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Bill Maher Calls Out Hollywood 'Ageism' After The Death Of Rob Reiner, Whom He Interviewed Right Before His Death The comedian shares a sobering truth about Hollywood.

"Bill Maher’s comments tap into a growing frustration among veteran creatives who feel sidelined... If someone with Rob Reiner’s track record can’t get a project off the ground, it raises uncomfortable questions about who the system is really built to serve." #ageism www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Ordinary Americans are fighting back against ICE: ‘We’re going to outlast them’ As Trump carries out his mass deportation operation, residents are banding together to block raids and distribute groceries

some big and small ways that "ordinary" Americans are fighting back against ICE.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Why the ageist lead-in? Plenty of old people exercise every day, plenty of young ones are couch potatoes etc etc

Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.

Science Fact of the Day: At more than five thousand degrees Celsius, the Earth’s core is roughly as hot as the surface of the sun. Source: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

"“This verdict is a resounding message to corporations nationwide: age discrimination is illegal, it is harmful, and juries will hold employers accountable." www.einnews.com/pr_news/8735...

ha!

Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.

Well THAT'S a relief. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

YouTube video by Cut Native Families On Lessons Learned from Elders | Cut

Wonder what native families learned from their elders? #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUd1...

image of three hands belonging to people of different ages pointing at each other. generated by chatGPT

Sick of hearing the boomers ruined everything? Or think the boomers *did* ruin everything? Here's a better way to think about who actually benefits from the generational blame game. Hint: it's about class, not age.
thischairrocks.com/2025/11/19/t...

A young girl whose face is covered with clear plastic strips looks apprehensively at the photographer.

A skincare line for CHILDREN? Shame on @shaymitchell3.bsky.social for feeding and profiting off children's fears.

Thank you!

This is 70: Novelist Gish Jen Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire "I like being done with figuring my life out—with figuring out where I should live, what I should focus on, what sort of people I like, how I like to spend my days. I know what’s important to me."

"I like being done with figuring my life out—with figuring out where I should live, what I should focus on, what sort of people I like, how I like to spend my days. I know what’s important to me." novelist Gish Gen on @oldstermag.bsky.social substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…

Peter Coviello with another dynamite piece.

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Researchers reveal the age most hit their 'functional peak' and it's not their 20s ​It's all about the slow build to a peak.

It's not in their 30s, 40s, or 50s either. www.good.is/age-of-funct...

Both the 1% and the 99% are made up of all ages. The story we need to tell isn’t about boomers vs. millennials. It’s about the rich and powerful vs. the rest of us. yoisthisageist.com

For a world without closets I can't get it out of my head an interview in this same newspaper I spoke with an expert on ageism, and she explained that she hides her birthdate because it harms her. She knows what she's talking ab...

"#Ageism, especially against #women, discriminates against us in every area. But I'm shocked by the act of hiding one's age. I've spent the last few years championing maturity, and it pisses me off to see age become another kind of closet." 🙌 @annamanso.bsky.social en.ara.cat/sunday/for-w...

Reader asks, "This article in Greater Good magazine asks, not very grammatically, Are Older People Dating Younger Ageist—or Just Practical? What do you think?
My answer here: yoisthisageist.com/post/7990344...

UnitedHealth and AARP Shake Hands on $9 Billion Deal Behind the Capitol Hill photo ops and consumer-friendly slogans, AARP, America’s most trusted seniors’ group, has close financial ties with America’s largest health care conglomerate.

A reminder that @aarp.org "is in fact functioning as a multimillion-dollar marketing arm for an insurer [UnitedHealthcare] whose business model increasingly depends on enrolling seniors in private Medicare plans." healthcareuncovered.substack.com/p/unitedheal...

What could possibly go wrong? 🥶https://palisaderesearch.org/blog/shutdown-resistance

Researchers uncover AI bias against older working women AI is perpetuating inaccurate gender and age stereotypes, influencing everything from hiring practices to workplace perceptions.

“Why would [gendered #ageism] be showing up in billions of words where there’s no visual presentation of people? That is really suggesting it’s woven into the fabric of how we categorize and interpret people in the social world.”
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

'You look good for your age': compliment or ageist insult? Expert weighs in It's a lovely compliment, isn't it? Although it might seem like one, some people believe we should stop using the phrase in conversations

I recommend saying brightly, "You look good for your age too!"
www.womanandhome.com/life/news-en...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

How a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening 😨https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146

What would a world without ageism look like? Here's an answer from ‪Jeanette Leardi‬
‪@jeanetteleardi.bsky.social

YouTube video by The Benevolent Society Imagine a world without ageism

Happy #Ageism Awareness Day!

Watch this two-minute animation. Take a deep breath. Choose an ageist thought or behavior to challenge—gently—today and going forward.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs28...

'One of the most invisible violences': Hundreds gather to denounce ageism Barcelona mayor attends International Day of Older Persons gathering

Go Catalonia! #ageism www.catalannews.com/society-scie...

are you high-agency or an NPC? AI anxiety and the new language of silicon valley

"Much like the resource curse entrenches autocracy in oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia, a US economy that no longer needs as many people to generate wealth will have much less incentive to take care of their needs." @jasmine.bsky.social conducts some internet anthropology jasmi.news/p/dictionary

This @ilcuk.bsky.social report highlights that older people are more likely to benefit from talk therapy than younger patients. Surprised? Ask yourself why.
www.msn.com/en-ca/health...

Fox News says harping on Donald Trump’s erratic behavior and appearance is ‘ageism’ and Twitter’s irony police came swarming to the scene of the crime Despite the many physical and mental signs of deterioration that the President of the United States is showing, not to mention his unexplained week-long disappearance, Donald Trump is alive and well. ...

This one is fun. www.thepoke.com/2025/09/04/f...

As Trump's numbers fall, the ageist rhetoric is predictably ramping up. A reminder: #aging didn't turn Trump into a bully and tyrant. He was *always* a bully and tyrant.