A ‘Republican Star Trek Fan’ Makes About as Much Sense as a Tribble Brain Surgeon

Uhura and her little Tribble friend.

It was inevitable that MAGA would come for “Star Trek.”

They’ve spent years fucking up “Star Wars” fandom, warring with creators and driving actors off social media with their sexist and racist attacks.

Now there’s a new bit of clickbait making the rounds, claiming, with zero evidence, that most “Star Trek” fans are Republican and the franchise needs to embrace that.

Set phasers on stupid.

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How Leonard Nimoy Saved ‘Star Trek: The Animated Series’ from Becoming One of the Greatest Debacles in TV History

On its 50th anniversary, “Star Trek: The Animated Series” is finally getting some well-deserved love.

For many years, the Saturday morning series that premiered Sept. 8, 1973, has often been disparaged, if not outright ignored.

And it almost was a mess that very well could have torpedoed “Star Trek” forever, were it not for star Leonard Nimoy.

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