Julie Bates PhD
@drjuju.bsky.social
I’m a Boston Terrier Mom, tree hugging gerontologist that loves learning and exploring the diversity of lived experience!🏳️🌈
It’s a good day! www.hrc.org/press-releas...
Love is (Still) Love: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Kim Davis’…
This decision coincides with recent polling from the HRC Foundation confirming that a super-majority of Americans favor marriage equality protections
www.hrc.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It’s a good day! www.hrc.org/press-releas...
Over the past 30 years, people have tried to fill the hole in their soul through their political identities. And when you do that, politics begins to permeate everything and turns into a holy war in which compromise begins to seem like betrayal. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
www.theatlantic.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Over the past 30 years, people have tried to fill the hole in their soul through their political identities. And when you do that, politics begins to permeate everything and turns into a holy war in which compromise begins to seem like betrayal. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Are you interested in work with purpose, Agency on Aging Area 4 is the place to be. Hiring now for Accountant, Case Manager and Operations Technician III!
Looking for a job that fits just right?
We’re on the lookout for:
🗂️ Operations Techs who provide top-notch admin support to our board and council
💙 Case Managers who lead with heart
📊 Accountants who balance more than just books
👉 Apply today: www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
We’re on the lookout for:
🗂️ Operations Techs who provide top-notch admin support to our board and council
💙 Case Managers who lead with heart
📊 Accountants who balance more than just books
👉 Apply today: www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
Careers
Every day, our team works to support older adults in finding and accessing benefits, improving their health, and maintaining independent, active lives…
www.agencyonaging4.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Are you interested in work with purpose, Agency on Aging Area 4 is the place to be. Hiring now for Accountant, Case Manager and Operations Technician III!
Just four more days to apply for one of our fantastic positions! Agency on Aging Area 4 is hiring for an accountant, case manager and operations technician III board support. Check us out and apply to join our phenomenal team!
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
Careers
Every day, our team works to support older adults in finding and accessing benefits, improving their health, and maintaining independent, active lives…
www.agencyonaging4.org
July 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Just four more days to apply for one of our fantastic positions! Agency on Aging Area 4 is hiring for an accountant, case manager and operations technician III board support. Check us out and apply to join our phenomenal team!
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
Are you looking to make a change to a career that makes a difference? We have three openings right now, Accountant, Case Manager and Operations Technician III Board support, check them out and apply. I’d love to welcome you to the team.
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
Careers
Every day, our team works to support older adults in finding and accessing benefits, improving their health, and maintaining independent, active lives…
www.agencyonaging4.org
July 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Are you looking to make a change to a career that makes a difference? We have three openings right now, Accountant, Case Manager and Operations Technician III Board support, check them out and apply. I’d love to welcome you to the team.
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
As a gerontologist that explores generations and their impact in the workplace, community and culture, I found this article very interesting. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Myth of the Gen Z Red Wave
The best available evidence suggests that the youth-vote shift in 2024 was more a one-off event than an ideological realignment.
www.theatlantic.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
As a gerontologist that explores generations and their impact in the workplace, community and culture, I found this article very interesting. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
When we stand together we can not be defeated!
June 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When we stand together we can not be defeated!
Do not be deceived, the President is lying to invoke martial law. What he is doing is un-American and we must fight back
June 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Do not be deceived, the President is lying to invoke martial law. What he is doing is un-American and we must fight back
This
June 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This
Are you a Human Resources professional or IT specialist, we are hiring, come join our dynamic team!
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
Careers
Every day, our team works to support older adults in finding and accessing benefits, improving their health, and maintaining independent, active lives…
www.agencyonaging4.org
June 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Are you a Human Resources professional or IT specialist, we are hiring, come join our dynamic team!
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
www.agencyonaging4.org/careers
If you have ever wondered if your calls, emails and town hall engagements matter, here is the proof! That does not mean the crisis is over or that we can stop the pressure, but for now the Older Americans Act programs are safe and that’s the win for the day!
www.usaging.org
www.usaging.org
USAging
www.usaging.org
May 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
If you have ever wondered if your calls, emails and town hall engagements matter, here is the proof! That does not mean the crisis is over or that we can stop the pressure, but for now the Older Americans Act programs are safe and that’s the win for the day!
www.usaging.org
www.usaging.org
If you have ever wondered if your calls, emails and town hall engagements matter, here is the proof! That does not mean the crisis is over or that we can stop the pressure, but for now the Older Americans Act programs are spared, that’s the win for the day!
www.usaging.org
www.usaging.org
USAging
www.usaging.org
May 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
If you have ever wondered if your calls, emails and town hall engagements matter, here is the proof! That does not mean the crisis is over or that we can stop the pressure, but for now the Older Americans Act programs are spared, that’s the win for the day!
www.usaging.org
www.usaging.org
I work for the Agency on Aging Area 4 this cuts hurt real people across political ideology and must be stopped. Call your representatives!.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/health/meals-on-wheels-disabilities-aging-trump-cutbacks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE8.z03l.JCasR85eWVKx&smid=em-share
April 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I work for the Agency on Aging Area 4 this cuts hurt real people across political ideology and must be stopped. Call your representatives!.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/health/meals-on-wheels-disabilities-aging-trump-cutbacks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE8.z03l.JCasR85eWVKx&smid=em-share
This is where the funding for the majority of my work comes from. They want to abolish the agencies that support older Americans and people with disabilities, some of the most vulnerable among us. Keep your calls and letters to your elected officials coming.
justiceinaging.org/statement-on...
justiceinaging.org/statement-on...
Statement on the Elimination of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) - Justice in Aging
The Department of Health and Human Services' plan to dramatically reduce its workforce and shutter critical agencies will lead to worse outcomes for older adults
justiceinaging.org
March 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is where the funding for the majority of my work comes from. They want to abolish the agencies that support older Americans and people with disabilities, some of the most vulnerable among us. Keep your calls and letters to your elected officials coming.
justiceinaging.org/statement-on...
justiceinaging.org/statement-on...
Tell me why, with every increasing weather disasters, we want to dismantle the National Weather Service? apnews.com/article/torn...
At least 32 dead in massive US storm after new fatalities reported in Kansas and Mississippi
At least 32 people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. Kansas authorities said eight people died in a highway pileup caused by a dust storm Friday.
apnews.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Tell me why, with every increasing weather disasters, we want to dismantle the National Weather Service? apnews.com/article/torn...
Change is possible when we listen with the intent to understand.
An old man who was going to speak against gender-affirming care in the Wisconsin state legislature, changes stance after listening to testimony for 7 hours. Being able to admit you’re wrong, is a special trait nowadays.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRights
#LGBTQ #RightsForAll
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRights
#LGBTQ #RightsForAll
March 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Change is possible when we listen with the intent to understand.
gero.usc.edu/2025/02/26/s... extreme heat is a growing problem that we must address
Study: Extreme Heat May Speed Up Aging in Older Adults
USC study: people in neighborhoods that experience more days of high heat show faster biological aging than residents of cooler regions.
gero.usc.edu
March 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
gero.usc.edu/2025/02/26/s... extreme heat is a growing problem that we must address
I think they are planning something, what I don’t know, but something 🤣
March 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I think they are planning something, what I don’t know, but something 🤣
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
March 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
This! Thanks @thekimba.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/XbJ2s...
Didn't See That Coming
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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March 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This! Thanks @thekimba.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/XbJ2s...
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