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Stuart Horrex
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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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A succulent Chinese meal
A close-up, high-angle shot shows three fried prawns coated in a honey glaze and sesame seeds, served over fried white noodles on a white plate. A spoon rests in the lower right corner. In the background, a white napkin with "LUCKY PRAWN 美味中餐 CHINESE RESTAURANT DINE IN • AIR CONDITIONED • FULLY LICENSED" printed in orange ink, a small bowl of dipping sauce with Vinh's half eaten prawn, a purple pen, and an 80s music bingo sheet (just because) are on a dark wooden table.
December 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Barista must be getting bored...
A top-down view of a cappuccino in a white cup on a dark blue table. The cocoa-dusted rosetta latte art features a shape resembling a penis. A silver spoon rests on the saucer, with a glass of espresso visible in the background.
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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A person wearing a high-visibility orange work vest uses a long-handled brush to paste up a poster onto a red brick wall. The poster features a vintage-style portrait of a man in a turban, one of the historical figures from Peter Drew's 'Aussie' series, with the word "AUSSIE" in large block letters below the portrait. The image is a work by street artist Peter Drew and is referenced on peterdrewarts.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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External view of The British Museum
October 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Yes, but the others didn't get the very very special pony ride for a very very special President
Donald Trump next to King Charles inside of a carriage King Charles III and Trump travel in The Irish State Coach during a horse-drawn procession towards Windsor Castle.Toby Melville / AFP - Getty Images
September 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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A solid dark green background with a quote in white text, except for the words "but essential for good business," which are in a lighter green. The quote reads: “CommBank has proven that ending support for companies making climate change worse is not only possible, but essential for good business. Over to you ANZ, Macquarie, NAB, Westpac – stop funding fossil fuel expansion.” Below the quote, a smaller white dash and then a line of text in the same lighter green reads: “— Morgan Pickett, Policy Analyst”. In the bottom right corner is a logo for "market forces," with the words in white and a geometric design in the same lighter green.
August 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Screen capture of a Newsweek article. It says: Justin Wolfers, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan, told Newsweek: "This is not a question for an economist, but rather a sixth grader. After all, the Common Core curriculum standard 6.RP.3.c states that students should know how to 'find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30 percent of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity).'" Wolfers added: "I just checked with my sixth grader (Oliver Wolfers), and he confirmed that he has studied percentages and that the president's math does not make sense 'because then the prices would be negative.' He added, 'Is he an idiot?' before returning to watching YouTube. Oliver's father agrees with Oliver's mathematical analysis and encourages him to use more positive language when engaging with fellow kids."
August 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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A set of three frog cakes from Balfours. One with pink icing, one with green icing, and one with black icing.
July 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Trump's objection, and the basis of his lawsuit, is about the editing of one answer to one of the 40+ questions. CBS didn't cover anything up. It broadcast the answer at issue, which certainly wasn't flattering to Harris. But it chopped up the answer and aired two different parts on two different shows, which exposed the network to criticism. That's it. That's the substance of the lawsuit that CBS parent Paramount is on the verge of settling. Trump went on the warpath last fall, claiming "election interference" and "the biggest scandal in broadcast history," which it wasn't and isn't. He is seeking $20 billion in damages, which is an amount more than twice the market cap of Paramount and nearly four times as much as Trump's estimated net worth. Here's the thing: No one believes Trump was damaged to the tune of $20 billion. No one believes the Harris interview changed the outcome of the election. But with Paramount's big-money Skydance deal hanging in the balance, this legal battle has strained "60 Minutes" and consumed CBS.
July 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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I'm from before the internet
An old, retro television set with a wooden cabinet stands on four tapered legs against a white background.
June 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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A "The Family Guy" meme showing Peter Griffin, wearing a red fez and foreign costume. He is sitting in a car, stopped at a police check point. We can see the officer's hand is holding a chart. The chart, labeled "OKAY" at the top and "NOT OKAY" at the bottom, displays a gradient of skin tones, with a red line separating the lighter "OKAY" tones from the darker "NOT OKAY" ones. Because of his white skin tone, and despite his costume, Peter passes the test.
June 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Yes

This accident is awful - can't imagine what it's like for the people and families involved

But agree,
at what point do we need to bubble wrap silly people to stop them doing silly things?
A close-up, front-on shot of two red and black Sydney Light Rail trams coupled together at the Surry Hills stop. Highlighted by a hand drawn red circle in the centre is the "DANGER" sign with a pictogram warning pedestrians not to cross is mounted on the coupling between the two trams. In the background, the platform signage for "Surry Hills" and "To Circular Quay" is visible. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/06/should-sydney-light-rail-carriages-be-modified-second-death#img-3
June 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Yes

Did prefer Rotterdam to Amsterdam when we visited

And they also have this:

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Title Santa Claus Part of Beeldenroute Westersingel/Rotterdam Object type sculpture Genre public art Description Black sculpture in the shape of a dwarf, presenting a small tree in an abstract shape, reminiscent of a butt plug Depicted people Santa Claus Date 2001 Medium bronze
May 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Hacker News notacoward on Nov 9, 2017 on: Entrepreneurs Aren't a Special Breed – They're Mos... Entrepreneurship is like one of those carnival games where you throw darts or something. Middle class kids can afford one throw. Most miss. A few hit the target and get a small prize. A very few hit the center bullseye and get a bigger prize. Rags to riches! The American Dream lives on. Rich kids can afford many throws. If they want to, they can try over and over and over again until they hit something and feel good about themselves. Some keep going until they hit the center bullseye, then they give speeches or write blog posts about "meritocracy" and the salutary effects of hard work. Poor kids aren't visiting the carnival. They're the ones working it.
May 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The Hon Anthony Albanese MP Prime Minister House of Representatives PO Box 6022 CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Prime Minister, I write to urge you to take every possible action to help bring an end to the death, destruction and suffering in Gaza. Since October 2023, more than 53,000 people have been killed in Gaza, including at least 16,500 children. Hundreds continue to die each day in Israeli air strikes. Leading humanitarian agencies have described the situation as catastrophic, with food and medical supplies severely restricted. I know you are acutely aware of this. As a democratic nation committed to international law and human rights, Australia must make clear to the Israeli government that its actions are unacceptable. We have a responsibility to advocate for a just peace and a two-state solution. I appreciate the comments you made on Monday, rightly condemning the blockade and the actions of Israel as outrageous. But words must now be matched by action. I urge you to use all available diplomatic and economic tools to press for an end to the violence. This includes joining other nations in imposing targeted sanctions, ending arms trade and reviewing economic ties with Israel, supporting international accountability mechanisms, and upholding international law. I urge the government to press the Israeli Government to ensure humanitarian aid reaches all areas of Gaza. Famine must never be used as a weapon of war. Australia is sometimes called a middle power, but I do not accept that our influence is limited. We have stood up before—against apartheid in South Africa, in support of Timor Leste, and in defence of Ukraine. We can stand up now. The upcoming UN high-level conference offers a critical opportunity for Australia to lead. Other allies—such as the United Kingdom, Canada and France—are using stronger language and considering stronger action. We should join them to send a clear message that this violence must end. Calling for an end to the bloodshed and a path tow…
May 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Goldstein Election Update I understand everyone's desire to rule a line under the election result in Goldstein. I would also prefer it was resolved. However, there are still up to 10,000 votes to count including postals, absentee and pre-poll declaration votes. The AEC has not yet declared the seat. Please respect the process and voters until a definitive position is clear.
May 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Just realised I should've used this image instead
ArtSHINE cofounder Stuart Horrex, a man with brown hair and a beard wearing a colourful floral shirt and jeans, stands grumpily with arms crossed next to a large, human-sized mascot of the character Red from Angry Birds. They are posing indoors at the Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) trade show in London, inside an exhibition hall setting.
May 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Okay, here is Option 1 for the alt text and the verbatim text from the main article: Alt text: Newspaper article titled "Nats' climate denial 'killing the Libs'". The text reads: Simon Holmes à Court’s crowdfunding group, Climate 200, says the Coalition cannot win government unless it embraces climate action, after a string of lower-profile candidates backed by the organisation made electoral inroads in formerly safe seats of the major parties. With attention focused on tight contests in independent-held seats such as Goldstein and Kooyong, less prominent candidates supported by Climate 200 secured substantial portions of the primary vote in outer suburban and regional electorates. Those swings occurred in seats such as Farrer and Lyne in regional NSW, and Fisher and Fairfax in Queensland, where big drops in first-preference votes for the Coalition were not matched by equivalent primary vote swings towards Labor. A primary vote swing of 7.5 per cent away from Peter Dutton in Dickson in suburban Brisbane was turbocharged by the presence of community independent Elida Faith, who secured more than 12 per cent of first-preference votes in her first tilt at the seat. Labor’s Ali France, who won the seat, had a positive primary vote swing of 2.5 per cent. Climate 200 executive director Byron Fay said the performance of independents in regional areas should be a wakeup call to the Coalition, which he said was beholden to climate-denying Nationals MPs. “The Nationals are the tail wagging the Liberal dog. They have driven the Liberals to the brink of extinction. There’s no path back to government for a party of climate denial,” he said. “Liberals have been telling themselves the 2022 result was all about Scott Morrison. That narrative has been put to bed.” The Coalition went to the election promising to build seven nuclear reactors, starting in 2035, but attracted criticism from experts for the absence of credible policies to reduce emissions in the short and long term. Cli…
May 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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A screenshot of two paragraphs of text detailing a failed deal between Southern Cross and Australian Digital Holdings (ADH) to launch NewsMax Australia. The text reads: The deal came after an initial deal struck with Australian Digital Holdings in February, which was set to launch right-wing news channel NewsMax Australia on the stations, fell through, Southern Cross told the ASX on today, with final conditions not satisfied. ADH was launched with the backing of broadcaster Alan Jones after he left Sky news, before later rebranding to Newsmax Australia. The Newsmax Australia website still says “coming 2025".
May 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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He's so good we named a beer after him
willietheboatman.com/the-beer/
Black and red can of Willie the Boatman Albo Pale Ale with a black and white portrait photo of a young Albo taken during his uni days.
May 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Call and response
Antony Green Election Meme. Antony Green looking surprised, holding his hands up with palms facing forward, against a dark blue background.
May 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Has @antonygreenelec.bsky.social called the election yet?
Antony Green Election Meme. Has Antony Green called the election yet? Antony Green looking very excited, holding his hands up with palms facing forward against a dark blue background. Antony Green is wearing his special election tie.
May 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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The Young Ones Have We Got A Video GIF
April 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Statement by Independent Member for Wentworth, Allegra Spender, on unauthorised and illegal pamphlets in Wentworth. Last night, the AEC announced it had identified one of the persons responsible for distributing 47,000 unauthorised and illegal pamphlets in Wentworth. I am writing to the AEC today to request more information about its decision. I am concerned that the AEC has announced that it will not identify the person responsible and will not decide whether to prosecute them until after the election. This pamphlet made false and defamatory claims against me and deliberately flouted the Australian Electoral Laws regarding the authorisation of election material. The AEC’s statement also says: “Voters are reminded to stop and consider the source of all messages relating to the 2025 federal election.” The purpose of the law on authorisation is to ensure voters can identify the source of election messages. It is not clear to me why, in this case, the AEC will not identify the source of this offensive material, which has already been widely distributed in pamphlet form and widely circulated by community social groups. How can voters consider the source if the AEC will not identify that source? I will be asking the AEC to reconsider its decision or explain what compelling reasons it might have in this case to override its responsibilities to inform the public and enforce the law. [Ends] Media contact: Peter McEvoy (+61 419 274 417) 24th April 2025 Suite 302, Level 3, 179-191 New South Head Road, Edgecliff NSW 2027 P: 02 9327 3988 E: [email address removed]
April 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Speak for yourself ;)
Image from https://www.hahndorfsweets.com.au/products/blackpool-rock-fruit A photo of Australian made 'Blackpool Rock', an English seaside confectionery made with boiled sugar and generally peppermint flavoured. Distinctive by having words embedded in the stick, often featuring the name of the tourist town where the rock was made. The website says: "A very famous and frequently sought-after UK treat! Blackpool Rock will transport you to the seaside with its refreshing fruity flavour and perfect crunch texture!"
March 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM