Reposted by Stuart HorrexCosmic Clau @cosmicclau.bsky.social · 9hI don't even trust people to choose my groceries there is less than zero chance i would ever want a self driving car 820548
Reposted by Stuart HorrexJoel 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... 812542
Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 8hPresident BoneSpurs fighting the only way he knows how 000
Reposted by Stuart HorrexMichael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 9hWe’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.nytimes.comU.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New ThreatsThe withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation. 1025262
Reposted by Stuart HorrexCrikey @crikey.com.au · 9hNone 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...crikey.com.auThe 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. 0117
Reposted by Stuart HorrexCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 9hNow there's a man who's never been pregnant! 718241
Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 8hIn a nutshellthenewdaily.com.auTwo things easily missed while we were distracted by triviaIn Australia, we’re too busy looking at the next carriage on the political sushi train to realise the track itself is broken. 000
Reposted by Stuart HorrexDominic Kelly @dominickelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'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...sl.nsw.gov.auDominic Kelly: Quadrant’s internal cold warsHistorian Dominic Kelly illuminates some of the disputes and controversies navigated by Quadrant magazine during the Cold War era. 1137
Reposted by Stuart Horrex404 Media @404media.co · 03/10/2026The 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.404media.coOur Solar System Is Terminally Unstable and Will Be Completely Destroyed, Study FindsThe 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... 6136772
Reposted by Stuart HorrexRationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Observing 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... #WApolrationalist.com.auObserving Christian prayers in parliament does not negatively impact MPs, Australian Christian Lobby tells inquiry | Rationalist Society of AustraliaObserving 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... 544
Reposted by Stuart HorrexShark Safety WA @sharksafetywa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In 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. 011
Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026michaelwest.com.auThe public housing answer Australia already knows - Michael WestWhile the public debate on housing shortages is as ill-informed as ever, one solution is not just obvious, but been well and truly tested. 221
Reposted by Stuart HorrexMichael 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...theguardian.comHegseth 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 25922
Reposted by Stuart HorrexThe Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 03/10/2026The 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/NpG6JRRtrib.alEconomic myth managementDoes 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. 01711
Reposted by Stuart HorrexJohn Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Has 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.abc.net.auMinister's Trump lamb plan labelled 'ill-informed' by super sectorTrade 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. 2102
Reposted by Stuart HorrexMargaret 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...theguardian.comWe don’t need to panic about AI. We need to hold its creators accountable when things go wrong | John QuigginIf a chatbot prompt like ‘find Australian medicine statistics’ results in a website breach, the responsibility does not lie with a piece of code 0106
Reposted by Stuart HorrexSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Allowing 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. 20338124
Reposted by Stuart HorrexGeorge Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Starting 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...eventbrite.co.nzFinding Tiny Moments of Joy in Everyday LifeDo 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! 14115
Reposted by Stuart HorrexWaldo @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 10868244
Reposted by Stuart HorrexBen Spies-Butcher @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In 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...thesaturdaypaper.com.auCould 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. 2248
Reposted by Stuart HorrexLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 02/10/2026Rejoin 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 75117
Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026apnews.comNew York's governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take overNew 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... 010
Reposted by Stuart HorrexMargaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Thought 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...theguardian.comCalls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa PikePike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’ 310637
Reposted by Stuart HorrexDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026History 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. 94933246
Reposted by Stuart HorrexChristopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 02/10/2026NEW: 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.”ft.comPutin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy saysUkrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’ 10245127
Reposted by Stuart HorrexAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire. 22686822208
Reposted by Stuart HorrexKara @karalambo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Years 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 2132
Reposted by Stuart HorrexThe 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 0126
Reposted by Stuart HorrexCAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026a 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' 56929
Reposted by Stuart HorrexCAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026by '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) 2212
Reposted by Stuart HorrexThe 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 02413
Reposted by Stuart HorrexIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is a lovely bit of writing 13769
Reposted by Stuart HorrexThe 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 0105
Reposted by Stuart HorrexJewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NAZA - 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/ 8209110
Reposted by Stuart HorrexBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026There 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...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Bonta sold us out to Trump’s oligarchs (22 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 16912
Reposted by Stuart HorrexBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026Turning "politics" into "voting" is absolutely in line with Margaret Thatcher's dictum that "there is no such thing as society." 113726
Reposted by Stuart HorrexBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026Mamdani 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... 112718
Reposted by Stuart HorrexBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026The 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 17013
Reposted by Stuart HorrexBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026Of 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. 17210
Reposted by Stuart HorrexBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026Indeed, 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...newrepublic.comInside the Fall of Obama’s Grassroots ArmyThe untold story of Obama’s biggest mistake—and how it paved the way for Trump. 413118
Reposted by Stuart HorrexUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 02/10/2026The 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... 35344
Reposted by Stuart HorrexTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 02/10/2026We'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?ieefa.orgChina’s resales of Australian LNG strengthens case for prioritising domestic usersWith 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... 13716
Reposted by Stuart HorrexMartin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Didn'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, 2154
Reposted by Stuart HorrexMartin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026short 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-...killyourdarlings.com.auThe Trailblazing Women Who Transformed Australian Publishing — Kill Your Darlings 0132
Reposted by Stuart HorrexAmanda Meade @meadea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026News Corp’s housing special proves a bit too close to home as cadets enlisted as case studies www.theguardian.com/media/commen...theguardian.comNews Corp’s housing special proves a bit too close to home as cadets enlisted as case studies | Weekly BeastSix unhappy young Australians fronting Commonwealth Bank-sponsored series are News Corp’s own employees. Plus: Peter Manning remembered 041
Reposted by Stuart HorrexMDifficultColvinMcKenzie @mcolvinmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.abcalumni.au/vale_peter_m... vale Peter Manning and thank youabcalumni.auVale, Peter Manning, and thanks 0124
Reposted by Stuart HorrexAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The 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...thenewdaily.com.auHouseholds in pain – but our budget crisis has an obvious answerAustralia is at a tipping point. Choosing the brave route – taxing gas and raising revenue – would also, in this case, be the right one. 18243104
Reposted by Stuart HorrexHypervisible @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.”futurism.comThe AI Industry Has a Major Problem: Most People Aren't Freaks Who Want an AI Agent Running Their Whole LifeThere's a problem for AI agents like Meta's Muse: ordinary people don't seem very interested in what they're offering. 1022155