Worth Mentioning by Jenny Abamu

No friends in politics

In my line of business, you want to answer the late night calls.

Oct 4 • Jenny Abamu

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September 2026

The Smart Ones

He said choosing to pay utility costs are like buying designer shoes. Not everyone would agree.

Sep 20 • Jenny Abamu

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Bad Words on the Left

Are “developer” and “profit” bad words in capitalist America?

Sep 6 • Jenny Abamu

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August 2026

America is exporting data centers... and the resistance to them.

During my trip to Paris, I sat down with a tech journalist to learn about their response to data center expansion. She called the situation a test for…

Aug 23 • Jenny Abamu

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Who is we?

One of the strains of being part of a diverse collective is deciding which group you are actually a part of. While reporting this week, someone made me…

Aug 9 • Jenny Abamu

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July 2026

The Luxury of a Playdate

The hidden costs of poverty I discovered while reporting a story, and why I choose to rebrand the newsletter.

Jul 19 • Jenny Abamu

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Processing the Fourth of July Through My Timeline

I watched the fireworks with my kids in Maryland, but it was my Instagram feed that showed me what America was actually feeling on the Fourth of July.

Jul 5 • Jenny Abamu

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May 2026

The Evolving AI Data Center Narrative

As someone who tells stories for a living, it is difficult for me not to notice when a narrative is evolving.

May 24 • Jenny Abamu

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April 2026

Finally, I was in the room during a shooting. I thought I prepared for this.

Well,.... that was a lot.

Apr 26 • Jenny Abamu

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Representing a Dying Breed at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

That’s the part people don’t always see when they look at events like this. The gowns, the photos, the optics of power and proximity. Underneath all of…

Apr 25 • Jenny Abamu

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March 2026

5 Fascinating Things I've Learned Covering Data Centers in Maryland

I used to try and avoid thinking too much about things as if it were some personal defect. Now, I've fully dived into who I am.

Mar 29 • Jenny Abamu

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February 2026

People Have No Idea What They Are Up Against

I've been present at historic inflection points in Cairo, Turkey, Qatar. Now I'm a Maryland reporter watching communities take on some of the most…

Feb 22 • Jenny Abamu

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