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Honest Government Ad | Ksi Lisims LNG (& PRGT Pipeline)
Dear PatronsHere's our latest Honest Government Ad!Honest Government Ad | Ksi Lisims LNGThis LNG project is cooked on so many levels. And not just because of it's deep connections to Trump and MAGA oligarchs. But I'll let the video do the explaining.What I do want to highlight though, is that we in Australia are perfectly placed to warn Canadians about the dangers of investing in an LNG export industry. We went down this path years ago, and we still got shafted with higher energy pri...
Update: Incoming video!
Dear PatronsIt's the first of the month so here's a quick update about what's in the oven!I'm currently editing our next HGA, and it's a big one. This episode is the result of our August trip to northern British Columbia, where we met Gitxsan and Gitanyow communities and learned about their next big fight: the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal and Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline. Why is this important to those concerned about climate action? Because Canada is effectively...
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
Kia ora, PatronsHere's the latest Honest Government Ad, you've helped to make possible: Visit New Zealand!This was one of our most requested international topics. And we've had so many requests from Kiwis (some of them quite desperate) to make an Honest NZ Government Ad for them, that I decided we should help them out. But nothing prepared me for how bad things are in NZ right now. And when I visited Auckland last month (my first time in Aotearoa), I was struck by how little we, here...
Preview | Visit NZ!
Dear PatronsI've been quiet lately coz I don't want to spam you with an email every week. But here's a quick catch up on things over the past month or so! Firstly, the super-short HGA about the Global Sumud Flotilla we made hit something in the order of 6+ million views across our pages - of which 5M were on our Insta page. Not bad considering we made it in 3 days. The flotilla was, as expected, illegally intercepted by the IDF in international waters, thereby violating the Geneva co...
Honest Government Ad | Global Sumud Flotilla
Dear PatronsHere's the latest Honest Government Ad!Honest Government Ad | Global Sumud FlotillaThis one is about the Global Sumud Flotilla - the largest civilian maritime mission to Gaza, to date, comprising 50 boats, with hundreds of people from 40+ countries - in an attempt to open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza. It's a historic moment of international solidarity, as world governments are proving completely unable (or unwilling) to enforce international law in Gaza. So this is our att...
Media update | Honest Government Ads
Dear PatronsGiordano here with a quick media update following our latest HGA: Visit Norway. Here's a mildly butthurt article in Aftenposten, Norway's biggest daily newspaper, with a full article about the HGA. They even reached out to the Minister of Climate and Environment for comment lol. And Equinor. And other political commentators. Which might seem a bit extra, but I've been told the HGA was felt in Norway, which afterall is home to only 5.5m people. The article is paywalled, an...
Honest Government Ad | Visit Norway! (Season 4k!)
Dear PatronsWelcome to the first HGA of Season 4Honest Government Ad | Visit Norway!It's the 100th episode of the series.... And as you can see it's in 4K! Thanks to you, we finally upgraded our camera and lights for Season 4. (Or should I say, Season 4k).As mentioned when I shared the preview yesterday, Norway is about to have a crucial election. So when folks in Norway reached out asking us to make an HGA, I jumped on it. I love international collaborations. And not just coz they'r...
100th Honest Government Ad! (+ news)
Dear PatronsAfter a magical trip to British Columbia (more about that below), we're back home—and we've wasted no time in jumping straight back into work. Here is the audio preview of our latest Honest Government Ad - Visit Norway! As always, you're the first to hear it and feedback is warmly welcomed (just a reminder that some things will only make sense once you can see the visuals). We've had so many requests to make HGAs about various topics, including from other countries....
Peace & Unity Summit + Studio Upgrade!
Dear Patrons of the Juice MediaWe hope this finds you and your loved ones well.As you know, we've been taking a break these past few weeks. But during this time we've also been getting ready for Season 4, and I'd like to share some exciting news about what we've been up to—and what's coming up.May and June were dedicated to family time and updating the Juice studio: with help from our beautiful friend and filmmaker Amel, we finally brought our rig up to date with this decad...
Honest Government Ads | Bloopers, Behind the Scenes & Rants
Dear Patrons Here's our wrap-up video for Season 3! Featuring bloopers and behind the scenes from the past year of Honest Government Ads, plus thoughts about what's in store for Season 4. I hope you enjoy it! As mentioned in my last post, I planned to publish our wrap-up video in May. But on May 28, our government approved the massive North West Shelf gas project. And since I didn't have time to make a separate video, I decided to include some thoughts about that here. Which in turn ...
Checking in!
Dear PatronsI hope this finds you and your loved ones well. Here's a quick check-in to let you know what we've been up to in May!1. Hard-core familying: I promised Luca and Juno I would take a break after the election so we could hang out; and as you can see, we've made a good start on that—reading books (and learning to read), demolishing ice-creams, fixing fences, making music, going on outings....2. I've also made a start on the task of upgrading our studio, something I'...
2025 Aussie election
Dear PatronsWhether you're Australian or one of our international supporters, I am sure you all share a deep relief in seeing that Australia (like Canada just a few days earlier) rejected Trump-style politics. That we elected a more progressive Parliament (even if not as progressive as some may have wished!). And that Peter Dutton lost his seat, marking what is likely the death of Australia's Liberal (aka Shit) Party. It was nothing short of a historic election outcome.There are already ...
Honest Government Ad | How To Vote 2025
Dear PatronsHere is our latest HGA which you've helped us to produce!Honest Government Ad | How To Vote 2025I tried to share this with you last night but after a marathon editing session (which has been going on for the whole of April, with back-to-back videos), I just had to crash for the night! But here I am with my morning coffee after school drop-off to let you that, as promised last week, we've managed to sneak in one more HGA before our election on Saturday!Honest Government Ad | H...
Honest Government Ad | Peter Dutton
Dear PatronsHere's our latest Honest Government Ad for the 2025 election season, and it's about the esteemed leader of the Liberal Party, Peter Dutton - who deserves a video all about him:Honest Government Ad | Peter DuttonPete hangs onto his seat of Dickson by a tiny 1.7% margin. It's the most marginal seat in Queensland. So we thought we should lend the good people of Dickson a hand.Please note this one comes with a strong language warning. We don't use this language lightly; u...
(Preview) Honest Peter Dutton Ad
Dear PatronsHere's the audio preview for the next HGA. You can listen to it by clicking on this linkThis one's about the esteemed leader of the Liberal Party, Peter Dutton MP, the member for Dickson—the most marginal seat in Queensland. It would be a tragedy if he were to lose his seat in Parliament at this election. Which is why I thought we should help him out. As always, you're the first to hear it. How are the music/voice levels? I'll catch you very soon with the final vide...
Honest Government Ad | Anthony Salmonese’s Surprise
Dear PatronsHere is the latest Honest Government Ad you've helped us to produceHonest Government Ad | Anthony Salmonese’s SurpriseNo you're not dreaming, we published our last HGA about Canada's election only last week, and we're back already with another episode this week. BooyaThat's coz we're working as hard as we can leading up to the election, to help keep people informed about what's going down. And unfortunately, what went down a fortnight ago in the last sit...
Honest Government Ad | Canada Election 2025
Dear PatronsHere is our latest Honest Government Ad!Honest Government Ad | Canada Election 2025This one is for our friends in Canada who are having a pretty rough time leading into their next election. I wasn't planning to make a video about Canada's election - which will take place on April 28, just a few days before ours here in Australia (May 3). But I received a call for help from a Toronto-based satirist telling me Canadians are genuinely worried about the shitshow south of their bo...
(Preview) Canada 2025 Election | Honest Government Ad
Dear Patrons / Previews ClubHere is the preview of the next Honest Government Ad we've produced. (Preview) Canada 2025 Election | Honest Government Adwtf? Our PM just announced our Australianelection and we're making a video about Canada?!Well you see, Canada is also having an election - and it will be on April 28, just a few days before ours here in Australia (May 3). And boy is this a consequential election for them, given the shitshow south of their border and Trump's threat to an...
Honest Government Ad | Minority Government
Dear PatronsHere is the latest Honest Government Ad you've helped us to produce!Honest Government Ad | Minority GovernmentThis was a challenging one coz let's face it, “minority government” is not the sexiest topic for a YouTube video. Thankfully here at the Juice Media we’ve developed a knack for explaining seemingly “boring” (but actually really interesting) political concepts to a lay audience. But even so I had to call in some reinforcements for this one: fire-breathing dra...
(Preview) Minority Government | Honest Government Ad
Dear PatronsHere is the preview of the latest Honest Government Ad we've cooked up!(Preview) MInority Government | Honest Government AdI'll have more to say about this episode when we publish the final video. Suffice to say for now, this is part of our mission to help voters better understand how our voting system and Parliament works, ahead of the coming election - which will very likely result in a minority government. (Hopefully, a Labor minority government).As always, you're the ...
Honest Government Ad | Our Last Fair Election?
Dear PatronsYes, we're back already with the next Honest Government Ad!Honest Government Ad | Our Last Fair Election?First of all, I'd like to introduce you to Liv Rian- the new actor who joins us for this HGA to fill in for Ellen. It's a hard act to follow, but I think she did a top job, considering this is her very first try! If you agree, please help me give Liv a warm welcomehere - in the comments section of the YouTube video(where she will see them! As opposed to here on Patreon...
(Preview) Australia's Last Fair Election? | Honest Government Ad
Dear PatronsHere we are, back with the preview of the next Honest Government Ad you've helped make possible.(PREVIEW) Australia's Last Fair Election? | Honest Government AdAs you can see, straight after publishing the Nuclear HGA and taking some safety precautions following certain doxxing threats we received (thank you for all your supportive comments and messages!) - we got straight back to work on the next HGA!I am hoping tokeep making HGAs like this in quick succession as we approach...
Threats...
EDIT: Thank you so much for all your thoughtful comments in response to this post, it was truly heartwarming to read them this morning! I just wanted to add that as well as Bluesky, we're also on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thejuicemediaSome of you kindly pointed out that this is an even better option, so I wanted to let you know that you can also find us on there! G.Dear PatronsWe've had a great response to our latest Honest Government Adabout the Calition's nuclear "plan...
Honest Government Ad | Nuclear (Australia)
Dear PatronsHere is our latest Honest Government Ad that you've helped us to produce. The first one of 2025!I have a couple of things to say about this video, if you'll indulge me. (If not that's totally fine, just watch the video!)I started researching this topic in December, during our break, and I have to confess I didn't realise just how cooked the Coalition's plan for nuclear in Australia actually is. The more I learned about it, the more I realised this isn't a seri...
(Preview) Honest Government Ad | Nuclear (Australia)
Dear PatronsThank you for your patience! Here's the audio preview of our next HGA, about the Coalition's nuclear "plan". And as always, you are the first to hear it:(Preview) Honest Government Ad | Nuclear (Australia)This is our first HGA of the election season and as you can see, I've decided to focus on the Coalition because, somehow, they are popular again with many voters (facepalm emoji), and one of the things that has gained popularity seems to be their nuclear "pla...
It's comiiiing....!
Dear PatronsHappy new year! This is a quick message to let you know that yes, we areback on deck, and yes, our first video of the year iscoming! And as you can see from the photos, we've dived straight into the deep end of with Dutton's nuclear "plan". I was hoping to publish this HGA by the end of January (today), but my poor brain needed a bit of time to transition from Lego with the kids to nuclear power plants and Liberal Party bullshit; and I didn't want to rush it - or ...
Thank you for 2024 and Happy New Year from the Juice Media
Dear Patrons of the Juice MediaWe hope you're spending some quality time with your family and friends over the festive season. And that you had a groovy Christmas, if you celebrate it.Thank you for supporting our work in 2024.This year we covered the widest range of issues ever: from Myanmar to Japan; AI killer robots and the global state of democracy; from enviornment, whitsleblower and FOI laws, to the US (sigh) election... And received takedown notices from the governments of India and Ta...
Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election
Dear PatronsHere is our latest Honest Government Ad - made, as always, thanks to your generous monthly support!Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election (Congratulations President Trump)Firstly, my sincere condolences to all our friends in the USA.After the US election, my first instinct was to make a US Govt HGA, reflecting on the causes of the outcome. But I quickly realised there was a surplus of "takes" about this: some of them good (although my favourite was Jon Stewart's)So instead ...
(Preview) 2025 Election | Honest Government Ad
Dear PatronsHere is the preview of our next Honest Government Ad! As you probably know, we are about to have our next federal election - it could come as early as March. And like many of you, (or maybe not), I've been thinking a lot about what our government needs to learn from the outcome of the US election, if it wants to avoid Dutton winning and implementing Project Gina. I've also been thinking a lot about how fortunate we are to have preferential voting here in Australia - and how i...
Honest Government Ad | Visit Myanmar!
Dear PatronsI am honoured to introduce to you the special guest actor hosting our latest Honest Government Ad - just published to YouTube: Visit Myanmar!Her name is Ingyin Hlaing Hlaing and she is a refugee from the 2021 military coup in Myanmar. One of the many people whose lives was abruptly interrupted by the coup, Ingyin was studying medicine in Myanmar but had to flee the country when her father - one of the elected MPs who were arrested in the 2021 coup - was imprisoned by the junta (he is...
