Dr Joe McIntyre
@drjoemcintyre.bsky.social
Law Assoc/Prof @UniSA. Judicial Studies/Courts/JusticeTech/Pseudolaw/Dad Jokes
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My latest pre-print is out:
"Pareidolic Illusions of Meaning: ChatGPT, Pseudolaw and the Triumph of Form over Substance"
I really enjoyed this one, where I juxtapose LLMs & pseudolaw to argue both create illusions of meaning that trick users.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"Pareidolic Illusions of Meaning: ChatGPT, Pseudolaw and the Triumph of Form over Substance"
I really enjoyed this one, where I juxtapose LLMs & pseudolaw to argue both create illusions of meaning that trick users.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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This is happening on SUNDAY! Unfortunately, after all his hard work, Captain Quoll won't be walking (see update below) but his team will be. They're aiming to raise $35K & are just under $25K atm.
Let's give them a big push! Go you good Quolls! 🙌
pointtopinnacle2025.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...
Let's give them a big push! Go you good Quolls! 🙌
pointtopinnacle2025.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This is happening on SUNDAY! Unfortunately, after all his hard work, Captain Quoll won't be walking (see update below) but his team will be. They're aiming to raise $35K & are just under $25K atm.
Let's give them a big push! Go you good Quolls! 🙌
pointtopinnacle2025.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...
Let's give them a big push! Go you good Quolls! 🙌
pointtopinnacle2025.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...
If you are interested higher education, read this. If you are not, read this. Excellent from @hannahforsyth.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
If you are interested higher education, read this. If you are not, read this. Excellent from @hannahforsyth.bsky.social
@stevevladeck.bsky.social - your work is getting a shout out this morning at our judicial conference in Adelaide, South Australia.
The challenge to rule of law, and dangers of the shadow docket, a concern all over the globe.
The challenge to rule of law, and dangers of the shadow docket, a concern all over the globe.
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
@stevevladeck.bsky.social - your work is getting a shout out this morning at our judicial conference in Adelaide, South Australia.
The challenge to rule of law, and dangers of the shadow docket, a concern all over the globe.
The challenge to rule of law, and dangers of the shadow docket, a concern all over the globe.
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🚨🚨 #China intimidated @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social to ditch #humanrights research conducted by @lauratmurphy.bsky.social . Absolutely disgraceful behaviour by Sheffield Hallam uni.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🚨🚨 #China intimidated @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social to ditch #humanrights research conducted by @lauratmurphy.bsky.social . Absolutely disgraceful behaviour by Sheffield Hallam uni.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
Happy Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Happy Halloween 🎃
Happy Halloween 🎃 Australia
Remember to remind any wowser complaining that Halloween is just an American import that so too were the Separation of Powers, constitutional rights and indeed a written constitution.
Remember to remind any wowser complaining that Halloween is just an American import that so too were the Separation of Powers, constitutional rights and indeed a written constitution.
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃 Australia
Remember to remind any wowser complaining that Halloween is just an American import that so too were the Separation of Powers, constitutional rights and indeed a written constitution.
Remember to remind any wowser complaining that Halloween is just an American import that so too were the Separation of Powers, constitutional rights and indeed a written constitution.
Listen to tamsin. She knows her shit
It's not fucking piracy! States can't commit piracy, and calling it piracy absolves the US of responsibility and says that the individuals who conducted the strikes were mutineers. It's an atrocity crime and deeply illegal but not fucking piracy. Not everything involving boats and violence is piracy
Washington Post edit board: There’s a name for attacks on civilian ships on the high seas: Piracy. That’s also an unfortunately plausible description of the Trump administration’s bombings of vessels around South America that it says are carrying drugs. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Listen to tamsin. She knows her shit
Frankly, my view is that *all* NDAs should be unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
Australian-first bill to ban use of NDAs to silence sexual harassment victims introduced in Victoria
Exclusive: If passed, laws would ban non-disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases unless expressly requested by an employee
search.app
October 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Frankly, my view is that *all* NDAs should be unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
When your Halloween decorations are getting pretty niche but you are having fun
For you @drnajimagi.bsky.social ❤️
For you @drnajimagi.bsky.social ❤️
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
When your Halloween decorations are getting pretty niche but you are having fun
For you @drnajimagi.bsky.social ❤️
For you @drnajimagi.bsky.social ❤️
This is great comms on why this is a problem. Excellent thread
I’ve been thinking of Trump’s government as the Regime of Type One Error.
In statistics, Type 1 error is when you get a false positive, or claim to have found a relationship that isn’t really real. It’s like convicting someone who is actually innocent, for example.
In statistics, Type 1 error is when you get a false positive, or claim to have found a relationship that isn’t really real. It’s like convicting someone who is actually innocent, for example.
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This is great comms on why this is a problem. Excellent thread
People seem worried today about RW trolls coming to this platform.
Remember, we know trolls greatest fear and weakness
Remember, we know trolls greatest fear and weakness
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
People seem worried today about RW trolls coming to this platform.
Remember, we know trolls greatest fear and weakness
Remember, we know trolls greatest fear and weakness
Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
Interesting piece here on private prosecution. What is missing from the article is *any* awareness that this a standard pseudolaw technique
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Court throws out SA man's attempt to charge council using archaic process
A Port Augusta resident's attempt to charge several government officials and his local council with more than 350 criminal offences using an archaic concept of common law is tossed out by court.
www.abc.net.au
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Interesting piece here on private prosecution. What is missing from the article is *any* awareness that this a standard pseudolaw technique
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
So I am now *officially* famous. Here I am in New Idea - my Nan would be very proud.
@joshroose.bsky.social and I both feature in this article on sovereign citizens/pseudolaw.
And on page 8. That's two pages before Nicole Kidman...
@joshroose.bsky.social and I both feature in this article on sovereign citizens/pseudolaw.
And on page 8. That's two pages before Nicole Kidman...
October 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
So I am now *officially* famous. Here I am in New Idea - my Nan would be very proud.
@joshroose.bsky.social and I both feature in this article on sovereign citizens/pseudolaw.
And on page 8. That's two pages before Nicole Kidman...
@joshroose.bsky.social and I both feature in this article on sovereign citizens/pseudolaw.
And on page 8. That's two pages before Nicole Kidman...
October 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
Legal Theory Blog
Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!
legaltheoryblog.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
Quietly delighted that Beckett is today's Main Character (or close enough).
My absolute favourite playwright. I performed Krapp's Last Tape as my Yr 12 Drama solo. Had a genuine reel-to-reel as perfect prop.
Still cannot see the word "spool" without lingering over it. SPOOOOL.
My absolute favourite playwright. I performed Krapp's Last Tape as my Yr 12 Drama solo. Had a genuine reel-to-reel as perfect prop.
Still cannot see the word "spool" without lingering over it. SPOOOOL.
October 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Quietly delighted that Beckett is today's Main Character (or close enough).
My absolute favourite playwright. I performed Krapp's Last Tape as my Yr 12 Drama solo. Had a genuine reel-to-reel as perfect prop.
Still cannot see the word "spool" without lingering over it. SPOOOOL.
My absolute favourite playwright. I performed Krapp's Last Tape as my Yr 12 Drama solo. Had a genuine reel-to-reel as perfect prop.
Still cannot see the word "spool" without lingering over it. SPOOOOL.
This is a bloody stupid idea because (a) "sovereign citizen" is not an organisation of any type; (b) only one type of pseudolaw; (c) increasingly unpopular term among pseudolaw adherents.
Also, all the criminology reasons stated
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Also, all the criminology reasons stated
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Doxed man petitions to have sovereign citizens declared domestic terrorists
A man who says he was threatened after investigating sovereign citizens says the movement should be labelled a terrorist organisation, but an academic argues this could lead to more violence.
www.abc.net.au
October 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is a bloody stupid idea because (a) "sovereign citizen" is not an organisation of any type; (b) only one type of pseudolaw; (c) increasingly unpopular term among pseudolaw adherents.
Also, all the criminology reasons stated
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Also, all the criminology reasons stated
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
This is a hell of a read. AI psychosis is profoundly disturbing.
This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks
Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.
www.rollingstone.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is a hell of a read. AI psychosis is profoundly disturbing.
Wait. When did bluesky get a bookmark option?
September 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Wait. When did bluesky get a bookmark option?
I have a piece on "Ivory Washing" coming out shortly which looks at the misuse of academic expertise to provide unwarranted legitimacy to political views. This is one of my case studies
Just to take stock: the first claim was that there was an entire literature supporting the anti-birthright position. Then, *after* that claim, scholars emerged to post drafts on SSRN. And *now* the government points to a "growing body of modern scholarship" all drafted after the initial claim.
A LITERATURE IS BORN!
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I have a piece on "Ivory Washing" coming out shortly which looks at the misuse of academic expertise to provide unwarranted legitimacy to political views. This is one of my case studies
Reposted by Dr Joe McIntyre
Researchers found more than 80 cases of generative AI use in Australian courts so far – mostly by people representing themselves. That comes with serious risks.
More people are using AI in court, not a lawyer. It could cost you money – and your case
theconversation.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Researchers found more than 80 cases of generative AI use in Australian courts so far – mostly by people representing themselves. That comes with serious risks.
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“Autistic ppl are a natural part of the human experience & society needs to affirm the value of ppl—even with significant disabilities. I don’t think eugenics is ethical or warranted in science or research.” @drstevenkapp.bsky.social to @juliametraux.bsky.social:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference
The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.
www.motherjones.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“Autistic ppl are a natural part of the human experience & society needs to affirm the value of ppl—even with significant disabilities. I don’t think eugenics is ethical or warranted in science or research.” @drstevenkapp.bsky.social to @juliametraux.bsky.social:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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joining the war on autism on the side of autism
September 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
joining the war on autism on the side of autism
Reposted by Dr Joe McIntyre
Someone asked if I was ready for the fall, and it actually took me a moment to realize that they meant autumn, not the complete collapse of democracy.
September 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Someone asked if I was ready for the fall, and it actually took me a moment to realize that they meant autumn, not the complete collapse of democracy.