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Phil Moeller

@agemaven.bsky.social

Journalist, author Get What's Yours books, Aging in America newslette4r

120 Followers  |  39 Following  |  25 Posts  |  Joined: 22.11.2024  |  1.6737

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Chicago PD: arrest these motherfuckers threatening civilians. Put them in jail. Let the courts sort it out

08.10.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7349    πŸ” 2501    πŸ’¬ 503    πŸ“Œ 164
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Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.

This emperor still has no clothes.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

02.10.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wish my Bluesky displayed things in chronological order. Is there a way to do this? Thanks.

29.09.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What It’s Like to Retire in America After Age 75 There are plenty of reasons people delay retirement until later in life. Some have financial worries. Many are highly educated professionals and business owners who enjoy what they do too much to stop...

Helpful insights from the WSJ into couples who continued working into their 70s.

www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

28.09.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments - KFF Health News A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians, and researchers questioning Trump administration promises to ...

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Do we need wiser heads than the ones running WISeR? Probably. Probably. Do we need to question whether Wall Street's pressure to maximize profits causes leaders of health companies to behave badly? Yes, please.

25.09.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Medicare Advantage Plans Cutting Back September 22, 2025

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24.09.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gen X? Challenges Lie Ahead as Retirement Nears Tapping home equity and working longer are key strategies that can help overcome a savings shortfall.

Sure, Gen Xers face some financial challenges but retirement doesnΚΌt have to bite for this generation. Insights from the great @kerryhannon.bsky.social via @kiplinger.com.web.brid.gy in advance of her new book on this topic, written with @jannaherron.bsky.social www.kiplinger.com/retirement/r...

25.08.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth β€” And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills - KFF Health News Health insurance generally doesn’t cover treatment for injuries sustained shortly before a customer buys a policy. A Massachusetts woman found that out the hard way.

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Bragging rights to anyone who knows the billing codes for this treatment!!!!

31.07.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We, the People, Must Fix This June 23, 2025

It’s time to support a viable third political party.

philmoeller.substack.com/p/we-the-peo...

23.06.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Predicting and preventing Alzheimer’s disease With all the advances in both the science of aging and artificial intelligence (AI), we are in a propitious position to accurately and precisely determine who is at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s...

In @science.org today my essay on predicting and preventing Alzheimer's disease (open-access)

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

29.05.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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β€˜Super Agers’ Review: Living the Good Life For a long and healthy life, diet and regular exercise are a better bet than trendy supplements and expensive longevity clinics.

Review of SUPER AGERS by @dshaywitz.bsky.social @wsj.com gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...

06.05.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Cinco de Mayo Reverse Migration

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05.05.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œShipping ports are empty across the United States. Nothing is coming in. Businesses have cancelled the remainder of their 2025 orders.”

(h/t FreightWaves)

02.05.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4389    πŸ” 1907    πŸ’¬ 297    πŸ“Œ 575

Unpaid caregivers save the U.S. an est. $600B annually. During Older Americans Month, we honor the 53 million family caregivers who provide an average of 24+ hours of care each week and help millions of Americans live as independently as possible.

02.05.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights:

* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%

* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%

* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%

29.04.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8085    πŸ” 3989    πŸ’¬ 415    πŸ“Œ 421
Dan Hietpas, 64, said he had planned to delay claiming until nearly age 67, when he is eligible for his full benefit.

But the Chippewa Falls, Wis., resident, who retired five years ago from teaching, filed in January, due to concerns about benefit cuts and β€œchaos” at the agency. 

His wife Jill Hietpas, 66, began her Social Security last year. The couple printed out their earnings records in case their data disappears or becomes inaccurate.

Dan Hietpas, 64, said he had planned to delay claiming until nearly age 67, when he is eligible for his full benefit. But the Chippewa Falls, Wis., resident, who retired five years ago from teaching, filed in January, due to concerns about benefit cuts and β€œchaos” at the agency. His wife Jill Hietpas, 66, began her Social Security last year. The couple printed out their earnings records in case their data disappears or becomes inaccurate.

The WSJ has some sad snapshots of the suboptimal decisions at retirement age people are making because, despite whatever Trump has said about not touching Soc. Security, the staffing and service cuts sure look like intentional dismantling.

🎁 www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

27.04.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Movie Note: β€˜Conclave’: Say what you will, they’re snappy dressers.

27.04.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 9561    πŸ” 979    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 48
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April 14, 2025 Reality Bites

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The federal budget promises to be another Republican train wreck. How many "beautiful bills" can we afford?

14.04.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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6 Ways to Calm Your Anxiety When Economic Stress Flares Wild stock market swings and rising recession fears have put Americans on edge. Here are strategies to lower the angst.

Stock market losses and volatility making you anxious? Recession rumblings stressing you out? (Me too.) I hope the advice in this @nytimes.com will help. H/t @drbradklontz.bsky.social @meganmccoy.bsky.social @annelester.bsky.social & Naomi Win www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/b...

12.04.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember working at Gannett’s USA Today when diversity of sources was a strong demand by the publisher and editors

10.04.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tariffs on China set to rise to at least 104% on Wednesday, White House says | CNN Business President Donald Trump is set to impose an additional 84% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday. That will mean all goods...

Yes, Trump is the guy leading us over the cliff's edge. But Congress has the power stop this at any time. It's not just one madman. It's one madman and several hundred cowards.

www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/b...

08.04.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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March 31, 2025 Tulips!

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Trump vaccine!

31.03.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Table of 10 companies selling longevity and extended healthspan

Table of 10 companies selling longevity and extended healthspan

I've reviewed 10 consumer-facing companies that are in the business of promoting longevity and healthspan
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-busine...
Open-access, in the new edition of Ground Truths

22.03.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 7

I know this is a hard get, but let's hear from workers inside Social Security. I agree with fellow posters about probable damage to the program, but fear we're becoming little more than an echo chamber. Does someone have a strategy for including these folks?

08.03.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts At least five of the eight regional heads have decided to leave as the mid-level worker-turned-acting commissioner is said to mull workforce reduction.

Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts www.govexec.com/transition/2... via @GovExec

27.02.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 266    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 11

Does anyone know of a feed or blog that can tell me everything that Trump and Musk are saying on X and Truth Social, WITHOUT me having to subscribe to those feeds? Thanks!

24.02.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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February 24, 2025 The Numbers Don’t Add Up

Trump-Musk statements about big spending cuts collide with reality that there are very few places to cut.

philmoeller.substack.com/p/february-2...

24.02.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access (Gift Article) The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.

Social Security benefits are paid to people with birth dates of 11th - 20th this Wednesday. We should know shortly if there are problems with the payment system. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

18.02.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access (Gift Article) The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.

The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration resigned after refusing DOGE staffers access to sensitive information, including financial data, employment information and addresses for anyone with a Social Security number. (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

18.02.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So far in the last 24 hours, Russia's gotten:
- a sympathetic ear/voice installed as DNI
- the release of a crime boss
- Hegseth ceding Crimea to them
- Trump offering a WH visit
- The US acting as middleman rather than Ukraine ally

12.02.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5914    πŸ” 2133    πŸ’¬ 246    πŸ“Œ 138

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