Geek Apparel of the Week: Bantu Wind and Muppet Lobby
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?? It’s another wonderfully subtle, classy movie shirt from Last Exit to Nowhere — this time from Raiders of the Lost Ark, if you don’t recognize it. It’s 18 pounds here (but shippable to the U.S., natch).
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?? Certain portions of the U.S. government are proposing that funding for PBS be canceled entirely. The operating budget for PBS, incidentally, is less than one-tenth of one-thousandth of the annual U.S. budget — or 0.0001%. There’s an online petition called “I Stand with the Muppet Lobby” that you can sign here, but you can also show your support with this shirt from Mighty Fine. It’s $25 here, and portions of every sale go to PBS broadcasters.
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