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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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Latest posts by geniusbastard.bsky.social on Bluesky

That book’s so much about this moment for me. And such an odd thing to have it foreshadow IRL what was to happen. I hate to be woo woo but I don’t believe in random coincidence. I just don’t.

10.10.2025 15:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And I thought about Dostoevsky’s story “White Nights” (adapted by both Bresson and Visconti). Weirdly that book came up twice in the last month at my school. I saw a student reading it! Rare at my school. And I talked with a counselor about it. Also rare.

10.10.2025 15:28 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Not to get all confessional on main, but this morning I am thinking a lot about balancing the fact that the date was so exhilarating even if the aftermath was disappointing. Extreme feelings to balance. Yesterday I thought a lot about the ending of Cabiria. Life is awful, but beautiful.

10.10.2025 15:27 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

10.10.2025 14:55 — 👍 3103    🔁 1801    💬 0    📌 173

Great time to be an actual criminal of any kind because federal agents are busy hog tying children and grandmas bsky.app/profile/wash...

10.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 444    🔁 118    💬 15    📌 5
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Nobel Peace Prize winner hailed Trump as ‘visionary’ just days before her victory Maria Corina Machado was given the award for promoting democracy in Venezuela and says that the US president is the country’s best chance for regime change

Well, she's not responsible for the cold-blooded murder on the high seas... but she has endorsed them, and described the person responsible as a "visionary".

10.10.2025 14:31 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

10.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 5393    🔁 1278    💬 227    📌 359

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

COWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!

08.10.2025 19:22 — 👍 1021    🔁 184    💬 32    📌 4
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a man in a blue shirt says why don t you tell me what ALT: a man in a blue shirt says why don t you tell me what

Chris Penn would have turned 60 today.

10.10.2025 14:50 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
"Melania is Ratner's first film since he was accused by several women of sexual assault in
2017. He has denied the accusations.
Amazon released a still photo from the film of Melania (star of Melania and author of Melania) staring out of a car window at a nondescript airport tarmac. Gorg. Like we've never seen her before, apart from the many times we've seen her like that before." Below is a photo of her looking out of a window

"Melania is Ratner's first film since he was accused by several women of sexual assault in 2017. He has denied the accusations. Amazon released a still photo from the film of Melania (star of Melania and author of Melania) staring out of a car window at a nondescript airport tarmac. Gorg. Like we've never seen her before, apart from the many times we've seen her like that before." Below is a photo of her looking out of a window

Just gonna leave this Vanity Fair review here.

10.10.2025 04:32 — 👍 18    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 0
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peter griffin is sitting in the middle of a crowd of people with the word done on the bottom right ALT: peter griffin is sitting in the middle of a crowd of people with the word done on the bottom right

Well that’s a wrap on me dating until this whole “let’s be emotionally avoidant weirdos” thing goes out of style.

10.10.2025 03:21 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 5    📌 0
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“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

09.10.2025 22:16 — 👍 13595    🔁 3062    💬 404    📌 260
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Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.

One of the men who raped Giséle Pelicot decided to appeal his conviction and nine-year sentence.

Upon reviewing the facts and the graphic video showing the assault, the court decided to add another year on to his sentence. Excellent:
www.bbc.com/news/article...

09.10.2025 17:12 — 👍 330    🔁 59    💬 5    📌 11

www.brusselstimes.com/1785197/hung...

09.10.2025 16:31 — 👍 44    🔁 24    💬 5    📌 2
Tim Robinson holding up a phone to his ear while pointing at it with a perplexed expression on his face in a still from THE CHAIR COMPANY.

Tim Robinson holding up a phone to his ear while pointing at it with a perplexed expression on his face in a still from THE CHAIR COMPANY.

THE CHAIR COMPANY: Tim Robinson makes another hilarious, rather horrifying series with his expressive acting rivaling the best work of Jim Carrey. It's a show as astute as it is anarchic, proving to be the chaotic conspiracy story for our time 📺

My review: www.thewrap.com/the-chair-co...

09.10.2025 16:02 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Metro to remove pride crosswalk after Greg Abbott threatens to withhold funding He threatened to withhold road funding from cities and counties if they do not remove “political ideologies” from their streets.

I loathe how quickly everyone capitulates to these easily triggered assholes.

09.10.2025 16:16 — 👍 83    🔁 28    💬 4    📌 8

Greene is doing something that Dems should want to emulate: intentionally pitting Trump against his most vile subordinates.

Example: Trump wants a budget deal? We'd love to, but we can't trust that you'll keep your word with Vought and Miller driving the bus. Fire them.

09.10.2025 15:00 — 👍 594    🔁 135    💬 15    📌 2

some of us have grown up together online. As odd as that sounds. Gone thru every stage of life no matter how much or little u share, we see lives happening. Good and bad.

Maybe never even met but we’re rooting for each other. That’s kinda beautiful to me.

09.10.2025 13:39 — 👍 116    🔁 58    💬 2    📌 15
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a close up of a woman wearing a blue sweater ALT: a close up of a woman wearing a blue sweater

Sadly, no longer the vibe.

09.10.2025 15:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER | Official Trailer | Coming Soon
YouTube video by MUBI FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER | Official Trailer | Coming Soon

Yes please. youtu.be/PA07EmbZ0b0?...

09.10.2025 13:51 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Sad to hear this. I grew up on I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND. Nancy Allen is the only one of the four lead actresses left.

09.10.2025 13:10 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The writer of the novel SATANTANGO was adapted from is now a Nobel laureate.

09.10.2025 12:59 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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a young boy is sitting on a couch with his hand on his forehead . ALT: a young boy is sitting on a couch with his hand on his forehead .

If you’re ever thinking about being a teacher, today I had an 11th grader, tell me he was gonna fart by my desk cause he hated me and ended up shitting himself…

09.10.2025 03:01 — 👍 299    🔁 67    💬 27    📌 51

will spirit halloween sell out of the resistance frog costumes before it sells out of pepe the frog costumes?

09.10.2025 06:26 — 👍 93    🔁 6    💬 8    📌 1
Pizzaman Happiness
YouTube video by mingrey1975 Pizzaman Happiness

How did the date go? This is my current vibe. youtu.be/OGnBKIwtk64?...

09.10.2025 06:29 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

08.10.2025 23:44 — 👍 1565    🔁 454    💬 100    📌 150

All hail the Portland Frog!!!

08.10.2025 23:59 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

"Some House Democrats have a new worry as concerns about lawmakers’ safety continue: That they won’t be able to rely on local law enforcement for help if they need it." -- welcome to the world everyone else lives in

08.10.2025 20:32 — 👍 107    🔁 38    💬 5    📌 0

These thirty seconds show a scandal of unbelievable proportion and it might as well never have happened. Just sucked into the vacuum of history immediately. I can't dwell on it or I'll go crazy.

08.10.2025 22:02 — 👍 2090    🔁 536    💬 58    📌 7

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