@justdeirdre.bsky.social·Sep 23, 2026

This is what Trump and the Republican party wants One hundred forty-five elders in Alaska died by suicide between 2020 and 2024. And over the most recent two years, suicide deaths among Alaskans over 75 increased by almost 50%. https://alaskapublic.org/news/health/2026-09-18/elder-alaskans-increasingly-vulnerable-to-dying-by-suicide-according-to-data?fbclid=IwZnRzaAUgnjlwZG9mBWZkaWQWUO-Ts7LjPFTtUpKybC5fZXe-CgIHnmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7_S-H8-8rJQmdRo4mvhUihAgzYlSj9sNWsD5nHiqyfVnTlWsrVHG2i0HqDew_aem_88sgB8SN_5Can5A_7uHPNg