Stephanie Pride
@stephaniepride.bsky.social
Jobbing futurist in pursuit of equitable and thriving futures for all (& parent of two fabulous adult offspring).
Wide ranging interests across the histories and futures of arts, science & technology.
Personal views here
Work stuff: www.stratedgy.co.nz
Wide ranging interests across the histories and futures of arts, science & technology.
Personal views here
Work stuff: www.stratedgy.co.nz
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Cannot be overstated how few such existential crises in human history have been *more seen coming* than what’s happening with the atmosphere and hydrological cycle and its interactions with failing neoliberal governance and land use patterns.
Actually not a bad article by TW standards but this headline is absurd. The storm track precisely followed meteorological predictions several days out. Vast quantities of research exist warning of these consequences at all scales. “We” here only applies to people deliberately ignoring the data.
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Cannot be overstated how few such existential crises in human history have been *more seen coming* than what’s happening with the atmosphere and hydrological cycle and its interactions with failing neoliberal governance and land use patterns.
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I wear a respirator mask because I know that the pandemic of Covid-19 is not over.
I wear a respirator mask because I know that Covid-19 is rampant in all public spaces.
I wear a respirator mask because I know that every infection of Covid-19 results in irreparable harm.
#COVID19 #respirator
I wear a respirator mask because I know that Covid-19 is rampant in all public spaces.
I wear a respirator mask because I know that every infection of Covid-19 results in irreparable harm.
#COVID19 #respirator
October 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I wear a respirator mask because I know that the pandemic of Covid-19 is not over.
I wear a respirator mask because I know that Covid-19 is rampant in all public spaces.
I wear a respirator mask because I know that every infection of Covid-19 results in irreparable harm.
#COVID19 #respirator
I wear a respirator mask because I know that Covid-19 is rampant in all public spaces.
I wear a respirator mask because I know that every infection of Covid-19 results in irreparable harm.
#COVID19 #respirator
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This week has shown (once again) that extreme weather events in a changing climate pose growing risks to Aotearoa's communities and ecosystems.
We're developing tools to prepare for extreme weather events, and we're looking for a masters student to help → www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/posts/master...
We're developing tools to prepare for extreme weather events, and we're looking for a masters student to help → www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/posts/master...
Masters scholarship on the impacts of extreme climate events
Applications are invited for a masters scholarship at the University of Canterbury on the impacts of extreme climate events for coastal systems and communities.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This week has shown (once again) that extreme weather events in a changing climate pose growing risks to Aotearoa's communities and ecosystems.
We're developing tools to prepare for extreme weather events, and we're looking for a masters student to help → www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/posts/master...
We're developing tools to prepare for extreme weather events, and we're looking for a masters student to help → www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/posts/master...
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
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📢 Flood devastation lingered throughout the small beachtown community.
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
Inside Northland floods: Through the eyes of Ōakura residents
www.1news.co.nz
January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
📢 Flood devastation lingered throughout the small beachtown community.
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
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Kerikeri families describe ‘river’ of water in Whangaruru campsite flood
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/244317/
When he looked outside “there was like an inch of water”. It was unsettling but not enough to…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/244317/
When he looked outside “there was like an inch of water”. It was unsettling but not enough to…
Kerikeri families describe ‘river’ of water in Whangaruru campsite flood - New Zealand News Beep
When he looked outside “there was like an inch of water”.
www.newsbeep.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Kerikeri families describe ‘river’ of water in Whangaruru campsite flood
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/244317/
When he looked outside “there was like an inch of water”. It was unsettling but not enough to…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/244317/
When he looked outside “there was like an inch of water”. It was unsettling but not enough to…
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'The idea of Māori privilege continues to be deployed in order to constrain Māori aspirations and maintain the power imbalance that colonisation achieved in the nineteenth century.'
Peter Meihana's 'Privilege in Perpetuity' is reprinted and back in bookshops!
www.bwb.co.nz/books/privileg...
Peter Meihana's 'Privilege in Perpetuity' is reprinted and back in bookshops!
www.bwb.co.nz/books/privileg...
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
'The idea of Māori privilege continues to be deployed in order to constrain Māori aspirations and maintain the power imbalance that colonisation achieved in the nineteenth century.'
Peter Meihana's 'Privilege in Perpetuity' is reprinted and back in bookshops!
www.bwb.co.nz/books/privileg...
Peter Meihana's 'Privilege in Perpetuity' is reprinted and back in bookshops!
www.bwb.co.nz/books/privileg...
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SURGICAL MASKS DO NOT PROTECT
So encouraging to see the sheer strength of feeling amongst so many highly-respected scientists & medical practitioners from across the world making representations to WHO
This letter from World Health Network is a must-read
tinyurl.com/WHN-Letter-t...
So encouraging to see the sheer strength of feeling amongst so many highly-respected scientists & medical practitioners from across the world making representations to WHO
This letter from World Health Network is a must-read
tinyurl.com/WHN-Letter-t...
Open Letter to WHO: A Call for the Universal use of Respirators in Healthcare - WHN
January 7, 2026 The letter below (a button to download it as a .pdf file is at the bottom of this page) was sent to seven top officials at the World Health Organization on Wednesday 7 January. Press c...
tinyurl.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:09 AM
SURGICAL MASKS DO NOT PROTECT
So encouraging to see the sheer strength of feeling amongst so many highly-respected scientists & medical practitioners from across the world making representations to WHO
This letter from World Health Network is a must-read
tinyurl.com/WHN-Letter-t...
So encouraging to see the sheer strength of feeling amongst so many highly-respected scientists & medical practitioners from across the world making representations to WHO
This letter from World Health Network is a must-read
tinyurl.com/WHN-Letter-t...
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New study: “SARS-CoV-2 causes lasting immune dysregulation for over 20 months.” And if most or many people are getting infected once every 12 months, then when does their immune system have time to recover? Immune systems protect against colds & infections but also cancer & other diseases. #COVID
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
New study: “SARS-CoV-2 causes lasting immune dysregulation for over 20 months.” And if most or many people are getting infected once every 12 months, then when does their immune system have time to recover? Immune systems protect against colds & infections but also cancer & other diseases. #COVID
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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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.
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.
January 17, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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.
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.
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If anyone can't manage to put together a mid-budget Brit scifi/horror movie about a man trapped in this lookout post after a nuclear war in the 1960s, trying to escape before it falls in to the sea, then we should close down our film industry
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Cold War nuclear bunker could be ‘days away’ from falling into sea
The structure is clinging to the cliff, with little of it left to support it
www.independent.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 7:44 AM
If anyone can't manage to put together a mid-budget Brit scifi/horror movie about a man trapped in this lookout post after a nuclear war in the 1960s, trying to escape before it falls in to the sea, then we should close down our film industry
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Two Girls (1913) by August Macke.
Oil on canvas.
Oil on canvas.
January 17, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Two Girls (1913) by August Macke.
Oil on canvas.
Oil on canvas.
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Because caregiving & sick leave disproportionately fall on mothers, especially single mothers, making schools & daycares safer through clean air & normalized masking is an essential part of any serious gender equity agenda
January 11, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Because caregiving & sick leave disproportionately fall on mothers, especially single mothers, making schools & daycares safer through clean air & normalized masking is an essential part of any serious gender equity agenda
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January 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Follow @queenoliviaiii.com for fabulous content 💕🐈👑
Small moment of delight!
Baby piwakawaka came to rest on the fence right in front of me as I was walking up the path
Baby piwakawaka came to rest on the fence right in front of me as I was walking up the path
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Small moment of delight!
Baby piwakawaka came to rest on the fence right in front of me as I was walking up the path
Baby piwakawaka came to rest on the fence right in front of me as I was walking up the path
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Did you know? By replacing your coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 92% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
January 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Did you know? By replacing your coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 92% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
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Not all masks are equal. Fit and filtration matter. And choosing effective masks is one of the simplest ways to reduce risk for yourself and others.
December 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Not all masks are equal. Fit and filtration matter. And choosing effective masks is one of the simplest ways to reduce risk for yourself and others.
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Amazing example of creative protest from DRC, where artists are drawing attention to poor government policies on recycling and waste disposal, through wild costumes and public performances. 🤩
via @avant.arte
via @avant.arte
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Amazing example of creative protest from DRC, where artists are drawing attention to poor government policies on recycling and waste disposal, through wild costumes and public performances. 🤩
via @avant.arte
via @avant.arte
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BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
Good news story to cheer you up!
"It's like I walked through a different doorway into a different realm of the society we live in. And all I can say is, before that - my knowledge of what's been going on is probably about, a quarter of an inch."
"It's like I walked through a different doorway into a different realm of the society we live in. And all I can say is, before that - my knowledge of what's been going on is probably about, a quarter of an inch."
Group calls for second Zealandia
Group calls for second Zealandia
They want to see another Zelandia nature reserve created in Porirua.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Good news story to cheer you up!
"It's like I walked through a different doorway into a different realm of the society we live in. And all I can say is, before that - my knowledge of what's been going on is probably about, a quarter of an inch."
"It's like I walked through a different doorway into a different realm of the society we live in. And all I can say is, before that - my knowledge of what's been going on is probably about, a quarter of an inch."
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on today's episode of "Claire's Therapist Is Everyone's Therapist," we were talking about how I always love "the new year is coming, I'm going to Fix Myself" energy but can never sustain a resolution
she suggested treating the last day of every month as a mini New Year's with one small new goal
she suggested treating the last day of every month as a mini New Year's with one small new goal
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
on today's episode of "Claire's Therapist Is Everyone's Therapist," we were talking about how I always love "the new year is coming, I'm going to Fix Myself" energy but can never sustain a resolution
she suggested treating the last day of every month as a mini New Year's with one small new goal
she suggested treating the last day of every month as a mini New Year's with one small new goal
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If you have a spare minute, please sign the petition to the NZ government to repeal the ban on puberty blockers for trans and Takatāpui youth 🩷🩵🤍
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Reverse the decision to deny transgender and takatāpui young people access to puberty blockers
Dear Minister Simeon Brown
We write to you as transgender and takatāpui young people of Aotearoa New Zealand to ask you to reconsider your decision to ban the use of puberty blockers (gonadotropin-re...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you have a spare minute, please sign the petition to the NZ government to repeal the ban on puberty blockers for trans and Takatāpui youth 🩷🩵🤍
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
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The Paediatric Society of NZ - representing the clinical field most relevant here - have released maybe the strongest statement of all the medical bodies: “puberty blockers are an established, safe, reversible, and
life-saving treatment option”
life-saving treatment option”
PSNZ responds to government announcement on puberty blockers
www.paediatrics.org.nz
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The Paediatric Society of NZ - representing the clinical field most relevant here - have released maybe the strongest statement of all the medical bodies: “puberty blockers are an established, safe, reversible, and
life-saving treatment option”
life-saving treatment option”