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Stuart Horrex

@stuarthorrex.bsky.social
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Cofounder ArtSHINE.com | BolshieSuit | BizCoach | Educator | NED | Recovering Restaurateur | ExBanker I #CreativeIndustries #socENT #ImpInv | Half man, half bacon sandwich, wandering the world in a three piece suit

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Cosmic Clau @cosmicclau.bsky.social · 9h
I don't even trust people to choose my groceries there is less than zero chance i would ever want a self driving car
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 9h
"Yeah, in Germany today, you can't even support far-right efforts to ban Holocaust memorials without someone calling you a Nazi! What is this country coming to?" (www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
"But Silke Schutz, 63, a baker who called herself a “staunch AfD voter”, described the Stolpersteine as “a waste of money, regardless of who pays for them”.

“There are so many victims no one cares about,” she said, citing people killed in traffic accidents. “We had nothing to do with the war and at some point it [remembrance] has got to come to an end. But when I express my opinion, I’m insulted as a Nazi.”"
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Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 8h
President BoneSpurs fighting the only way he knows how
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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 9h
We’re being fought to a draw by Iran, and we can’t protect our aircraft from them in, ahem, the United Kingdom, but at least the Defense Department is winning the war on — let me check my notes — beards and wokeness. Pete Hegseth is clearly the second coming of George Marshall.
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U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 9h
None of the recommendations of the disability royal commission have been fully implemented, an independent progress report has found. www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/05/d...
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The disability royal commission laid bare violence, abuse and neglect. Three years on, what’s changed?
Three years on, none of the disability royal commission recommendations has been fully implemented.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 9h
Now there's a man who's never been pregnant!
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Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 8h
In a nutshell
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Two things easily missed while we were distracted by trivia
In Australia, we’re too busy looking at the next carriage on the political sushi train to realise the track itself is broken.
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Dominic Kelly @dominickelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm presenting on my Quadrant research next week as part of the State Library of NSW's Fellows' Findings series. Tuesday 6 October, 11am, online and free. Please come along! www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/domin...
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Dominic Kelly: Quadrant’s internal cold wars
Historian Dominic Kelly illuminates some of the disputes and controversies navigated by Quadrant magazine during the Cold War era.
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404 Media @404media.co · 03/10/2026
The estimated lifespan of the outer solar system has been downgraded from 100 billion years to just a few billion years, according to a study that probed “terminal instability” during the Sun’s death.
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Our Solar System Is Terminally Unstable and Will Be Completely Destroyed, Study Finds
The estimated lifespan of the outer solar system has been downgraded from 100 billion years to just a few billion years, according to a study that probed “terminal instability” during the Sun’s...
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Observing prayers in parliament allows non-religious and non-Christian people to “understand the Christian language” embedded in Australian laws and institutions, and does not negatively impact MPs, the Christian Lobby has told a committee inquiry. More: rationalist.com.au/observing-ch... #WApol
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Observing Christian prayers in parliament does not negatively impact MPs, Australian Christian Lobby tells inquiry | Rationalist Society of Australia
Observing Christian prayers in parliament allows non-religious and non-Christian people to “understand the Christian language” embedded in Australian laws and institutions, the Australian Christian Lo...
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Shark Safety WA @sharksafetywa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In the next 24 to 48 hours this information could become important as WA Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis contemplates a shark cull and a stock count.
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Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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The public housing answer Australia already knows - Michael West
While the public debate on housing shortages is as ill-informed as ever, one solution is not just obvious, but been well and truly tested.
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Michael Pascoe @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Some experts"? No, every expert who's not being paid one way or another to support the folly. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Hegseth calls US-built nuclear submarines the ‘apex predator’ of the seas. But are they right for Australia?
Some experts argue Virginia-class submarines government is buying second hand are good for fighting American wars, but not for defending Australia
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 03/10/2026
The credit ratings agencies have confirmed Australia's triple-A borrowing status and we have the strongest budgetary position in the Group of 20, with lower gross debt than every major advanced economy, writes John Hewson. trib.al/NpG6JRR
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Economic myth management
Does the Coalition really want to cut back on initiatives to ease the cost of living? This is a complex area with complex trade-offs that are hard to ‘explain’ to the public.
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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Has there ever been an Australian government minister as craven as Don Farrell? Wants to use our savings to undercut our agricultural producers in order to appease an angry dictator. If Albo doesn't sack him, it shows he is just the same #auspol.
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Minister's Trump lamb plan labelled 'ill-informed' by super sector
Trade Minister Don Farrell asks the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from future tariffs in exchange for Australian investment in America's lamb industry.
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@johnquiggin.bsky.social: "Responsibility does not lie with a piece of code. Either the human who entered the prompt or the corporation producing the code made a mistake, and they should be held liable for the resulting damages." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We don’t need to panic about AI. We need to hold its creators accountable when things go wrong | John Quiggin
If a chatbot prompt like ‘find Australian medicine statistics’ results in a website breach, the responsibility does not lie with a piece of code
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Allowing Open AI to call these “rogue agents” lets them dodge responsibility - they made them, directed them and set them free without caring about the consequences. Our laws need to catch up to hold them accountable before worse happens.
Screenshot of newspaper article title Rogue OpenAI agent enters another NSW government website, tech giant says
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Starting in 1.5 hours: If anyone would like to attend an online workshop about micro journaling to find positive moments in your day, I'm doing one. October 3rd 9am NZT. Pay-What-You-Can Available for 2 weeks for ticket holders who can't make it on the day.😊🪻🌸 www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/finding-ti...
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Finding Tiny Moments of Joy in Everyday Life
Do you need more joy and calmness in your life? Then this workshop about how to find small joys in the world might be for you!
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Waldo @waldo2006.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"You can shoot them in elementary school, rape them in college, but I draw the line at letting them play sports without me inspecting their genitals!* -Republicans
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Ben Spies-Butcher @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In the @thesaturdaypaper.com.au today I argue monetary policy has become broken. It is focused on wages when the problem is clearly supply shocks, profits and prices. Stephen Long's excellent piece highlights @isabellamweber.bsky.social alternatives www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...
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Could a German economist fix the RBA’s inflation problem?
As the RBA admits interest rates are its only tool for managing inflation, alternative models propose dealing with supply shocks through price caps and strategic reserves.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 02/10/2026
Rejoin the Customs Union. Rejoin the Single Market. The Liberal Democrats have been saying it for a long time. It is good to see Andy Burnham is listening. @hinabokharild.bsky.social
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Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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New York's governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take over
New York’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost fait...
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thought experiment. After the 2nd injection didn't work, how would officialdom have reacted to someone grabbing a gun & shooting her? With outrage, of course. And possibly a murder charge. But why? There lies the inherent irrationality of state killing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike
Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
History is written by the victors. Thatcher broke the power of trade unions by mass unemployment, industrial restructuring, frittered away N Sea Oil, laid the foundations for the current housing crisis, decimated local bus services, hollowed out local government and introduced the poll tax.
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Andy Burnham seems to remember a different 1970s to the rest of us. Britain in 1979 was utterly broken - ravaged by unaccountable trade union power, economically stagnant, the sick man of Europe.
The 1980s saw a remarkable national recovery based on free enterprise, the rule of law and championing Western values. And it is this that our Prime Minister rails against...
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: Yesterday I interviewed President Zelenskyy. Speaking at a school that had just been hit by a Russian jet drone, he said Ukrainian spy agencies had obtained intel that Putin told his military to remove all constraints that governed earlier air campaigns. “He said there are no rules now.”
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Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Kara @karalambo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Years ago I made a comment online about watching a man leave his drink at a bar to go do something and come back. I said ‘imagine being able to do that’ I got attacked & threats. And yet if I was to leave a drink of mine unattended and something happened those same people would say it’s my fault
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Sure, we have enduring economic, political, social and strategic interests with America" "But are these interests tantamount to values?" Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/X0hxHwih
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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
a friday afternoon surprise: NSW gov says OpenAI disclosed a "misalignment" by its AI agent and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's National Parks and Wildlife web platform service. So, it sounds like a second Australian government 'hack'
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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
by 'hack' it again sounds very soft: information that is public, but accessed in an unauthorised way. NSW gov and OpenAI both say no personal information exposed (it was about fire statistics)
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The NSW Government has just approved production from a huge new coal project out to 2045. So much for Australia’s transition away from fossil fuels" writes @rodcampbell.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/87jN7J4b
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is a lovely bit of writing
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"A landmark Senate Inquiry into Youth Justice and Incarceration has just handed down its latest report into Australia’s youth prisons." "However, we must listen to the words of the children who survive behind its pages." Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/CXju2bz6
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NAZA - the film Netanyahu doesn't want you to see - is coming to Australia. We're partnering with @madmanfilms.bsky.social for special preview screenings on 11 October in Sydney and Melbourne, featuring @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and Antony Loewenstein. Grab tickets here: www.madman.com.au/naza/
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026
There aren't enough of us doing politics right now. We can tell, because our politicians are so contemptuous of the grassroots that they will sell us out without a moment's hesitation, smugly certain that they will face no consequences for doing so: pluralistic.net/2026/09/22/h...
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Pluralistic: Bonta sold us out to Trump’s oligarchs (22 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026
Turning "politics" into "voting" is absolutely in line with Margaret Thatcher's dictum that "there is no such thing as society."
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026
Mamdani is the anti-Obama. He shows what happens when a progressive candidate nurtures and co-governs with their base after the election, using millions of passionate, committed, everyday people to steamroller anyone who gets in the way of his agenda: www.nyc.gov/content/100d...
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026
The right's political leadership is terrified of its own grassroots, and rightly so, because those people are *maniacs*, and they're the reason the GOP has been pushed into its most extreme positions. The right's grassroots, meanwhile, are afraid of *the left's grassroots*. T
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026
Of course, Trump is doing everything he can to extinguish *both* small p politics *and* Big P Politics. It's not just his wildly illegal voter suppression tactics.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026
Indeed, Obama's genius was summoning up an army of door-knocking, phone-banking small p political activists and then euthanizing that organization after he won the election: newrepublic.com/article/1402...
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Inside the Fall of Obama’s Grassroots Army
The untold story of Obama’s biggest mistake—and how it paved the way for Trump.
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Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A very astute thread
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 02/10/2026
The signal is clear: we're heading for a future warmer than the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C. What does this mean in practice? We break down "overshoot" into five key things to understand: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 02/10/2026
We're being taken for chumps. Again. I'm sure the country's so-called leaders are up to the task. What was that Donald Horne quote, again?
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China’s resales of Australian LNG strengthens case for prioritising domestic users
With Australia’s two largest LNG buyers – Japan and China – both reselling large volumes of Australian gas, there is a strong case for prioritising domestic users when it comes to utilising eastern Au...
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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Didn't know this. Hilary McPhee on signing Tim Winton: "Allen & Unwin discovered Tim first, I must make that clear, and looked after him very well. But the big mistake they made was having a policy that they didn’t publish short stories, which hardly any publishers did in those days. And we said,
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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
short stories? We’ll publish them! And that means he’ll bring his novel to us next. So poor Allen & Unwin were very pissed off at themselves for a long time, I know." www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/the-...
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The Trailblazing Women Who Transformed Australian Publishing — Kill Your Darlings
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Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Amanda Meade @meadea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
News Corp’s housing special proves a bit too close to home as cadets enlisted as case studies www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
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News Corp’s housing special proves a bit too close to home as cadets enlisted as case studies | Weekly Beast
Six unhappy young Australians fronting Commonwealth Bank-sponsored series are News Corp’s own employees. Plus: Peter Manning remembered
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MDifficultColvinMcKenzie @mcolvinmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.abcalumni.au/vale_peter_m... vale Peter Manning and thank you
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Vale, Peter Manning, and thanks
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The RBA media team is becoming known for contacting journalists and media outlets critical of its decisions and decision making process - but the criticism doesn't actually go far enough. www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Households in pain – but our budget crisis has an obvious answer
Australia is at a tipping point. Choosing the brave route – taxing gas and raising revenue – would also, in this case, be the right one.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
“…Muse and similar products like Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s two days-old Dots have a ‘normal-people problem,’ requiring the average user to adjust their private lives to have AI agents solve various problems.”
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The AI Industry Has a Major Problem: Most People Aren't Freaks Who Want an AI Agent Running Their Whole Life
There's a problem for AI agents like Meta's Muse: ordinary people don't seem very interested in what they're offering.
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