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Using sentiment analysis and frame detection models, we analyze a corpus of all available English-language news articles in LexisNexis, with the first recorded instance of a gluing protest appearing in 1986. Our study traces the development of this protest tactic over time and addresses three central questions from social movement literature: the use of glue in protests, the geographical spread of this tactic, and the framing of these actions. We find that gluing protests were initially associated with a range of issues\u2014including abortion, criminal justice, and environmental concerns\u2014but in recent years have become more strongly linked to climate activism. Media coverage of these protests is predominantly negative, although public media tends to be comparatively less so. Moreover, protesters' prognostic frames\u2014suggestions for what should be done\u2014are relatively rare, with discourse more often centering on policy and security concerns. From a data science perspective, we explore the use of various Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods. The discussion and conclusion section highlights challenges encountered when working with our corpus and NLP models, and suggests ways to address them in future research. 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