Mk
@conquerageism.bsky.social
@conquerageism on that other site
macro social worker in aging
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WATCH: Rep. Justin Jones honors Lynne McFarland— the 80yo woman who made national news when troopers carried her out of committee in protest of the cruel @SenBoWatson @WilliamLamberth bill to keep undocumented kids out of school.
April 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
WATCH: Rep. Justin Jones honors Lynne McFarland— the 80yo woman who made national news when troopers carried her out of committee in protest of the cruel @SenBoWatson @WilliamLamberth bill to keep undocumented kids out of school.
Read the comments here. They are filled with support from older generations. They are pissed off too. And props to Lynne McFarland of Tennessee. The movement will be multigenerational #Aging
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/tennessee-...
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/tennessee-...
Tennessee Troopers Carry Brave 80 Year-Old Woman Out of Hearing For Protesting
80-year-old Lynne McFarland stood up for the rights of undocumented immigrants, refusing to leave a meeting over a controversial bill and so THP Troopers carried her out and arrested her.
www.thedailypoliticususa.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Read the comments here. They are filled with support from older generations. They are pissed off too. And props to Lynne McFarland of Tennessee. The movement will be multigenerational #Aging
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/tennessee-...
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/tennessee-...
You can have complete disdain for them and also recognize that many of them are going to be in the same boat as us because the impact is huge. More than what you can exist.
April 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You can have complete disdain for them and also recognize that many of them are going to be in the same boat as us because the impact is huge. More than what you can exist.
And I think what's true is that some people need to step back. there are folks who are capable and being able to do this work and there are some who can't. Understandable. Know your limits
I think we should de-center them and keep our work focused on the people harmed. (Which will still include them sometimes.)
If they can join in that work, then I say they’re welcome. We should demand they shift their ideology to ours, not the other way around.
If they can join in that work, then I say they’re welcome. We should demand they shift their ideology to ours, not the other way around.
April 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And I think what's true is that some people need to step back. there are folks who are capable and being able to do this work and there are some who can't. Understandable. Know your limits
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People can tell when you delight in the cruelty inflicted on them.
And too many people project their anger at a perpetrator of harm onto the victims instead.
And too many people project their anger at a perpetrator of harm onto the victims instead.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
People can tell when you delight in the cruelty inflicted on them.
And too many people project their anger at a perpetrator of harm onto the victims instead.
And too many people project their anger at a perpetrator of harm onto the victims instead.
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I’ve interviewed a lot of victims stayed in an abusive relationship because they worried their loved ones would judge them for not leaving sooner. They needed support and they knew they would get ridicule instead.
And that’s something I’m thinking about a lot in this political environment.
And that’s something I’m thinking about a lot in this political environment.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I’ve interviewed a lot of victims stayed in an abusive relationship because they worried their loved ones would judge them for not leaving sooner. They needed support and they knew they would get ridicule instead.
And that’s something I’m thinking about a lot in this political environment.
And that’s something I’m thinking about a lot in this political environment.
I went grocery shopping with a friend at an Asian supermarket and he mentioned how concerned he was about what the tariffs would do to markets like that one.
April 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I went grocery shopping with a friend at an Asian supermarket and he mentioned how concerned he was about what the tariffs would do to markets like that one.
I want to scream. They give us a deadline. A short deadline. But then the platform to submit is keeping everyone out. Wtf????
February 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I want to scream. They give us a deadline. A short deadline. But then the platform to submit is keeping everyone out. Wtf????
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My Statement on How the Trump and Musk Attack on National Institutes of Health Funding Is Targeted Attack on Massachusetts. www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
February 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My Statement on How the Trump and Musk Attack on National Institutes of Health Funding Is Targeted Attack on Massachusetts. www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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Seeing all these posts from Democrats with some variation of “You deserve everything you get” has been very revealing. This is not what fighting fascism looks like.
February 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Seeing all these posts from Democrats with some variation of “You deserve everything you get” has been very revealing. This is not what fighting fascism looks like.
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People in Gaza are still collecting the skulls and decomposed remains of their children from beneath the rubble, while some fantasize about building a resort on their mass graves, and others gloat over a minority that refused to vote for the party that enabled a genocide.
February 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
People in Gaza are still collecting the skulls and decomposed remains of their children from beneath the rubble, while some fantasize about building a resort on their mass graves, and others gloat over a minority that refused to vote for the party that enabled a genocide.
People don't want to hear this but yes its absolutely ageist to say "our politicians are too old, we need younger people who will get it." Because the assumption is that all younger people are progressive. Younger people are supporting Musk right now. Younger people are on the right wing
February 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
People don't want to hear this but yes its absolutely ageist to say "our politicians are too old, we need younger people who will get it." Because the assumption is that all younger people are progressive. Younger people are supporting Musk right now. Younger people are on the right wing
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Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia just voted to become the first unionized store in Amazon’s grocery chain
Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia Vote to Form Chain’s First Union (Gift Article)
The union win comes as Amazon, which owns the grocery chain, is also fighting labor organizing in its warehouse and delivery businesses.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia just voted to become the first unionized store in Amazon’s grocery chain
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Hey folks! Trump has announced something he’s hinted at in the past: sending U.S. prisoners abroad to penal colonies. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Keep your eyes on this.
Keep your eyes on this.
January 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Hey folks! Trump has announced something he’s hinted at in the past: sending U.S. prisoners abroad to penal colonies. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Keep your eyes on this.
Keep your eyes on this.
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Per an NIH source:
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Per an NIH source:
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
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Imagine if a cyberattack did this.
It would be an act of war.
It would be an act of war.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Imagine if a cyberattack did this.
It would be an act of war.
It would be an act of war.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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NEW: Trans women in federal custody were placed in solitary and told they were going to be moved to men's facilities days after Trump's exec order. Other trans folks have issues accessing HRT.
Advocates fear this is just the beginning.
from me + @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/35x3azm7
Advocates fear this is just the beginning.
from me + @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/35x3azm7
Trans Woman Sues After Being Notified Of Transfer To Men’s Prison
One of the women sued the Trump administration, alleging the order violates her constitutional rights and puts her “at an extremely high risk of harassment, abuse, violence, and sexual assault.”
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
NEW: Trans women in federal custody were placed in solitary and told they were going to be moved to men's facilities days after Trump's exec order. Other trans folks have issues accessing HRT.
Advocates fear this is just the beginning.
from me + @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/35x3azm7
Advocates fear this is just the beginning.
from me + @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/35x3azm7
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there’s a bill on the floor rn to outlaw gender affirming care for minors in washington, PLEASE go to this link and select "oppose." takes 30 sec. examples on stuff to say in thread!
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038
January 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
there’s a bill on the floor rn to outlaw gender affirming care for minors in washington, PLEASE go to this link and select "oppose." takes 30 sec. examples on stuff to say in thread!
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038
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A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.
January 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.
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As this "pause" hits you and your project, institution, workplace, etc:
TELL SOMEONE ABOUT IT.
Contact your MoC, esp if they're a Dem. Contact a relevant advocacy group. Contact the press, local, regional, movement, trade - and not just for an LtE, for a story.
Tell real life stories of harm.
TELL SOMEONE ABOUT IT.
Contact your MoC, esp if they're a Dem. Contact a relevant advocacy group. Contact the press, local, regional, movement, trade - and not just for an LtE, for a story.
Tell real life stories of harm.
January 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
As this "pause" hits you and your project, institution, workplace, etc:
TELL SOMEONE ABOUT IT.
Contact your MoC, esp if they're a Dem. Contact a relevant advocacy group. Contact the press, local, regional, movement, trade - and not just for an LtE, for a story.
Tell real life stories of harm.
TELL SOMEONE ABOUT IT.
Contact your MoC, esp if they're a Dem. Contact a relevant advocacy group. Contact the press, local, regional, movement, trade - and not just for an LtE, for a story.
Tell real life stories of harm.
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Not a great time for the CDC to be silenced: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak now largest in US
Stay safe out there folks
www.usnews.com/news/health-...
Stay safe out there folks
www.usnews.com/news/health-...
www.usnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
We will keep fighting until this order is blocked for good.
We will keep fighting until this order is blocked for good.
January 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
We will keep fighting until this order is blocked for good.
We will keep fighting until this order is blocked for good.
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tremendous fucking work maura, thanks
January 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
tremendous fucking work maura, thanks