This week, we light a candle for lost legends and torch a few bad takes. In Follow Up, Molly White reminds us that giving a damn still matters—despite the rising tide of apathy (and flaming robotaxis in downtown L.A.). Protesters across the country chant “No Kings!” while Elon does his best impression of a bootlicker groveling back to Trump. Meanwhile, we take a moment to reflect on 2025’s greatest hits: riots, rollbacks, and rampant idiocy.In the news, Uber decides buses are cool again—but shittier and more expensive. The UK jumps into the robotaxi game while Tesla, shockingly, misses another launch date. French Tesla fans are suing over the brand’s fashy vibes, Google is ghosting employees via buyout, and Meta’s trying to buy its way to artificial godhood. Oh, and Trump’s launching an AI chatbot. What could go wrong? Elsewhere, China turns off AI so kids can cheat the old-fashioned way, Disney and Universal are gunning for Midjourney, and Shopify goes stablecoin with Coinbase and Stripe.Media Candy’s popping off: Foundation returns, Strange New Worlds prepares for its final warp, and Spaceballs is back—with the original cast! Meanwhile, we review Mythfits, Princess of Power, and the slow striptease that is David Zaslav’s credibility. On the gadget front: forget your canned air—go full vacuum-blower-keyboard-cleaner madness. And in The Dark Side with Dave, stormtroopers vlog, AI kills joy, and we race the beam in retro game land. Finally, we say goodbye to a few greats—Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Ananda Lewis, Douglas McCarthy, and Apple legend Bill Atkinson. 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I care. by Molly White</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/us/waymo-la-protests-vehicles-fire.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk8.mWPJ.VGYMxB2Z7bvN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waymo Halts Service in Downtown Los Angeles After Its Taxis Are Set on Fire</a><a href="https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-protest-things-to-know-trump-8d37f2bb2bf20ab503205b277e92b885" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies</a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/06/los-angeles-marines-protests-donald-trump-the-things-they-carried-parody.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What It Was Like in the Shit in 2025</a><a href="https://consequence.net/2025/06/elon-musk-apologizes-donald-trump/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Cuck Apologizes to Donald Trump</a>IN THE NEWS<a href="https://gizmodo.com/ubers-new-shuttle-is-basically-a-bus-but-worse-2000612401" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Uber’s New Shuttle Is Basically a Bus, but Worse</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/transportation/the-uk-will-get-its-first-robotaxis-next-year-131731015.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The UK will get its first robotaxis next year</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/with-roadblock-after-roadblock-is-teslas-robotaxi-launch-doomed-to-fail-2000613987" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">With Roadblock After Roadblock, Is Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Doomed to Fail?</a><a href="https://futurism.com/teslas-robotaxi-launch-chaos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tesla's Robotaxi Launch Date Was Supposed to Be Today, But We're Shocked to Hear That It's Been Pushed Back - Shocked, we say.</a><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250611-french-tesla-customers-sue-over-brand-becoming-extreme-right" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">French Tesla customers file lawsuit over brand becoming 'extreme-right' symbol</a><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/google-buyouts-search-ads-unit.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google offers buyouts to employees across the company, including Search</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/ai/meta-is-reportedly-forming-an-ai-superintelligence-team-133030015.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meta is reportedly forming an 'AI Superintelligence' team</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/ai/meta-is-reportedly-forming-an-ai-superintelligence-team-133030015.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Trump Administration Is Launching an AI Chatbot</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/china-takes-on-student-cheating-by-shutting-off-ai-nationwide-during-exams-2000613172" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China Takes on Student Cheating by Shutting Off AI Nationwide During Exams</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/ai-therapy-bots-meta-character-ai-ftc-complaint/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' Digital Rights Organizations Say</a><a href="https://boingboing.net/2025/06/12/disney-and-universal-file-major-copyright-lawsuit-against-midjourney-over-ai-generated-characters.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney and Universal file major copyright lawsuit against Midjourney over AI-generated characters</a><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shopify-partners-coinbase-stripe-landmark-182707374.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify partners with Coinbase and Stripe in landmark stablecoin deal</a>MEDIA CANDY<a href="https://pionairepodcasting.com/mythfits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mythfits Podcast</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2rjfRdmVDBMFT5mamSsVeU?si=b7vsQXy7SVOBxC_K7zTaFg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marina - PRINCESS OF POWER</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C53xEOdxz70" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foundation — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+ - July 11th</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-canceled-season-5-paramount-2000614924" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Will End With a Fifth and Final Season</a><a href="https://consequence.net/2025/06/spaceballs-sequel-mel-brooks-rick-moranis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spaceballs Sequel Set for 2027 with Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, and Bill Pullman All Returning</a><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2025/06/warner-bros-discovery-split-david-zaslav-american-culture-crisis.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Zaslav Has No Clothes</a><a href="https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/the-gauge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Gauge</a>APPS & DOODADS<a href="https://www.supertone.ai/en/clear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supertone Clear</a><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2025/06/bluesky-scoldy-resistance-twitter.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blue Scold</a><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2025/06/bluesky-real-problem-twitter-x-explained.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Real Problem With Bluesky</a><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Compressed-160000RPM-Cleaner-Keyboard-Replaces/dp/B0BWSXJ49Q/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Compressed Air Duster with Air Blower 160000RPM Vacuum Cleaner and Air Duster 4 in 1 Keyboard Cleaner,No Canned Air Duster,Electir Air Duster,Replaces for Compressed Air Cans &Vacuum Cleaner for PC</a><a href="https://www.homedepot.ca/product/black-decker-20v-max-lithium-ion-cordless-10-in-string-trimmer-edger-with-1-5ah-battery-and-charger/1001806320" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BLACK+DECKER 20V MAX Lithium-Ion Cordless 10 in. 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As Film and TV Projects Leave</a><a href="https://leah.is/posts/ai_is_killing_joy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How AI is killing joy</a><a href="https://bbenchoff.github.io/pages/FiniteAtari.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Finding Atari Games in Randomly Generated Data</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjukwVQHRyM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Racing The Beam: The Story of Stella</a><a href="https://www.analogue.co/pocket" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Analogue Pocket</a>CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS<a href="https://www.stremio.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stremio</a><a href="https://consequence.net/2025/06/sly-stone-dead/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sly Stone, Pioneering Bandleader and Funk Virtuoso, Dead at 82</a><a href="https://www.hulu.com/movie/98d14eec-caa7-4974-ba2e-ad34a17d6f8f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SLY LIVES!</a><a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/the-beach-boys-brian-wilson-dies-at-82/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82</a><a href="https://consequence.net/2025/06/sting-god-only-knows-brian-wilson-cover-watch/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sting Performs Moving Cover of “God Only Knows” in Tribute to Brian Wilson: Watch</a><a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/blogs/episodes/god-only-knows-by-the-beach-boys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Strong Songs - "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys</a><a href="https://variety.com/2025/music/news/ananda-lewis-dead-mtv-vj-1236428786/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ananda Lewis, Host of MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ and ‘Hot Zone,’ Dies At 52</a><a href="https://www.brooklynvegan.com/nitzer-ebbs-douglas-mccarthy-has-died-at-58/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy has died at 58</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/11/bill_atkinson_obituary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RIP: Bill Atkinson, co-creator of Apple Lisa and Mac</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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