardien de l'observatoire : "Hourrah! La fin du monde est remise à une date ultérieure !"
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 26/03/2026
war_iran_final-blow_v1.pdf war_iran_final-final-blow-v2.pdf war_iran_final-blow-no edits.pdf war_iran_final-blow-no edits (1).pdf war_iran_final-blow-no edits (1) APPROVED.pdf IRANWARPLANSFINALFINALFINAL.pdf IRANWARPLANSFINALFINALFINAL (1).pdf
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
*Grinning in litigator*
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
"This is what has happened to the credibility of your office. Generations of Assistant US Attorneys had built the goodwill of that office for your generation to destroy it within a year."
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Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 14/03/2026
Possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz?
Straight of Hormuz, with Buddha imposed, text: The realization that the lack of oil isn't causing your suffering, but the desire for oil itself, on your path to enlightenment.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It will roll out alongside his healthcare plan, in "a couple of weeks". Right when that hospital ship sets sail for Greenland.
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Canadian Bar Association @cba-news.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Alberta should invest in courts, not leverage funding to advance demands inconsistent with the Constitution. Read the CBA's letter to Premier Smith, expressing grave concerns about her proposal regarding judicial appointments: bit.ly/4byWCrm
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Maturing is realizing Phil Collins is one of the best musicians of all time.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"Give a man a mask, and I will show you his true face."
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect. /1
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 22/01/2026
I think it's time to have the talk about crucifixion and the legality thereof
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I'll reserve comment until Carney starts doing the things he is now telling people are critical to be done.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
“I thought he would victimize others, not me!” is a distressingly common refrain amongst MAGA CHUDs.
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Canadian Bar Association @cba-news.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
"In a free society, it is emphatically not the courts' role to simply get out of the government's way." Some Canadian politicians continue to target the courts irresponsibly. Read more from CBA National editor Holly Lake: bit.ly/44CSt1f
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Politicians continue to target the courts irresponsibly
‘In a free society, it is emphatically not the courts' role to simply get out of the government's way’
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
"Sit down, shut up, and be happy some people are willing to tolerate your existence." Basic human dignity is not a private affair.
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Canadian Bar Association @cba-news.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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: bit.ly/48mNy71
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Newfoundland and Labrador provincial courts adjourned ‘indefinitely’
Observers decry lack of explanation and transparency around the decision
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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.
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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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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Women do be MRIin’.
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Andrew A. Gill @andrewagill.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Time to post this banger again
The Substack of Boba Fett (@agraybee) tweet: Every lifelong Catholic I’ve ever met is like “I think we’re supposed to give this food to poor people” and every adult convert is like “the Archon of Constantinople’s epistle on the Pentacostine rites of the eucharist clearly states women shouldn’t have drivers licenses.”
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Uh oh, I think the Battery lighting war has reignited.
A cloudy photo of the Narrows in St. John’s, with a patch of sunlight only on the homes in the Battery.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Or whether they were, in fact, “drug traffickers”.
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Joe Thorne @joethorne.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The problem with homelessness and addiction is it's too easy to see.
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