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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 4h

He is 13. A 7th grader w/ a pending asylum case. Being held more than 500 miles from home & housed w/ adults. He called his mom crying, & reported that he’s sleeping on concrete w/ an aluminum blanket.

How is this anything other than sick & shameful? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Paid Leave for All @paidleaveforall.bsky.social · 15h

“Inaction on common sense bipartisan things like paid leave goes hand in hand with the gutting and the undermining of the little social safety net that we have.” @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Republicans Aren't Just Gutting Health Care. They're Taking Your Sick Leave, Too

Republican-controlled legislatures have rolled back state level sick leave policies, leaving gaps in access amid the party's attacks on health care.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 1d

This doesn’t seem possible 💔

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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 2d

This is the energy…

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 3d

There was a time we (rightly) criticized leaders who did this in other nations. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies

President Trump has long spoken of seeking vengeance against his perceived political enemies. Here’s a list of whom he is targeting.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 3d

Can’t emphasize this enough as we all brace for winter heating costs.
“Mr. Trump ran for president promising to reduce the cost of living & of energy prices in particular. He has failed so far.”

Life in America is hard & expensive. He’s making it worse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Opinion | Why You Should Blame Trump When Your Energy Bills Go Up

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 4d

Toronto!!! Thank you for your elimination of the Yankees! I will now be rooting for the Dodgers because Dave Roberts/ Mookie/ Kiké/ etc., but please don’t take it personally. It’s physically impossible for me to root against those guys if the Sox winning or the Yanks losing isn’t at stake.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 4d

Me channeling all the winning vibes I can muster in the direction of the Blue Jays.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 4d

Just horrifically dangerous rhetoric! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Takes Aim at Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 5d

I am shocked(!) to learn of hypocrisy from a Tr*mp administration official. Who could have predicted Hegseth would sell out his own values just to suck up to this president and advance his own career? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/m...

Pete Hegseth railed against diversity and equity to generals. As a Harvard student, he had a much different take. - The Boston Globe

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth once described closing minority achievement gaps as a “laudable goal.”

www.bostonglobe.com

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 5d

2025, you keep your grubby little hands off of Dolly Parton!

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 5d

We are all Blue Jays tonight!

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 7d

Blue Jays!!! 🥹❤️🙏

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 8d

Big fan RN.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 9d

One more reason I never want to hear about MAGA being pro-life. There is nothing pro-life about taking food from mothers and babies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Nutrition Program for Mothers and Infants May Run Out of Money Within Weeks

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 9d

New data shows the cost of Republican plan to jack up health care prices:

– Premiums will more than double
– A 60 year old couple would have to pay $22,600 more a year

ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF

KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next y...

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 9d

Tr*mp is nothing if not consistent in his commitment to making everything harder for non-billionaire Americans. Including making it harder for students who are low-income, first-generation or who have a disability enroll in college and succeed. 🤬 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/o...

Programs to help low-income kids attend college hit by Trump cuts - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts colleges lose TRIO grants, seemingly at random.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 10d

I told myself I was going to be happy just to have the Sox in the playoffs this year, but I let hope creep in somewhere along the way. Sigh. Hopefully the 2nd half of this season bodes well for 2026. See everybody in April.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 10d

I need the Sox to make a comeback here for so many reasons, including to really piss these announcers off.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 10d

Me RN #RedSox

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 10d

Currently not breathing. #RedSox

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 10d

It was always going to come down to this. LFG, Sox!!!

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 10d

I'm just sickened at this news from the UK. No doubt much investigating remains, but for this to happen on Yom Kippur - as antisemitism surges - feels far from coincidental. There can be no reaction that doesn't include horror and clear condemnation. www.nbcnews.com/world/united...

At least two dead in car ramming and stabbing outside U.K. synagogue, police say

Thursday's incident came as the community observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 10d

I’d like to pre-apologize to anyone who has to deal with me tomorrow. The Sox game tonight is an 8pm start. As an early-to-bed gal, tomorrow is gonna be ugly.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you. These are dark days.