That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
How news coverage eases us into tyranny
When the media act like things are normal, they don’t reassure us – they gaslight us
www.stopthepresses.news
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
It is possible to break the Frog Flap microgame in WarioWare simply by being too skillful. Red platforms speed up the frog, blue ones slow it down. By skipping red platforms and landing on the blue ones, the frog will eventually start flying and never come back down.
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It is possible to break the Frog Flap microgame in WarioWare simply by being too skillful. Red platforms speed up the frog, blue ones slow it down. By skipping red platforms and landing on the blue ones, the frog will eventually start flying and never come back down.
“Good,” said Frog.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“Good,” said Frog.
A scorpion sitting atop a frog sitting atop Lucy's football
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A scorpion sitting atop a frog sitting atop Lucy's football
We've reclaimed the frog
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We've reclaimed the frog
Last treat has arrived 😇
Frog Dog ‼️
Frog Dog ‼️
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Last treat has arrived 😇
Frog Dog ‼️
Frog Dog ‼️
“What if Frog is lost in the woods?” said Toad. “What if he is cold and wet and hungry?”
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“What if Frog is lost in the woods?” said Toad. “What if he is cold and wet and hungry?”
Frog and Toad were reading a book together.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Frog and Toad were reading a book together.
“It’s an avalanche!” cried Toad. Frog and Toad jumped away. Frog was trembling.
“I am not afraid!” he shouted.
“I am not afraid!” he shouted.
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“It’s an avalanche!” cried Toad. Frog and Toad jumped away. Frog was trembling.
“I am not afraid!” he shouted.
“I am not afraid!” he shouted.
“What if something terrible has happened?” said Toad. “What if Frog has fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out. I will never see him again!”
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“What if something terrible has happened?” said Toad. “What if Frog has fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out. I will never see him again!”
We need to update the Frog and the Scorpion story so it's the Frog, the Scorpion and the Other Frog. The other frog has a sprained ankle so needs a little help crossing the river, but the first frog actively decides to help the scorpion because the Other Frog is trans or Frog Jeremy Corbyn.
I am hearing there’s a political campaign against the BBC by cynical liars and frauds who don’t care what’s real and only want to destroy it, and I can say: LOL too bad lads, you could not possibly more deserve to get wrecked by the wingnuts and cranks you were once so happy to promote.
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We need to update the Frog and the Scorpion story so it's the Frog, the Scorpion and the Other Frog. The other frog has a sprained ankle so needs a little help crossing the river, but the first frog actively decides to help the scorpion because the Other Frog is trans or Frog Jeremy Corbyn.
Frog and Toad sat and watched their kite. It seemed to be flying way up at the top of the sky.
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Frog and Toad sat and watched their kite. It seemed to be flying way up at the top of the sky.
The Democrats are like the frog and the scorpion except the frog takes the scorpion across the river then drowns itself
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The Democrats are like the frog and the scorpion except the frog takes the scorpion across the river then drowns itself
“Frog,” said Toad, “if I wash my dishes right now, then I will not have to wash them tomorrow, will I?”
“No,” said Frog. “You will not have to.”
Toad washed and dried his dishes. He put them in the cupboard.
“No,” said Frog. “You will not have to.”
Toad washed and dried his dishes. He put them in the cupboard.
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“Frog,” said Toad, “if I wash my dishes right now, then I will not have to wash them tomorrow, will I?”
“No,” said Frog. “You will not have to.”
Toad washed and dried his dishes. He put them in the cupboard.
“No,” said Frog. “You will not have to.”
Toad washed and dried his dishes. He put them in the cupboard.
They went back to the woods and looked on the dark paths.
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
They went back to the woods and looked on the dark paths.
Frog went back to Toad’s house. Toad was still fast asleep.
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Frog went back to Toad’s house. Toad was still fast asleep.
Toad looked around.
He saw that Frog was not there.
“I AM ALL ALONE!” screamed Toad.
He saw that Frog was not there.
“I AM ALL ALONE!” screamed Toad.
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Toad looked around.
He saw that Frog was not there.
“I AM ALL ALONE!” screamed Toad.
He saw that Frog was not there.
“I AM ALL ALONE!” screamed Toad.
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We took back the frog…
“Symbols are fluid, their meaning is determined by who uses them and how. Concede a vest here, a pull-up challenge there, and eventually the visual language of fitness and discipline will be fully co-opted by people who understand neither.” www.offmessage.net/p/fascists-d...
Fascists Don't Get To Claim Whatever Symbols They Want
Particularly these soft, weak men.
www.offmessage.net
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
We took back the frog…
A wind came.
It blew across the land.
The pile of leaves that Frog had raked for Toad blew everywhere.
The pile of leaves that Toad had raked for Frog blew everywhere.
It blew across the land.
The pile of leaves that Frog had raked for Toad blew everywhere.
The pile of leaves that Toad had raked for Frog blew everywhere.
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A wind came.
It blew across the land.
The pile of leaves that Frog had raked for Toad blew everywhere.
The pile of leaves that Toad had raked for Frog blew everywhere.
It blew across the land.
The pile of leaves that Frog had raked for Toad blew everywhere.
The pile of leaves that Toad had raked for Frog blew everywhere.
