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Shasta Willson
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#DoOneThing

$: buy gifts that fuel the resistance (click through for inspiration.)

time: send holiday cards or cookie boxes to service members. Build or rebuild connections.

preparation: learn how to document ICE detention, so you know what to do in the moment.

#threethings
#DoOneThing $: buy gifts that fuel the resistance (click through for inspiration.) time: send holiday cards or cookie boxes to service members. Build or rebuild connections, even if you don't agree about everything. preparation: learn how to document ICE detention, so you know what to do in the moment. #threethings Visit SimpleResistance.US for details and links
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: create hygiene kits for unhoused neighbors.

time: Spotify is advertising ICE. If that's the final straw, consider Tidal or Qobuz instead.

prep: new SNAP reporting rules were buried by shutdown news and war crimes. Publicize bureaucratic changes wherever you see them.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: throw a holiday themed party with a purpose: create hygiene kits for unhoused neighbors. Toss in a holiday treat. Joy matters. time: Spotify is advertising ICE. If that's the final straw, consider Tidal or Qobuz instead. prep: new SNAP reporting rules kicked in DEC1, but they were buried by shutdown news and war crimes. Publicize bureaucratic changes wherever you see them, to help affected people find out what they need to do to stay eligible. Share stories even if they don't affect you, to break through the sensational algorithm. #ThreeThings
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: donate the price of a coffee to the Starbucks Strike Fund

time: call Congress. Demand Secretary Hegseth be impeached and removed.

prep: Get a paper address book and use holiday cards to rebuild your analog records.

#ThreeThings

Visit SimpleResistance.US for links and details
#DoOneThing $: donate the price of a coffee to the Starbucks Strike Fund time: call your Senator to demand Secretary Hegseth be impeached and removed. Tell them to restore ACA subsidies, too. prep: the holiday season is a great time to rebuild non-digital contact lists. Get a paper address book, and record each incoming cards' return label! #ThreeThings Visit SimpleResistance.US for links and details every day.
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: set up recurring donations.

time: cull online follows to remove AI slop and other spam. It fuels the disinformation epidemic.

prep: Costco just sued the Trump administration. If bulk is too much, consider a mini co-op or donating excess units to mutual aid.

#threethings
#DoOneThing $: for Giving Tuesday, set up recurring donations. If money is tight, scan for subscriptions you'd be willing to cancel and transfer the spending to charity. time: cull online follows to remove AI slop and other spam. This content isn't innocent: it fuels online disinformation from fraud to political meddling prep: Costco just sued the Trump administration. If you aren't a member because bulk is too much, consider a mini co-op or donating excess units to mutual aid. #threethings
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: shop at small bookstores, or at Bookshop.org

time: leave reviews for small businesses and their products. Keep it simple: "Great food! Five stars."

prep: join a buy nothing group and help disrupt commercialism this holiday season by listing things you don't need

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing as often as you can $: shop at small bookstores, or set up a Bookshop dot org account to fund them with online purchases time: leave reviews for small businesses and their products anywhere you can. Keep it simple: "Great food! Five stars." prep: join a buy nothing group to help get unneeded goods somewhere they'll be valued before the holidays. Afterwards: regifting bonanza! Who knows what treasures await? #ThreeThings to choose from
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: visit a holiday market or cultural fair and buy lunch or gifts. Vendors and communities rely on the income.

time: donate lightly used items (especially for children) NOW to flood thrift stores before — not after — the holidays.

prep: sign the GeneralStrike.US card

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: visit a holiday market or cultural fair and buy lunch or gifts. Vendors and communities spend a year planning these dates, and rely on the income for year round planning. time: donate lightly used items (especially for children) NOW to flood thrift stores before — not after — the holidays. prep: before the weekend boycotts end, sign the GeneralStrike.US card #ThreeThings
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: shop Small Business Saturday. If you're boycotting all transactions, leave reviews.

time: leave a public comment to protect voting rights

prep: House Dems opened an official portal to report ICE abuses. Share credible information there.

SimpleResistance.US for links

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: shop Small Business Saturday (if you're boycotting all transactions, then leave a review on a business you value.) time: there's a new attack on voting rights, and we have until MONDAY DECEMBER 1ST to leave a comment. prep: House Democrats have opened an official portal to report ICE abuses. If you have credible/firsthand knowledge they want whatever information you can share. Visit SimpleResistance.US for more information and links to forms and details. #ThreeThings
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: Buy Nothing Today.

time: but do fill a cart at Home Depot, Target and Amazon, and leave it sitting—remember an Ice Scraper!

prep: learn something new—maintaining mental flexibility helps us fight fascism and resist authoritarians

#ThreeThings

Visit SimpleResistance.US for details
#DoOneThing $: Buy Nothing Day: avoid all spending on Black Friday time: Cart Jam: but do fill a digital cart with items from Home Depot, Target and Amazon, then abandon it! (Don't forget an Ice Scraper!) prep: learning something new fights fascism twice: when we keep our minds flexible we are more resistant to authoritarian impulses, and new skills come in handy in all kinds of unexpected ways. Maybe you'll have a chance to scream bad Mandarin at ICE! #threethings SimpleResistance.US for details and links.
November 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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simpleresistance.us
#DoOneThing

$: donate the price of your turkey to Feeding America

time: practice coming out as yourself today, using tips from the 90's queer coming out movement.

prep: have a conversation about making this holiday season meaningful

Visit SimpleResistance.US for details and links.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: donate the price of your turkey to Feeding America (yes, this is a repeat. Food insecurity in America is rising dramatically.) time: practice coming out as yourself today. Wear your NPR t-shirt, or practice what you'll say when Aunt Sally launches in on the immigrant rant. Click through for tips gleaned from the 90's queer coming out movement. prep: Thanksgiving launches the American holiday season, so while everyone is gathered, have a conversation about making this year meaningful! There are suggestions here to get even your MAGA relatives (unknowingly) pulling for the resistance. Visit SimpleResistance.US for details and links. #ThreeThings
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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#DoOneThing every day

$: donate the price of your turkey to Feeding America

time: learn true facts about transgender youth and practice speaking up if Uncle John goes off this week

prep: support Small Business Saturday

See SimpleResistance.US for details and links

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing every day $: donate the price of your turkey to Feeding America time: learn true facts about transgender youth and practice speaking up if Uncle John goes off this week prep: support Small Business Saturday See SimpleResistance.US for details and links #ThreeThings
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: Join the "We Ain't Buying It" pledge by Black Voters Matter: actionnetwork.org/forms/weaint...

time: defend patent integrity from trolls: simpleresistance.us/patent-defen...

prep: join an anti-ICE training tonight: www.mobilize.us/ndlon/event/...

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing every day! $: "We Ain't Buying It" : sign the pledge card from Black Voters Matter and avoid Amazon, Home Depot and Target this week. time: Patent trolls file over-broad patents and then sue everyone in sight, making money through settlements. Protect the process to challenge these bad patents by submitting a comment before DEC2. prep: join a training at 5pm PST Tuesday Nov25, to learn creative Anti-ICE tactics, including organizing Home Depot Ice scraper return protests. Link at site. #threethings Visit SimpleResistance.US for details and links
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: donate to fix brake lights: www.norcalresist.org/brake-light-...

time: be a tourist where you live, or gift a weekend in a nearby "target city."

prep: spend time imagining a better future. Brainstorm steps!

#ThreeThings

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#DoOneThing $: small issues give cops an excuse to pull people over. NorCal Resistance has a tail-light fixing program. Donate today, or create your own local version. time: spend time exploring your own city today, to boost the local economy. Or plan a weekend in a target city nearby (maybe as a holiday gift?) prep: fight for something by imagining the world you'd like to rebuild, after we defeat fascism. Brainstorm with a friend, or throw a party to brainstorm steps to the future! #ThreeThings
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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#DoOneThing
$: join "We Ain't Buying It" by Black Voters Matter: weaintbuyingit.com

time: boost the signal for #removetheregime today

prep: Learn about gmails new AI integration and alternatives: simpleresistance.us/email-privacy/

#ThreeThings
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Almost time…

REMOVE THE REGIME!
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: keep boycotting Starbucks

time: support the Congressmembers who issued a PSA about resisting unlawful orders. Learn more: simpleresistance.us/resist-unlaw...

prep: identify obstacles and either start a resistance task you want to do, or decide it's not right for you.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: keep boycotting Starbucks time: share the PSA about resisting unlawful orders that landed six members of Congress a death threat from Trump. Links to the PSA and contact to thank the members are on the Simple Resistance Post. https://simpleresistance.us/resist-unlawful-orders/ prep: cross a resistance task off your To-Do list by identifying obstacles and either getting started, or deciding it's the wrong task. Nobody can do everything, and resistance has to be sustainable. Choose tasks that draw you into more actions. #threethings
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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#DoOneThing as often as you can

$: Buy fundraising art from NorCal Resistance

time: mark ICE detentions with signs, yellow flowers, or stencils

prep: learn how to document ICE detentions effectively

#threethings to choose from

Visit SimpleResistance.US for details and links.
#DoOneThing as often as you can $: NorCal Resist engages in direct action. Their art team has put together the. most incredible set of fund-raising items we've ever seen. If you're looking for holiday gifts that are cool and support resistance, check them out! time: identify ICE detention locations in your area and mark them. Use signs, yellow flowers, or take a step to the slightly illegal side with guerrilla stencils. prep: learn how to record ICE detentions and get your phone ready before you encounter one. They're happening everywhere. Learn how to document, and what to do afterward. #threethings to choose from Visit SimpleResistance.US for details and links.
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: commission art as a gift or for yourself

time: zoom in to local news & out to international coverage; gain new context and escape regime capitulation

prep: Learn about the back-door prohibition Congress slipped into the CR, then call.

#threethings

SimpleResistance.US for details
#DoOneThing $: commission art directly from a small artist, as a gift or for yourself time: zoom in to local news or out to international coverage to gain new context and escape regime capitulation prep: the continuing resolution snuck in a provision to ban CBD products in one year. Learn about this back-door ban of a valuable industry and then call Congress. (Script at link.) #threethings Visit SimpleResistance .US for details
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: make a conscious shopping plan for the holidays

time: leverage the season for community building

prep: learn some tips for being proudly yourself at holiday gatherings and beyond

#threethings

See SimpleResistance.US for more details
#DoOneThing $: make a conscious shopping plan for the holidays time: leverage the season for community building prep: learn some tips for being proudly yourself at holiday gatherings and beyond #threethings See SimpleResistance.US for details about how to do these things, or freelance your own great ideas!
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: support artists with money

time: donate Starbucks cards to unhoused people, for wifi, bathrooms and heat

prep: Turn off tracking: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

#ThreeThings

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November 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: sign the Black Voters Matter pledge to buy consciously

time: separate facts from phobia to protect all our kids from fear-mongerers

prep: ICE raids are hitting daycares and yard crews. Learn simple (and not-so-simple) ways to protect people

#ThreeThings

Visit SimpleResistance.US
#DoOneThing $: sign the Black Voters Matter pledge to spend consciously this holiday season time: dismantle prejudice by learning the truth about transgender youth. Visit the site for a summary and links. prep: ICE is targeting work crews, leaving running lawnmowers and screaming daycare children in their wake. Learn simple (and some not-so-simple) steps to protect the people who make your world work. #threethings Visit simpleresistance.US for details and resources
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
codeamazon.bsky.social
Ring cameras teaming up with Flock surveillance: techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
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November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: donate to the Trevor Project

time: join a No Trillionaires! protest at a Tesla dealer today

prep: learn about and push back on Flock surveillance. The police state grows when we let it: many cities have cancelled contracts due to public scrutiny.

#ThreeThings

simpleresistance.us
#DoOneThing $: Donate to the Trevor Project, to fight LGBTQ+ youth suicide during Transgender Awareness Week. time: Join a "No Trillionaires" protest today: if Tesla doesn't perform, Elon doesn't get his new TRILLION DOLLAR compensation package. We've got this! prep: ICE and other enforcement is accessing Flock surveillance records nationwide. Learn more about this threat and push back: Flock contracts have been cancelled and police departments have turned off information sharing after public scrutiny brought these problems to light. We can make a difference one city at a time! #ThreeThings Visit SimpleResistance.US for links and details.
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
codeamazon.bsky.social
The term you are looking for is Predators.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: check your Chamber of Commerce for local gift certificates, instead of Starbucks.

time: It's Transgender Awareness Week. Spread awareness, or watch Will & Harper.

prep: File federal paperwork NOW, before government closes again Feb1.

#threethings

simpleresistance.us
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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simpleresistance.us
#DoOneThing

$: boycott Starbucks. They went on strike today.

time: When dozens of women tell the same story, we don't need to wait for a man to corroborate it. Share an Epstein victim's statement.

prep: donate excess goods before Christmas, not after, to help struggling families.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: Boycott Starbucks. They went on strike today. time: we don't need Epstein's files to know who the predators are. We have victim and witness statements in and our of court. Believe victims: when dozens of unrelated women tell the same story, the story is true. Read at least one victim statement. prep: if you do a deep-clean between Christmas and New Years, donating items you no longer need, shift that donation to the pre-Christmas season. This is especially helpful for children's items, as parents search thrift stores for something from Santa. #threethings For more details on each day's actions, or additional inspiration, visit SimpleResistance.US
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM