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The plague of frog costumes demonstrates the subversive power of play in protests

  • Written by Anya M. Galli Robertson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
The plague of frog costumes demonstrates the subversive power of play in protestsDemonstrators in frog costumes during the "No Kings" protest on Oct. 18, 2025, in Portland, Ore. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images

When the center of protests against immigration enforcement switched recently to Charlotte, North Carolina, so did the frogs.

Back in October 2025, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency...

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