Photo: Jonathan Olley, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Some Congressional intern is very invested in the 'Star Wars' universe.
Some Congressional intern is very invested in the 'Star Wars' universe.
Photo: Jonathan Olley, Lucasfilm Ltd.
But is Kylo Ren really a snack?
But is Kylo Ren really a snack?
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi L to R: Finn (John Boyega) battling Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi L to R: Finn (John Boyega) battling Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie)
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Daisy Ridley stars in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." MUST CREDIT: Jonathan Olley, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Daisy Ridley stars in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." MUST CREDIT: Jonathan Olley, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Photo: Jonathan Olley, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).
Photo: John Wilson, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..Rey (Daisy Ridley)..Photo: Jules Heath..©2017 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..Rey (Daisy Ridley)..Photo: Jules Heath..©2017 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Photo: Jules Heath
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux in a scene from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." (David James/Lucasfilm via AP)
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux in a scene from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." (David James/Lucasfilm via AP)
Photo: David James, Associated Press
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Benicio del Toro as DJ in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," in theaters on Dec. 15. (Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm via AP)
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Benicio del Toro as DJ in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," in theaters on Dec. 15. (Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm via AP)
Photo: Jonathan Olley, Associated Press
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Kelly Marie Tran as Rose and John Boyega as Finn, left, in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," in theaters on Dec. 15. (Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm via AP)
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Kelly Marie Tran as Rose and John Boyega as Finn, left, in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," in theaters on Dec. 15. (Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm via AP)
Photo: Jonathan Olley, Associated Press
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..L to R: Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and a Porg.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..L to R: Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and a Porg.
Photo: Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..L to R: Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) and Finn (John Boyega).
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..L to R: Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) and Finn (John Boyega).
Photo: David James, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac).
Star Wars: The Last Jedi..Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac).
Photo: Jonathan Olley, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Someone with an IP address in Congress is making weird edits to Star Wars Wikipedia pages
Someone with a Congressional computer is really stoked about the new "Star Wars" movie — and really wants everyone who googles Kylo Ren to know that he is super hot.
The Twitter account @congressedits, which tracks every change made to Wikipedia pages by anyone anonymously using a Congressional computer, has recently seen an uptick in edits to "Star Wars"- related pages.
The same person has twice edited villain Kylo Ren's page — both times to include the fact that "Kylo Ren a snack" — and once to announce a piece of legislation that, frankly, is being buried by the Republican tax overhaul.
"I am introducing legislation to make the release date of every Star Wars film a national Holiday," the anonymous hero wrote on the "Star Wars sequel trilogy" page. The note has sadly since been removed by another user.
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Another Congressional IP address recently edited the Obi-Wan Kenobi page, adding the line: "If you ban my IP address, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
Right.
The @congressedits Twitter account was created several years ago by a software developer named Ed Summers; Summers wrote a script that alerts Twitter whenever someone with an IP address in the United States Congress edits a Wikipedia page. That alert is auto-posted to Twitter.
The account is now a strange repository of congressional interests, ranging from the humorous "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows") to the concerning ("Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture").
