Jun 14, 1985 — My name is Van D. Trinh, I was born (as DVT) on the northern coast of Vietnam. We immigrated to Canada when I was five, settling in a small town in southwestern Ontario where all the kids would attend Catholic school. I met Minh (also known as Mini or m) in 2008, we got married in 2015 and were together for 13 years.

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Jan 1, 2016 — In 2016, I started dabbling in standup comedy, philosophy and writing on cultural issues. Dr. Jordan Peterson appeared, so we snuck into one of his classes at the University of Toronto and challenged him on the topics of Jung, Dawkins and archetypes. I released “Jordan Peterson’s Top 10 Truths,” Sam Harris invited Jordan back onto his podcast on the same day, then they went on tour together, first city: Vancouver. [↗]

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Aug 3, 2023 — During the COVID-19 pandemic, I received a message from a childhood training partner. Master Sun passed away and left something behind for me. It was my black belt, found in his storage unit.

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Sep 1, 2023 — Around the same time, I would frequent a local coffee shop where I randomly met a theologian. Ambrose was completing his PhD in Old Testament studies and decided to include me in his dissertation.

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Jun 1, 2024 — Ever since our divorce, the entire internet has been talking about it. Fed up with some of the things that were being said, I released a video telling my side of the story and proposing a way forward as we usher in the new world. [↗]

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Jul 13, 2024 — Donald J. Trump was shot in Pennsylvania. He later chose JD Vance as his running mate. Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz as hers, governor of Minnesota.

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Dec 4, 2024 — Luigi Mangione shot and killed 50-year-old Brian Thompson, citing "CAD" in his manifesto.

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Jan 1, 2025 — Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger shot himself and detonated a bomb outside the lobby of the Trump Tower in Las Vegas. This was when I found out my ex-wife had been prostituting. Rumor has it, a pimp from Calabasas, California started reaching out, offering to fly her out to meet with some rappers. She agreed. In October 2024, she was put up in the Trump Tower in Las Vegas, where a horrific 45-minute video shows her drunk with four men. Allegedly, Future and Lil Baby were among her clients and Bad Bunny was also involved.

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Jan 6, 2025 — When the news broke, many were trying to help, including late-night hosts, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel through their monologues. [↗] [↗]

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Mar 15, 2025 — I published my debut book “The Key to Life: In 365 Quotes” on the same day Kanye West’s “Key to Life” song was released. We've both arrived here without each other's knowledge, by what can only be described as synchronicity.

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May 8, 2025 — I announced Chicago as the first U.S. city on my book tour, two days after Chicago's Archbishop Robert Francis Prevost was named the first American pope, Pope Leo XIV. Notice the numbers 8, 5, and 14. [↗]

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May 15, 2025 — Former FBI Director James Comey posted and then deleted an Instagram photo that showed seashells arranged on a beach to form the numbers “86 47.”

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Jun 14, 2025 — On June 14, Vance Boelter assassinated Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

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Sep 10, 2025 — Charlie Kirk, the American right-wing activist, was assassinated on September 10, 2025, while speaking on college campus. Jimmy Kimmel was suspended for a monologue about Charlie. I watched it and thought the joke was mild. It all clicked when I learned Grace Van Patten was Kimmel's last guest before the suspension and Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan his first upon return. The week prior, I had made a video wishing Gracie a happy birthday. Jimmy was trying to help, so the chairman (appointed by Trump) used his position to silence him, fearing that the truth would risk Trump getting impeached. In other words, they used Charlie… [↗]

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And that’s the state of our political system. I don’t want to make this all about me but I can’t help it and I’m sorry, and you should never apologize for truth, but for Charlie I will. The entire media is either lying or covering it up. It’s not fair. There’s no justice. American democracy is dead. I am ready to enter the public discourse to help make things right, with my life’s work being the key.

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