John August

@JohnA@aus.social
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Science and politics - through Pirate Party Australia, electric vehicles and numerous other interests. I'm into poetry & spoken word, and also bush dancing.
websitehttps://johnaugust.com.au

These stories are less than 6 weeks apart:
•Paramount lays off 2000 workers
•Paramount magically finds $100B cash to hostile takeover a rival

Billionaires don’t care about working people. They care about power. Stop defending billionaires. Start taxing them out of existence.

Subscribe to support my human rights advocacy: https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/

Some good political commentary coming out of Melbourne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMX7T9wEOlY
The Failure of Parliamentary Democracy – an Evolving Tragedy

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I recently released my review of an alternative to the theory of relativity - Ritzian physics -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFe7NdoGDYw - how by taking a different "fork in the road", you can take electromagnetics in a very different direction - looking at how some astronomical observations are in fact consistent with faster than light motion. Please take a look at something that I've been interested in for many years.
The Ritzian alternative to Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity

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The most succinct and accurate description of the Old Web I’ve seen to date.
They were also kind enough to publish an article from me about the election: https://www.weeklytimes.com.au/what-went-wrong-and-right-in-election/
What went wrong, and right, in election | THE WEEKLY TIMES

By John August WITH THE election behind us, I’ll take a look at how we ended up where we are and what I found important.   The result was a surprise, for some disappointing, and others something to celebrate.   But, still, it tells us something about the forces at work underneath. First, the Libs …

THE WEEKLY TIMES
A letter I had published on transparency and Freedom of Information in the local paper around Ryde and regions in Sydney, including the electoral district of Bennelong, where I've stood for the Pirate Party. #auspol

I'll be giving a talk on Foreign Policy, Australia & the Word 2.45pm for 3pm at Humanist House, 10 Shepherd Street Chippendale, Sydney, on Sunday August 24, approx 40 min without slides but I'll show a few books I reference.

I'll take a look at how we relate to foreign nations, both locally and also the distant conflicts we have become involved with, including the Middle East. Also the hypocricy which seems innate to the way we deal with foreign nations, being unduly influenced by our relationship with the US and our own corporate interests.

I recently released a post election video, as someone who has stood for six elections, most recently Pirates/Fusion.

What does this election mean? For Labor and others? How does it compare to some past elections? What about Labor's record? What about the LNP, Teals, Greens and other parties ( like my own)?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRzBagECO0&t=12s

Election aftermath with John August

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@cheryanne Ok, not enough for your listing, but maybe you'll find this small set of interest: https://johnaugust.com.au/article/podcast-list - note I'm no longer broadcasting with this station, but do hope to do stuff again at some stage.
A Podcast list | Permutations

As the Pirate/Fusion candidate for Bennelong, here's my video commentary on the election result - my own slant on the surprise result, and a few of my own comparisons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHV8QA-5zrk #auspol
Reflecting on the 2025 election with John August

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