Nick McIntosh
@nickmcintosh.bsky.social
Flâneur.
Law. International Affairs. Human Rights.
Personal views.
Law. International Affairs. Human Rights.
Personal views.
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It's the Ship of Theseus but all the original parts are being used to build a second, crappier ship.
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:47 PM
It's the Ship of Theseus but all the original parts are being used to build a second, crappier ship.
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Is the government ever going to release the name of the masked agent who killed Alex Pretti or are we going to continue to have a federal secret police in this country?
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Is the government ever going to release the name of the masked agent who killed Alex Pretti or are we going to continue to have a federal secret police in this country?
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Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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NEW
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM
NEW
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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The only surprise is it didn’t happen sooner.
Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK – UK politics live
Her defection comes shortly after Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage’s party
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The only surprise is it didn’t happen sooner.
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🗞️ Some news!
The Trump Action Tracker now has a bot that automatically posts new actions to Bluesky, along with link to news story & authoritarian categories.
Follow to stay up to date! We are adding about 10 actions a day at the moment 😢
bsky.app/profile/trum...
The Trump Action Tracker now has a bot that automatically posts new actions to Bluesky, along with link to news story & authoritarian categories.
Follow to stay up to date! We are adding about 10 actions a day at the moment 😢
bsky.app/profile/trum...
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 AM
🗞️ Some news!
The Trump Action Tracker now has a bot that automatically posts new actions to Bluesky, along with link to news story & authoritarian categories.
Follow to stay up to date! We are adding about 10 actions a day at the moment 😢
bsky.app/profile/trum...
The Trump Action Tracker now has a bot that automatically posts new actions to Bluesky, along with link to news story & authoritarian categories.
Follow to stay up to date! We are adding about 10 actions a day at the moment 😢
bsky.app/profile/trum...
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ICE thugs are kidding themselves if they think they can scare Italian journalists
Gli agenti Ice ai giornalisti Rai: “Spaccheremo il finestrino e vi trascineremo fuori dall’auto”
https://www.csseo.org/1109850/
Le immagini mostrano gli agenti che intimano a Laura Cappon e Daniele Babbo di in Mezz’ora, in auto con una Ice watcher di abbassare il finestrino: "Questo è l’unico …
https://www.csseo.org/1109850/
Le immagini mostrano gli agenti che intimano a Laura Cappon e Daniele Babbo di in Mezz’ora, in auto con una Ice watcher di abbassare il finestrino: "Questo è l’unico …
Gli agenti Ice ai giornalisti Rai: "Spaccheremo il finestrino e vi trascineremo fuori dall'auto" - Centro Studi sulla Storia dell'Europa Orientale
Le immagini mostrano gli agenti che intimano a Laura Cappon e Daniele Babbo di in Mezz'ora, in auto con una Ice watcher di abbassare il finestrino:
www.csseo.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM
ICE thugs are kidding themselves if they think they can scare Italian journalists
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Also part of the global diversification push by the EU - the Security and Defence Partnership that will be signed with India this week. Quite remarkable to see the EU flag flown at an Indian parade.
The display of the flags of the EU, the EU Military Staff, and our maritime missions ATALANTA and ASPIDES at India’s Republic Day is a powerful symbol of our deepening security cooperation.
It will culminate tomorrow in the signature of our Security and Defence Partnership.
It will culminate tomorrow in the signature of our Security and Defence Partnership.
January 26, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Also part of the global diversification push by the EU - the Security and Defence Partnership that will be signed with India this week. Quite remarkable to see the EU flag flown at an Indian parade.
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My essay "Can States Force ICE to Take Off the Masks?" is now published in the Southern California Law Review Postscript.
It argues that states lack the authority to ban ICE agents wearing masks--something that 18 states and many localities have considered or tried.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It argues that states lack the authority to ban ICE agents wearing masks--something that 18 states and many localities have considered or tried.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 PM
My essay "Can States Force ICE to Take Off the Masks?" is now published in the Southern California Law Review Postscript.
It argues that states lack the authority to ban ICE agents wearing masks--something that 18 states and many localities have considered or tried.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It argues that states lack the authority to ban ICE agents wearing masks--something that 18 states and many localities have considered or tried.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Absolutely shameful to throw your employee under the bus when they’re murdered, but that’s what happens when you’re in the dumbest cult of personality in the history of the world
January 26, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Absolutely shameful to throw your employee under the bus when they’re murdered, but that’s what happens when you’re in the dumbest cult of personality in the history of the world
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Gov. Walz calls out federal officials who described Alex Pretti as a 'domestic terrorist.'
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a V.A. nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description."
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a V.A. nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description."
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Gov. Walz calls out federal officials who described Alex Pretti as a 'domestic terrorist.'
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a V.A. nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description."
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a V.A. nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description."
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Wolves have a moment of silence for Alex Pretti, after seven seconds of silence several fans yell "FUCK ICE"
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Wolves have a moment of silence for Alex Pretti, after seven seconds of silence several fans yell "FUCK ICE"
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OpenAI exec James Dyett calling out the cowardice
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
OpenAI exec James Dyett calling out the cowardice
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Children die in school shootings and it’s “not the guns”.
Mass shootings claim lives multiple times a year and it’s “not the guns”.
Kyle Rittenhouse shot 3 people during a protest and it’s “not the guns”
ICE kills Alex Pretti, and suddenly it’s his fault because he “had a gun”
Mass shootings claim lives multiple times a year and it’s “not the guns”.
Kyle Rittenhouse shot 3 people during a protest and it’s “not the guns”
ICE kills Alex Pretti, and suddenly it’s his fault because he “had a gun”
January 25, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Children die in school shootings and it’s “not the guns”.
Mass shootings claim lives multiple times a year and it’s “not the guns”.
Kyle Rittenhouse shot 3 people during a protest and it’s “not the guns”
ICE kills Alex Pretti, and suddenly it’s his fault because he “had a gun”
Mass shootings claim lives multiple times a year and it’s “not the guns”.
Kyle Rittenhouse shot 3 people during a protest and it’s “not the guns”
ICE kills Alex Pretti, and suddenly it’s his fault because he “had a gun”
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Walz on Bondi's demands for voter rolls: "This is Donald Trump telling everybody that the election was rigged, who started this nightmare for America. Pro tip to the AG: There's two million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those."
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Walz on Bondi's demands for voter rolls: "This is Donald Trump telling everybody that the election was rigged, who started this nightmare for America. Pro tip to the AG: There's two million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those."
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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Things are so bad that the Minnesota prison system has had to launch a website specifically to combat DHS lies. The first major release from DOC officials suggests Gregory Bovino outright lied about the target of the Border Patrol operation during which agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Things are so bad that the Minnesota prison system has had to launch a website specifically to combat DHS lies. The first major release from DOC officials suggests Gregory Bovino outright lied about the target of the Border Patrol operation during which agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.
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Labour MP Simon Opher condemns the leadership's decision to block Andy Burnham, as "petty factionalism" that plays into Reform's hands.
"We desperately need to be better than this"
"We desperately need to be better than this"
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Labour MP Simon Opher condemns the leadership's decision to block Andy Burnham, as "petty factionalism" that plays into Reform's hands.
"We desperately need to be better than this"
"We desperately need to be better than this"
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I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Two posts, minutes apart, from Victoria Derbyshire (whom I admire greatly as she's the best journalist the BBC employs).
What changed?
Why did she change her first post?
#BelieveWhatYouSee
#RIPAlexPretti
What changed?
Why did she change her first post?
#BelieveWhatYouSee
#RIPAlexPretti
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Two posts, minutes apart, from Victoria Derbyshire (whom I admire greatly as she's the best journalist the BBC employs).
What changed?
Why did she change her first post?
#BelieveWhatYouSee
#RIPAlexPretti
What changed?
Why did she change her first post?
#BelieveWhatYouSee
#RIPAlexPretti
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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For anyone at the BBC still struggling with reporting a contested situation, here’s how:
✅ Do report what you can see
✅ Do say what’s still uncertain
✅ Do report different people’s claims
but crucially:
❌ Don’t treat all claims as equally valid
❌ Don’t omit context
❌ Don‘t hesitate to identify lies
✅ Do report what you can see
✅ Do say what’s still uncertain
✅ Do report different people’s claims
but crucially:
❌ Don’t treat all claims as equally valid
❌ Don’t omit context
❌ Don‘t hesitate to identify lies
'The normal rules of engagement have been thrown out - Alex Pretti was on his knees when first shot was fired'
There is no obvious evidence that Alex Pretti was intent on massacring a group of immigration agents, as the Department of Homeland Security is claiming.
news.sky.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:18 PM
For anyone at the BBC still struggling with reporting a contested situation, here’s how:
✅ Do report what you can see
✅ Do say what’s still uncertain
✅ Do report different people’s claims
but crucially:
❌ Don’t treat all claims as equally valid
❌ Don’t omit context
❌ Don‘t hesitate to identify lies
✅ Do report what you can see
✅ Do say what’s still uncertain
✅ Do report different people’s claims
but crucially:
❌ Don’t treat all claims as equally valid
❌ Don’t omit context
❌ Don‘t hesitate to identify lies
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15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
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BREAKING: Labour’s NEC have blocked Andy Burnham’s candidacy.
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 PM
BREAKING: Labour’s NEC have blocked Andy Burnham’s candidacy.