Doctor The Frog
@skipbidder.bsky.social
Disabled (MCAS and long COVID). Not-so-happily retired geriatrician/palliative/IM doc. My skeets do reflect the opinions of my current employers (The Tiny House Panther and The Emergency Backup Cat). 🏳️🌈
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What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 AM
What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
I remember being an irritating political science student asking about US interference in Latin American goverments. I was told by my liberal-leaning prof that we didn't do that sort of thing anymore.
This would be right after the invasion of Panama and US election interference in Nicaragua...
This would be right after the invasion of Panama and US election interference in Nicaragua...
January 4, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I remember being an irritating political science student asking about US interference in Latin American goverments. I was told by my liberal-leaning prof that we didn't do that sort of thing anymore.
This would be right after the invasion of Panama and US election interference in Nicaragua...
This would be right after the invasion of Panama and US election interference in Nicaragua...
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Frog and Toad were sad for a while.
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Frog and Toad were sad for a while.
I voted for John Fetterman in his primary over Malcolm Kenyatta (and Conor Lamb) because of this.
Kenyatta might have been somebody I had a positive feeling about rather than constantly being disappointed by or angry at.
Fetterman has been considerably worse than even Conor Lamb would have been.
Kenyatta might have been somebody I had a positive feeling about rather than constantly being disappointed by or angry at.
Fetterman has been considerably worse than even Conor Lamb would have been.
One thing we gotta do on a cultural level is never again vote for people in primaries based on how other people are analyzing their likelihood to win but by how well they are vocalizing, explaining, and arguing for good things. People need to start standing for things again.
If every time you see calls for primary challenges your kneejerk is to be like "but then make sure to vote for whatever Democrat wins!" you are actively hurting the primary process (which is already weak af in this country). Stop it.
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I voted for John Fetterman in his primary over Malcolm Kenyatta (and Conor Lamb) because of this.
Kenyatta might have been somebody I had a positive feeling about rather than constantly being disappointed by or angry at.
Fetterman has been considerably worse than even Conor Lamb would have been.
Kenyatta might have been somebody I had a positive feeling about rather than constantly being disappointed by or angry at.
Fetterman has been considerably worse than even Conor Lamb would have been.
Bravery would have been refusing to carry out illegal orders.
You shouldn't be praising people for just following orders when those orders violate international law.
Every last one of them is a fucking coward.
And so are you.
You shouldn't be praising people for just following orders when those orders violate international law.
Every last one of them is a fucking coward.
And so are you.
I am grateful for the skill and bravery of our American service members involved in this operation. pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-statement-on-us-military-action-in-venezuela
Pappas Statement on U.S. Military Action in Venezuela | Congressman Chris Pappas
MANCHESTER, NH - Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement on U.S. military action in Venezuela:
pappas.house.gov
January 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Bravery would have been refusing to carry out illegal orders.
You shouldn't be praising people for just following orders when those orders violate international law.
Every last one of them is a fucking coward.
And so are you.
You shouldn't be praising people for just following orders when those orders violate international law.
Every last one of them is a fucking coward.
And so are you.
[redacted for doomerism]
January 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
[redacted for doomerism]
Glad 2026 is almost over. 2027 can't be any worse.
January 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Glad 2026 is almost over. 2027 can't be any worse.
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Imagine the ballroom Trump can build when he tears down the House and Senate chambers.
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Imagine the ballroom Trump can build when he tears down the House and Senate chambers.
Percentage of Trump's advisers/enablers who don't understand vs the percentage of them that understand perfectly well and are using the song intentionally?
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Percentage of Trump's advisers/enablers who don't understand vs the percentage of them that understand perfectly well and are using the song intentionally?
There were some people who were adamant that the US military would not carry out illegal orders. Some were really smugly condescending about it. And some are still posting their opinions today. Even after the boat strikes. Even after yesterday's strikes and kidnapping...
January 4, 2026 at 12:32 AM
There were some people who were adamant that the US military would not carry out illegal orders. Some were really smugly condescending about it. And some are still posting their opinions today. Even after the boat strikes. Even after yesterday's strikes and kidnapping...
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Trump's chief contribution to American politics is revealing that you don't need a respectable veneer for evil, corrupt behavior. You can rob the bank, say you did it because you like money and you'll do it again, and challenge anyone to stop you
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Trump's chief contribution to American politics is revealing that you don't need a respectable veneer for evil, corrupt behavior. You can rob the bank, say you did it because you like money and you'll do it again, and challenge anyone to stop you
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I'm getting mixed messages about what is okay to do to presidents
January 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I'm getting mixed messages about what is okay to do to presidents
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if what I did was a "war crime" then how come I'm not in trouble
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
if what I did was a "war crime" then how come I'm not in trouble
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Not that crazy IMO
➡️ The Republican-run Supreme Court has ruled the President can't be prosecuted for doing crimes in office
➡️ The Republican-run Congress has decided Trump's the boss and they are mere spectators
Historically, tell a guy he's a god-king with no consequences and this is the result
➡️ The Republican-run Supreme Court has ruled the President can't be prosecuted for doing crimes in office
➡️ The Republican-run Congress has decided Trump's the boss and they are mere spectators
Historically, tell a guy he's a god-king with no consequences and this is the result
News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Not that crazy IMO
➡️ The Republican-run Supreme Court has ruled the President can't be prosecuted for doing crimes in office
➡️ The Republican-run Congress has decided Trump's the boss and they are mere spectators
Historically, tell a guy he's a god-king with no consequences and this is the result
➡️ The Republican-run Supreme Court has ruled the President can't be prosecuted for doing crimes in office
➡️ The Republican-run Congress has decided Trump's the boss and they are mere spectators
Historically, tell a guy he's a god-king with no consequences and this is the result
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This is all just a distraction from how terrible the White House UFC card is going to be.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
This is all just a distraction from how terrible the White House UFC card is going to be.
/s
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I did prefer when the US tried to keep blatantly illegal regime change at least somewhat hidden.
January 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I did prefer when the US tried to keep blatantly illegal regime change at least somewhat hidden.
Thought I might do some maintenance rather than doomscroll.
I briefly considered getting out a ladder to do a little needed maintenance. Outside. With the base of the ladder on a shoveled but still somewhat snowy area.
I eventually talked myself out of this incredibly reckless behavior...
I briefly considered getting out a ladder to do a little needed maintenance. Outside. With the base of the ladder on a shoveled but still somewhat snowy area.
I eventually talked myself out of this incredibly reckless behavior...
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Thought I might do some maintenance rather than doomscroll.
I briefly considered getting out a ladder to do a little needed maintenance. Outside. With the base of the ladder on a shoveled but still somewhat snowy area.
I eventually talked myself out of this incredibly reckless behavior...
I briefly considered getting out a ladder to do a little needed maintenance. Outside. With the base of the ladder on a shoveled but still somewhat snowy area.
I eventually talked myself out of this incredibly reckless behavior...
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"We need to impeach and remove Trump before he sends your children to die in Venezuela" is a pretty compelling argument, but hey, I'm not the minority leader.
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
"We need to impeach and remove Trump before he sends your children to die in Venezuela" is a pretty compelling argument, but hey, I'm not the minority leader.
Was worried that 2026 was going to be worse than 2025. But it could have taken a few more days to get there.
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Was worried that 2026 was going to be worse than 2025. But it could have taken a few more days to get there.
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It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
I honestly don't understand how this isn't considered just straight up sexual assault of children.
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I honestly don't understand how this isn't considered just straight up sexual assault of children.
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A real news outlet publishing the phrase "Grok apologized" should result in like a week-long timeout. Think about what you've done.
January 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
A real news outlet publishing the phrase "Grok apologized" should result in like a week-long timeout. Think about what you've done.
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The ICC part of this had me like 'wait, what's happening now?' so I just did a quick search and apparently this and more is happening now
(This article is from a few weeks ago, but my brain has been turned off for a few weeks so I missed it)
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
(This article is from a few weeks ago, but my brain has been turned off for a few weeks so I missed it)
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
January 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The ICC part of this had me like 'wait, what's happening now?' so I just did a quick search and apparently this and more is happening now
(This article is from a few weeks ago, but my brain has been turned off for a few weeks so I missed it)
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
(This article is from a few weeks ago, but my brain has been turned off for a few weeks so I missed it)
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...