On this week’s episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, we kick things off with the glorious meltdown of two of our least favorite Bond villains: Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Not only is their public pissing match tanking Tesla’s market cap, but now Trump’s launching a crypto wallet to… fund freedom? Or at least funnel it straight to his latest shell game. Meanwhile, someone at DOGE admitted the U.S. government wasn’t entirely incompetent, so naturally, they got fired. Efficiency is un-American, after all.In the news, Ukraine leveled up with an unprecedented drone blitz on Russian airbases using—you guessed it—open source software. GitHub just became a geopolitical weapon. Back home, Nebraska wants to unplug your kids, Florida’s trying (and failing) to legislate dopamine, and Tesla’s panicking that their crash data might expose how their “Full Self-Driving” is really just short bus autopilot. And because the AI dystopia train never stops: OpenAI’s bot is recommending meth to recovering addicts, Meta’s replacing humans with risk-assessing algorithms, and one “AI startup” turned out to be 700 dudes in Bangalore with a decent VPN. Cue the dramatic zoom on Diabolus Ex Machina.Media Candy this week is a buffet: Downton Abbey finally closes up shop, Stranger Things 5 sets a date, and Foundation still sucks. Marc Maron’s locking the gates for good, Garbage drops a surprisingly optimistic album, and Hollywood’s quietly been using AI like it’s a studio intern who doesn’t need sleep. Over in The Library, Jason’s back with Hitchhiker’s Guide and Brian dives in to Michael Palin’s Python diaries—because reading actual books is still a thing, damn it. Plus: Dave Bittner wants to “go antiquing” with Amy Sedaris with a Ben Franklin playbook. Closing shout-outs go to the legendary Loretta Swit—Hot Lips forever—and yes, we finally answer the question nobody asked: what is under a Jawa’s hood?Sponsors:Private Internet Access - Go to <a href="https://gog.show/vpn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GOG.Show/vpn</a> and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to <a href="https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4484313/343321/5114" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SetApp</a> and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! <a href="https://gog.show/1password" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gog.show/1password</a>DeleteMe - Head over to <a href="http://JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG</a> and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Show notes at <a href="https://gog.show/700" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gog.show/700</a>FOLLOW UP<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/05/us/trump-elon-musk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump Threatens to Cut Elon Musk's Government Contracts as Feud Escalates</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/musk-trump-breakup-tesla-stock-price/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market 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href="https://www.wsj.com/video/series/on-the-news/explained-ukraines-unprecedented-drone-attack-on-russian-warplanes/EA55055B-1051-4CC9-ADAB-A0368A77C9E3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explained: Ukraine’s Unprecedented Drone Attack on Russian Warplanes</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/ukraines-massive-drone-attack-was-powered-by-open-source-software/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine's Massive Drone Attack Was Powered by Open Source Software</a><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-killer-drones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Ukraine’s Killer Drones Are Beating Russian Jamming</a><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgn47e5qyno" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/a-new-nebraska-law-wants-to-make-social-media-less-addictive-for-kids-171510432.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A new Nebraska law wants to make social media less addictive for kids</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/floridas-social-media-law-has-been-temporarily-blocked-by-a-federal-judge-123004847.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Florida's social media law has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/transportation/tesla-is-trying-to-stop-certain-self-driving-crash-data-becoming-public-150946549.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tesla is trying to stop certain self-driving crash data becoming public</a><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/06/05/tesla-admits-suffer-financial-harm-if-self-driving-crash-data-becomes-public/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tesla admits it would ‘suffer financial harm’ if its self-driving crash data becomes public</a><a href="https://futurism.com/therapy-chatbot-addict-meth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Therapy Chatbot Tells Recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat</a><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/openai-incel-chatbot-subhuman-men/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI featured chatbot is pushing extreme surgeries to “subhuman” men</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-will-reportedly-soon-use-ai-for-most-product-risk-assessments-instead-of-human-reviewers-205416849.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meta will reportedly soon use AI for most product risk assessments instead of human reviewers</a><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/perplexity-received-780-million-queries-last-month-ceo-says/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perplexity received 780 million queries last month, CEO says</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-fda-rolls-out-its-own-ai-to-speed-up-clinical-reviews-and-scientific-evaluations-120052323.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The FDA rolls out its own AI to speed up clinical reviews and scientific evaluations</a><a href="https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-company-files-for-bankruptcy-after-being-exposed-as-700-human-engineers-3208136/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers</a><a href="https://amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-ex-machina" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Diabolus Ex Machina</a><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/meditation-and-mindfulness-have-a-dark-side-we-often-overlook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meditation And Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Often Overlook</a>MEDIA CANDY<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFzH1AWxgIM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DOWNTON ABBEY: The Grand Finale</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/stranger-things-5-finally-has-its-release-date-152255914.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stranger Things 5 finally has its release date</a><a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/poker-face" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poker Face</a><a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foundation</a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/83?jbv=81757969" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders</a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=81700898" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden</a><a href="https://play.max.com/show/93ba22b1-833e-47ba-ae94-8ee7b9eefa9a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Last of Us</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Taste-UK/dp/B0CP8825TN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Taste UK</a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/81682882" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Somebody Feed Phil</a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/george-clooney-good-night-and-good-luck-live-cnn-1236255646/?utm_source=newsletter.readthedailies.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=instant-movie-remixes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Is Preparing to Go Live on CNN</a><a href="https://play.max.com/movie/c5520c63-eb6b-4e1b-a72c-00a0c8207723" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mountainhead</a><a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/generative-ai-hollywood-movies-tv.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood Already Uses Generative AI (And Is Hiding It)</a><a href="https://hypebeast.com/2025/6/lionsgate-ai-content-adaptation-production-efficiency-exploration-news" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lionsgate Explores AI for Content Adaptation and Production Efficiency</a><a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/marc-maron-wtf-podcast-ending.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" 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rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The CyberWire</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/hacking-humans.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hacking Humans</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/caveat.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Caveat</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/control-loop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Control Loop</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/only-malware-in-the-building" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Only Malware in the Building</a><a href="https://events.america250.org/events/250th-anniversary-of-the-us-army-grand-military-parade-and-celebration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Grand Military Parade and Celebration</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advice_to_a_Friend_on_Choosing_a_Mistress" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/disney-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-its-new-cars-land-2000610703" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney Pulls Back the Curtain on Its New 'Cars' Land</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frGnWBSxbB8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Thank You, Muppet*Vision 3D" — Official Music Video</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_wTCMkHjY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peli is REALLY familiar with Jawas... The Book of Boba Fett - E5</a><a href="https://www.cbr.com/jawa-without-hood-star-wars/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Wars: What's Beneath a Jawa's Hood? The Stuff of Nightmares</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ54eImz88w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Talking Heads - Psycho Killer</a>CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS<a href="https://consequence.net/2025/05/loretta-swit-hot-lips-mash-dead/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Loretta Swit, Who Played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on MAS*H, Dead at 87</a><a href="https://mashmatterspodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MASH Matters Podcast</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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