Jenny Explains World Systems & Stories

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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January 2026

We're in for a Bull Ride

I always end my newsletter with a meme from the Hunger Games and lately, every day feels like we're sliding deeper into that universe.

Jan 11 • Jenny Abamu

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December 2025

The World is Shifting... Don’t Lose Your Footing

The ground is shifting beneath everyone's feet, journalists, teachers, engineers, anyone whose profession is being reshaped by forces beyond our…

Dec 7, 2025 • Jenny Abamu

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October 2025

Ground Zero of Quiet Anxiety

There’s something about living in the DMV right now that no one quite says out loud. The region feels uneasy, like it’s waiting for something to break.

Oct 12, 2025 • Jenny Abamu

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September 2025

I Thought It Only Happens in the Movies, Then It Happened to Me

My Home Buying Journey

Sep 28, 2025 • Jenny Abamu

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August 2025

Summer Break Repeat: James Baldwin and DEI, the Politics of Parenting, the Evolution of Human Cognitive Abilities

I am on summer break till September. So here is something I wrote before that you may have missed. Baldwin turns 100. Sapiens and the persistence of…

Aug 24, 2025 • Jenny Abamu

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Summer Break Repeat: Chapter 1: Washington, D.C., 2065

I am on summer break till September. So here is something I wrote before that you may have missed. D.C. dystopian fiction for those who need to escape…

Aug 17, 2025 • Jenny Abamu