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Every day we post three acts of resistance. Pick one, or choose something else. If 3.5% of us engage in regular resistance, we win.

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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.

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#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

$: buy your tree from Scouting America: simpleresistance.us/scouting-ame...

time: show solidarity by decorating your car for other folks' holidays. Hanuka is DEC14-22

prep: Prepare for February shutdown with economic resilience now. simpleresistance.us/economic-res...

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#DoOneThing frequently! $: Scouting America is the rebranded Boy Scouts, and Hegseth thinks they've "gone woke" and they're losing support on the right, while the left doesn't know they've changed. Learn about their evolution and consider buying (or disposing of) trees with their help. time: decorate your car with holiday messages that make ALL your neighbors feel jolly. Consider Hanukah images DEC14-22, or if you have wild art skills, perhaps a nativity scene disrupted by ICE? prep: economic disruption continues, and another shutdown is likely in February. Avoid holiday over-spending and review your finances for places you can build resilience. #ThreeThings to choose from every day on SimpleResistance.US
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 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!

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#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/

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#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

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#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!

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#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.

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#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
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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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#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/...

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#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

$: take a locally taught class

time: help elect Aftyn Behn

prep: spread the word about changes to SNAP reporting requirements.

Visit SimpleResistance.US for details and links.

#ThreeThings to choose from
#DoOneThing $: take (or gift) a locally taught class. time: phone bank or donate to elect Aftyn Behn to Tennessee District 7. prep: SNAP eligibility quietly changed NOV1, with new rules kicking in DEC1 in many states. Even if you're still eligible, you may have new paperwork to complete. If you don't use SNAP, still spread the word—hundreds of thousands may lose access simply because they don't know about new reporting. Visit SimpleResistance.US for resources to help you accomplish these tasks. #ThreeThings
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 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

SimpleResistance.US for details
#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