Brandon D. Wilson
@geniusbastard.bsky.social
Cinéaste maudit. Educator. Dad of 2. Quinquagenarian. Man of Appetites. Film writer. UCLA '94, M.F.A. '99. 2nd gen native Angeleno. Pro-union. Anti-fascist. Clearly not the actor from NICKEL BOYS. He/Him.
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#OtD 25 Nov 1941 three Schlurfs were arrested by Gestapo in Austria for destroying a Hitler Youth noticeboard. Schlurfs were working-class youth who rejected Nazism, militarism and the work ethic, and listened to jazz music. More on WWII anti-Nazi youth: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/72-e...
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#OtD 25 Nov 1941 three Schlurfs were arrested by Gestapo in Austria for destroying a Hitler Youth noticeboard. Schlurfs were working-class youth who rejected Nazism, militarism and the work ethic, and listened to jazz music. More on WWII anti-Nazi youth: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/72-e...
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
Share a ‘90s movie you think deserves more love.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Share a ‘90s movie you think deserves more love.
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If Elizabeth Warren wants to beat up Chuck Schumer, I'm not gonna stop her.
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
If Elizabeth Warren wants to beat up Chuck Schumer, I'm not gonna stop her.
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Wow. Just... wow.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Wow. Just... wow.
I’ve just seen too many poor reviews of films that deserved better by people who aren’t even trying to understand the text or meet it on its terms.
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I’ve just seen too many poor reviews of films that deserved better by people who aren’t even trying to understand the text or meet it on its terms.
Here’s my Subway Takes hot take: in a perfect world, critics would only review films they wanted to see in the first place.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Here’s my Subway Takes hot take: in a perfect world, critics would only review films they wanted to see in the first place.
PETA gives this films no stars. boxd.it/bPHiYr
A ★★★★½ review of Afternoons of Solitude (2024)
I think it's very important to check whatever (understandable and legitimate) issues you have with bullfighting at the door before seeing this. But if you don't think you cannot handle it, you are pro...
boxd.it
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
PETA gives this films no stars. boxd.it/bPHiYr
Solo felt misguided. Rise of Skywalker made me angry and embarrassed for everyone.
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Solo felt misguided. Rise of Skywalker made me angry and embarrassed for everyone.
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Is the problem the economic "messaging" or the economic "outcomes"
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Yeah, those two are pretty much a tie.
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yeah, those two are pretty much a tie.
I mean, it’s not good but the bottom three I absolutely despise.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I mean, it’s not good but the bottom three I absolutely despise.
In honor of the Governor of Illinois sharing his list, here’s mine. boxd.it/GHFGW
Star Wars ranked
A list of 11 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars (1977), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Star Wars: Episode III –...
boxd.it
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In honor of the Governor of Illinois sharing his list, here’s mine. boxd.it/GHFGW
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I will never participate in the reclamation of Rogue One, an okay movie with some strong sequences, but decidedly mid-tier. But this is pretty good overall!!
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I will never participate in the reclamation of Rogue One, an okay movie with some strong sequences, but decidedly mid-tier. But this is pretty good overall!!
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Meta knowingly addicted young people to its platform, worsened their mental health, and refused to act.
That's why we sued Meta and passed laws in New York to protect our kids from the harms of social media.
That's why we sued Meta and passed laws in New York to protect our kids from the harms of social media.
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meta knowingly addicted young people to its platform, worsened their mental health, and refused to act.
That's why we sued Meta and passed laws in New York to protect our kids from the harms of social media.
That's why we sued Meta and passed laws in New York to protect our kids from the harms of social media.
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So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.
Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.
Dale Bozzio, former frontwoman for Missing Persons, needs help. Give what you can. gofund.me/3e81aba20
Donate to Help Dale Bozzio Heal and Rock Again, organized by Troy McKenzie
Hi everyone,
Dale Bozzio, lead singer of the 80’s new wave band Missing Persons… Troy McKenzie needs your support for Help Dale Bozzio Heal and Rock Again
gofund.me
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Dale Bozzio, former frontwoman for Missing Persons, needs help. Give what you can. gofund.me/3e81aba20
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Just want to remind everyone that Mike Flynn told a crowd of rabid QAnon troglodytes in no uncertain terms that the military should conduct a coup in order to reinstall Trump as an unelected dictator, and he never once was subject to the penalties that the UCMJ demands for that sort of thing
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just want to remind everyone that Mike Flynn told a crowd of rabid QAnon troglodytes in no uncertain terms that the military should conduct a coup in order to reinstall Trump as an unelected dictator, and he never once was subject to the penalties that the UCMJ demands for that sort of thing
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) cases against FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the prosecutor President Donald Trump handpicked to bring charges against them had been unlawfully serving since September.
Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Political Prosecutions of former FBI Chief Comey, NY AG James
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) cases against FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the prosecutor President Donald Trump handpicked to bring charges against them had been unlawfully serving since September.
Nobody sent this to me this morning so I guess I don’t have any real friends good to know. youtu.be/zC_Q7Bjtm5E?...
CAROL AND JOY - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Janus Films
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nobody sent this to me this morning so I guess I don’t have any real friends good to know. youtu.be/zC_Q7Bjtm5E?...
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It’s funny that both kinksters and improvisers say that they have “played with” someone when they have done [kink/improv] with that person… I don’t think there’s any overlap between my two lists yet 😂
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It’s funny that both kinksters and improvisers say that they have “played with” someone when they have done [kink/improv] with that person… I don’t think there’s any overlap between my two lists yet 😂
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“It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects" was such a simple message that was so thoroughly and viciously rejected, but i think many of you still need to learn it
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects" was such a simple message that was so thoroughly and viciously rejected, but i think many of you still need to learn it
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”if people don’t have jobs they don’t have money to spend”
Geniuses at work, really
Geniuses at work, really
GOLDMAN has some tough words about the young college-grad unemployment rate rising to 8.5%. 👀
“.. A further deterioration in employment opportunities .. perhaps reflecting AI and other efficiency-enhancing measures .. could have a disproportionate negative impact on consumer spending ..”
“.. A further deterioration in employment opportunities .. perhaps reflecting AI and other efficiency-enhancing measures .. could have a disproportionate negative impact on consumer spending ..”
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
”if people don’t have jobs they don’t have money to spend”
Geniuses at work, really
Geniuses at work, really
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...