Ashton Applewhite
@thischairrocks.bsky.social
Writer & public speaker. she/her/hers. Let's end #ageism — and all the rest, while we're at it. ThisChairRocks + Yo Is This Ageist? + the Old School Hub
"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...
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.
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some big and small ways that "ordinary" Americans are fighting back against ICE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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
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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...
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.
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"“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...
LA Jury Awards Record $103 Million in Largest Age Discrimination Verdict in U.S. History Against Liberty Mutual
In a landmark decision sending shockwaves through corporate America, a Los Angeles jury has awarded $103 million to plaintiff Joy Slagel in what is believed to
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Wonder what native families learned from their elders? #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUd1...
Native Families On Lessons Learned from Elders | Cut
YouTube video by Cut
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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 skincare line for CHILDREN? Shame on @shaymitchell3.bsky.social for feeding and profiting off children's fears.
"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...
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."
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Peter Coviello with another dynamite piece. lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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…
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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
"#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...
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...
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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...
Yo, Is This Ageist?
This article in Greater Good magazine asks, not very grammatically, Are Older People Dating Younger Ageist—or Just Practical? What do you think? The way the question is posed is itself ageist,...
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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...
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.
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What could possibly go wrong? 🥶https://palisaderesearch.org/blog/shutdown-resistance
Shutdown resistance in reasoning models
Read the full paper here. We recently discovered some concerning behavior in OpenAI’s reasoning models: When trying to complete a task, these models sometimes actively circumvent shutdown mechanisms i...
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“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...
Researchers uncover AI bias against older working women
AI is perpetuating inaccurate gender and age stereotypes, influencing everything from hiring practices to workplace perceptions.
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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.
I recommend saying brightly, "You look good for your age too!" www.womanandhome.com/life/news-en...
'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
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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
‘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.
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What would a world without ageism look like? Here's an answer from Jeanette Leardi @jeanetteleardi.bsky.social
Jeanette Leardi@jeanetteleardi.bsky.social · 12mo agoToday 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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0QX...
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...
Imagine a world without ageism
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"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
are you high-agency or an NPC?
AI anxiety and the new language of silicon valley
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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...
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This one is fun. www.thepoke.com/2025/09/04/f...
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. ...
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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.
#Ageism hits educated white men in their forties. It's worse for everyone further down the food chain. www.financialexpress.com/trending/is-...
Is 40’s the new 60’s? 40-year-old man describes ageism is killing his job search
A 43-year-old former VP-level product manager with 15+ years of experience struggles to land a new role amid ageism in tech. Despite leading $100M+ product launches, he faces rejection for being "over...
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A friend spotted in Berlin spotted “The Fountain of Youth” by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1547). yoisthisageist.com
"Ultimately, the art world’s obsession with categorization, particularly the rigid 'emerging,' 'mid-career, and 'established' framework, serves more as a gatekeeping mechanism than a meaningful metric of artistic merit or impact. 1/2 www.blackartinamerica.com/blogs/news/t...
The Myth of the “Emerging” Black Artist: Ageism and Access in the Art World
The Myth of the “Emerging” Black Artist: Ageism and Access in the Art World By Chenoa Baker The art world has created three categories to describe artists: emerging, mid-career, or established. These...
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