Reed the Frog
@socialistfrog.bsky.social
Co-host on Barking Points Memo; Extremely Gay; Partnered to MxAsher and @lunostophiles
Post-nut clarity implies the existence of post-nut obfuscation. For the purposes of this thesis we shall term this Post-Nut Darkness or PoND.
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Post-nut clarity implies the existence of post-nut obfuscation. For the purposes of this thesis we shall term this Post-Nut Darkness or PoND.
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Pop Base and People Magazine continue to humiliate the national newspapers of record with clear, factual language about what is actually happening.
One month ago today, the Jeffrey Epstein files were legally required to be released to the public in full.
The Department of Justice failed to meet the deadline and continues to withhold over 2 million files.
The Department of Justice failed to meet the deadline and continues to withhold over 2 million files.
January 19, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Pop Base and People Magazine continue to humiliate the national newspapers of record with clear, factual language about what is actually happening.
Got corrupted (58)
“Sweetheart (21)
you're the mom friend, which is great because everyone needs one. speaking of, can you come over this weekend? in all seriousness, though, don't be afraid to have your own fun sometimes, too.”
And even some of these are technicalities, too
you're the mom friend, which is great because everyone needs one. speaking of, can you come over this weekend? in all seriousness, though, don't be afraid to have your own fun sometimes, too.”
And even some of these are technicalities, too
January 19, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Got corrupted (58)
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back around 2017-2020 there was a lot of discourse about Obama had done his job and this was all someone else's problem now, and I increasingly think of that as a sign of the Democratic party's (both leaders' and followers') inability to meet the moment
a catastrophically deficient theory of power
a catastrophically deficient theory of power
January 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
back around 2017-2020 there was a lot of discourse about Obama had done his job and this was all someone else's problem now, and I increasingly think of that as a sign of the Democratic party's (both leaders' and followers') inability to meet the moment
a catastrophically deficient theory of power
a catastrophically deficient theory of power
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I feel like this pretty much sums up the rot at the core of American civic life as a whole.
“Hold the fuck up, cowboy. I signed up for the great power, not the great responsibility when I signed up for the church/media/government/think tank complex/etc.”
“Hold the fuck up, cowboy. I signed up for the great power, not the great responsibility when I signed up for the church/media/government/think tank complex/etc.”
can u imagine being not only a baptized christian but an ordained priest and then, when NPR asks you about the Bishop of New Hampshire's comments last week, what you find to say is "I didn't sign up to be a martyr"??
January 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I feel like this pretty much sums up the rot at the core of American civic life as a whole.
“Hold the fuck up, cowboy. I signed up for the great power, not the great responsibility when I signed up for the church/media/government/think tank complex/etc.”
“Hold the fuck up, cowboy. I signed up for the great power, not the great responsibility when I signed up for the church/media/government/think tank complex/etc.”
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Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.
Do you think the Hecata embraced Dr. Kevorkian?
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Do you think the Hecata embraced Dr. Kevorkian?
The perfect appetizer for fried chicken is fried chicken.
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The perfect appetizer for fried chicken is fried chicken.
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ICE provoking all-out war against the Furries is one of those pivotal fatal flaws that will be studied in military textbooks for decades to come.
January 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
ICE provoking all-out war against the Furries is one of those pivotal fatal flaws that will be studied in military textbooks for decades to come.
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When South Korea successfully stopped a coup, arrested the former president, and prosecuted him, it sent a very strong message to everyone else:
"You can trust that 4 years from now, you won't have to worry about him returning and fucking everything up."
The US under Biden did the exact opposite.
"You can trust that 4 years from now, you won't have to worry about him returning and fucking everything up."
The US under Biden did the exact opposite.
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
When South Korea successfully stopped a coup, arrested the former president, and prosecuted him, it sent a very strong message to everyone else:
"You can trust that 4 years from now, you won't have to worry about him returning and fucking everything up."
The US under Biden did the exact opposite.
"You can trust that 4 years from now, you won't have to worry about him returning and fucking everything up."
The US under Biden did the exact opposite.
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Good thing we don't carry around phones with every app recording everything we do at all times and we don't have Smart Appliances who need access to your wifi and email for some reason
“Chinese EVs will spy on us”
well I live in the Maritimes, so I hope the CCP are getting hyped to look at 9 consecutive hours of identical pine trees
well I live in the Maritimes, so I hope the CCP are getting hyped to look at 9 consecutive hours of identical pine trees
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Good thing we don't carry around phones with every app recording everything we do at all times and we don't have Smart Appliances who need access to your wifi and email for some reason
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The most horrifying thing about this is cops have a long, long, long history of denying medical care to their victims.
Imagine getting t-boned by a drunk ICE goon speeding and seeing your spouse die slowly because they habitually refused to let any EMT's near them until almost an hour later.
Imagine getting t-boned by a drunk ICE goon speeding and seeing your spouse die slowly because they habitually refused to let any EMT's near them until almost an hour later.
One detail about the MPLS ICE invasion that I haven't seen many comment on: these goons drive like maniacs and they're eventually going to run someone over. They speed, run red lights every chance they get, and because they don't know the roads, they're constantly going the wrong way down one-ways.
January 11, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The most horrifying thing about this is cops have a long, long, long history of denying medical care to their victims.
Imagine getting t-boned by a drunk ICE goon speeding and seeing your spouse die slowly because they habitually refused to let any EMT's near them until almost an hour later.
Imagine getting t-boned by a drunk ICE goon speeding and seeing your spouse die slowly because they habitually refused to let any EMT's near them until almost an hour later.
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A big part of why the Right is furious at White women right now is because they're increasingly using their Whiteness as shield and a weapon and it's honestly fucking great.
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A big part of why the Right is furious at White women right now is because they're increasingly using their Whiteness as shield and a weapon and it's honestly fucking great.
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aren’t we tired of putting up with this shit
Another critical piece of missing context in this story: tax dollars flow from the MSP metro to rural Minnesota. People in the city subsidize the lifestyles of people living in the country minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/04/t...
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
aren’t we tired of putting up with this shit
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Really, really, don't understand the humiliation kink of that fucking newspaper, so insecure about their own claim to being american that they have to ask rural yahoos for validation of their americanness. Rural white yahoos are a tiny and shrinking minority!
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Really, really, don't understand the humiliation kink of that fucking newspaper, so insecure about their own claim to being american that they have to ask rural yahoos for validation of their americanness. Rural white yahoos are a tiny and shrinking minority!
Wild to have been born in the waning days of an empire felled by boredom and a sclerotic governing class.
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Wild to have been born in the waning days of an empire felled by boredom and a sclerotic governing class.
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This absolutely tracks with what journal article submissions now look like. Tons from scholars at East Asian institutions, fewer and fewer from the US.
This is what decline looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This absolutely tracks with what journal article submissions now look like. Tons from scholars at East Asian institutions, fewer and fewer from the US.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
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every time they swoop into a city, people in that city learn new tactics, figure out new ways to organize, and come up with new ways to stymie and resist them, which other cities learn from and adapt and add to, and they can only really handle one mid-sized city at a time
That’s the thing they don’t seem to be understanding: like bro, once you realize this is fubar and head out to another city, everyone has seen your whole gimmick and now is ready to be your worst nightmare it doesn’t get any better for them anywhere
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
every time they swoop into a city, people in that city learn new tactics, figure out new ways to organize, and come up with new ways to stymie and resist them, which other cities learn from and adapt and add to, and they can only really handle one mid-sized city at a time
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this is indistinguishable from a half-assed digital media pitch from the pivot-to-video era that would have been rejected by thrillist's senior video producer for being pointless and corny
New: CBS News seems to be preparing a new segment called "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil," per sources.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
this is indistinguishable from a half-assed digital media pitch from the pivot-to-video era that would have been rejected by thrillist's senior video producer for being pointless and corny
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Shouldn't it be a bigger story that the immigration cops are seizing and imprisoning people who CANNOT POSSIBLY BE IMMIGRANTS
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE
The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has demanded the Department of Homeland Security release tribally enrolled citizens held by ICE, according to a statement released by the tribe.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Shouldn't it be a bigger story that the immigration cops are seizing and imprisoning people who CANNOT POSSIBLY BE IMMIGRANTS
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A surprise stained glass window for @katav.gay, one of the sweetest, coolest, and brightest animals in the world 🐺🪢☀️
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
A surprise stained glass window for @katav.gay, one of the sweetest, coolest, and brightest animals in the world 🐺🪢☀️