Libertarian Party Hobbit Caucus
@lphobbitcaucus.bsky.social
Committed to upholding the 2B (Second Breakfast), voluntary exchange (especially regifting), and not using the weapons of the enemy.
this is Labour brain though (and doesn't fix gerrymandering)
Fankoosh@fankoosh.bsky.social · last mo.With the current trajectory, PR and even RCV are more harmful than helpful to the US left. We’re winning, for the center-left to vote blue no matter who, don’t give them a way out or a way to play spoiler.
Getting 50 year sentence for “I'll give you Sharkey, you dirty thieving ruffians!”
Mel Buer@melbuer.bsky.social · last mo.30, 50, 70, and 100-year sentences for the Prairieland defendants so far. Dark day, man. Truly.
We promise this was very funny if you read Quenya and recognize the heraldry
Libertarian Party Hobbit Caucus@lphobbitcaucus.bsky.social · 2mo agoÁ ólar lacúnyima
Me: the problem with libertarians is they're inconsistent, they merely oppose the largest engine of oppression but fail to tackle other power dynamics. Democrats: no no no the problem with libertarians is they oppose the largest engine of oppression.
Mom, Liberal Currents is Boromir posting again
Boromir (Sean Bean): It Is A Gift
Alt: Boromir (Sean Bean): It Is A Gift
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Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 3mo ago"As a general principle, you don’t tax the wealthy to build. You tax the wealthy to manage their power. (. . .)For this reason, every dollar over $100 million should fall into a confiscatory tax bracket of 100%. There’s no reason to allow anyone to accrue more wealth than that."
Hiding all our copies of Treebeard’s pamphlet on how to run an Entmoot
Cory Massimino@corymassimino.bsky.social · 5mo agoAnarchist literature is now evidence of terrorism, according to the government. As is wearing black at a protest, carrying a first aid kit, or using Signal. Horrifying stuff is happening, it's happening quickly, and not nearly enough people are paying attention to it.
Whole lot of normielibs who will not pass the test
a picture of a girl with the words all shall love me and despair above her
Alt: Dark Galadriel with the words all shall love me and despair above her
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William Gillis 🏴@rechelon.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe "we must defend the moral importance taxation above all else!!" responses to proposals to stop taxing the poor very nearly reaches the absurdity of that lawyer in Hamburg. Statism is clearly a failed project, only delivering weapons to fascists, and yet they cling to the state above all else.
Denethor was sophisticated and look where that got him. Meanwhile it’s a literal* halfwit’s hope that saves the world from fascism. *guess what “Samwise” means?
Aaron Ross Powell@aaronrosspowell.com · 6mo agoToo many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
Woke up to the news that the Democrats once again bailed out Republicans and voted to fund DHS and ICE.
lotta Boromir posters out there rn
a man with long hair and a beard says it is a gift .
Alt: Boromir coveting the ring says it is a gift
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William Gillis 🏴@rechelon.bsky.social · 6mo agoYes, yes, yes, believe me, we know that many liberals will side with the police state rather than consistent resistance to all domination.
tfw you spend too long drinking from the firehose of current events
a statue of a man with a beard is being poured with liquid
Alt: Denethor pours oil on his head
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Emperor Abby (the first pope)@arobertswrites.com · 6mo ago“Could we feed real-time data from the Internet directly into somebody’s brain?” I’d rather that we didn’t do that honestly.
a close up of a man with a beard and a hat .
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Builder's Remedy@buildersremedy.bsky.social · 6mo agoI find it useful to have an alt where I can spew out whatever (especially politics) at high volume without polluting my main timeline of work and hobby interest posts.
TBT the Bounders taking potshots at Tom Bombadil because he wanted to get a pint in the Shire IYKYK
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 9mo agoDHS just posted a Lord of the Rings meme as an appeal to join ICE
For those folks who appreciate the wisdom of #jrrtolkien and #middle-earth here is a new piece I had published just this morning on Tolkien’s insights gleaned in the 20th century and how he portrayed fascism and tyranny and capitalism in his writings: washingtoninst.org/capitalism-f...
Capitalism, Fascism, and the Wisdom of J.R.R. Tolkien | The Washington Institute
As last century wound to a close, author and scholar Tom Shippey published J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, one of the most important works in the field of Tolkien studies. In the book, Shippey ...
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a close up of a man with a beard wearing a wizard hat
Alt: Gandalf nodding enthusiastically
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@matthewdickerson.bsky.social · 10mo agoFor those folks who appreciate the wisdom of #jrrtolkien and #middle-earth here is a new piece I had published just this morning on Tolkien’s insights gleaned in the 20th century and how he portrayed fascism and tyranny and capitalism in his writings: washingtoninst.org/capitalism-f...
a man with long hair is holding a sword and says adar is the name i learned
Alt: a man with long hair is holding a sword and says adar is the name i learned
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Paul Crider@paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 10mo agoI also just want to say that these are coalitions of human beings, with their own ideas and values. The reason some anti-Trump former Republicans are more effective than a random Democratic MoC is because they believed in certain conservative ideas and they were *betrayed*.
a man in a striped shirt is smiling in a dark room with a candle in the background .
Alt: Bilbo smiling and pulling his suspenders
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Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 11mo agoSomething nice I will say about Bluesky is that the majority of the user base has a deep hatred and mistrust of gimmick or brand accounts so the gimmick accounts that have toughed it out are generally very high quality gimmicks.
uwu he’s just a smol bean and it’s his birthday
a man with long white hair and a beard says to war
Alt: Saruman says to war
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To Isengard! Though Isengard be ringed and barred with doors of stone; Though Isengard be strong and hard, as cold as stone and bare as bone, We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break the door; For bole and bough are burning now, the furnace roars - we go to war!
Chef Kennedy🐸🏳️🌈@kennedytcooper.bsky.social · last yr.Ents in LotR: Movies: "pwease dont make us go to war, we dont like to hurt ppl :(" Books: "I MOVE IN I MOVE OUT HANDS UP NOW HANDS DOWN BACK UP BACK UP TELL ME WHAT YOURE GONNA DO NOW"
Someone ask us what happens next after you start arresting Mayors
We are looking at a state with a half million potential Lobelia Sackville-Bagginses about to have their umbrella moments
Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · last yr.I know folks are disappointed about Josh Weil losing this special House election in Florida, but let the big picture give you optimism: Republicans won this seat by +33 points just five months ago. We're likely looking at a +20 point swing in support toward Democrats. This is enormous. This is GOOD.
Saruman putting a tariff on the Shire to stop his trade deficit in pipeweed like
a man with long white hair and a beard looks very surprised
Alt: Saruman with comically shifty eyes
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