Since the weekend, TikTok, Instagram, Bluesky, and other social media platforms have been filled with images and videos of inflatable frogs in the streets. TikTok shop now offers “Portland Frog Protest Stickers” emblazoned with the word “Resist.” At a time when people post through everything, it’s expected that acts of protest or political theater will go viral. Even President Donald Trump responded to Saturday’s events by sharing an AI-generated video of himself dumping excrement on American protesters from a jet. But there’s something different about what’s happening with the frogs. There are layers of meaning and functionality, from Pepe to pepper spray and beyond.