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Throwback Thursday: 32 But Looking Brand-New

March 4, 2021 by WendyB Leave a Comment

I’ve been neglecting the laundry so, yesterday, I was forced to dig into the “things I never wear” layer of my dresser. When I say I never wear something, I’m not kidding, because this 32-year-old sweatshirt from my graduation from Columbia University looks brand-new! I’ve never been a fan of gray sweatshirts. They’re too drab…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, activism, Fashion, feminism, homegrown vintage, pictures of me, politics, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: columbia college, columbia university, slow fashion, vintage sweatshirts

Flashback Friday: Arrested in the Capitol Rotunda

February 5, 2021 by WendyB

A year ago today, I was arrested in the Capitol Rotunda for sitting on the floor with nine other women, arms locked, and calling on Republican senators to put country over party and find President Trump guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. It was the second time in a week that I…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, In the News, politics Tagged With: #rotunda10, #rotundaten, capitol riots, capitol rotunda, fuck trump, impeachment

Flashback Friday: Arrested on the Capitol Steps

January 29, 2021 by WendyB

A year ago today, I was one of about 40 people arrested for standing on the Capitol steps, calling on Senate Republicans to hold a fair and lawful impeachment trial of Donald Trump, with witnesses and evidence. While I’ve seen myself in group shots from that day, I didn’t see a picture of my arrest…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, pictures of me Tagged With: capitol protestors, capitol steps

Nuclear Weapons: Always Immoral, Now Illegal

January 22, 2021 by WendyB

Today, the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force. This was the result of years of work by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of non-governmental organizations in 100 countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations nuclear weapon ban treaty. ICAN was launched in…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, In the News, news, politics Tagged With: ican, nuclear weapons ban

Throwback Thursday: Women’s March 2017

January 21, 2021 by WendyB

When I got out my “This Pussy Grabs Back” sign yesterday to celebrate Trump’s eviction from the White House, I didn’t realize we were just a day away from the fourth anniversary of the 2017 Women’s March on Washington D.C.   That was the event the sign was originally made for. It was designed by my…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: arrest trump, fuck trump, this pussy grabs back, women's march

Biden/Harris Inauguration: Relief and Hope

January 20, 2021 by WendyB

I haven’t been able to shake a feeling of exhaustion in who knows how long. I’ve had insomnia all my life, but I used to get up at 5 a.m. and go to the gym and then my corporate job, so I know the lack of sleep wasn’t always debilitating. I figured that, with age,…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, In the News, news, outfit post, pictures of me, politics, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: amanda gorman, bravinlee programs, joe biden, kamala harris, presidential inauguration 2021, tish james, trump rat, trumprat

Jewels of the Month: Bye, Don! Welcome 46 & 47!

January 19, 2021 by WendyB

I don’t know if I should call this the dawn of a new era or a return to form. After years of Jewel of the Month posts, I had ZERO last year because fascism and the pandemic had me that distracted from what I love to do. But now that would-be dictator Donald Trump has…

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Filed Under: activism, earrings, featured jewel, Good Causes, In the News, jewel of the month, Jewelry, necklaces, politics, silver, stud earrings Tagged With: run for something

Schwarzenegger Speaks the Truth

January 11, 2021 by WendyB

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was a typically shitty austerity-pushing Republican when he served as governor of California — which makes his passionate call for Trump’s removal all the more striking. My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/blOy35LWJ5 — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 10, 2021 If…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, In the News, news, politics Tagged With: capitol attack, defeat fascism, fuck trump, trump treason

Impeach Trump Now

January 6, 2021 by WendyB

I don’t want the domestic terrorism that took place in Washington, D.C., today to sap all the joy out of the yesterday’s huge achievement: Georgia’s election of two Democratic senators, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Warnock is the first Black person to win a Senate seat in Georgia; Ossoff is the first Jew. Their…

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Filed Under: activism, In the News, news, politics, racism Tagged With: fuck trump, trump coup, trump terrorism

Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2020, Part 3

December 31, 2020 by WendyB

Let’s see if I can get Part 3 of this 2020 Year in Review post done before it’s 2021. I’m racing the clock here! But I had to take a little break after writing about George Floyd and the history of white violence in this country in Part 2. Catch up here: Year in Review:…

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