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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

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

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

Republicans Ran From Rat Into NJ Drama

December 17, 2020 by WendyB

In my last post — two weeks ago already, dang! — I wrote about how activists forced an unsafe-for-COVID New York Young Republican Club event out of Manhattan. The club managed to relocate to the Maritime Parc restaurant in Jersey City, but had to keep the venue secret until the last possible minute so it…

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Filed Under: activism, health, In the News, news, politics Tagged With: jersey city, maritime parc restaurant, matt gaetz, new york young republican club

Republicans Run From Trump Rat

December 3, 2020 by WendyB

The #TrumpRat and its activist friends forced a Republican COVID-19 super-spreader event scheduled for tonight out of New York City! Unfortunately for Jersey City, the New York Young Republican Club found a restaurant there — Maritime Parc — that was irresponsible enough to host a pandemic gala. Sorry, New Jersey! Source just sent me this…

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Filed Under: activism, In the News, politics Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, trumprat, young republicans club

Throwback Thursday: OMG, It’s Anya Phillips

November 12, 2020 by WendyB

In November 2010, I tumbled down many Internet rabbit holes while writing a post about 1970s New York style icon/fashion designer/Mudd Club co-founder/Debbie Harry friend Anya Phillips. It was so difficult to find any information about her. READ MY ANYA PHILLIPS POST. So tonight I almost lost my mind when I saw the New York…

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Filed Under: In the News, news, newspapers, obits Tagged With: anya phillips, blondie, debbie harry, mudd clubb, no wave, punk

Relaxing With Joe Biden … NOT!

November 4, 2020 by WendyB

I don’t like to count my chickens before they’re hatched, but at the moment I’m cautiously hopeful for Joe Biden. Keep your fingers, toes, eyes, and all other body parts crossed! I’ve read and heard a lot of people bemoaning the fact that Biden’s lead isn’t the landslide they hoped for. In response, I will…

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Filed Under: activism, In the News, pictures of me, politics, racism Tagged With: black lives matter, defund the nypd, defund the police, philadelphia, voter suppression, walter wallace jr.

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