Non-credible Inspiration: https://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guard (Archive version)

When Donald Trump’s administration issued orders to send the National Guard into Portland, Oregon, a person in a frog balloon suit showed up at the city’s ICE facility, where protesters had gathered. After the frog humped the air in front of a throng of federal law enforcement — many dressed in head-to-toe camo with military-grade helmets, gas masks, and riot shields — the feds slowly began to retreat. What else could they do? A soldier knows what to do when they encounter another soldier. But an air-humping frog?

    • Klear@quokk.auEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I was going to say she doesn’t meet the notability criteria, but her quality of “not able” is through the roof…

  • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Don’t underestimate the tactical power of humping the air while dressed weird. So many modern leaders ignore the sheer stopping power of “being weird AF bro”

    Once in college, armed with assorted mismatched costume equipment, a bunch of bananas hanging from the front of my belt, and socks with sandals, my sensual thrusts nearly caused the enemy supply chain to take out their own forces (a pizza delivery car saw me shakin what the manic episode gave me and almost swerved up onto the opposite busy sidewalk).

  • Rentlar@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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    2 days ago
    Wake up babe, new military intel just dropped...

    From The Verge article:

    Rock paper scissors like triangle relationship: Acting normal beats shit posting beats aura farming beats acting normal

    • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
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      2 days ago
      Aura Farming Shitposting Acting Normal
      Aura Farming Stronger aura farmer wins Shitposter wins Aura farmer wins
      Shitposting Shitposter wins Society loses Acting normal wins
      Acting Normal Aura farmer wins Acting normal wins We live in a society

      We truly live in a society

        • vateso5074@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          It’s just another way to say cultivating an image. You want to give off a certain impression to others, so you project certain traits and moods that resonate with people. Often with the goal of looking like a badass by being “extra” about it.

        • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Sounds like something you might do at the crystal convention. Probably RFK’s brainworm uses it to make important health care decisions.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Although the Frog seems to be in earnest, the effect of this interview is ridiculous. A serious television reporter is holding up a microphone to a big smiley cartoon balloon frog person with googly eyes. The effect is even more pronounced when you hear the Frog’s slightly squeaky voice. It is one of the most incredible rejoinders to the militarized repression of the Trump regime, and should be understood as the peak representation of how political speech in America operates today.

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