i think i might’ve gotten flirted with by someone exciting today

For people who aren't steeped in the Supreme Court (and I don't claim to be), it can be hard to fully grasp just how cynical, misleading, and dishonest some of these arguments can be. (Fortunately in this case, the justices were like, "um WTF are you talking about," which made it easier).

Aragorn's legitimacy as king was proven not as orc-slayer or warlord, but in the Houses of Healing, where he used the athelas plant (sneered at by the herb-master) to heal the wounded.

A leader who offers "hardness" is, in Tolkien's view, a tyrant in the making.

you have my sympathy

“it will be in search results for the rest of his life,” lament the people making it searchable and trending on their favorite social media platforms