Stephen Cobb
@scobb.net
I research tech risk, cybercrime, AI, ethics. MSc CISSP. He/him. Partner of amazing Chey. Carer. NHS volunteer. #FBPE Coventrian UK/US citizen. No to male supremacy, Trump, Tories, Broligarchy. Yes to hope, love, cats. Profile=Me+Lola linktr.ee/StephenCobb
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Stephen Cobb
@scobb.net
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My 2025 output, from jagged AI to video takes, with sides of cybercrime, infosec, medicine, and anti-misogyny
Stephen Cobb looks back at the output he managed to produce in 2025 which covered a wide range of subjects, including artificial intelligence
www.cobbsblog.com
If you're new to me and/or Bluesky, I'm an old white guy who writes and talks thoughtfully about AI, cybercrime, human health, and the need to dismantle male supremacy, all in one year. But my first post of the day is often a cat or sky or nature pic. #Cats #AI #CyberSecurity #Ethics #BelieveWomen
"Let us love the stranger among us, because we are them, and they are us."
Welcome The Stranger
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
"Let us love the stranger among us, because we are them, and they are us."
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#astro Got a clear night after on Friday after 13 wks of cloud and rain. I went for IC443 the Jellyfish Nebula. Just over 6hrs of data. Imaged in SHO, processed in Pixinsight and PS.
February 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
#astro Got a clear night after on Friday after 13 wks of cloud and rain. I went for IC443 the Jellyfish Nebula. Just over 6hrs of data. Imaged in SHO, processed in Pixinsight and PS.
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BREAKING: The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/h4s9Agr
Trump Official Who Helped Kill USAID Now Using Its Funds for Himself
Russ Vought, White House Office of Management and Budget director, has decided what is happening with USAID funds.
trib.al
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
BREAKING: The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/h4s9Agr
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None of this is normal
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
None of this is normal
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I want to remind folks of something that’s still raw for me. After the 2024 loss, most Dems in Congress went quiet. You remember the silence. It was deafening.
Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
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Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
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February 15, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I want to remind folks of something that’s still raw for me. After the 2024 loss, most Dems in Congress went quiet. You remember the silence. It was deafening.
Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
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Jasmine Crockett did the opposite. She stepped up early, got loud, and was never afraid to take on Trump.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
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A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts
Black Residents Win Key Ruling in ‘Cancer Alley’ Environmental Racism Case
The lawsuit could force a jury to decide if turning Black communities into sacrifice zones is a legacy of slavery.
capitalbnews.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts
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The Mayor is out here quoting Scripture in a way that is truly reflective of it, unlike how Christian Nationalists quote it as a cudgel to harm and oppress those they dislike. You love to see it.
Welcome The Stranger
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The Mayor is out here quoting Scripture in a way that is truly reflective of it, unlike how Christian Nationalists quote it as a cudgel to harm and oppress those they dislike. You love to see it.
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there’s a reason philosophy and religion have an extremely long history of treating ambition as a necessary evil - at best.
genuinely not trying to throw shade here, I think most of us have gotten stuck in this kind of loop at some point for something (even if just a stupid video game) but I honestly think the single most mentally healthy thing that’s happened to me in the last decade is losing all my ambition
Token Anxiety
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
February 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
there’s a reason philosophy and religion have an extremely long history of treating ambition as a necessary evil - at best.
Wow! @citigroup.com response to fraudulent card applications sucks. On Feb 10 Experian warned me Citibank and Chase had done hard checks on my credit. I called both banks and told them I hadn't requested cards from them. Chase handled it within minutes. Citibank took 5 days and 3 long calls from me.
February 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Wow! @citigroup.com response to fraudulent card applications sucks. On Feb 10 Experian warned me Citibank and Chase had done hard checks on my credit. I called both banks and told them I hadn't requested cards from them. Chase handled it within minutes. Citibank took 5 days and 3 long calls from me.
@inequalitynews.bsky.social THANK YOU! My partner and I have said this for many years. She grew up under Reagan and I under Thatcher. Knew they were deeply wrong then. Felt the harm inflicted by their actions and ideology every decade since.
🚨 Also interesting to consider the US Gini co-efficient 🔽 which shows that their economy and society was wrecked during the Reagan years in parallel with Thatcher's destruction of the UK. The US now has very high and entrenched inequality which, ultimately, has delivered the Trump disaster...
February 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
@inequalitynews.bsky.social THANK YOU! My partner and I have said this for many years. She grew up under Reagan and I under Thatcher. Knew they were deeply wrong then. Felt the harm inflicted by their actions and ideology every decade since.
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📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.3) 🔽
The surge in inequality in the 1980s ripped the UK apart. No govt since has reversed it (or even tried). It is entrenched.
Source: Prof. Danny Dorling
Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State
www.dannydorling.org/books/shatte...
The surge in inequality in the 1980s ripped the UK apart. No govt since has reversed it (or even tried). It is entrenched.
Source: Prof. Danny Dorling
Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State
www.dannydorling.org/books/shatte...
February 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.3) 🔽
The surge in inequality in the 1980s ripped the UK apart. No govt since has reversed it (or even tried). It is entrenched.
Source: Prof. Danny Dorling
Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State
www.dannydorling.org/books/shatte...
The surge in inequality in the 1980s ripped the UK apart. No govt since has reversed it (or even tried). It is entrenched.
Source: Prof. Danny Dorling
Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State
www.dannydorling.org/books/shatte...
For UK folks, I have an ask. This cause is close to my heart and if you could take a look at, and potentially sign this petition it would be much appreciated: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/dh...
DHSC. Stop Replacing Our Doctors! Implement the Leng Review!
These professionals are being employed more and more, many working beyond their scope, eg. in GP, seeing undifferentiated patients (against the Leng recommendations). Patients have died due to PAs wor...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM
For UK folks, I have an ask. This cause is close to my heart and if you could take a look at, and potentially sign this petition it would be much appreciated: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/dh...
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Critic of ICE here. 100%. The abduction tactics are beyond disgraceful. We need to stay loud and push back against this shit
February 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Critic of ICE here. 100%. The abduction tactics are beyond disgraceful. We need to stay loud and push back against this shit
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It's always a bit jarring when I'm birdwatching and I spot a bird with tiny binoculars staring right at me crossing "big nerd" off his list.
February 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
It's always a bit jarring when I'm birdwatching and I spot a bird with tiny binoculars staring right at me crossing "big nerd" off his list.
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Trump ousted DOJ’s top antitrust enforcer. Every case targeting monopolies, price gouging,& corporate abuse is now at risk. Lobbyists & Wall Street are popping champagne, while Americans pay the price. This isn’t just bad policy—it looks like outright corruption. www.commondreams.org/news/warren-...
Warren Says Trump DOJ Ouster of Antitrust Chief ‘Looks Like Corruption’ as Lobbyists, Wall St Rejoice | Common Dreams
“Every antitrust case in front of the Trump Justice Department now reeks of double-dealing," said Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.commondreams.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Trump ousted DOJ’s top antitrust enforcer. Every case targeting monopolies, price gouging,& corporate abuse is now at risk. Lobbyists & Wall Street are popping champagne, while Americans pay the price. This isn’t just bad policy—it looks like outright corruption. www.commondreams.org/news/warren-...
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Study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccines and autism www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
Study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccines and autism
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 15, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccines and autism www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
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NZTPU says social problems can be solved "organically and naturally" by communities, families, and markets, and that govt should stay out of it; NZTPU seems to have forgotten that government was created by communities, families, and markets to resolve problems on their behalf.
NZTPU = 🤡🤡🤡🤡
NZTPU = 🤡🤡🤡🤡
NZ has normalised inequality. As the cost of living rises, Govt has to expand into every corner of life so people don't starve and end up homeless.
We need to reduce inequality and rampant rentierism so that people and communities have the resources they need to look after themselves.
We need to reduce inequality and rampant rentierism so that people and communities have the resources they need to look after themselves.
February 15, 2026 at 4:37 AM
NZTPU says social problems can be solved "organically and naturally" by communities, families, and markets, and that govt should stay out of it; NZTPU seems to have forgotten that government was created by communities, families, and markets to resolve problems on their behalf.
NZTPU = 🤡🤡🤡🤡
NZTPU = 🤡🤡🤡🤡
World Cup cancelled due measles was not on my radar.
Doctors bear the burden as ‘medical freedom’ fuels worst US measles outbreak in 30 years
About a dozen times each day, medical staff at Parkside Pediatrics in Spartanburg, South Carolina, head to the clinic’s parking lot, reaching inside cars and minivans to check children and their paren...
www.reuters.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:37 AM
World Cup cancelled due measles was not on my radar.
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Between this and the story about the ice agents who ate at a Mexican restaurant and then arrested some of its workers when they were done, it's a reminder that these people reject even the most basic social agreements of hospitality and of helping others. They're sociopaths.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Between this and the story about the ice agents who ate at a Mexican restaurant and then arrested some of its workers when they were done, it's a reminder that these people reject even the most basic social agreements of hospitality and of helping others. They're sociopaths.
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Paula Poundstone
@paulapoundstone.bsky.social
@paulapoundstone.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Paula Poundstone
@paulapoundstone.bsky.social
@paulapoundstone.bsky.social