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

That is the most ridiculous day of cricket 🏏 Fun though. #ashes

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.

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 💩💩💩💩💩

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

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)

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. 🤦‍♂️

Pleased to share that an article by @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social and I on ‘ivory washing’ and the responsibilities of legal academics in political discourse in Court of Conscience. www.unswlawsoc.org/coc

AI usage: 87% of executives use AI for work; 57% managers; 27% of employees. This is both easy to believe and easy to misinterpret. AI is *genuinely* useful if what matters is FORM. Terrible at SUBSTANCE. If useful for your job = your job just form. A 🧵 www.businessinsider.com/executives-a...

I agree with @grogsgamut.bsky.social that these figures are horrific.But i think his diagnosis is wrong. Its a problem for judicial system only if innocent people are being convicted. There is no evidence of that here. Rather this is either (a) a policing problem or (b) socio-economic problem. 🧵

Just a shout out to mitch starc, who took 10 wickets but will miss out on man of the match. That was truly and utterly astonishing from Head

Test cricket 🏏 At its insane and brilliant best here

Supreme Court of Western Australia has finally issued its guidelines to litigants and practitioners on the use of Gen AI. Very similar to the general principles approach in Vic/Qld with shades of NSW. It’s not a practice note. Nothing directed to judges, which is a shame. See my recent article.

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...

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.

🚨🚨 #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....

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.

Listen to tamsin. She knows her shit

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 ❤️

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

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...

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...

Typically excellent and quotable work here by @edzitron.com www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

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.

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...

This is a hell of a read. AI psychosis is profoundly disturbing.

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

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.

“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...

joining the war on autism on the side of autism

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.

I would bet folding money that genAI was used in the pleadings. The language and cadence scream it Reading through the order striking out Trump's action against the NYT (on Rule 8 pleading grounds) and I am struck by the language used in the original 85page pleading (extracts in ordrr).

This is all he said.

If the Americans come after the Australian High Court I vote we give Anne Twomey a tank

Ok, this is cool. A two page spread on our research (sov cits and pseudolaw) in today's Sunday Mail

Wow. Just got my first Dezi Freeman paise email from a random...

The only wrong thing in this article is that the Atlantic labelled it "humour".

This wins the internet today

A Victorian solicitor has been stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after being caught using AI-generated false citations in court case - he has acknowledged he did not verify the case list www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

I fleshed out a few of my thoughts about the comms from the ICJ to remove Judge Sebutinde and @verfassungsblog.de were kind enough to publish them: verfassungsblog.de/from-one-icj...