Reed the Frog
@socialistfrog.bsky.social
Co-host on Barking Points Memo; Extremely Gay; Partnered to MxAsher and @lunostophiles
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this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
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I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
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"Violence may be the history of most of our species, but it can’t be all of us doing it. No, you can’t challenge your neighbor to a duel to settle your property line or cut the hand off a kid who steals an Amazon package off your porch." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-badge-is...
The Badge Is a Burden Not a Privilege
The power of state violence comes with the obligation to uphold a higher standard, not permission to excuse a lower one.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
"Violence may be the history of most of our species, but it can’t be all of us doing it. No, you can’t challenge your neighbor to a duel to settle your property line or cut the hand off a kid who steals an Amazon package off your porch." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-badge-is...
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Orwell predicted AI slop
February 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Orwell predicted AI slop
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“Asked how the cuts have affected science, one [researcher] said, ‘This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals? This is a generational loss of innovation, technology, and economic power.’” 🔗 archive.ph/2026.02.12-1...
February 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
“Asked how the cuts have affected science, one [researcher] said, ‘This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals? This is a generational loss of innovation, technology, and economic power.’” 🔗 archive.ph/2026.02.12-1...
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Re this @iris-meredith.bsky.social piece:
I think the dysphoria-like tendencies in tech are mostly downstream of an elite striver culture & business model that prizes and chiefly rewards ludicrously excessive self-control, to the point that a disordered relationship with desire is almost required.
I think the dysphoria-like tendencies in tech are mostly downstream of an elite striver culture & business model that prizes and chiefly rewards ludicrously excessive self-control, to the point that a disordered relationship with desire is almost required.
Carbon Dysphoria | deadSimpleTech
And now the punchline: this depersonalisation, the weird relationship to their bodily existence, inability to enjoy things and an internal void that people constantly try and fill with what they're to...
deadsimpletech.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Re this @iris-meredith.bsky.social piece:
I think the dysphoria-like tendencies in tech are mostly downstream of an elite striver culture & business model that prizes and chiefly rewards ludicrously excessive self-control, to the point that a disordered relationship with desire is almost required.
I think the dysphoria-like tendencies in tech are mostly downstream of an elite striver culture & business model that prizes and chiefly rewards ludicrously excessive self-control, to the point that a disordered relationship with desire is almost required.
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WHAT DID PEOPLE THINK IT WAS USING TO BEGIN WITH?
Doesn't anyone remember that math has to come from numbers?
Percentages and graphs have to come from data. Where's the data?
AI doesn't "show its work" because it can't!
Everyone is going to fail their audits.
Doesn't anyone remember that math has to come from numbers?
Percentages and graphs have to come from data. Where's the data?
AI doesn't "show its work" because it can't!
Everyone is going to fail their audits.
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 8:20 AM
WHAT DID PEOPLE THINK IT WAS USING TO BEGIN WITH?
Doesn't anyone remember that math has to come from numbers?
Percentages and graphs have to come from data. Where's the data?
AI doesn't "show its work" because it can't!
Everyone is going to fail their audits.
Doesn't anyone remember that math has to come from numbers?
Percentages and graphs have to come from data. Where's the data?
AI doesn't "show its work" because it can't!
Everyone is going to fail their audits.
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If one is looking for left-FP ideas from electeds in the US, could do worse than follow the lead of Ilhan Omar, who has repeatedly put forth a repeal of the Hague Invasion Act as a core necessity for international rule of law. US alignment should not function as a backstop against justice for crimes
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If one is looking for left-FP ideas from electeds in the US, could do worse than follow the lead of Ilhan Omar, who has repeatedly put forth a repeal of the Hague Invasion Act as a core necessity for international rule of law. US alignment should not function as a backstop against justice for crimes
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the main story of the last 10 years is a tiny handful of very rich racists paying vast sums of money to manufacture the illusion of popularity
It’s unreasonably important to me that people know JewBelong isn’t some big org, it’s just Archie Gottesman, a hugely shitty racist rich white woman who used to make billboards for her daddy’s company and pivoted to vomiting her bullshit racist crybullying onto them in the name of “antisemitism”
This is the pet project of one rich AF Jewish nepo baby white lady who lives on the upper east side and claims to speak for all Jews and throws her money around to control the messaging and it is a fucking nightmare
February 15, 2026 at 9:46 AM
the main story of the last 10 years is a tiny handful of very rich racists paying vast sums of money to manufacture the illusion of popularity
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I know Kevin knows this, but the explanation for this is clear: It's racism. Racism and xenophobia and misogyny.
A white native-born American, living in the parts of the country where white native-born men still hold disproportionate power, is the only fully "real" American in the eyes of many.
A white native-born American, living in the parts of the country where white native-born men still hold disproportionate power, is the only fully "real" American in the eyes of many.
It really is amazing how much of political punditry, *especially* elite outfits in NYC and Washington, still embrace this bizarre idea that rural spaces represent the "Real America" while metropolitan areas, where most (presumably real) Americans actually live, should be held in contempt.
Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats
February 14, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I know Kevin knows this, but the explanation for this is clear: It's racism. Racism and xenophobia and misogyny.
A white native-born American, living in the parts of the country where white native-born men still hold disproportionate power, is the only fully "real" American in the eyes of many.
A white native-born American, living in the parts of the country where white native-born men still hold disproportionate power, is the only fully "real" American in the eyes of many.
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There is a split in the GOP
Some know theyre going to lose elections, and dont care cause they know they'll win again in a few years
Then there are the most authoritarian who want to subvert elections because losing may mean they're pushed out forever
Some know theyre going to lose elections, and dont care cause they know they'll win again in a few years
Then there are the most authoritarian who want to subvert elections because losing may mean they're pushed out forever
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
There is a split in the GOP
Some know theyre going to lose elections, and dont care cause they know they'll win again in a few years
Then there are the most authoritarian who want to subvert elections because losing may mean they're pushed out forever
Some know theyre going to lose elections, and dont care cause they know they'll win again in a few years
Then there are the most authoritarian who want to subvert elections because losing may mean they're pushed out forever
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When you have a rules-based order where you carve out exceptions to our values, eventually the exceptions become the rules.
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
When you have a rules-based order where you carve out exceptions to our values, eventually the exceptions become the rules.
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The UN was founded because the previous 40 years had seen the most destructive conflicts in human history. The UN charter is written in the blood of millions.
i think this is what drives me nuts. people talk about how, say, the UN was founded by "starry eyed idealists" who didn't understand "reality." the truth is that the UN was founded by those who had just fought and *won* the bloodiest war in human history.
February 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The UN was founded because the previous 40 years had seen the most destructive conflicts in human history. The UN charter is written in the blood of millions.
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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What I like about this ad is its subtlety
February 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
What I like about this ad is its subtlety
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another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
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hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
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This is blackout poetry to me
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This is blackout poetry to me
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Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"???
www.positive.news/society/yout...
www.positive.news/society/yout...
Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’
What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention, but an intensified curiosity? A new study explores how reframing ADHD could transform education
www.positive.news
February 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"???
www.positive.news/society/yout...
www.positive.news/society/yout...
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There's this autistic guy on tiktok, and his special interest is Dracula.
He's done 100s of videos on, and as, Dracula.
That's his thing. That's his gimmick. Very wholesome. Very charming.
He has also become one of the most vocally anti-ice people on the internet.
If he can do it.
He's done 100s of videos on, and as, Dracula.
That's his thing. That's his gimmick. Very wholesome. Very charming.
He has also become one of the most vocally anti-ice people on the internet.
If he can do it.
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
There's this autistic guy on tiktok, and his special interest is Dracula.
He's done 100s of videos on, and as, Dracula.
That's his thing. That's his gimmick. Very wholesome. Very charming.
He has also become one of the most vocally anti-ice people on the internet.
If he can do it.
He's done 100s of videos on, and as, Dracula.
That's his thing. That's his gimmick. Very wholesome. Very charming.
He has also become one of the most vocally anti-ice people on the internet.
If he can do it.
Love to see a PSA fronted by people who are culturally irrelevant and, in RFKs case, actively malignant.
Gonna do my bit to make America healthy again à la Mike Tyson by eating an elephant’s ear for breakfast and then a spicy garlic pig ear stir fry for lunch.
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Love to see a PSA fronted by people who are culturally irrelevant and, in RFKs case, actively malignant.
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Another sign that these people know nothing other than appealing to Twitter is that we used to have Get Milk ads and they would have Vince Carter and Brad Pitt and they’re doing a similar thing with these pictures expecting 6th graders to be like “coool! An old man who eats roadkill!”
Gonna do my bit to make America healthy again à la Mike Tyson by eating an elephant’s ear for breakfast and then a spicy garlic pig ear stir fry for lunch.
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Another sign that these people know nothing other than appealing to Twitter is that we used to have Get Milk ads and they would have Vince Carter and Brad Pitt and they’re doing a similar thing with these pictures expecting 6th graders to be like “coool! An old man who eats roadkill!”