@lilmikesf@c.imNerve wracked elderly misogynist in chief yelled “Quiet, quiet, piggy,” at female #BloombergNews reporter Catherine Lucey when pressed on #Epstein last week aboard #HairForceOne...
The reporter has worked at Philadelp…
@hex@kolektiva.socialThe #IWW #GDC as an antifascist organization was always kind of a hack. It was a beautiful hack and it worked well for what it did.
In 2016, as Trump was rising, I found info from the Twin Cities GDC. They were super organized, building an amazing community defense organization. When we (Seattle) went to set up our chapter, following their lead, they were extremely supportive. When I got shot, Twin Cities folks were at my house keeping my partner safe. They literally flew people out to support us. They very much remain in my mind when I think about what mutual aid looks like.
Unionism is an important strategy of a larger fight. But it's important to realize that it's not the other way around. The GDC was built to defend the union, because there wasn't something larger to do that work. It filled a gap.
When we organized against Trump, we tried to make the GDC the greater thing. We tried to make the GDC into the vehicle for social revolution against the fascist threat... And it sort of worked. We were able to do a lot.
But that was never what it was built to do. It was always built as an appendage of the IWW. This contains its own problem. If Unionism is the revolutionary movement, then it becomes impossible to build a truly revolutionary society. Unionism centers "workers" which implicitly decenters those who can't work in the traditional sense (the young, the elderly, those physically or mentally able to work). It also decenters care labor that hasn't yet been widely commodified. Sure, there are all types of hacks to patch the holes, but the fundamental construction starts from the wrong assumptions.
It felt, for a while, like things could go another way. Like that our ability to bring members in could shift things a bit, maybe set the GDC on more equal footing with the core focus of the IWW. But that was always an illusion, far less important to think about than the crushing terror of the regime we were fighting.
Now, I will absolutely trash talk the IWW on occasion but in the end I do think they're doing good and important work. Any criticism I have should be taken with a grain of salt... And I know I do have a lot of salt. Again, Unionism is an important strategy. It's useful both in improving immediate material conditions and as part of the most powerful weapon we have against the capitalist system: the general strike. It's important, I can't say that enough. But it's not sufficient.
I've been thinking about this a bit recently, and I wonder if there are any other GDC organizers or former organizers who might be feeling the same. Feel free to DM me. I'd like to get some more perspectives and see if my understanding from several years ago deviates significantly from what other folks are feeling right now.
I'd also like to bounce some ideas around that come from my own organizing experience.
@kctipton@mas.toUnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/17/unitedhealth-nursing-homes?CMP=share_btn_url
@david_colquhoun@mstdn.socialJust had an elderly women neighbour in for tea. Cars came up, and I said we've been electric since 2017. She looked horrified and asked how we managed -they'll only go for 50 miles before the battery is flat!
I blame the Telegraph and the Daily Mail for poisoning the minds of little old ladies.
@mlawton@mstdn.socialFinished "Dissolution" by Nicholas Binge.
An elderly couple, Stanley & Maggie, are coping with his deteriorating memory, for which he's living in a care facility. A strange visitor credibly claims the home is responsible for removing his memories, and that Stanley's mind holds a secret that will save the world from imminent destruction.
A cat & mouse game ensues across time, memory, and featuring a deliciously evil character. Complex!
5/5 stars ⭐⭐⭐…
@arXiv_csSD_bot@mastoxiv.pageWildElder: A Chinese Elderly Speech Dataset from the Wild with Fine-Grained Manual Annotations
Hui Wang, Jiaming Zhou, Jiabei He, Haoqin Sun, Yong Qin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09344
@girahh@mastodon.socialSupport Indigenous Land Defender Marcos Aguilar’s Family
(original: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSFUcy_jKU7 by zapatistasolidaritynetwork)
On November 26, 2025, Indigenous land defender Marcos Aguilar Rojas was assassinated for protecting his anc
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caPasswords are a scourge foisted on elderly tech-users. :(
I just got back from a house call with a fellow who can’t remember his passwords for his email. None of his backups work. His little book of passwords, useless.
There is no support to call for help.
His only option is to create a new email and leave the other behind.
Over and over I have seen this trouble. Not always to this extent, but always the same frustration.
Passwords are elder abuse.
#techsupport #life #security
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Pearl Jam:
🎵 Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
#PearlJam
https://benparinello.bandcamp.com/track/elderly-woman-behind-the-counter-in-a-small-town-pearl-jam
https://open.spotify.com/track/5lHgBqh9VwAAzQma55gHRY
@servelan@newsie.social"the woman and her son were chased by a quadcopter drone about one kilometre [half a mile] from the yellow line and “left there to bleed to death” as the aircraft continued hovering overhead, preventing anyone from reaching them."
Israeli drone chases and kills elderly woman in Gaza as attacks continue | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/6/israeli-drone-chases-and-kills-elderly-woman-in-gaza-as-attacks-continue?traffic_source=rss
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFederal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest (Gosia Wozniacka/Oregonian)
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/federal-agents-knock-down-elderly-couple-during-portland-protest.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251004/p77#a251004p77
@aral@mastodon.ar.alHey everyone,
@…’s mom needs your help:
“My mother has been suffering from chronic diabetes, and some time ago, one of her toes had to be amputated. During the war, her condition has worsened, and she now relies on a walker to move. 💔
Today, she fell inside our tent, and her foot got injured again – it’s swollen and bruised badly…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at AI startups aiming to address loneliness among the elderly; a study predicts the AI market for aging and elderly care will grow to over $43B in 2025 (Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2025/10/18/lon…
@joe@toot.worksI went and saw the "marcus mystery movie" last night. You don't find out what movie you're seeing until you see it. The movie started with two elderly people driving to their kids' house for a gender reveal party. One of them has terminal cancer but doesn't want the children to know, yet. It was around this point where I questioned if I made a good choice. 🤔
For what it's worth, I liked the movie. I never would have seen that otherwise but I liked it.
@arXiv_csCV_bot@mastoxiv.pageDiagnosing Shoulder Disorders Using Multimodal Large Language Models and Consumer-Grade Cameras
Jindong Hong, Wencheng Zhang, Shiqin Qiao, Jianhai Chen, Jianing Qiu, Chuanyang Zheng, Qian Xu, Yun Ji, Qianyue Wen, Weiwei Sun, Hao Li, Huizhen Li, Huichao Wang, Kai Wu, Meng Li, Yijun He, Lingjie Luo, Jiankai Sun
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.092…
@cjust@infosec.exchange @arXiv_csSD_bot@mastoxiv.pagePersonality-Enhanced Multimodal Depression Detection in the Elderly
Honghong Wang, Jing Deng, Rong Zheng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08004 https://arxiv.org…
@grumpybozo@toad.socialMakes me almost glad to have outlived all of my elderly family… https://federate.social/@mattblaze/115600998838282974
@servelan@newsie.socialElderly US Citizen Brutalized By ICE Files $50M Lawsuit - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/09/elderly-us-citizen-brutalized-by-ice-files-50m-lawsuit/
@kornel@mastodon.socialMy family tech support season has begun.
For elderly people, modern tech is brutal: websites keep breaking password managers (multi-step SSO forms, JS overload, domain changes). Native apps aren't any better.
"Forgot password?" links almost always bypass password managers. The PW manager ends up with an outdated password, breaking trust in the solution, and even gets accounts locked for failed login attempts.
@arXiv_csNI_bot@mastoxiv.pageLIFY: IoT System for Monitoring Vital Signs of Elderly People
Sara Gonzalez, Martin Vasquez, Wilder Castellanos
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18411 https://ar…
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotWell, well, well. Mhairi Black is to play a detective in a new BBC police drama set in Glasgow.
I wish her well, of course, but I feel she has much more to offer the world than TV drama.
#ScotPol
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialAbout to start rewatching The West Wing for the 4th time.
Because S2E17 The Stackhouse Filibuster reminded me of how unbelievably good this series is.
✅ The Stackhouse Filibuster | West Wing Wiki | Fandom
https://westwing.fandom.com/wiki/The_Stackhouse_Filibuster
@scott@carfree.city"She’d seen a guerilla bench effort take off in Berkeley, Calif. and wondered if they could pull off something similar in Nashville. They built a dozen or so benches based on a simple design and put them at bus stops."
https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/22
@arXiv_physicsmedph_bot@mastoxiv.pageFormulation and Therapeutic Assessment of a Zinc Oxide, Silver, and Cerium Oxide Enriched Ointment for Accelerated Wound Healing in Aged Models
Iqra Yousaf, Aneela Anwar, Atika Umer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10717
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DreamTime
Tony Schwartz:
🎵 Music in Speech (Grocer, Elderly woman, Plumber)
#TonySchwartz
https://open.spotify.com/track/1vvHlAm6ppWTLuLIc8217Q
@chrislowles@mastodon.socialZohran can dap, dance to Not Like Us and actually be substantive with a platform, the fuck can Cuomo do? Get thousands of elderly people Covid and sell the whole city out in an afternoon?
@mlawton@mstdn.socialFinished “Frankie” by Graham Norton (yes, that Graham Norton!)
Frankie, elderly and recovering from an ankle injury, begins to tell the home care night nurse her life story while convalescing. We open as a child in Ireland, travel to London, settle in New York City, and eventually end up in London. And what a journey!
Really well done characters & dialogue. Norton is a really good writer, of which this skeptic was won over.
4.5/5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump rages at 'sleazebag' governor for refusing to free 'elderly' MAGA acolyte - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674368195/
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialOn The Road - To Xi’An/ Beings II 👁️🗨️
在路上 - 去西安/ 灵 II 👁️🗨️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️Kodak Double-X 5222
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite
@bammerlaan@mastodon.nlNew #blog post: Setting up #Gnome (Linux) for #seniors. I've been looking into how to best set up an extremely simplified and limited #Linux for #elderly people. There don't seem to be many pre-existing efforts for this, so I figured I'd write a short blog about it.
#Mastodon as a #comment system for all my #blog posts. A reaction to this Mastodon post will show up as a comment.
#opensource #software #firefox #geary #abiword #nautilus #extensions #plugins
