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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

what does this mean for mall discourse

Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

yes! as a kid i dont think i knew this said san francisco but somehow it did register as its own logo. like the d in the disney logo being imperceptible.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

this is *obviously* because the good tenants of the food court are boycotting the sheraton for hosting war criminals like GW Bush for chamber of commerce talks.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

trying really hard to find evidence of SF existing again?!?

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Richmond Public Market, but there are a couple more malls in the area i haven't been to yet/in a while. I know there is a R&H Dumplings in Lansdowne I need to check out.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Run away from the suburbs all you want, the mall comes for thee. Thanks Justin for having me on and allowing me to write a little love letter to the mall I grew up with and continue to submit to.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

par for the course for Fanatics jersey quality

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I imagine it is this kind of approach and attitude that doesn't help win a nomination.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Anyone familiar with tenant displacement in the last 5 years alone knows that working class young people and immigrants (and not the N-driver Lamborghini kinds) are far more likely to be the ones facing displacement risk.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

ken sim spun a 180 so fast into a position opposite of his today that CERN came calling asking for advice from him, so this guy says they're acting in tandem? This is one example of the small but loud and unpleasant crowd making urbanists look very unreasonable.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

IIRC he said “A Councillor”. Could be any councillor in the world :)

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Classic win-now move. You have to give Pittsburgh credit for going for it while their championship window is open.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I would never antagonize you when you're at your most powerful: ferries week.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I love that you went deep on Rajoub's ties at the end.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Calling my shot now: Stephanie Allen will win on October 17th.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

commercial drive, commercial drive, commercial drive

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Gregory Balloch @gregballoch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

“Today is the first time I’ve uttered the word ‘Cheech’ and not smiled” - John Shorthouse on SN650 relaying the words he received from Chris Cuthbert after hearing about John Garrett’s passing

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

a lot of intellectuals on the other site are calling me sean's lawyer because i clicked a few buttons on gofundme. am i the only one around here who reads court filings anymore.

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

“COPE has Sean's back. So does Vancouver. We’re going to ensure he’s re-elected with a commanding mandate.” Full statement: www.votecope.ca/news/

PRESS RELEASE: Sean Orr Files Defamation Suit Against Ken Sim

Photo: Sean Orr outside the Law Courts, March 10, 2026.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

maybe it was the https in front of it. suekensim.ca itself should work. thanks for sharing lindsay!

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

SueKenSim.ca has raised nearly $8,000 in less than 5 hours.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Lawsuits are expensive. Unlike Ken, Sean wasn't elected as a wealthy man with friends in high places. But he does have you. If you don't have much to give, give $16 (the number of times Ken apologized in one interview). If you have more, please give more. SueKenSim.ca Please share.

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Donate to Sean Orr is Suing Ken Sim – Help Fund the Fight, organized by Vyas Saran

My name is Sean Orr, and I’m a Vancouver City Councillor with COPE. On Febr… Vyas Saran needs your support for Sean Orr is Suing Ken Sim – Help Fund the Fight

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

damn sean and i left the cake at city hall

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Sean Orr has filed legal action against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim for saying to media without evidence that Orr was dealing drugs on Christmas Day

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

its a tragedy that the wolf parade show is *after* the election this time

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Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

ABC Lenny Zhou deleted #WeChat video (smearing ALL #Vanpoli opposition councillors as drug users & drug dealers) & apologized But in English only Meaning thousands of Mandarin Chinese speakers in Vancouver may not know this is a lie. Mike Tan via @vyas.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/@miketanyvr/...

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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and Cllr Lenny Zhou spread lies calling non ABC Cllrs Drug Users and Drug Dealers on Chinese social media and to Chinese media. Cllr Zhou has apologized in English. I am callin...

TikTok video by MikeTanYVR

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Mike is a very old friend of mine, a committed organizer for low income Chinese community members, and is running for the OneCity council nomination. Check his campaign out at VoteMikeTan.ca

votemiketan.ca

Mike Tan for Vancouver City Council

Mike Tan 譚聖祐 is seeking the nomination to run for City Council with OneCity to create a Vancouver that works for families, seniors, and the middle class

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Mike Tan, running for a OneCity nomination, offers his perspective on Mayor Ken Sim/Cllr Zhou’s manipulation of the Chinese community against Cllr @seanorr.bsky.social

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Kent Clark @comicbooksuperhero.ca · 21/02/2026

This is such an important point: the toxic drug crisis is not an issue of the DTES or of Vancouver, the plurality of deaths occur in towns across BC. It's easy to ignore when you assume it's just some group of "others" dying on the street. But it's not. It's your neighbours. Dying in their homes.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Sean Orr is all but certain to run for council instead of mayor, but him getting thousands more views for his announcement than Azaroff’s ultimatum post is an affirmation to COPE supporters that they have their own leverage in these conversations

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

if the city is removing these important ways for residents to communicate concerns to the government they should just post the $450,000 per year city manager donnie van dyk’s address so we can talk to him in person

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Been covering DULF's constitutional challenge for @thetyee.ca this week. Crown prosecutors have tried to poke lots of small holes in what founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were doing. Nyx and Kalicum have largely defended themselves saying they were doing the best they knew how at the time.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

i need you to put all these into a book

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Lenny characterized using ABCs own survey’s results as racist and yes, “colonial”.

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 25/11/2025

when you hear city councillors like @lisadominato.bsky.social say that this budget reduces the financial pressure on seniors, people with disabilities, and families — remember all of those people can defer their property taxes indefinitely. this is a bad argument I hear too often.

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Robert Jago @rjjago.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The Cowichan hysteria keeps getting dumber. Now cities are coming out to make statements about old land claims - if the news is going to cover it, they should mention it's been on the First Nation's website for nearly a decade. It's not some big secret. 1/2 globalnews.ca/news/1153572...

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Kwikwetlem First Nation filed a land claim in 2016 including the Riverview lands | Globalnews.ca

The land in question covers several publicly-owned parcels in Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam, including the Riverview lands, but not private properties.

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Vyas Saran @vyas.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

the last time i saw hockey at pacific coliseum evander kane was good

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SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Pretty proud of this one

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Vancouver's last all-night drop in centre for street-based sex workers is facing an uncertain future as the city considers changing how its funded. If the KCS closed there would be no other drop in centres for sex workers, anywhere in the city. That's dangerous. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

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Vancouver’s Last Sex Worker Drop-In Centre May Shutter in Spring | The Tyee

The city is changing how it funds Kingsway Community Station. That’s ‘dangerous,’ its program director says.

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply

Screen shot of findings by Health Canada Expert Advisory Group on Safer Supply:
- Canada's overdose crisis is driven by prohibition, and an illegal market
- Prescribed medications like Dilaudid do not meet the needs of all drug users

Screen shot of recommendations by Health Canada Expert Advisory Group on Safer Supply:
- Expand access to more prescription opioids and stimulants
- Consider legal and regulated compassion clubs and retail stores

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