Tributes to James Valentine today will describe him as a “talkback radio host,” but that’s like describing Aretha Franklin as a “singer”.
Having watched him and worked with him for years, James was doing something that looked like talkback radio but was much more than that.

It’s the much-missed Sean Lock’s birthday

He only cared about ONE thing...how it looked on TV. Enough has been said regarding the impossible healing job...not enough said about the depravity it takes to kill your followers to make good television.

This is a war based on lies

BRISBANE! POWERHOUSE! Tuesday & Wednesday! Last few tickets: brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/david...

Ben Pennings Facebook - screenshot as described

Thanks to this elderly Jewish man for his courage, and for Ben Pennings climbing a tree to get the footage. This is how many cops Queensland sent to arrest a Jewish man for wearing a “river to the sea” tshirt. No police state for 🇮🇱
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Footage here: www.facebook.com/share/r/1CnM...
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Australians protest attack of free speech with a John Farnham flash mob.

Israel Embassy has pressured the Queensland government to ban the words “from the river to the sea”.

You can’t arrest them all !

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It’s so impressive how quickly Jesse can produce new fully thought out outstanding lyrics.

TRUMP, throwing insults at Pope Leo:
“weak on crime”
“terrible for foreign policy”
“catering to the Radical Left”
“owes his position to me”
“sit down and mind your own business”

POPE LEO, unbothered:
“We are called to love.”

Epstein wrote of Trump: "i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes – dangerous."

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

Last week, a worker one of Amazon's Portland area facilities died on the warehouse floor. Employees were told to look away and keep working.

A new story by @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for @thewesternedge.bsky.social - reporting this news first.

www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-i...

With most of it not fit to sell, this op shop fixes donated items to reduce landfill Every year, lots of new textile items are imported to the Australian market … about 1.55 billion of them. Fast fashion is a leading contributor to overproduction and makes reuse difficult.

With most of it not fit to sell, this op shop fixes donated items to reduce landfill: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/hobart-c...

Melania Trump wants these photos and emails to be scrubbed from the Internet. Please stop liking and sharing them. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

NEW: A federal judge has ordered the DOJ to hand over all it's evidence in the murder of Renee Nicole Good in the next 3 weeks. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

Nine tells journalists to increase AI use and that usage is being monitored Nine's editorial staff, which includes The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Australian Financial Review, were told at an all-staff meeting that their use of AI must improve.

Exclusive: Nine has told its editorial staff — which includes The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Australian Financial Review — that their use of AI must improve and that usage will be monitored.

www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/09/n...

The DOJ still have not interviewed the Epstein survivors.

When Israel killed Indonesian UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon over the last week, the first thing the Australian government should have done is asked Indonesia "This is disgraceful, how can we help?"

Nailed it. Except that it's a regime as opposed to an administration.

Israeli soldiers are detonating entire villages in South Lebanon while taking selfies. Ancient mosques, churches, cemeteries, schools, hospitals - all being obliterated by the genocidal regime

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Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story "The president of the United States is clearly mentally unfit for office."

Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story: “The president of the United States is clearly mentally unfit for office."

“And lo, when the rock was rolled from the cave, Christ had left a huge chocolate bunny, but it was already melting, as it had been a right hot one and was like an oven in there!

Big Carbon's alternative reality of climate misinformation - Michael West The Integrity Gap report described pervasive climate misinformation that warps and dulls our perceptions of what is an existential threat.

"some 66 fake accounts impersonated real Australian farmers, using Australiana imagery (Vegemite and flags)"
@ajgardineresq.bsky.social on fossil influencers, astroturfers & bots - Integrity Gap Report
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michaelwest.com.au/big-carbons-...

What are great George Harrison story
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A written statement from artist James Hillier / Nordacious regarding contact from Queensland Police about artworks containing slogans recently criminalised under new Queensland hate speech laws. The second image shows three Nordacious illustrations - with the words on their clothing and signage obscured by yellow and red CENSORED stamps.

A statement regarding recent contact from Queensland Police about my work.

A reminder that last week, Pam Bondi accidentally released a Jack Smith memo revealing Trump’s motive for stealing and illegally retaining classified documents.

In an alternate (better) world this would be a three way announcement cancelling AUKUS … “it’s not you it’s me, we need to go our own ways” … but it’s 2026

He’s absolutely insane.

video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social