National Public Radio and the Public Broadcast System receive public funds and Donald Trump wants that to end. In a late-night executive order—56 years to the day after Fred Rogers famously convinced Congress to fund PBS— Trump directed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease funding the organizations. — Read the rest

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In a galaxy far, far away… (or about half an hour from Skywalker Ranch) lies the world's largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia. Known as Rancho Obi-Wan, this legendary collection of over 500,000 Star Wars toys, art, posters, ephemera, and even screen-used costumes and props is enough to make any fan's jaw drop. — Read the rest

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In February, Russia shockingly attacked Chernobyl's sarcophagus. The damage will be challenging to repair.

In a massive affront to the memory of all the people who died cleaning up the disaster at Chernobyl, Russia struck the two billion dollar "New Safe Confinement" with an explosive drone attack. — Read the rest

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Apparently, no one told the right that you're not actually supposed to root for the genocidal, totalitarian Galactic Empire. Comedian Walter Masterson found this out the hard way when he crashed a MAGA/Zionist joint protest (real meeting of the minds) in full stormtrooper garb, only for most of the protestors to not get the joke. — Read the rest

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Lego unveiled a slew of new Star Wars sets just in time for Star Wars Day, and the best droid in all of Star Wars is finally getting a plastic brick likeness. C1-10P, Chopper to his friends, the slightly unhinged, loyal, badass droid from Star Wars Rebels and Ahsoka, will be available as a smaller-scale set, matching the currently available R2-D2, not the larger, discontinued Technic version. — Read the rest

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Serendipity Books, a beloved shop in Chelsea, Michigan recently secured a lease on a larger space just 350 feet away. While that's a wonderful sign for independent bookstores everywhere, the question became how to most efficiently and affordably move nearly 10,000 books down the block. — Read the rest

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