gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026People need a reminder about what the Renaissance was: a huge uptake in arts and humanities. The Renaissance was literary and explosion in study of art and humanities. That’s how we progressed. We celebrate the champions of that era while slashing the funding. (I’m an engineer by the way). 021
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I recall in the 90s the governments were raiding houses to arrest teenagers “stealing” films by downloading them on the freshly minted internet. How times have changed… 010
Reposted by @gaik.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026I don't think there's a better illustration of the incredible danger of people credulously and irresponsibly over-adopting generative AI than the use of it by DOCTORS to note vital information. This should be as illegal as fabricating notes by hand. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... 1221089
Reposted by @gaik.bsky.socialSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Labor won’t leave AUKUS - only the Greens will 2027195
Reposted by @gaik.bsky.socialRob Schamberger @schambergerart.com · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. (So it’s a browser thing? Like, it’s a website you go to? I genuinely didn’t know.) 03113
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The only point of having a government is to have services that we couldn't do by ourselves. If they then go on to cut the services, what is the point of the government in the first place? Their job is to find a way to raise money to fund what we need. 001
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 20/08/2026It's fascinating that, in all discussions of budget repairs, no one will ever suggest raising government revenue. There are always thousands of government service cuts on the menu, but never, ever, ever, ever a proposal to tax the rich. youtu.be/UJ5siKckADg?...youtu.beFrench Bonds Sink: Has France's Debt Crisis Finally Arrived?YouTube video by TLDR News EU 101
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I cannot believe how many people fall for this! It’s embarrassing 😳 010
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 18/08/2026So, are they going to vote for the Greens now or what? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comEuropean farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwavesVegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide drought 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Never understood the point of driving to gym. (Not to say that this is not a good story) 110
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I expect to have experts familiar with our political system. This entire essay is rendered irrelevant. 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Hi @theconversation.com, as a donor for many years, I am disappointed you are commissioning academics having no grasp of Westminster system to cover news in Australia and NZ. This is evident from the use of terminology that does not exist in our political system. theconversation.com/this-centris... 100
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Labor is a waste of space. These party members, being outraged that they were dragged by the very police their party funds (why were police even present at a party conference???), are delusional if they are still part of this national circus 🤡 burn your membership cards and never look back. 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 06/07/2026It's great to see the viewership of The Sunday Shot increasing every week. This is worth watching. You will never see anything remotely as honest as this broadcast in our useless mainstream media. Thank you @davemilbo.bsky.social and @instanterudite.bsky.social! youtu.be/vJn8Qp4i61Q?...youtu.beWhen Freedom of Information Costs $150,000 - July 5 - Rex PatrickYouTube video by The Sunday Shot 0258
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 06/07/2026He’s also very homophobic. He’s proved it with many actions. 010
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 05/07/2026This was a blast and also feeling of sadness that we, as a society, do not overwhelmingly vote for people like Rex. 0222
Reposted by @gaik.bsky.socialKent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Excellent. And don’t come back. #AusPol 1110223
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 01/07/2026And that’s why I’m moving to Berlin. I like cloudy and cooler weather. 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I particularly liked the idea of tapping phones to send money at an underground rave in Berlin 😅 110
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 26/06/2026And the UK government, just as all others, is still in that cesspool. 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The new normal :( www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comFrance records hottest day ever as 40 people drown across countryNational weather service, Météo-France, says Tuesday was the hottest day since measurements began in 1947 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 21/06/2026If one does not want to be eaten by a shark, one should not go and swim with a shark. The ocean is their home. Stay away from it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comA spate of shark bites has Australian ocean lovers on edge. People want to know why they’re risingWarming ocean temperatures mean sharks are spending more time in high-population areas, yet shark net data shows no significant changes in numbers 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Albanese would win a competition for being the best croissant: he can fold as many times as you want, mostly empty inside, and always comes out flaky. 010
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Hi Seth, I was a paying subscriber of yours and I loved it. But I had to delete my account because of the relentless firehose of emails I was getting from Substack. It was utterly overwhelming. Do you Patreon or something else? Or am I mossing something? 010
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 16/06/2026We’ve been having near 20-degree days every day in Melbourne. It was 15 degrees at 5 am today! This is insane. 120
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I never thought I would be in this camp, and it even pains to type this, but there is no point left in publicly funding the ABC. 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 31/05/2026That was a banger! So happy to regularly donate to The Shot. 020
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Apple’s not growing. Interesting. Honestly, the day starts pushing AI in my face, I’ll switch to a dumb phone. 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I see people jumping onto the trope of empathising with ON voters. This is condescending crap. I don’t give up on the principle that everyone has their own agency. If you vote for racist shit, you are one. This “left behind” bullshit is what elected Trump. 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Exactly! I think there’s a lot of dust to settle by the next election. And when it does, the picture will be much clearer and I don’t think it’ll be favourable to ON. Not paying much attention to them, as you say, is the best thing to do. 110
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Yes, the bar is so low that having a pulse counts as an achievement. 010
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026oh that! I did leave when he was getting derailed. But when they got rid of him, I rejoined. 010
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Governments do not owe money to anyone. They print it! 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I am a subscriber. You just ignore Keane's rumblings on the economy. But a) he's a massive critic of genocidal maniacs; b) he's got political acumen and is a fierce supporter of accountability and transparency; c) he's a big critic of AUKUS and defence; d) other great contributors! 110
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 05/05/2026More than that, a party of working class would introduce national unemployment insurance scheme so that if one becomes unemployed, the get a monthly/fortnightly insurance payment as a percentage of their previous salary with minimum wage being the minimum. 1110
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Either The Age do not understand how budgets are reported (even by private companies) or they are engaged in political messaging. As @grogsgamut.bsky.social explained in 2024, this type of reporting is dumb: australiainstitute.org.au/post/sorry-m... 010
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 01/05/2026They are not going to Ukraine because they just don't care. 040
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 01/05/2026We've made our assessment already: you are a waste of space. 000
gaik.bsky.social @gaik.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I would argue that Albanese is even worse than Morrison because he can get away with it. 020