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Nicole Leapley

@nl4nh.bsky.social
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Nebraska-born, public-school educated mom of 2 public-school kids. Penn PhD. 20+ years in education. #MHT since 2005. NH State House, Manchester Ward 11.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 06/10/2026
US 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.
A bar chart showing the top 10 states with the largest increase in water bills between 2015 and 2025:

New Hampshire (177%)
Oregon (114%)
West Virginia (95%)
Indiana (89%)
Mississippi (87%)
California (83%)
Massachusetts (82%)
Michigan (81%)
Colorado (80%)
Maryland (78%)

Source: Food & Water Watch rate analysis of the 500 largest community water systems in the United States
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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In 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.
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TheBionicBee 🐝 @suewho82.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Happy Sunday! ☀️☕️🍁🍂💙 30 Days! #Vote
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Katie 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...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/09/2026
We’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.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Will 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.
Jim Henson and the Muppets.
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I yearn to be understood like this man understands his son.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash 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.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

LOGOS:
The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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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...
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Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision
President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊
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MeidasTouch @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.
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Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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Nancy Thompson @thmpsnnancy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Since 2025, Trump Made More Stock Trades Than All 535 Congress Members Combined truthout.org/articles/sin...
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Since 2025, Trump Made More Stock Trades Than All 535 Congress Members Combined
This amounts to more than 80 trades per market day for the president in his first 17 months back in office.
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Real Victim of Trump’s War on Numbers Is You www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Video: Opinion | The Real Victim of Trump’s War on Numbers Is You
Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
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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...
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Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown
In 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.
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
After OpenAI’s Bots Went Rogue, Watchdogs Were Kept on a Short Leash www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...
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How OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging Face
A 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.
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Data Center for Bow, NH? newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/09/01/p...
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Possible hyperscale data center eyed for Bow • New Hampshire Bulletin
A 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.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Holy 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...
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Whistleblower raises concerns about untested USPS election technology
New USPS rules tied to Trump executive order could threaten timely delivery of mail ballots, whistleblower claims.
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AAUP @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 #academicsky
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Students, faculty and alumni hold protest condemning Yale's talks with Trump administration
More than 100 students, faculty and alumni called on Yale to defend itself against the Trump administration.
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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Take a stroll in Henri Matisse’s “The Luxembourg Gardens” (1902).
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The 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.”
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Not 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...
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The future we want must be invented, otherwise we will get one that we don't want. Joseph Beuys
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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I hope everyone finds a moment of true happiness wherever you are today. “The Real World” oil painting by Colorado artist Gregory Packard.
“The Real World” oil painting
by Colorado artist Gregory Packard.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Two Girls on a Cliff (Cornwall), c.1920 by English painter Laura Knight #WomensArt #Summer
Painting featuring two women sitting onbthe grasd by a cliff top on a sunny day with blue sea beyond
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Article 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!
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Shiyazh Pete gives us another great piece of sports oratory in 2026. Gotta love it (even if I love to hate those Cowboys)!
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The 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.
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Diesel 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.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Your 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.
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TheMoonKnight @themoonknight.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
These 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!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Playing in our faces
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Nita Cosby @5-2blue.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And then there were none.
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Carl 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...
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There is beauty. Ancient Korean Papermaking Finds a Home in Ohio www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/a...
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Ancient 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.
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Gift article: Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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Years 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.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
REPUBLICANS: "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!"
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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This administration/ regime is ruining our country! See everything that will be gone unless we stand up! #ProudBlue #GTS 📹: @headquartersnews.bsky.social
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The 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...
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Meta 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.
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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My painting PATCHWORK FIELDS
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In 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...
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Pentagon fires publisher and editor of US military news outlet Stars and Stripes
Max Lederer and Erik Slavin receive termination notices after publication reported on crew conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Another 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...
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Another 5-year-old boy named Liam detained by ICE, 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
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Food 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?
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I 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...
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They 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.
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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Nurses, 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...
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Austin: NNU's Palantir Out Day of Action
Nurses, 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 ...
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Bobby-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
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Nicole Leapley @nl4nh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Literally 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?
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