On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the murder of Jordan Neely, the start of the WGA strike, and the absurd announcement of a Vampire Survivors show.

Intro

What Are We Up To?

C: Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Phineas & Ferb, Breath of the Wild, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Rocket League

B: Deathloop, Paradise Killer, books, Chili Crisp

Brandon’s Random Factoid

Assholes of the Week: The Texas man that killed five people and ran off has been caught, Gov. Abbott decided to call the killer and the victims “illegal immigrants” while asking for helpful info

Jordan Neely was murdered on a subway by a white ex-Marine for being loud and obnoxious on the train with the NYPD and Eric Adams not giving a shit

Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio and three other members have been found guilty of seditious conspiracy

Three McDonald’s franchisees are being fined over $200k for breaking federal child labor laws

Man gets the longest sentencing yet for a January 6 insurrection defendant

Former Boston high school dean got 18 years for racketeering as he used students to sell drugs for his gang

Heroes of the Week: The Writers Guild of America has gone on strike

First Republic Bank has been bought by JPMorgan Chase

The Fed’s Janet Yellen says that the US could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1

Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr is suing to get her back on the House floor after being censured

Nearly 300 people were arrested by the DOJ in the biggest international fentanyl operation sting

Eli Lilly announced that its experimental Alzheimer’s drug appears to slow its effects after a trial

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is tapping into backup power to keep it going for another three years

Norway has unveiled a life-size sculpture of the ship-wrecking walrus Freya

Vice is preparing to file for bankruptcy

We got the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class

House of the Dragon is moving forward with S2 production with scripts already being done

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will move forward with S2 production

Marvel’s Blade has been delayed due to the writer’s strike

SNL is going dark

Sweet Tooth will end with Season 3

Vampire Survivors has an animated show in the works

We got an official trailer for Dune: Part Two

We got an official trailer for Gran Turismo

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