"Although the coronavirus pandemic raised stresses on older adults living in care facilities, it also shed light on their resilience,..." washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…

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An important reminder that ageism is a global scourge. Here's an insightful take on its effects in the UK. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/the-sc…

Feels like a good time to revisit this. It’s not abortion issues OR economic issues. Abortion issues ARE economic issues.

"New research found that countries with higher levels of inequality—whether in terms of economy, pollution, or disease—showed signs of accelerated brain aging." Intersectionality is a real thing when it comes to the ability to age well. scitechdaily.com/inequality-spe…

The 2024 Republican Party Platform doesn't mention sensible gun safety or red flag laws or an assault weapons ban (all of which were voted down by GOPs in Congress). In November, GOP candidates need to lose. What stops someone with a gun is to deprive that someone OF a gun.

The 2024 Republican Party Platform doesn't mention sensible gun safety or red flag laws or an assault weapons ban (all of which were voted down by GOPs in Congress). In November, GOP candidates need to lose. What stops someone with a gun is to deprive that someone OF a gun.

THIS…..

The next time you hear someone repeating NRA propaganda, you can respond with these 5 points.

Oh my goodness. The Harris-Walz campaign just released a statement in which they compile a list of 10 questions on voters' minds as he is about to take the stage for a "softball" Town Hall on Fox with Sean Hannity moderating. This is too good & this is how it's done.

Indeed has been forced to pull an advertising campaign where it called workers 55+ “in decline” Source: The Independent search.app/amX9eJLmJb5UHR…

Don’t let the Republican ticket trick you. When they say they “don’t want to tax tips”, they’re thinking of Wall Street not waitresses.

I love the idea of organizing rapid response teams to call out ageist tropes and rationales. To combine the quantity and quality of responses with the speed of their posting is a potent way to strike at ageist messages and raise the awareness of those who create or spread them.

As the Harris/Walz statement said: School shootings are not simply a “fact of life”. We either choose the NRA & gun lobby, or we choose our children’s lives. That is the choice in this election.

"This surge in older workers benefits developed nations around the world... Despite these benefits and the increasing visibility of people of traditional retirement age on the job, the negative stereotyping based on age– known as #ageism—persists" Laurent Belsie csmonitor.com/USA/Society/20…

"Fueling denial of the realities of aging comes at a great cost." #Geriatricians: What say you about this? cc: Mike Wasserman Louise Aronson medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

A terrific interview by (((Liz Seegert))) 🇺🇦. healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/08/n…

THIS.

Every paper in America should have looked like this today.

Trump is going to lie at the debate. A lot. Here are the biggest Trump lies to expect on stage tomorrow, debunked: