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Jackie Hajdenberg
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Oct 1, 2021

Dear Senator Blumenthal: Please do not send DMs to my four other Instagram accounts

Dear Senator Blumenthal: Please do not send DMs to my four other Instagram accounts Did you just follow my Instagram account? Good for you! I know you are very excited to send me direct messages on Instagram, but I need to let you know about how things work here. I…

Funny

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Dear Senator Blumenthal: Please do not send DMs to my four other Instagram accounts
Dear Senator Blumenthal: Please do not send DMs to my four other Instagram accounts
Funny

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Jul 28, 2021

I am a pothole. Here’s why I won’t be voting in favor of the infrastructure bill.

Doesn’t anybody care what I want? Potholes have feelings too. Maybe I shouldn’t take it personally, but when the one thing that Republicans and Democrats can agree on is getting rid of — well, me — it’s hard not to. Do you know what it’s like to have everybody hate…

Humor

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I am a pothole. Here’s why I won’t be voting in favor of the infrastructure bill.
I am a pothole. Here’s why I won’t be voting in favor of the infrastructure bill.
Humor

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Feb 19, 2021

Some personal news!

This morning I woke up at 11 AM and then I scrolled through Twitter for an hour! Then I made coffee and had a bagel and went back to bed! I scrolled on my phone some more, including Snapchat, which I don’t even use, but then I got sleepy so…

Humor

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Some personal news!
Some personal news!
Humor

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Jan 21, 2021

SATIRE: Plans for the Construction of the Trump Presidential Liebrary

“America is the place where anything can happen. America is the place where anyone can rise. And here, on this land, on this soil, on this continent, the most incredible dreams come true, if you pay off the right people.”​ — Donald J. Trump New York, NY​ — The Trump…

Trump

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Trump

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Jan 15, 2021

SATIRE: Welcome to Fascbook

Welcome to Fascbook! Are you tired of constantly having your social media accounts suspended? And how about downloading new apps every time your favorite gets banned for “incitement”? Introducing Fascbook: for all your coup organizing needs! With one simple, encrypted download from fascbook.onion, you’ll become part of a brand-new community…

Humor

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SATIRE: Welcome to Fascbook
SATIRE: Welcome to Fascbook
Humor

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Jun 11, 2020

Pittsburgh Rabbi Leads Public Fast and Learning to Mourn George Floyd

How one Jewish community leader emphasizes social justice June 2, 2020 On the eve of the conclusion of George Floyd’s shiva, the seven day Jewish mourning period, Rabbi Jeremy Markiz is fasting. The Pittsburgh rabbi organized a public fast day on Sunday, calling for a community-wide day of mourning that also serves as a call for justice against…

Jewish

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Pittsburgh Rabbi Leads Public Fast and Learning to Mourn George Floyd
Pittsburgh Rabbi Leads Public Fast and Learning to Mourn George Floyd
Jewish

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Jun 1, 2020

An Open Letter to White Jewish Americans

Dear fellow Jewish Americans (who are also white), This is not our time. This is not about us. This is about black people who have suffered at the hands of the systemic racism that fed slavery and police brutality in our country for the past 400 years. This is not…

Open Letter

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An Open Letter to Jewish Americans
An Open Letter to Jewish Americans
Open Letter

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May 22, 2020

The Accidental Historian of Roosevelt Island

A Q&A with Judith Berdy, President of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society Over the last four centuries, the strip of land on the East River between Manhattan and Queens in New York City, today called Roosevelt Island, underwent a series of repurposing and renaming. In the 17th century, what was…

Roosevelt Island

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The Accidental Historian of Roosevelt Island
The Accidental Historian of Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island

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May 21, 2020

Joseph Pulitzer, Nellie Bly, And Changing Attitudes Toward Public Health In 19th Century New York

Originally published in The Journalist as Historian They didn’t have what I was looking for, exactly. The Rare Books and Manuscripts Library at Columbia University’s Butler Library supposedly had a collection of Joseph Pulitzer’s private papers. Pulitzer was a newspaper magnate of the early 20th century, the owner of the…

Journalism

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Joseph Pulitzer, Nellie Bly, And Changing Attitudes Toward Public Health In 19th Century New York
Joseph Pulitzer, Nellie Bly, And Changing Attitudes Toward Public Health In 19th Century New York
Journalism

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May 21, 2020

Climate Resilience Takes the Back Seat in NYCHA Repairs

How one NYCHA complex still struggles with repairs and environmental issues seven years after Hurricane Sandy (December 2019) Karen Blondel has been semi-packed for the last seven years. In preparation for Hurricane Sandy in 2012, she removed any projectiles from the walls — picture frames, various décor — of her ground floor apartment in Red Hook Houses. She remembers the moment the water began to enter…

Environment

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Hurricane Sandy Recovery Leaves New York City Public Housing Less Climate Resilient
Hurricane Sandy Recovery Leaves New York City Public Housing Less Climate Resilient
Environment

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Jackie Hajdenberg

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Journalist and sometimes satirist

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