Chris Orr
@orrchris.bsky.social
Editor, writer, film/TV critic. Atlantic, NYT, TNR, WaPo, etc. Dipping a toe in over here.
If you ever need to explain the meaning of the phrase "read the room" to someone, just show them this.
March 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you ever need to explain the meaning of the phrase "read the room" to someone, just show them this.
Someone wrap P.J. Washington in bubble wrap immediately.
March 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Someone wrap P.J. Washington in bubble wrap immediately.
I just saw the phrase “the Ian Fleming IP” and I want to kill everyone.
February 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I just saw the phrase “the Ian Fleming IP” and I want to kill everyone.
I would love to see the portrait in his attic.
February 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I would love to see the portrait in his attic.
The idea that record sports betting is a *good* thing makes me ill. Gambling is going to ruin professional sports, and likely much faster than we imagine. www.espn.com/espn/betting...
U.S. sports betting industry shatters marks in '24
The sports betting industry in the United States posted a record $13.71 billion in 2024 revenue, with legal sportsbooks taking nearly $150 billion worth of bets.
www.espn.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The idea that record sports betting is a *good* thing makes me ill. Gambling is going to ruin professional sports, and likely much faster than we imagine. www.espn.com/espn/betting...
How long before "to Rubio" becomes an accepted verb to describe the act of abandoning every moral scruple or ideological commitment out of cowardice and misguided ambition?https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/17/marco-rubio-state-department-toosi-00204407
February 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
How long before "to Rubio" becomes an accepted verb to describe the act of abandoning every moral scruple or ideological commitment out of cowardice and misguided ambition?https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/17/marco-rubio-state-department-toosi-00204407
DHS ordered 6,000 agents to shift to deportations and away from drug and human trafficking - including investigations of fentanyl-smuggling Mexican cartels.
Remember that the next time any GOPer claims this is all about stopping drugs at the border. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Remember that the next time any GOPer claims this is all about stopping drugs at the border. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Thousands of DHS agents shift to deportation instead of drugs, weapons and human trafficking
Redeploying Homeland Security Investigations agents is part of a broader Trump effort. But some fear many serious transnational crimes will go unprobed.
www.azcentral.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
DHS ordered 6,000 agents to shift to deportations and away from drug and human trafficking - including investigations of fentanyl-smuggling Mexican cartels.
Remember that the next time any GOPer claims this is all about stopping drugs at the border. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Remember that the next time any GOPer claims this is all about stopping drugs at the border. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European Parliament member 👇🏽
Look, obviously there are federal prosecutors and judges who have been fine with Trump and others who have been appalled by him.
But it's hard for me to believe this scorched-earth approach to Justice is not turning some fraction of the former into the latter.
ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...
But it's hard for me to believe this scorched-earth approach to Justice is not turning some fraction of the former into the latter.
ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...
Senior U.S. prosecutor resigns, citing demands to open probe into Biden-era contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top federal prosecutor who supervised criminal cases at the Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney's office resigned on Tuesday, citing what she described as an improper demand by of...
ca.news.yahoo.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Look, obviously there are federal prosecutors and judges who have been fine with Trump and others who have been appalled by him.
But it's hard for me to believe this scorched-earth approach to Justice is not turning some fraction of the former into the latter.
ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...
But it's hard for me to believe this scorched-earth approach to Justice is not turning some fraction of the former into the latter.
ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...
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No votes on Hegseth, Tulsi and Bobby Jr - the trifecta. The world is so crazy this week that Mitch McConnell is now the Resistance.
February 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
No votes on Hegseth, Tulsi and Bobby Jr - the trifecta. The world is so crazy this week that Mitch McConnell is now the Resistance.
Remember "GOP Senators are letting Hegseth through to give themselves room to oppose Gabbard and RFK Jr"?
February 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Remember "GOP Senators are letting Hegseth through to give themselves room to oppose Gabbard and RFK Jr"?
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The President of the United States is making official government policy that essentially boils down to an Insane Clown Posse lyric.
February 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The President of the United States is making official government policy that essentially boils down to an Insane Clown Posse lyric.
In other news, at his Lakers check-in, Luka Doncic measured 6'10" with 8 percent body fat...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Sources: Mavs new star Davis out multiple weeks
Mavericks star Anthony Davis was expected to sit out multiple weeks because of a left adductor strain, sources told ESPN.
www.espn.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
In other news, at his Lakers check-in, Luka Doncic measured 6'10" with 8 percent body fat...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
I've never been big on Kyrie, but I'll have to reevaluate now that I know he's an #ArrestedDevelopment fan.
February 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I've never been big on Kyrie, but I'll have to reevaluate now that I know he's an #ArrestedDevelopment fan.
I read this piece and immediately gave Wikipedia another $20.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I read this piece and immediately gave Wikipedia another $20.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
If there were just a dozen GOP lawmakers in both chambers *combined* who took their oaths of office seriously, these two weeks of Trump would have gone very differently.
February 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If there were just a dozen GOP lawmakers in both chambers *combined* who took their oaths of office seriously, these two weeks of Trump would have gone very differently.
I think the lesson we can all take from this is that you shouldn't give complete control of your country to two "adults" who ostentatiously cheat at golf and videogames.
February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I think the lesson we can all take from this is that you shouldn't give complete control of your country to two "adults" who ostentatiously cheat at golf and videogames.
If our current gangster regime were a tad more competent, they would have done this in time to nominate Eric Adams to be Trump's AG.
January 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If our current gangster regime were a tad more competent, they would have done this in time to nominate Eric Adams to be Trump's AG.
We are the GOP House.
We are a serious governing body.
Our top priority is harassing past WH whistleblowers.
But first we need to hide all the emails our members sent them soliciting sex.
We are a serious governing body.
Our top priority is harassing past WH whistleblowers.
But first we need to hide all the emails our members sent them soliciting sex.
January 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We are the GOP House.
We are a serious governing body.
Our top priority is harassing past WH whistleblowers.
But first we need to hide all the emails our members sent them soliciting sex.
We are a serious governing body.
Our top priority is harassing past WH whistleblowers.
But first we need to hide all the emails our members sent them soliciting sex.
There are definitely no further Hegseth scandals yet to be disclosed.
January 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There are definitely no further Hegseth scandals yet to be disclosed.
Alternative headline:
"Donald Trump accepts bribe from Chinese government to enable it to continue spying on American citizens"
"Donald Trump accepts bribe from Chinese government to enable it to continue spying on American citizens"
January 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Alternative headline:
"Donald Trump accepts bribe from Chinese government to enable it to continue spying on American citizens"
"Donald Trump accepts bribe from Chinese government to enable it to continue spying on American citizens"
THIS
The most appropriate treatment of Yarvin is one that recognizes his influence on Silicon Valley billionaires who don’t recognize him as a shallow thinker bc they’ve never taken a single class on political philosophy or history or philosophy
January 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
THIS
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For anyone curious: Here's Justice Alito's full question from the transcript.
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
January 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
For anyone curious: Here's Justice Alito's full question from the transcript.
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
This sounds like a bad thing.
January 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This sounds like a bad thing.
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So when RFK Jr. is running HHS, will CVS have to give a $5 coupon to anyone who comes into the store and *doesn't* get a vaccination?
January 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
So when RFK Jr. is running HHS, will CVS have to give a $5 coupon to anyone who comes into the store and *doesn't* get a vaccination?