Dr Joe McIntyre
@drjoemcintyre.bsky.social
Law Assoc/Prof @AdelaideUni. 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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WHO'S IN THE CAGE NOW BITCH?!?
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
WHO'S IN THE CAGE NOW BITCH?!?
As an Australian cricket fan, the only option here is:
HMS Moral Victory
HMS Moral Victory
Make a warship mid:
HMS Strategic Victory
HMS Strategic Victory
February 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
As an Australian cricket fan, the only option here is:
HMS Moral Victory
HMS Moral Victory
I get the concern here, i really do. But it is not that simple. There were 200k polling stations in 2018, and about 100k in 2024. ICE currently have 22k workforce. The maths don't math.
But lets say they only focus on 1% of polling places. Can 20 officers make a difference? I doubt it
But lets say they only focus on 1% of polling places. Can 20 officers make a difference? I doubt it
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I get the concern here, i really do. But it is not that simple. There were 200k polling stations in 2018, and about 100k in 2024. ICE currently have 22k workforce. The maths don't math.
But lets say they only focus on 1% of polling places. Can 20 officers make a difference? I doubt it
But lets say they only focus on 1% of polling places. Can 20 officers make a difference? I doubt it
This fucking hilarious. DoJ dont have the funds to defend the flood of habeas corpus actions cause by ICE
!["Despite the funds appropriated for ICE operations, Congress did not provide any funds for [the U.S. Department of Justice] to defend those actions, and we are seeing the results of that daily," Prokosch said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdj5pzurklijmlknynlpaora/bafkreiadyutoijvl2om2nsb76ml244tugs366k5ghm2nplvxjt56ef7ilm@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 11:04 AM
This fucking hilarious. DoJ dont have the funds to defend the flood of habeas corpus actions cause by ICE
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The Goblin of the 1/3 Reich.
January 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The Goblin of the 1/3 Reich.
Pretti's execution style murder feels different and darker than Goode's - and i feel like the reactions mirror this. This was deliberate, instinctive and inspired by knowing immunity.
This feels like the beginning of the next phase
This feels like the beginning of the next phase
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Pretti's execution style murder feels different and darker than Goode's - and i feel like the reactions mirror this. This was deliberate, instinctive and inspired by knowing immunity.
This feels like the beginning of the next phase
This feels like the beginning of the next phase
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A personal award is not a transferable proprietary right.
You cannot assign, say, an A-Level result or a Victoria Cross or a Noble prize to another.
One may gift or sell the manifestation of the award - the certificate or physical medal - but the award stays with the person to whom it was awarded.
You cannot assign, say, an A-Level result or a Victoria Cross or a Noble prize to another.
One may gift or sell the manifestation of the award - the certificate or physical medal - but the award stays with the person to whom it was awarded.
María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
A personal award is not a transferable proprietary right.
You cannot assign, say, an A-Level result or a Victoria Cross or a Noble prize to another.
One may gift or sell the manifestation of the award - the certificate or physical medal - but the award stays with the person to whom it was awarded.
You cannot assign, say, an A-Level result or a Victoria Cross or a Noble prize to another.
One may gift or sell the manifestation of the award - the certificate or physical medal - but the award stays with the person to whom it was awarded.
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Tracey Whiting, Chair of Adelaide Festival Board, has officially stepped down.
Good
Can we have our writers festival back now?
Good
Can we have our writers festival back now?
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Tracey Whiting, Chair of Adelaide Festival Board, has officially stepped down.
Good
Can we have our writers festival back now?
Good
Can we have our writers festival back now?
51 of 123 authors have now withdrawn.
The program has been removed, but not the racist stench. That is going to linger over the corpse of the AWW
The program has been removed, but not the racist stench. That is going to linger over the corpse of the AWW
51 authors have now withdrawn from the apartheid Adelaide Writers Week. I wrote about it here and the long sordid road of racist interference from Zionists in the Australian arts. sakr.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
January 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
51 of 123 authors have now withdrawn.
The program has been removed, but not the racist stench. That is going to linger over the corpse of the AWW
The program has been removed, but not the racist stench. That is going to linger over the corpse of the AWW
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New Called to the Bar episode: the full crew unpacks the US bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. UN Charter violations, head of state immunity, and why Washington no longer seems troubled by illegality. Bleak, sharp, and very 2026.
#CalledToTheBar
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
#CalledToTheBar
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
63. Bombing Caracas: The Use of Force, Abducting a Head of State, and the Unravelling of International Law
In this special bonus episode of Called to the Bar, the full podcast crew assembles to confront the legal fallout from the US bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of its sitting president, Nicolás M
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January 7, 2026 at 6:56 AM
New Called to the Bar episode: the full crew unpacks the US bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. UN Charter violations, head of state immunity, and why Washington no longer seems troubled by illegality. Bleak, sharp, and very 2026.
#CalledToTheBar
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
#CalledToTheBar
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
An absolute cracking article here from @drnajimagi.bsky.social + @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social I fully agree with the thesis ❤️ this conclusion:
"But we shouldn’t throw out all of the overlooked good the UN ... because of the naked hypocrisy and villainy of the P5.
theconversation.com/venezuela-ga...
"But we shouldn’t throw out all of the overlooked good the UN ... because of the naked hypocrisy and villainy of the P5.
theconversation.com/venezuela-ga...
Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: is the UN failing?
Should we push for a better UN that doesn’t reward the powerful by making them unaccountable? Absolutely. Should we scrap it altogether? No.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
An absolute cracking article here from @drnajimagi.bsky.social + @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social I fully agree with the thesis ❤️ this conclusion:
"But we shouldn’t throw out all of the overlooked good the UN ... because of the naked hypocrisy and villainy of the P5.
theconversation.com/venezuela-ga...
"But we shouldn’t throw out all of the overlooked good the UN ... because of the naked hypocrisy and villainy of the P5.
theconversation.com/venezuela-ga...
We were having a "device/screen time free weekend". The rule was no phone unless, "like a war or something broke"
Sooooo.....
Sooooo.....
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
We were having a "device/screen time free weekend". The rule was no phone unless, "like a war or something broke"
Sooooo.....
Sooooo.....
I get the basic sentiment. But the problem here is in the final sentence. We dont go "blatant violation of domestic law" = no domestic law. We say rule of law imperilled for now, short cut to autocracy got some work to do.
International law is not so fragile. But by damn there is work to do
International law is not so fragile. But by damn there is work to do
Rules-based international order has had a rough couple of decades, but this pretty much ends it entirely. Both the strikes and the capture of Maduro are also blatant violations of US domestic law too, of course.
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
I get the basic sentiment. But the problem here is in the final sentence. We dont go "blatant violation of domestic law" = no domestic law. We say rule of law imperilled for now, short cut to autocracy got some work to do.
International law is not so fragile. But by damn there is work to do
International law is not so fragile. But by damn there is work to do
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I think this feels particularly shocking because no matter how much you stretch the law this has absolutely no basis of legality whatsoever. No terrorists, no "threat" requiring anticipatory self defence. Nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I think this feels particularly shocking because no matter how much you stretch the law this has absolutely no basis of legality whatsoever. No terrorists, no "threat" requiring anticipatory self defence. Nothing.
Anyone remember when a game of test cricket went for 5 days? Maybe it is just the hazy memories of yore (or Adelaide...) but seem to remember these games lasting a while
December 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Anyone remember when a game of test cricket went for 5 days? Maybe it is just the hazy memories of yore (or Adelaide...) but seem to remember these games lasting a while
December 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I started 2025 by accidentally putting a drill bit through my finger. I ended by accidentally putting an ice skate through my calf.
I am struck that neither injury was remotely as painful, stupid or inanely self inflicted as the 2nd Trump presidency has been for the US body politic this year.
I am struck that neither injury was remotely as painful, stupid or inanely self inflicted as the 2nd Trump presidency has been for the US body politic this year.
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I started 2025 by accidentally putting a drill bit through my finger. I ended by accidentally putting an ice skate through my calf.
I am struck that neither injury was remotely as painful, stupid or inanely self inflicted as the 2nd Trump presidency has been for the US body politic this year.
I am struck that neither injury was remotely as painful, stupid or inanely self inflicted as the 2nd Trump presidency has been for the US body politic this year.
Bloody nice way to spend the day
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Bloody nice way to spend the day
Soo been thinking of the last few years and how they have been rolling dumpster fires of awfulness. I think 4 of last 6 years been maximum 5 of 5 for shitness
2020 kicked off the decade with pandemic: 💩💩💩💩💩
2022: 🇷🇺 invades 🇺🇦 💩💩💩💩💩
2023: Oct 7 massacre + war 💩💩💩💩💩
2025: everything 💩💩💩💩💩
2020 kicked off the decade with pandemic: 💩💩💩💩💩
2022: 🇷🇺 invades 🇺🇦 💩💩💩💩💩
2023: Oct 7 massacre + war 💩💩💩💩💩
2025: everything 💩💩💩💩💩
a green garbage can is on fire and has the number 03764 on the side
ALT: a green garbage can is on fire and has the number 03764 on the side
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Soo been thinking of the last few years and how they have been rolling dumpster fires of awfulness. I think 4 of last 6 years been maximum 5 of 5 for shitness
2020 kicked off the decade with pandemic: 💩💩💩💩💩
2022: 🇷🇺 invades 🇺🇦 💩💩💩💩💩
2023: Oct 7 massacre + war 💩💩💩💩💩
2025: everything 💩💩💩💩💩
2020 kicked off the decade with pandemic: 💩💩💩💩💩
2022: 🇷🇺 invades 🇺🇦 💩💩💩💩💩
2023: Oct 7 massacre + war 💩💩💩💩💩
2025: everything 💩💩💩💩💩
Would definitely try this. Please someone send me a bottle
If you don't like Delicious Manhattan Special Espresso Premium Coffee Soda (Original) then you are letting Red Communism win.
December 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Would definitely try this. Please someone send me a bottle
A short little piece i had come out today on some of the social implications of the rise of pseudolaw, with (hopefully) a positive spin
Pseudolaw as a Gateway Drug: Violence, Intimidation and Access to Justice
Dr Joe McIntyre takes a deep dive into the murky world of pseudolaw. While pseudolaw’s increased popularity is deeply concerning, it also invites us to reflect on the relationship between the legal sy...
bulletin.lawsocietysa.asn.au
December 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A short little piece i had come out today on some of the social implications of the rise of pseudolaw, with (hopefully) a positive spin
GenAI has NO place in education. Its use is *actively harming* users.
It would be one thing if there were productivity or other gains. But its slop all the way down.
Wasted opportunity + active harm = not a great idea*
(*note this wont stop uni administrators imposing it upon us)
It would be one thing if there were productivity or other gains. But its slop all the way down.
Wasted opportunity + active harm = not a great idea*
(*note this wont stop uni administrators imposing it upon us)
"When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47 percent drop in neural connectivity... their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage. Eighty-three percent of heavy AI users couldn’t recall key points from what they’d “written"...
"It’s classic neoliberal jiu-jitsu: reframe the erosion of institutional norms as a character-building opportunity."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
GenAI has NO place in education. Its use is *actively harming* users.
It would be one thing if there were productivity or other gains. But its slop all the way down.
Wasted opportunity + active harm = not a great idea*
(*note this wont stop uni administrators imposing it upon us)
It would be one thing if there were productivity or other gains. But its slop all the way down.
Wasted opportunity + active harm = not a great idea*
(*note this wont stop uni administrators imposing it upon us)
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I am suffering from seasonal AHHHHHHH disorder
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I am suffering from seasonal AHHHHHHH disorder
I have a particular knack for finding strange ways of injuring myself. I live in Australia. Its summer. So obviously today I stabbed the blade of an ice skate through my calf. 🤦♂️
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I have a particular knack for finding strange ways of injuring myself. I live in Australia. Its summer. So obviously today I stabbed the blade of an ice skate through my calf. 🤦♂️