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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#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 for Halloween!

$: include real food in your Halloween options. Look for sales on Mac-n-cheese cups, fruit cups, shelf-stable chocolate or strawberry milk, etc. (Costco has options!) Hunger is a growing problem -- give kids a choice if you can afford to spend more.

time: theme Halloween decorations, parties and costumes around fighting fascism. Click through if you need ideas, or drop yours in the comments for others (with pictures from last year!)

prep: October 17th is No Kings! #GOTV. Wear your Halloween costume for extra protest energy, or wear it to the nearest poll or drop box to bring attention to their location (especially if they've moved!) https://simpleresistance.us/prepare-to-protest/

#ThreeThings to make resistance fun for just one month. Visit SimpleResistance.US for details

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#DoOneThing $ donate to @thetrevorproject.bsky.social time: if you feel disconnected, reengage with what matters to you. simpleresistance.us/care/ prep: when staples go on sale, buy a spare. Stock up slowly, without a run on the store. #ThreeThings to inspire resistance from SimpleResistance.US

#DoOneThing frequently

$: donate to the Trevor project. Anti-trans legislation in numerous states will make trans kids feel othered. Counter with funds to a group that helps them. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/be-the-one/

time: if you're having trouble caring about things, "touch grass." Reconnect with the things that matter to you and care out loud. https://simpleresistance.us/care/

prep: economic disruption is a norm under Trump. Take stock of the non-perishable things you use regularly and buy a spare when they go on sale. Build a backstock slowly, without depleting stock. (Stores expect extra purchases during sales.) https://simpleresistance.us/build-reserves/

#ThreeThings to help you keep moving

Visit SimpleResistance.US for details

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#DoOneThing $: donate to a phone fund for prisoners time: learn vocabulary like authoritarian and fascism and use them precisely prep: build courage by doing things outside your comfort zone #ThreeThings to inspire you

#DoOneThing this weekend

$: donate money to a fund that supports detainees and prisoners making phone calls. Those connections can make a huge difference, and calls are expensive. https://simpleresistance.us/phone-home/

time: practice using precise language. Don't say "I don't know about that" say "that's not true" or even "he's lying." Learn what fascism, authoritarianism and other political vocabulary actually mean, and then use those terms where they apply. Don't mince words. Call things out in clear, precise language. https://simpleresistance.us/name-it/

prep: authoritarianism relies on us being too timid to say no, so build courage by doing something outside your comfort zone. It could be anything from dressing differently for a day to skydiving -- just keep growing your bravery however you can. https://simpleresistance.us/expand-your-comfort-zone/

#ThreeThings to inspire action

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

PartII, where I explore evidence for Epstein's legacy from beyond the grave: a trove of leverage in the hands of a corrupt government. No, not Israel or Russia. Our own Trump-owned DOJ may be leveraging the influence Epstein collected.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

@Tacoma vigil and ICE protest 6pm Wednesday

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Your regular reminder that if you want a general strike, you should work on building to a general strike! generalstrikeus.com

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

#DoOneThing $: donate to archive.org to support archiving the internet (including .gov) time: publicize your House rep's town halls during Aug. recess, or demand they have some prep: consider planning a campaign to address a local issue: activisthandbook.org/organising/c... #threeThings

#DoOneThing : whether you've slowed in your resistance, or are still struggling to start, here are three simple options to help you get going.

$: donate to archive .org, who maintain the Wayback Machine. Regular snapshots of billions of web pages (including .gov) create a record of this digital slough we call "online."

time: your House rep is home on recess. Check for planned town halls. If you find some, publicize that information. If you don't, call or write and demand they meet with constituents.

prep: local change builds to national change. Is there some local issue you'd like to affect? Free busses, a new playground, or showers for unhoused neighbors at a local community center—what should "someone" do? Learn how "someone" can get started here: https:// activisthandbook. org/organising/campaign

#threeThings

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

How is this not wall-to-wall on social media? This is the step where they take human rights abuses against immigrants and shift to human rights abuses against citizens. Disabled and disadvantaged people were an early step for Germany too. Have no delusions: you're absolutely next.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

#doOneThing $: buy USPS stamps before prices rise July 1 time: postcardstovoters.org has current campaigns and a proven track record. Consider participating. prep: learn about how legal voter suppression elected Trump -- and many others. hartmannreport.com/p/trump-lost... #threethings

#DoOneThing (choose one, or do something else -- just do something!)

$: stock up on Forever stamps before the USPS price hike July 1st, especially if you like the next idea.

time: Postcards to Voters has a proven track record in educating and turning out low-inclination voters. This is one of the few ways (other than door-knocking and phone calls) to *directly* counter gerrymandering, and there are campaigns going on now. Link in comments, or search them.

prep: conspiracies about election theft keep going around, but the last several elections have been stolen in plain sight: voter disenfranchisement, gerrymandering, and other entirely legal forms of voter suppression mathematically account for Harris' loss. Without it, the House would have been D for a while now. Etc. If you've been wooed by the popular post about a complicated Elon-Palandir-techno-mumble election theft, spend some time learning about the actual ways that elections are stolen in plain, legal sight. I'll drop a link in the comments.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

10pm, Saturday the 14th www.kgw.com/article/traf...

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Olympia Washington. Offered to help clean up after and the fields were spotless.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Hemdad is funny as hell...but also not wrong.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

#doOneThing $: buy Pride gear from actual queer people time: D-day veterans' protests today. Join at your local capital, or boost the DC signal online prep: take time for self care. Could I recommend watching the slapfest between Ketamine Kong and Derpzilla? #threethings

#DoOneThing

$: Target's pride line is anemic this year, but an even more predatory company has a decent line this year. DON'T BUY FROM THEM EITHER. Get your Pride gear from small vendors, online or locally. I'll link to a post with resources.

time: there are D-day Veterans' protests in every state capital and some VA hospitals TODAY. Even if you only have a lunch break, show up for a while if you can. If not, boost the signal online -- the DC one should be big, hopefully. Let's make sure the media knows we care.

prep: Take some time for self-care. While Trump and Musk tear each other apart, dragging other nasty men in their wake, take a minute to do what recharges you. For me: ALL the memes. Maybe you want to take a nice walk through nature. That's okay too. (But have you seen the memes?!)

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

#threethings $: buy a small reward for yourself, and enjoy it after you've done something you're putting off time: tell me what would make these posts more useful. prep: If you're still trying to find your feet, ask a friend to talk through it with you. #DoOneThing (Pick ONE task every day!)

#threethings

$: buy a small reward for yourself, and enjoy it after you've done something you're putting off

time: Let me know what would make these posts more useful to you.

prep: If you're still trying to find your feet, ask a friend to talk it over with you. What's stopping you? What do you need? What could you try next?

#DoOneThing (Pick ONE task every day!)

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Amit 100 people at the #SeattleVA to support federal union workers.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Seattle, Cal Anderson Park: counter-protesting right-wing hatred. NOTE: counter-protests are "yellow" by definition (higher risk of escalation and arrest.) I hope there's a great turnout. (I'll be at the VA union protest as it's of personal relevance.)

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

#threethings $: donate to a community garden time: Protest today. If you really can't, aggregate protests. (example in image) prep: we want the Senate to *change* the budget bill, so it kicks back to the House. Goal: ping-pong. 5calls has scripts. #doOneThing See image/alt for details

#threethings

$: is there a community garden in your area? Do they take donations? Consider sponsoring a patch for a low-income resident.

time: it's Stand-up Saturday. There were some big escalations this week, so please choose protesting this week if you can. If you just can't, consider becoming a protest-aggregator. In Seattle Suzi Tucker is collecting and promoting events. (See image for example.) If someone is already doing this in your area, boost them. If they aren't, consider being that person.

prep: we want the Senate to *change* the budget bill. That kicks it back to the house for reconciliation, where any changes bounce it back to the Senate. etc. If you need a script, 5calls has several focused on various aspects of this awful "budget" stuffed with Project 2025 wish-list items.

#doOneThing

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

#threethings $: buy something from a small business you value time: call your Senator. Our goal is to push a change to the budget bill, so the House has to vote again. prep: make a protest plan. They're escalating, so we escalate. Ideas for finding them in image/alt-tag. #doOneThing

#threethings

$: small businesses are struggling as people spend less and material costs rise. If there's a small business you value, remember to spend money there.

time: call your Senator. If they change the budget bill AT ALL it has to go back through the House. Pick something your Senator will balk at, and push for edits to it.

prep: make a weekend protest plan. They're turning up the heat again, so we turn out. If you're not hearing about events, search FB for your city name, and look for local chapters of Indivisible, 50501 and Move On. Find one foothold and you'll discover more.

#DoOneThing

Image: Seattle area protest this Saturday, in support of VA healthcare workers.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

#threethings $: buy a book to educate yourself time: learn three things about the budget bill, and tell someone about each of them prep: if you're in a neighborhood group, ask if there is anyone who would like help with their garden this year. Trade labor for knowledge and zucchini! #doOneThing

#threethings

$: buy a book that will educate you (local store, bookshop dot org or thriftbooks dot com are good options)

time: learn three things about the budget bill the House just passed. Tell each thing to at least one other person. This can be non-confrontational. "Mom, I'm seeing the budget bill cuts Medicare by $500 billion -- are you and Dad going to be okay?" If she argues, drop it. You're planting seeds.

prep: if you're in a neighborhood group, ask if there is anyone who would like some help with gardening tasks this summer. Many older gardeners struggle with the physical labor, but have a wealth of knowledge (and zucchini!) to share.

#doOneThing

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A stone-simple script for calling your Congress Rep TODAY to oppose a devastating "budget" bill stuffed with non-budget wish-list legislation for the GOP.

Call Congress NOW! Oppose the budget bill.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

#threethings $: invest in your skill set: learn something new time: Call Congress. ESPECIALLY GOP -- they're in disarray. prep: do you have a resistance community yet? find a group: activism, mutual aid, volunteer. Keep trying until you find a fit. #doOneThing Image/alt for details

#threethings

$: learn a new skill: sewing, gardening, carpentry, butchering, short-wave radio, book binding. Pick something you're interested in and invest in yourself.

time: call Congress. Call them today. The "budget" bill is STUFFED with non-budget legislation they're trying to sneak through using an expedited protocol designed to keep the government funded. It's a party line vote, but there is so much dissent from the GOP that Trump moved himself for a personal visit to Congress yesterday. Make this politically expensive. Make him skip golf and make promises he'll never keep. Talk to your friends. If they don't believe you, tell them to call their Rep and ask. Make the Trump regime work hard to get this through the house, and if they succeed, start in on the Senate.

prep: have you found a local group yet? Meetings are largely online and optional these days. Emails will tell you about opportunities to get involved. If you tried one group and it was a flop, try another. Doesn't have to be political -- join an art docent program, or volunteer to read in the schools. Just find a place for organic community-building, if you haven't already.

#doOneThing

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#threethings $: buy stickers or a t-shirt from a reputable activist group time: call Congress to oppose the budget they're cramming through at 1am. ALL reps: see image for ideas prep: subscribe or donate to a reputable news source doing real reporting. Drop favorites in comments. #doOneThing

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

#threethings $: backstock medications, if you can time: call GOP reps to object to raising the debt limit $4 trillion (if conservative) WHILE slashing Medicaid (if moderate) prep: check in on vulnerably loved ones to identify lost services and head off crisis #doOneThing

#threethings

$: if you have essential medications, buy extra if you're able.

time: call Congress to oppose the budget reconciliation, ESPECIALLY if you have GOP reps. If they're far-right complain the plan to raise the debt limit 4 TRILLION DOLLARS. If they're moderate, talk about the massive cuts to medicaid, and how that will affect pregnancy, children and nursing homes. If you struggle to compose your thoughts, 5calls has scripts.

prep: if you have older family or other vulnerable loved ones, check in on them. Programs like Meals on Wheels, housing vouchers, or medical transport are losing staff and budget. Check in before things become a crisis.

#doOneThing

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

#threethings $: carry and use cash -- it's anonymous and reliable time: check your local library for events, or go see what modern libraries offer (get a card too -- helps with funding) prep: join a CSA to get local produce and support farmers #Doonething image/alt for details

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

#threethings $: find good and bad corporate records here: www.dei.watch time: it's Saturday! Get up from your keyboard and go do a resistance. (Joining a protest is an easy option.) prep: FEMA is crippled as weather worsens. Work on your emergency prep list. #doOneThing details in image/alt

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$: are you trying to support companies that resist, and avoid those that collaborate? I'll drop a link to a site that tracks corporate DEI policy, and has resources for minority-owned businesses in the comments.

time: it's Stand Up Saturday! Get up from your keyboard and go do a resistance. Join a protest, go to the farmer's market, or volunteer somewhere. Plant a garden, have lunch with a friend or visit the library. Do something in the real world today.

prep: how is your emergency preparedness coming? Weather is getting more extreme (there were fatalities again yesterday) and FEMA appears to be entirely disabled. Being self-sufficient for at least a short time has always been a good idea, but now it's essential. Pick one task to do today.

#DoOneThing

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

#threethings $: go to an art walk, craft fair, etc. and spend money time: do something creative: journal, write, draw, paint an accent wall prep: join an activist art collective, message with sidewalk chalk, make great protest signs to share #doOneThing image/alt tag for details

#threethings
I'm feeling the need for some joy in my life, so let's focus on art today.

$: find an art walk, farmer's market or craft fair this weekend, and buy something (postcards are often available and affordable)

time: do something creative: journal, write, draw, paint an accent wall, use sidewalk chalk to write resistance messages. Everyone can engage in creative play!

prep: is this something you need more of in your life? Join an activist art collective, make great signs to share, write, illustrate, sing...engage your artistic side in resistance.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

#threethings $: donate to a charity harmed by USAID termination time: today is the end of the FAA's TWO-DAY comment period on regs that would allow Musk to increase rocket launches dramatically. prep: if you have a topic ("lane") then pick a tactic. #doOneThing See image/comments for details

$: donate to a group harmed by USAID termination. Link in comments.

time: Musk wants to more than double rocket launches from Cape Canaveral. The FAA's TWO-DAY comment period ends today. The airline pilots union, local fishing industry, and wildlife refuge protectors all want real review of the impacts. They have to read every comment, so please, consider commenting. Link in comments.

prep: Choose a topic, then pick your tactic. Let's say immigration is your "lane". Do you want to volunteer to help families harmed in your community? Protest and boost signal to keep Kilmar's name in the news, because someone has to come home first? Do you live in a city where Avelo Airlines flies (hello Eugene, OR!) and you'd like to make a corporate example of them. Tactics are specific strategies with measurable outcomes. You have to win those small battles to build to the big wins.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Here are clear simple tips for interacting with MAGA true believers. Learn more about how to help someone break free of a cult at freedomofmind.com

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

#threethings $: donate leftover Starbucks gift certificates to unhoused people time: call Congress (especially GOP!) to oppose the terrible budget. 5calls has scripts. prep: if you have ever changed your name, obtain certified copies of ALL related documents. #doOneThing details in image/alt

#threethings

$: Starbuck's gift certificates seem to be a national default thank-you token. If you have a stash of them, give them out to people who are homeless. A small purchase provides bathroom and wifi access for hours. (Don't go buy them -- cash is better, but if you already HAVE them...)

time: call Congress and oppose the budget resolution. 5calls has FIVE different scripts related to this budget. It bans local regulation of AI, restricts courts from finding federal employees in contempt, slashes Medicaid, funds a $25 billion dollar "golden dome" defense system, and raise the debt ceiling by 4 TRILLION dollars. If you have GOP reps, hit that last point hard.

prep: I haven't mentioned paperwork in a while. Women applying for RealID are reporting that they have needed copies of ALL marriage and divorce certificates to reconcile the name on their birth certificate with their current driver's license. If you have ever changed your name for any reason, begin accumulating *certified copies* of those records. Court orders, marriage and divorce certificates -- anything you might need to show a "chain of command" for your identity.

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

#threethings $: plant a native plant time: call Congress: NO budget with Medicaid cuts! prep: put the No Kings protest on your calendar for June 14th. This is to draw attention from his military parade, so if you won't protest, call the press and tell them to cover it. #doOneThing deets in img

#threethings

$: do you have a yard? Find a native plant nursery and buy a non-cultivar native for your yard.

time: call your congress folks and tell them NO MEDICAID CUTS! Half of all maternity and nursing home care is paid for by medicaid. Cuts on the scale the GAO says are necessary will be CATASTROPHIC.

prep: June 14th is the next mass protest date. Put it on your calendar now -- this one is important. (It's also his big birthday march, so we're pulling attention. If you can't stand to protest, consider calling and writing news agencies about covering it.)

#DoOneThing

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Shasta Willson @codeamazon.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

#threethings $: shift one purchase to a local source time: add a new minority voice to your news sources prep: mark "normal" for today -- record a few prices and write about what has already affected you and what still feels familiar. Read it in six months time. #doOneThing details in image/alt

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$: choose something you buy from a big-box store, and see if you can buy it locally.

time: locate and add one new minority source to your news feed

prep: if you have an infection, nurses will draw a line around the red so they can tell if it spreads or shrinks. We're going to do that today for our nation: jot down the prices of some standard things you buy. Do you feel like things are still pretty normal for you, or are there things that have already changed? How about your community? Write it all down and put it somewhere you'll see it in six months. (tip: adding it as a task on your calendar works well.)

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