Mel Orr
@melorriii.bsky.social
Photographer, prolific reader, sci-fi nerd, physics geek, all-around weirdo. Black Lives Matter. He/him. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
Merry Christmas,
Happy Hogswatch,
Happy Robanukah,
Happy Decemberween!
Happy Hogswatch,
Happy Robanukah,
Happy Decemberween!
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Merry Christmas,
Happy Hogswatch,
Happy Robanukah,
Happy Decemberween!
Happy Hogswatch,
Happy Robanukah,
Happy Decemberween!
Wooow. That's impressive clapback by her fans. Ten million! Good on them.
Nikki Minaj deleted her Instagram account after reportedly losing 10M followers. 10M people unfollowed her for grifting for Trump.
I guess if she’s fake, she finally noticed, because her followers ain’t. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I guess if she’s fake, she finally noticed, because her followers ain’t. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
December 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Wooow. That's impressive clapback by her fans. Ten million! Good on them.
And here it is!
UPDATE
I have updated my story linked below with a high-quality broadcast version of the 60 Minutes segment that was pulled by Bari Weiss.
Here it is (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
I have updated my story linked below with a high-quality broadcast version of the 60 Minutes segment that was pulled by Bari Weiss.
Here it is (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
And here it is!
Well done, Canada! 🥳
Canadians have leaked 60 Minutes’ banned episode investigating Trump’s illegal actions in direct defiance of CBS censorship.
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Well done, Canada! 🥳
CBS has been dead since they canceled Colbert.
But the killing of the "60 Minutes" is a new level of awfulness because it confirms everyone's worst fears about Bari Weiss' appointment.
But the killing of the "60 Minutes" is a new level of awfulness because it confirms everyone's worst fears about Bari Weiss' appointment.
Hate to say it, but you should no longer trust anything from CBS News. I'm sure there are great reporters there trying to do honest work, but how can we know anymore? If they're willing to kill a Trump-critical 60 Minutes segment at the order of Bari Weiss, it's been over.
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
CBS has been dead since they canceled Colbert.
But the killing of the "60 Minutes" is a new level of awfulness because it confirms everyone's worst fears about Bari Weiss' appointment.
But the killing of the "60 Minutes" is a new level of awfulness because it confirms everyone's worst fears about Bari Weiss' appointment.
I truly hope this happens but I also it's done in a manner that protects the leaker.
The world needs to see this piece, but especially now when the powers that be are trying to silence it.
The world needs to see this piece, but especially now when the powers that be are trying to silence it.
If you're a staffer at 60 Minutes who worked on that CECOT segment that got yanked by Bari Weiss at the last minute, figure out a way to leak it. Not saying it's an easy decision or there won't be consequences, but ask yourself why you got into journalism in the first place.
December 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I truly hope this happens but I also it's done in a manner that protects the leaker.
The world needs to see this piece, but especially now when the powers that be are trying to silence it.
The world needs to see this piece, but especially now when the powers that be are trying to silence it.
Reposted by Mel Orr
When RFK Jr ends all vaccination recommendations and requirements for children, guess what happens?
Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots.
Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them.
He knows this.
It’s social murder.
Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots.
Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them.
He knows this.
It’s social murder.
December 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
When RFK Jr ends all vaccination recommendations and requirements for children, guess what happens?
Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots.
Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them.
He knows this.
It’s social murder.
Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots.
Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them.
He knows this.
It’s social murder.
Yuuup. Exactly.
Older people* act like inflation, stilted pay wages, and rising cost of living don't happen and then yell at younger people for pointing out these very issues.
I'm so fucking over it. Speaking as a 43-year old.
*I absolutely despise generation labels and refuse to use them.
Older people* act like inflation, stilted pay wages, and rising cost of living don't happen and then yell at younger people for pointing out these very issues.
I'm so fucking over it. Speaking as a 43-year old.
*I absolutely despise generation labels and refuse to use them.
MAGA Boomer: At your age in 1970 I paid off college & bought a house w/hard work
Millennials: In 1970 college was 5% of median salary—Now it’s 44%. A median home was $24K—Now its $417K. The top marginal tax rate was 70%—Now its 37%. Sure maybe you did work hard—but then closed the door behind you.
Millennials: In 1970 college was 5% of median salary—Now it’s 44%. A median home was $24K—Now its $417K. The top marginal tax rate was 70%—Now its 37%. Sure maybe you did work hard—but then closed the door behind you.
December 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Yuuup. Exactly.
Older people* act like inflation, stilted pay wages, and rising cost of living don't happen and then yell at younger people for pointing out these very issues.
I'm so fucking over it. Speaking as a 43-year old.
*I absolutely despise generation labels and refuse to use them.
Older people* act like inflation, stilted pay wages, and rising cost of living don't happen and then yell at younger people for pointing out these very issues.
I'm so fucking over it. Speaking as a 43-year old.
*I absolutely despise generation labels and refuse to use them.
What the everloving hell is this sweet bullshit? Sailors should not be responsible for repairing their own barracks!
They don't inherently have the necessary training or even the time for that nonsense.
...that's before getting into the ethics of utilizing sailors to supersede the cost of repairs!
They don't inherently have the necessary training or even the time for that nonsense.
...that's before getting into the ethics of utilizing sailors to supersede the cost of repairs!
Sailors may have to fix their own barracks rooms, says Navy’s top enlisted leader trib.al/UC42RBn
Sailors may have to fix their own barracks rooms, says Navy’s top enlisted leader
The notion of having sailors make home repairs to their barracks raises several questions, including what type of fixes would they make?
trib.al
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
What the everloving hell is this sweet bullshit? Sailors should not be responsible for repairing their own barracks!
They don't inherently have the necessary training or even the time for that nonsense.
...that's before getting into the ethics of utilizing sailors to supersede the cost of repairs!
They don't inherently have the necessary training or even the time for that nonsense.
...that's before getting into the ethics of utilizing sailors to supersede the cost of repairs!
Reposted by Mel Orr
The Venn diagram between people who say vaccines don't work because one person they know got sick anyway and gun laws don't work because Australia had their first deadly mass shooting in 29 years, is a perfect circle.
It's an anti-science, anti-common sense, anti-humanity, dangerous cult.
It's an anti-science, anti-common sense, anti-humanity, dangerous cult.
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Venn diagram between people who say vaccines don't work because one person they know got sick anyway and gun laws don't work because Australia had their first deadly mass shooting in 29 years, is a perfect circle.
It's an anti-science, anti-common sense, anti-humanity, dangerous cult.
It's an anti-science, anti-common sense, anti-humanity, dangerous cult.
Beautiful tribute.
Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner’s best friends have released a statement honoring them to the Associated Press:
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Beautiful tribute.
Beautiful tribute to the legacy of Rob Reiner.
Wrote about how Reiner’s moral center manifested on-screen and off, as so many of his friends have testified today. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/m...
Rob Reiner Made Clear What He Believed In, Onscreen and Off
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Beautiful tribute to the legacy of Rob Reiner.
💯💯💯💯
This must, no, NEEDS to happen.
This must, no, NEEDS to happen.
I think every AI company should be forced by law to watermark all their photos and videos.
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
💯💯💯💯
This must, no, NEEDS to happen.
This must, no, NEEDS to happen.
Reposted by Mel Orr
Armed Parkland police officers ran away
Armed Uvalde police officers refused to act
Unarmed Arab Muslim Ahmed el Ahmed took 2 bullets to protect Jewish neighbors & stopped the mass shooter with his bare hands
Never forget: A good guy w/o a gun had more courage than 100s of cops with unlimited guns
Armed Uvalde police officers refused to act
Unarmed Arab Muslim Ahmed el Ahmed took 2 bullets to protect Jewish neighbors & stopped the mass shooter with his bare hands
Never forget: A good guy w/o a gun had more courage than 100s of cops with unlimited guns
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Armed Parkland police officers ran away
Armed Uvalde police officers refused to act
Unarmed Arab Muslim Ahmed el Ahmed took 2 bullets to protect Jewish neighbors & stopped the mass shooter with his bare hands
Never forget: A good guy w/o a gun had more courage than 100s of cops with unlimited guns
Armed Uvalde police officers refused to act
Unarmed Arab Muslim Ahmed el Ahmed took 2 bullets to protect Jewish neighbors & stopped the mass shooter with his bare hands
Never forget: A good guy w/o a gun had more courage than 100s of cops with unlimited guns
Reposted by Mel Orr
"Please, oh please, let this news cycle pass quickly without me having to say something publicly about the President of the United States mocking the murders of innocent people because speaking out might mean I suffer professionally."
-- silent prayer of a certain type of D.C. politico
-- silent prayer of a certain type of D.C. politico
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Please, oh please, let this news cycle pass quickly without me having to say something publicly about the President of the United States mocking the murders of innocent people because speaking out might mean I suffer professionally."
-- silent prayer of a certain type of D.C. politico
-- silent prayer of a certain type of D.C. politico
I'm equal parts disgusted, furious, and utterly unsurprised. What a vile excuse for a human being.
December 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I'm equal parts disgusted, furious, and utterly unsurprised. What a vile excuse for a human being.
What a sweet story.
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What a sweet story.
I'm ashamed to be an American.
Brown U kids who survived USA 389th mass shooting of 2025 will now pay out of pocket for their healthcare, because USA guarantees guns but not health.
Australians who survived the 1st mass shooting in 29 years will pay nothing for healthcare because Australia guarantees health & regulates guns.
Australians who survived the 1st mass shooting in 29 years will pay nothing for healthcare because Australia guarantees health & regulates guns.
December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I'm ashamed to be an American.
No, no, no, NO! This is horrific.
BREAKING
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead in their Los Angeles home.
TMZ reports their bodies were found with knife wounds.
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead in their Los Angeles home.
TMZ reports their bodies were found with knife wounds.
BREAKING: Rob Reiner and Wife Michele Found Dead
Rob Reiner, the legendary actor, director, and political activist, along with his wife Michele, the photographer and activist, were found dead in their home in Los Angeles.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
No, no, no, NO! This is horrific.
I don't usually buy tote bags but this one leapt into my arms while I was book shopping!
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I don't usually buy tote bags but this one leapt into my arms while I was book shopping!
Fucking incredible. No gun or any other weapon used. Just bravery.
Incredible footage out of Australia, confirmed by NEWS AU, of a brave bystander neutralizing one of the terrorists in the Bondi Beach attack which took place during a Hanukkah gathering.
Australian authorities say multiple people have been killed.
At least two suspects are in custody.
Australian authorities say multiple people have been killed.
At least two suspects are in custody.
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Fucking incredible. No gun or any other weapon used. Just bravery.
A lovely a Fireside Martini at Shuk.
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A lovely a Fireside Martini at Shuk.
Shuk is the one place in Savannah where I can find mulled wine.
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Shuk is the one place in Savannah where I can find mulled wine.
Just a little bit of Christmas joy.
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Just a little bit of Christmas joy.
Reposted by Mel Orr
Trump, a billionaire, is claiming the word “affordability” is a Democrat scam.
The scam is the billionaire class hoarding wealth while the rest of us suffer.
The scam is the completely manufactured housing crisis, inflated food prices and ridiculous cost of living that leaves many of us to suffer.
The scam is the billionaire class hoarding wealth while the rest of us suffer.
The scam is the completely manufactured housing crisis, inflated food prices and ridiculous cost of living that leaves many of us to suffer.
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Trump, a billionaire, is claiming the word “affordability” is a Democrat scam.
The scam is the billionaire class hoarding wealth while the rest of us suffer.
The scam is the completely manufactured housing crisis, inflated food prices and ridiculous cost of living that leaves many of us to suffer.
The scam is the billionaire class hoarding wealth while the rest of us suffer.
The scam is the completely manufactured housing crisis, inflated food prices and ridiculous cost of living that leaves many of us to suffer.