Mel Orr
@melorriii.bsky.social
Photographer, prolific reader, sci-fi nerd, physics geek, all-around weirdo. Black Lives Matter. He/him. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
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Mel Orr
@melorriii.bsky.social
· Jan 8
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
This should be required viewing for EVERYONE.
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The average Nepalese person produces 0.5 metric tonnes of CO2 per year. The average American produces 14 metric tonnes.
Climate change is harming most those who deserve it least.
But at least oil companies and billionaires are making record profits. 😐
Climate change is harming most those who deserve it least.
But at least oil companies and billionaires are making record profits. 😐
August 31, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The average Nepalese person produces 0.5 metric tonnes of CO2 per year. The average American produces 14 metric tonnes.
Climate change is harming most those who deserve it least.
But at least oil companies and billionaires are making record profits. 😐
Climate change is harming most those who deserve it least.
But at least oil companies and billionaires are making record profits. 😐
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Emily Wilson's piece on Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY for the LRB went viral and was received very positively by many — but not by virtually every film critic I know. For @animusmagazine.bsky.social I wrote about why: animus-magazine.ghost.io/a-tale-as-ol...
A Tale as Old as Time
Emily Wilson’s piece on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey evinces an archaic perspective on cinema’s value as art
animus-magazine.ghost.io
July 29, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Emily Wilson's piece on Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY for the LRB went viral and was received very positively by many — but not by virtually every film critic I know. For @animusmagazine.bsky.social I wrote about why: animus-magazine.ghost.io/a-tale-as-ol...
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mildly funny that X is having blazing rows about Nolan’s Odyssey because he cast black people in it and Bluesky is having blazing rows about whether a noted Homeric translator’s LRB review of it misses the point or not
July 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
mildly funny that X is having blazing rows about Nolan’s Odyssey because he cast black people in it and Bluesky is having blazing rows about whether a noted Homeric translator’s LRB review of it misses the point or not
Nothing say Murika like firing at unarmed civilian ships.
The anti- "Hooyah, Navy."
The anti- "Hooyah, Navy."
US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach blockade of Iranian ports
The U.S. military says it’s fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports.
apnews.com
July 24, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Nothing say Murika like firing at unarmed civilian ships.
The anti- "Hooyah, Navy."
The anti- "Hooyah, Navy."
So damn ready for "The Odyssey" on IMAX!
July 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
So damn ready for "The Odyssey" on IMAX!
"And what is literature, Rabo, but an insider's newsletter about affairs relating to molecules, of no importance to anything in the Universe but a few molecules who have the disease called 'thought.'"
– "Bluebeard" by Kurt Vonnegut, 1987
– "Bluebeard" by Kurt Vonnegut, 1987
July 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"And what is literature, Rabo, but an insider's newsletter about affairs relating to molecules, of no importance to anything in the Universe but a few molecules who have the disease called 'thought.'"
– "Bluebeard" by Kurt Vonnegut, 1987
– "Bluebeard" by Kurt Vonnegut, 1987
While reading Vonnegut in a park (specifically "Bluebeard"), I can't help but wonder what he would say about people who have become walking drones with their phones.
And, yes, I appreciate the irony of my writing this on my phone instead of reading him.
And, yes, I appreciate the irony of my writing this on my phone instead of reading him.
July 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
While reading Vonnegut in a park (specifically "Bluebeard"), I can't help but wonder what he would say about people who have become walking drones with their phones.
And, yes, I appreciate the irony of my writing this on my phone instead of reading him.
And, yes, I appreciate the irony of my writing this on my phone instead of reading him.
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This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him.
Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.
Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.
June 27, 2026 at 5:03 AM
This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him.
Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.
Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.
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I think fans of sports teams should normalize pressuring billionaire owners to divest from things that actively harm their communities.
Keep yelling at billionaires, tbh. It’s possible some of them can be shamed and/or are smart enough to listen to customers for business reasons.
Keep yelling at billionaires, tbh. It’s possible some of them can be shamed and/or are smart enough to listen to customers for business reasons.
Dodgers fullfill $1 million pledge in response to ICE raids. Owners divest from prison group.
Free and unlocked here: www.aol.com/sports/dodge...
Free and unlocked here: www.aol.com/sports/dodge...
Dodgers fulfill $1-million pledge in response to ICE raids, owners divest from prison group - AOL
The Dodgers followed through on a pledge made a year ago, donating $1.1 million to two foundations supporting those impacted by immigration raids in the Southland.
www.aol.com
June 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I think fans of sports teams should normalize pressuring billionaire owners to divest from things that actively harm their communities.
Keep yelling at billionaires, tbh. It’s possible some of them can be shamed and/or are smart enough to listen to customers for business reasons.
Keep yelling at billionaires, tbh. It’s possible some of them can be shamed and/or are smart enough to listen to customers for business reasons.
Celebratory beer for today's run-off election! Voter 87 at 11:20!
If your area has an election today, please go vote.
#YourVoiceMatters
#EveryElectionCounts
#EveryVoteCounts
If your area has an election today, please go vote.
#YourVoiceMatters
#EveryElectionCounts
#EveryVoteCounts
June 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Celebratory beer for today's run-off election! Voter 87 at 11:20!
If your area has an election today, please go vote.
#YourVoiceMatters
#EveryElectionCounts
#EveryVoteCounts
If your area has an election today, please go vote.
#YourVoiceMatters
#EveryElectionCounts
#EveryVoteCounts
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MAGA would much rather spend our taxpayer money on a UFC fight that makes Trump and his billionaire friends richer than on healthcare, a living wage, or an affordable life.
Suicidal tendencies, but live your life- or what's left of it, I guess.
Suicidal tendencies, but live your life- or what's left of it, I guess.
June 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
MAGA would much rather spend our taxpayer money on a UFC fight that makes Trump and his billionaire friends richer than on healthcare, a living wage, or an affordable life.
Suicidal tendencies, but live your life- or what's left of it, I guess.
Suicidal tendencies, but live your life- or what's left of it, I guess.
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Greed and hunger in a snapshot.
The American legacy.
The American legacy.
These headlines are 9 days apart. This is unsustainable. This is how societies collapse.
French Revolution vibes.
French Revolution vibes.
June 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Greed and hunger in a snapshot.
The American legacy.
The American legacy.
Fuck yes.
Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINSTALL SIGNS, EXHIBITS IT REMOVED FROM NATIONAL PARKS DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE SLAVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE
June 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Fuck yes.
Cool, so he can spare a few billion for taxes.
1. Elon Musk is now worth more than the annual economic output of almost every nation on Earth.
His fortune is larger than the GDP of Taiwan, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, the UAE, South Africa, Denmark, and hundreds of other economies.
His fortune is larger than the GDP of Taiwan, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, the UAE, South Africa, Denmark, and hundreds of other economies.
Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire.
June 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Cool, so he can spare a few billion for taxes.
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In a statement to @benmullin.bsky.social, Scott Pelley disputes what Bari Weiss said in this morning's editorial meeting, claiming he was never offered "a way back" as she claimed.
"These executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for..."
"These executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for..."
June 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
In a statement to @benmullin.bsky.social, Scott Pelley disputes what Bari Weiss said in this morning's editorial meeting, claiming he was never offered "a way back" as she claimed.
"These executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for..."
"These executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for..."
This is what integrity and humility looks like.
Thank your your decades-long contributions to journalism, Scott Pelley, and I can only hope you land somewhere that is more worthy of your talents than the sinking ship of CBS News.
Thank your your decades-long contributions to journalism, Scott Pelley, and I can only hope you land somewhere that is more worthy of your talents than the sinking ship of CBS News.
Oliver Darcy’s Status has obtained a statement from Scott Pelley responding to his termination by CBS News and 60 Minutes Executive Producer Nick Bilton.
Full Story Here: bit.ly/3Qig8Qz
(Side note: I will always be a paid subscriber to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social — worth every penny)
Full Story Here: bit.ly/3Qig8Qz
(Side note: I will always be a paid subscriber to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social — worth every penny)
June 3, 2026 at 4:09 AM
This is what integrity and humility looks like.
Thank your your decades-long contributions to journalism, Scott Pelley, and I can only hope you land somewhere that is more worthy of your talents than the sinking ship of CBS News.
Thank your your decades-long contributions to journalism, Scott Pelley, and I can only hope you land somewhere that is more worthy of your talents than the sinking ship of CBS News.
60 Minutes is going to become Trump's version of ISN on Babylon 5.
We didn't learn anything, @straczynski.bsky.social.
We didn't learn anything, @straczynski.bsky.social.
Anyone who believe 60 minutes won't become another propaganda outlet is deluding themselves. It's been slowly warping into that for months. Sycophants are in firm control of rebuilding a news brand in Trump's image. Skydance/Paramount is just getting started.
June 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
60 Minutes is going to become Trump's version of ISN on Babylon 5.
We didn't learn anything, @straczynski.bsky.social.
We didn't learn anything, @straczynski.bsky.social.
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Watching 60 Minutes with my parents and grandma every Sunday night was as close as we had to a family ritual. Discussing those stories with them week after week was a foundational experience in my life, and I doubt I'm alone in that. Losing a capital-I Institution in American public life matters.
June 3, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Watching 60 Minutes with my parents and grandma every Sunday night was as close as we had to a family ritual. Discussing those stories with them week after week was a foundational experience in my life, and I doubt I'm alone in that. Losing a capital-I Institution in American public life matters.
A greater sin than even the killing of The Late Show and 60 Minutes.
This is the first day in a world without CBS News Radio, which had been broadcasting since 1927.
Through eighteen presidential administrations, nine popes, five British monarchs, and numerous wars.
Nearly 100 years of journalism, gone like that.
Bari Weiss killed it.
Through eighteen presidential administrations, nine popes, five British monarchs, and numerous wars.
Nearly 100 years of journalism, gone like that.
Bari Weiss killed it.
May 23, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A greater sin than even the killing of The Late Show and 60 Minutes.
Voter 73!
If you have a primary today, please go vote.
#EveryVoteCounts #EveryElectionMatters #YourVoiceMatters
If you have a primary today, please go vote.
#EveryVoteCounts #EveryElectionMatters #YourVoiceMatters
May 19, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Voter 73!
If you have a primary today, please go vote.
#EveryVoteCounts #EveryElectionMatters #YourVoiceMatters
If you have a primary today, please go vote.
#EveryVoteCounts #EveryElectionMatters #YourVoiceMatters
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Actor Javier Bardem: “We are killing women because some men think they own them. They possess them.
“The big balls men saying my cock is bigger than yours and I'm gonna bomb the shit out of you.
“It's a fucking male toxic behaviour that is creating thousands of dead people.” (Variety)
“The big balls men saying my cock is bigger than yours and I'm gonna bomb the shit out of you.
“It's a fucking male toxic behaviour that is creating thousands of dead people.” (Variety)
May 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Actor Javier Bardem: “We are killing women because some men think they own them. They possess them.
“The big balls men saying my cock is bigger than yours and I'm gonna bomb the shit out of you.
“It's a fucking male toxic behaviour that is creating thousands of dead people.” (Variety)
“The big balls men saying my cock is bigger than yours and I'm gonna bomb the shit out of you.
“It's a fucking male toxic behaviour that is creating thousands of dead people.” (Variety)
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Raising the Flag
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Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
May 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Raising the Flag
Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
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AKA the usual suspects. *le sigh*
A war powers resolution to rein in Trump's war with Iran just failed, 50-49.
All Democrats except John Fetterman supported the resolution.
Three Republicans broke ranks: Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul.
All Democrats except John Fetterman supported the resolution.
Three Republicans broke ranks: Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul.
May 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
AKA the usual suspects. *le sigh*