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Tim

@fiduch.bsky.social

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Geek, Producer of Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast (queerlodgings.com), Steward of Mythopoeic Conferences at the Mythopoeic Society, Sci-Fi, Collector of DC Comics, Amateur Mixologist, Foodie, Disney Parks Nerd, Progressive. All views my own.

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Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · Nov 18

Mae Govannen, new followers! I think most of you are here b/c a couple of good folks added me to their Tolkien Starter Packs, so thought I'd go ahead and reintroduce myself/make a new pinned post. I'm Tim, and I'm producer/occasional co-host of @queerlodgings.bsky.social. 🧵

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 2d

New Tolkien Society publication!

Releasing on 25 November, "Númenor, the Mighty and Frail" includes 10 articles relating to Númenor, and its legacy. Edited by @willsherwood.bsky.social and published by @lunapress.bsky.social, it's now available to pre-order. www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/10/new-...

New Tolkien Society publication – <em>Númenor, The Mighty and Frail</em>

The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that Númenor, the Mighty and Frail: Proceedings of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023, the twenty-fifth book in the Peter Roe series, is now available to pre-o...

www.tolkiensociety.org

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Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · 1d

Tbh same.

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doktor aиbolit ⭐️ Starfleet Approved Gay Agenda @mouthymaw.bsky.social · 6d

Dear every single fucking application I have on both my laptop and my phone: No I do not want to use your AI anything, leave me the fuck alone.

I especially do not want AI to summarize anything!!! This is literally the skill I spent nearly two decades honing as a scholar! go away!

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 8d

If you’re working on any area of fantasy and the fantastic, come and join us at Glasgow in June 2026 and do consider presenting or running a workshop! All the info you need and the full CFP is here:

fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...

@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

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Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · 6d

Oh hey, it me!

Westmoot @westmoot.org · 9d

Janet Brennan Croft and Tim Lenz introduced The Mythopoeic Society to our #Westmoot25 attendees in an engaging presentation. Janet, who serves as chair of the society, introduced Mythlore, their journal of peer-reviewed scholarly articles, only one of their many publications!

#westmoot #intothewest

Two images of two speakers, Tim Lenz and Janet Brennan Croft, addressing the audience through microphones at Westmoot 2025.

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MGCoco | Tolkientober 🎨 @mgcoco.bsky.social · 10d

The River-daughter 🩵💚💛

#TolkienTrewsday: Rivers #art #Tolkien

Goldberry sitting by a peaceful waterfall, her eyes are closed as she braids her hair

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Clare Moore @clarelmoore.bsky.social · 10d

An abundance of mushrooms on my walk today. Very hobbity 🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫

A red and white mushroom grows on the forest floor.

A white and purple mushroom grows on the forest floor.

A small yellow mushroom grows from the forest floor.

A ruffled white and brown mushroom grows on the forest floor.

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Luke Shelton, PhD @lukebshelton.bsky.social · 12d

*Any new LOTR thing is announced*

Me: Ok but does it involve complex interpersonal relationships that break down masculine stereotypes

Jeremy @tolkienguide.com · 13d

*Any new LOTR thing is announced*

Me: Ok but does it involve dragons

MGCoco | Tolkientober 🎨 @mgcoco.bsky.social · 13d

*Any new LOTR thing is announced*

Me: Ok but does it involve Elrond

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 15d

A family portrait for the House of Finwë

Portrait includes the spouses of Finwë and his sons but not the grandchildren.

I’ll post a monochrome photograph version below (couldn’t help myself) along with a name list but it’s totally up to you to decide who is who when in doubt +

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Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · 14d

Discussions about the Catholic fandom arose at ALEP.

Knives @knives-in.bsky.social · 14d

“If you’re the papal vestments twink there’s a different set of rules for you.” - @fiduch.bsky.social

Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · 17d

I've never really visited Broadway, but maybe there are some places that feature classic folk music!

Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · 17d

Lol I only got to visit Nashville a couple of times for work, but made the most of those trips. I've got even more recommendations for Memphis if you ever go there!

But stay far away from Broadway if you're trying to avoid the country music. 😅

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Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · 17d

Attaboy for custom craft cocktails (no menu!), Prince's for the OG Nashville Hot Chicken (even medium is pretty damn hot!), Hattie B's and Pepperfire also for good hot chicken, Arnold's Country Kitchen (meat +3), Gaylord Opryland just to walk around inside. And Graceland, of course.

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Joel Merriner @joelmerriner.bsky.social · 22d

My book Illustrating The Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc is released into the wild today! Here's a quick peek at a few more pages, artwork here by Győző Vida, Yassen Panov, Alexander Korotich and Sergei Iukhimov #Tolkien www.bloomsbury.com/uk/illustrat...

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Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast @queerlodgings.bsky.social · 18d

New episode alert! zencastr.com/z/_gLEDrCs We have a special treat with you this episode... a discussion about "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" with the film's credited "Tolkien Expert" (and a Lodger herself), Janet Brennan Croft!

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 19d

Democrats need to seriously consider an impeachment inquiry into now-Judge Emil Bove if/when they take back the House.

He led the brazenly corrupt Eric Adams quid pro quo.

He facilitated the Tom Homan bribery cover-up.

And there’s probably more! He was Trump’s hatchet man at DOJ for months!

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19d

lol. Emil Bove intervened. The guy that Senate Republicans just confirmed for a lifetime position on the federal bench.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19d

this charlie kirk deification is some of the weirdest shit i have ever seen

Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 19d

LMAO WUT

Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue

Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines

www.theguardian.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19d

Q: "Should coverage you don't like be grounds for losing a broadcast license?"

Trump: "I think when a network is dishonest, certainly. If they are dishonest because they give you 97% bad publicity or whatever it is, some ridiculous number—ya, I would say that would be grounds."

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AIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 19d

WATCH: Constituent who has lost 50+ family members in the genocide in Gaza confronts @bera.house.gov for selling out to the Israel lobby.

"You choose profit over people CONSTANTLY!" #CA06

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19d

I don’t know how many of you are following this, but the new H1B stuff is absolutely insane. Tech, medicine and science professions all attract many people to the US. There are around 750,000 H1B holders in the US right now. Trump has said the companies that bring them in have to pay $100k a year.

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Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · 19d

Tbh most of my persuasion energy these days is spent on bringing moderate Dems further left, encouraging them to see the hypocrisy in the established hierarchy of the party and pushing for significant party platform reform. The left needs its own populist movement, to combat class warfare.

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Craig Franson @craigfranson.bsky.social · 19d

Most people don't know what fascism is, & millions are drawn to its mobilizing passions. Sadly, that makes the term a poor tool of persuasion. Study it, learn how to fight it, but don't expect shouting "fascist" to do more than alienate radical moderates & drive conservatives further right.

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Tim @fiduch.bsky.social · 19d

I'm far from well-read in this topic, and wish I had the time and energy to educate myself more, but in the rare case I believe I'm interacting with someone persuadable, I'll try to avoid terms like "fascist", and when I do use it, I'll define it using Eco's points or similar.

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Astrid Winegar @astridwinegar.bsky.social · 20d

October 14 will NOT be a holiday for me. And I will continue to NOT send any money to the DCCC, DNC, and the DSCC...🙄😠

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Mercury Natis @mercuryreads.bsky.social · 20d

So instead of writing anything about my thesis research, which was the hope, I wrote a blog post about history behind the weirdest thing people have done on the internet in a while.
CW this is a possibly traumatic read, I'm traumatized knowing it.
open.substack.com/pub/anditsfo...

The red-pill far-right are recreating a Victorian gay discourse (badly), and it's weird.

We truly live in the worst and weirdest timeline.

open.substack.com

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