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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 2h

To journalists interviewing Republican officials: Ask "What is the official name of the protest taking place on Oct. 18?"

Get them to say "No Kings!" If you get the response the "Hate America" protest, ask them why they can't bring themselves to tell the truth and if they get what "No Kings" means.

Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 1d

A very cool history lesson.

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269K views · 16K reactions | Is ANTIFAscsism a militant wing of the democrat party? This history makes it incredibly clear. The 5 masks: 1. Statist 2. Militarism 3. Theocrat 4. Corporatist 5. Ethnona...

Is ANTIFAscsism a militant wing of the democrat party? This history makes it incredibly clear. The 5 masks: 1. Statist 2. Militarism 3. Theocrat 4. Corporatist 5. Ethnonationalist

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 1d

cc: @johnfugelsang.bsky.social

Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 1d

For more than 30 years, I was a writer of educational materials for children. This article highlights a political development that breaks my heart (and also makes me want to puke).
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Inside a New Bible-Infused Texas English Curriculum

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 1d

Aging isn't a steady process of nothing but deterioration and decline. In fact, quite the opposite.

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Worried about turning 60? Science says that’s when many of us actually peak

Perhaps it’s time we stopped treating midlife as a countdown and started recognising it as a peak.

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 1d

Longevity isn't determined simply by one's genes. It's also determined by one's wealth (or lack thereof).

Check out this important report by LeadingAge LTSS Center UMass Boston and the National Council on Aging.

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 2d

If you're intrigued, or at least puzzled, by Oregon's quirky methods of protest and of handling potential conflict in Portland, check out this 1/2-hour episode on the Oregon Public Broadcasting program "Oregon Experience" about a 1970 rock festival called Vortex.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1mq...

Vortex 1: How a rock festival saved Portland from chaos | Oregon Experience

YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, and one other thing...

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 3d

Italians have many others whom they can celebrate. Leonardo da Vinci comes to mind. Or Amerigo Vespucci, Maria Montessori, Antonio Vivaldi, Dante Alighieri, Galileo Galilei, Antonio Stradivari, Artemisia Gentileschi,...

Let's be cognizant about those whom we choose to celebrate --- and why.2/2

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 3d

For the record: I'm a first-generation Italian American. I do not celebrate Christopher Columbus as a hero. I am completely on board with setting aside this day (and every day, in fact) to honor the Indigenous Peoples of this hemisphere. 1/2

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 3d

Italians have many others whom they can celebrate. Leonardo da Vinci comes to mind. Or Amerigo Vespucci, Maria Montessori, Antonio Vivaldi, Dante Alighieri, Galileo Galilei, Antonio Stradivari, Artemisia Gentileschi,...

Let's be more cognizant about those whom we choose to celebrate --- and why.

Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 3d

For the record: I'm a first-generation Italian American. I do not celebrate Christopher Columbus as a hero. I am completely on board with setting aside this day (and every day, in fact) to honor the Indigenous Peoples of this hemisphere.

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 4d

How healthy is American society right now?

Check out this list and ask yourself how well we measure up.

kottke.org/25/10/what-m...

What Makes for a Healthy Society?

In a 2014 preface for his 1978 book The Ohlone Way, a description of how the indigenous peoples of California’s Bay Area liv

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 5d

A great primer about keeping your brain healthy for decades.

vocal.media/longevity/th...

The 100-Year Brain: Can We Stay Sharp for a Century?

As lifespans stretch beyond 100, scientists are uncovering how our brains can age gracefully — and what habits truly keep the mind young.

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 5d

Original study is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature

Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of 7 years by approximately one-fifth.

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 5d

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Large study finds strongest link yet between the shingles vaccine and brain health

A study conducted in Wales reveals that the shingles vaccine could reduce the risk of dementia in older adults.

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 5d

www.newsweek.com/meditation-r...

Meditation could reverse brain aging, study suggests

The study found meditation could reverse brain aging by almost six years, and possibly reduce risk of Alzheimer's and dementia.

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social, my local Portland-area library branch has a waiting list of 89 holds on 11 copies of "Separation of Church and Hate."

We Portlanders are trying to be patient but getting awfully testy.

Luckily, we're occupied doing quite boring things in our "war-ravaged" city.

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 7d

A video report from The New York Times' Anna Griffin (who coincidentally worked many years ago at The Charlotte Observer when I was there). An honest take on my city right now.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Video: How Portland Is Reacting to Trump’s National Guard Threat

In the days before President Trump announced that he would send troops to what he called a “war-ravaged” Portland, Ore., federal officers had described the protests there as “low energy.” Anna Griffin...

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 7d

Q: What's the best way to bust a negative stereotype about age?

A: Get to know someone of that age. Then get to know another. And another.

#AgeismAwarenessDay

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Can Intergenerational Bonds Help Fight Ageism?

Age is more than a number, it can connect us. Discover how intergenerational bonds reduce ageism. We have more in common in common than we think!

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 7d

A terrific share from a terrific pro-aging advocate!

Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social · 7d

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.

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Imagine a world without ageism

YouTube video by The Benevolent Society

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 7d

Today is #AgeismAwarenessDay.

Two years ago, Changing the Narrative, a leading anti-ageism initiative ran brief videos asking pro-aging advocates the question "What if aging was unbound by ageism?"

Here was my answer, which still applies today.
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What if aging was unbound by ageism? - Jeanette Leardi

YouTube video by Changing the Narrative

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 8d

A great article by @eisenb.bsky.social. Please read and share it!

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Making Age Diversity Work Takes…Work

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Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 8d

And I'm grateful to her for including my book, AGING SIDEWAYS (www.jeanetteleardi.com/aging-sidewa...), among the pro-aging classics in the field! 2/2

Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 8d

I applaud @encore-janine.bsky.social for her wonderful post about what we can do to call awareness to #ageism not just tomorrow but every day. She is a stellar leader in the anti-ageism movement. 1/2

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Tomorrow Is Ageism Awareness Day. Let’s Make It More Than a Hashtag

Tomorrow is Ageism Awareness Day, spearheaded in the U.S.

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