Anna Gutmanis

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The New York Cat Film Festival and "Oh Catnada!" will visit #Tallahassee #Indianapolis and #Sedona this month! #NewYorkCatFilmFestival #OhCatnada! #cats #catsonfilm #animalrescue #filmfestival

I know it's #Caturday, but the timeline-cleansing joy of this doggo riding the #TTC is too much fun! #dog #Toronto #SankofaSquare #downtown #publictransit #joy #streetcar

The front of the Canada jersey as Vladdy G Jr walks into the stadium

The back of Vladdy's jersey shows it is #29, POULIN, the captain of the Women's National Team

There's always Vladdy Guerrero Jr., seen here arriving for Game 7 of the World Series in a Team Canada WOMEN'S HOCKEY jersey, for the Captain Marie-Philip Poulin.

Not just a good guy but non-toxic as fuck.

Canada should invite the American women's hockey team to join the Canadian women's team in a celebration of how far women's hockey has come.
I was inspired watching both teams.
As for Trump and the pumped up males who cheered on his derision of real athletes:
f--k them.

On the left: a photograph of President Donald Trump saluting. Trump is blurry and out of focus. On the right: text that reads “Politics has grown too big for politicians alone. Democracy cannot survive if it sees the public as a threat, not a partner”

Institutions alone do not produce democracy. People do.

We built the scaffolding—parliaments, courts, elections—and assumed the spirit would follow. It didn’t. Democracy’s renewal requires cultivating citizens, not just managing them. https://ow.ly/WOXn50YeQNB

Team Canada Values.

Jimmy Cliff and the roots of Toronto's reggae scene, Part 1 - Spacing Toronto On November 24, 2025, Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff (né James Chambers) died at age 81. Twenty years prior, Cliff became only the fourth reggae artist to receive the Order of Merit (2003) – the h...

I wrote this feature about a true legend. He overcame endless criticism, and yet he never stopped being creative and reinventing himself. When he passed last November, I felt compelled to write something.

This is Part one, Part 2 drops tomorrow.

spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

If you listen to one tune today, make it "Streets Of Minneapolis" by Bruce Springsteen. I laud the unvarnished truth of the Boss' lyrics and his fight for freedom and justice in that city and across the U.S. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS... #brucespringsteen #streetsofminneapolis #truth #freedom

Darkness Descends in Minneapolis It’s night in America, and the darkness is spreading quickly.

ICE have been goading the people of Minnesota with increasing acts of lawlessness. It is about giving Trump the excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act conferring total state power.
My thoughts on how Minnesota can respond with creative & determined resistance.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/what-now

Solidarity and love to all who are marking the Day of Truth and Freedom! Catnadians are with you! www.iceoutnowmn.com #DayofTruthandFreedom #IceOut #solidarity #nowork #noschool #noshopping #community #conscience #collectiveaction #January23

All TDSB schools and sites, including child care centres, are closed today due to the weather forecast. SNOW DAY! #Toronto #snowday #stayhomewithyourcats #TDSB

Two new cities have been added to the New York Cat Film Festival tour for January: St. Louis, MO and Rockport MA! #OhCatnada #catsonfilm #NewYorkCatFilmFestival #catrescue #letsgotothemovies #RockportMA #capeanncommunitycinema #StLouisMO #Hi-PointeTheatre

Northern proud 🇨🇦

Congratulations to the 13 PWHL forwards selected to represent Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics!

A poem by Amanda Gorman For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE on January 7th 2026

A poem by Amanda Gorman
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026

2. Michael de Adder

"Oh Catnada!" starts its tour with the New York Cat Film Festival today in Cary NC! #OhCatnada #catsonfilm #NewYorkCatFilmFestival #CaryNC #TheCaryTheater #catrescue #letsgotothemovies

Lately It's Cold, by Anna Gutmanis track by Anna Gutmanis

Happy Holidays - enjoy the closest thing I have to a winter holiday song! #winter #winterholidaysong #wintersong annagutmanis.bandcamp.com/track/lately...

GTA paralegal offering pro bono services to first-time offenders arrested for stealing groceries A paralegal firm operating out of Toronto and Mississauga is offering pro bono services this holiday season for first-time offenders arrested for stealing groceries out of need.

GTA paralegal offering pro bono services to first-time offenders arrested for stealing groceries

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

‘It was a matter of conscience’: Ahmed al-Ahmed’s family reveal why he risked his life to disarm alleged Bondi shooter Family say al-Ahmed ‘doesn’t discriminate’ and would have done anything to save lives during the attack

When we remember the names of Bondi Beach - victims, survivors, perpetrators - let’s remember, too, this hero: Ahmed al-Ahmed.
A Muslim Australian fruit shop owner of Syrian descent, al-Ahmed risked his life & took 2 bullets to save Jewish strangers.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

In the 1980s, I recorded a demo with Charlie Angus and his band L'étranger, and I performed at the annual women's shelter benefits that he organized. How wonderful it was to see him in person again 4 decades later at the "Finding Light In These Dark Times" town hall! #MeidasCanada #CharlieAngus

Trump is a Traitor - We Stand with Ukraine !!! YouTube video by Charlie Angus

Trump has turned the United States into an obedient puppet of the Kremlin.
Trump has been a Russian asset for 40 years. The question is why did the political, military and media look the other way?
I break down what it means for Ukraine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fERc...

Calling Foul: Breaking Down WNBA Pay and Why It Matters Breaking Down WNBA Pay for Women Athletes and Why It Matters: a case study in systemic undervaluing of women’s work

For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.

AFC Toronto, you can unbreak the city's heart by winning the Matheson Cup tomorrow! #NSL #AFCToronto #MathesonCup #soccer #womenssports #Toronto #Canada #Canadiansoccer

JANE DOE vs. TRUMP - MAGA'S HEART OF DARKNESS YouTube video by Charlie Angus

The Epstein-Trump criminal gang has always been in plain view. With the new email releases I break down the case of Jane Doe vs Donald Trump/Jeffrey Epstein.
It is a dark story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Og...

More than 700 experts and supporters have signed this call urging WHO to make N95/FFP2-3 respirators the global healthcare standard.

Surgical masks are not enough.

Anyone can sign: tinyurl.com/RespiratorsN...

#RespiratorsNotSurgicals

Toronto Blue Jays, all cat sports fans appreciate you! #TorontoBlueJays #WorldSeries #cats #baseball #Toronto

A cat is seen riding a bus. They are standing up and have their front paws on the back of the front seat.

this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free

Toronto is ready! #TorontoBlueJays #WorldSeries #playball #Tuffytats #NickSweetman

As I eagerly anticipate the premiere of the 8th Annual NY Cat Film Festival on Sunday, I am grateful for the nominations that "Oh Catnada!" has received from other festivals! #CatFilmFestival #FilmForACause #CatLovers #CatsOnScreen #NYCCatEvents #CatsOnTheBigScreen #OhCatnada! #nominations