Brandon Yan 甄念本
@brandonyan.com
he/him
Vancouver, Canada
Politics, Urbanism, Gay Stuff
Vancouver, Canada
Politics, Urbanism, Gay Stuff
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I thought the Vancouver mayor doing chin ups during an interview was hitting bottom but as 2025 keeps teaching me, there's always a lower place
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I thought the Vancouver mayor doing chin ups during an interview was hitting bottom but as 2025 keeps teaching me, there's always a lower place
Tonight 40min dog walk: 4 cars running red lights (all different intersections) and 1 car accident. All on 4th.
We really need to get our shit together. Red light cameras at every intersection. Fine people into oblivion. All Fines go to transit.
We really need to get our shit together. Red light cameras at every intersection. Fine people into oblivion. All Fines go to transit.
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Tonight 40min dog walk: 4 cars running red lights (all different intersections) and 1 car accident. All on 4th.
We really need to get our shit together. Red light cameras at every intersection. Fine people into oblivion. All Fines go to transit.
We really need to get our shit together. Red light cameras at every intersection. Fine people into oblivion. All Fines go to transit.
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Asking rents in Victoria for a 1 bed apartment have fallen under $2000 for the first time in the rentals.ca data
Why? Slower population growth + lots of new rental completions
Supply and demand remains undefeated
Why? Slower population growth + lots of new rental completions
Supply and demand remains undefeated
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Asking rents in Victoria for a 1 bed apartment have fallen under $2000 for the first time in the rentals.ca data
Why? Slower population growth + lots of new rental completions
Supply and demand remains undefeated
Why? Slower population growth + lots of new rental completions
Supply and demand remains undefeated
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The chairs of the council advisory committees were all lined up to speak against this, as were quite a few members of the public. The process has been quite opaque and staff are now saying they are "considering alternative methods" to support the committees. No, I don't know what that means either.
JUST IN: The Report calling for cancellation of the advisory committees has been withdrawn!!
People Power works. Thanks to everyone who raised their voices in opposition.
#vanpoli
People Power works. Thanks to everyone who raised their voices in opposition.
#vanpoli
NEW: Council to consider cutting short term of advisory committees on
- 2SLGBTQ+
- Arts & Culture
- Children
- Youth & Families
- Older Persons & Elders
- Persons with Disabilities
- Racial & Ethno-Cultural Equity
- Renters
- Transportation
- Food Policy
- Women
vancouver.ca/your-governm...
- 2SLGBTQ+
- Arts & Culture
- Children
- Youth & Families
- Older Persons & Elders
- Persons with Disabilities
- Racial & Ethno-Cultural Equity
- Renters
- Transportation
- Food Policy
- Women
vancouver.ca/your-governm...
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The chairs of the council advisory committees were all lined up to speak against this, as were quite a few members of the public. The process has been quite opaque and staff are now saying they are "considering alternative methods" to support the committees. No, I don't know what that means either.
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TRULY
We are now a "registered journalism organization"
We have NO PAYWALL
Go ahead and send our stories to grandma
More here on our year-end fundraising campaign: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
We are now a "registered journalism organization"
We have NO PAYWALL
Go ahead and send our stories to grandma
More here on our year-end fundraising campaign: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
I was gonna support you guys anyway but now that its tax deductible (!) I can contribute a more respectable amount.
Also lol at chatgpt guy.
Thanks for all the hard work you all do!
Also lol at chatgpt guy.
Thanks for all the hard work you all do!
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
TRULY
We are now a "registered journalism organization"
We have NO PAYWALL
Go ahead and send our stories to grandma
More here on our year-end fundraising campaign: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
We are now a "registered journalism organization"
We have NO PAYWALL
Go ahead and send our stories to grandma
More here on our year-end fundraising campaign: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
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Supply / demand / something
Toronto asking rents fall to lowest point since 2022, as condo owners who can’t sell rent instead
Toronto asking rents fall again, as condo sellers opt to rent out instead
Average prices dropped to $2,521 a month, according to a national rent report, noting supply — and incentives — are up while demand is down.
www.thestar.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Supply / demand / something
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Help us, we're poor, we're so poor, we can't possibly greenlight new projects or keep from laying off employees by the thousands :( :( oh wait nm, we just found $100 billion to try to buy Warner Bros :)
December 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Help us, we're poor, we're so poor, we can't possibly greenlight new projects or keep from laying off employees by the thousands :( :( oh wait nm, we just found $100 billion to try to buy Warner Bros :)
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More Canadians have a family doctor or nurse practitioner now than they did three years ago according to a new study. The number without dropped from 6.5M in 2022 to 5.9M now.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
More Canadians have primary care now compared with three years ago, study finds
It’s estimated that 5.9 million people don’t have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, down from 6.5 million in 2022
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
More Canadians have a family doctor or nurse practitioner now than they did three years ago according to a new study. The number without dropped from 6.5M in 2022 to 5.9M now.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
FOX News for everyone!
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
FOX News for everyone!
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
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Things you get FREE with most library cards:
•access to everything from the Economist to the New York Times
•wide array of lifestyle magazines
•Mango Languages app (like Duolingo but no AI)
•Hoopla, Kanopu, & other video streaming sites
ALL FREE. FREE!!
Then you can support some indie creatives.
•access to everything from the Economist to the New York Times
•wide array of lifestyle magazines
•Mango Languages app (like Duolingo but no AI)
•Hoopla, Kanopu, & other video streaming sites
ALL FREE. FREE!!
Then you can support some indie creatives.
December 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Things you get FREE with most library cards:
•access to everything from the Economist to the New York Times
•wide array of lifestyle magazines
•Mango Languages app (like Duolingo but no AI)
•Hoopla, Kanopu, & other video streaming sites
ALL FREE. FREE!!
Then you can support some indie creatives.
•access to everything from the Economist to the New York Times
•wide array of lifestyle magazines
•Mango Languages app (like Duolingo but no AI)
•Hoopla, Kanopu, & other video streaming sites
ALL FREE. FREE!!
Then you can support some indie creatives.
Cookin' kids' brains on iPads
In case you were wondering what it’s like to boot a free to play mobile game in 2025
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Cookin' kids' brains on iPads
cries in dog walks
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
cries in dog walks
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P.S.: A ✨bonus announcement✨:
This year, for the first time, we’re able to offer tax receipts for contributions to The Tyee, as we are now a registered journalism organization, which makes it all the more easy to consider supporting our work. 🗞️
This year, for the first time, we’re able to offer tax receipts for contributions to The Tyee, as we are now a registered journalism organization, which makes it all the more easy to consider supporting our work. 🗞️
Support strong, independent journalism. Join me:
Our democracy needs good journalism. Join me in supporting fact-based, independent journalism.
support.thetyee.ca
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
P.S.: A ✨bonus announcement✨:
This year, for the first time, we’re able to offer tax receipts for contributions to The Tyee, as we are now a registered journalism organization, which makes it all the more easy to consider supporting our work. 🗞️
This year, for the first time, we’re able to offer tax receipts for contributions to The Tyee, as we are now a registered journalism organization, which makes it all the more easy to consider supporting our work. 🗞️
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New name for the Pattullo Bridge! The new crossing has received its name from Kwantlen First Nation and Musqueam Indian Band: stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge.
New Name of the Pattullo Bridge stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge
With opening day fast approaching, the Pattullo Bridge has received its new name from Kwantlen First Nation and Musqueam Indian Band: stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge.
miss604.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
New name for the Pattullo Bridge! The new crossing has received its name from Kwantlen First Nation and Musqueam Indian Band: stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge.
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@edenfineday.bsky.social : "Since 2020 when IndigiNews was launched, we have either been named as a finalist or won 54 awards. For a newsroom of, like, five people, including me, that’s unheard of." via @thetyee.ca @harrisonmooney.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Eden Fineday Is a Creative Force | The Tyee
The Cree media leader looks back on a transformational year. Second in a series.
thetyee.ca
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
@edenfineday.bsky.social : "Since 2020 when IndigiNews was launched, we have either been named as a finalist or won 54 awards. For a newsroom of, like, five people, including me, that’s unheard of." via @thetyee.ca @harrisonmooney.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
The reviews are in!
Metrolinx has a new video saying Line 6 “‘makes travel faster & easier”
Is that true when the LRT is slower/same speed as the bus most times of day?
Is that true when people have to wait longer for less frequent trains than buses, in worse, non-enclosed shelters with poor protection from weather?
Is that true when the LRT is slower/same speed as the bus most times of day?
Is that true when people have to wait longer for less frequent trains than buses, in worse, non-enclosed shelters with poor protection from weather?
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The reviews are in!
Love a grade separated train 👀
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Love a grade separated train 👀
Up to bag 12! #LegoEnterprise
Riker and Geordi!
Riker and Geordi!
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Up to bag 12! #LegoEnterprise
Riker and Geordi!
Riker and Geordi!
Almost done getting my dad's townhome ready for sale. I never want to own a house.
December 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Almost done getting my dad's townhome ready for sale. I never want to own a house.
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Rian Johnson has done several of my favorite Agatha Christie subgrenres—country house murder, murder in an exotic locale, gothic novel-inspired murder—and now I’m waiting for my favorite “murder on a mode of international transportation”
December 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rian Johnson has done several of my favorite Agatha Christie subgrenres—country house murder, murder in an exotic locale, gothic novel-inspired murder—and now I’m waiting for my favorite “murder on a mode of international transportation”
Bag 7! Big things are happening #LegoEnterprise
December 7, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Bag 7! Big things are happening #LegoEnterprise
Bags 1-6 done so far! #LegoEnterprise
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Bags 1-6 done so far! #LegoEnterprise
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Kilauea just engulfed one of the USGS cams www.reddit.com/r/BigIsland/...
From the BigIsland community on Reddit: The last 13 minutes of V3 cam today. Sped up 4x
Explore this post and more from the BigIsland community
www.reddit.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Kilauea just engulfed one of the USGS cams www.reddit.com/r/BigIsland/...
