Great job, American Seniors! Enjoy the results of voting for Trump... (and we know that some of you are still capable of thinking but the stats about your demographic cohort are damning - see comments) - ThreadSky

beingliberal.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Great job, American Seniors! Enjoy the results of voting for Trump...

(and we know that some of you are still capable of thinking but the stats about your demographic cohort are damning - see comments)

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shortcathy.bsky.social•1 day ago

As a poll worker, the stats are sadly true, based on my observations. White, middle class, het, married— mostly carried Republican literature in the voting booth. But not me and not some of the “old” people who posted here.

packdog430.bsky.social•1 day ago

And let's not forget their is public ridicule of people with disabilities who are high functioning, and basically said that caring for disabled people who don't contribute monetarily is a drain also and are now advocating institutions again

packdog430.bsky.social•1 day ago

While at the same time, they cut the funding to provide safe transportation to and from doctor's office. It's up to the state you live in to get benefits through them now. nothing unplanned about this, enough of the magas have openly complained that people living longer is draining the system

annabel-lee.bsky.social•2 days ago

There's plenty of blame to go around. Stop being an ageist jerk.

sarahlebowharris.bsky.social•1 day ago

there were fewer from this generation that voted for him than Gen X…

jjsps.bsky.social•2 days ago

WHAT????? Ends vital accommodations, and impacts doctors’ schedules and availability and waits for appointments. Ridiculous.

kcspioni.bsky.social•2 days ago

Wow

mrayburn8743.bsky.social•1 day ago

I did not vote for Trump and stats be damned, I will not be lumped in with the others.

m5mustdie.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m a Senior but I don’t take this personally. Calling it ageist means you are claiming it comes from a bias or prejudice. This is an article highlighting statistics from AARP, and I would be surprised if they were out to slander Seniors. Let’s not cry fake news because it hurts our feelings.

oldestowl.bsky.social•2 days ago

Plenty of seniors voted for Kamala & you are offensive. Slamming us is like saying all white people are maga.

litzz11.bsky.social•2 days ago

A lot of places have senior transport services for things like doctor's appointments, so this is actually going to cost money, as that is billed back to Medicare.

It's never been about efficiency, it's always been about cruelty and making peoples' lives more difficult.

litzz11.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why? How does this save money? How does this make someone's life better?

cosmicvibe1969.bsky.social•2 days ago

the post is incorrect

litzz11.bsky.social•2 days ago

OK thanks

rachel-ann-88.bsky.social•1 day ago

When it’s harder for them to get there=less will go= less claims get paid.
Second win for the sadist-in-chief is that more seniors will be exposed to more germs & ultimately more will die= Way less claims to pay.
Why do think they didn’t care seniors were dying during civid. Elderly=$
Cruelty=point

themajor59.bsky.social•2 days ago

My wife is a disabled cancer patient and depends on regular telehealth calls to keep in touch with her oncologist. Traveling to his office for a conversation that can be done over zoom is a huge time commitment for us and difficult for her.

granny1953.bsky.social•2 days ago

Don’t you dare blame all seniors! My husband and I voted for Kamala, and we stand ready to do anything to stop him. WE NEED A LEADER, NOT PETTY NAME CALLING.

mooncom.bsky.social•1 day ago

Alot of us seniors are capable of thinking and I for one DID NOT vote for dictator trump!!! Yet I will be included in this.

jadeloft.bsky.social•2 days ago

Wow, this is going to be hard on my 90 year old mom who did not vote for DJT. Right now I jump on conference calls with her and her doctor because she doesn’t have that great a memory to be able to follow through on the medical plans her PCP gives her.

jadeloft.bsky.social•2 days ago

What a crock of shit this is. I hope others will will join me in calling their senators and representatives to put a halt to this.

lashone.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m a senior and I sure as hell did not vote for this orange idiot or his agenda

egandale.bsky.social•2 days ago

Asshole most seniors remember WWII and never would have voted for the nazi party. Blame the real criminals; republicans, fox and poor journalism. Guess you can add yourself.

paganoutlaw.bsky.social•1 day ago

so glad to be a veteran.. free everything, and do not ever need to leave the house to see a doctor.. televisits, again free, medications.. free, had a aneurysm & heart attack with a close to 1 million dollar hospital bill, and the VA negotiated an amount, and paid it, after care w/ home visits, free

missus8.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can’t feel sorry for them

sondratb.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think this went into effect in late 2024, much as I'd like to blame it on TFG we should be scrupulously honest--and not like them.

https://www.aapc.com/blog/91584-t...

mongusta.bsky.social•2 days ago

No problem for me, 1/4 mile from one of the best hospitals in the United States. Sucks for older folks who don't drive and live in the sticks. 30 mile Uber is gonna be $$$.

truebluemajority.bsky.social•2 days ago

More grateful than ever to live in a city with excellent hospitals.

dunnottar1745.bsky.social•2 days ago

Wonder how these seniors are going to feel when their SS check doesn't show up, and their Medicare disappears.....oh and those younger MAGATs aren't going to give a shite about you seniors because to them you don't exist.....

mtazlisa.bsky.social•1 day ago

Have you seen most of the protesters at 50501? Mmmmm. They are mainly seniors! So do not lump us in with the MAGAs!!! Pisses me off.

dunnottar1745.bsky.social•1 day ago

First off I didn’t - I’m a senior citizen too. Im lumping MAGAT seniors that voted for that traitorous piece of dog shite they voted in and now has a billionaire stealing our data and money. Stay pissed - pissed is good and we are going to need a lot of anger to resist and defy!

mtazlisa.bsky.social•1 day ago

I know a lot of younger people blame the boomers on a lot of their problems (as I’ve heard from my son). That’s why I got pissed off. But… I still can’t believe everything that’s going on in the US. And my anger is about what will happen to the younger generations. I’ll stay pissed off! 😁

dunnottar1745.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good - we need anger lots of it and tell your son to stop being a prat to his mom - you don’t deserve that! Hang in there! Plus, the younger generation has to take some responsibility for this too - I saw a lot of young people supporting this crap.

mtazlisa.bsky.social•1 day ago

I see it too. All the so-called Christian nationalists, trad wives, angry young men, etc. Keep up the good fight!

melodykayyoung.bsky.social•2 days ago

Add to that mess how many of the maga Boomers are estranged from their kids because Trump, and we are going to see a veritable bloodbath in this country. Completely avoidable, had they worked through their racism.

monica-ice.bsky.social•2 days ago

It wasn't me!!! I tried to tell them.

cassbo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Fuck MAGA geezers. They can live in a goddamn cardboard box.

prayingmantes.bsky.social•1 day ago

The regime wants to get rid of Americans who are well versed in democracy like seniors and veterans. That also frees up their assets for cheap acquisition.

ravenlyn.bsky.social•2 days ago

This isn't on Trump, much as I loathe him. It's been in the works.

gjk1970.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why would he care if they die?
He can’t legally run again & when he tries to suspend elections in 2028, he doesn’t really need them for anything.

hollyoheare.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm 65, and I have never voted for Trump or, for that matter, any republican. EVER!
Die hard democrat APWU member!

beingliberal.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/info-2024/election-analysis-older-voters.html

thyroid-2303.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hey! I’m in that group as well! many that DID NOT vote for him. Middle agers large bloc did. Plenty of blame to go around including his bribe to RFK and the millions that sat at home.

captain-irrelevant.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can your ageist BS.

m5mustdie.bsky.social•1 day ago

As a Senior myself, AJay, I am embarrassed to be in the demographic, but I’m not going to compound it by crying fake news or biased reporting without a link to contradicting data.

ptomj.bsky.social•1 day ago

There's absolutely nothing ageist about pointing out the facts. If those facts make you uncomfortable, that's your issue and you should perhaps ask yourself why.

morunner.bsky.social•1 day ago

Gen X were the ones who voted for him.

kokomojoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

No wonder he doesn't want more elections - his voters are going to be dead.

liberalsownguns2.bsky.social•2 days ago

Fox News...they have no other source of news.

mtazlisa.bsky.social•1 day ago

This whole post pisses me off! I’m a 67 yo boomer that can hardly stand to watch Fox sports because I hate Fox. Granted a lot of the older seniors watch it but don’t lump us all together and get all judgemental. You need us more than you know…

ptomj.bsky.social•1 day ago

If the shoe doesn't fit you then why are you so determined to struggle into it?

mtazlisa.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don’t know what you’re saying

grammy4ubb.bsky.social•1 day ago

Many seniors...

joycee7.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oh no. I have come to depend on this service.

rerun4612.bsky.social•1 day ago

Please don't paint all seniors with that same brush.

makeitgood.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great news! 😂

grannyturtle45.bsky.social•1 day ago

Don’t lump all seniors together. I’m a lifelong Democrat - all 7 decades.

happyd0330.bsky.social•2 days ago

You are right and it makes me sick! I'm not worried about myself but I worry for my grandkids.

wenleh.bsky.social•2 days ago

💯

noumenous.bsky.social•1 day ago

So it’s return-to-office for retired people.

debra.bsky.social•1 day ago

No big deal. These same dimwits traveled the country for their orange messiah. I’m sure Musk figures if you can’t leave the house, you should just stay home and die.

faithandscience.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just in case anyone wants the link regarding that April 1st change:

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/telehealth

cosmicvibe1969.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/billing-and-reimbursement/medicare-payment-policies#telehealth-policy-updates

sherylcitygirl.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is aegist garbage. I voted canvassed called wrote postcards and donated. Point the finger at those who couldn’t be bothered to vote, pro pali protest voters and third party voters. Grow up.

babzway.bsky.social•2 days ago

Me too

grammy4ubb.bsky.social•1 day ago

I am a senior citizen. I did NOT vote for Trump. I don't belong to a cult. I can't imagine why anyone would vote republican, but here we are. Actions have consequences. Many voters are about to find out exactly what those consequences will be. Good luck.

alanyonkers.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'd be a lot more worried about the young white men who seem to love drumpf's fascist message.

mtazlisa.bsky.social•1 day ago

You should be working with us instead of against us. If you look at the 50501 protesters, most of them are seniors. If you judge us that way you’re going to lose a big part of this movement. This ageism really pisses me off!

sherrya.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hey that's fucking rude. You don't get to paint everyone with the same brush..I'm 80 and have voted in every election since I was old enough. I have never voted for a single Republican. You never win friends blaming everyone.

hollyoheare.bsky.social•1 day ago

65, me too!

babzway.bsky.social•2 days ago

73 and the same. Democrat forever. Voted in every election.

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