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Jon Piccini
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Senior Lecturer. Reviews editor. Union Thug. ADHD haver. Writing a history of Australian empire. Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. Tweets mine. He/him
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Jon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social · Nov 21
Excited to see this, the first output of our ARC project on Vietnam war R&R in Sydney, live at Journal of Contemporary history. We look at how the scheme awkwardly positioned white Australia within an emerging neo-colonial tourist economy. And it's OA! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Tourism, Americanization and the Vietnam War R&R Scheme in Sydney, Australia, 1967–71 - Chris Dixon, Lisa Featherstone, Jon Piccini, 2024
Australia's addition to the Vietnam War R&R scheme in September 1967 brought some 280,000 short-stay tourists to Sydney, and particularly its notorious ‘red lig...
journals.sagepub.com
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January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Incredible image choice. No notes.
Why are human penises so large? New evolutionary study finds two main reasons
Compared to other great apes, human penises are mysteriously large, hinting they act as a signal to mates.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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atlathewriter.bsky.social
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.

I have translated some of the highlights
A screenshot of Lala and Po from the teletubbies. The screenshot is clearly taken from someone's phone, as the borders of the tv can be seen, as well as glimpses into the apartment behind them. Po is in bed wrapped up in a blanket. The text below them reads "I know you were high at my mother-in-laws funeral..." More screenshots from the Teletubbies. Lala seems to be upset with a terrified Po. the text below reads "Did you kill the dog? Why would you do that?!" A third screenshot from the Teletubbies, this time the same scene as before. Po is wearing an apron while Lala seems to still be upset at him. The text below reads "You're nothing but a failure of a man."
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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I do not have a take. I am take-less.
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 AM
jonpiccini.bsky.social
Nice that John Howard has lived long enough to be instrumental in shifting the libs to the far right so as to neutralise One Nation and also to witness the libs now almost 30 years later be consumed by that same party.
January 21, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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roryjohnston.bsky.social
when you realize that the American unipolar global order was suppressing long-forgotten levels of public Frenchness
January 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM
jonpiccini.bsky.social
Not being on twitter any more means I have gone months without encountering this particular individual.
helenkennedy.bsky.social Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3d
Twitter undefeated in the brain worms arena
Photo of a guy standing in Times Square holding a sign that says “Zohran is not my mayor” His tweet is “ I flew 10,000 miles to New York City to say one thing: “Zohran Kwame Mamdani is not my mayor.”
January 21, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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Remember when forcing albo to do the hate speech laws was a stroke of genius and expert cunning by Ley? That was like a few days ago.
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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pollytics.bsky.social
Whomst among us haven't engaged in Important Duties of Insurrection?
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 3d
ROK Court "Acknowledges Han Duck-soo's Charges of Engaging in Important Duties of Insurrection"
January 21, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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jas-jozstudies.bsky.social
Megarrity reviews Quanchi's Thomas McMahon’s Search for Fame: Photographer, Journalist and Patriot (Sidharta Books and Print)

www.thenile.com.au/books/max-qu...
A squat man in a safari suit stands in a desert landscape. To his right is a Pacific Islander carrying a camera and equipment back. Behind him, various Pacific Islanders dance.
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Margolis reviews Moore et al's Fringe to Famous: Cultural Production in Australia After the Creative Industries (Bloomsbury).

www.bloomsbury.com/au/fringe-to...
A cartoon image by Reg Mombassa depicting a long-haired bearded man standing in a flooded landscape, reading a book. He is surrounded by houses and icons of Australian culture, such as a Hill Hoist, cricket stumps, a football, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the Opera House.
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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jas-jozstudies.bsky.social
Henderson reviews Regan's “I Buy This Piece of Ground Here”: An Italian Market-Gardener Community in Adelaide, 1920s–1970s (ANU Press).

press.anu.edu.au/publications...
A black and white image of a middle aged Italian couple stand in front of a car and home. The book title reads: ‘I buy this piece of ground here’ An Italian market-gardener community in Adelaide, 1920s–1970s.
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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jas-jozstudies.bsky.social
We start our book reviews with...not a book review!

@sighmonger.bsky.social reviews the ABC's "Eat the Invaders", hosted by Tony Armstrong.
Tony Armstrong, an Indigenous man with a mustache and goatee wearing a yellow jacket decorated with cactus and rabbits, sits at a table. Before him is an empty plate and several cane toads apparently hopping about the table. He has speared one with his fork. Will he eat it??
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
jonpiccini.bsky.social
Australia has long used the UN to launder our reputation and pursue our interests. Trump's 'Peace Board' as well as being totally nuts offers nothing even remotely appealing. Myself and Roland Burke in the @theconversation.com
It may not be perfect, but history shows Australia cannot turn its back on the UN
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ has raised questions about whether it is intended as an alternative UN. Australia should be wary of turning its back on the UN now.
theconversation.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:22 AM
jonpiccini.bsky.social
Love the grauniad live blog so much
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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jas-jozstudies.bsky.social
Last but not least, a thread of the book reviews published in 49.4.

If you have a book you would like us to review, please contact out reviews editors @jonpiccini.bsky.social and Nycole Prowse.
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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philipjcowley.bsky.social
"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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picketer.bsky.social
Kerbside garbage collection is one of the great choke-points that can give labour power. Really good piece. www.currentaffairs.org/news/all-pow...
All Power to the Garbage Workers!
From New York in 1677 to India in 2025, the people who collect our trash are among the labor movement’s greatest heroes.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
jonpiccini.bsky.social
So Iranian officials just seem to be gloating about how many of their own people they have killed, which is a weird flex.
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Vince Mcmahon meme format headline
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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White BMW flying the Pahlavi flag spotted in Taigum.
January 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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China, which in the post-Cold War period was viewed as either lunch for American capital or an irredeemable dungeon, has acquired under Xi Jinping a third face in the West as a powerful threat to the American empire. @lrb.co.uk
Tom Stevenson · Climbing the Ziggurat: Xi Jinping’s Inheritance
China, which in the post-Cold War period was viewed as either lunch for American capital or an irredeemable dungeon, has...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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📢JOYCE YOUINGS MEMORIAL LECTURE📢

Prof. Jane Whittle: Work & gender, status & power: the surprising history of everyday chores in early modern England

🗓️ 28 January, 3pm
📍 Uni of Exeter & Zoom

All welcome at this public 🗃️ lecture, register for your place: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-joyce-...
A very detailed embroidering depicting men and women undertaking various work tasks. These include spinning, harvesting wheat, picking fruit, sheering sheep, carrying water and so on. Each task is labelled with the name of the month. Credit: The Labours of the Months, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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ditzkoff.bsky.social
Tfw your childhood pediatricians reunite to tell you that you have osteoporosis
January 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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maximumchips.bsky.social
Americans love to see something that their country has done countless times over many decades and go “wow, this is an unprecedented event. I never thought my government would ever do this. What have we come to”
January 15, 2026 at 7:28 AM