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
Do not sleep on Leiden. Every single time someone asks me for travel recommendations when they're heading to NL, I say to take the easy, frequent, direct 20 minute train ride from Amsterdam to Leiden. Just walk around. It's stunning, and won't disappoint. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/t...
All the Canals and Charm of Amsterdam. None of the Crowds.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Do not sleep on Leiden. Every single time someone asks me for travel recommendations when they're heading to NL, I say to take the easy, frequent, direct 20 minute train ride from Amsterdam to Leiden. Just walk around. It's stunning, and won't disappoint. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/t...
It’s a real mystery why working people are pissed off as big corporations and billionaires get windfall after windfall.
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It’s a real mystery why working people are pissed off as big corporations and billionaires get windfall after windfall.
We lost my incredible Grandma - Rhoda Frid Mermell - 23 years ago today. She was the Chief Nurse of the 27th Evacuation Hospital in WWII. Celebrating and honoring her service, and the service of all veterans (including my wonderful Grandpa, Lester Mermell), this Veterans Day.
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We lost my incredible Grandma - Rhoda Frid Mermell - 23 years ago today. She was the Chief Nurse of the 27th Evacuation Hospital in WWII. Celebrating and honoring her service, and the service of all veterans (including my wonderful Grandpa, Lester Mermell), this Veterans Day.
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NEW: Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down a request from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky, to reconsider its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex […]
www.scotusblog.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Who in their right mind thinks that the word of MAGA lemmings means a damn thing?
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Who in their right mind thinks that the word of MAGA lemmings means a damn thing?
Reposted by Jesse Mermell
Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
This is just sick and cruel.
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is just sick and cruel.
I can’t imagine I’m the only one who has been texting with family about postponing Thanksgiving plans because of the air travel nightmare Tr*mp has created. He doesn’t care about hungry kids, so I don’t expect he’ll care about families being together for the holiday. 🤬
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I can’t imagine I’m the only one who has been texting with family about postponing Thanksgiving plans because of the air travel nightmare Tr*mp has created. He doesn’t care about hungry kids, so I don’t expect he’ll care about families being together for the holiday. 🤬
Just feeling deep shame and sadness that we’re a nation being led by people who are fighting to ensure that millions of kids, seniors, veterans - and so many more - go hungry. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...
US Supreme Court halts restrictions on ending SNAP benefits, keeping food assistance in jeopardy - The Boston Globe
It’s unclear how the Supreme Court intervention would affect a payment process that is already underway, although at minimum, the confusing situation for recipients who are fast running out of options...
www.bostonglobe.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just feeling deep shame and sadness that we’re a nation being led by people who are fighting to ensure that millions of kids, seniors, veterans - and so many more - go hungry. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...
Talking national election results with @nbcboston.com, and kind of realizing that this coat looks like a bathrobe. 🤷♀️
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Talking national election results with @nbcboston.com, and kind of realizing that this coat looks like a bathrobe. 🤷♀️
Feeling so grateful to every Dem who put themselves out there last night. Running for office is always hard, but to do it in **this moment** is next level. And yet all of these patriots stepped up to run for everything from School Committee to Governor, to fight for all of us.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Feeling so grateful to every Dem who put themselves out there last night. Running for office is always hard, but to do it in **this moment** is next level. And yet all of these patriots stepped up to run for everything from School Committee to Governor, to fight for all of us.
Amazing how much better the morning after Election Day is without a feeling of complete and total existential dread!
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Amazing how much better the morning after Election Day is without a feeling of complete and total existential dread!
Happy Election Day to all who celebrate!
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Happy Election Day to all who celebrate!
Brookline friends: a reminder that the Brookline Food Pantry is accepting donations (financial and food) if, unlike the President and his MAGA lemmings, you happen to be of the belief that all humans deserve to eat. brooklinefoodpantry.org/donate/
Donate - Brookline Food Pantry
Looking to donate in another way? Donate Stocks & Other Securities or Donate Food
brooklinefoodpantry.org
November 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Brookline friends: a reminder that the Brookline Food Pantry is accepting donations (financial and food) if, unlike the President and his MAGA lemmings, you happen to be of the belief that all humans deserve to eat. brooklinefoodpantry.org/donate/
Perfect fall day in Taunton to hit the doors for my friend Barry’s City Council reelection campaign - don’t forget to vote Tuesday!
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Perfect fall day in Taunton to hit the doors for my friend Barry’s City Council reelection campaign - don’t forget to vote Tuesday!
That feeling when you’re so proud, but also so sad they’re gone … www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/s...
Mookie Betts comes through from cleanup spot, leads Dodgers to World Series Game 6 win - The Boston Globe
The Blue Jays will host the Dodgers for the first World Series Game 7 since 2019 on Saturday.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
That feeling when you’re so proud, but also so sad they’re gone … www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/s...
Hot take: food for kids > marble bathrooms.
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hot take: food for kids > marble bathrooms.
First of all, no human is illegal. Secondly, states allow people to get driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status because it makes everyone safer. When this was on the ballot in MA, law enforcement backed it because it was such a clear public safety issue.
Kristi Noem: "We're pushing sanctuary states to stop issuing driver's licenses to people who are illegal aliens."
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
First of all, no human is illegal. Secondly, states allow people to get driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status because it makes everyone safer. When this was on the ballot in MA, law enforcement backed it because it was such a clear public safety issue.
What Tr*mp is doing to these workers - and the people who rely on them for crucial services - is unconscionable. Every single day he is choosing to let this harm happen. All while he builds his tacky ballroom and buys private jets for his team. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/m...
Working for Social Security is hard. Working without pay during the government shutdown is even harder. - The Boston Globe
Morale was already low at the Social Security office in Hanover. Now, it's in the toilet.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What Tr*mp is doing to these workers - and the people who rely on them for crucial services - is unconscionable. Every single day he is choosing to let this harm happen. All while he builds his tacky ballroom and buys private jets for his team. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/m...
So thrilled for NL! Wilders is a racist, xenophobic zealot whose politics hurt people and set the country back. May this outcome be sign of things to come in the US! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
Dutch Voters Deliver Major Setback to Far-Right Party of Geert Wilders
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So thrilled for NL! Wilders is a racist, xenophobic zealot whose politics hurt people and set the country back. May this outcome be sign of things to come in the US! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
The Tr*mp shutdown motto: money for me but not for thee! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
What shutdown? Trump isn’t canceling travel, golf, or his ballroom even with the government shuttered. - The Boston Globe
In shutdowns past — including during President Trump’s first term — presidents normally scaled back their schedules.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Tr*mp shutdown motto: money for me but not for thee! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
Tr*mp's priorities:
Food for kids? Health insurance we can afford? Nope!
Troops marching through our streets? A tacky new White House ballroom? Private jets? Yep!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Food for kids? Health insurance we can afford? Nope!
Troops marching through our streets? A tacky new White House ballroom? Private jets? Yep!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Tr*mp's priorities:
Food for kids? Health insurance we can afford? Nope!
Troops marching through our streets? A tacky new White House ballroom? Private jets? Yep!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Food for kids? Health insurance we can afford? Nope!
Troops marching through our streets? A tacky new White House ballroom? Private jets? Yep!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
This is the path Tr*mp is choosing. He lied to voters and said he was going to make life easier and more affordable. Instead, he is ensuring that people will go hungry. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
Food Banks Brace for Overwhelming Demand as SNAP Cutoff Looms
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is the path Tr*mp is choosing. He lied to voters and said he was going to make life easier and more affordable. Instead, he is ensuring that people will go hungry. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
Reposted by Jesse Mermell
Please join me in supporting the Brookline Food Pantry.
When I was a Brookline paraprofessional, I relied on SNAP benefits to fill the gaps my salary left.
Our neighbors need our help as the federal government waged war against them. Please don’t forget them.
When I was a Brookline paraprofessional, I relied on SNAP benefits to fill the gaps my salary left.
Our neighbors need our help as the federal government waged war against them. Please don’t forget them.
With Tr*mp about to cut off SNAP benefits for approx. 700 Brookline residents, I thought I’d share the Brookline Food Pantry donation page - w/ info on how to donate food or contribute $. The President doesn’t care about our neighbors, but we do. brooklinefoodpantry.org/food-donatio...
Food Donations - Brookline Food Pantry
Looking to donate in another way? Monetary Donations or Donate Stocks & Other Securities
brooklinefoodpantry.org
October 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Please join me in supporting the Brookline Food Pantry.
When I was a Brookline paraprofessional, I relied on SNAP benefits to fill the gaps my salary left.
Our neighbors need our help as the federal government waged war against them. Please don’t forget them.
When I was a Brookline paraprofessional, I relied on SNAP benefits to fill the gaps my salary left.
Our neighbors need our help as the federal government waged war against them. Please don’t forget them.