Stuart Horrex
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Read executive officer, Sarah Schwartz's opinion piece in the Financial Review today about why Herzog doesn't represent Australian Jewry and shouldn't have been invited in the first place: www.afr.com/policy/forei...
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Read executive officer, Sarah Schwartz's opinion piece in the Financial Review today about why Herzog doesn't represent Australian Jewry and shouldn't have been invited in the first place: www.afr.com/policy/forei...
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“There were roughly 500 police deployed at Town Hall and an estimated 3,000 across the CBD. This scale was not accidental. It was a show of force. Police created the disorder they later claimed to suppress. This tactic is known. It is taught. It is deliberate.”
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 2:25 AM
“There were roughly 500 police deployed at Town Hall and an estimated 3,000 across the CBD. This scale was not accidental. It was a show of force. Police created the disorder they later claimed to suppress. This tactic is known. It is taught. It is deliberate.”
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
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Keep thinking about 2020, when NSW police piled on Sydney Uni law prof Simon Rice observing a protest - confidential settlement for assault, battery & false imprisonment. 78yo Danny Lim at QVB, 2023, hospitalised with head injuries from excessive force. And TJ Hickey (2004), Jai Wright (2022).
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Keep thinking about 2020, when NSW police piled on Sydney Uni law prof Simon Rice observing a protest - confidential settlement for assault, battery & false imprisonment. 78yo Danny Lim at QVB, 2023, hospitalised with head injuries from excessive force. And TJ Hickey (2004), Jai Wright (2022).
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"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
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Sound familiar?
2. Linked to its alignment with the Netanyahu government is the Labour government’s assaults on the right to protest at home. Assaults that would have stopped the Labour movement in its tracks:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot
The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Sound familiar?
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Old enough to remember the 80s verbals, a former premier's son 4 decades on, the 90s Wood royal commission. The only difference is now people have smartphones contradicting the lie of the state's narrative*.
* punching people on the ground, with 2 officers atop, is always taken out of context.
* punching people on the ground, with 2 officers atop, is always taken out of context.
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Old enough to remember the 80s verbals, a former premier's son 4 decades on, the 90s Wood royal commission. The only difference is now people have smartphones contradicting the lie of the state's narrative*.
* punching people on the ground, with 2 officers atop, is always taken out of context.
* punching people on the ground, with 2 officers atop, is always taken out of context.
As jobs dry up, China’s graduates turn to booming ‘micro drama’ industry
As jobs dry up, China’s graduates turn to booming ‘micro drama’ industry
The bite-sized series now rival box office hits in popularity – and with that success comes opportunity.
www.scmp.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
As jobs dry up, China’s graduates turn to booming ‘micro drama’ industry
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“The book encourages parents to put children in anti-affirmation medical and educational spaces, and to cut off loved ones who support their child's transition.”
Writing about trans youth as a product of “ideology” is dehumanising. This is the language of conversion practices. It’s child abuse.
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Writing about trans youth as a product of “ideology” is dehumanising. This is the language of conversion practices. It’s child abuse.
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58 UK public libraries have parenting books with advice to encourage children to detransition
An anti-trans book that encourages ‘desistance’, the practice of ‘reverting back to a cisgender identity’, is available to parents all across the UK
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“The book encourages parents to put children in anti-affirmation medical and educational spaces, and to cut off loved ones who support their child's transition.”
Writing about trans youth as a product of “ideology” is dehumanising. This is the language of conversion practices. It’s child abuse.
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Writing about trans youth as a product of “ideology” is dehumanising. This is the language of conversion practices. It’s child abuse.
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I think Albo and Chris MinnZ got confused. They took Herzog to the wrong ICC. #ArrestHerzog.
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I think Albo and Chris MinnZ got confused. They took Herzog to the wrong ICC. #ArrestHerzog.
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"Luckily the police seemed more than excited to step in and get as violent as needed to make sure he doesn't feel homesick" - Premier Minns chaser.com.au/national/nsw...
February 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
"Luckily the police seemed more than excited to step in and get as violent as needed to make sure he doesn't feel homesick" - Premier Minns chaser.com.au/national/nsw...
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Assistant police commissioner Peter McKenna: "It was really quite precarious at times for our officers who were significantly outnumbered by the protesters and the people who wanted to act in a violent and offensive manner."
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
February 9, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Assistant police commissioner Peter McKenna: "It was really quite precarious at times for our officers who were significantly outnumbered by the protesters and the people who wanted to act in a violent and offensive manner."
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
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In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up
A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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We need to "isolate antisemitism from anti-Zionism from anti-Netanyahu sentiment. They are separate issues."
Laura Tingle says what few in the media will.
But Herzog, the Israel lobby and the political & media class are deliberately promoting that confusion. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Laura Tingle says what few in the media will.
But Herzog, the Israel lobby and the political & media class are deliberately promoting that confusion. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Laura Tingle on the Israeli president’s divisive visit - ABC listen
After the horrific Bondi terrorist attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited the Israeli president to come to Australia.
It’s a visit welcomed by prominent Jewish groups, but President Isaac Her...
www.abc.net.au
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
We need to "isolate antisemitism from anti-Zionism from anti-Netanyahu sentiment. They are separate issues."
Laura Tingle says what few in the media will.
But Herzog, the Israel lobby and the political & media class are deliberately promoting that confusion. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Laura Tingle says what few in the media will.
But Herzog, the Israel lobby and the political & media class are deliberately promoting that confusion. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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I joined @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social to discuss my work and the work of Bellingcat, why I don't like Seymour Hersh, and getting verified information out quickly on the ICE shootings.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
Bellingcat founder: ‘Playing whack-a-mole with disinformation is always going to fail’
Eliot Higgins discusses the future of investigative journalism with Alan and Lionel
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I joined @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social to discuss my work and the work of Bellingcat, why I don't like Seymour Hersh, and getting verified information out quickly on the ICE shootings.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
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one chatbot told a participant in this study to go lay down in the dark when he was presenting with a brain hemorrhage... what are we even doing
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
one chatbot told a participant in this study to go lay down in the dark when he was presenting with a brain hemorrhage... what are we even doing
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
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people often don't know what's relevant to doctors, and a good doctor's job is to know what follow up questions to ask to get to a correct diagnosis and course of action. chatbots just can't do that www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
people often don't know what's relevant to doctors, and a good doctor's job is to know what follow up questions to ask to get to a correct diagnosis and course of action. chatbots just can't do that www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
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there has been a lot of hype recently around AI "passing medical exams." those stories and studies ignore the fact that people are complex, often opaque, difficult things, not a series of steps in a formula www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
there has been a lot of hype recently around AI "passing medical exams." those stories and studies ignore the fact that people are complex, often opaque, difficult things, not a series of steps in a formula www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
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The Ministry of Justice has ordered the deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting archive.
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
www.thetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The Ministry of Justice has ordered the deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting archive.
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
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"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
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"it can be stated with complete certainty that the students did not master any part of the curriculum."
NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson explores the growing evidence that AI isn't just changing what students produce – it's changing what their brains are ready to do, and asks whether HE can redesign itself around a question it has been avoiding for decades buff.ly/uHtisNU
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM
"it can be stated with complete certainty that the students did not master any part of the curriculum."
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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NEW: A Queensland software engineer has been in a four-and-a-half year long battle with Services Australia to get a look at a MyGov app's source code.
He says we should be able to scrutinise it to make sure it's secure. Services Australia says it's a national security risk.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
He says we should be able to scrutinise it to make sure it's secure. Services Australia says it's a national security risk.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 AM
NEW: A Queensland software engineer has been in a four-and-a-half year long battle with Services Australia to get a look at a MyGov app's source code.
He says we should be able to scrutinise it to make sure it's secure. Services Australia says it's a national security risk.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
He says we should be able to scrutinise it to make sure it's secure. Services Australia says it's a national security risk.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Kudelka from when Gillard's portrait was unveiled
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February 9, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Kudelka from when Gillard's portrait was unveiled
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Ah yes, social cohesion in action
Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Ah yes, social cohesion in action
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Slow Horses season 6 trailer just dropped.
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Slow Horses season 6 trailer just dropped.