Asher Wolf
@asherwolf.bsky.social
Amnesty Media Award 2014. Cryptoparty. Anti-Robodebt campaigner. Digital rights. Mutant network node herder. Completing a Master of Social Work. Devouring entropy https://www.patreon.com/asherwolf
I am gonna make tofu Dan Dan noodles and an iced latte, once I clean up the mess I made playing with paint
January 14, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I am gonna make tofu Dan Dan noodles and an iced latte, once I clean up the mess I made playing with paint
First time playing with watercolour. Not a lot of idea what I was doing, but it was fun
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM
First time playing with watercolour. Not a lot of idea what I was doing, but it was fun
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Morry Schwartz attacking Louise Adler and in the process damaging the credibility and independence of his media products ...
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Morry Schwartz attacking Louise Adler and in the process damaging the credibility and independence of his media products ...
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If you get rid of the metadata in the URL it comes up. That's how I found the prices
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 AM
If you get rid of the metadata in the URL it comes up. That's how I found the prices
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Checking in on the Australian Open NFT balls a year since I last did, and they're selling for about $20 each now www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
Almost 10,000 images of tennis balls plunge up to 90% in value as Australian Open appears to ditch NFTs
Ball artworks were worth about $278 in 2022, falling steeply to as low as $25 on NFT exchange OpenSea
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Checking in on the Australian Open NFT balls a year since I last did, and they're selling for about $20 each now www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
Checked in on Kid - it’s his last day in Melbourne. He visited the National Gallery of Victoria with Nanna. Photo in the Chinese antiquities gallery
January 14, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Checked in on Kid - it’s his last day in Melbourne. He visited the National Gallery of Victoria with Nanna. Photo in the Chinese antiquities gallery
AMA warns NT government to keep politics out of healthcare www.medicalrepublic.com.au/nt-governmen...
NT government pulls support on trans health - Medical Republic
The Northern Territory puberty blocker ban has been slammed by trans health advocates for misinformation.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
AMA warns NT government to keep politics out of healthcare www.medicalrepublic.com.au/nt-governmen...
‘A hierarchy of harm’: Labor’s hate speech laws exclude LGBTQIA+ Australians qnews.com.au/a-hierarchy-...
‘A hierarchy of harm’: Labor's hate speech laws exclude LGBTQIA+ Australians
QNews LGBTIQA+ News
qnews.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 4:26 AM
‘A hierarchy of harm’: Labor’s hate speech laws exclude LGBTQIA+ Australians qnews.com.au/a-hierarchy-...
Woolworths first Australian retailer to adopt Google agentic AI shopping tool www.adnews.com.au/news/woolwor...
Woolworths first Australian retailer to adopt Google agentic AI shopping tool - AdNews
Announced at NRF 2026
www.adnews.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Woolworths first Australian retailer to adopt Google agentic AI shopping tool www.adnews.com.au/news/woolwor...
I don’t tend to be highly judgey about parenting, but I maintain that putting AI slop content in front of infants and toddlers all day long is a form of neglect www.afr.com/technology/y...
YouTube creators have found a new consumer for AI slop: Babies
As younger children spend more time on YouTube Kids, concern is growing that their brains are being shaped by AI-generated videos purporting to be educational.
www.afr.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I don’t tend to be highly judgey about parenting, but I maintain that putting AI slop content in front of infants and toddlers all day long is a form of neglect www.afr.com/technology/y...
AI use for progress notes is causing serious privacy and clinical risks in aged care. Professional bodies need to act. AI shouldnt be used for client notes and reports hellocare.com.au/ai-use-for-p...
AI use for progress notes is causing serious privacy and clinical risks in aged care - Hellocare
Workforce pressure is pushing aged care staff towards AI for clinical documentation, but public tools come with hidden dangers. From Privacy Act breaches to misleading progress notes, poorly governed ...
hellocare.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
AI use for progress notes is causing serious privacy and clinical risks in aged care. Professional bodies need to act. AI shouldnt be used for client notes and reports hellocare.com.au/ai-use-for-p...
Pearson to deploy palm-print ID across global exams securitybrief.co.uk/story/pearso...
Pearson to deploy palm-print ID across global exams
Pearson will roll out Redrock’s palm-print ID across 20,000 global test centres and remote exams to tighten security and curb fraud.
securitybrief.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Pearson to deploy palm-print ID across global exams securitybrief.co.uk/story/pearso...
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has begun spot compliance audits, checking that real estate businesses are properly applying their privacy policies www.cyberdaily.au/digital-tran... cc @floreani.bsky.social
Peak real estate body issues warning over compliance audits
One of Australia’s peak real estate bodies has issued a warning that the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has begun spot compliance audits, checking that real estate businesses...
www.cyberdaily.au
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has begun spot compliance audits, checking that real estate businesses are properly applying their privacy policies www.cyberdaily.au/digital-tran... cc @floreani.bsky.social
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Morry Schwartz "navigates a complex and unprecedented moment" by blaming Louise Adler for the implosion of Adelaide Writers’ Week, claiming it was an act of deliberate sabotage on her part to invite Randa Abdel-Fattah to appear.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Morry Schwartz "navigates a complex and unprecedented moment" by blaming Louise Adler for the implosion of Adelaide Writers’ Week, claiming it was an act of deliberate sabotage on her part to invite Randa Abdel-Fattah to appear.
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Claiming that Adler engaged Abdel-Fattah deliberately to destroy Adelaide Writers isn't just batty, it's wildly defamatory. Yet here we are.
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Claiming that Adler engaged Abdel-Fattah deliberately to destroy Adelaide Writers isn't just batty, it's wildly defamatory. Yet here we are.
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This Disaster Recovery Payment lump sum is still the same rate as when it was introduced 20 years ago. If it had been indexed to CPI if would be more than $600 higher for an adult. www.aph.gov.au/About_Parlia...
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 AM
This Disaster Recovery Payment lump sum is still the same rate as when it was introduced 20 years ago. If it had been indexed to CPI if would be more than $600 higher for an adult. www.aph.gov.au/About_Parlia...
Me: I feel the need to make mozzarella cheese from scratch after work
Also me: Ah. Time to pull out the art kit and play with clay for a bit instead
Also me: Ah. Time to pull out the art kit and play with clay for a bit instead
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Me: I feel the need to make mozzarella cheese from scratch after work
Also me: Ah. Time to pull out the art kit and play with clay for a bit instead
Also me: Ah. Time to pull out the art kit and play with clay for a bit instead
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The venerable monks walked right by my neighborhood yesterday on their #WalkforPeace. I am so grateful that I was able to see them. My Mom even walked with them for a bit from her neighborhood.
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The venerable monks walked right by my neighborhood yesterday on their #WalkforPeace. I am so grateful that I was able to see them. My Mom even walked with them for a bit from her neighborhood.
There’s a live map of the #WalkForPeace location walkforpeace.short.gy/live-map
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
There’s a live map of the #WalkForPeace location walkforpeace.short.gy/live-map
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![Who can make a submission?
Any interested individual or organisation can make a submission to a parliamentary committee. Several people or organisations can make a joint submission.
[Organisations and people from other countries can make submissions to an inquiry.] However, protections under parliamentary privilege (see Your protections' below) cannot be enforced outside Australia.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cajqz7jzvhnagwa7s563xd5k/bafkreigk572ds7nqskoe4a3vw4vgpt6beraooiee73p4vqnrryg63oodqa@jpeg)
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Eighty-three years ago today in the US...
(Not my graphic, but yes it is basically accurate: "Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes..." Otto Frank / Mirjam Pressler version as translated by Susan Massotty.)
(Not my graphic, but yes it is basically accurate: "Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes..." Otto Frank / Mirjam Pressler version as translated by Susan Massotty.)
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Eighty-three years ago today in the US...
(Not my graphic, but yes it is basically accurate: "Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes..." Otto Frank / Mirjam Pressler version as translated by Susan Massotty.)
(Not my graphic, but yes it is basically accurate: "Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes..." Otto Frank / Mirjam Pressler version as translated by Susan Massotty.)
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No more SXSW Sydney... I didn't really see the point of it... felt a bit like LinkedIn - the festival, and tickets were quite pricey
January 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
No more SXSW Sydney... I didn't really see the point of it... felt a bit like LinkedIn - the festival, and tickets were quite pricey
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SXSW Sydney has been cancelled
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
SXSW Sydney has been cancelled
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CNN out here like "Woman shot in face, found to have been concerned before getting shot in her face about the guys going around shooting people in the face"
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
CNN out here like "Woman shot in face, found to have been concerned before getting shot in her face about the guys going around shooting people in the face"
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