Wildfires tore through much of the southeast over the past week, destroying an ancient temple and priceless national treasures, threatening UNESCO-listed villages and burning numerous small villages to the ground. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/asia-pacific/society/south-korea-wildfires-aging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #southkorea #wildfires #aging #elderly

If you're interested in reading an excellent article by one of my neighbors about the ongoing travesty that we're experiencing:

"... With proper oversight, the heartbreak these and so many other seniors are experiencing might be avoided. Too often, because they do not know where to turn, and because they typically lack power, they suffer in silence indignities and threats to their well-being and safety. This needs to change. All seniors deserve to have an advocate—a caring and neutral ombudsman or counsel who understands their needs and vulnerability.

They need someone with a fucking heart."
#massachusetts #housing #elderly
https://www.greylockglass.com/williamstown-seniors-displaced-disillusioned-and-disgusted/

Japan's National Police Agency is considering setting a ceiling of ¥300,000 per day on the amount of money elderly people can withdraw or send from automated teller machines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/japan-atm-elderly-limit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #atm #banks #elderly #japanesepolice

This wasn’t how they expected to spend their golden years.

It's more common than you would realize.

“I think this situation can happen to anyone,” said [Melea] Blanchard, [manager of Catholic Charities’ Homeless Elders Program], whose case workers help with everything from Social Security paperwork to emergency health care. “We have all kinds of people from all walks of life come through our doors. There’s no one reason … and it’s not through any fault of their own. It’s more common than you would realize.”
https://www.startribune.com/brooks-a-push-to-save-homeless-minnesota-seniors-from-the-streets/601239505

Paul Krugman: Musk’s attack on Social Security has gleeful cruelty as a feature.

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/smears-sadism-and-social-security
#Musk #DOGE #MAGA #Republicans #Cruelty #SocialSecurity #Disabled #Elderly #PaulKrugman

An internal #SocialSecurity Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause significant processing delays, and prevent many Americans from applying for or receiving benefits. The memo, authored by Acting Deputy SSA Commissioner Doris Diaz, purports to be motivated by a desire to mitigate "fraud risks." https://popular.info/p/exclusive-memo-details-trump-plan #Doge #maga #trump #pensions #economy #elderly

By adopting policies that keep older individuals in the workforce, the region’s governments can transform the challenges of a graying society into opportunities for lasting prosperity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/17/world/asias-silver-demographic-dividend/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asia #japan #southkorea #elderly #japaneseeconomy #asianeconomy #southkoreaneconomy #demographics #graying #jobs

Tampa Bay Times: #Medicaid cuts could devastate #elderly in #Florida #nursinghomes
#Trump #congress
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2025/03/16/florida-nursing-homes-medicaid-cuts/

I really need to get my Nanny on the #fediverse. She's 80, from Mississippi and my entire family are anti-segrationists. Her stories are SO cool, and I think they need to be heard. Ideas? #toobnix maybe? #history #elderly

Distribution of People Ages 0-64 with #Medicaid by Race/Ethnicity
White: ~40%
Black: ~19%
Hispanic: ~30%
AANHPI: ~5%
AI/AN: ~1%
Other/Multiple: ~6%
#healthcare #medicine #health #disease #veterans #disabled #maga #GOP #republicans #elderly #retirement
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/medicaid-distribution-people-0-64-by-raceethnicity/

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Residents in public housing in Sendai are aging, leaving residents’ associations struggling to find people who can help maintain the communities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/society/sendai-public-housing-residents-aging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #miyagi #sendai #elderly #earthquakes

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Headline: The Trump Administration Has Made 150 Million American Workers Newly Vulnerable to Workplace Discrimination

Source: Center for American Progress

From the article: "Essentially, all employees and job seekers, a total of approximately 153 million Americans, benefit from the protections the EEOC provides. The Equal Pay Act—a law requiring equal pay for equal work that the EEOC enforces—covers virtually all employers, while other laws enforced by the EEOC apply to all but the smallest employers. Whether they work in the private sector or for the government, practically all employees and those applying for jobs are protected by the EEOC against illegal employer actions" (Annotations removed for clarity)

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#Discrimination #Disabled #Ableism #ADA #Elderly #Ageism #Minorities #PeopleOfColor #Racism #Gender #Sexism #Pregnancy

#SexualOrientation #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQDiscrimination #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #TransgenderDiscrimination #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary

#HumanResources #Recruiters #TalentAcquisition

#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed

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