SelfHost.NYC
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$1.2 billion.
That's what Google got for Project Nimbus — cloud services for Israel's government and military.
Now ask yourself: how much does NYC pay Google annually?
We don't know. That's a problem.
#SelfHostNYC #DigitalSovereignty
That's what Google got for Project Nimbus — cloud services for Israel's government and military.
Now ask yourself: how much does NYC pay Google annually?
We don't know. That's a problem.
#SelfHostNYC #DigitalSovereignty
February 17, 2026 at 11:11 PM
$1.2 billion.
That's what Google got for Project Nimbus — cloud services for Israel's government and military.
Now ask yourself: how much does NYC pay Google annually?
We don't know. That's a problem.
#SelfHostNYC #DigitalSovereignty
That's what Google got for Project Nimbus — cloud services for Israel's government and military.
Now ask yourself: how much does NYC pay Google annually?
We don't know. That's a problem.
#SelfHostNYC #DigitalSovereignty
Where your money goes at selfhost.nyc:
→ Hosting: ~$200/year
→ Email: ~$100/year
→ Printing: ~$300
→ Events: ~$500
No salaries. No overhead. Just the work.
ko-fi.com/selfhost
→ Hosting: ~$200/year
→ Email: ~$100/year
→ Printing: ~$300
→ Events: ~$500
No salaries. No overhead. Just the work.
ko-fi.com/selfhost
February 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Where your money goes at selfhost.nyc:
→ Hosting: ~$200/year
→ Email: ~$100/year
→ Printing: ~$300
→ Events: ~$500
No salaries. No overhead. Just the work.
ko-fi.com/selfhost
→ Hosting: ~$200/year
→ Email: ~$100/year
→ Printing: ~$300
→ Events: ~$500
No salaries. No overhead. Just the work.
ko-fi.com/selfhost
selfhost.nyc runs on people, not corporations. No Google ads. No VC money. Just New Yorkers who think their city deserves better.
Every dollar helps us fight a $2 trillion company.
Support us: ko-fi.com/selfhost
#SelfHostNYC
Every dollar helps us fight a $2 trillion company.
Support us: ko-fi.com/selfhost
#SelfHostNYC
February 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
selfhost.nyc runs on people, not corporations. No Google ads. No VC money. Just New Yorkers who think their city deserves better.
Every dollar helps us fight a $2 trillion company.
Support us: ko-fi.com/selfhost
#SelfHostNYC
Every dollar helps us fight a $2 trillion company.
Support us: ko-fi.com/selfhost
#SelfHostNYC
What does self-host.nyc actually want?
1️⃣ Transparency — Publish every tech contract the city holds
2️⃣ Evaluation — Assess open-source alternatives seriously
3️⃣ Roadmap — Create a real plan for digital sovereignty
Not anti-tech. Pro-accountability.
selfhost.nyc 🗽
#DigitalSovereignty #NYCSchools
1️⃣ Transparency — Publish every tech contract the city holds
2️⃣ Evaluation — Assess open-source alternatives seriously
3️⃣ Roadmap — Create a real plan for digital sovereignty
Not anti-tech. Pro-accountability.
selfhost.nyc 🗽
#DigitalSovereignty #NYCSchools
February 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
What does self-host.nyc actually want?
1️⃣ Transparency — Publish every tech contract the city holds
2️⃣ Evaluation — Assess open-source alternatives seriously
3️⃣ Roadmap — Create a real plan for digital sovereignty
Not anti-tech. Pro-accountability.
selfhost.nyc 🗽
#DigitalSovereignty #NYCSchools
1️⃣ Transparency — Publish every tech contract the city holds
2️⃣ Evaluation — Assess open-source alternatives seriously
3️⃣ Roadmap — Create a real plan for digital sovereignty
Not anti-tech. Pro-accountability.
selfhost.nyc 🗽
#DigitalSovereignty #NYCSchools
Honest question for NYC parents:
Do you know what data Google Classroom collects on your kid?
Login times. Document edits. Search history. Browsing patterns.
Where does it go? Who sees it? How long is it kept?
These aren't paranoid questions. They're basic accountability.
#SelfHostNYC
Do you know what data Google Classroom collects on your kid?
Login times. Document edits. Search history. Browsing patterns.
Where does it go? Who sees it? How long is it kept?
These aren't paranoid questions. They're basic accountability.
#SelfHostNYC
February 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Honest question for NYC parents:
Do you know what data Google Classroom collects on your kid?
Login times. Document edits. Search history. Browsing patterns.
Where does it go? Who sees it? How long is it kept?
These aren't paranoid questions. They're basic accountability.
#SelfHostNYC
Do you know what data Google Classroom collects on your kid?
Login times. Document edits. Search history. Browsing patterns.
Where does it go? Who sees it? How long is it kept?
These aren't paranoid questions. They're basic accountability.
#SelfHostNYC
We just filed FOIL requests for:
📄 NYC DOE's Google contracts
📄 OTI's full vendor list
📄 Contract values and renewal dates
Public money, public contracts, public information.
We'll share what we find.
📄 NYC DOE's Google contracts
📄 OTI's full vendor list
📄 Contract values and renewal dates
Public money, public contracts, public information.
We'll share what we find.
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
We just filed FOIL requests for:
📄 NYC DOE's Google contracts
📄 OTI's full vendor list
📄 Contract values and renewal dates
Public money, public contracts, public information.
We'll share what we find.
📄 NYC DOE's Google contracts
📄 OTI's full vendor list
📄 Contract values and renewal dates
Public money, public contracts, public information.
We'll share what we find.
"But what would we even use instead?"
Great question. Here's the thing: municipalities have done this.
Munich. Barcelona. France runs 72,000 police computers on open-source.
The technology exists. What's missing is political will.
That's where we come in.
Great question. Here's the thing: municipalities have done this.
Munich. Barcelona. France runs 72,000 police computers on open-source.
The technology exists. What's missing is political will.
That's where we come in.
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
"But what would we even use instead?"
Great question. Here's the thing: municipalities have done this.
Munich. Barcelona. France runs 72,000 police computers on open-source.
The technology exists. What's missing is political will.
That's where we come in.
Great question. Here's the thing: municipalities have done this.
Munich. Barcelona. France runs 72,000 police computers on open-source.
The technology exists. What's missing is political will.
That's where we come in.
Every time a NYC kid logs into Google Classroom, their data flows to a company that:
→ Provides cloud services to the Israeli military
→ Has contracts touching ICE enforcement
→ Answers to shareholders, not New Yorkers
Why does NYC accept this?
→ Provides cloud services to the Israeli military
→ Has contracts touching ICE enforcement
→ Answers to shareholders, not New Yorkers
Why does NYC accept this?
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Every time a NYC kid logs into Google Classroom, their data flows to a company that:
→ Provides cloud services to the Israeli military
→ Has contracts touching ICE enforcement
→ Answers to shareholders, not New Yorkers
Why does NYC accept this?
→ Provides cloud services to the Israeli military
→ Has contracts touching ICE enforcement
→ Answers to shareholders, not New Yorkers
Why does NYC accept this?
New York City Doesn't Need Google.
1.1 million public school kids. City agencies. Essential services.
All dependent on a company that signed a $1.2B military contract with Israel.
We're building the movement to change that.
selfhost.nyc 🗽
1.1 million public school kids. City agencies. Essential services.
All dependent on a company that signed a $1.2B military contract with Israel.
We're building the movement to change that.
selfhost.nyc 🗽
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
New York City Doesn't Need Google.
1.1 million public school kids. City agencies. Essential services.
All dependent on a company that signed a $1.2B military contract with Israel.
We're building the movement to change that.
selfhost.nyc 🗽
1.1 million public school kids. City agencies. Essential services.
All dependent on a company that signed a $1.2B military contract with Israel.
We're building the movement to change that.
selfhost.nyc 🗽