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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

By popular request, I'm bringing back my Ending Ageism Together newsletter on LinkedIn. Because, yeah, #ageism is still here. Who's been naughty and nice this week! www.linkedin.com/pulse/ageism...

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Ageism: Who gets it, and who didn't this week.

Hey, friends, Ageism hasn’t taken a break. So neither are we.

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Senadora Julie Gonzales @senadorajulie.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I’m running for the U.S. Senate so the people who built Colorado can take back control of our healthcare, our homes, and our futures. Working people built Colorado, we deserve a government that finally works for us. Join our campaign: julieforcolorado.com

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

What are we missing and missing out on? Here's what employers miss out on when they push out or refuse to hire older adults because of outdated stereotypes. It's time to end #Ageism and reap the benefits of #Intergenerational teams. #FlipTheScript www.linkedin.com/pulse/older-...

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🎥 Announcing #FlipTheScript, a month-long grassroots campaign to elevate the value of #OlderWorkers, #Intergenerational teams, and #Encore entrepreneurs. #AgeInclusion Here’s why I'm supporting the campaign. 👇 YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP HERE: lnkd.in/gg98jYWK

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Yes, it's spring, and time to clear those #Ageist dust bunnies from our brains. #EndAgeism #InternalizedAgeism www.linkedin.com/pulse/spring...

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Woke up this morning with this thought: In this turbulence, what all communities and workplaces need are people with the insights and experience of going through other times of great change. And so I wrote this. The only thing that will get in the way? #Ageism www.linkedin.com/pulse/buildi...

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Speaks for itself. Anyone using the #treason word yet?

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I’ve been an Apple girl forever. So glad that I can continue.

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

It is tough out there for lots of people right now. Let's try to do this, shall we? #MondayMotivation

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

This is probably the best #Boycott advice I've seen on social. And worth reading for those in the U.S. as we head toward February 28. I'm already staying away from Target and Walmart, and this morning started unsubscribing from all emails. #CanadianBoycott

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Have had a hectic week in my day work, you know, slaying the #Ageism dragon. So have missed some of the current news, including #Musk and #Doge requesting the #FederalEmployees detailing their accomplishments. Really? I asked my friends at #ChatGPT for some ideas. Which is your favorite?

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

My congressional representative Jeff Hurd was a no-show at the Town Hall citizens called in CD #3. Little cat was disturbed to learn of this. Musk's cuts will devastate rural communities. She—along with many CD3 constituents—feels UnHurd! #ProfileInCowardice #ChoosingMusk #Caturday #Colorado

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Yes, they ARE "eating the checks." My favorite sign from social media today; a friend took the photo at a protest in a red part of #Colorado. #CourageIsContagious #PresidentsDay #FiftyFiftyOne #Indivisible

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Many of us know friends and colleagues who are part of the federal worker purge, or who are dealing with #ageism. I'm doing a free, virtual coffee chat at noon MT on 2/20 with Lisa Jensen, an expert in jobseeking after 50. Bring your questions! Read more and REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/FebCoffeeLis...

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February Coffee Chat with Lisa Jensen

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: Success Strategies for Jobseekers Age 50+, with Lisa Jensen What is a coffee chat? In 2025, I started once again hosting coffee chats on ageism, one of the most popular monthly e...

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Thank you to the friend who sent me this notebook this week. Is there a more perfect notebook for journaling the times we are in?

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Simon is wondering why @bsky.app has not responded to concerns about the #Ageism in its first anniversary meme. bit.ly/BlueskyAgeism #Bluesky #Caturday #WeCanDoBetter

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Little cat after being informed of the contents of this @nytimes.com article. #Caturday #BirdFlu #CDC www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Oh, @bsky.app love you & need you in our fight to save #democracy. But did you need to celebrate with such an #ageist and #sexist visual & message? Yes, I've just reported your post to you as violating your community guidelines, and also alienating a group who are part of your platform. #EndAgeism

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"He can raise tariffs, but so can other countries. He can't demand they not respond." Excellent article by David Honig about #Negotiations and the things the president doesn't understand that are going to hurt ALL of us. Read & SHARE #SundayRead #Tariffs www.dailykos.com/stories/2018...?

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Distributive Negotiating in an Integrated World

I'm going to get a little wonky and write about Donald Trump and negotiations. For those who don't know, I'm an adjunct professor at Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law and I teach n...

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okiikat.bsky.social @okiikat.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

These seem reasonable.

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Was anyone else hoping to have a peaceful weekend only to find out that #Muskrat now has access to our social security numbers, and that #avocados will be costing a lot more? #CantMakeThisUp www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Little cat sitting on stair banister overlooking the kitchen wondering "What's for breakfast?" #LittleCat #Caturday

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

If you have 2 minutes, watch this! All Coloradans should be proud of our U.S. Senator Michael Bennet right now, for his questioning of #RFK, Jr. Senator Bennet is right: This job is way too important to be handed to someone who traffics in lies and conspiracies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTbc...

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WATCH: Sen. Michael Bennet presses RFK Jr. over past controversial claims

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

A court order has temporarily ended the federal funding freeze. I wrote federal grant proposals for years that funded health clinics, mental health services, youth programs, job programs, not "wokeness". Let Congress know you want vital services to continue. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

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Trump’s Federal Spending Freeze Blocked by Judge: Live Updates (Gift Article)

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Excellent interview! Who else is so grateful that @jenrubin.bsky.social left @washingtonpost.com to start the @contrariannews.org? And LOVED @adamkinzinger.bsky.social's closing comments about "making new friends." We can do this, people!

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Just warning everyone that #coffee drinkers are not to be messed with. #FAFO #Tariffs #Colombia www.cnbc.com/2025/01/26/t...

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Saw this article from @theatlantic.com this morning and thought: YES! Committing to having an impromptu party this week. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

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Americans Need to Party More

We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

On a very snowy day in #Colorado, in front of the heating vent is exactly where little #cat wants to be. #Caturday #Snowstorm

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Women over 50 aren't a valid audience? Yes, #Ageism and #Sexism is real, folks: In the workplace, politics, healthcare, media and popular culture. And businesses are losing $$ because of it. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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‘Are you kidding me?’: TV writer says she was asked to make female lead 20 years younger

Katja Meier says she was told women over 50 were not seen as a ‘valid audience’, so decided to make the pilot herself

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This week I'm filled with questions. Wondering why more thought leaders aren't speaking up about the onslaught of executive orders and their impact on employees, workplaces, communities and the economy? Would love to know your thoughts. #ExecutiveOrders www.linkedin.com/pulse/more-q...

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More Questions Than Answers This Morning

This week's article is short. I have a lot of questions on my mind: Questions about the onslaught of executive orders that have been signed this week, including those that dismantle #DEI efforts and r...

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

No, we're looking. And let's ask our Congressional representatives to fight back against dismantling anti-discrimination orders. newrepublic.com/post/190541/...

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Trump Quietly Scraps Nondiscrimination Rule While No One Is Looking

Donald Trump has taken his war on DEI to an unbelievable level.

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Important resource from the National Council on Nonprofits on the impact of #executiveorders on #Nonprofits. As someone who led a consulting firm serving nonprofits for over 3 decades, I know how important this kind of resource is to overworked nonprofit leaders. Please SHARE. bit.ly/NCNEOChart

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Janine Vanderburg 💙 @encore-janine.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

This quote seems apropos today as we wake up to temps below zero in Colorado, and we enter the Justice Ice Age. Am going to stay focused on finding and sharing #Hope. #MLKDay2025

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