Jesse Mermell
@jessemermell.bsky.social
“Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.” - Louisa May Alcott / Determined Massachusetts progressive with a sweet tooth / President & Founder, deWit Impact Group / she,her
Good. Not only did Collins vote for Kavanaugh, she has said she would do it again. My blood boils when I think about what her cowardice and callousness has cost people since Roe fell. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail.
Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election.
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Eternal gratitude to the C line driver who saw me running to catch the train and kept the door open for me! May your pillow always be cold on both sides.
As predicted by anyone who knew anything about health care, pregnancy, or common sense.
PBS News@pbsnews.org · last wk.It's been four years since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision opened the door to state abortion bans. A new study finds those bans are hurting women who aren't seeking abortions at all. https://to.pbs.org/4pLk8pZ
15 is an amazing streak. Now let’s channel that energy / talent into making a playoff run this fall! #RedSox
Getting out of a work lunch and IMMEDIATELY checking the Red Sox score …
Marine Leleu Checking Her Phone
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Red Sox anxiety > Red Sox rage. I’ll take a knot in my stomach about whether or not they can keep it up over my blood boiling because they’re terrible any day of the week. I’m sure both are horrible for my blood pressure, but at least one is fun!
Tr*mp reminds us over and over and over again that he doesn’t give a damn about how much everything costs for working people. And he certainly doesn’t care one lick about the environment. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c...
The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency
The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.
nytimes.com
Celebrating the highest of holidays: National Ice Cream Day!
How am I supposed to regulate my nervous system with the Red Sox on a hot streak and above .500? Am I just going to have to white knuckle this whole season?
For my fellow #mapoli nerds with a burning desire to ask a question in the US Senate race! ⬇️
Adam Reilly@reillyadam.bsky.social · 3w ago#MAPoli fans! I'm co-moderating a US Senate debate with Boston 25's Kerry Kavanaugh on August 3. What should we ask Ed Markey and Seth Moulton?
Massachusetts has issued new statewide guidance for schools, hospitals, colleges, child-care providers and places of worship on responding to ICE. The guidance says a valid judicial warrant is required before entering nonpublic areas.
“Gangsters wear masks to avoid identification. So do ICE agents.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/14/m...
It’s hard to distinguish ICE agents from gangsters - The Boston Globe
Gangsters wear masks to avoid identification. So do ICE agents. Body cameras are meant for accountability. So ICE shuns them.
bostonglobe.com
Ossoff: In my view, he's obsessed with Georgia because he can't get over the fact that it was black voters and black political power who were instrumental to his defeat in Georgia and in a number of crucial battleground states.
Anybody else seeing all of the posts/stories about the Red Sox rn and just want everyone to stop talking so we don’t jinx anything? We don’t talk about no-hitters. We shouldn’t talk about this!
✊ with nurses forever! Out here with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, standing up for the people who take care of us. No better way to start the day!
Democrats must take back control of the Senate, and Susan Collins must no longer be a United States Senator. Platner must also drop out of the race in Maine in light of these horrific accusations. The only path forward involves all of these things being true at once.
The Scotland/Norway fandom collab this week is going to be so much fun.
This is too stressful for a Sunday night, with a west coast Sox game starting on top of everything!
Our nation still has a long way to go to live up to the declaration's promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — but we will never give up.
This feels like the Caesar’s Palace scene from History of the World (Part I), except it’s real life in America 2026. Mel Brooks should write his next movie about this bullshit.
PBS News@pbsnews.org · last mo.All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to U.S. President Donald Trump. https://to.pbs.org/44batiO
Happy 250th America! We have so much to celebrate and be proud of, while so much work remains until we are all truly equal and free. That work feels heavy in this moment, but we persist. Here’s to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness!
Happy 4th of July Fireworks Display
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