Shasta Willson

#DoOneThing $ don't buy Harry Potter for Halloween time: Study the civil rights movement. Black organizers did more, with less. We can defeat fascism. prep: Elon Musk is spending a HALF BILLION dollars on the midterms; he thinks they matter. Talk with apathetic voters. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $ donate to DemocracyForward.org Marc Elias is leading the legal fight against election theft. time: help someone vote. Offer a ride or walk them through their first time. prep: incorporate political themes into Halloween! simpleresistance.us/hellmouth/ #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing before the weekend ends $: contribute to a rent fund time: talk about voting. Post about down-ballot races. Offer a ride to the polls. prep: learn to confront online abuse (or withstand it) at onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org #ThreeThings to keep you moving.

#DoOneThing $: Shop holiday and ethnic markets! time: Phone bank today: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... prep: Imagine hope. Invite a friend! simpleresistance.us/imagine-hope/ #ThreeThings to encourage action on any given day, on SimpleResistance.com

#DoOneThing before it's too late! $: add some kid-friendly real food to your Halloween offerings time: Plan a farm outing this weekend, before fall turns into winter prep: invite a friend to participate in democracy! Phone bank, research candidates together, or carpool to the polls! #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: learn something. Take a class (or gift one for the holidays!) time: speak out against one of the many bad legislative efforts. simpleresistance.us/transcend-bi... prep: It's too late to mail your ballot, so use drop-boxes #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: donate to the @waybackmachine.bsky.social time: there's still time to help swing an election! Make phone calls to motivate "sometimes voters" or go door-to-door for local issues and campaigns. prep: vote EVERY race. We have tips: simpleresistance.us/research-rac... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: Feed people simpleresistance.us/feed-people/ time: Fill thrift stores with gently-used surplus items NOW, instead of after the holidays simpleresistance.us/help-santa/ prep: FB Messenger uses AI to target advertising. Switch to Signal. simpleresistance.us/use-signal/ #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: make Spooky Season book-tastic: simpleresistance.us/scary-booksh... time: Vote early and often! (Limit: once per election!) prep: theme your Halloween party or lawn decorations around political messaging. Remind people the Resistance is alive! #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: thrift your craft supplies! simpleresistance.us/craft-thrift... time: Find your drop box or polling location. Don't use USPS! prep: the Holiday season metastasizes: so CULL! Remove traditions entirely, or alternate years. simpleresistance.us/holiday-plan... #ThreeThings you CAN do

#DoOneThing $: buy "I voted" stickers to promote early voting store.election.holiday time: boost pro-voting signals with your avatars and posts. prep: Saturday OCT17 is No Kings early voting day of action. Bring attention to your polling location! simpleresistance.us/micro-protest/ #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: add real food to your Halloween bowl: fruit sticks, shelf-stable milk... time: Trump's been awful! Refresh your memory: www.trumpactiontracker.info prep: election.holiday wants us to celebrate! Think 4th of July as a kid energy simpleresistance.us/election-hol... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: avoid Harry Potter themes, this Halloween season. time: check your voter registration. Deadlines loom, but in many states there's still time to fix errors. prep: worried about election fairness? Learn to be a poll watcher! simpleresistance.us/be-a-poll-wa... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: never click texts or emails asking for money. Only donate from the candidate/cause's website! time: volunteer with @fieldteam6.org , @seedthevote.bsky.social , or check mobilize for #GOTV efforts prep: make politics relevant again. simpleresistance.us/politics-mat... #threethings

#DoOneThing to boost turnout $: donate your Medicare kickback to a small race votesaveamerica.com/midterms/#fl... time: Create a vote club! Research, carpool, phonebank—do it with friends! prep: Voting is confusing. Help a new voter navigate it. #ThreeThings to win big

Can we start a GoFundMe to help Ukraine take out more Russian bot farms? The internet has been noticably nicer today

#DoOneThing on National Coming Out Day! $: donate to @thetrevorproject.bsky.social time: learn what trans kids' lives are actually like. simpleresistance.us/trans-youth/ prep: Check for (and vote against!) anti-trans legislation on your ballot: translegislation.com #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: take a friend or coworker to lunch. Reconnect, or get to know each other better. time: It's Saturday! Go do something touristy in your own home town. prep: Research ALL your races (school board sets library policy!) and then vote as early as you can. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: donate directly, not in response to texts, emails, etc. time: wrap up those postcards! prep: begin researching EVERY local race. This is where the shape of our nation is set, and a dozen votes can swing an election. It takes time, so don't wait for election day. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: donate a book you love time: learn how to sort reality from propaganda. simpleresistance.us/fight-lies/ prep: learn to cook one meal you really like, starting with dried beans. They're a healthy, affordable, generally food-safe protein. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: plan a trip to a museum time: humanize people. simpleresistance.us/fight-dehumanization/ prep: Bondi Beach, Flight 1073, Oct7—insisting every attack on Jews is an Israeli op is antisemitic conspiracy. Call out bigotry of every kind. simpleresistance.us/fight-antise... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: bring snacks with generic pro-voting (non-partisan!) messages like registration deadlines time: Leave reviews on small businesses you value prep: google is unavoidably AI now. Use Duck Duck Go or another alternative instead. simpleresistance.us/search-optio... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: if you're a member of a religious group, make sure your contributions support your values. time: check your voter registration. Today. Deadlines for re-registering loom, and purges are widespread. prep: check voter ID laws for new requirements #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: donate to @datarescueproject.org time: if you do daily puzzles, add this one: choose a current event and summarize it into a pithy elevator pitch. Share them. prep: plan travel. I'll broaden your perspective. #ThreeThings to keep us moving

#DoOneThing $: donate to @fieldteam6.org time: volunteer with a #GOTV group before registration deadlines close. prep: don't like your local candidates? Pick a ballot issue, local race, or national candidate you do like, and spread the word! #ThreeThings on SimpleResistance.US

#DoOneThing $ shop at a small bookstore, or at @bookshop.org time: Read a book. If that feels daunting, read a long-form article. prep: Clear an obstacle. e.g. if you plan to check your voter registration but haven't, find out how, right now. simpleresistance.us/to-do-list/ #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: include real food in your Halloween options. time: theme Halloween decorations, parties and costumes around fighting fascism. simpleresistance.us/hellmouth/ prep: October 17th is No Kings! #GOTV. Wear your Halloween costume! simpleresistance.us/prepare-to-p... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: donate cash to food banks time: teach something. How about a first-time voter class? prep: medicaid rules change again after the midterms. Post deadlines and links, or offer to sit with someone figuring it out. #ThreeThings

Some of us are holding our breath, hoping for a massive Blue Wave to turn the tide, foreshadowing the downfall of fascism. Others are terrified of a rigged election, or outright refusal to acknowledge results, and fear a stolen election [...] shastaw.substack.com/p/voting-is-...

#DoOneThing $ donate to the @waybackmachine.bsky.social time: If you feel burned out, go back to basics. Do something small, concrete, and measurable to support to what matters to you. prep: make gift packs with info about voting or candidates. simpleresistance.us/spill-the-tea/ #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: donate to CommonPower.org Support teams of traveling door-knockers they're deploying to critical races nationwide. time: don't use ChatGPT. Don't gift your training time to the biggest AI Trump donor. simpleresistance.us/quit-chatgpt/ prep: join the public library. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: donate to a rent fund, or a "real rent" program to support local tribes time: Meet the neighbors. Take the next step in building connections, today. prep: Rotate stock. Offer expired items on Buy Nothing for animal food. simpleresistance.us/rotate-stock/ #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: use cash. It's essential for anonymity and resistance work time: watch this short Ted talk on non-violence to refresh your commitment prep: locate your nearest drop box or polling location, then advertise where it is #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing to #GOTV $: donate ONLY on verified web sites, NOT in response to text or email. Fraud is rampant! time: check your voter registration: @votedotorg.bsky.social prep: form a vote club: share deadlines, reminders, research, and carpools with a few friends! #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: fund election integrity. Election Protection Hub: bit.ly/elect-free time: phone bank for a candidate you like. Check Mobilize.us for events. prep: Worried about ICE intimidation or other election-day tactics? Be a poll watcher! simpleresistance.us/be-a-poll-wa... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: make lasagnas for someone who needs warm casserole love or donate to cover overhead simpleresistance.us/lasagna-love/ time: engage in whimsy, and spread it around! prep: memorize the phone number of someone not likely to be with you in a crisis #threethings on SimpleResistance.US

#DoOneThing $: 2026 tax law allows up to $1000 in charitable deductions without itemizing! time: find a reliable local news source. School board or city council interviews can lead you there! prep: micro-protest to spread election information simpleresistance.us/sign-of-the-... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: go to a farmer's market or craft fair today with holiday gifting in time. Preparation avoids Prime Panic! time: read On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social prep: get set up with @tovoters.bsky.social today. You can write as few as five at a time #ThreeThings simpleresistance.us

#DoOneThing $: donate to NorCal Resist time: if you're struggling with hope, read about the civil rights movement. prep: Give thought to whether you could shelter a work crew, friends kids, or others who might need to temporarily disappear until ICE moves on. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: Get a bubble maker or costume and advertise election information! time: update online avatars to #GOTV images simpleresistance.us/update-avata... prep: build backstock of non-perishables one sale at a time. Just get a spare or two whenever there's a deal to be had. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: Shifting money matters. simpleresistance.us/boycott-fati... time: leave an encouraging comment or review! Boost each other up! prep: when you get your flu, COVID or other vaccinations, post a simple "Got my flu shot!". It's something folks are doing, not debating! #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $ commission art gifts from local artists now time: print and share our Simple Resistance zine simpleresistance.us/pamphlets/ prep: learn what Trump's budget does AFTER the midterms. Comprehensive timeline plus two easily-shared graphics here. simpleresistance.us/bbb/ #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: throw a potluck toiletry kit party simpleresistance.us/toiletry-kits/ time: develop an elevator pitch for some policy that matters to you (good or bad) simpleresistance.us/elevator-pit... prep: if you garden, share leftover seeds simpleresistance.us/free-seeds/ #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: support children hurt by deportation through eachstephome.org time: voting is the ante for democracy. Boost #GOTV messages prep: a court just ruled you can't review the ambient notes AI takes during medical visits, so just say no. simpleresistance.us/refuse-ai-no... #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: spend money at the farmer's market time: excuse yourself from something you don't want to do. prep: expand your comfort zone by doing something that pushes your boundaries a little. Get comfortable with bucking social censure; fascists use it to keep you in line. #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: donate to Tuesday's Promise www.tuesdayspromise.org time: watch "American Jedi: the Salman Hamdani Story" on YouTube (38 min). It's a balanced documentary about a Muslim American hero who became an FBI suspect prep: take the next step for emergency preparedness plan. #ThreeThings

Streisand the fuck out of this. Make sure everyone you know watches it, interacts with it, and tells everyone they know.

#DoOneThing $: shift entertainment money to local arts time: Watch John Oliver expose Sinclair "news". simpleresistance.us/boycott-sinc... prep: put GOTV messages on your car with window markers. It's FIVE WEEKS to early voting (and this year, you'll want to consider that option.) #ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: buy GOTV stickers time: pick a short task to do on a regular schedule (e.g. writing postcards) prep: learn about time banking. It's a cool anti-capitalist idea any small group can implement...or learn how to set up a bigger network! #ThreeThings