Jeanette Leardi
@jeanetteleardi.bsky.social
Social gerontologist, public speaker, community educator, and author of "AGING SIDEWAYS: Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older." Advocate for changing minds about aging: rejecting dread and embracing what's ahead. jeanetteleardi.com
It's that time of year when our thoughts turn to celebration and gift-giving.
Here's an idea: Why not combine the two and share with a loved one the joys of embracing a new outlook on aging? After all, from time to time most of us think --- and maybe worry --- about becoming old. 1/2
Here's an idea: Why not combine the two and share with a loved one the joys of embracing a new outlook on aging? After all, from time to time most of us think --- and maybe worry --- about becoming old. 1/2
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's that time of year when our thoughts turn to celebration and gift-giving.
Here's an idea: Why not combine the two and share with a loved one the joys of embracing a new outlook on aging? After all, from time to time most of us think --- and maybe worry --- about becoming old. 1/2
Here's an idea: Why not combine the two and share with a loved one the joys of embracing a new outlook on aging? After all, from time to time most of us think --- and maybe worry --- about becoming old. 1/2
Is anyone talking about how a Trump attack on Venezuela might trigger an Organization of American States member to invoke Article 3, Section 1 of the INTER-AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE of the OAS ?
www.oas.org/juridico/eng...
www.oas.org/juridico/eng...
INTER-AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE
In the name of their Peoples, the Governments represented
at the Inter-American Confe-rence for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security,
desirous of consolidating and strengthening their relations of friendship and good
neighborliness, and
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November 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Is anyone talking about how a Trump attack on Venezuela might trigger an Organization of American States member to invoke Article 3, Section 1 of the INTER-AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE of the OAS ?
www.oas.org/juridico/eng...
www.oas.org/juridico/eng...
The ONLY way to begin to do this is to vote for Democrats in all Senate and House races to ensure veto-proof majorities in both chambers. (Oh, and let's add to the list impeaching and convicting Trump.)
November 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The ONLY way to begin to do this is to vote for Democrats in all Senate and House races to ensure veto-proof majorities in both chambers. (Oh, and let's add to the list impeaching and convicting Trump.)
The nine key findings in this stunning new report by the Australian Human Rights Commission titled "The age barrier: Older adults’ experiences of ageism in health care" could easily apply to older adults in the United States.
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humanrights.gov.au
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The nine key findings in this stunning new report by the Australian Human Rights Commission titled "The age barrier: Older adults’ experiences of ageism in health care" could easily apply to older adults in the United States.
humanrights.gov.au/__data/asset...
humanrights.gov.au/__data/asset...
Given what we have to work with right now, I expect to live another 100 years.
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Given what we have to work with right now, I expect to live another 100 years.
As you read this interesting article, note the irony in the repeatedly inserted ads for anti-aging creams.
Sorta says it all, doesn't it?
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Sorta says it all, doesn't it?
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Wrinkles as 'badges of honour': How to embrace an ageing face
Much like our other organs, our skin begins to age from the moment we are born. Here's how you can look after your skin while embracing an ageing face.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
As you read this interesting article, note the irony in the repeatedly inserted ads for anti-aging creams.
Sorta says it all, doesn't it?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Sorta says it all, doesn't it?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
This is the last week of National Family Caregivers Month, and the final article in my four-part series for 3rd Act Magazine, "The Caregiver's Journey," is about how caregivers can face the transition away from caregiving when their role has ended. Check it out.
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The Caregiver’s Journey Part 4: When Caregiving Ends
Part 1: Preparing for Caring Part 2: Looking After Yourself Part 3: Getting Extra Help Part 4: When Caregiving Ends In the first three parts of this four-pa
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is the last week of National Family Caregivers Month, and the final article in my four-part series for 3rd Act Magazine, "The Caregiver's Journey," is about how caregivers can face the transition away from caregiving when their role has ended. Check it out.
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
I'm just spitballin' here, but what if we imagine various comedy riffs that go back to even longer-ago time periods explaining something to younger people of those days. Might we then gain a greater appreciation and respect for the commonality of aging?
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2.2M views · 93K reactions | Explaining Google To Younger People | Josh Johnson
Explaining Google To Younger People
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November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'm just spitballin' here, but what if we imagine various comedy riffs that go back to even longer-ago time periods explaining something to younger people of those days. Might we then gain a greater appreciation and respect for the commonality of aging?
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A succinct, 30-second video that gets to the heart of the matter of ageism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sH...
Ageism Stops With You English
YouTube video by The New York City Department for the Aging
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November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A succinct, 30-second video that gets to the heart of the matter of ageism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sH...
Listen to what Mike Johnson says at :31 and 1:38 He leaves out one very important word said by a reporter: "illegal." Such spin is outrageous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ys...
RAW: House Speaker Mike Johnson defends President Trump calling for deaths of Democrats
YouTube video by WAAY 31 News
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November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Listen to what Mike Johnson says at :31 and 1:38 He leaves out one very important word said by a reporter: "illegal." Such spin is outrageous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ys...
“Journalists are not props at a photo op — they are watchdogs for the public.”
--- SPJ Executive Director Caroline Hendrie
Let's be clear: When Trump demeans reporters (usually female ones) for doing their jobs, it's not an insult but a BADGE OF HONOR.
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--- SPJ Executive Director Caroline Hendrie
Let's be clear: When Trump demeans reporters (usually female ones) for doing their jobs, it's not an insult but a BADGE OF HONOR.
www.spj.org/spj-statemen...
SPJ statement on recent attacks against reporters; continued minimization of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
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November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“Journalists are not props at a photo op — they are watchdogs for the public.”
--- SPJ Executive Director Caroline Hendrie
Let's be clear: When Trump demeans reporters (usually female ones) for doing their jobs, it's not an insult but a BADGE OF HONOR.
www.spj.org/spj-statemen...
--- SPJ Executive Director Caroline Hendrie
Let's be clear: When Trump demeans reporters (usually female ones) for doing their jobs, it's not an insult but a BADGE OF HONOR.
www.spj.org/spj-statemen...
I had a lovely and compelling conversation with Donna Cravotta on her wonderful podcast, "The Real 50 Over 50," about different, more accurate ways to understand aging and to defeat ageism. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozP...
The Real 50 over 50: Meet Jeanette Leardi
YouTube video by Donna Cravotta
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November 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I had a lovely and compelling conversation with Donna Cravotta on her wonderful podcast, "The Real 50 Over 50," about different, more accurate ways to understand aging and to defeat ageism. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozP...
It's Week 3 of National Family Caregivers Month, and so here's Part 3 of my four-part series for 3rd Act Magazine, "The Caregiver's Journey," in which I offer caregivers ways to get additional help when caregivers find themselves needing some assistance.
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
The Caregiver’s Journey Part 3: Getting Caregiving Help
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this four-part series, you learned how to determine the issues you’ll need to address as a caregiver as well as how to take care of yo
3rdactmagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's Week 3 of National Family Caregivers Month, and so here's Part 3 of my four-part series for 3rd Act Magazine, "The Caregiver's Journey," in which I offer caregivers ways to get additional help when caregivers find themselves needing some assistance.
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
Whether or not you agree with the particular points made by Robert Kuttner in this opinion piece, THIS is the way to address the "gerontocracy" issue in politics: Competence, not age.
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The Myth of the Democrats’ Gerontocracy Problem - The American Prospect
The Democrats’ problem is not age—it’s corporate and centrist Democrats of all ages. What distinguishes some of the most successful young Democrats is not just their youth but the fact that they are c...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Whether or not you agree with the particular points made by Robert Kuttner in this opinion piece, THIS is the way to address the "gerontocracy" issue in politics: Competence, not age.
prospect.org/2025/11/11/m...
prospect.org/2025/11/11/m...
When a public servant's number of years --- instead of individual competence --- is a journalist's criterion for judging relevance and effectiveness in office, THIS is the kind of dangerous ageist screed that results.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schu...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schu...
Chuck Schumer Should Be Humanely Euthanized*
Nearly a dozen congressional Democrats agree (*politically/metaphorically, of course).
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
When a public servant's number of years --- instead of individual competence --- is a journalist's criterion for judging relevance and effectiveness in office, THIS is the kind of dangerous ageist screed that results.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schu...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schu...
This is absolutely freaking obscene.
Ageism research has shown that children as young as 3 years old can begin to absorb ageist messages and fear becoming old people. So our capitalist society has an even better idea: Let's add "lookism" to the indoctrination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/s...
Ageism research has shown that children as young as 3 years old can begin to absorb ageist messages and fear becoming old people. So our capitalist society has an even better idea: Let's add "lookism" to the indoctrination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/s...
‘Dystopian’: Skin Care for 4-Year-Olds Gets an Icy Reception
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is absolutely freaking obscene.
Ageism research has shown that children as young as 3 years old can begin to absorb ageist messages and fear becoming old people. So our capitalist society has an even better idea: Let's add "lookism" to the indoctrination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/s...
Ageism research has shown that children as young as 3 years old can begin to absorb ageist messages and fear becoming old people. So our capitalist society has an even better idea: Let's add "lookism" to the indoctrination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/s...
Any pro-democracy millionaires/billionaires out there wondering what to do with your money? How about funding more of these?
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November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Any pro-democracy millionaires/billionaires out there wondering what to do with your money? How about funding more of these?
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
We desperately need health experts like @vinguptamd.bsky.social to counteract the disinformation coming from our government. This series is an important public service for us all.
Today, we formally launch “The Diagnosis,” in partnership with Courier.
This digital series is in keeping with my core promise to all of you —> focus on truth and issues that matter to all of us and our health.
Episode 1: The Threats to SNAP
Please tune in!
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
This digital series is in keeping with my core promise to all of you —> focus on truth and issues that matter to all of us and our health.
Episode 1: The Threats to SNAP
Please tune in!
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We desperately need health experts like @vinguptamd.bsky.social to counteract the disinformation coming from our government. This series is an important public service for us all.
A terrific conversation filled with lots of important ideas.
What an honor to join Janine Vanderburg @encore-janine.bsky.social for a delicious conversation, where I answer questions ranging from #ageism to launching a business to #podcasting !
Tune in 👇
Breaking Age Barriers: Coffee Chat with Ande Lyons on Ageism, Encore Car... youtu.be/g2AK4PjzZh4?...
Tune in 👇
Breaking Age Barriers: Coffee Chat with Ande Lyons on Ageism, Encore Car... youtu.be/g2AK4PjzZh4?...
Breaking Age Barriers: Coffee Chat with Ande Lyons on Ageism, Encore Careers, and Podcasting
YouTube video by Janine Vanderburg
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November 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A terrific conversation filled with lots of important ideas.
An important study.
(H/T Wendl Kornfeld for calling my attention to it.)
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
(H/T Wendl Kornfeld for calling my attention to it.)
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How Americans Are Thinking About Aging
From how well they think they’re aging to how they rate their physical and mental health and financial security, older adults with upper incomes are doing better than those with middle or lower income...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
An important study.
(H/T Wendl Kornfeld for calling my attention to it.)
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
(H/T Wendl Kornfeld for calling my attention to it.)
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
"Older people are not second-class citizens. We should be asking why we tolerate a world that works so well for some but leaves others behind."
This article, published in Ireland, very much applies in the U.S., too.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
This article, published in Ireland, very much applies in the U.S., too.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
www.thejournal.ie
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Older people are not second-class citizens. We should be asking why we tolerate a world that works so well for some but leaves others behind."
This article, published in Ireland, very much applies in the U.S., too.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
This article, published in Ireland, very much applies in the U.S., too.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...