Jennifer Smith 🇨🇦 🎬
@jenfilmsmith.bsky.social
Torontonian by birth, Miltonian by residence. Annoyingly proud Canadian, film fanatic, cyclist, urban planning and municipal politics nerd, founder of the Milton Film Festival. 🎥
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People have started tagging the piles of snow that continue to block bike lanes eleven days after the storm
February 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
People have started tagging the piles of snow that continue to block bike lanes eleven days after the storm
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The War on Cars, welcome to Toronto!
When: February 5 at 7pm
Where: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
How: hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
When: February 5 at 7pm
Where: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
How: hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The War on Cars, welcome to Toronto!
When: February 5 at 7pm
Where: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
How: hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
When: February 5 at 7pm
Where: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
How: hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
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We tried to invite Ontario Premier Doug Ford to our live show in Toronto on Thursday, February 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social, so we brought two comically large tickets to Queen's Park. Here's how it went.
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 AM
We tried to invite Ontario Premier Doug Ford to our live show in Toronto on Thursday, February 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social, so we brought two comically large tickets to Queen's Park. Here's how it went.
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
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"I see it as an antidote to all the corporate bullshit, a place that takes movie culture away from just buying and selling."
February 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"I see it as an antidote to all the corporate bullshit, a place that takes movie culture away from just buying and selling."
My husband is starting chemo and radiation therapy for a brain tumour today. 10 day parking pass: $81.50. 6 weeks of oral chemo pills plus anti-nausea meds: $8.64. 30 radiation treatments: $0.00. Living in Canada: priceless.
February 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
My husband is starting chemo and radiation therapy for a brain tumour today. 10 day parking pass: $81.50. 6 weeks of oral chemo pills plus anti-nausea meds: $8.64. 30 radiation treatments: $0.00. Living in Canada: priceless.
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The War on Cars, welcome to Toronto! We are so excited to be in the city that inspired the podcast's title.
We’ll see you at our LIFE AFTER CARS show on Thursday, Feb 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social.
Who knows? Maybe we can convince Doug Ford to come.
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
We’ll see you at our LIFE AFTER CARS show on Thursday, Feb 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social.
Who knows? Maybe we can convince Doug Ford to come.
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
February 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
The War on Cars, welcome to Toronto! We are so excited to be in the city that inspired the podcast's title.
We’ll see you at our LIFE AFTER CARS show on Thursday, Feb 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social.
Who knows? Maybe we can convince Doug Ford to come.
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
We’ll see you at our LIFE AFTER CARS show on Thursday, Feb 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social.
Who knows? Maybe we can convince Doug Ford to come.
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
I have a single ticket for this, but my husband is ill so I'm not sure I'm going to go. If anyone is interested in the ticket, please let me know.
TORONTO! Tickets are now available for @thewaroncars.bsky.social LIVE.
Join us Feb 5th for a conversation about cities, transportation, and their new book, Life After Cars. Generously sponsored by @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social .
🔗: www.cycleto ca/cars
Join us Feb 5th for a conversation about cities, transportation, and their new book, Life After Cars. Generously sponsored by @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social .
🔗: www.cycleto ca/cars
February 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I have a single ticket for this, but my husband is ill so I'm not sure I'm going to go. If anyone is interested in the ticket, please let me know.
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Fun Fact: Over the years, the City of Toronto has been home to a smaller and smaller percentage of Ontario residents:
1971 - 27.2%
1991 - 22.8%
2021 - 19.7%
This means that the Ontario population is, in fact, MORE spread out than it was decades ago.
1971 - 27.2%
1991 - 22.8%
2021 - 19.7%
This means that the Ontario population is, in fact, MORE spread out than it was decades ago.
"Maybe the city's full" says the man living in a 2.7 million dollar house on Palmerston, while sipping $170 scotch after defeating a multiplex proposal across the street.
www.pressreader.com/canada/toron...
www.pressreader.com/canada/toron...
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Fun Fact: Over the years, the City of Toronto has been home to a smaller and smaller percentage of Ontario residents:
1971 - 27.2%
1991 - 22.8%
2021 - 19.7%
This means that the Ontario population is, in fact, MORE spread out than it was decades ago.
1971 - 27.2%
1991 - 22.8%
2021 - 19.7%
This means that the Ontario population is, in fact, MORE spread out than it was decades ago.
Jeff Burke was a Toronto legend. My husband worked with him a number of times at Steampunk events and he was always such a gentleman and a total delight to be around. He will be sorely missed.
Jeff Burke has passed away. Some may remember him busking in the subway. A longer obit can be found here, below Catherine O'Hara's
ca.billboard.com/fyi/obituari...
ca.billboard.com/fyi/obituari...
Jeff Burke
Subway musician profiles
www.ttc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Jeff Burke was a Toronto legend. My husband worked with him a number of times at Steampunk events and he was always such a gentleman and a total delight to be around. He will be sorely missed.
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Heroes come in many forms and this is one of them
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Heroes come in many forms and this is one of them
Excellent article. BTW, if you haven't seen the film RICHELIEU, which dramatizes many of these issues with compassion and a brilliant cast, you really should: boxd.it/AbI0
February 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Excellent article. BTW, if you haven't seen the film RICHELIEU, which dramatizes many of these issues with compassion and a brilliant cast, you really should: boxd.it/AbI0
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An interminable slog of airbrushed nothingness. A pernicious celebration of the "good immigrant" myth. A ghastly parade of fun-house mirror herstory,
The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
The Melania movie is an American obscenity
The vapid, corruption-soaked film, which celebrates the myth of the "good immigrant," is more revelatory than it seems.
www.motherjones.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
An interminable slog of airbrushed nothingness. A pernicious celebration of the "good immigrant" myth. A ghastly parade of fun-house mirror herstory,
The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
And this is why there is an ever increasing danger of the powers behind Trump doing everything they can to ensure that the midterms never happen. They know that if there is any semblance of a fair vote, they're cooked.
A huge political earthquake in Texas tonight as Democrats flipped a State Senate seat from red to blue in a district Trump won by 17 points.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 AM
And this is why there is an ever increasing danger of the powers behind Trump doing everything they can to ensure that the midterms never happen. They know that if there is any semblance of a fair vote, they're cooked.
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A huge political earthquake in Texas tonight as Democrats flipped a State Senate seat from red to blue in a district Trump won by 17 points.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
February 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM
A huge political earthquake in Texas tonight as Democrats flipped a State Senate seat from red to blue in a district Trump won by 17 points.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
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On Jan. 31, 1970, 17-year-old David Milgaard was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Gail Miller.
He spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, but his mother never gave up and fought for his release.
This is his story.
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He spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, but his mother never gave up and fought for his release.
This is his story.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
On Jan. 31, 1970, 17-year-old David Milgaard was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Gail Miller.
He spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, but his mother never gave up and fought for his release.
This is his story.
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He spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, but his mother never gave up and fought for his release.
This is his story.
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
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SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods.
S1: archive.org/details/sctv...
S2: archive.org/details/sctv...
S3: archive.org/details/19-m...
S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s...
S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky
S1: archive.org/details/sctv...
S2: archive.org/details/sctv...
S3: archive.org/details/19-m...
S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s...
S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky
January 31, 2026 at 4:32 PM
SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods.
S1: archive.org/details/sctv...
S2: archive.org/details/sctv...
S3: archive.org/details/19-m...
S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s...
S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky
S1: archive.org/details/sctv...
S2: archive.org/details/sctv...
S3: archive.org/details/19-m...
S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s...
S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky
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If he really wanted to punish the press he would have let them in…
Dozens of journalists present on the carpet were denied entry to the premiere screening, Variety reported.
MAGA Turns Out For ‘Melania’ Premiere—While Journalists Are Banned (Photos)
Dozens of journalists present on the carpet were denied entry to the premiere screening, Variety reported.
www.forbes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If he really wanted to punish the press he would have let them in…
NOOOOOO!!! 😞 WTF is wrong with this goddamned year?!?
Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
NOOOOOO!!! 😞 WTF is wrong with this goddamned year?!?
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Jesus weeping and throwing up Christ it's not a goddamned "shadow network" it's NEIGHBORS protecting their NEIGHBORS
January 29, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Jesus weeping and throwing up Christ it's not a goddamned "shadow network" it's NEIGHBORS protecting their NEIGHBORS
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
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CARNEY: "Thank you for that introduction. I think south of the border they'll be turning over that Heated Rivalry reference for some time. You might not want to stand too close to me for the next 24 hours."
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
CARNEY: "Thank you for that introduction. I think south of the border they'll be turning over that Heated Rivalry reference for some time. You might not want to stand too close to me for the next 24 hours."
Damn I love this country.
KINEW: [The press] want there to be a heated rivalry between Doug Ford and I, but we're on the same team.
CARNEY: I want you to just take that image – the heated rivalry between Doug Ford and Wab Kinew.
CARNEY: I want you to just take that image – the heated rivalry between Doug Ford and Wab Kinew.
January 30, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Damn I love this country.