The White House said recently that no, it won’t build a Death Star. But are we getting the full story?

Perhaps because so many of the petitions that recently reached the threshold for an official response are unbelievably stupid, the White House said yesterday evening that it is raising the bar on its “We the People” site to 100,000.

The Force is strong in the Office of Management and Budget.

MONDAY >> Hockey Night, the Minnesota band making waves for drenching their songs in the sounds of classic rock and mid-90s Pavement and Dinosaur Jr, visit Iota tonight. You can read an interview with them over at You Aint No Picasso to catch up on the bluzz. Rumor has it a few DCists may be in attendance, so don’t forget your blogger bingo card. $10, 8:30 p.m. >> Has science done anything to you lately?…