Donald Mellen
@donaldmellen.bsky.social
Playwright, Computer geek, Theater nerd, TV and Movie fan-boy.
Nothing is impossible! ... but most things are highly improbable
https://www.pioneerdrama.com/AuthorDetail.asp?ac=MELLENDONA
Nothing is impossible! ... but most things are highly improbable
https://www.pioneerdrama.com/AuthorDetail.asp?ac=MELLENDONA
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The WI being trans-inclusive was a big part of the reason for my support. Really disappointed rn. Seeing organisations one by one feel compelled to exclude a minority scapegoat in fear of the law is all feeling a BIT Nazi Germany, isn't it?
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The WI being trans-inclusive was a big part of the reason for my support. Really disappointed rn. Seeing organisations one by one feel compelled to exclude a minority scapegoat in fear of the law is all feeling a BIT Nazi Germany, isn't it?
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Just said hello to a leaf thinking it was a moth. Mortified.
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just said hello to a leaf thinking it was a moth. Mortified.
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![4-panel comic. (1) PERSON 1: Some people like to be the big spoon. (2) PERSON 1: Some people like to be the little spoon. (3) [two sets of spoons that don’t lay flat against each other, one arranged with the little one on top of the big one, the other with the big spoon on top of the little spoon] PERSON 1: And some brave truth-tellers point out that the metaphor makes no sense because different-sized spoons don’t nest right *either* way. You nest *same*-sized spoons. (4) PERSON: ...And apparently *we* sleep on the couch. PERSON 2 off-screen: Why are you *still* going on about the spoon thing? PERSON 1: Because I’m *right!*](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicfq5lrhnknblf2ycalxk2vctpeqjzy566xxqjy2xsm67ys5of3j4@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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me when the AI bubble bursts
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
me when the AI bubble bursts
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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The difference between France in 1793 and the United States in 2025?
Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving.
But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.
Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving.
But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The difference between France in 1793 and the United States in 2025?
Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving.
But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.
Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving.
But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.
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Shows coming up in AR and TN.
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Shows coming up in AR and TN.
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![Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdjde6wgflkeil7kf4kdh3zqk32k55rkljlwu6arzbw557ogbulu@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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We only rate dogs. This is spaghetti con salsiccia. Obviously has the noodles and the sausage, but is notably missing sauce. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 13/10 (IG: futrinka_tacsko)
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We only rate dogs. This is spaghetti con salsiccia. Obviously has the noodles and the sausage, but is notably missing sauce. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 13/10 (IG: futrinka_tacsko)
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“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
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BREAKING: Scrooge McDuck is requesting government support to help guarantee his money pit is sufficiently deep for him to dive into and swim laps.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
BREAKING: Scrooge McDuck is requesting government support to help guarantee his money pit is sufficiently deep for him to dive into and swim laps.
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A clarification
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A clarification
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LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The tooth fairy once wrote to me IN ELVISH (or at least in runes) ON A LEAF! I was a lot more impressed by this as an adult than I was as a child. I wish I still had that leaf.
As Terry Pratchett said, we tell little lies to children so that they can accept the big lies they need to swallow to survive.
Justice. Mercy. Duty. That sort of thing.
I like to think your dad would have approved of the Dummy Elephant, @rhi.bsky.social .
Justice. Mercy. Duty. That sort of thing.
I like to think your dad would have approved of the Dummy Elephant, @rhi.bsky.social .
Kiddo, like many toddlers, used a dummy. We weren't dead keen on it but it helped her soothe so 🤷♂️
Anyway, eventually she got to an age where it felt okay to encourage her, gently, to give it up.
It was about the age she started losing some of her milk teeth.
Anyway, eventually she got to an age where it felt okay to encourage her, gently, to give it up.
It was about the age she started losing some of her milk teeth.
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The tooth fairy once wrote to me IN ELVISH (or at least in runes) ON A LEAF! I was a lot more impressed by this as an adult than I was as a child. I wish I still had that leaf.
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ANIMAL CRACKERS is still, in my opinion, a masterpiece. letterboxd.com/andrewmoxon/...
A ★★★★★ review of Animal Crackers (1930)
One of the most complete Marx flicks; what else is there to say? One thing, I guess, which is that I watched this 7,000 times as a kid but it was a taped version that ends with about 20 minutes to go,...
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October 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
ANIMAL CRACKERS is still, in my opinion, a masterpiece. letterboxd.com/andrewmoxon/...
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We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
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When Obama was president the right wing acted like masked government agents were coming to kidnap them and take all their rights away.
Then Republicans get elected and actually do that shit for real.
Then Republicans get elected and actually do that shit for real.
October 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
When Obama was president the right wing acted like masked government agents were coming to kidnap them and take all their rights away.
Then Republicans get elected and actually do that shit for real.
Then Republicans get elected and actually do that shit for real.
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10/10/2025- The Trump Coin www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/oc...
October 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
10/10/2025- The Trump Coin www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/oc...
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This is Manolo. His family invited strangers to spend time with him on his last day. His mom said, "This was such a perfect way to celebrate the life of a dog who truly loved spending time with people and their dogs. Run free and fast forever, Manolo. I will never stop missing you." 14/10 for all
October 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This is Manolo. His family invited strangers to spend time with him on his last day. His mom said, "This was such a perfect way to celebrate the life of a dog who truly loved spending time with people and their dogs. Run free and fast forever, Manolo. I will never stop missing you." 14/10 for all
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