Stuart Horrex

The rise of the 'manosphere' is being felt in the classroom Teachers say misogynistic behaviour from young, male students has been getting worse. Now there's a guide to help.

"Yes, we need accountability, and we need zero tolerance, but we also need space for messy, real-life conversations, so we can get to the root of the belief and what is the undercurrent of the language, and then hopefully shift and change behaviour."

U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.

You think you can do anything, as long as you have no idea about how anything works. www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-...

Google patent hints it could replace your landing pages with AI versions This is only a patent, not something implemented in Google Search. Here’s how SEOs are reacting to the AI-generated landing pages patent.

Google patent hints it could replace your landing pages with AI versions. searchengineland.com/google-paten...

The Mitchell & Webb sketch ends with the two officers still uncertain, still half-committed to the comfortable delusion that they must be on the right side because they have always assumed they are. The joke & the horror, is that the assumption is doing all the work

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What to see (and how to see it) at the 2026 Biennale of Sydney A critic’s guide to the highlights of the event, which spreads from the Nepean River to Sydney Harbour.

Take all of @oldlillipilli.bsky.social’s advice. And she’s also 💯 on White Bay. Find something else to do with it.

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The belief that film is some wildly popular art that unlike others survives purely because people buy lots of tickets for it is quite laughable and a pretty USA-centric view that tbh isn’t even accurate for the US.

i, for one, am delighted that we finally have a definition of “woke”

The decline of modern Britain — where did it all go so wrong? Podcast Episode · Conversations · 6 March · 51m

Proper honour to do Conversations on the ABC - an hour long interview on British politics, the prison of dogma and how Jacob Bronowski cured me of being a cunt podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

Dwindling reserves. Fuel security politics hides the truth - Michael West With the consequences of fuel disruption severe, neither Labor nor the opposition are telling the truth about our dwindling fuel reserves.

The word-dancing and spin in the Federal Parliament by both major parties is diminishing trust in our leaders and undermining public confidence in our fuel supply chains. Fuel politics is just not helping. So let's get to 👇the truth of the situation👇. #auspol

U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.

"U.S. officials called London insurers and brokers, trying to figure out how the market operates, industry insiders said."

When applied to the current administration, I urge caution in using terms like "plans," "strategy," "policy," or "doctrine."

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New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts

Of course.

“The latest Trump venture is hoping to win some of the $1.1 billion set aside by the Pentagon to build up a U.S. manufacturing base for armed #drones now that the Trump administration put a ban on importing them from China.“

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

"He told a colleague, who refused to help him upload the data because of legal concerns, that he expected to receive a presidential pardon if his actions were deemed to be illegal..."

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Morrison's statement on the findings

Vomitous to read, but does demonstrate the political cover the NACC has granted him and any minister that follows
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NACC concludes that Kathryn Campbell didn't lie because she had no motive to

They say she had no motive because she was already successful, & wouldn't risk lying for further career advancement. I love it when people with no understanding of greed or hubris run corruption investigations

“most [chatbots]failed to connect those warning signs [of violet intent] to the broader trajectory of the conversations. Instead, they went on to provide potentially sensitive info—incl the locations of political offices &schools, as well as advice on firearms &knives—w/in the same brief exchanges”🧪

God bless America

Scoop: After Australia ruled out an AI copyright exception, the business lobby had a new plan: bypass the copyright system.

A leaked Business Council of Australia doc shows it considered, then ditched, a push to let AI companies train on Australia data without paying.

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Over a 10 year period, Colleen Camp featured in two Police Academy movies, Clue, Wayne's World, Die Hard With A Vengeance, Sliver and Last Action Hero.

Now *that*, viewers, is a resume.

Police accused of 'overreach' after 'from the river to the sea' arrests The pro-Palestinian group that organised the Brisbane protest says police were "everywhere" and "ready to make arrests" over use of the banned phrase.

Queensland Police charged a protestor with saying “from the river to the sea” even though he clearly explained he was using the phrase “in the interests of education” — one of the available defences under the act www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

At the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women, the empty chairs are the story The UN’s flagship gender equality event is excluding the very people it exists to serve.

Time to move to Europe? At the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women in New York, the empty chairs are the story as the US visa policies are excluding the very people it exists to serve

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Debunking Australia's "Harmony Day" | Luke Pearson YouTube video by IndigenousX

That time of year again…

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Canadian Visits To U.S. Fall For 13th Consecutive Month—Adding To U.S. Tourism Decline Canadians have increasingly bypassed U.S. travel for more than a year, and the boycott shows no sign of slowing down.

Canadians have increasingly bypassed U.S. travel for more than a year, and the boycott shows no sign of slowing down.

Nah. What you do is bring back the £1 note.

£1 - Hartnell
£5 - Davison
£10 - Tennant

Then of course you can have some fun with the rest.

£20 - Harry Styles (circa 2045)
£50 - Elderly Tennant (from the 100th anniversary)
£100 - Billy Piper (posthumously cast via shonky AI in 2072)

Care to watch the White House correspondent for PBS News Hour as she challenges the president on voter fraud and a "rigged" election?

When we use the term "fact-based," this is what we mean.

So to summarise: You failed to take out the regime. You failed to destroy nuclear material. You failed to eradicate Iran's retaliatory capacity. You brought chaos to the Middle East. You killed god knows how many people. You destabilised your own economy. All for nothing, but the ego of madman.