The John Johnston Lounge

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the latest Tesla and Elon Musk news, including that Tesla may have moved the “safety monitor” to a chase car for it’s first “unsupervised” robotaxis in Austin, as Elon Musk touts the new development. However, a Tesla influencer spent most of the weekend trying to find one of the new unsupervised Tesla robotaxis and couldn’t find one in operation. Tesla has also cut standard Autopilot, and is now offering Autosteer as part of a paid subscription, while some other automakers offer it as standard. 

Related episodes:

Waymo Founder: Tesla’s FSD Wouldn’t Pass A DMV Vision Test  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6AAWyi4uKaTN4JzkngdWzH

Tesla Optimus in Shambles as Boston Dynamics Hires Fleeing Lead https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JPjILEYPqo5hz3odX7Gc3

"Elongelical" Tesla Influencers Have Lost Their Minds (It's getting weird) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sENslM2MXn6pjJXy3vbg1

CONCERNING: Tesla 2-Yr Decline Meets Elon’s Huge xAI Cash Burn https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BVkUPZ3JMDX2SEn9fPlZd

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Join John Johnston (JJ) for the Weekly Lounge, a compilation of the week's episodes of The John Johnston Lounge. Below are the individual episode titles and links, and recent Weekly Lounge links too, if you want to catch up on them:

Tesla Optimus in Shambles as Boston Dynamics Hires Fleeing Lead https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JPjILEYPqo5hz3odX7Gc3

The Tech Billionaires’ Plan To Replace You With AI https://open.spotify.com/episode/1STXmjWNZeeaSZG2NYBMUE

Waymo Founder: Tesla’s FSD Wouldn’t Pass A DMV Vision Test  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6AAWyi4uKaTN4JzkngdWzH

BUSTED: Trump Admin Concedes Elon's DOGE May Have Stolen Data https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CZT7ozKnOzOQ4zfvWsSGO

Elon Musk EVISCERATED by Jennifer Welch After Bigoted Attack

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, has been attacking Jennifer Welch from the popular podcast I’ve Had It, and Jennifer has been clapping back, hard. JJ reacts to a video Welch made about Elon’s toxic behavior and attitude towards her and others.

Related episodes:

BUSTED: Trump Admin Concedes Elon's DOGE May Have Stolen Data https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CZT7ozKnOzOQ4zfvWsSGO

"Elongelical" Tesla Influencers Have Lost Their Minds (It's getting weird) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sENslM2MXn6pjJXy3vbg1

Kyle Kulinski Just Went Nuclear on Elon Musk https://open.spotify.com/episode/4iwjP3nYH9rG2k8P0xqPU0

Gilded Rage: Elon Musk & Tech Billionaires Radicalized (ft. Breaking Points) https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jDaBVrOVjT9JbjtU3v1q4

Referenced video:

IHIP News: Elon Musk LOSES IT Online and ATTACKS US After Being CALLED OUT! https://youtu.be/f-hbIrHKXvA

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the Elon Musk and DOGE news that the Trump administration is conceding that DOGE team members led by Elon Musk may have misused Social Security data. Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, and had been sharing it via third party servers. Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were also secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” according to a court filing.

Related episodes:

Elon Musk’s DOGE Collapses & Criminal Charges Loom https://open.spotify.com/episode/3husqbwJVGAqerH4IxIiKD

Elon Musk DOGE Cuts + Trump Benefit Tesla https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zCMVwNdrxSseQ5ePDB0jX

DOGE Whistleblower: Govt Fraud ‘RELATIVELY NONEXISTENT’ https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mdqKpRiIGET9jWiXGJGQj

Referenced video:

BREAKING: Elon Caught DOING THE UNTHINKABLE! | Adam Mockler https://youtu.be/0tt6tWwk3wA

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the Tesla and Elon Musk news that Waymo founder John Krafcik is saying the Tesla’s Full Self Driving Supervised (FSD) has a “bad case of myopia”, and he doesn’t think the current hardware will get Tesla to “super-human driving” capabilities. In addition, JJ provides an update on Tesla’s dismal Cybertruck sales numbers, Tesla’s mission change to “Amazing Abundance” from “Sustainable Abundance. Finally, JJ covers the ongoing spat between Elon Musk and the Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary, with Elon threatening to buy the European company and fire the CEO.

Related episodes:

Tesla Optimus in Shambles as Boston Dynamics Hires Fleeing Lead https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JPjILEYPqo5hz3odX7Gc3

"Elongelical" Tesla Influencers Have Lost Their Minds (It's getting weird) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sENslM2MXn6pjJXy3vbg1

CONCERNING: Tesla 2-Yr Decline Meets Elon’s Huge xAI Cash Burn https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BVkUPZ3JMDX2SEn9fPlZd

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

John Johnston (JJ) reacts to some of a recent video by well known tech journalist Taylor Lorenz, in which she details how tech billionaires, such as Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen and others, are planning for an AI future in which humans don’t exist. The way that they see it, and desire it,, their post-human tech future will be dominated by artificial general intelligence (AGI), or even artificial super intelligence. They plan to outlive a probable collapse in society by building luxury bunkers, living in space, and merging with AI technology. 

Related episodes:

Gilded Rage: Elon Musk & Tech Billionaires Radicalized (ft. Breaking Points) https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jDaBVrOVjT9JbjtU3v1q4

Elon Musk's Grok AI Scandal: Ashley St Clair Speaks Out (Taylor Lorenz Reaction)  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jrzyAD72FNTfUGvIkxaUk

Tesla Optimus in Shambles as Boston Dynamics Hires Fleeing Lead https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JPjILEYPqo5hz3odX7Gc3

Referenced video:

The Real Reason Billionaires Are Obsessed With AI | Taylor Lorenz’s Power User  https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MPzH7R1UHyeRRcfbrbTN7

John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the latest Elon Musk and Tesla news, including that Hyundai’s Boston Dynamics has hired Tesl’a former head of Optimus, after he said he was leaving Tesla to spend more time with family. Elon has also said the Tesla is “almost done” with its A15 chip design, six months after saying it was already finished. Tesla is also ending its direct sales of FSD software, amid speculation it could be to avoid California’s false advertising ban for Tesla. Tesla’s Germany sales are also down a whopping 72% from their peak. Could this partly due to Elon’s constant controversial posting on his own platform X? Join JJ for all this news and more.

Related episodes:

"Elongelical" Tesla Influencers Have Lost Their Minds (It's getting weird) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sENslM2MXn6pjJXy3vbg1

CONCERNING: Tesla 2-Yr Decline Meets Elon’s Huge xAI Cash Burn https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BVkUPZ3JMDX2SEn9fPlZd

Elon Musk's Grok AI Scandal: Ashley St Clair Speaks Out (Taylor Lorenz Reaction)  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jrzyAD72FNTfUGvIkxaUk

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Join John Johnston (JJ) for the Weekly Lounge, a compilation of the week's episodes of The John Johnston Lounge. Below are the individual episode titles and links.

Recent Weekly Lounge episodes: 

Slow Joe Rogan is Waking Up to Harsh Reality https://open.spotify.com/episode/0H7F4FIPxQCqBzKlBm9Iba

Elon Musk's Grok AI Scandal: Ashley St Clair Speaks Out (Taylor Lorenz Reaction)  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jrzyAD72FNTfUGvIkxaUk

Kyle Kulinski Just Went Nuclear on Elon Musk https://open.spotify.com/episode/4iwjP3nYH9rG2k8P0xqPU0

CONCERNING: Tesla 2-Yr Decline Meets Elon’s Huge xAI Cash Burn https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BVkUPZ3JMDX2SEn9fPlZd

"Elongelical" Tesla Influencers Have Lost Their Minds (It's getting weird) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sENslM2MXn6pjJXy3vbg1

Unholy Alliance: Tech Bro Billionaires & Theocracy Bros https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NASRsPTmrH1bN344VT3KR

Elon Musk’s Tesla Predictions Fall Way Short Again https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GLwKH4JdiP13N9A1v7oj2

John Johnston (JJ) reacts to what popular podcaster Joe Rogan has been saying about what’s been happening recently in Minneapolis with the ICE presence and actions in the community. Joe does not like what he’s seeing at all, but is still sitting on the fence on some issues. Is Joe Rogan starting to pull back from his MAGA support?

Related episodes:

Joe Rogan’s Embarrassing Tech Billionaire Worship Hits New Low https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ggR6cTbiPxQwkB6DC9mpN

Sam Harris: Joe Rogan’s Podcast is a “Bug Light” for Maniac Guests https://open.spotify.com/episode/0y5EBw33i8DPf8fPQnMl8E

Joe Rogan’s “Jesus as AI” Rant: Has He Lost It? (American Alchemy Reaction) https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wLVQjgnEKEsSSYdLvyu31

ohn Johnston (JJ) reacts to part of a recent interview tech journalist Taylor Lorenz had with Ashley St Clair, about Ashley’s horrific experiences with Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, specifically it’s new image-generating abilities and the nonconsensual content it has been generating to do with her and many others. Ashley has been increasingly outspoken in her criticism of Elon Musk’s X platform’s handling of Grok’s image generation.

Related episodes:

Kyle Kulinski Just Went Nuclear on Elon Musk https://open.spotify.com/episode/4iwjP3nYH9rG2k8P0xqPU0

"Elongelical" Tesla Influencers Have Lost Their Minds (It's getting weird) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sENslM2MXn6pjJXy3vbg1

Gilded Rage: Elon Musk & Tech Billionaires Radicalized (ft. Breaking Points) https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jDaBVrOVjT9JbjtU3v1q4

Referenced video:

Ashley St Clair’s Political Awakening: Trans Rights, AI, and Elon Musk | Taylor Lorenz’s Power User https://open.spotify.com/episode/71UDJcCyoZ7iFtGaSI37sD