Liz Beddoe

@lizbeddoe.bsky.social

710 followers 530 following 240 posts

Social work. Pro-abortion. Politics. 🇵🇸Cats. Good food. Pākehā. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. She/ her. Obsessed with pūtangitangi.

Elizabeth 'Liz' Beddoe is a New Zealand social work academic, and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Auckland.

Source: Wikipedia

Education 29%

Public Health 27%

Posts Replies Media Videos

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 3d

A seven nation asskicking by Jack White, bravo rockstar

From Jack White on Instagram:
“officialjackwhite This post would basically get anyone, at any job fired immediately...except for arguably the most important position in the world. That's right, trump is a racist, a rapist, a felon, a grifter (currently ordering the US govt. to pay him 10 billion dollars simply because no one will stop him.) and a full on dementia sufferer, and yet he has the power to send in gestapo ICE soldiers to kill our citizens, and so much more dangerously, has the nuclear codes and the ability to end humanity at any moment based on an egotistical whim. How is it possible we've given this evil man so much power? The two party system, the electoral college, the responsibility that the internet has brought to humanity and its direct conflict with truth, and America's obsession with celebrity, are all to blame, but the fact that we aren't stopping it is...insanity. Arrest this man. Impeach this man. 25th amendment this man. Indict this man. Jail this man. This longtime friend of pedophile epstein, who appears 40 thousand times in the files. This demolisher of the White House, demolisher of the Constitution, demolisher of the Bill of Rights, this demolisher of America full stop. It's hard to believe the government does almost nothing about this lunacy and we just all have to sit back and watch as a people. And when he's finally gone? we had better put into place new laws and regulations that don't allow anyone to find dangerous loopholes based solely on the assumption that our President has some sort of dignity and decency. Abolish these loopholes, abolish the electoral college, and if we had any sense we would abolish the two party system (that George Washington advised us never to have) that got us here in the first place and has failed not only Americans, but everyone else in the world who is currently suffering from our policies and suffering from the whims of this sick, deranged man who I will state again, has his tiny, bruised fingers on the…

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 3d

This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]

The sector with 17,000 more full-time jobs
3:33 pm on 5 February 2026
Susan Edmunds Susan Edmunds, Money Correspondent
susan.edmunds@rnz.co.nz
Image of cooks in a restaurant kitchen.
Accommodation and food services saw the largest increase in jobs over the last year, up just over 25,000, with around 17,000 more full-time and 8000 more part-time roles. Photo: 123rf
Unemployment has hit its highest level in a decade, but beneath the headline numbers some sectors are faring much better than others.

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

sallyp @sallypoastes.bsky.social · 10d

They don't do Facism for Dummies because it's all for dummies

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Dr Prospera Tedam @profprosperatedam.bsky.social · 13d

We welcome abstracts that speak to the themes in this call- please circulate @lizbeddoe.bsky.social @carlenefirmin.bsky.social @cynokpokiri.bsky.social @jofinch.bsky.social

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 17d

It sure looks like people are never going to get over Jacinda Ardern

The former PM retired three years ago. The very mention of her name still has the power to send grown men spiralling,...

thespinoff.co.nz

Reposted by Liz Beddoe, Philip N. Cohen, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 1 more Liz Beddoe, Philip N. Cohen, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Andrew L. Whitehead

Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 23d

Man, Du Bois had some bangers, but for me, it doesn't get much better than his scathing indictment of the "Christianity" of the United States.

Certainly this was all true of the nation in his lifetime. But in my lifetime, his criticisms have never felt so true of the nation right now.

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 23d

The Free Speech Union didn't exist when black ppl couldn't speak.
The Free Speech Union didn't exist when LGBTQ ppl couldn't speak.
The Free Speech Union didn't exist when disabled ppl couldn't speak.
The Free Speech Union existed when racist white ppl were asked to keep their racism to themselves.

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · 28d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte

It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and children, says journalist Marie Le Conte

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Sue Bradford @suebra.bsky.social · Jan 10

We may be an ocean away, but there are many of us in Aotearoa quietly cheering on every one of you Americans who are standing up, speaking out & taking action today against your govt's latest acceleration towards full-on fascism & war. Solidarity & strength from the deep south of the planet. #nzpol

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Carl T. Bergstrom, Scott L. Greer , and 3 more Lisa W. Fazio, Carl T. Bergstrom, Scott L. Greer, Liz Beddoe, Philip N. Cohen, David Spurrett

samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Jan 5

somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study

they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.

lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply

Dear Author,

I am Honglin Bao (www.hbao.info), a data science PhD student in Knowledge Lab (https://knowledgelab.org/) at the University of Chicago, working on a study about “The Capabilities and Potential of AI for Automating Scientific Idealization: A Large-Scale Human-in-the-Loop Study” (under UChicago IRB25-1372). As AI plays an increasingly significant role in scientific discovery, this project aims to evaluate how far AI helps scientists extend their work in new directions – or if it is not useful in this regard. This is a research project – it has no commercial purpose. I will share the final draft, technical details, and aggregate results from scientists once the study is complete.
We came across your preprint "Principles of music perception" and applied custom AI models on it in accordance with the terms of the preprint license, which generated five new extensions (i.e., ideas proposed by AI based on the same context as your paper). Our pilot study of 400 scientists (excluding you) indicates that around 60% found at least one of the proposed extensions thought-provoking and actionable. However, the remaining reported that AI only generates seemingly plausible but vague sentences.
We solicit your help in evaluating whether you think AI is useful or not, since we believe you are the best judge of new ideas proposed from your own paper. No matter where you stand regarding AI and science: From principally believing that AI is prone to producing fake and morally problematic science to finding it useful, or something in between, we hope to receive evaluations that reflect a spectrum of views.
The AI-proposed extensions are included in the survey link below. If you consent to review them and participate in the survey, we would appreciate it if you could do so within the next 14 days (it will take you < 10mins). If you do not consent, we will not use your research in this study. If you find these ideas valuable, you are welcome to purs…

Please remove my data from your study. I want nothing to do with this — and I would also point out that if you had done appropriate background work in the selection of articles you fed to the plagiarism machine, you would have found that the preprint of mine you used is way out of date and has been updated substantially since it was first posted.

———
Samuel Mehr
School of Psychology, University of Auckland
and Child Study Center, Yale University
Be a citizen scientist at themusiclab.org!

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Rob🎸 @robdickinson.bsky.social · Jan 5

I am asking #NewZealand to please check their garden shed, outbuilding or sheds for for a missing Prime Minister, last seen.. uh .. somewhere

Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy

#nzpol

a man says go get him in front of a police car

Alt: a man says go get him in front of a police car

media.tenor.com

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jan 5

Oh to be a cat and blissfully unaware of the state of things.

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · Jan 4

We (RNZ) put in a bid 3 hours ago and haven't heard back

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Marama Davidson @maramadavidson.bsky.social · Jan 4

Don't copy paste an Imperial response like other world "leaders" who are abandoning their independent foreign policy to cuddle up to Trump. Have some moral courage Luxon!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AHL5daqvw/

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Dec 30

Partner noticed that passenger airbag is inflated.

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Dec 30

Yep we were wondering if it was speed or a brakes failure. Hope nobody was in the way.

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Dec 30

Very close to us too. How the heck did they manage to get it there?

Reposted by Liz Beddoe, Steven H. Seggie

Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · Dec 29

This map shows the percentage of the population with a valid passport across the world. International travel is a wonderful privilege.

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Dec 25

More AI bullshit. Fake books and weird mash-ups, the trademarks of AI.

Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · Dec 25

#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.

Reposted by Liz Beddoe, Rosemary A. Joyce, Lesley A. Hall , and 1 more Liz Beddoe, Rosemary A. Joyce, Lesley A. Hall, Adrian Vickers

Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · Dec 25

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · Dec 22

“From Bondi, we must learn Jewish and Palestinian safety and liberation are intertwined” #nzpol

thespinoff.co.nz/society/22-1...

From Bondi, we must learn Jewish and Palestinian safety and liberation are intertwined

Antisemitic violence is wrong in the way all forms of racist violence are wrong.

thespinoff.co.nz

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Mikey Brenndorfer XVX @mikeythenurse.bsky.social · Nov 19

Zero surprises that the brainless transphobic health minister in NZ ignored all expert advice and evidence and banned puberty blockers for trans youth. Literal blood on his hands.

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...

www.beehive.govt.nz

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Sep 26

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

On The Fence About Dying with Dignity: Social Worker Responses to Assisted Dying in Aotearoa New Zealand

The End of Life Choice Act 2019 marked the legalisation of assisted dying (AD) for the terminally ill under certain circumstances in Aotearoa New Zealand (henceforth referred to as Aotearoa). This ...

www.tandfonline.com

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Sep 3

theconversation.com/interpersona...

Interpersonal violence in NZ is a public health crisis, not just a social one – new research

New Zealanders who have experienced interpersonal violence are more likely to end up in hospital for both injury and illness.

theconversation.com

Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Aug 31

newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/31/i...

Is this a 1980s Apartheid moment for our universities?

Academic Ritesh Shah wonders if universities staying neutral on human rights abuses in Gaza achieves the opposite of their desired preservation of academic independence.

newsroom.co.nz

Reposted by Liz Beddoe, Madeleine Pownall, Michael Larkin

Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · Jul 31

Here's a talk I gave as a keynote for the BPS @qmip.bsky.social conference (July 2025) - the result of @vicclarke.bsky.social & I recognising we needed to "dive in" & grapple with the beast that is GenAI & qualitative/(reflexive) thematic analysis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zFQ...

Dr Braun(love) - or: how I learned to stop worrying and love GenAI (yeah nah)

YouTube video by Virginia Braun

www.youtube.com

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jul 26

Mass protests against an international criminal and Epstein associated rapist travelling to Scotland.

Mass protests against Donald Trump, line of protestors hold sign that says “Scotland against Trump”

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Max Soar @maxsoar.bsky.social · Jul 25

Winston Peters' transphobia is back in the news, so here's our recently published (open access) research on recent moral panics about gender in Aotearoa.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The title of the paper set on the colours of the trans flag: "Anti-vax, anti-mask, anti-gender: The transphobic turn of the “freedom movement” during COVID-19" by Max Soar, Sophie Beaumont & Alex Ker, set o

Reposted by Liz Beddoe, Sue Crengle

Te Pāti Māori @tepaatimaori.bsky.social · May 8

You can’t make this up!!

Big Alcohol blocked pregnancy warning labels for 20 years. Now they’re helping write the FASD plan

Whānau live with the harm while lobbyists write the rules.
This isn’t public health - it’s an industry free-for-all

#WTFGovt #PublicHealthHijacked #NZPol #FASD #TePātiMāori

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · May 8

Alcohol lobbyists given input on health policies, documents reveal

Industry groups helped develop several initiatives about alcohol harm - including one on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

www.rnz.co.nz

Reposted by Liz Beddoe

Eileen Joy Swintersections @eileenjoy.bsky.social · Mar 4

I have funds now to travel to international conferences to support my research. I’ve not really had access to that before.

I saw an excellent conference advertised yesterday.

One I’d usually want to go to.

It’s in the US.

Not now. Nope.

Academic freedom there is dying. Quickly.

Add to Home Screen

Light up
your news

Add to Home Screen

Light upyour news

Sign in to Lightnews

Sign up to start reading

Connect Bluesky

Connect with Bluesky

Light up
your news