Katie Johnston-Smith Sr.
@genericbrunette.bsky.social
(They/Them) Chicago-based pro-labor Creative Producer and anti-capitalist firebrand. Labor is entitled to all it creates.
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Anti Capitalist Filmmaking: How The Hell Did It Come To This?
YouTube video by The Generic Movie People
youtu.be
How the hell do filmmakers find money for their movies? I have sought to answer this question for over a decade. Join me as I delve into my backstory and share the journey that led me from acting to anti-capitalist producing.
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
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solidarity forever
Today is the day. Right now hundreds of Minnesota businesses and institutions are shut down. Thousands of people are refusing to work. There’s a massive picket at the airport. Minnesota’s resistance to ICE today is changing the tenor our fight against fascism.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
The first General Strike in 80 years
We're at war, and now people are fighting back like never before
www.jphilll.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
solidarity forever
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How the hell do filmmakers find money for their movies? I have sought to answer this question for over a decade. Join me as I delve into my backstory and share the journey that led me from acting to anti-capitalist producing.
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
Anti Capitalist Filmmaking: How The Hell Did It Come To This?
YouTube video by The Generic Movie People
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM
How the hell do filmmakers find money for their movies? I have sought to answer this question for over a decade. Join me as I delve into my backstory and share the journey that led me from acting to anti-capitalist producing.
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
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We got to talk about the fact that the first target for this is a Black woman which a lot of people in the terminally online world we know these comms staffers (and others) inhabit represent a particular archetype of person who needs to be “humbled.”
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We got to talk about the fact that the first target for this is a Black woman which a lot of people in the terminally online world we know these comms staffers (and others) inhabit represent a particular archetype of person who needs to be “humbled.”
Abolish Brad Pitt's ability to work.
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Abolish Brad Pitt's ability to work.
How the hell do filmmakers find money for their movies? I have sought to answer this question for over a decade. Join me as I delve into my backstory and share the journey that led me from acting to anti-capitalist producing.
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
Anti Capitalist Filmmaking: How The Hell Did It Come To This?
YouTube video by The Generic Movie People
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM
How the hell do filmmakers find money for their movies? I have sought to answer this question for over a decade. Join me as I delve into my backstory and share the journey that led me from acting to anti-capitalist producing.
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
youtu.be/blMf6rKqm0E?...
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We are making a movie!!! Follow along as The Generic Movie People make our first film, "Christ Camp: 2005," using an anti-capitalist #filmfunding model.
#indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #chicagofilmmaker #queerfilmmaker
#indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #chicagofilmmaker #queerfilmmaker
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 AM
We are making a movie!!! Follow along as The Generic Movie People make our first film, "Christ Camp: 2005," using an anti-capitalist #filmfunding model.
#indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #chicagofilmmaker #queerfilmmaker
#indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #chicagofilmmaker #queerfilmmaker
We are making a movie!!! Follow along as The Generic Movie People make our first film, "Christ Camp: 2005," using an anti-capitalist #filmfunding model.
#indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #chicagofilmmaker #queerfilmmaker
#indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #chicagofilmmaker #queerfilmmaker
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 AM
We are making a movie!!! Follow along as The Generic Movie People make our first film, "Christ Camp: 2005," using an anti-capitalist #filmfunding model.
#indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #chicagofilmmaker #queerfilmmaker
#indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #chicagofilmmaker #queerfilmmaker
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Three years today. The cops are already killing protesters—it's not a line we haven't crossed, it's a thing already happening—but lots of people never heard about or paid attention to this one. So it goes
If you don't remember Tortuguita's story, one place that I think told some of it well was the Bitter Southerner: bittersoutherner.com/feature/2023...
Little Turtle’s War — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
The shooting death of a protestor at the hands of police feels like both an inevitable outcome of this long battle over Atlanta’s South River Forest and a completely preventable tragedy.
bittersoutherner.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Three years today. The cops are already killing protesters—it's not a line we haven't crossed, it's a thing already happening—but lots of people never heard about or paid attention to this one. So it goes
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What is anti-capitalist filmmaking, and is it the answer to democratizing an industry overrun with bloat and gate-keeping?
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
Anti-Capitalist Filmmaking: The Film Industry Is Broken, Let's Build Something Better
YouTube video by The Generic Movie People
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
What is anti-capitalist filmmaking, and is it the answer to democratizing an industry overrun with bloat and gate-keeping?
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
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Katie is working toward being the change
What is anti-capitalist filmmaking, and is it the answer to democratizing an industry overrun with bloat and gate-keeping?
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
Anti-Capitalist Filmmaking: The Film Industry Is Broken, Let's Build Something Better
YouTube video by The Generic Movie People
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Katie is working toward being the change
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Been working on this one for a bit
Coming soon: Grand Spin: A spin-to-battle dueling card game
A fast-paced dueling card game where every clash is decided by the spin of your champion.
www.kickstarter.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Been working on this one for a bit
What is anti-capitalist filmmaking, and is it the answer to democratizing an industry overrun with bloat and gate-keeping?
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
Anti-Capitalist Filmmaking: The Film Industry Is Broken, Let's Build Something Better
YouTube video by The Generic Movie People
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
What is anti-capitalist filmmaking, and is it the answer to democratizing an industry overrun with bloat and gate-keeping?
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
Answers abound in a new series from the team and me at The Generic Film People.
youtu.be/R8qRw-Hi5cU?...
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The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
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*Erika Jayne, covered in blood, a half eaten child’s femur in her hand, passes out on a yacht couch screaming*
Kyle Richards: “it’s nice to see Erika let loose”
Kyle Richards: “it’s nice to see Erika let loose”
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
*Erika Jayne, covered in blood, a half eaten child’s femur in her hand, passes out on a yacht couch screaming*
Kyle Richards: “it’s nice to see Erika let loose”
Kyle Richards: “it’s nice to see Erika let loose”
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In case anyone was still under the delusion that embracing the model minority stereotype & throwing other BIPOC under the bus keeps Asian Americans off the radar of these bigoted fascist thugs.
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
trib.al
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
In case anyone was still under the delusion that embracing the model minority stereotype & throwing other BIPOC under the bus keeps Asian Americans off the radar of these bigoted fascist thugs.
Happy birthday to the #1 chungus among us. @logandean.games
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Happy birthday to the #1 chungus among us. @logandean.games
Sorry for partying.
January 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Sorry for partying.
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I’ll be on the ground in Minneapolis for the next few days for Rolling Stone. If you or anyone you know is helping to organize your community to protect itself from ICE (or just helping them cope with the tragedy of Renee Good’s death), I’d love to speak with you
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I’ll be on the ground in Minneapolis for the next few days for Rolling Stone. If you or anyone you know is helping to organize your community to protect itself from ICE (or just helping them cope with the tragedy of Renee Good’s death), I’d love to speak with you
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Getting a final print copy of a game you worked really hard on never gets old.
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Getting a final print copy of a game you worked really hard on never gets old.
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
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1) ICE must be disbanded and everyone involved in today's shooting must be held accountable.
2) You don't need to see that video.
3) Settings, select Content & Media, uncheck "Autoplay videos and GIFs.
2) You don't need to see that video.
3) Settings, select Content & Media, uncheck "Autoplay videos and GIFs.
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
1) ICE must be disbanded and everyone involved in today's shooting must be held accountable.
2) You don't need to see that video.
3) Settings, select Content & Media, uncheck "Autoplay videos and GIFs.
2) You don't need to see that video.
3) Settings, select Content & Media, uncheck "Autoplay videos and GIFs.
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Please more candidates and ads like this
Our first ad of 2026! Because politics stuck in 2006 won't meet the moment.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Please more candidates and ads like this
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If tornadoes or another natural disaster were hitting different cities every week/month/etc like this, the networks would have a split screen going every night showing the scope of the destruction.
But since it's just brown people getting beat up and shot and kidnapped, who cares, apparently
But since it's just brown people getting beat up and shot and kidnapped, who cares, apparently
i know there's Too Much News but i don't think ICE/deportations are getting enough NYT home page coverage. they should have one of their live blogs covering this story all in one place, with regular updates.
anyway, just waiting to find out if ICE really did just kill someone by shooting into a car
anyway, just waiting to find out if ICE really did just kill someone by shooting into a car
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If tornadoes or another natural disaster were hitting different cities every week/month/etc like this, the networks would have a split screen going every night showing the scope of the destruction.
But since it's just brown people getting beat up and shot and kidnapped, who cares, apparently
But since it's just brown people getting beat up and shot and kidnapped, who cares, apparently
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It's very clear from the commentary exploding on the timeline right now that hardly anyone outside Chicago knows ICE shot and killed a man in his car here in the fall.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
It's very clear from the commentary exploding on the timeline right now that hardly anyone outside Chicago knows ICE shot and killed a man in his car here in the fall.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
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I’ve been sitting on a release for 1k itch followers and it’s acid western shit yee haw
January 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I’ve been sitting on a release for 1k itch followers and it’s acid western shit yee haw