I think my favorite moment during @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 's media blitz was when he was asked to name a gay bar in NYC in the first thing that came into his head was Cubbyhole followed by "WLW BABY LETS GO"

🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business. If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s. Here's one! toastedseattle.com

Does anyone else still call out their dog's names even after they are gone? When it gets quiet I still call out to Hansel and Gretel. I don't want to forget how it sounds in that space. I even listen after, like somehow I would hear them coming. Steve doesn't judge me at least.

Siri, what do you call it when a hypothesis is proven true? youtu.be/K7FcVCYqQNs?...

Oh so it'll be done properly then.

When you remove all the noise, the joy and rancor, and the man-made complexity of the world, there is one fundamental truth: We are the architects and protectors of each other's joy. You know who you are with.

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Next Week's New Yorker cover, illustration by Edel Rodriguez.

I haven't cried this hard in a while.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

"One day I'lI become what I want One day I will become a thought that no sword or book can dispatch to the wasteland A thought equal to rain on the mountain split open by a blade of grass where power will not triumph and justice is not fugitive." Mahmoud Darwish

57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.

Eat shit, Cuomo.

Let's go 👏

I fucking love NYC.

specific local food bank where I lived can always need help! www.irongatetulsa.org

Here is a compiled Google Sheet list I put together of over 100 regional food banks, their area of focus, and a link to their respective website. Use it for donations. Use it for resource reference.

This one spoke to me. Had to slap it on Danvers.

Here is a compiled Google Sheet list I put together of over 100 regional food banks, their area of focus, and a link to their respective website. Use it for donations. Use it for resource reference.

From food banks to food rescues and community fridges, here is where you can donate to help families who currently cannot buy groceries from the list both at this link, and in the replies to this thread that I will be adding to. www.goodmorningamerica.com/food/story/f...

Join us for our twice-monthly meal share in Pensacola! We collect, pack, and share food and supplies with our unhoused neighbors. Bring food or supplies if you can, but we always need help with packing! Sign up below⬇️

Maryland Food Bank Covers Baltimore City and 21 of Maryland’s 23 counties. The food bank celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2024. In 2019, the amount of food distributed in its first year (400,000 pounds) was distributed in less than a week. mdfoodbank.org

Capital Area Food Bank (Washington D.C. metro: DC/MD/VA) Largest hunger relief org in the Washington metro region; provides more than 60 million meals/year. www.capitalareafoodbank.org

Hawaiʻi Foodbank (Hawai‘i, Oahu & Kaua‘i) "The government shutdown is disrupting vital support across Hawai‘i, but together, we can help keep our community strong. Hawai‘i Foodbank is working to ensure kūpuna, keiki, and families continue to access the food they need." hawaiifoodbank.org

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Mission: “leading the fight against hunger in Oklahoma… envision a state where no one goes hungry.” www.regionalfoodbank.org

Oregon Food Bank Founded in 1982, the Oregon Food Bank Network brings together 21 regional food banks and more than 1,400 food assistance sites. www.oregonfoodbank.org

North Texas Food Bank (Plano/Dallas area, TX) The North Texas Food Bank distributes donated, purchased & prepared foods through 1,000 feeding programs and 400 Partner Agencies in 13 North Texas counties. Since 1982, NTFB has distributed more than half a billion pounds of food. ntfb.org

Feeding the Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle / South Alabama / South Mississippi) Feeding the Gulf Coast, formerly Bay Area Food Bank, serves 24-counties along the central Gulf Coast with facilities in Gulfport, MS; Theodore, AL; and Milton, FL. www.feedingthegulfcoast.org/learn-more/a...

West Texas Food Bank (ODessa/Midland, TX) The West Texas Food Bank is the largest collaborative non-profit agency in the Permian Basin, and proudly distributes food to children, families & seniors across 34,000 square miles of West Texas. wtxfoodbank.org/about-the-fo...

Feeding America According to the nonprofit, for every meal Feeding America provides, nine are provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) give.feedingamerica.org/b34NMcohLUeT...

Mercy Chefs' Feed the Force Click here to donate directly and contribute to helping feed military families who may be affected by SNAP cuts. give.mercychefs.com/campaign/738...

Please use and share this where needed.

Regional Food Bank Hudson Valley Click here to donate to the upstate New York food banks, which serves 307,000 families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities who could be at risk. regionalfoodbank.net

Greater Boston Food Bank (Eastern Massachusetts) The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) serves more than 500,000 people each year through a network of nearly 600 member hunger-relief agencies throughout eastern Massachusetts. www.gbfb.org

Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (Central & Southeastern Indiana) One of the first food banks in the USA, Gleaners Community Food Bank has been leading efforts to end hunger in southeast Michigan since 1977. The organization delivers three million meals per month in the region. www.gcfb.org

Philabundance (Philadelphia / Delaware Valley) Based in the Philadelphia & Delaware Valley, Philabundance serves 90,000 people each week, >>>>30% of whom are children<<<<<, 15% of whom are seniors, and others. It has programs and a network of 350 agencies. www.philabundance.org

Food Bank of the Rockies (Colorado) A major food bank in the Mountain West region, serving Colorado’s Front Range and beyond. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

Connecticut Foodshare (Connecticut) Connecticut Foodshare supplies food to a network of local agencies and programs (soup kitchens, food pantries, and shelters). It serves over 380,000 Connecticut residents (1 in 10) who struggle with hunger. www.ctfoodshare.org

Food Bank of Alaska (Alaska) Affiliated with Feeding America, it is based in Anchorage; distributes through more than 150 partner agencies across Alaska. foodbankofalaska.org

Akron‑Canton Regional Foodbank (Northeast Ohio) Serves eight counties in Northeast Ohio: Carroll, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas and Wayne. www.akroncantonfoodbank.org

Northern Illinois Food Bank (Northern Illinois) Serves 13 counties in suburban and rural northern Illinois through more than 900 agencies. solvehungertoday.org

Mid-Ohio Food Collective Mid-Ohio Food Collective is a nonprofit hunger-relief organization based in Grove City, Ohio. It serves as one of the largest regional food distributors in the state, coordinating resources to reduce food insecurity across central and eastern Ohio. mofc.org

FoodFinder The nationwide free-to-use resource and nonprofit helps connect people in need to nearby food pantries across the U.S. Click here to find a location near you. foodfinder.us

Pensacola DSA is a local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America based in Northwest Florida. In addition to community education, support and advocacy, they run food share efforts collecting and distributing food and supplies to unhoused neighbors. Learn more here: www.pensacoladsa.org

Freedge For those worried about getting food on the table, this nonprofit sharing resource points to a network of community refrigerators stocked and cared for by communities that are available 24/7 to anyone. freedge.org/locations/

Please use and share this where needed.

From food banks to food rescues and community fridges, here is where you can donate to help families who currently cannot buy groceries from the list both at this link, and in the replies to this thread that I will be adding to. www.goodmorningamerica.com/food/story/f...

Universal aunt, me

There's no such thing as someone else's kid when it comes to basic needs and safety. All kids are our kids. Including and especially queer kids.