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Nick Catoggio writes a daily newsletter called Boiling Frogs that analyzes issues like populism and political polarization, with a focus on how the Trump administration's stance on the war in Ukraine differs markedly from that of the Biden administration. The article presents an opinion piece that contrasts these two administrations' approaches to current events.

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Nick Catoggio's daily newsletter, Boiling Frogs, comments on how the Trump administration handled the war in Ukraine differently compared to the Biden administration, suggesting their approaches are starkly contrasting but equally unique. The piece reflects on broader themes of populism and political polarization within American conservatism.

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The Trump administration’s approach to the war in Ukraine is a bizarro version of the Biden administration’s approach.

left compares Trump's approach negatively to Biden's

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Leaning: leans left for article 75149 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-10-12

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Midterm break different event · 95%

Dawn

⚖️ Leans strongly left further left than this 🔴 10% hedged 2 of 21 📰 publisher trust 71

“The articles discuss different topics and events involving different geopolitical conflicts (Iran vs. Ukraine) and do not refer to the same specific incident.”

The world needs a new president – but not in Ukraine different event · 95%

The Sydney Morning Herald

⚖️ Leans strongly left further left than this 🔴 7% hedged 7 of 102 📰 publisher trust 61

“The articles discuss different aspects and periods related to U.S. policy on Ukraine, rather than describing the same specific incident.”

Rubio says war in Ukraine is at a dangerous stalemate different event · 90%

The Straits Times

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 18% hedged 2 of 11 📰 publisher trust 59

“The articles discuss different aspects of the US stance on the war in Ukraine and are not reporting the same specific incident.”

Europe Today: Trump claims Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire as Baltics stay on alert different event · 90%

Euronews

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 11 📰 publisher trust 60

“Article A describes Donald Trump's announcement about an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, while Article B is a preview for a newsletter that comments on the Trump administration’s approach to the war in Ukraine.”

Trump’s Sickening Russia Deal Has One Clear Winner: Vladimir Putin different event · 85%

The Bulwark

⚖️ Leans left 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 9

“Article A discusses specific details about Trump's deal with Russia and its impact on Ukraine, while Article B is a general preview of commentary about populism and the approach to the war in Ukraine under different administrations.”

The Dispatch · 279 article(s) · 1 correction(s) detected

Running correction rate · 1 correction(s)

2026-10-06

What We Got Wrong in September

Nick Catoggio

22 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction

🔮 No rule of thumb is foolproof but this one will seldom fail you: If you run across someone on social media with an image of Greek antiquity as his avatar, his politics trend fascist.

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Greece-ing Palms

🔮 If I told you that Americans are less likely to trust mass media now than they were in 2020, would it surprise you?

2026-10-05 · assertive framing · Credibility Gap

🔮 It’s hard to do justice to his exchange yesterday with former special counsel Jack Smith, the man who would have prosecuted Donald Trump for multiple crimes if Americans hadn’t handed control of federal law enforcement over to the suspect.

2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Up Schmitt Creek

🔮 We might call that “Hegseth’s paradox” in honor of our defense secretary, who’s forever complaining about the low-T softness of those who serve under him when he’s not tongue-bathing the Florsheims of the man under whom he serves.

2026-09-24 · mixed framing · The Red’s Carpet

🔮 How racist can a party’s voters be if they’re willing to nominate a guy named “Vivek Ramaswamy” to be governor of Ohio?

2026-09-14 · assertive framing · To Hell With Assimilation

🔮 The last time it happened before this week was November 2021, when William Burns felt obliged to warn the Kremlin in person that we knew what it was planning for Ukraine.

2026-08-28 · assertive framing · World War 2.5

🔮 For instance, next month the president will roll out the red carpet for a nuclear-armed Asian communist dictator whose political enemies routinely end up in gulags.

2026-08-26 · assertive framing · He Went to Jared

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