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Lou Covey

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tech journalist, epistemologist, historian, radical theologian, grandfather Www.Cyberprotection-magazine.com

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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I discovered this approach years ago. The term “breaking news” tells me I should ignore whatever comes after it. Wait at least 24 hours before believing anything. apple.news/AbqM140GVReu...
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Opinion | It’s never been so easy to find answers. But sitting with uncertainty can ultimately bring wisdom — Guardian US
Even the greatest prophets had questions but they learned to wait to see the full picture
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ainsley, I suggest Texas has woken up. apple.news/ARcbaJrGMSpe...
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New Fox Poll—a Disaster for Trump—Rattles Fox Anchors: “Wake Up!” — The New Republic
They were freaking out on Fox News Friday morning over a new Texas poll. A look at the internals shows they had every reason to.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have yet to see a documented example of AI being more efficient than the system it replaces. apple.news/ABw6uO-6dRoS...
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AI Is Making a Mess of Nurses’ Schedules. They Say It’s a Safety Issue — WIRED
A hospital giant and radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling, but nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout, and frustration.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Should AI use be licensed? Part 1. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...?
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Tech News Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Unraveling the technology that affects us all but that few of us understand, in a format to give you a basic understanding in the time it takes to drive to and f...
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So the police did their job, the school did their job, but the DA totally screwed the pooch, so to speak. apple.news/AR6PYqb5uTxW...
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DA did not review statements and other evidence collected in alleged rape of Cornell student — NBC News
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said he based his decision not to pursue charges on the accuser’s initial six-page statement given to police.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Seems like the 49ers have gone through this before. apple.news/AUuTQdWPIRqe...
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NFL suspends 49ers owner Jed York for six games for prostitution sting arrest — San Francisco Chronicle
The NFL has suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games and fined him $500,000 for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after York was arrested in a prostitution sting on Aug....
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The DOJ is investigating whether Nixon got a raw deal. Well compared to what Trump is getting away with, I think the answer is obvious.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Total agreement. apple.news/AdbQzIzIQQre...
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Abolish the White House press corps — The Economist
With his spitefulness to the press, Donald Trump is giving it the chance to reform how it covers the presidency
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’d prefer we start with the white nationals that commit most of the rapes. apple.news/AOE2R-TnuSU-...
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Rats in a Sack: Castrate all male asylum seekers, says GB News guest — The New World
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sorry George, I prefer your previous recommendation to vote the party out of existence. A single moment of questionable clarity from Collins is not enough. And Roger’s is a boob. apple.news/A5nGtrlAaTEK...
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Opinion | Bring on the midterm GOP carnage. But spare these two Senate candidates. — The Washington Post
It is sensible to hope that on Nov. 3 most of the Republican Party will be smashed to atoms.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He’s not wrong
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Susan Collins might have had a better chance at re-election if she didn’t show up for all the votes she brags about.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Next week on Cyberprotection-magazine.com I will have a piece on imposing responsibility for AI development and use that is getting a LOT of interest in input from around the world.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
*snort*
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ahem, in the history of the United States, no sitting attorneys general have actively campaigned with the president they serve under, until Todd the Magnificent. It has traditionally been considered in appropriate.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026
God Could Have Sworn He Put More Gorillas Down There theonion.com/god-could-have-sworn-h…
God Could Have Sworn He Put More Gorillas Down There
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I know prediction markets are bs but just this news alone could trigger a Trumpian aneurysm apple.news/Ak9-xq_I4Rb2...
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Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz — The Associated Press
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has built a global profile by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So if we knew about the plot to attack the RAF base, does that mean the UK farmer that called it in was a covert asset?
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of the greatest sentences ever written about a political party. “The job market is filled with ignorant, bloodthirsty, Jesus-drunk, TikToking spalpeens who can’t find the staplers or the copy paper once they get hired.” apple.news/Ag15AHSvrQqS...
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Wait, Did the Republican Party Only Just Realize That It Hired a Bunch of Yahoos and Morons, and That’s Why It’s Falling Apart? — Esquire
I’ve seen this coming ever since Reagan opened the Gates of Mordor back in 1980.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just for the record, it will be at least 18 months before Venezuela has their production restored. It will be longer for Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia to get their production back on line, whenever the hostilities end.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lot's of people get mad at legacy media for not reporting that Trump falls asleep at public gatherings (they always do but let's move on). What I'm really concerned about is he keeps waking up. We have to find a way to stop that from happening.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wow. Byron Donalds, the GOP governor candidate for Florida who owes his entire public service career to Trump endorsements, has scrubbed his website and campaign material of any mention of Donald Trump.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Based on what I see of him, I think he, like Mitch, already died. apple.news/AP0ljxFS_Qx-...
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Chuck Grassley, oldest sitting senator, laments dying in office under a Dem governor — ABC News
"I don't want a Democrat governor choosing my successor," Grassley said.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Based on what he supports, I would think he would welcome the UK becoming like East Germany
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Holy shit. I Alito off his meds? Or is he back on?
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wonder how many requests to sexualize images are coming from AI agents.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Seems to me that Talarico has a case for declaring election interference if he loses.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump has figured out how to to save Social Security: let seniors die in agony. apple.news/AO-eOrAgkR2S...
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Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment — Ars Technica
Vendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible."
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If the feds don't arrest Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco for election interference, then the adminsitration's concern over election integrity is invalid.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm glad the US government has confirmed that the country will never become communist, so we can end that debate. Somebody tell the Republicans. apnews.com/article/paid...
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US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging
An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
WTF! We have a British redcoat band to greet the Chinese president?!
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Read a bunch of studies on election knowledge in the US and it seems the only people complaining about non citizens voting are completely ignorant of how our system works
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It pains me but Trump was right after his UN appearance. CNN’s Collins should not have asked him any questions.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Something I learned today: There is no such thing as a Marxist/Leninist socialist. The first says socialism emerges naturally out of capitalism. Second says it is done by force. They are kind of mutually opposed according to methodology.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After the indictments come out after Janury 1, I think all members of the Trump administration should be incarcerated in ICE detention facilities until their trials begin.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Not surprising. Apple has a tradition of learning from the mistakes of others. apple.news/AeVYzBS9NTTi...
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All of a sudden, Apple is winning AI — Macworld
Tim Cook’s AI strategy appears vindicated with new Siri on the way just as other companies face legal entanglements and public backlash.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He got a text from the commander in chief himself. apple.news/A_s8-DeqaQWO...
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Trump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weapons — Guardian US
US president on Truth Social claims his new plan for the 250ft arch comes at the ‘strong request’ of the US military
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
But, his tax returns….
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just for the record, calling MSNOW a major news organization is something of a stretch
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Looks like a young Chris Walken. Wonder if it talks like him.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. Good. The WHPC has been useless for a couple of decades. Let them go to actually dig out news
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The discovery process in journalism is what makes it so rewarding to me. This story began as an interview request that never happened but created a question in my mind: Is this breach going to have unexpected consequences? cyberprotection-magazine.com/collaboratio...
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Collaboration, trust in DevOps at risk in AI age - Cyber Protection Magazine
Is AI damaging collaboration between coders? We put this question out to the cybersecurity community a few weeks ago and the simple answer to the question is yes and no. The breach of GitHub earlier t...
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Theipening sentence of this article annoyed me. If you use TikTok at all you should be ashamed. apple.news/AAAkwg7JWSma...
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I Am Begging People To Stop Being Weird About Selena Gomez — Jezebel
In the year 2026, Gomez had to explain why she looks different now than she did as a teenager.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One bright spot about Kash Patel is he keeps his appointment after GOP abandons the WH so we can impeach his ass.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
There is one act Vance could perform that might save his political career at this point: resign and start distancing himself from Maga. www.publicnotice.co/p/jd-vance-i...
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JD Vance will never escape the albatross of the Iran War
No matter how many stories he feeds the Times about all his doubts.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mount Deniali
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So Moscow Mitch showed up today. How’s it change anything?
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Whenever you see the words "Breaking News" on a social media post, remember that it happened weeks ago.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I read so many people complaining about no one doing anything about Trump, Billionaires, corporations, Republicans, etc. But they aren’t doing anything either. Just complaining. I think they are no better than anyone else even though they feel superior.
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Lou Covey @thecovey.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
And it barely dents his wealth
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