Jack Todd
@jacktodd.bsky.social
Sports columnist covering the Montreal Canadiens since 1994.
Leftist since before you were born.
Leftist since before you were born.
Between the Bills game and the Habs game I'm beginning to think that maybe sports should just do away with referees.
January 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Between the Bills game and the Habs game I'm beginning to think that maybe sports should just do away with referees.
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The nightmare so many are living: Ignorant, sadistic, masked thugs barking arbitrary commands just because they can. God bless the Minnesotans et al who are standing up against this Fascism.
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The nightmare so many are living: Ignorant, sadistic, masked thugs barking arbitrary commands just because they can. God bless the Minnesotans et al who are standing up against this Fascism.
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This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
I just can't. I can't. The people who back him are such godawful racist, hateful jackasses that it's hard to believe they even exist.
apnews.com/article/poll... Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows
Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows
A new AP-NORC poll finds nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, his work on the economy hasn’t lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party.
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I just can't. I can't. The people who back him are such godawful racist, hateful jackasses that it's hard to believe they even exist.
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"David Dryer, one of the special effects supervisors, worked with black-and-white prints of most scenes in the film for one reason or another, and he almost wishes the film could be released in black-and-white. He thinks it seems to have even more depth and style in black-and-white."
January 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"David Dryer, one of the special effects supervisors, worked with black-and-white prints of most scenes in the film for one reason or another, and he almost wishes the film could be released in black-and-white. He thinks it seems to have even more depth and style in black-and-white."
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Omg, I laughed so hard. Needed that this morning. 😂
Why does a baby camel sound so much like The Fonz? @hwinkler4real.bsky.social 🔊 #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
January 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Omg, I laughed so hard. Needed that this morning. 😂
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My column:
After two decades of Trevor Timmins imposed mediocrity, the Canadiens are showing that it is indeed possible to find draft gems in unusual places.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
After two decades of Trevor Timmins imposed mediocrity, the Canadiens are showing that it is indeed possible to find draft gems in unusual places.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Todd: Canadiens get it right after two decades of draft disasters
In four drafts run by Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes since Trevor Timmins' calamitous rein, the Habs have chosen as many as six elite players.
montrealgazette.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
My column:
After two decades of Trevor Timmins imposed mediocrity, the Canadiens are showing that it is indeed possible to find draft gems in unusual places.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
After two decades of Trevor Timmins imposed mediocrity, the Canadiens are showing that it is indeed possible to find draft gems in unusual places.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
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Greetings from Kyiv.
Today, I walked to the Dnipro River (still frozen).
Even with little heat and electricity, Ukrainians still find joy in life.
Today, I walked to the Dnipro River (still frozen).
Even with little heat and electricity, Ukrainians still find joy in life.
January 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Greetings from Kyiv.
Today, I walked to the Dnipro River (still frozen).
Even with little heat and electricity, Ukrainians still find joy in life.
Today, I walked to the Dnipro River (still frozen).
Even with little heat and electricity, Ukrainians still find joy in life.
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Hard agree. The best cities I’ve lived in have been full of all different kinds of people. Places that are overwhelmingly single culture can be nice to visit but I think I’d eventually succumb to utter boredom living there.
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Hard agree. The best cities I’ve lived in have been full of all different kinds of people. Places that are overwhelmingly single culture can be nice to visit but I think I’d eventually succumb to utter boredom living there.
My column on two different draft regimes for the Canadiens, two different approaches - and two dramatically different results.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Todd: Canadiens get it right after two decades of draft disasters
In four drafts run by Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes since Trevor Timmins' calamitous rein, the Habs have chosen as many as six elite players.
montrealgazette.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
My column on two different draft regimes for the Canadiens, two different approaches - and two dramatically different results.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Accurate history
Radical Republicans ca. 1871: We’re going to reconstruct the Southern states to make them more hospitable to multi-racial democracy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re going to deconstruct the multiracial democracies in the Northern & western states to make them more hospitable to white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re going to deconstruct the multiracial democracies in the Northern & western states to make them more hospitable to white supremacy
January 17, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Accurate history
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Judge Katherine Menendez has ruled that ICE must stop harming protesters.
This includes detaining them without cause, using pepper spray and less lethal ammunition and detaining them.
It's a start!
Next step, abolish ICE!
This includes detaining them without cause, using pepper spray and less lethal ammunition and detaining them.
It's a start!
Next step, abolish ICE!
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Judge Katherine Menendez has ruled that ICE must stop harming protesters.
This includes detaining them without cause, using pepper spray and less lethal ammunition and detaining them.
It's a start!
Next step, abolish ICE!
This includes detaining them without cause, using pepper spray and less lethal ammunition and detaining them.
It's a start!
Next step, abolish ICE!
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NHL flame still flickers for Laval Rocket goalie Kaapo Kahkonen montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
January 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM
NHL flame still flickers for Laval Rocket goalie Kaapo Kahkonen montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
This is so dangerous. They're really trying to provoke exactly that.
Do none of these jackasses understand that if it comes to civil war everyone suffers no matter who wins? That it is likely to leave a shattered nation behind?
Do none of these jackasses understand that if it comes to civil war everyone suffers no matter who wins? That it is likely to leave a shattered nation behind?
The rhetoric MAGA media is using to describe Minnesota protesters is increasingly unhinged and militaristic -- "insurgents" and "terrorists" waging "guerilla warfare,” looking to provoke a "Fort Sumter moment" and start a civil war.
New from me and @slawton.bsky.social at @mmfa.bsky.social
New from me and @slawton.bsky.social at @mmfa.bsky.social
Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war
Right-wing media figures and outlets are using the language of war to characterize protests against the presence of violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota.The fatal shooting o...
www.mediamatters.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This is so dangerous. They're really trying to provoke exactly that.
Do none of these jackasses understand that if it comes to civil war everyone suffers no matter who wins? That it is likely to leave a shattered nation behind?
Do none of these jackasses understand that if it comes to civil war everyone suffers no matter who wins? That it is likely to leave a shattered nation behind?
My column:
After two decades of Trevor Timmins imposed mediocrity, the Canadiens are showing that it is indeed possible to find draft gems in unusual places.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
After two decades of Trevor Timmins imposed mediocrity, the Canadiens are showing that it is indeed possible to find draft gems in unusual places.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Todd: Canadiens get it right after two decades of draft disasters
In four drafts run by Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes since Trevor Timmins' calamitous rein, the Habs have chosen as many as six elite players.
montrealgazette.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
My column:
After two decades of Trevor Timmins imposed mediocrity, the Canadiens are showing that it is indeed possible to find draft gems in unusual places.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
After two decades of Trevor Timmins imposed mediocrity, the Canadiens are showing that it is indeed possible to find draft gems in unusual places.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
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As an addendum, I have seen Laine skate recently.
That dude’s knee was ailing him. He looks faster.
Don’t know how fast he will process but he will skate better.
That dude’s knee was ailing him. He looks faster.
Don’t know how fast he will process but he will skate better.
January 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
As an addendum, I have seen Laine skate recently.
That dude’s knee was ailing him. He looks faster.
Don’t know how fast he will process but he will skate better.
That dude’s knee was ailing him. He looks faster.
Don’t know how fast he will process but he will skate better.
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I won’t lie; this is brilliant.
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/lega...
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/lega...
Legault resigns to spend more time privately hounding minorities
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec Premier François Legault announced his resignation today, explaining that he plans to bring his famed enthusiasm for attacking basic human rights to the private sector.
www.thebeaverton.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I won’t lie; this is brilliant.
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/lega...
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/lega...
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Dach ,Evans and Laine practising with the team with regular jerseys
Bon, Kirby Dach, Jake Evans et Patrik Laine s'entraînent avec leurs coéquipiers à Ottawa/Kanata. Tous en uniforme régulier.
January 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Dach ,Evans and Laine practising with the team with regular jerseys
Hilarious, Bo Bichette signing with the Mets.
He and the Mets deserve each other. Overpriced, overrated, under-performing.
And the Blue Jays lose a guy they wanted for some reason. Bonus.
He and the Mets deserve each other. Overpriced, overrated, under-performing.
And the Blue Jays lose a guy they wanted for some reason. Bonus.
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Hilarious, Bo Bichette signing with the Mets.
He and the Mets deserve each other. Overpriced, overrated, under-performing.
And the Blue Jays lose a guy they wanted for some reason. Bonus.
He and the Mets deserve each other. Overpriced, overrated, under-performing.
And the Blue Jays lose a guy they wanted for some reason. Bonus.
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It's quite chilling to search the Associated Press wire for photos of the Iran protests and find basically nothing.
For those who don't know, for the AP to be unable to find someone to take a photo and get it out of the country means the blackout is about as dark as it can be.
For those who don't know, for the AP to be unable to find someone to take a photo and get it out of the country means the blackout is about as dark as it can be.
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It's quite chilling to search the Associated Press wire for photos of the Iran protests and find basically nothing.
For those who don't know, for the AP to be unable to find someone to take a photo and get it out of the country means the blackout is about as dark as it can be.
For those who don't know, for the AP to be unable to find someone to take a photo and get it out of the country means the blackout is about as dark as it can be.
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Hard to believe something so delicate could have been made 1500 years ago - let alone make such a huge journey and remain intact.
WOW! This late Roman blue glass cup made an epic 12,000 km journey!
Made in the eastern Mediterranean, it was excavated from the Cheonmachong Tomb, a royal tomb of the ancient Silla Kingdom in Korea! 🤯
Early AD 500s. Gyeongju National Museum, South Korea. 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
Made in the eastern Mediterranean, it was excavated from the Cheonmachong Tomb, a royal tomb of the ancient Silla Kingdom in Korea! 🤯
Early AD 500s. Gyeongju National Museum, South Korea. 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
January 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Hard to believe something so delicate could have been made 1500 years ago - let alone make such a huge journey and remain intact.
This woman needs to be arrested and tried as the criminal she is.
“But Kristi Noem hasn’t just changed the way ICE presents itself. The tactics the agency now uses and the ideas fueling its mission are eerily identical to the vision of the Proud Boys that McInnes laid out from the group’s very beginnings.”
www.salon.com/2026/01/16/h...
www.salon.com/2026/01/16/h...
How Kristi Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys
Footage shows the right-wing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy
www.salon.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This woman needs to be arrested and tried as the criminal she is.
Not unexpected in either case
#Habs send Jacob Fowler and Owen Beck back down to Laval
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Not unexpected in either case
From what I saw last night, it's time the Canadiens sent Jacob Fowler to Laval to finish goalie school. It's not that he was awful – he wasn't. But he wasn't dominant either and if he is your future, he needs to be playing 90 percent of the games somewhere, not 33 percent.
January 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
From what I saw last night, it's time the Canadiens sent Jacob Fowler to Laval to finish goalie school. It's not that he was awful – he wasn't. But he wasn't dominant either and if he is your future, he needs to be playing 90 percent of the games somewhere, not 33 percent.