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On Monday evening, Trump posted on social media an image of a protester dressed in a frog costume holding a sign that said, “First They Came for the Algae.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Came back and I was able to somehow get back on it.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The Golden Gate Bridge, so often destroyed in science-fiction films, is still standing, as is the iconic Ferry Building, wrecked by a giant octopus in “It Came From Beneath the Sea.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

If he weren’t a trauma doctor, you might chalk up the missing headgear to romantic imagery and an homage to “Then Came Bronson.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

“It was back in the eighties. Siobhan was still alive. Came to the dedication and everything.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson