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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This martyr could be any of us. He is doing what so many of us have been trained to do. Standing and recording on his phone, trying to warn his neighbors, and now he’s dead because armed, masked federal paramilitaries are acting with impunity to perform ethnic cleansing.
Video before it happens is showing this guy they shot in the head in Minneapolis was just standing there videoing them before and they got out to push him back and then murder him.
January 24, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This martyr could be any of us. He is doing what so many of us have been trained to do. Standing and recording on his phone, trying to warn his neighbors, and now he’s dead because armed, masked federal paramilitaries are acting with impunity to perform ethnic cleansing.
Now we have to do it all with more pressure on us than ever.
Remember when teachers spent the majority of their time planning lessons, grading, and thinking about new units for their students? Now we have ICE protocols, AI protocols, lockdown trainings, & we have had to become experts very quickly in taking care of young people who are suffering from trauma.
January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Now we have to do it all with more pressure on us than ever.
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It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
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BREAKING: We spoke to a witness of the fatal shooting in Minneapolis, who confirmed that the victim was an ICE-watch observer and not a target of immigration enforcement.
W/ @jsweetli.bsky.social via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
W/ @jsweetli.bsky.social via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
Man Feds Killed in Minneapolis Was an Observer, Eyewitness Says
The killing marked the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city in less than a month.
theintercept.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
BREAKING: We spoke to a witness of the fatal shooting in Minneapolis, who confirmed that the victim was an ICE-watch observer and not a target of immigration enforcement.
W/ @jsweetli.bsky.social via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
W/ @jsweetli.bsky.social via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
Just thinking now about Mitch McConnell and his role in creating this dystopia.
January 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Just thinking now about Mitch McConnell and his role in creating this dystopia.
CERTAIN WOMEN world premiered at Sundance 10 years ago today. Extraordinary film.
January 24, 2026 at 6:16 PM
CERTAIN WOMEN world premiered at Sundance 10 years ago today. Extraordinary film.
The mind on this lady right here.
Everytime I listen to the Sinners soundtrack it makes me crave a Broadway adaptation
January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The mind on this lady right here.
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the 45,000 gun deaths we suffer each year are just the price we pay to live in a society made safe from government tyranny by an armed populace
January 24, 2026 at 5:43 PM
the 45,000 gun deaths we suffer each year are just the price we pay to live in a society made safe from government tyranny by an armed populace
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Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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Stephen Miller cannot remain working in this White House. He will lead us directly into civil war. I do not see how he can stay.
He is a danger to the republic.
He is a danger to the republic.
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Stephen Miller cannot remain working in this White House. He will lead us directly into civil war. I do not see how he can stay.
He is a danger to the republic.
He is a danger to the republic.
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they started this terror campaign in Minnesota hoping to inspire the anger & rage George Floyds murder did…
so they can declare martial law
but it’s actually just a shit show with untrained federalized proud boys assassinating civilian observers in broad daylight
heart wrenching nightmare
so they can declare martial law
but it’s actually just a shit show with untrained federalized proud boys assassinating civilian observers in broad daylight
heart wrenching nightmare
January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
they started this terror campaign in Minnesota hoping to inspire the anger & rage George Floyds murder did…
so they can declare martial law
but it’s actually just a shit show with untrained federalized proud boys assassinating civilian observers in broad daylight
heart wrenching nightmare
so they can declare martial law
but it’s actually just a shit show with untrained federalized proud boys assassinating civilian observers in broad daylight
heart wrenching nightmare
The ICE thug spraying a man being held down in the face was sadly the preamble to today’s execution.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The ICE thug spraying a man being held down in the face was sadly the preamble to today’s execution.
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This random online comment from 2018 remains one of the last half-century's most important works of political commentary. crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This random online comment from 2018 remains one of the last half-century's most important works of political commentary. crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
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We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
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This is the grim, depressing reality Donald Trump has made of American life.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This is the grim, depressing reality Donald Trump has made of American life.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
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Very cool that Congress just renewed ICE's budget with absolutely zero concessions
January 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Very cool that Congress just renewed ICE's budget with absolutely zero concessions
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ICE and CBP siezes and destroys evidence. It is standard operating procedure. They have dedicated coverup teams.
NEW: These are ICE agents removing evidence from the shooter's home. They are not DOJ, they are Jonathan Ross's friends and coworkers, not DOJ.
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
ICE and CBP siezes and destroys evidence. It is standard operating procedure. They have dedicated coverup teams.
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Isn't it time to arrest and make them assert their immunity in court?
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Isn't it time to arrest and make them assert their immunity in court?
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I’m so sick of people throwing their hands up and saying abolishing ICE isn’t possible right now. Abolishing ICE is extremely popular and calls to do so will only continue to grow, meanwhile conservatives manage to do incredibly unpopular things all the time because nobody stops them
January 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I’m so sick of people throwing their hands up and saying abolishing ICE isn’t possible right now. Abolishing ICE is extremely popular and calls to do so will only continue to grow, meanwhile conservatives manage to do incredibly unpopular things all the time because nobody stops them