ladystardust ☮️
@ladystardust64.bsky.social
Mother to two Papillon pups and one geriatric Tonkinese cat. And a couple of humans.
Keenly follows #auspol and US politics, which explains my current mental malaise. Dumbfounded by how truly horrid people can be for no reason. Just stop it!!
Keenly follows #auspol and US politics, which explains my current mental malaise. Dumbfounded by how truly horrid people can be for no reason. Just stop it!!
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it's funny that KPMG still believe they have a corporate reputation to protect
February 19, 2026 at 5:10 AM
it's funny that KPMG still believe they have a corporate reputation to protect
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What a horrible day to have eyes!
February 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
What a horrible day to have eyes!
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KPMG asks Sydney writers’ festival to delete its name from website after Randa Abdel-Fattah confirmed as speaker
KPMG asks Sydney writers’ festival to delete its name from website after Randa Abdel-Fattah confirmed as speaker
Festival confirmed writer and academic would appear in two sessions in 2026 following disinvitation from Adelaide event
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Global accounting giant KPMG has distanced itself from the Sydney writers’ festival, requesting its name be removed from the event’s website where it was listed as a corporate partner.
The move follows the festival scheduling Palestinian Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah to speak at two sessions in this year’s event. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:39 AM
KPMG asks Sydney writers’ festival to delete its name from website after Randa Abdel-Fattah confirmed as speaker
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🚨BREAKING: A national security official says Donald Trump is in a catch-22 where Iranians are threatening to release videos of him sexually assaulting children if he bombs them, and Israel is threatening the same if he doesn't!
My god! Lock that fucker up!
Leak the videos. The End.
My god! Lock that fucker up!
Leak the videos. The End.
February 19, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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Always good when proof of stupid laws rushed through parliament occurs quickly
Police have seized five posters from the window of a Canberra bar "depicting Donald Trump, J.D Vance, Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin dressed in Nazi-like uniforms" www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Bar declared crime scene as ACT police seize 'clearly satirical' posters under new hate laws
Police have seized five posters on display in the window of a Canberra bar, declaring a "crime scene" while they investigate the artworks under new Commonwealth hate laws.
www.abc.net.au
February 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Always good when proof of stupid laws rushed through parliament occurs quickly
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Facial recognition technology is dangerous when it works and when it doesn't.
The last thing we need is Big Tech, the government, or anyone else capturing our biometrics as we go about our lives.
Meta must not add this unreliable and invasive technology to its glasses.
The last thing we need is Big Tech, the government, or anyone else capturing our biometrics as we go about our lives.
Meta must not add this unreliable and invasive technology to its glasses.
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Facial recognition technology is dangerous when it works and when it doesn't.
The last thing we need is Big Tech, the government, or anyone else capturing our biometrics as we go about our lives.
Meta must not add this unreliable and invasive technology to its glasses.
The last thing we need is Big Tech, the government, or anyone else capturing our biometrics as we go about our lives.
Meta must not add this unreliable and invasive technology to its glasses.
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Conflict of interest? No! The system running as designed! Why pay for influence when you can be paid for influence?
"Angus Taylor is preparing his new opposition leader’s office, with oil and gas lobbyist Sam Riordan set to be made his chief of staff.
Riordan has been with the Australian Energy Producers since August last year."
Riordan has been with the Australian Energy Producers since August last year."
Oil and gas lobbyist in line for Angus Taylor’s lead role
The Australian Energy Producers advisor Sam Riordan appears odds-on to head the opposition leader’s office.
www.afr.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Conflict of interest? No! The system running as designed! Why pay for influence when you can be paid for influence?
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Anyone else like me pissed off at the ISIS brides treatment claiming they’re a threat to Australia while ignoring the real threat of IDF soldiers returning to Australia unquestioned? These women weren’t killing kids and unarmed civilians, IDF soldiers on the other hand….
February 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Anyone else like me pissed off at the ISIS brides treatment claiming they’re a threat to Australia while ignoring the real threat of IDF soldiers returning to Australia unquestioned? These women weren’t killing kids and unarmed civilians, IDF soldiers on the other hand….
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February 18, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
1. "and added that user activity on the site will not be tracked," means user activity will absolutely be tracked.
2. Since when does the US government do anything for free?
2. Since when does the US government do anything for free?
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM
1. "and added that user activity on the site will not be tracked," means user activity will absolutely be tracked.
2. Since when does the US government do anything for free?
2. Since when does the US government do anything for free?
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Australians will also finally be able to catch Sirât and The Voice of Hind Rajab, two movies that will be vying for Best International Film at the Academy Awards next month.
From crime heists to a BDSM love story, here's what's in cinemas this month
Australians will also finally be able to catch Sirât and The Voice of Hind Rajab, two movies that will be vying for Best International Film at the Academy Awards next month.
www.abc.net.au
February 18, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Australians will also finally be able to catch Sirât and The Voice of Hind Rajab, two movies that will be vying for Best International Film at the Academy Awards next month.
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Vale Jesse Jackson.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
February 18, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Vale Jesse Jackson.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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All my love and solidarity to the Lakemba Muslim community today after they received another security threat yesterday.
Islamophobia has no place in our society, and especially not our political discourse.
Islamophobia has no place in our society, and especially not our political discourse.
February 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
All my love and solidarity to the Lakemba Muslim community today after they received another security threat yesterday.
Islamophobia has no place in our society, and especially not our political discourse.
Islamophobia has no place in our society, and especially not our political discourse.
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Every time someone from the RBA says that "the labour market remains tight" they should be forced to say "and we would like more people to be unemployed"
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
As real wage growth falls again, Australian workers must feel the economy is rigged against them | Greg Jericho
The RBA never misses a chance to blame wages for rising prices but data shows profit-driven inflation is back
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Every time someone from the RBA says that "the labour market remains tight" they should be forced to say "and we would like more people to be unemployed"
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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About 1000 Australians commit a crime overseas every year. Around 320 are imprisoned at any one time. We never hear about it when they return - most of us never even know the crimes. Once you compete a sentence in Australia, you are released back into the community. There’s always risk.
February 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
About 1000 Australians commit a crime overseas every year. Around 320 are imprisoned at any one time. We never hear about it when they return - most of us never even know the crimes. Once you compete a sentence in Australia, you are released back into the community. There’s always risk.
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So we really need to put this cunt on blast for what he did? If he traumatised ppl during an election then maybe we need to call his “win” into question. #Auspol
February 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM
So we really need to put this cunt on blast for what he did? If he traumatised ppl during an election then maybe we need to call his “win” into question. #Auspol
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Watch the Politics in the Pub here www.youtube.com/live/NJdGA2X...
Politics in the Pub: Earthquake
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Watch the Politics in the Pub here www.youtube.com/live/NJdGA2X...
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Now?
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Now?
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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I don’t want Australia doing any business with or sending sports teams to America while they are doing things like building and illegally filling up immigrant prison sheds. It looks and feels look like the gas chambers from WW2.
#AusPol
#AusPol
February 18, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I don’t want Australia doing any business with or sending sports teams to America while they are doing things like building and illegally filling up immigrant prison sheds. It looks and feels look like the gas chambers from WW2.
#AusPol
#AusPol
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Trump: It’s a hoax. We should move on.
Trump’s DOJ: There’s nothing to investigate.
The UN: The revelations suggest a global criminal enterprise…a number of the abuses meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Trump’s DOJ: There’s nothing to investigate.
The UN: The revelations suggest a global criminal enterprise…a number of the abuses meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’
Experts say newly released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein's sex-trafficking ring.
www.aljazeera.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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This is the direct result of Israeli govt policies supported by Albo's old friend and recent dinner companion, President Isaac Herzog. #WestBank #EthnicCleansing #auspol
variety.com/2026/film/gl...
variety.com/2026/film/gl...
Oscar-Winning ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Hamdan Ballal Denounces New Attack by Israeli Settlers, Says Brother Hospitalized, Family Members Arrested
'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal has sounded an alarm over a new attack against his family by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
variety.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:24 AM
This is the direct result of Israeli govt policies supported by Albo's old friend and recent dinner companion, President Isaac Herzog. #WestBank #EthnicCleansing #auspol
variety.com/2026/film/gl...
variety.com/2026/film/gl...