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#DoOneThing

$: donate unwanted gift cards to charity

time: use leftover holiday cards to demand Congress pass cosponsor H.R. 695/S. 145, the USPS Fairness Act

prep: if you need anything postmarked in 2025, walk up to the counter : simpleresistance.us/postdate/

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing regularly $: donate unwanted gift cards to charity (even some partially used ones!) time: use leftover holiday cards to demand Congress pass cosponsor H.R. 695/S. 145, the USPS Fairness Act, ending the pre-funding mandate. prep: if you need anything postmarked in 2025, walk up to the counter. Learn more about options for same-day postmarks by clicking through. #ThreeThings to choose from
December 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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#DoOneThing as often as you can

$: do year-end financial tasks. simpleresistance.us/calendar-year/

time: Invite an activist friend to lunch for inspiration or brainstorming!

prep: Buy national park passes before Trump's face pollutes them in 2026: simpleresistance.us/trump-pass/

#Threethings
#DoOneThing as often as you can $: check for year-end financial planning before the year ends. Click through for checklists. time: if you're feeling stuck, demoralized, or just want to up your resistance in the new year, invite an activist friend to lunch for inspiration. prep: America the Beautiful National Park passes (annual and lifetime) will feature Trump's face in the new year. Buy yours now, with 2025 art. (Still good for 12 months.) #Threethings to choose from on any given day
December 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Celebrating TWO-HUNDRED unique ideas on the site today! If you know someone who says there's nothing they can do, we guarantee anyone can find something here! If you really can't, tell us and we'll figure out something you can do, too. Seriously.

simpleresistance.us/how-to/
How-To - SimpleResistance.US
How to get started The Front Page Every day the front page has three actions. Pick something that interests you and just go do it. If you can’t do it today, put it on the calendar! If you don’t get it...
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December 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: check changes to charitable tax codes before final donations

time: if you mail thank you cards, add a few to politicians for things you appreciate

prep: resistance bingo is a great NYE activity. Visit the site to learn how to play: simpleresistance.us/resistance-b...

#ThreeThings
December 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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#DoOneThing
$: Spend expiring FSA/HSA funds. Donate surplus.

time: invite 1-5 friends to do something simple. You're building community.

prep: CERT trains neighbors to respond to emergencies. Find training resources: simpleresistance.us/cert-training/

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing every single day! We offer simple ideas. $: If you have FSA/HSA funds expiring, spend them and donate surpluses. (Click through for quick-click options.) time: invite 1-5 friends to do something simple together: visit your Senator or have tea while you write postcards. You're establishing a basis of trust, so make it easy and fun. prep: Community Emergency Response Teams are trained to step in until professional teams can arrive. These days, that might be days or weeks, making the training even more crucial. Click through to get started. #ThreeThings to choose from
December 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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#DoOneThing every day

$: keep boycotting Starbucks

time: use new art supplies to design a Zine. Have fun and spread the word! simpleresistance.us/pamphlets/

prep: choose better thrift stores for donations. simpleresistance.us/thrift-better/

#ThreeThings to choose from each day
#DoOneThing every day. There are hundreds of simple actions! $: keep boycotting Starbucks time: use new art supplies to design a Zine. Have fun and spread the word about something that matters to you! prep: choose better thrift stores for donations. Click through for tips on finding less commercial or religion-free options locally. #ThreeThings to choose from each day
December 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: donate to a phone fund for detainees

time: reach out to military friends and family today, even if you're estranged: simpleresistance.us/armed-allies/

prep: skip the commercial theater and stream holiday arts at home: simpleresistance.us/digital-trad...

#threethings
#DoOneThing (yes, even today!) $: donate to a phone fund for detainees or prisoners. Check with your local immigrant rights group, or click for options. time: reach out to military friends or family today, especially if they can't be home. If you're estranged, click through for tips. MAGA is quiet-quitting, and now is the time for outreach. prep: instead of a commercial movie experience today, traditional holiday arts like the Nutcracker Ballet are now available streaming, for a fee or in many cases free (consider a donation.) #ThreeThings to choose from
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: get LOCAL gift certificates

time: post new or high-quality goods on free or resale sites TODAY. Be someone's miracle.

prep: Watch It's a Wonderful Life or Klaus for your holiday viewing. Everything can fuel resistance!

#ThreeThings to choose from.
#DoOneThing every day! $: if you need last minute gifts, consider LOCAL gift certificates time: if you have new or high-quality used items you've been "meaning to sell" post them today to save someone's holiday. If you can afford to, make it free and be someone's miracle! prep: will you be watching movies with family? To sneak in resistance themes with the most MAGA relatives, consider It's a Wonderful Life. Or consider Klaus, a gorgeously illustrated, religion-free origin story for Santa set in a remote Scandinavian town with indigenous Sámi characters. It's pro-post-office too! #ThreeThings to choose from.
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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#DoOneThing every day

$: donate to the Internet Archive: archive.org

time: Watch the 60-minutes CECOT coverage, aired in Canada: archive.org/details/insi...

prep: facing another holiday with a MAGA relative (or six?) We have tips: simpleresistance.us/be-yourself/

#ThreeThings to choose from
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: for $5/month get PBS extended content.

time: Email DNC Chair Ken Martin to demand the DNC release its analysis of 2024 losses : [email protected]

prep: build real hope with 12 stories of solidarity, each with multiple linked news sources: americasvoice.org

#threethings
#DoOneThing $: for $5/month get content from a station that won't let you down: PBS! (We'll have more on CBS as plans emerge.) time: The DNC decided not to let us see its internal analysis of 2024 losses. With conspiracy swirling, transparancy is critical. Email DNC Chair Ken Martin today. prep: tired of fake feel-good stories? America's Voice published 12 stories of solidarity, each with multiple linked news sources. Go read it, then share it. #threethings
December 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: donate cash, not cans to food banks.

time: bigotry fuels fascism, so fight it all. Learn about antisemitism: simpleresistance.us/fight-antise...

prep: the NDLON would like you to adopt a location with immigrant day-laborers simpleresistance.us/adopt-a-corn...

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing every day $: donate cash to food banks (don't buy cans.) time: Bigotry fuels fascism: learn about antisemitism and speak up when you encounter it. prep: the National Day Labor Organizing Network is looking for detention-safe (white, citizen) volunteers to protect the places immigrants look for day jobs. #ThreeThings to choose from
December 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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#DoOneThing every day

$: buy at least one gift from a minority-owned business

time: use leftover holiday cards for politics

prep: disinformation proliferates around any newsworthy story. learn how to fight it: simpleresistance.us/fight-lies/

#ThreeThings to choose from
#DoOneThing every day $: buy at least one gift from a minority-owned business time: use leftover holiday cards for politics prep: disinformation proliferates around any newsworthy story. Ahmed al-Ahmed is Muslim, not Christian. Mossad didn't kill Jews in Australia. Rob Reiner's son wasn't transitioning. Learn how to identify and fight misinformation: https://simpleresistance.us/fight-lies/ #ThreeThings to choose from
December 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: share reviews of local businesses you like

time: Pass a kudo or stand up for someone today. It matters.

prep: MAGA is quiet quitting. Browse and share his actions, collected at www.trumpactiontracker.info

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: the shipping window is closing, but there's still time for in-person buys. Post about local stores you like, ask for recommendations, and always leave reviews! time: we all feel despair at times. Even HCR must have days she isn't sure she can keep going. Yesterday was a low spot for me, then one person told me a Simple Action was helpful, and another joined my family at a public Hanukah lighting. Today, I feel re-energized. Who can you pass a kudo or stand with today? prep: MAGA is quiet quitting. We help by publicizing the really awful things he's doing, from reputable sources. But where are those? A UK researcher is compiling Trump's actions, organized into categories, with every one backed by a reputable news source. Browse and share something you didn't know! #ThreeThings
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: from the Tabernacle Choir to the Nutcracker, enjoy traditions online: simpleresistance.us/digital-trad...

time: Watch this interview with Maria Ressa: simpleresistance.us/committee-fo...

prep: sign up for a first-aid class, or gift one. Check the Red Cross or FD.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: from the Nutcracker to the Tabernacle Choir, opportunities to indulge holiday traditions online keep growing. Support the arts with digital tickets, or make a donation if you enjoy a free show. https://simpleresistance.us/digital-traditions/ time: The Committee for the First Amendment is off with a bang: watch their one-hour interview with Maria Ressa, Nobel winning author of "How to Stand up to a Dictator." It's worth your time: https://simpleresistance.us/committee-for-the-first.../ prep: sign up for a first-aid class, or gift one. The Red Cross maintains options, or check with your Fire Department or library. #ThreeThings
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: buy local gift certicates: skip Starbucks and Amazon

time: call your Senator about AI and Hegseth: simpleresistance.us/call-congress/

prep: Fascists dehumanize, so we actively oppose dehumanization. Including Trump pig cartoons: simpleresistance.us/fight-dehuma...

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing $: if you're shifting to gift certificates, skip Starbucks and Amazon and buy with small, local stores. Or check for Chamber of Commerce programs that support multiple stores. time: call your Senator to demand states retain control of AI regulation, and that Hegseth release the boat-strike video. Script: https://simpleresistance.us/call-congress/ prep: Fascists dehumanize, so we actively oppose dehumanization. That includes not depicting Miller as a ghoul or Trump as a pig, because when we dehumanize even the worst people, we often harm innocent communities: https://simpleresistance.us/fight-dehumanization/ #ThreeThings
December 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: looking for places to shop with joy? simpleresistance.us/buy-woke/

time: food insecurity is growing. Engage in mutual aid.

prep: accommodate co-workers with other traditions. DEC14-22nd is Hannukah. Offer to let Jewish colleagues leave early, if you can.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing every day $: looking for places to shop with joy? We've collected lists you can browse for ethical online stores. time: food prices are up, SNAP limits have hit, and another shutdown is likely in February. Build on what we started in November with food pantries and other ways to support hungry Americans. prep: accommodate co-workers with other traditions. DEC14-22nd is Hannukah. Offer to let Jewish colleagues go home early, if you can, so they have time to celebrate with family. #ThreeThings to choose from.
December 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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#DoOneThing every day

$: find a holiday market and shop local/artisanal.

time: Push back against soundbites and AI slop by reading a book.

prep: post greetings for other communities' holidays. Channukah tonight at sundown (DEC14-22)

#ThreeThings to choose from
#DoOneThing every day $: find a holiday market and shop local/artisinal. Bonus points for fairs that sustain an ethnic community! time: Read a book. Push back against soundbites and AI slop by reading something longer-form that takes sustained attention. If it's been a while, pick any book at all. Or choose something to inspire resistance! prep: put other communities' events on your calendar. Post or send greetings, or attend cultural events with a friend. Channukah starts DEC14th at sundown and runs for eight nights. #ThreeThings to choose from
December 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: type "thank my driver" into the Amazon search bar after every delivery

time: join a micro-protest in your town today simpleresistance.us/micro-protest/

prep: attend your town's (C)han(n)uk(k)a(h) celebration (DEC14-22) : stand with all minority neighbors.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing at least once a week! $: type "thank my driver" into the Amazon search bar after each holiday season delivery time: join a micro-protest in your town today. Click through for sources and lists. prep: add your town's (C)han(n)uk(k)a(h) celebration (DEC14-22) to your calendar. Anti-Jewish hate crimes are at an all time high: stand with all your minority neighbors. #ThreeThings to choose from, each day
December 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: invite young family members to donate lightly used toys to "Santa's refurbishing workshop"

time: leave a public comment against redlining and gender-based economic oppression

prep: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." —Mark Twain So travel!

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing every day $: struggling families look for second-hand finds this time of year. Get your youngest family members in the Santa spirit by telling them Santa's gone eco-friendly and is looking for lightly used toys to refurbish. Ask if there's something they could donate now, before the holidays, to make room for anticipated treasures. time: redlining and women needing a man's signature are ancient economic horror stories—but not if the GOP has its way! The comment period closes Monday. prep: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain. Incorporate whatever travel you can into your plans. #ThreeThings to choose from
December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: regift Starbucks gift certificates to unhoused neighbors.

time: join a Buy Nothing group and send out clean gift-quality items before the holidays

prep: Browse our ideas for a meaningful season full of resistance: simpleresistance.us/tag/holidays/

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing as frequently as you can $: if you're given Starbucks gift cards, regift to unhoused neighbors. Starbucks already got the money, so put them to good use. time: join a Buy Nothing group and post any clean/new giftable items before the holiday to help reduce holiday consumerism. prep: the holiday season is a great time to weave resistance into your day to day life! From community building to de-commercializing, we have ideas! https://simpleresistance.us/tag/holidays/ #ThreeThings
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: shop ethically at minocquamarketplace.com

time: call your Senators to demand they support ACA extensions in the vote Thursday.

prep: create a "Did It!" diary to see just how much you've resisted this year.

SimpleResistance.US for a call script and other details

#ThreeThings
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: fuel the resistance with cool merchandise: simpleresistance.us/merchandise/

time: learn about Elevated Access, free flights for abortion and gender-affirming care patients: www.elevatedaccess.org

prep: join a Rapid Response training WED DEC10, 6pmPST bit.ly/decrr

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing frequently $: looking for gift ideas? How about artistic merchandise that supports resistance work? See our growing list: https://simpleresistance.us/merchandise/ time: elevated access provides free flights for patients seeking abortion or gender-affirming care. Spread the word! https://www.elevatedaccess.org/get-involved/ways-to-help prep: sign up for a Rapid Response training, hosted by WAISN at 6pm Wednesday December 10th. bit.ly/decrr #ThreeThings to choose from each day See SimpleResistance.US for an archive of action items, including our Block ICE series and Holiday Resistance Guide.
December 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: donate to a toy fund for detained kids (or a local drive) aijustice.org

time: create a news center for your neighborhood. This is a good project for creating a team! simpleresistance.us/neighborhood...

prep: deescalation skills are useful for protests...or holiday!

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing today $: donate to Americans for Immigrant Justice's fund for kids who are detained (or a local toy drive.) https://aijustice.org/ time: create a news center for your neighborhood. This is a good project for creating a team! https://simpleresistance.us/neighborhood-news/ prep: deescalation skills are useful for protests...or holiday gatherings. Learn a few basic skills today! #ThreeThings to choose from
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: move your entertainment budget to better places

time: put resistance on the calendar. For holiday inspiration: simpleresistance.us/tag/holidays/

prep: if elections didn't matter, we wouldn't be fighting fascism. Counter anti-voting propaganda with facts.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing as often as possible $: shift your entertainment budget from big, ugly corporations to local artists and better companies. https://simpleresistance.us/entertainment-budget/ time: Important things go on the calendar, so schedule yoru resistance. If you don't think you have time, browse our holiday resistance guide: https://simpleresistance.us/tag/holidays/ prep: One year ago we didn't think fascism was imminent, so clearly elections matter. Spend the next year showing people how elections affect their day to day lives, and fighting anti-voting rhetoric. Start by reviewing what Biden's admin actually did: https://simpleresistance.us/politics-matter/ #ThreeThings to choose from
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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#DoOneThing as often as you can

$: use cash wherever small vendors take it

time: If you're dumping Spotify, or already sick of holiday muzac, build a new feed with these protest playlists

prep: get to know your neighbors. Start small and build trust. It takes time.

#ThreeThings to choose from
#DoOneThing as often as you can $: use cash wherever small vendors take it time: If you're dumping Spotify, or already sick of holiday muzac, build a new feed with these protest playlists prep: get to know your neighbors. Start where you are: say Hi, or drop off a small package of cookies. Building trusted connections takes time, and the holidays offer a pass for being a little extra-friendly! #ThreeThings to choose from
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM