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Deborah Wolfson
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Water towers. Dog pictures. Withering remarks.

I talk about New York history here: https://leavesofglass.substack.com

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Bucky, a cream colored boxer/bulldog/pittie mystery combo, smiling serenely curled up next to my leg with her chin on my knee. Bucky wearing a white cable knit sweater jacket standing on a gray couch looking up with a great deal of dignity.
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike.
A wild turkey hanging out on a grassy patch near a bus stop on Staten Island.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Emily Dickinson’s “I Died For Beauty” as a Zohran For New York poster.
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Yeeeeees.
The not-Dorothy Parker poem, “I like to have a martini, two at the very most, three and I’m under the table, four and I’m under the host” but as a Zohran for New York poster.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I’m sorry.
A Zohran for New York style poster but it says Wicked For Good.
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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“Space: The Final Frontier” but as a Zohran poster.
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Mmmhmmm.
The NYC mayoral electoral map with 40% of the vote in. Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan are dark Blue for Mamdani. Queen’s is lighter Blue for Mamdani. Staten Island is yellow for Cuomo. The Rock pursing his lips post-eye roll.
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Bucky went as Krypto, mostly because there are limits on what clothing she will tolerate me putting her in.
Bucky, a cream colored boxer/bulldog/pittie mix, sitting on a gray carpet in a red Superman cape looking up nobly. She is waiting for a treat but she gives the whole thing an air of dignity. Bucky still sitting in her cape but looking back over her shoulder. Is there cheese that needs to be rescued? A skateboard she must fight? Only she knows.
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Nothing makes me feel as good about my life choices as when the election volunteers are really excited to give me extra stickers for trick-or-treaters.

Except for Bucky wearing garments, but that’s less time-specific.
A cream colored boxer/bulldog/pittie mix laying on a gray couch sniffing a Halloween Voter 2025 sticker I am offering for her inspection. Bucky the same great dog from before in a Superdog cape, looking up nobly. A bowl overflowing with full sized candy bars and bags of Haribo gummies and I’m a Future Voter stickers with a sign with illustrated ghosts saying have a spooky day, signed 5E.
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Thank you for asking!
A cream colored boxer/bulldog/pittie combo back in a Super cape like Kyoto’s. She is sitting on a gray rug looking pensively to her right, like she hears someone who needs her help. They might have too much cheese or an empty lap, I am just a person and cannot tell. A cream colored boxer/bulldog/pittie combo back in a Super cape like Kyoto’s. She is sitting on a gray rug looking up nobly.
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Bill & Ted and Bill & Ted and Bill & Ted.
The scene from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure when Bill and Ted meet themselves outside the Circle K playing above Alex Winters and Keanu Reeves on stage with Naomi Fry at the New Yorker Fest.
October 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Happy Pitbull Awareness Day to all who celebrate but mostly Bucky.
Bucky, a cream-colored boxer-bulldog-pittie mix, curled up in a perfect croissant ball with her head resting on my lap. Bucky laying contentedly on a pile of gray plaid blanket, with a small smile on her pup lips, her tail curled towards her face. Bucky on that same gray blanket but with her front paw curled up under her little chin. Bucky sitting on the floor of a cab with her chin resting on the seat. She is wearing a black bow with white flowers on it.
October 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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A cardboard box with a circle cut out in the center you could stick your face through. In sharpie, it says “This is my resisting bitch face.” A sign that says “ICE IS OUR NATION KIDNAPPED” with two Klan hoods drawn on it. A protest sign with three happy frogs that says, “United, we ribbit. Divided, we croak.”
October 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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No Kings New York.
A sign that reads: “Hey Trump nobody paid us to be here we all HATE YOU for FREE!” A person in an inflatable frog suit holding a sign that says, “Do I look like the enemy within?” A person in an inflatable unicorn suit cracking up their friend in a t shirt with an American flag on the front. A person in an inflatable giraffe suit next to a sign that says “No thrones No crowns No kings”
October 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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“A republic. Keep it.”
October 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Happy Release Day of the 10th Anniversary Edition of Emotion to all who celebrate!
A screenshot of my phone playing the newly released anniversary edition of Emotion. Cut the Feeling just started.
October 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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I’m watching the live stream of Mamdani’s rally and you can tell he has this because even Bucky looked up when he came on stage.
Bucky, a cream colored boxer/bulldog/pittie mix, laying on a bed covered with a yellow blanket, surrounding by blankets and stuffies. She is looking up with her ears at full attention, very serious and focused.
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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A better world is possible.
A street sign for Columbus Ave edited to read Columbo Ave. I… did not do a good job on the editing but were just talking ideas right now, you know?
October 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Bucky ball.
A cream colored boxer/bulldog curled up like a croissant but her head is resting my leg.
October 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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I saw a butterfly (not even near green space! Just out and about) walking home last night and I don’t know I would have clocked it without this piece.
A butterfly flying over a New York crosswalk at night. A butterfly soaring by buildings. A butterfly looking like an orange V as it flies through a street.
October 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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I don’t usually go in for knee jerk contrarianism, but I make exceptions.
A screenshot from The City article: “He ran into Daniel Penny, the ex-marine who in 2023 put Jordan Neely — a homeless Michael Jackson impersonator — in a chokehold on the subway, leading to his death. Though many condemned Penny as a murderer, he became a hero to the political right. A jury acquitted Penny last year, a decision Sliwa agreed with. Penny stood up and shook Sliwa’s hand, and a moment later, Sliwa spotted venture capitalist and political consultant Bradley Tusk standing nearby. (Tusk donated to several candidates in the Democratic primary election.) The men chatted, and Sliwa moved on. “You run into everyone in the subway,” Sliwa said. “That’s why I say it’s a melting pot. You’ll go meet a millionaire, you meet the poor, impoverished, homeless.” “
September 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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I’m giving a talk this Thursday at the Dead Ladies Show! I’m talking about Rose Schneiderman! Come hear at least one spoiler for The Gilded Age season 8 and find out how I insult George McClellan!
Rose Schneiderman speaking at an outdoor rally. She stands at a podium with a WTUL banner over it in front of a Bookkeeper, Stenographers, Accountants Union banner. Rose Schneiderman in front of a League of Self-Supporting Women banner speaks to a sidewalk crowd of men. Someone holds a “votes for women” sign. A flyer for Rose Schneiderman speaking. It calls her a “Gifted Young Lecturer, Presenting The Woman’s Question from the Industrial Point of View” and proclaims her a “Prominent Trade Unionist.” The Dead Ladies Show NYC logo.
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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My “restricting access to the proven safe and effective prevention” headline has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my headline.
A screenshot of a Times email alert. The first story reads “F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions The policy is the federal government’s most restrictive since the vaccines became available.” Below, under “MORE COVERAGE” is a story that says, “COVID is spreading again this summer. Here’s why.—>”
August 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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This has the double disadvantage of being a text for Eric Adams and the less funny entrant into the “So There Have Been Some Criminal Charges” campaign ad of the cycle, which had to be one of Weiner’s.
A PAC text for Eric Adams. There is a photo of Adams smiling not not uncomfortably and the text reads: New York City is back on the rise. Mayor Eric Adams has made mistakes-he's human. But he's also corrected course and delivered results where it matters most: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V-uzhiUCms ✅ Crime is trending down ✅ Jobs are growing again ✅ Affordable housing is being built Being Mayor of NYC is the 2nd toughest job in America. Only Eric Adams has proven he can take the hits, learn, and keep leading this city forward. Don't take our word for it-watch this quick video and see the results for yourself. NYC deserves a fighter who gets back up and keeps moving forward. That's Eric Adams. Paid for by Empower NYC, whose CEO is Abe George. Top three donors: Scott Lynn, Etoiles Trust & Gary Barnett. Not expressly or otherwise authorized or requested by any candidate or the candidate's committee or agent. For more information, visit nyc.gov/FollowTheMoney Stop to Unsubscribe
August 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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The word “yikes” written in a serifed font that almost suggests Hebrew letters.
August 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM