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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Ok these all sound like gay porn titles.
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Ok these all sound like gay porn titles.
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Fuck Trump. Fuck the Republican Party. May they be destroyed.
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Fuck Trump. Fuck the Republican Party. May they be destroyed.
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Taiwan Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming has a PhD in atmospheric science. But he can't participate in #COP30 because the UN isn't living up to the spirit of the COP30 slogan, “Global Mutirão", by preventing Taiwan's participation. pancouver.ca/peng-chi-min...
Peng Chi-ming: Taiwan’s participation in the “Global Mutirão” on climate transition - Pancouver
Taiwan's environment minister, Peng Chi-ming, has a PhD in atmospheric science from National Central University.
pancouver.ca
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Taiwan Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming has a PhD in atmospheric science. But he can't participate in #COP30 because the UN isn't living up to the spirit of the COP30 slogan, “Global Mutirão", by preventing Taiwan's participation. pancouver.ca/peng-chi-min...
Today is the Pink Broom bonspiel and I'm on Team Light Blue. I went full bake sale mom and got all the table decor and created a theme which is The Blue Jays. I even made us second place medals.
November 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today is the Pink Broom bonspiel and I'm on Team Light Blue. I went full bake sale mom and got all the table decor and created a theme which is The Blue Jays. I even made us second place medals.
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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We play 8 kids teams per field with about 20 kids each, in 2 or 3 shifts. So what is that 400-500 kids in 5 hours? Our club out uses the best day on a golf course in just the after school hours.
But sure, put housing on an elementary school field and increase our field fees.
But sure, put housing on an elementary school field and increase our field fees.
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
We play 8 kids teams per field with about 20 kids each, in 2 or 3 shifts. So what is that 400-500 kids in 5 hours? Our club out uses the best day on a golf course in just the after school hours.
But sure, put housing on an elementary school field and increase our field fees.
But sure, put housing on an elementary school field and increase our field fees.
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Read the report, join the briefing and call for action: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
#LivingWage #BC #Affordability
#LivingWage #BC #Affordability
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read the report, join the briefing and call for action: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
#LivingWage #BC #Affordability
#LivingWage #BC #Affordability
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B.C.'s highest living wage isn't in Metro Vancouver, it's in Whistler at $29.60.
Living wages across 27 communities range from $21.55 to $29.60. These rates reflect what workers need for a basic, decent standard of living.
Living wages across 27 communities range from $21.55 to $29.60. These rates reflect what workers need for a basic, decent standard of living.
BC Living Wage 2025
The living wage for Metro Vancouver is now $10 higher than the minimum wage. The highest expense in people's budget is...
bcpolicy.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
B.C.'s highest living wage isn't in Metro Vancouver, it's in Whistler at $29.60.
Living wages across 27 communities range from $21.55 to $29.60. These rates reflect what workers need for a basic, decent standard of living.
Living wages across 27 communities range from $21.55 to $29.60. These rates reflect what workers need for a basic, decent standard of living.
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BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
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Every so often I think about this "Starting a new position as Deceased" LinkedIn post from 2024.
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Every so often I think about this "Starting a new position as Deceased" LinkedIn post from 2024.
siiiigh
Breaking news: High-level discussions over whether to attack Venezuela — and how — have been underway for days.
It remains unclear if President Trump has decided to pursue such an escalation.
It remains unclear if President Trump has decided to pursue such an escalation.
Trump weighs Venezuela strikes as U.S. forces prepare for attack order
High-level discussions, underway for days, have explored a variety of potential military options, people familiar with the matter said.
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
siiiigh
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Here's a thread with an annual reminder that VicPD is overfunded and overstaffed. VicPD likes to say it's a special exception as a "downtown" police force, but they cost more per capita than every other department in B.C., including Vancouver. #yyj 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Here's a thread with an annual reminder that VicPD is overfunded and overstaffed. VicPD likes to say it's a special exception as a "downtown" police force, but they cost more per capita than every other department in B.C., including Vancouver. #yyj 🧵
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Just renewed my #ICBC car insurance for a year, cost me all of $1477. That's $80 cheaper than last year, which was cheaper than the year before. Public auto insurance is a wonderful thing! Here's the 10-yr change in auto insurance costs by province from StatsCan. #bcpoli #cdnpoli
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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🚨BREAKING - New Trek Movie!
After early promises, it appears SkyDance is pushing ahead with a #StarTrek movie, tapping Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley to helm.
It's rumoured it's a "completely new take", unconnected to the rest of the franchise...
Source: deadline.com/2025/11/star...
After early promises, it appears SkyDance is pushing ahead with a #StarTrek movie, tapping Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley to helm.
It's rumoured it's a "completely new take", unconnected to the rest of the franchise...
Source: deadline.com/2025/11/star...
New ‘Star Trek’ Movie In The Works At Paramount From Jonathan Goldstein And John Francis Daley
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley plan to write, direct and produce a new 'Star Trek' movie.
deadline.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🚨BREAKING - New Trek Movie!
After early promises, it appears SkyDance is pushing ahead with a #StarTrek movie, tapping Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley to helm.
It's rumoured it's a "completely new take", unconnected to the rest of the franchise...
Source: deadline.com/2025/11/star...
After early promises, it appears SkyDance is pushing ahead with a #StarTrek movie, tapping Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley to helm.
It's rumoured it's a "completely new take", unconnected to the rest of the franchise...
Source: deadline.com/2025/11/star...
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SHOHEI OHTANI IS THE ONLY PLAYER TO WIN MVP UNANIMOUSLY MULTIPLE TIMES … HE’S NOW DONE SO FOUR TIMES
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
SHOHEI OHTANI IS THE ONLY PLAYER TO WIN MVP UNANIMOUSLY MULTIPLE TIMES … HE’S NOW DONE SO FOUR TIMES
DEI hires
NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
DEI hires
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Gee, I wonder if this is because of private equity.
*2 minute internet investigation of the company that owns the animal hospital*
Yep.
*2 minute internet investigation of the company that owns the animal hospital*
Yep.
Pet owners panic over looming loss of North Vancouver's only all-hours animal hospital
Pet owners panic over looming loss of North Vancouver's only all-hours animal hospital
Mountainside Animal Emergency & Specialty is set to close next month, raising concerns about accessing emergency veterinary care on the North Shore
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Gee, I wonder if this is because of private equity.
*2 minute internet investigation of the company that owns the animal hospital*
Yep.
*2 minute internet investigation of the company that owns the animal hospital*
Yep.
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If Ken Sim, CPA, would have delivered a budget like this to one of his clients he would have been fired.
Let’s hope Vancouver fires him next year.
Also to be clear what he and ABC delivered was an election pamphlet. Nothing more. #vanpoli
Let’s hope Vancouver fires him next year.
Also to be clear what he and ABC delivered was an election pamphlet. Nothing more. #vanpoli
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If Ken Sim, CPA, would have delivered a budget like this to one of his clients he would have been fired.
Let’s hope Vancouver fires him next year.
Also to be clear what he and ABC delivered was an election pamphlet. Nothing more. #vanpoli
Let’s hope Vancouver fires him next year.
Also to be clear what he and ABC delivered was an election pamphlet. Nothing more. #vanpoli
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for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
Oh man. I'm older than Captain Janeway in her series.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Oh man. I'm older than Captain Janeway in her series.
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Up to speaker 374 of 631. You can follow along on YouTube if you want or @seanorr.bsky.social is live-skeeting. We’re finishing at 5.00 pm today because there are Public Hearings starting at 6.00 pm.
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Up to speaker 374 of 631. You can follow along on YouTube if you want or @seanorr.bsky.social is live-skeeting. We’re finishing at 5.00 pm today because there are Public Hearings starting at 6.00 pm.
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Your semi-regular reminder that the Olympic Village Elementary School site was selected in 2007, promised by the (checks notes) BCNDP to be fast tracked in 2020, and current expectation is for construction to begin in 2027.
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A new 605-seat elementary school is coming to #NewWestminster!
This state-of-the-art, three-storey school includes:
🧸 4 kindergarten classrooms
📘 21 elementary classrooms
🌱 Green building design cutting emissions by 93%
Construction is expected to begin in fall 2026. 🏗️
news.gov.bc.ca/33019
This state-of-the-art, three-storey school includes:
🧸 4 kindergarten classrooms
📘 21 elementary classrooms
🌱 Green building design cutting emissions by 93%
Construction is expected to begin in fall 2026. 🏗️
news.gov.bc.ca/33019
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Your semi-regular reminder that the Olympic Village Elementary School site was selected in 2007, promised by the (checks notes) BCNDP to be fast tracked in 2020, and current expectation is for construction to begin in 2027.
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Highly recommend you tune into the City Council meeting on the budget if you can...I've not seen this level of consistent opposition to a thing in a while and it's not the usual suspects.
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Highly recommend you tune into the City Council meeting on the budget if you can...I've not seen this level of consistent opposition to a thing in a while and it's not the usual suspects.
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