Tony Webster

The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests These numbers are legitimately shocking.

"According to [cybersecurity firm] CHEQ, a whopping 75.85 percent of traffic from X to its advertising clients' websites during the weekend of the Super Bowl was fake."

mashable.com/article/x-tw...

I see the DOGE chainsaw is still working well

I’m actually getting kind of concerned for John’s safety

It’s simply socialist corruption that the @wedge.live pipeline system bypassed the environmental impact statement process. What about the birds????

I hope whatever is happening to her never happens to me. Should I start doing Sudoku? Taking supplements?

You can stop posting pictures of him now, thanks

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers Free Willy (1993) Official Trailer - Michael Madsen Movie

My answer is also the answer to “what radicalized you?” www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk0X...

American flag and POW/MIA flag above a street at sunset in Lander, Wyoming

Two prairie dogs sticking their heads up above the grass, Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming

Pond and mountain at sunrise. Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming

Sun shines on tall grasses and trees in Three Forks, Montana

Some photos from around Wyoming and Montana last week

As a writer, painter, and former record-store manager, I want to underline every word @bencollins.bsky.social said here. We are fucking human beings who do amazing things. We should absolutely glory in that and not become cogs in somebody's efficiency machine or let ourselves be stripped for parts.

Me: “I need to move away from my 32k population college town for better professional opportunities”

Two weeks later: *zillowing houses in a town of 7,500*

Map of camping route through SW Wyoming, Idaho including Sawtooth and Boise national forests, up through Payette National Forest, to Nez Perce-Clearwater, Missoula to Bozeman, down to Yellowstone, then Cody Lovell Worland Lander etc. back home

Home from my camping road trip. ☑ bad sunburn ☑ hail damage ☑ 1.5TB of photos ☑ mosquito bite on eyelid ☑ woke up to a grizzly right outside my truck ☑ one (1) legit shower in 12 days ☑ lots of time to think about life ☑ caught up on podcasts

First time a judge has decided a case based on hallucinated case law in the US that I've encountered.

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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT From the moment Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia challenged his illegal rendition to El Salvador in March 2025, the government has repeatedly maligned him in public statements. Instead of complying with the Supreme Court’s order that it “facilitate” Mr. Abrego’s return to the United States, the government launched a public disparagement campaign against him to justify his unlawful detention in El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (“CECOT”), one of the most violent, inhumane prisons in the world. As Mr. Abrego’s plight captured national attention, officials occupying the highest positions of the United States government baselessly labeled him a “gangbanger,” “monster,” “illegal predator,” “illegal alien terrorist,” “wife beater,” “barbarian,” and “human trafficker.” The Vice President, a Yale Law School graduate, went so far as to flatly lie about Mr. Abrego, calling him a “convicted MS-13 gang member,” notwithstanding that Mr. Abrego in fact has never been convicted of any crime at all.

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks the Tennessee criminal court to order the govt to stop making extrajudicial statements about Abrego that could prejudice the trial. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

we're living through a major, civilization-altering technological revolution and it has nothing to do with AI

120. Upon arrival at CECOT, the detainees were greeted by a prison official who stated, "Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave." Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was then forced to strip, issued prison clothing, and subjected to physical abuse including being kicked in the legs with boots and struck on his head and arms to make him change clothes faster. His head was shaved with a zero razor, and he was frog-marched to cell 15, being struck with wooden batons along the way. By the following day, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia had visible bruises and lumps all over his body. 121. In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself The detainees were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation. 122. After approximately one week at CECOT, prison director Osiris Luna and other officials separated the 21 Salvadorans who had arrived together. Twelve individuals with visible gang-related tattoos were moved to another cell, while Plaintiff Abrego Garcia remained with eight others who, like him, upon information and belief had no gang affiliations or tattoos. 123. As reflected by his segregation, the Salvadoran authorities recognized that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not affiliated with any gang and, at around this time, prison officials explicitly acknowledged that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia's tattoos were not gang-related, telling him "your

“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”

Trees outside camper shell

Good evening from my truck bed (emphasis on bed) (I’ve never slept so well)

My old Volvo 🥰

Big bridge over big river

Cyclist on dirt road in mountains

Hairpin curve on dirt road in mountains

Stream in forest

Hi from Idaho

This is very readable for non-specialists and highlights the historical dereliction of responsibility of courts and Congress to stop executives unilaterally initiating military action. The post-9/11 AUMFs that have been used as a blank check by Dems and Republicans were always going to end up here.

Use of the word "pray" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

New Bomb Capable Of Creating 1,500 New Terrorists In Single Blast

theonion.com/new-bomb-cap...

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

Cranking up the volume on some Evanescence. Feeling very 2003ish for no reason in particular.

Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.

Minnesota assassination prompts many lawmakers to wonder: Is service worth the danger? • Stateline As politicians increasingly describe their rivals not just as wrong on policy but as the enemy, the message can embolden extremists to carry out violence.

If the most vulnerable and less-resourced people understandably shy away from public service out of fear and intimidation, it’s going to have lasting effects on the composition of state legislatures and government stateline.org/2025/06/20/m...

Tough week for Musk:

1. Texas lawmakers ask Tesla to delay robotaxi launch.

2. Starship 36 explodes on launch pad.

3. Starlink rival Eutelsat raises 1.35 billion euro ($1.55 billion) capital raise backed by France. Macron says its success is a question of strategic sovereignty.

AllTrails launches AI route-making tool, worrying search-and-rescue members One of the world’s most popular hiking apps has a new generative AI feature that can be asked to "shorten my route" or "make this more scenic." But the people in charge of searching for lost hikers sa...

"AllTrails has a new generative AI feature that can be asked to 'shorten my route' or 'make this more scenic.'

But the people in charge of searching for lost hikers say the feature is going to exacerbate an issue they’ve been warning about for years: hiking apps providing false information."

I’m so mad that I’m about to spend two hours watching Tucker Carlson v. Ted Cruz

This @parkermolloy.com interview with @juddlegum.bsky.social is solid gold. What he's built at @popular.info is incredible. That he's doing it without a paywall is really a tremendous service to news consumers. Here's why he made that choice:

Congratulations – I hope you get the Ward 14 office as restitution