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tblue37

(68,438 posts)
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 12:04 AM Jan 31

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 Jan 31 OP
I guess I'm glad he can actually read. But Tolkien analogies won't be enough struggle4progress Jan 31 #1
Visual: tblue37 Jan 31 #2
I'm sorry. Miller and Noem are much worse than LuvLoogie Jan 31 #3
Exactly! mountain grammy Jan 31 #4
I dunno, a better Noem comparison might be Jigsaw RockRaven Jan 31 #5
On the surface Miller may seem similar to Wormtongue fujiyamasan Jan 31 #6
Wow... TY! Cha Jan 31 #7
How many Magats read books? IcyPeas Jan 31 #8

LuvLoogie

(8,817 posts)
3. I'm sorry. Miller and Noem are much worse than
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 12:12 AM
Jan 31

children's fiction. WTF.

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

RockRaven

(19,406 posts)
5. I dunno, a better Noem comparison might be Jigsaw
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 12:23 AM
Jan 31

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

And, well...


fujiyamasan

(1,703 posts)
6. On the surface Miller may seem similar to Wormtongue
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 12:28 AM
Jan 31

But the problem is Trump is no King Theoden.

Sorry senator, your analogy doesn’t work.

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