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L @zealousidler.bsky.social · 4d

Map of mutual aid distributions and food pantries in NYC! www.dora.nyc

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid

A directory of aid resources in NYC

www.dora.nyc

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 3d

thank you!!

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 3d

shoutout @johanm.bsky.social for creating this impeccable resource as SNAP benefits remain uncertain!

talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 3d

dora.nyc

this is OUTSTANDING. super navigatable directory for food distros, resources. and easy to remember because it’s like the explorer but also—

directory
of
resources &
aid

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid

A directory of aid resources in NYC

dora.nyc

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 3d

dora.nyc

this is OUTSTANDING. super navigatable directory for food distros, resources. and easy to remember because it’s like the explorer but also—

directory
of
resources &
aid

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid

A directory of aid resources in NYC

dora.nyc

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 4d

ouroboros

Natanael, Tech janitor @natanael.bsky.social · 4d

The company that forces a lot of their employees to be dependent on SNAP by underpaying will probably lose a ton on SNAP payments being withheld

Walmart could lose $2B if SNAP goes dark

More and more SNAP recipients gravitating toward big-box retailers, Numerator says

www.supermarketnews.com

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 4d

www.dora.nyc is now live!

it contains mutual aid distros, food pantries, and other resources and services in the NYC area.

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid

A directory of aid resources in NYC

www.dora.nyc

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Cornell AAUP @cornellaaup.bsky.social · 4d

The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. At best, we can say that this deal could have been worse.

Read our full statement here:

Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government

The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. We ar…

aaup-cornell.org

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.

Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds

The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.

nyti.ms

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 4d

damn

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Cornell caved.

Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...

SIGNATURES
For Cornell University:
Michael I. Kotlikoff
President of Cornell University
Office of the President
300 Day Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Ben the Winited States (including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Servives and the U.S, Department of Education):
/N
istant Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
For the Department of Health and Human Services:
Paula Matana S
Paula M. Stannard
Director, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Effective Date:
14/7/2025.

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 5d

which are out of date?

johan @johanm.bsky.social · 5d

for the nyc area, there's also dora.nyc - a directory of resources and mutual aid food distros

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 5d

sharing this incredible resource created by a poster in r/boston: a map of local restaurants offering free or discounted meals to SNAP recipients

link: mysnapmap.com

r/boston
u/Past_Election_5005 • 1d
Made a website showing Boston area restaurants offering free/reduced price meals to SNAP
recipients
I Made This!
mysnapmap.com
Hoping this could help some people

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NYCosmosSC @nycosmossc.bsky.social · 5d

Important resource right here
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(and yes, it’s quite heartwarming to see EV❤️NYC when you zoom in a bit in the LES)

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Marie @mariecloutier.bsky.social · 8d

nyc launches directly of resources & aid www.dora.nyc

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid

A directory of aid resources in NYC

www.dora.nyc

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 5d

thanks for sharing!

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Marie @mariecloutier.bsky.social · 8d

nyc launches directly of resources & aid www.dora.nyc

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid

A directory of aid resources in NYC

www.dora.nyc

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 5d

dora.nyc

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leemarvinoswald.bsky.social @leemarvinoswald.bsky.social · 5d

President Trump just stands at his desk as a man possible dies next to him.

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 5d

muji has wonderful ball-points

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 8d

consider checking out dora.nyc for local food pantries and mutual aid food distribution (happening weekly!)

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid

A directory of aid resources in NYC

dora.nyc

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johan @johanm.bsky.social · 13d

Hi - we're putting together a mutual aid map for NYC, a directory of resources and aid: dora.nyc

if you have any resources like food pantries, community fridges, etc. you'd like to add, please consider including them in this map!

NYC Directory Of Resources and Aid

A directory of aid resources in NYC

dora.nyc

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Hacker News Top Stories @hackernewsbot.bsky.social · 18d

What Is Intelligence? | Discussion

What Is Intelligence?

It has come as a shock to some AI researchers that a large neural net that predicts next words seems to produce a system with general intelligence. Yet this ...

mitpress.mit.edu

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 27d

Shown this one before over the years at the old site, but once again for Bsky, CT scan images through a live pumpkin scanned at 600 micron thickness, w/ lots of post processing, video flythrough, etc. The detail is exquisite. Best seen not on a phone. (🔖 it) randomfootage.homestead.com/pumpkin.html

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Mozilla @mozilla.org · 27d

No noise. All signal. Nothing Personal.

Meet Nothing Personal — a new counterculture magazine from the Mozilla Foundation.

We’re handing the mic to the people rebuilding digital culture from the ground up.

mzl.la/3KOMiQF
#NothingPersonal #MakeGoodTech