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tblue37

(68,310 posts)
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 11:04 PM 9 hrs ago

Thom Tillis says Stephen Miller is like Grima Wormtongue from Lord of the Rings & Kristi Noem is like Delores Umbridge

from Harry Potter--

Republican senator Thom Tillis says Stephen Miller is like Grima Wormtongue from Lord of the Rings and Kristi Noem is like Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter.

Republican Senator Thom Tillis says Stephen Miller is like Grima Wormtongue from Lord of the Rings and Kristi Noem is like Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-01-30T22:21:35.408Z
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Thom Tillis says Stephen Miller is like Grima Wormtongue from Lord of the Rings & Kristi Noem is like Delores Umbridge (Original Post) tblue37 9 hrs ago OP
I guess I'm glad he can actually read. But Tolkien analogies won't be enough struggle4progress 8 hrs ago #1
Visual: tblue37 8 hrs ago #2
I'm sorry. Miller and Noem are much worse than LuvLoogie 8 hrs ago #3
Exactly! mountain grammy 8 hrs ago #4
I dunno, a better Noem comparison might be Jigsaw RockRaven 8 hrs ago #5
On the surface Miller may seem similar to Wormtongue fujiyamasan 8 hrs ago #6
Wow... TY! Cha 8 hrs ago #7
How many Magats read books? IcyPeas 5 hrs ago #8

LuvLoogie

(8,617 posts)
3. I'm sorry. Miller and Noem are much worse than
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 11:12 PM
8 hrs ago

children's fiction. WTF.

And Miller would have no effect on someone who wasn't a corrupt heinous piece of shit already.

RockRaven

(18,903 posts)
5. I dunno, a better Noem comparison might be Jigsaw
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 11:23 PM
8 hrs ago

Psycho torturer and killer who creates overly complicated overly dramatic ways of tormenting their victims.

And, well...


fujiyamasan

(1,397 posts)
6. On the surface Miller may seem similar to Wormtongue
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 11:28 PM
8 hrs ago

But the problem is Trump is no King Theoden.

Sorry senator, your analogy doesn’t work.

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