John Johnston
@johnguyjohnston.bsky.social
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the hottest business, political, tech and culture news. https://www.youtube.com/@TheJohnJohnstonLounge
Gamified: Big Tech’s Bet on Gambling & Scams youtu.be/vGrmo1oAA44
Gamified: Big Tech’s Bet on Gambling & Scams
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December 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Gamified: Big Tech’s Bet on Gambling & Scams youtu.be/vGrmo1oAA44
Elon’s Delusional Robotaxi Claims vs Waymo Reality (20 mill Trips) youtu.be/iFxP0Nspsao
Elon’s Delusional Robotaxi Claims vs Waymo Reality (20 mill Trips)
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December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Elon’s Delusional Robotaxi Claims vs Waymo Reality (20 mill Trips) youtu.be/iFxP0Nspsao
Palantir Co-Founder’s Call For “Public Hangings” Sparks Outrage youtu.be/UqfQrmY097Q
H/T and thanks to @gilduran.com
H/T and thanks to @gilduran.com
Palantir Co-Founder’s Call For “Public Hangings” Sparks Outrage
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December 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Palantir Co-Founder’s Call For “Public Hangings” Sparks Outrage youtu.be/UqfQrmY097Q
H/T and thanks to @gilduran.com
H/T and thanks to @gilduran.com
Good news: Los Angeles’ power supply is now officially coal-free electrek.co/2025/12/08/l...
Los Angeles' power supply is now officially coal-free
Los Angeles is officially coal-free after the Utah coal plant that supplied it shut down, marking a major step toward clean energy by 2035.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Good news: Los Angeles’ power supply is now officially coal-free electrek.co/2025/12/08/l...
Tesla Optimus Hilariously Collapses! Is Elon Faking Autonomy? youtu.be/g7NJo2Ckbw0
Tesla Optimus Hilariously Collapses! Is Elon Faking Autonomy?
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December 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tesla Optimus Hilariously Collapses! Is Elon Faking Autonomy? youtu.be/g7NJo2Ckbw0
Elon Musk’s €120M MELTDOWN: Wants EU “Abolished” open.spotify.com/episode/1bAl...
Elon Musk Wants EU ABOLISHED After X Fined €120m
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December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Elon Musk’s €120M MELTDOWN: Wants EU “Abolished” open.spotify.com/episode/1bAl...
Some great news about my video podcast.
On Spotify's Podcast Charts, it’s charting in the Technology category in multiple countries, including 🇺🇸 Top 30 in the US, 🇬🇧 Top 25 in the UK, 🇦🇺 Top 20 in Australia.
Huge thank you to anyone who's ever tuned-in.
On Spotify's Podcast Charts, it’s charting in the Technology category in multiple countries, including 🇺🇸 Top 30 in the US, 🇬🇧 Top 25 in the UK, 🇦🇺 Top 20 in Australia.
Huge thank you to anyone who's ever tuned-in.
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Some great news about my video podcast.
On Spotify's Podcast Charts, it’s charting in the Technology category in multiple countries, including 🇺🇸 Top 30 in the US, 🇬🇧 Top 25 in the UK, 🇦🇺 Top 20 in Australia.
Huge thank you to anyone who's ever tuned-in.
On Spotify's Podcast Charts, it’s charting in the Technology category in multiple countries, including 🇺🇸 Top 30 in the US, 🇬🇧 Top 25 in the UK, 🇦🇺 Top 20 in Australia.
Huge thank you to anyone who's ever tuned-in.
Weekly Lounge: Rogan’s "AI Jesus” Rant, TSLA Overvalued (Burry), Tesla EU Sales Crash open.spotify.com/episode/7k6b...
Weekly Lounge: Rogan’s "AI Jesus” Rant, TSLA Overvalued (Burry), Tesla EU Sales Crash
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December 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Weekly Lounge: Rogan’s "AI Jesus” Rant, TSLA Overvalued (Burry), Tesla EU Sales Crash open.spotify.com/episode/7k6b...
Land War or Self-Terrorism? Trump's Likely Next Step
"Self-terrorism means dropping one’s guard, provoking others inside and outside one’s own country, waiting for the act of terror, and then exploiting it." - Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
"Self-terrorism means dropping one’s guard, provoking others inside and outside one’s own country, waiting for the act of terror, and then exploiting it." - Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Land War or Self-Terrorism?
Trump's Likely Next Step
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December 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Land War or Self-Terrorism? Trump's Likely Next Step
"Self-terrorism means dropping one’s guard, provoking others inside and outside one’s own country, waiting for the act of terror, and then exploiting it." - Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
"Self-terrorism means dropping one’s guard, provoking others inside and outside one’s own country, waiting for the act of terror, and then exploiting it." - Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Joe Rogan’s “Jesus as AI” Rant: Has He Lost His Mind? youtu.be/v_QJP9WhUUE
Joe Rogan’s “Jesus as AI” Rant: Has He Lost His Mind?
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December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Joe Rogan’s “Jesus as AI” Rant: Has He Lost His Mind? youtu.be/v_QJP9WhUUE
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Triggers ‘CODE RED’ as Gemini Gains youtu.be/mQtboVZEzBA
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Triggers ‘CODE RED’ as Gemini Gains
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December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Triggers ‘CODE RED’ as Gemini Gains youtu.be/mQtboVZEzBA
Nobody is surprised at this point. Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again | The Verge www.theverge.com/news/837423/...
Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again
And he wants you to know Donald Trump likes him again.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Nobody is surprised at this point. Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again | The Verge www.theverge.com/news/837423/...
Tesla Europe Sales Crash Deepens & Bricked Batteries Nightmare youtu.be/pXV7gVUGJtQ
Tesla Europe Sales Crash DEEPENS & Bricked Batteries Nightmare
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December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Tesla Europe Sales Crash Deepens & Bricked Batteries Nightmare youtu.be/pXV7gVUGJtQ
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She added about 20 million views to this after some dipshit WH spokesperson decided the best plan was to personally attack and insult her. And counting.
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
She added about 20 million views to this after some dipshit WH spokesperson decided the best plan was to personally attack and insult her. And counting.
Good on Sabrina.
JUST IN: Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has fired back at the Trump administration after the official White House account used her song over footage of federal agents chasing down immigrants.
"this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."
"this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Good on Sabrina.
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This is also what Trump's plan for "Freedom Cities" is about. A plot to give federal land to billionaires so they can create democracy-free zones without laws, regulations, or taxes.
A blueprint for a post-democracy world. Expect a big push toward creating these new Fascist Cities...soon.
A blueprint for a post-democracy world. Expect a big push toward creating these new Fascist Cities...soon.
Trump's pardon of Honduras' drug trafficker president is raising awareness of Prospera, the weird tech-ruled city he helped to create.
Prospera is #NetworkState, a scary cult of tech billionaires who plan to replace nation-states with privatized dystopias.
More:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iHl...
Prospera is #NetworkState, a scary cult of tech billionaires who plan to replace nation-states with privatized dystopias.
More:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iHl...
1. Tech Billionaires vs. Democracy: Elon Musk and the Rise of "Network States"
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December 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is also what Trump's plan for "Freedom Cities" is about. A plot to give federal land to billionaires so they can create democracy-free zones without laws, regulations, or taxes.
A blueprint for a post-democracy world. Expect a big push toward creating these new Fascist Cities...soon.
A blueprint for a post-democracy world. Expect a big push toward creating these new Fascist Cities...soon.
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I'm glad the GOP is full Groyper and white nationalist now. Just let it all out. Tell the world who you are.
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I'm glad the GOP is full Groyper and white nationalist now. Just let it all out. Tell the world who you are.
‘Big Short’ Burry Slams Tesla: "Ridiculously Overvalued" youtu.be/F12pxCxbCU8
‘Big Short’ Burry SLAMS Tesla: "Ridiculously Overvalued"
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December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
‘Big Short’ Burry Slams Tesla: "Ridiculously Overvalued" youtu.be/F12pxCxbCU8
Elon Musk’s WILDEST Tesla Optimus Robot Claims youtu.be/-eYNAMeRGJ4
Elon Musk’s WILDEST Tesla Optimus Robot Claims
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December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Elon Musk’s WILDEST Tesla Optimus Robot Claims youtu.be/-eYNAMeRGJ4
Weekly Lounge: Harris vs Rogan, Thiel’s “Antichrist”, Musk DOGE Crash, Gemini Crushes ChatGPT open.spotify.com/episode/6W7d...
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Weekly Lounge: Harris vs Rogan, Thiel’s “Antichrist”, Musk DOGE Crash, Gemini Crushes ChatGPT open.spotify.com/episode/6W7d...
Tesla's Rough Month: Sales Drops, Robotaxi Cuts, Model Y Defects youtu.be/0eOIRf4NJTA
Tesla's ROUGH Month: Sales Drops, Robotaxi Cuts, Model Y Defects
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November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Tesla's Rough Month: Sales Drops, Robotaxi Cuts, Model Y Defects youtu.be/0eOIRf4NJTA
Sam Harris: Joe Rogan is a “Bug Light” for Maniac Guests youtu.be/CeU47vqHuHU
Sam Harris: Joe Rogan is a “Bug Light” for Maniac Guests
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November 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Sam Harris: Joe Rogan is a “Bug Light” for Maniac Guests youtu.be/CeU47vqHuHU
Thiel Calls POPE ‘The Antichrist’: JD Vance’s Palantir Problem youtu.be/jcnwKuTlIN0
Thiel Calls POPE ‘The Antichrist’: JD Vance’s Palantir Problem
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November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Thiel Calls POPE ‘The Antichrist’: JD Vance’s Palantir Problem youtu.be/jcnwKuTlIN0
IT’S OVER: Elon’s DOGE Collapses & Criminal Charges Loom youtu.be/naI2iD-EXqg
IT’S OVER: Elon’s DOGE Collapses & Criminal Charges Loom
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
IT’S OVER: Elon’s DOGE Collapses & Criminal Charges Loom youtu.be/naI2iD-EXqg
Is It Over? Google Gemini Crushes ChatGPT | All-In Pod Reaction youtu.be/plw-HgtnBxg
Is It Over? Google Gemini Crushes ChatGPT | All-In Pod Reaction
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November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Is It Over? Google Gemini Crushes ChatGPT | All-In Pod Reaction youtu.be/plw-HgtnBxg