R Michelle Urdang
@michelleurdang.bsky.social
Confessional feministe artist, painter, intuitive empathic visionary with an iconographic memory♍️ Exploring intersectional femme archetypes and sociopolitical empowerment🌙stream of consciousness🌟finding requires deliberate seeking☮️ http://rhondaurdang.com
Pinned
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Period: Nanboku-chō period (14th century).
Material: Made of bronze and wood with pigments.
Significance: The sculpture represents the fusion of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs that occurred in medieval Japan. The deer is considered a sacred messenger of the Kasuga Shrine deities in Nara, Japan.
Material: Made of bronze and wood with pigments.
Significance: The sculpture represents the fusion of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs that occurred in medieval Japan. The deer is considered a sacred messenger of the Kasuga Shrine deities in Nara, Japan.
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Period: Nanboku-chō period (14th century).
Material: Made of bronze and wood with pigments.
Significance: The sculpture represents the fusion of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs that occurred in medieval Japan. The deer is considered a sacred messenger of the Kasuga Shrine deities in Nara, Japan.
Material: Made of bronze and wood with pigments.
Significance: The sculpture represents the fusion of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs that occurred in medieval Japan. The deer is considered a sacred messenger of the Kasuga Shrine deities in Nara, Japan.
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Jan Lukas -
Sans titre (Femme au miroir)
1935
Sans titre (Femme au miroir)
1935
December 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Jan Lukas -
Sans titre (Femme au miroir)
1935
Sans titre (Femme au miroir)
1935
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#OTD in 1989, a gunman murdered 14 women & wounded another 10 women & 4 men at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
He separated men from women & shot the women while yelling "I hate feminists."
Dec 6 is observed in Canada as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
He separated men from women & shot the women while yelling "I hate feminists."
Dec 6 is observed in Canada as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#OTD in 1989, a gunman murdered 14 women & wounded another 10 women & 4 men at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
He separated men from women & shot the women while yelling "I hate feminists."
Dec 6 is observed in Canada as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
He separated men from women & shot the women while yelling "I hate feminists."
Dec 6 is observed in Canada as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
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Mother Mary wearing a respirator to protect herself from tear gas. Baby Jesus with zip-tied hands. Masked centurions with green vests labeled “ICE.”
This is how the Lake Street Church of Evanston chose to assemble its outdoor Nativity scene for Christmas.
This is how the Lake Street Church of Evanston chose to assemble its outdoor Nativity scene for Christmas.
Evanston church’s Nativity scene depicted baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents
Lake Street Church of Evanston depicted baby Jesus’ hands zip-tied, Mary with a gas mask and ICE as centurions in its Nativity scene.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mother Mary wearing a respirator to protect herself from tear gas. Baby Jesus with zip-tied hands. Masked centurions with green vests labeled “ICE.”
This is how the Lake Street Church of Evanston chose to assemble its outdoor Nativity scene for Christmas.
This is how the Lake Street Church of Evanston chose to assemble its outdoor Nativity scene for Christmas.
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Santa Fe window
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows
#ArtAdventCalendar
#ClassicMono
#WindowsOnWednesday
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersUnited #photography
#ArtYear
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows
#ArtAdventCalendar
#ClassicMono
#WindowsOnWednesday
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersUnited #photography
#ArtYear
December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Apparently there is a musical called MRS. SANTA CLAUS in which the eponymous Mrs (Angela Lansbury) travels by sleigh to 1910 NYC and becomes a suffragette and labor activist and it's on Prime and Roku and Hoopla and boy howdy do I know the next movie I'M watching
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Apparently there is a musical called MRS. SANTA CLAUS in which the eponymous Mrs (Angela Lansbury) travels by sleigh to 1910 NYC and becomes a suffragette and labor activist and it's on Prime and Roku and Hoopla and boy howdy do I know the next movie I'M watching
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Anne Rothenstein, Black Dog (oil on wood panel, 2021)
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Anne Rothenstein, Black Dog (oil on wood panel, 2021)
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#Art: Henri Rousseau
💫#AspectingtheCosmos, Thursday, December 04, 2025: Full OOB N Cold Moon in #Gemini: If you missed yesterday's post you can read it here:
inspiritualservice.com/celestial-events-2025
#astrology #astrologer #coldmoon #astrologydaily #fullmoon
💫#AspectingtheCosmos, Thursday, December 04, 2025: Full OOB N Cold Moon in #Gemini: If you missed yesterday's post you can read it here:
inspiritualservice.com/celestial-events-2025
#astrology #astrologer #coldmoon #astrologydaily #fullmoon
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#Art: Henri Rousseau
💫#AspectingtheCosmos, Thursday, December 04, 2025: Full OOB N Cold Moon in #Gemini: If you missed yesterday's post you can read it here:
inspiritualservice.com/celestial-events-2025
#astrology #astrologer #coldmoon #astrologydaily #fullmoon
💫#AspectingtheCosmos, Thursday, December 04, 2025: Full OOB N Cold Moon in #Gemini: If you missed yesterday's post you can read it here:
inspiritualservice.com/celestial-events-2025
#astrology #astrologer #coldmoon #astrologydaily #fullmoon
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"The full moon rises on Thursday, Dec. 4, the third supermoon of 2025. In the Mohican tradition of New England, it’s called the “Long Night” moon, marking some of the longest times of darkness." Tonight’s moon over Inverness.
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
"The full moon rises on Thursday, Dec. 4, the third supermoon of 2025. In the Mohican tradition of New England, it’s called the “Long Night” moon, marking some of the longest times of darkness." Tonight’s moon over Inverness.
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Afternoon ponderings…
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Afternoon ponderings…
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Donald Trump is handing his Big Oil campaign donors even more opportunities to screw over Americans at the pump and poison our air.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
The Trump administration is proposing new fuel economy standards for vehicles that would roll back efficiency rules implemented under former President Biden.
Trump administration moves to roll back fuel economy standards set under Biden
The Trump administration proposed rules that would weaken fuel economy standards for vehicles set under President Biden in 2024.
cbsn.ws
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Donald Trump is handing his Big Oil campaign donors even more opportunities to screw over Americans at the pump and poison our air.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Trump calls human beings “vermin,” “garbage,” “diseases,” “poison,” and “animals.”
Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.
Give me a break.
Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.
Give me a break.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Trump calls human beings “vermin,” “garbage,” “diseases,” “poison,” and “animals.”
Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.
Give me a break.
Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.
Give me a break.
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BERMAN: How many of the 40,000 people born in Somalia living in Minnesota do you consider to be garbage?
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
BERMAN: How many of the 40,000 people born in Somalia living in Minnesota do you consider to be garbage?
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
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A sickening moral slum of an administration. - By George F. Will
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A sickening moral slum of an administration. - By George F. Will
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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I am disgusted with the President's racist and horrific comments regarding the Somali community here in Minnesota.
Somali folks are welcome here.
Refugees Welcome.
Somali folks are welcome here.
Refugees Welcome.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I am disgusted with the President's racist and horrific comments regarding the Somali community here in Minnesota.
Somali folks are welcome here.
Refugees Welcome.
Somali folks are welcome here.
Refugees Welcome.
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Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
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Minneapolis and St. Paul leaders rallied behind the Somali community Tuesday after reports emerged that the Trump administration plans an intensive immigration enforcement operation targeting hundreds of undocumented Somali immigrants in the region. (via @mprnews.org)
Twin Cities leaders rally behind Somalis amid reports feds may target community
City leaders from Minneapolis and St. Paul stood firmly with the Twin Cities Somali community Tuesday following reports that the Trump administration plans to primarily target hundreds of undocumented Somali immigrants.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Minneapolis and St. Paul leaders rallied behind the Somali community Tuesday after reports emerged that the Trump administration plans an intensive immigration enforcement operation targeting hundreds of undocumented Somali immigrants in the region. (via @mprnews.org)
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Jacob Frey: "We are here to respond to credible reports relaying that there are as many as 100 federal agents that will be deployed to the Twin Cities with a specific focus on targeting our Somali community. To our Somali community -- we love you and we stand with you. That commitment is rock solid"
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Jacob Frey: "We are here to respond to credible reports relaying that there are as many as 100 federal agents that will be deployed to the Twin Cities with a specific focus on targeting our Somali community. To our Somali community -- we love you and we stand with you. That commitment is rock solid"
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can only imagine what this feels like for a Somali-American teen or grade schooler.
President Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the U.S. as he sought to refocus public attention on his anti-immigration rhetoric.
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
The president delivered xenophobic comments during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
can only imagine what this feels like for a Somali-American teen or grade schooler.
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It’s time for a “Spartacus” moment …
I am Somali.
Are you Somali too?
I am Somali.
Are you Somali too?
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It’s time for a “Spartacus” moment …
I am Somali.
Are you Somali too?
I am Somali.
Are you Somali too?
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Minneapolis is proud to be home to the largest Somali community in the country. They are our neighbors, our friends, and our family — and they are welcome in our city. Nothing Donald Trump does will ever change that.
Mayor Frey, Chief O'Hara and Council Member Osman will hold a 1 p.m. press conference in response to the Trump administration's threat to target Somali immigrants. Watch the livestream of the press conference: https://youtube.com/live/jFdRnc80h2c
December 2, 2025 Minneapolis officials repond to Trump administration targeting Somali immigrants
cityofminneapolis
youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Minneapolis is proud to be home to the largest Somali community in the country. They are our neighbors, our friends, and our family — and they are welcome in our city. Nothing Donald Trump does will ever change that.