Jon Piccini

Happy 50th birthday, HWJ! Being a member of the History Workshop collective has shaped the kind of historian I am (& want to be). I'm so proud to have helped edit this 100th issue of History Workshop Journal, which includes reflections on History Workshop for these turbulent times; on HW's past;...

Crowd gathered for Invasion Day rally in Naarm, with the Imperial Hotel and Windsor Hotel in the background.

I can't manage a march today but the Invasion Day speeches were as inspiring as ever, and as I left the large crowd was still growing. The people who want truth, treaty and justice are far greater in number than the fascists.

Lots of people these days want to ask CoPilot this, ask CoPilot that, but not enough people are asking Comrade Lenin.

Invasion Day 2026. Tens of thousands marching down Bourke St in Naarm/Melbourne now. 'No justice, no peace. No racist police!' ✊🖤💛❤️

A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.

Excellent primer on the Atlas Network and it’s impact on Australia

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Invasion day rally

Invasion day rally. #Changethedate.

Tasmanian greens do one (1) thing without being xenophobic challenge - difficulty: impossible.

60 years dude ;)

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TWSS

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.

Incredible image choice. No notes.

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."

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

I do not have a take. I am take-less.

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.

With enemies like this, who needs friends.

when you realize that the American unipolar global order was suppressing long-forgotten levels of public Frenchness

Not being on twitter any more means I have gone months without encountering this particular individual.

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.

Whomst among us haven't engaged in Important Duties of Insurrection?

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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...

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??

We start our book reviews with...not a book review!

@sighmonger.bsky.social reviews the ABC's "Eat the Invaders", hosted by Tony Armstrong.

Tks!

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.

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's called inclusion

Love the grauniad live blog so much

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.

"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"

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.

Kerbside garbage collection is one of the great choke-points that can give labour power. Really good piece. www.currentaffairs.org/news/all-pow...