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It can be hard to maintain friendships while growing older. For baby boomers and members of Generation X, however, it can be a critical matter of wellness. Results from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging has revealed that older adults without close friends are significantly more likely to experience poor mental and physical health compared to those with solid social connections. Newsweek spoke to therapist and head of relationships at Paired , Aly Bullock, about why the issue is pressing for these generations, who may face shrinking social circles due to health challenges, retirement, or changes in family dynamics. The poll, published this month, suggests that loneliness isn't just an emotional problem—it's also a health risk. About 24 percent of older adults surveyed feel they don't have enough close friends, and this number is significantly higher among those with poorer health. Nearly half of those who rated their mental health as fair or poor said they lacked close friends , while 34 percent of those with fair or poor physical health reported the same. Bullock, who specializes in working with older adults experiencing depression and anxiety, told Newsweek that the relationship between health and social connections is complex—and maybe even cyclical. "Which comes first? Is it harder to make friends because of poor physical or mental health, or does a lack of friendships lead to poorer health outcomes?" she said. "Both are likely true. We know it can be challenging to know how to support and connect with someone who is struggling with their health, and we also know that loneliness contributes to declining physical and mental well-being." From both poll results and her practice, though, Bullock is resolute that friendships are essential for emotional well-being. "Humans are wired for connection; we were never meant to live in isolation," she said. "Through interactions with others, we find meaning in the world around us...Friendship becomes even more critical later in life because it combats the sense that the world is moving on without us. If I have a friend, we might feel irrelevant together, but we are together." Particularly as older adults face health challenges or the loss of loved ones, friends can also offer more practical support, like assistance with medical appointments or advocating for one's health needs. What to do if you're feeling isolated as an older person As boomers and gen xers navigate the aging process, Bullock encouraged those who may feel socially isolated to take action. "There's a common fallacy: 'If they aren't reaching out to me, it's not worth reaching out to them,'" she said. "This simply isn't true...There could be countless reasons someone isn't reaching out to you, and by making the first move, you might be the angel they needed in their life." Bullock has seen the effects of this initiative in action. She said she works with a client in her 80s who uses Zoom to attend a monthly book club with friends. "Not only does this give her something to do in her spare time, but it also gives her something to look forward to sharing with people who entertain her and share her interests," she said. As the poll results give a nudge to aging adults to keep loved ones close, Bullock shared suggestions for larger-scale initiatives, too. "We need increased resources that promote connection and well-being," she said, suggesting mental health support groups tailored for older adults, community-based exercise classes and technological education for seniors. Among the many ways communities are addressing loneliness , Bullock advised middle-aged and senior people to keep one thing in mind: It's never too late. "Look to the past. Is there someone you haven't spoken to in 40 years? Your lives took different paths, but now you find yourselves in a similar place," Bullock said. "Reconnect, reminisce, and see where the conversation takes you."X, formerly known as Twitter, is facing increasingly strong competition. The social media platform was for a long time the only one in the niche of short text-based posts. However, in recent years, direct alternatives such as Threads and BlueSky have emerged. It seems that the exodus of X users is not only helping BlueSky, as Threads has received 35 million signups during November 2024. A few weeks ago, a group of X users initiated a campaign to “move” to alternative platforms. The people in question did not agree with the current management of X. Some of that user base reached out to BlueSky, eager to give the social network an opportunity. The company revealed that, by mid-November, they had around almost 15 million users compared to 9 million in September. Threads reportedly got 35 million new signups this month Now it is Threads that boasts new user registrations. According to Engadget , a Threads spokesperson told them that they reached 35 million signups during this month of November 2024 alone. Adam Mosseri—CEO of Instagram—had revealed in the middle of the month that November registrations totaled 15 million users at that time. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, revealed to investors that Threads has a total of 275 million monthly active users. By “active,” we assume he refers to users who continuously access and use the service. On the other hand, BlueSky still has a long way to go to catch up with both Threads and X. BlueSky has surpassed 20 million total users BlueSky just surpassed the barrier of 20 million total users. However, to be fair, Threads is supported by the Meta conglomerate behind it. This is not the first time that Threads has received millions of disgruntled X users. A few weeks ago, Elon Musk’s social network changed its policies related to user blocking and AI training. In the following hours, Threads reported a wave of half a million new registrations. Plus, X’s ban from Brazil brought 2 million new registrations to Threads.
A federal proposal that would redistribute the overall quota for catching highly lucrative baby eels to individual fishers will not compensate commercial licence-holders who employ those workers, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says, leaving owners feeling betrayed by the government. The department first informed Maritime commercial groups and fishermen of the proposed pilot project in a letter in mid-October, designed to combat unlicensed fishing of the baby eels, known as elvers , and violent confrontations that have shut down the last two seasons. The letter of intent said consultations would be held and asked for feedback on the proposal. At the time, the department told elver fishers the quota redistribution program sought to “broaden the distribution of benefits” and “would not be accompanied by financial assistance or compensation to existing licence holders,” according to the letter. More than a month later, a DFO spokesperson told Global News the department is still not considering compensation. “Fisheries and Oceans Canada is currently conducting consultations on the reallocation of elver quota, without compensation,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement Friday. “Given the significant increases in elver value and relatively low input costs, the commercial elver fishery presents a unique opportunity to broaden the distribution of the prosperity that can be generated among various types of harvesters, potentially including young harvesters, employees of existing commercial licence holders, and harvesters who participate in co-operative commercial enterprises.” Commercial licence-holders in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick say the proposal would not only further harm their bottom line but also upset the industry as a whole. “It’s definitely going to be hard to keep employees on,” Stanley King, a commercial licence-holder with Atlantic Elver Fishery and spokesperson for the Canadian Committee for a Sustainable Eel Fishery, told Global News. The DFO proposal would offer 120 fishers currently employed by the nine commercial licence-holders their own small elver licences for next year’s season, and would also offer elver licences to 30 fishers currently licensed to catch adult eels. The pilot would last for three years and accompany new regulatory changes to the elver fishery the DFO is working to put in place for 2025. The new redistribution scheme would be on top of an earlier proposal in June that would redistribute 50 per cent of the overall quota to local Indigenous groups to recognize their court-approved right to make a moderate living from hunting, gathering and fishing. Combined, King said that could mean 75 per cent of the overall quota — which hasn’t changed since 2005 — will be redistributed away from commercial licensees. The department told Global News in an earlier statement last week that it will set the overall quota before the season opens in the spring. In its October letter of intent, the DFO said it sought to redistribute the quota “without increasing fishing pressure on the stock.” The DFO said last week that consultations on the proposed redistribution program would seek comments on “the potential impacts a pilot might have on existing licence holders’ operations.” The Fisheries Council of Canada wrote to the DFO earlier this month expressing “strong concerns” about the proposal, which it said is “disruptive, lacks a thoughtful policy foundation, and seems driven by objectives that do not consider the full ramifications for the industry.” A meeting held between DFO officials and Nova Scotia elver fishers in late October about the proposal — a recording of which was reviewed by Global News — grew heated as fishers angrily accused the government of putting their livelihoods at risk. “It’s frustrating to have DFO continually say, ‘We realize what your opinion is, we hear you, and we’re going to go ahead and do it anyway,” King said. Elvers are fished at night from coastal rivers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Maine. They are harvested in the springtime as they return to the rivers from their ocean spawning areas. They can be harvested using minimal equipment, often with a bucket and a fine funnel-shaped net called a fyke net or a dip net, making entry into the lucrative market easy. The federal government closed the commercial baby eel fishery on March 11 after violence and intimidation plagued last year’s fishing season in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The 2020 season was also shut down for similar reasons. At peak value, elvers have sold at about $5,000 per kilogram, according to DFO — more than lobsters, scallops or salmon — making them the most valuable fish by weight in Canada. King and other commercial fishers say the current value is well below that and fluctuates year to year and within seasons. But the potential for sky-high prices has made the fishery highly susceptible to poaching and bad actors from abroad. China is the dominant market for elvers, and some buyers will both under-pay on the black market and overpay for licensed catches, driving out legitimate Chinese buyers, King said. The fear among commercial groups is that individual fishers will sell to the highest bidder rather than resisting the encroachment of bad actors. “The government is going down a path that not only will destroy the incumbent businesses and their futures, but it’s going to basically lead to a situation where the entire landscape of the Canadian glass eel fishery is going to be dominated by numbered companies,” said Mitchell Feigenbaum, an eel exporter and commercial elver licence holder who runs South Shore Trading in Port Elgin, N.B. In May, federal officers seized a shipment of over 100 kilograms of elvers at Toronto Pearson International Airport they said was destined for overseas, valued between $400,000 and $500,000. King said that seizure was “a drop in the bucket” and that overall enforcement of illegal fishing and exporting is nearly non-existent, particularly along the rivers where elvers are actually caught. He said individual licences will make fishers more susceptible not just to the bad actors buying the product, but also the potential of losing entire catches if personal storage and transportation equipment fails. Smaller quotas will also mean lower salaries than what large companies have been able to pay those same workers. “What the government has done with these employees is they have increased their risk dramatically,” King said. Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier defended the quota redistribution proposal at a House of Commons fisheries committee meeting in October, telling MPs in French that licences “should be expanded to enable economic prosperity.” Conservative MP Rick Perkins compared the proposed pilot program to the government telling a Tim Hortons franchisee, “‘Well, I think it’s unfair that you make a lot of money from that franchise, so I will take three-quarters of that business and give it to your employees. It’s too bad you invested all this in the business — so sad — but I’m going to make it more equitable,’ in some strange socialist world.” Lebouthillier said Perkins’ analogy was “not true at all” and that “young people, the next generation, will have access to the resource” under the new program. “She thinks she’s playing Robin Hood, and in actuality, she’s putting these fishermen in a worse-off situation than they currently are,” King said. Perkins also suggested at the committee meeting the increase in licensees will make it harder for the government to enforce the law and stop bad actors, to which the minister promised new regulations that will address the issue. King said Lebouthillier has refused to meet with the elver industry despite multiple requests. Feigenbaum said offer letters for individual licences are being sent to his recent, part-time contract workers, rather than to the career employees who have worked for him for decades. “How do I even explain this to DFO?” he said. “I fired a guy (for drug use) and he got a letter... I’ve got 25-year employees that are getting ignored. “In 2024 we lost all our income; 100 per cent of our earnings was destroyed. And in the year 2023, we lost like 75 per cent of our earnings. So after two years in a row of this kind of treatment, we basically had to eliminate our payroll. We mothballed a lot of our facilities. We’re working on a skeleton staff.” Commercial fishers say they have tried to work with the DFO on solutions to the elver fishery for years, but have seen their proposals — which include collaboration with First Nations — shut down by the government. “We think there’s something very stinky going on,” Feigenbaum said. —With files from Global’s Heidi Petracek and The Canadian Press
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Javed Munshi , a suspected member of the outlawed ' Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen ' outfit in Kashmir, was granted transit remand till December 31 by the Alipore Court on Sunday. Munshi was arrested on Saturday in a joint operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police. The transit remand was sought by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for further investigation. Munshi, 58, was apprehended near the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Canning area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. According to Public Prosecutor Vikash, Munshi was allegedly working to revive the Muslim League. The Srinagar police travelled to West Bengal to secure the transit remand for further inquiries. The prosecutor stated that during Munshi's arrest, police seized a book, a CD, a plastic bag, and several documents. 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One person, named Javed Ahmed Munshi, 58 years old, was working with the purpose of reviving the Muslim League... He was arrested in the Canning PS area. From his possession, one book, one CD, a plastic bag, and several documents were seized by the police... The court allowed transit remand up to 31st December," Vikash said. The police reported that Munshi had arrived in the Canning area a few days before his arrest, allegedly planning to exfiltrate into Bangladesh under instructions from Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives. Javed Munshi, an expert in IEDs and weapons handling, is associated with the banned terrorist organisation Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM). He has a history of involvement in terror-related activities, including his alleged role in the 2011 murder of Shaukat Shah, a leader of the Ahl-i-Hadith. Munshi has also served multiple jail terms for terrorism-related charges. During preliminary interrogation, Munshi admitted to having visited Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan multiple times using fake Pakistpassports, acting on instructions from his handlers. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )