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Despite being branded anti-feminist by media elites, Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi exposes the blind spots and hypocrisy of academic feminism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/16/japan/takaichis-success-and-feminisms-failures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #feminism #women039sissues #sanaetakaichi #satsukikatayama #ldp #childabuse #childporn #caregiving #genderequality

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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

@CindyWeinstein@zirk.us · 2 weeks ago

I am so glad HFC (Hilary for Charity, the foundation for #dementia caregivers created by Lauren Miller Rogen & Seth Rogen) has allowed me to do something small to make this world a little kinder. It's a monthly support group I lead, "Keeping Each Other Company: #Caregiving and #Grief."

I am also so grateful to HFC for listing my #book written w/#neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, as a recommended read.

https://bookshop.org/shop/WeAreHFC

(((Cindy Weinstein)))

@CindyWeinstein@zirk.us · 2 weeks ago

I am also so grateful to HFC for listing my #book written w/#neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, as a recommended read.

https://bookshop.org/shop/WeAreHFC

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Antoinne Sterk

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 3 weeks ago

Mutter (Mein bestes Foto 2025)

* @FotoVorschlag I’ve been following #FotoVorschlag for a long time, but I’ve never participated in it. Today however, I decided to make this entry.

I've never published this before, but it is my all-time favorite from last year. It was the morning my mom left her house for the last time. I woke up in the spare bedroom as the sun rose. She sat on the bed next to me and started reading stories...

#FotoVorschlag #Alzheimers #Caregiving #Dementia #Photography

An elderly woman is shown reading a book. Her head is tilted down toward a book that she is holding in her hands. The woman's light-colored hair is short and wavy, and she is wearing glasses with thin, dark frames. Her skin is fair and shows some sunspots on her face and hands. She is wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt with a purple floral pattern and a ruffled neckline. Her hands are wrinkled and have sunspots, and she is wearing a gold ring on her left ring finger. The book she is holding has a white cover with a colorful illustration and the text "GODFRIED BOMANS" on it.

Antoinne Sterk

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 3 weeks ago

Mutter (Mein bestes Foto 2025)

* @FotoVorschlag I’ve been following #FotoVorschlag for a long time, but I’ve never participated in it. Today however, I decided to make this entry.

#FotoVorschlag #Alzheimers #Caregiving #Dementia #Photography

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Antoinne Sterk

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 3 weeks ago

Smurfs Log: Buttons

* Part of the "Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mom's House)" series

Mom moved out of her house about four months ago. I have been spending a few hours every week organising things. Today I began the final leg of this journey: sorting her sewing room.

Throughout her life, she collected thousands of buttons of all shapes and colours. I'm finding it very difficult to decide what to do with this treasure trove…

#History #Caregiving #Photography

A dense, chaotic pile of buttons in various shapes, sizes, colors, and materials. The collection includes translucent amber-colored plastic, polished wood, matte black resin, metallic gold-toned crests, and even fabric-covered "shank" buttons in dark navy.

While most are circular, they vary from flat discs to domed spheres. Some have visible four-hole or two-hole centers, while others feature intricate embossed designs, like a lion’s crest or floral geometric patterns.

This image evokes a sense of nostalgia, reminiscent of a tailor's scrap box or a grandmother’s sewing kit, where decades of mismatched fasteners have been gathered over time. — A dense, chaotic pile of buttons in various shapes, sizes, colors, and materials. The collection includes translucent amber-colored plastic, polished wood, matte black resin, metallic gold-toned crests, and even fabric-covered "shank" buttons in dark navy. While most are circular, they vary from flat discs to domed spheres. Some have visible four-hole or two-hole centers, while others feature intricate embossed designs, like a lion’s crest or floral geometric patterns. This image evokes a sense of nostalgia, reminiscent of a tailor's scrap box or a grandmother’s sewing kit, where decades of mismatched fasteners have been gathered over time.

Antoinne Sterk

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 3 weeks ago

Smurfs Log: Buttons

* Part of the "Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mom's House)" series

Mom moved out of her house about four months ago. I have been spending a few hours every week organising things. Today I began the final leg of this journey: sorting her sewing room.

Throughout her life, she collected thousands of buttons of all shapes and colours. I'm finding it very difficult to decide what to do with this treasure trove…

#History #Caregiving #Photography

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Antoinne Sterk

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 2 months ago

Smurfs Log: “What remains”

* Part of the "Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mom's House)" series

My father (born in 1924) was a very creative person. This is one of his drawings. He made it in 1982.

#Art #History #Caregiving #ThrowBackThursday #Photography

A pen-and-ink with drawing with a grotesque, anthropomorphic figure seated on the ground in a sparse landscape. The figure has an oversized, misshapen head with large, irregular ears and exaggerated facial features, including a wrinkled, slightly distorted face and a prominent nose. It is seated with its knees bent, wearing a garment that resembles a striped bathing suit or romper, primarily in orange/black horizontal bands.

One hand is resting on a simple rectangular object or box on the ground to its left. The other hand is extended downward, holding a thin string or thread. Attached to the string is a large, hairy caterpillar or grub-like creature. The creature is colored in black/dark blue.

The setting is a minimalist, desolate landscape, indicated by simple, curving lines for hills or dunes. In the upper right background, there is a silhouette of a ruined building and a bare, gnarled dead tree, both rendered in solid black ink. — A pen-and-ink with drawing with a grotesque, anthropomorphic figure seated on the ground in a sparse landscape. The figure has an oversized, misshapen head with large, irregular ears and exaggerated facial features, including a wrinkled, slightly distorted face and a prominent nose. It is seated with its knees bent, wearing a garment that resembles a striped bathing suit or romper, primarily in orange/black horizontal bands. One hand is resting on a simple rectangular object or box on the ground to its left. The other hand is extended downward, holding a thin string or thread. Attached to the string is a large, hairy caterpillar or grub-like creature. The creature is colored in black/dark blue. The setting is a minimalist, desolate landscape, indicated by simple, curving lines for hills or dunes. In the upper right background, there is a silhouette of a ruined building and a bare, gnarled dead tree, both rendered in solid black ink.

Antoinne Sterk

@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social · 2 months ago

Smurfs Log: “What remains”

* Part of the "Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mom's House)" series

My father (born in 1924) was a very creative person. This is one of his drawings. He made it in 1982.

#Art #History #Caregiving #ThrowBackThursday #Photography

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Ian Kremer

@LEAD_Coalition@mastodon.world · 2 months ago

All too often, people living with dementia can become overwhelmed by the seeming cacophony. Sometimes, we can offer a focal point through our calm and reassurance. We can provide peace amid the storm.

#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #kindness