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"This van looks like what Steve Bannon would turn into if he was a Transformer."
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Last edited Fri Oct 26, 2018, 04:00 PM - Edit history (3)
@CBSMiami I have some pictures of this van I saw him at a stoplight one day and thought is was very strange.
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Can we all just agree that no matter what their subject, more than two bumper stickers is probable cause to stop you and search your car for ANFO
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Brother Ron is mostly harmless...
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Looking forward to the “actually those are exactly the stickers you would put on your van if you were engaging in a false flag operation” takes.
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This van looks like what Steve Bannon would turn into if he was a Transformer
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Watch a short film about “Brother Ron” and his crazy Jesus Car
Matt Wild October 27, 2016
If you’ve lived in Milwaukee for longer than 30 seconds, you’ve likely spotted “Brother Ron” and his sign-covered “Jesus Car.” Yes, Ronald C. Stanis has been cruising the Milwaukee streets for approximately 35 years now, confusing onlookers, blaring some crazy shit from speaker on top of his car, and netting his fair share of Instagram photos. Easy to overlook, however, is the man’s message, which is strictly of the hate-filled, Book of Revelations-laden variety. That dichotomy—”Brother Ron” the local character, and “Brother Ron” the toxic street preacher—is explored in a new short film called Milwaukee Icon.
Shot and directed by Milwaukee filmmaker Tyler Pelzek, the five-minute film consists solely of footage of Ron on his daily downtown drive, and cellphone audio of the man describing his life and mission. It’s a smart tactic that allows Ron to dig his own hole, so to speak (“Yeah, I used to take it personally. To the point where I would grab their bottle, break it, pull the cigarette out of their mouths, run the whore off the corner,”) and earn just a wee bit of sympathy (“It used to be every day. It used to be eight in the morning ’til eight at night or longer. But as you get older, you just kind of slow down, like everybody else does.”)
Watch the film below, and read a short essay from Pelzek on the making of the film below that.
Matt Wild October 27, 2016
If you’ve lived in Milwaukee for longer than 30 seconds, you’ve likely spotted “Brother Ron” and his sign-covered “Jesus Car.” Yes, Ronald C. Stanis has been cruising the Milwaukee streets for approximately 35 years now, confusing onlookers, blaring some crazy shit from speaker on top of his car, and netting his fair share of Instagram photos. Easy to overlook, however, is the man’s message, which is strictly of the hate-filled, Book of Revelations-laden variety. That dichotomy—”Brother Ron” the local character, and “Brother Ron” the toxic street preacher—is explored in a new short film called Milwaukee Icon.
Shot and directed by Milwaukee filmmaker Tyler Pelzek, the five-minute film consists solely of footage of Ron on his daily downtown drive, and cellphone audio of the man describing his life and mission. It’s a smart tactic that allows Ron to dig his own hole, so to speak (“Yeah, I used to take it personally. To the point where I would grab their bottle, break it, pull the cigarette out of their mouths, run the whore off the corner,”) and earn just a wee bit of sympathy (“It used to be every day. It used to be eight in the morning ’til eight at night or longer. But as you get older, you just kind of slow down, like everybody else does.”)
Watch the film below, and read a short essay from Pelzek on the making of the film below that.
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Hat tip, bkman at Joe.My.God: https://www.joemygod.com/2018/10/live-video-feds-update-public-on-magabomber/
My favorite thing of the day.
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*slaps van*
Yeah, this baby holds all the right wing conspiracy theories you could ever want!
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