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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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
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December 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Kilauea just engulfed one of the USGS cams www.reddit.com/r/BigIsland/...
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Oh, is there a sportsball happening? 😏
Do Bluesky users know you can mute a topic without loudly announcing you're doing it and therefore too cool to discuss the thing everyone else is talking about? That's a feature they recently added, check it out
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Oh, is there a sportsball happening? 😏
Ugh coffee beans are fully a luxury good now aren't they? 💸
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Ugh coffee beans are fully a luxury good now aren't they? 💸
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ST TNG producers: It's your first time directing an episode. Do you have any ideas for shots you want to get?
Jonathan Frakes: Yes, I have one.
Jonathan Frakes: Yes, I have one.
December 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
ST TNG producers: It's your first time directing an episode. Do you have any ideas for shots you want to get?
Jonathan Frakes: Yes, I have one.
Jonathan Frakes: Yes, I have one.
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I am proud and honoured to announce that today I was awarded the Canadian Curling Association World Peace Prize.
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I am proud and honoured to announce that today I was awarded the Canadian Curling Association World Peace Prize.
Guys is it normal for you back to hurt while putting Lego together? Asking for a friend.
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Guys is it normal for you back to hurt while putting Lego together? Asking for a friend.
I have a few hours before I'm expected to be outside my house
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I have a few hours before I'm expected to be outside my house
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Big news in Vancouver: Hastings Racecourse has announced it is permanently ending operations at the venerable racetrack, after the province pulled the revenue it gets from the slot machines on site.
A lot of moving parts to a very valuable piece of land in the city.
A lot of moving parts to a very valuable piece of land in the city.
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Big news in Vancouver: Hastings Racecourse has announced it is permanently ending operations at the venerable racetrack, after the province pulled the revenue it gets from the slot machines on site.
A lot of moving parts to a very valuable piece of land in the city.
A lot of moving parts to a very valuable piece of land in the city.
lol Christmas miracle...even though I got an email say it was going to be tomorrow?
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
lol Christmas miracle...even though I got an email say it was going to be tomorrow?
West 4th BIA is offering free parking on Sundays for 2hrs. I'm sorry, was there an abundance of empty parking spots? Was THAT the problem keeping ppl away? I bet if you removed all parking on 4th for bus lanes, you'd have more people visit because they won't be stuck in what is usually is traffic.
December 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
West 4th BIA is offering free parking on Sundays for 2hrs. I'm sorry, was there an abundance of empty parking spots? Was THAT the problem keeping ppl away? I bet if you removed all parking on 4th for bus lanes, you'd have more people visit because they won't be stuck in what is usually is traffic.
Welp, 1/2 of my Lego order arrived?
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Welp, 1/2 of my Lego order arrived?
Lol Landlords dropped the asking rent again. Now down about $300 from last year. That's $3600/year less.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Lol Landlords dropped the asking rent again. Now down about $300 from last year. That's $3600/year less.
Called it. UPS rescheduled delivery for tomorrow.
Lego Enterprise arriving tomorrow by UPS which means there's a 90% chance they'll leave a slip despite me working from home, leaving a note on the door, and including my buzzer number on my address on the order form.
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Called it. UPS rescheduled delivery for tomorrow.
Congrats to Vancouver for hosting a sporting event that "isn't about politics" that just gave Trump a peace prize after committing war crimes and rounding up humans in his country at an alarming rate
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Congrats to Vancouver for hosting a sporting event that "isn't about politics" that just gave Trump a peace prize after committing war crimes and rounding up humans in his country at an alarming rate
Was talking about stuff like this with a friend: it's a self fulfilling prophecy not to give consumers a choice and then be like, "See, this is what people want"
As Netflix confirms plans to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, the streaming service has said it expects shorter theatrical runs for movies in future "to meet the audience where they are, quicker." https://bit.ly/3XCvY8M
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Was talking about stuff like this with a friend: it's a self fulfilling prophecy not to give consumers a choice and then be like, "See, this is what people want"
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This is exactly what churches should be doing, calling out injustice.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is exactly what churches should be doing, calling out injustice.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
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When I criticize the Liberal government in any way at all, no matter how reasonable, my free and paid subscribers on Substack go down. This dynamic creates a perverse incentive, which I refuse to give in to.
But this is a major problem.
But this is a major problem.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
When I criticize the Liberal government in any way at all, no matter how reasonable, my free and paid subscribers on Substack go down. This dynamic creates a perverse incentive, which I refuse to give in to.
But this is a major problem.
But this is a major problem.
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Please help spread the word, people, in #Burnaby, #NewWestminster and #Coquitlam, #PoCo, #PortMoody.
@cityofcoquitlam.bsky.social
@cityofcoquitlam.bsky.social
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Our first three print editions are out on:
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🗞️ Camera-ready ads: [email protected]
🗞️ Business drop-off locations: [email protected]
🗞️ Volunteers for distribution: [email protected]
Our first three print editions are out on:
🗞️ December 18, 2025
🗞️ January 22, 2026
🗞️ February 19, 2026
#Burnaby #NewWestminster #TriCities
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Please help spread the word, people, in #Burnaby, #NewWestminster and #Coquitlam, #PoCo, #PortMoody.
@cityofcoquitlam.bsky.social
@cityofcoquitlam.bsky.social
Lol
Premier Net-Approval:
Holt: +21%
Kinew: +20%
Wakeham: +10%
Moe: +9%
Houston: +4%
Smith: -9%
Eby: -12%
Ford: -28%
Legault: -45%
Angus Reid / Dec 1, 2025
Holt: +21%
Kinew: +20%
Wakeham: +10%
Moe: +9%
Houston: +4%
Smith: -9%
Eby: -12%
Ford: -28%
Legault: -45%
Angus Reid / Dec 1, 2025
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Lol
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there's a certain personality that's very debilitating in modern life. 100 years ago, if you wanted to buy something, you'd go to five local shops and decide. now with the internet, you need to spend 1,000 hours so you can own the best version in the world like you're some venetian patrician
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
there's a certain personality that's very debilitating in modern life. 100 years ago, if you wanted to buy something, you'd go to five local shops and decide. now with the internet, you need to spend 1,000 hours so you can own the best version in the world like you're some venetian patrician
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I saw Wake Up Dead Man again tonight. It’s certainly theological, thinking about Christianity in our moment…but it’s also a sermon about cinema itself, a testament to the power and majesty of the stories we tell on screen, and of our faith that they tell us something profound about ourselves.
December 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I saw Wake Up Dead Man again tonight. It’s certainly theological, thinking about Christianity in our moment…but it’s also a sermon about cinema itself, a testament to the power and majesty of the stories we tell on screen, and of our faith that they tell us something profound about ourselves.