Reposted by Nicole LeapleyGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 06/10/2026US households are paying 62% more for drinking water than they did a decade ago – outpacing inflation, grocery prices and household incomes, according to a new study. 56638
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyIan Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In school, I was taught the Tragedy of the Commons as settled economic truth. I had to unlearn it on my own. When more kids are taught Ostrom than Hardin—or at least Hardin is never taught without Ostrom as a response—we'll be in a lot better shape as a society. Happy birthday. 3208
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyTheBionicBee 🐝 @suewho82.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Happy Sunday! ☀️☕️🍁🍂💙 30 Days! #Vote 2112546
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“National Park Service Deputy Director Frank Lands visited Grand Teton National Park this week and looked at three potential locations for a baseball park within the park’s boundaries” WTF 🤬 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comTrump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National ParkMajor League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location. 4111966930
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/09/2026We’ve paid down more than $12 billion in debt, eliminated the old bill backlog, and grown our Rainy Day Fund from near zero to more than $2.5 billion. We have given Illinois a stronger financial cushion to protect taxpayers, invest, and grow even during hard times. 382028324
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 408125925972
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"My hope is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here." Jim Henson (1936-1990) was born on this date. 713366684
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I yearn to be understood like this man understands his son. 010
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you. 340250584782
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...nytimes.comTrump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All VisionPresident Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations. 010
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyAgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊 498158183857
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.meidasnews.comMassie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files VoteThe announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote. 993259396746
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyNancy Thompson @thmpsnnancy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Since 2025, Trump Made More Stock Trades Than All 535 Congress Members Combined truthout.org/articles/sin...truthout.orgSince 2025, Trump Made More Stock Trades Than All 535 Congress Members CombinedThis amounts to more than 80 trades per market day for the president in his first 17 months back in office. 177
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Real Victim of Trump’s War on Numbers Is You www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...nytimes.comVideo: Opinion | The Real Victim of Trump’s War on Numbers Is YouAuthoritarians go after data. The president has already started. 011
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“Slowdown fully addressing the risks requires…not just investing in risk prevention, but pacing the rate of capabilities advancement so risk prevention has time to keep up.” Let’s stop moving fast and breaking things. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...nytimes.comAnthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. SlowdownIn a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry. 040
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...nytimes.comHow Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle SpeechPresident Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects. 020
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026After OpenAI’s Bots Went Rogue, Watchdogs Were Kept on a Short Leash www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...nytimes.comHow OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging FaceA nonprofit’s study of how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure wasn’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope. 020
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Data Center for Bow, NH? newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/09/01/p...newhampshirebulletin.comPossible hyperscale data center eyed for Bow • New Hampshire BulletinA massive data center could be headed to the town of Bow, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filings and a social media post from New Hampshire’s consumer advocate. 031
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Holy shit, they hope to use this in the midterms: “The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by 1/3 of all voters, according to a whistleblower…” 9/1/26 share.google/hDbTZDK74GrF...share.googleWhistleblower raises concerns about untested USPS election technologyNew USPS rules tied to Trump executive order could threaten timely delivery of mail ballots, whistleblower claims. 18208124
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyAAUP @aaup.org · 02/09/2026“Yale should not engage in any kind of legal settlement with the Trump Department of Justice … there is no legal basis for this." @aaupyale.org #academicskyctinsider.comStudents, faculty and alumni hold protest condemning Yale's talks with Trump administrationMore than 100 students, faculty and alumni called on Yale to defend itself against the Trump administration. 07323
Reposted by Nicole Leapleymweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Take a stroll in Henri Matisse’s “The Luxembourg Gardens” (1902). 437456
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.” 663135945299
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Not yet registered to vote in NH? You can do it ahead of Election Day or at the polls on Election Day. Here is a link to what documents you need. www.sos.nh.gov/elections/re...sos.nh.gov 010
Reposted by Nicole Leapleyfravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The future we want must be invented, otherwise we will get one that we don't want. Joseph Beuys 6756117
Reposted by Nicole Leapley𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I hope everyone finds a moment of true happiness wherever you are today. “The Real World” oil painting by Colorado artist Gregory Packard. 12977128
Reposted by Nicole Leapleywomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Two Girls on a Cliff (Cornwall), c.1920 by English painter Laura Knight #WomensArt #Summer 101729251
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Article from 2021 but still relevant, how much is spent on union busting today? 2026 report jointly published by the EPI and LaborLab found U.S. employers spend $1.7 billion per year on union avoidance. Why not plan to watch one of these films on Labor Day and get ready to vote blue this fall! 020
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Shiyazh Pete gives us another great piece of sports oratory in 2026. Gotta love it (even if I love to hate those Cowboys)! 100
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Price of Diesel Nears Record High www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/b... Higher costs for fuel and other items have strained budgets and driven some farmers to the brink of losing their properties. “These are generational farmers going under,” said Mr. Boyd, who lives in Boydton, Va.nytimes.comDiesel Price Nears Record High, Helping Oil Companies and Hurting Consumers (Gift Article)The cost of the fuel, used in farm machinery, trucks and other heavy equipment, has surged because of the war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. 130
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Your regular reminder that if not for the Trump and Bush tax cuts, federal revenues would keep pace with federal spending indefinitely. Instead, these tax cuts have added at least $10 trillion to the debt. The so called "party of fiscal responsibility" is full of it. 12353161990
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyTheMoonKnight @themoonknight.bsky.social · 22/08/2026These new Google Waymo vans are Chinese electric manufactured vans. Chinese electric cars are illegal to buy, sell and even register in Arizona. Google, a powerful tech company, gets to circumvent those laws because “rules for thee, not me”. Tax the rich! 18636391252
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Playing in our faces 509118505387
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/08/2026(FT) - Almost two years since Donald Trump won election pledging to slash prices and fix the US’s public finances, his Iran war and tax cuts have delivered a different outcome: record-high debt, soaring fuel costs and punishing mortgage rates. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/6cb3... 60935330
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026There is beauty. Ancient Korean Papermaking Finds a Home in Ohio www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/a...nytimes.comAncient Korean Papermaking Finds a Home in Ohio (Gift Article)Aimee Lee learned to make hanji with Korean masters. Now she practices their traditional technique in the United States. 021
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Gift article: Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...nytimes.comYears of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. (Gift Article)The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history. 000
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026REPUBLICANS: "For our next trick, we're going to drive up the national debt past $40 trillion—without providing you with *any* bullet trains, universal healthcare, or bringing down the prices of ANYTHING. You're welcome!" 1022704778
Reposted by Nicole Leapleykamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This administration/ regime is ruining our country! See everything that will be gone unless we stand up! #ProudBlue #GTS 📹: @headquartersnews.bsky.social 412896
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/08/2026🚨NEW YALE STUDY: “A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace…” Ok, now what’s y’all’s excuse? 🤔 #MedicareForAllNOW ysph.yale.edu/news-article... 431064501
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyAmericans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Meta cut 8,000 workers, then closed 6,000 open roles. Their reason: free up money for AI spending. So Meta is firing thousands of people so they can spend more on AI that fires more people. This is the rigged economy in action. Tax the rich. Tax AI. 12309115
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026My painting PATCHWORK FIELDS 652634272
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026In America we fire truth tellers Max Lederer and Erik Slavin receive termination notices after publication reported on crew conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comPentagon fires publisher and editor of US military news outlet Stars and StripesMax Lederer and Erik Slavin receive termination notices after publication reported on crew conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln 010
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyCarceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Another 5-year-old boy named Liam detained by ICE on the way to soccer game, family says Liam Tadeo and his father are being held inside a notorious family detention center in rural Texas where Liam Conejo Ramos was held earlier this year www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...the-independent.comAnother 5-year-old boy named Liam detained by ICE, family saysLiam Tadeo and his father are being held inside a notorious family detention center in rural Texas where Liam Conejo Ramos was held earlier this year 551472979
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern? 795198307889
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I agree: “It just doesn’t make any sense that you can change the terms like that” Vote the bums out! They Were Paying Their Student Loans. Then the Rules Changed. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b...nytimes.comThey Were Paying Their Student Loans. Then the Rules Changed. (Gift Article)In an unusual move, Congress worsened terms for some existing borrowers. Now they’ll have to pay more, and for a longer term. 0124
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyPurge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Nurses, patients and community allies are mobilizing on Thursday, August 27th in eight cities across the US to demand hospitals, elected officials, and our government immediately cut ties with tech giant Palantir. @texasaflcio.org & @nationalnurses.bsky.social 🫡 texasaflcio.org/events/austi...texasaflcio.orgAustin: NNU's Palantir Out Day of ActionNurses, patients, and community allies are mobilizing on Thursday, August 27th in eight cities across the United States to demand hospitals, elected officials, and our government immediately cut ties ... 14834403
Reposted by Nicole LeapleyBobby-Ray @rdvallellanes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026#PALANTIR IS A THREAT TO #HEALTHCARE: #Hospitals aren't factories and patients aren't livestock. Stop the Surveillance Takeover. #Palantir #PatientPrivacy #HealthcareNotProfit #MedicalEthics #SurveillanceState 032
Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Literally this morning in Sioux Falls airport overheard someone ask in a store if they sold newspapers—“no, nobody sells newspapers anymore.” In an airport? Can’t you usually get one—like a newspaper in an airport? 143