Thank you for this much more thorough explanation of what is going on in that region and the influences behind this frogs endangerment. This was much more informative than this sensationalist article to begin with.

This story is missing some important details. Not sure what the situation is like on the Bolivian side of the lake, but I was just in Puno and Yachon on the Peruvian side and got some local insight. Of course there is the general issue that environmentalism isn’t ever going to be the strong suit of a developing…

omg if I had a live frog in my salad I would be so happy! I’d take him to the vet and everything, make sure he was ok. and then we’d be best friends! i love frogs.

Frogs are also good in salads.

it makes me a rape survivor. Yes, I am a man. And I can say that I was raped. And every time I see my rapist, I fight the urge to beat him bloody and unrecognizable. I hold no sympathy for convicted rapists, especially those who would prey on people they know no one would believe.

Yep. I was gang-raped when I was 19 and just walked around like a zombie the next day. And I am actually not a stoic person at all. Actually, part of this whole “victims MUST be hysterical” narrative is part of what prevents fast reporting of sex crimes. We all have the trope in our heads, “If you were victimized,…

Want to get even angrier? Listen to This American Life’s Anatomy of Doubt episode:

God, he truly is the worst embodiment of an entitled, woman hating cop. Every time you think he can’t get worse, he comes up with new and surprising ways to show what a sociopathic ass he is.

“There was some jurors that — due to that fact [of] who these victims were –- had a hard time believing them,” Speaks said.

Certainly the rapist has no shortage of tears in the photo, so crying isn't indicative of any actual empathy.

I thought the same thing. The DNA evidence, naw, that wasn’t convincing. A woman breaking down in tears and acting the way a rape victim is “supposed” to act is what actually convinced them.

It was so glorious when Holtzclaw mouthed “how could you do this?” to the jury after they convicted him. He just couldn’t believe that they’d believe these women over him! I guess he found out that day that he’s not quite white enough.

“During her testimony, she became very emotional and cried. You could just see something different in her when she started talking about the rape and when it happened,” said Speaks.

Nice to see this piece of shit get what he deserves. It's sad that we are surprised when justice is actually done these days.

I hate that they had to see a witness have the ‘right’ kind of reaction to being sexually assaulted to start believing the stories.

That ending was marvelous. Also, fuck this guy. I am happy he’s going to spend the rest of his life rotting away in jail for this, and only wish there weren’t protections on cops and ex-cops in jail.

OMG she didn’t have a boyfriend? Well then she’s DEFINITELY better off dead. Jesus, this woman is a nightmare.

“She also didn’t have real boyfriends or go out on dates”.

My brother has schizophrenia. His life has value. I could never imagine writing something like that about him. Just FYI people, stop making psycho or schizo into a slur. Stigma is a real problem and contributes to the devaluing of the lives of people who have thought disorders.