[Editor's Note: Calvin said that he would throw a tantrum worse than Gollum when Frodo tied him up with an Elven rope if we didn't let him write this story, so we had to let him run with it. His tantrums are legendary.]
One of the best parts about the Trump administration's first nine months -- other than all of the winning, of course -- is that they know how to have fun. Whether it is Donald Trump and JD Vance themselves trolling the left on social media, or any one of their Cabinet-level departments doing the same, they have made it quite clear that the harder the left screams at them, the harder they -- and, subsequently, we -- are going to laugh.
Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security has been a full participant in the laughter, recently joining BlueSky to ask the left how they're doing, and also mocking Gavin Newsom and others for defending illegal child labor at marijuana farms in California.
Maybe the best of all, though, was when they took SNL's lame attempt to mock Noem and turned it into a recruitment video for ICE.
Thanks for the free advertisement @NBCSNL
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 12, 2025
Get Criminals Out. Make History. Save America.https://t.co/nZkBEj3GGi pic.twitter.com/0If5QGaX2N
The ICE recruitment ads have been so good, the agency even got Superman to join.
But when it comes to the greatest fictional heroes ever, none are better than J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fellowship in The Lord of the Rings.
ICE's most recent recruitment pitch channeled that epic tale in an effort to find a few more good Men.
Or Elves. Or Dwarves. Or Hobbits.
“The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.” pic.twitter.com/G6BXEwkOQS
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 29, 2025
The quote above from Gandalf before the War of the Ring began in earnest is perfectly accompanied by the scene in Peter Jackson's films where Merry and Pippin convince Treebeard and the Ents to go to war because Saruman and his Uruk-hai present an existential threat to ALL free peoples in the world.
DHS followed that up with another classic quote from the movies, this one from Théoden, facing down a horde of Orcs bent on the destruction of the West:
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 29, 2025
And then another of Aragorn charging into battle, regardless of the odds:
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 29, 2025
We've said it before, and we'll say it again. The people running the social media accounts in this administration all deserve a YUGE raise.
The DHS is shireposting, and you're blackpilling? https://t.co/v6GXtXf7TV
— Kyle Mann (@The_Kyle_Mann) October 29, 2025
Naturally, the post from DHS inspired a swarm of Tolkien memes and posts. Here are some of our favorites.
https://t.co/6ciTVmPrdB pic.twitter.com/5eUnN2xGhO
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) October 29, 2025
Joe Biden, like Denethor in his final days, let all defenses lapse in America, and we went through four years of an invasion.
Now, the war to expel the intruders has begun.
https://t.co/qCR04LU3kb pic.twitter.com/u59WeqqQT3
— USCIS (@USCIS) October 29, 2025
ICE will send them all back to the Shadow.
DE-POR-TATIONS pic.twitter.com/lsnJZULZvT
— Maverick Alexander (@MaverickDarby) October 29, 2025
HA!
Make sure to turn the sound up for that one. Master Samwise knows what he's talking about.
— Daniel Gump ☕️ (@DSiPaint) October 29, 2025
America calls for aid. And Tom Homan shall answer.
— Critically Thinking & Drinking 🎃🥃🧉🍸🍹🎃 (@TheCriticalDri1) October 29, 2025
And our pepper spray!
— Yeti Trains 🇺🇸 (@OGHalfsquatch) October 29, 2025
Aww. That one made us tear up a little bit.
And not because of pepper spray.
— Joe Bazooka (@JoeBazooka123) October 29, 2025
We all wish we hadn't gone through four years of open invasion.
But Grima Mayorkas made it happen, so all that is left for us now is to turn them all back.
Give us more deportations pic.twitter.com/GqF38v20tz
— Braeden (@BraedenSorbo) October 29, 2025
If we include self-deportations, the number is well over two million in just nine months.
That's a number to rival even Legolas and Gimli's famous contest.
Yeah, I’m thinking we’re back https://t.co/6PZdDRDLiY pic.twitter.com/lJtmUH19Lc
— Logan Hall (@loganclarkhall) October 29, 2025
We are SO back!
“I never thought I’d poast side by side with a Fed.”
— Banished Kent (@kentbanishearl) October 29, 2025
“What about side by side with a Patriot?”
“Aye….I could do that.” https://t.co/BCrJbMhTku pic.twitter.com/K3b6oew3Vf
Aye. We could all do that.
NOW IS THE HOUR
— Spooky Minotard 🎃🦇💀 (@Mythotard) October 29, 2025
PATRIOTS
OATHS YOU HAVE TAKEN
NOW, FULFILL THEM ALL
FOR NATION AND HOMELAND https://t.co/VWrEBP2xPb pic.twitter.com/fmJYdcZfvK
Ride now! Ride now!
When you realize that DHS made this post because the people asked for it. https://t.co/79p2D5wjyZ pic.twitter.com/gcDF0hkOcz
— Brandon Lansdown (@BrandonLansdown) October 29, 2025
It's true. DHS was inspired to post the meme by users on X, particularly the Tolkien fan accounts like The Middle Earth Mixer, who posted the meme below earlier, before DHS picked it up.
— The Middle-earth Mixer (@MiddleearthMixr) October 28, 2025
If that's not responding to the will of the people, we don't know what is.
Sir, Lord of the Rings memes dropped https://t.co/rJgBRgw48m pic.twitter.com/BLe2gAdfEY
— Jeremy Prime (@DDayCobra) October 29, 2025
And it's a meme that bows to no one.
I love this timeline https://t.co/Nfq5OKSafW
— Chrissy’s Pop Culture Corner™️ (@realpopchrissy) October 29, 2025
It's more fun than salted pork and a barrel full of Longbottom Leaf.
https://t.co/gLz032KfXk pic.twitter.com/ZmnhUA0FdQ
— Fanatic 🇺🇸 (@crusade_enjoyer) October 29, 2025
By all accounts, ICE's recruiting is going very well. And given how good they are at social media, that is no surprise.
We'll let Sam Gamgee close it out with yet one more inspirational speech. Sound up again:
https://t.co/9J5trAMPRO pic.twitter.com/OVM5RRBdaG
— 0420 (@FlipCrypt) October 29, 2025
Well said, Master Samwise. America IS worth fighting for.
And VERY well done, Department of Homeland Security.
We don't know what they've got up their sleeves next, but it'll be a very tall task to top today's Tolkien meme.
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