Ellen Rand
@ellenrand.bsky.social
Involved w/ issues of aging, health care; work with high schoolers on a summer geriatric career exploration internship. Co-founder and former director of a film festival in my town. Former hospice volunteer. Wrote book about end-of-life issues. Avid reade
My framework for ‘26 and ‘28: Restore. Repair. Revamp. (Looking at all institutions and norms that have been so seriously damaged.)
Democrats must erect a framework that encompasses the totality of the Trump era’s blatant disregard for the law. Watergate was about the actions of a president. The post-Trump legal process is the prosecution of a vast criminal conspiracy.
Will the Trump Administration be held accountable for its sweeping crimes?
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December 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My framework for ‘26 and ‘28: Restore. Repair. Revamp. (Looking at all institutions and norms that have been so seriously damaged.)
Thank you @adamkinzinger.substack.com for pointing this out. No one else seems to be talking about it.
Just a reminder that Trump was going to announce his sanctions on Russia for not negotiating “in two weeks” about 3.5 weeks ago.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Thank you @adamkinzinger.substack.com for pointing this out. No one else seems to be talking about it.
A pox on both their houses.
If yesterday's acrimony doesn’t go away very soon, the Trump-Musk rift creates peril for both Trump’s authoritarian project and the tech oligarchy.
An emergency Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/taking-the...
An emergency Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/taking-the...
Taking the Trump-Musk War Seriously
Special emergency Triad: In chaos there is opportunity.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A pox on both their houses.
And ‘small’ can be something of a misnomer. Size matters less than operating philosophy, which is patient centered. Big hurdle can be changing regimented meal service to giving residents freedom to choose when and what they want to eat. Also, consistent staff assignments.
"Both the federal and state governments can play a role in incentivizing nursing homes to undertake the expensive task of transitioning to the small household model." ---Charles P. Sabatino
Good luck with that, given our current administration and Congress...
www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/...
Good luck with that, given our current administration and Congress...
www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/...
The Marginalizing and Dehumanizing of Our Sickest and Oldest Americans
Nursing homes and their residents are examined with a focus on replacing the antiquated institutional model of care with the “small household model.”
www.americanbar.org
May 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
And ‘small’ can be something of a misnomer. Size matters less than operating philosophy, which is patient centered. Big hurdle can be changing regimented meal service to giving residents freedom to choose when and what they want to eat. Also, consistent staff assignments.
You forgot the stage where he blames Biden.
April 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You forgot the stage where he blames Biden.
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Fellow Americans: We're now in deep authoritarian-fascist mode. If anyone doubts this, they should Google the history of Germany from 1933-1939. That is, while that information is still available on Google.
www.npr.org/2025/03/27/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/27/n...
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.
www.npr.org
March 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Fellow Americans: We're now in deep authoritarian-fascist mode. If anyone doubts this, they should Google the history of Germany from 1933-1939. That is, while that information is still available on Google.
www.npr.org/2025/03/27/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/27/n...
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So this wasn’t something The Onion made up?
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Trump just announced Fox host Dan Bongino as his pick for deputy FBI director.
Yes. Dan Bongino.
Yes. Dan Bongino.
February 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So this wasn’t something The Onion made up?
Not to mention nearly 2/3 of nursing home stays.
"Medicaid covers half of all long-term care spending, according to KFF. That care is key for women, who live longer than men."
This week for @19thnews.org I wrote about some of the people who rely on Medicaid, the popular public health care program for millions of Americans — and a program that some Republicans are reportedly weighing cuts to: 19thnews.org/2025/02/medi...
February 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Not to mention nearly 2/3 of nursing home stays.
Looking for guidance and inspiration about fostering intergenerational connections? Here's my latest blog post:
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lastcomforts.com/2025/02/04/b...
Bridging the Gap Between Generations
Since 2018, I’ve been deeply involved with Age Friendly Teaneck’s (www.agefriendlyteaneck.org) four-week summer internship program for high school students, known as Exploring Careers in…
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February 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Looking for guidance and inspiration about fostering intergenerational connections? Here's my latest blog post:
lastcomforts.com/2025/02/04/b...
lastcomforts.com/2025/02/04/b...
A great irony is that the Republicans are more fearful about the possibility of losing their own jobs than they are about the possibility of literally thousands of Federal employees losing theirs for no good or legal reasons.
I see more criticism here of Democrats in Congress than I do condemnation of Republicans.
And yet it is the GOP who are enabling Trump.
It tells me a lot when I see you regularly bash our side but say nothing, ever, about the other.
Reflect on your choices. You may be helping the fascists.
And yet it is the GOP who are enabling Trump.
It tells me a lot when I see you regularly bash our side but say nothing, ever, about the other.
Reflect on your choices. You may be helping the fascists.
February 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A great irony is that the Republicans are more fearful about the possibility of losing their own jobs than they are about the possibility of literally thousands of Federal employees losing theirs for no good or legal reasons.
Reposted by Ellen Rand
🪓MASS DELETION UPDATE—More than 1,000 pages are now deleted from websites of CDC, National Institutes of Health, and other sites of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a new WSJ analysis—including many **vaccine recommendation** scientific pages!
February 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🪓MASS DELETION UPDATE—More than 1,000 pages are now deleted from websites of CDC, National Institutes of Health, and other sites of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a new WSJ analysis—including many **vaccine recommendation** scientific pages!
Reposted by Ellen Rand
The following pages have been removed from the CDC website. This used to be known as censorship. Not sure what the new word is.
February 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The following pages have been removed from the CDC website. This used to be known as censorship. Not sure what the new word is.
We need journalists to channel their inner Hunter S Thompson for the next 4 years.
So who in the media is going to RELENTLESSLY ASK JD Vance & Pam Bondi why they said violent rioters who attacked police on Jan 6th should not & would not be pardoned?
They were wrong, weren’t they.
WHO IS GOING TO HOUND THEM WITH THIS QUESTION???
They were wrong, weren’t they.
WHO IS GOING TO HOUND THEM WITH THIS QUESTION???
January 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We need journalists to channel their inner Hunter S Thompson for the next 4 years.
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Gavin Newsom made a website to fight the misinformation about the fires. Give it a read.
REPOST
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California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
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January 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Gavin Newsom made a website to fight the misinformation about the fires. Give it a read.
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REPOST
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An end-of-year blog post about proposed legislation in South Carolina...why it concerns me, whether it passes or not. lastcomforts.com/2024/12/21/a...
A Troubling Bill in South Carolina that Would Suppress Medical Guidance
It’s dangerous when politicians to enter the room with physicians and patients. That certainly applies to the many punitive and egregious measures states have adopted about reproductive…
lastcomforts.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:37 PM
An end-of-year blog post about proposed legislation in South Carolina...why it concerns me, whether it passes or not. lastcomforts.com/2024/12/21/a...
So right now it's been referred to the SC House of Rep's Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs. Sponsor is a Dem in a state with supermajority in House of Reps. and Senate who has no idea if it will pass.
December 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
So right now it's been referred to the SC House of Rep's Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs. Sponsor is a Dem in a state with supermajority in House of Reps. and Senate who has no idea if it will pass.
Chilling, wrong-headed and dangerous. I hope this does not get buried in the daily firehose of other news. It's an indication that people's rights in end-of-life issues can be vulnerable to attack. And if ever there was another good reason to have an Advance Care Directive, this is it.
December 16, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Chilling, wrong-headed and dangerous. I hope this does not get buried in the daily firehose of other news. It's an indication that people's rights in end-of-life issues can be vulnerable to attack. And if ever there was another good reason to have an Advance Care Directive, this is it.
Did anyone ask, "such as what?" do you agree with?
December 7, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Did anyone ask, "such as what?" do you agree with?
Was a little skeptical about watching this, but it was surprisingly good, mostly owing to Ted Danson's charm and very solid secondary characters. A few of the usual over-the-top stereotypes about elders, but many nuggets of truth too.
December 1, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Was a little skeptical about watching this, but it was surprisingly good, mostly owing to Ted Danson's charm and very solid secondary characters. A few of the usual over-the-top stereotypes about elders, but many nuggets of truth too.
Absolutely agree with you, @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social! I also wonder what Paul considers 'old.'
"None of this is a slight against old people."
Of COURSE it is, New York Times. The writer lumps us all together into one negative stereotype. To put it in culinary terms, it's the distastefully bitter serving that results when ageism is the recipe's main ingredient.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/o...
Of COURSE it is, New York Times. The writer lumps us all together into one negative stereotype. To put it in culinary terms, it's the distastefully bitter serving that results when ageism is the recipe's main ingredient.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/o...
Opinion | Grandma Foods
The comforts of eating like an old person.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Absolutely agree with you, @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social! I also wonder what Paul considers 'old.'
Just left the other place. Wishing all a wonderful Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Just left the other place. Wishing all a wonderful Thanksgiving.