Greetings Webtaculators! We have officially made it to the twelfth repeating number issue! That’s something! Hope everyone had a good social distance mother’s day. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (long reads)
What: The Destruction Of Justice
Why: Because there were multiple stories this week that have to do with what justice is in the United States, and they are all resoundingly bleak. The DOJ dropped its prosecution of traitor Michael Flynn, who plead guilty twice. The Supreme Court ruled that it cannot judge on corruption cases that are political in nature and don’t have a monetary component. It took months to get the Georgia DA to file charges against the people who lynched Ahmoud Arbery. Instead of locking up these dangerous yahoos, arrests made for social distancing violations have largely targeted people of color. Good job America.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Sigh
Why: Because building cars is not essential. Also, he wouldn’t have a solar business, an electric car business, or a space business, or a tunneling business without the state having propped Elon up numerous times.

SCIENCE THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Failure All The Way Up
Why: Because now multiple people within Trump’s inner circle have tested positive for COVID-19.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Virtually Sporting
Why: Because crashing in a simulation do not have the same real-life consequences as crashing in reality, but it is an interesting question of how seriously a professional should take their sport.

SCREEN THING OF THE WEEK (6 min. read)
What: An Eternal Festivus For The Rest Of Us
Why: Because Jerry Stiller made generations laugh.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (6 min. read)
What: RIP Little Richard
Why: Because he made music electric.

LITERATURE THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: The 2020 Pulitzers
Why: Because reading good writing is still worth while.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. read)
What: What Comes Next
Why: Because an Xbox press conference showed 13 new games that will appear on its new console starting this holiday season.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: Goonies Reunion; Satire Is Harder Than Ever; Congrats To The Class Of 2020
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: More Positivity?
Why: Because I feel like these have become much more negative, regardless of the good that John Krasinski is trying to get me to see in the world. It’s not that I don’t see it, it’s just that someone being thoughtfully spoken to by a celebrity doesn’t quite have the same emphasis as seeing the US Attorney General destroy the very bedrock of justice in front of our eyes. There’s a reason I haven’t been posting these on as strict of a schedule as normal this year, which has only compounded with the general daily news. Even though many people are doing the right thing, I am constantly baffled by the amount of people who clearly just don’t care about anyone but themselves. It’s disheartening on a very real level, so I cannot help but reflect that sentiment here. If anyone has any advice for staying positive, please, please share it. Thanks in advance.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™