Brendan Dawe
@dawe.bsky.social
Your friendly neighbourhood Vancouverite
Housing abundance enthusiast. Planning & Real Estate Consultant.
Vive le Canada. Elbows Up
Housing abundance enthusiast. Planning & Real Estate Consultant.
Vive le Canada. Elbows Up
Incidentally the Mark V trains are nice and I don’t quite understand why they feel so commodious
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Incidentally the Mark V trains are nice and I don’t quite understand why they feel so commodious
This thought brought to you by two unpleasant Skytrain rides today
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
This thought brought to you by two unpleasant Skytrain rides today
It’s extremely central. You’d walk
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It’s extremely central. You’d walk
sort of structural no? The VP slot is either to satisfy the minority faction of the party or satisfy some swingy portion of the electorate If you're on the opposite side it might also feel that way. Of the last few GOP VP nominees I think only Vance and Palin are still in the rights good graces no?
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
sort of structural no? The VP slot is either to satisfy the minority faction of the party or satisfy some swingy portion of the electorate If you're on the opposite side it might also feel that way. Of the last few GOP VP nominees I think only Vance and Palin are still in the rights good graces no?
We shouldn't have to put up with this. We have the technology to prevent this deadly, incredibly infectious disease from spreading but we are allowing ourselves and our children to be oppressed by morons
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We shouldn't have to put up with this. We have the technology to prevent this deadly, incredibly infectious disease from spreading but we are allowing ourselves and our children to be oppressed by morons
blood tests have confirmed that my wife's immunity has expired and she can't be revaccinated due to live vaccine until after birth, which means things like "Let's not travel to salt spring island because that island is full of measles"
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
blood tests have confirmed that my wife's immunity has expired and she can't be revaccinated due to live vaccine until after birth, which means things like "Let's not travel to salt spring island because that island is full of measles"
It still blows my mind that the character of Andrew Scheer was ever regarded as suitable for Speaker
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It still blows my mind that the character of Andrew Scheer was ever regarded as suitable for Speaker
Willows are pretty cosmopolitan
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Willows are pretty cosmopolitan
Otoh, the Carmel River apperently standing in for the Nile is pretty wild
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Otoh, the Carmel River apperently standing in for the Nile is pretty wild
It was fun when they did Sengoku Japan a few kilometres up the road
a man in a robe is standing in a boat
ALT: a man in a robe is standing in a boat
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
It was fun when they did Sengoku Japan a few kilometres up the road
It’s pretty straightforward. You get to know a few Europeans of fairly orthodox progressive political views in college who tell you that all Roma are thieves from a culture of thievery and you generalize from there, a sort of generalization I’m sure you’re quite familiar with
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It’s pretty straightforward. You get to know a few Europeans of fairly orthodox progressive political views in college who tell you that all Roma are thieves from a culture of thievery and you generalize from there, a sort of generalization I’m sure you’re quite familiar with
Gotta check the advance polls
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Gotta check the advance polls
Sure there’s structural factors but also just characteristically Sir Kier just seems to be something of a worm of a man
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sure there’s structural factors but also just characteristically Sir Kier just seems to be something of a worm of a man
“The Base” has got to be among the most cursed pieces of vulgar political science jargon
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“The Base” has got to be among the most cursed pieces of vulgar political science jargon
That’s why you keep the golf course clubhouse open for the winter
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
That’s why you keep the golf course clubhouse open for the winter
My advice was using the golf courses for cross country skiing
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My advice was using the golf courses for cross country skiing
I don't feel like there's a whole lot of juice in describing the function of the welfare state as some sort of failure
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I don't feel like there's a whole lot of juice in describing the function of the welfare state as some sort of failure
Ok but that doesn’t actually work that well. Like there’s a reason we don’t build all that much stuff with armies of dudes with picks and shovels
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Ok but that doesn’t actually work that well. Like there’s a reason we don’t build all that much stuff with armies of dudes with picks and shovels
yes but this would violate the unwarranted dignity and self respect of defense/foreign policy/national security commentators to talk about all the insane utterances of the President of the United States
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
yes but this would violate the unwarranted dignity and self respect of defense/foreign policy/national security commentators to talk about all the insane utterances of the President of the United States