Jon Piccini

How the neoliberalism of ‘Hayek’s Bastards’ changed the world – and fuelled the rise of the populist right When the Cold War came to an end, neoliberals appealed to nature in order to justify inequality.

“Behind the abstract talk of liberties and freedoms in much of 21st century neoliberal and libertarian discourse,” argues Slobodian, “lies a much grubbier story of hunting and gathering, primordial beginnings, and adamantine differences.”

This is hilariously ridiculous. For two years Albanese has been saying Australia isn't a serious player in the Middle East and everyone pressuring the government to do more needs to chill out.

Now the government is backgrounding about us reconstructing Gaza!

Frontiers of human capital? women and the professions in the Angloworld This article explores the place of professional women in the history of capitalism. I do this using three intersecting lenses, the third, commodity frontiers, being the most important. Low-cost com...

New article by me on professional women as a ‘commodity frontier’ in the history of capitalism: The massive influx of women to white collar professions in the 1990s was the culmination of around a century of women’s efforts.

But then…

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The old world is dying, and the new world is so fucking stupid dude

Trying to remember why Fatima Payman was kicked out of the ALP…

Letter of the day (in the Times)

Recognition of Palestine MUST be combined with actions to stop the genocide.

With the deliberate assassination overnight of Al-Jazeera journalists and plans to permanently occupy Gaza, the Australian government must take meaningful action and suspend military contracts with Israel!

Labor asks Deloitte to design universal childcare system as PM eyes political legacy Exclusive: Government could redirect billions in existing spending on the childcare subsidy and introduce a daily flat fee for families

What's next? Outsourcing our climate change policy to the mining industry? Oh wait.

Netanyahu defends Gaza plan, saying Australians 'would do it' too The Israeli prime minister says the plan, which many countries fear will lead to increased bloodshed, is the fastest way to end the conflict.

Latest telex from Pretoria:

A Golden puppy looks up at the camera with a purple flower in their mouth.

on my way to steal your girl

watching you dildo brain cock suckers play w/ AI shit is like watching a dog paw at one of those puzzle boxes that you put treats inside of

Sam Altman failed to consider that some PhD holders are actually not very intelligent.

Dial-up Internet to be discontinued AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet. This service will no longer be available in AOL plans. As a result, on September 30, 2025 this service and the associated software, the AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, which are optimized for older operating systems and dial-up internet connections, will be discontinued. This change will not affect any other benefits in your AOL plan, which you can access any time on your AOL plan dashboard. To manage or cancel your account, visit MyAccount.

So apparently we are within the last 60 days of dial-up AOL being a thing.

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ht @mat.tl

You open up GPT-5 and it asks if you're gonna eat that whole sandwich.

Chat GPT understands

"Full Cream milk sourced from Australian farmers"

Personally I'd prefer it sourced from cows?

A book titled "Outdoor Pigs: How to Make them Pay."

those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this

I heard there was a secret “b”
Toward the end of “blueberry”
But you don’t really care for AI, do you?

It went like this — the first, the fifth,
The secret “b” in the seventh
The baffled bot composing “bluebebry.”

Bluebebry
Bluebebry
Bluebebry
Bluebebry

One of the most striking things about these sorts of examples is the way the bots behave exactly like a rationalist/tech-evangelist does when they’re proven wrong.

Al Overview Willem Dafoe is not in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but he has appeared in other Star Wars films, including The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).

I honestly can’t believe there are still any AI skeptics out there. This tech is obviously revolutionary

I'm a historian, so we like weird things about the past?

In a 1978 survey, 42% of Australians believed that the US was not a signatory to the ANZUS treaty. Only 38% believed that they were. which poses some questions!!

Even better, it's a limited series

YouTube video by Journal of Industrial Relations Climate, Law & Labor: A Conversation on Work Health and Safety in a Warming World #videoabstract

What happens when climate change collides with labor law & workplace safety? Eugene Schofield-Georgeson and I discuss our recent articles from @jirjournal.bsky.social on how frameworks are adapting—or failing to adapt—to the realities of climate disruption

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Drinking one's own piss is punk rock

Eric Bana in Untamed (2025) bravely asks the question: can someone be too drunk to be a park ranger?

Tip of the spear • Nic Maclellan Eighty years on, America is intensifying its military presence in the Pacific

Journalist Nic Maclellan has written a very useful article linking the atomic bombing of Japan 80 years ago today to the imperialist rivalry in the Pacific today.

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Imagine how much money could be saved without any police!