Andres Rodriguez

Tech savvy, pop culture geek, and Music enthusiast

[NASA @NASA]

UPDATE: The Artemis III event will start at 11:30am ET (1530 UTC) on Tuesday, June 9!

[Pop Base @PopBase]

The San Antonio Spurs have won Game 3 of the NBA Finals (115-111) against the New York Knicks.

Knicks 2-1 Spurs.

[CNN @CNN]

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, setting it up for what may be the most highly anticipated market debut in recent history and a massive payday for early investors. https://t.co/NF6QlNVHLm

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico:

“I defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas. 

And unlike Ken, I believe that you, James, believe in unity over division and that you know how to assemble not only Democrats but Independents and Republicans and we need that right now. 

We need unity, we don't need any more division and that's why I'm supporting you.”

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

3 days to go.

#FIFAWorldCup matches across 3 nations for the first time ever 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸

[Morning Brew ☕️ @MorningBrew]

The week ahead:

Monday:
• Knicks-Spurs Game 3

Tuesday:
• Golden Knights-Hurricanes Game 4

Wednesday:
• CPI report
• Oracle earnings
• Knicks-Spurs Game 4

Thursday:
• World Cup begins
• PPI report
• Adobe earnings
• Golden Knights-Hurricanes Game 5

Friday:
• SpaceX IPO expected
• "Disclosure Day" hits theaters

Saturday:
• Knicks-Spurs Game 5 (if necessary)

Sunday:
• Golden Knights-Hurricanes Game 6 (if necessary)

[ABC News @ABC]

Across Texas, there are growing concerns as more and more barbecue joints announce they are closing their doors amid rising costs. https://t.co/tMzmv7WY9y

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

New teaser trailer for the final season of 'The Bear' 👨‍🍳

Releasing on Hulu June 25

[The Associated Press @AP]

Pope Leo XIV has issued a manifesto calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence. His first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” has sparked widespread online reactions. Many young people appreciate his stance, seeing few leaders addressing AI's rapid rise.

[Elmo @elmo]

Elmo hopes both teams have fun! 🏀🏀🏀🏀

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

Amazing! The House just passed a War Powers Act resolution to end the Iran war! It must now go to the Senate, but it won't need a signature from Trump.

This is the furthest any WPR has gone against the Iran war!

A major defeat for those who wish to continue the war, although it doesn't automatically force Trump's hand.

Several Republicans broke with Trump to get this passed:

Massie,
Fitpatrick,
Davidson, and
Barrett.

Several organizations deserve massive credit for this key win:

@justfp
Action Corps
@FCNL
@NIACouncil
@demandprogress
@PeaceAction

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

"AI isn't paying off in the way companies think. Layoffs driven by automation are failing to generate returns," per FORTUNE.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

AMC had its highest May theater attendance since 2019 🍿

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Hackers say they hijacked tons of high-profile Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

• They simply asked the AI to change the email associated to the account after using a VPN to spoof the page's location

• Accounts associated with Obama and the U.S. Government were included in the hack

• Meta claims the issue has been resolved

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Details on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

• Cost ~$1B to build

• Co-founded by George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson

• Entire campus is 11 acres

• Has ~700 trees

• Holds more than 40K works

• Has a life-size Naboo starfighter

• Has rare manga and comics including DC & Marvel

• 2 theaters

• 35 galleries

• 6x Oscar-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel worked on the lighting

• Been in development for over a decade

• Opening to the public on September 22

“This is a museum of the people’s art—the images are illustrations of beliefs we live with every day. For that reason, this art belongs to everyone" — Mellody Hobson

📷 @voguemagazine

[Pop Base @PopBase]

The San Antonio Spurs will face the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

‘Backrooms’ is now projected to gross over $80M domestically in its opening weekend 💰

• It earned $38M domestically on Friday, including previews

• Already set the record for A24’s best opening weekend ever

• Production budget is ~$10M

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Deep inner suffering inevitably arises when the human person is reduced to performance, consumption, or a statistical datum. Many young people today live under the yoke of expectations to perform, immersed in an exasperated competitiveness that generates anxiety, fear of not measuring up, and disorientation.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

This week alone:

DOJ opens an investigation into the woman Trump raped.

The White House is caught steering a $620 million contract to Don Jr.’s firm.

The Pentagon hands out a $10 billion contract after Trump buys stock in the company.

Foreign governments are caught funneling hundreds of millions into a random JPMorgan account tied to Trump’s “Board of Peace” with no oversight.

It’s just Thursday.

The corruption isn’t hidden anymore. It’s happening out in the open.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Spider-Noir watches over NYC from the Empire State Building 🗽🕸️

All 8 episodes release tomorrow on Prime Video