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$: Donate to @thetrevorproject.bsky.social to support trans kids

time: We won BIG! Only boost messages that support that message. simpleresistance.us/boost-the-si...

prep: take time to celebrate! We worked hard to overcome extreme voter suppression!

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DoOneThing $: Donate to the Trevor Project, to support young trans folks shaken by specific negative election results thetrevorproject.org time: We won BIG! Watch as counter-messages emerge and DON'T INTERACT with them. Boost messages that underscore how historic this was. THIS is what a mandate looks like! https://simpleresistance.us/boost-the-signal/ prep: take time to celebrate! We worked hard to overcome extreme voter suppression! #ThreeThings to keep us in the game!
November 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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#DoOneThing VOTE

$: support places that support voting

time: VOTE! Then encourage voting

prep: Help first time voters or people with access issues. Answer questions, and offer support or company.

#ThreeThings to #GOTV we each get a tiny token of power in democracy. Don't throw yours away!
#DoOneThing today: VOTE. $: support places that support voting time: VOTE! Then encourage voting. prep: Help first time voters or people with access obstacles. Ask if they have questions, and offer support or company. #ThreeThings to #GOTV because we each get one tiny token of power in democracy. Don't throw yours away!
November 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: make lasagnas for people who need a warm meal, with lasagnalove.org

time: phone bank for a #GOTV effort. There's still time! Check Mobilize.us for opportunities.

prep: research "smaller" races if you haven't already voted.

#ThreeThings
#DoOneThing today $: make lasagnas for people who need a warm meal, with lasagnalove.org time: phone bank for a #GOTV effort. There's still time! Check Mobilize.us for opportunities. prep: research "smaller" races if you haven't already voted. Considering posting about them if you already did. Judges and school boards matter! #ThreeThings for momentum, on SimpleResistance.org
November 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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#DoOneThing and make it a census comment

$: Donate to @democracyforward.org

time: Defend the public census: handsoffourcens.us for info and link [DEADLINE TODAY]

prep: it is TOO LATE to mail ballots via USPS. Use a dropbox. Get your letter hand postmarked if you have to mail.

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#DoOneThing TODAY: leave a comment defending the census! $: Donate to DemocracyForward.org time: Defend the public census. The GOP's trying to reshape the way we count the nation in 2030. TODAY (Monday NOV 2) is the comment deadline! Visit handsoffourcens.us for information and a link to comment. prep: it is TOO LATE to mail ballots via USPS. If you have no choice, walk up to the counter for a hand-stamp postmark, but mail-in states have tons of drop boxes. Find and use one! #ThreeThings to defend fairness in America, on SimpleResistance.US
November 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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#DoOneThing recovery edition!

$: spurge on a convenience: simpleresistance.us/invest-in-re...

time: start or add to your "Did it" diary: simpleresistance.us/did-it-diary/

prep: worn out from the election push? Pick one thing you don't HAVE to do, and write yourself an excuse slip.

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#DoOneThing recovery edition! $: buy something that will make your life easier. Wrap it up for the holidays if money is tight. time: do you keep a "did it" diary where you record your resistance? Remember to write down everything you did for the election! Or start one now. This isn't over, but it's important to track the progress, wins and hard work! https://simpleresistance.us/did-it-diary/ prep: all worn out from the election push? Pick one thing you don't HAVE to do, and write an excuse slip. Don't let burnout get you! #ThreeThings to restore, refresh, and recommit on SimpleResistance.US. We just won a HUGE battle. Take a moment to celebrate and recover, then get back to work with fresh energy!
November 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: buy home-cooked food from minority and immigrant cooks

time: learn the truth about trans girls in sports. Fight for all our kids to play! simpleresistance.us/trans-youth/

prep: learn how not to spread disinformation. simpleresistance.us/stop-disinfo...

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#DoOneThing $: simplify the busy holiday season by buying home-cooked meals from people in your community. It's a common side-gig for minorities and immigrants. time: learn the truth about trans girls in sports. There's not only no evidence they outperform cisgender girls, there's growing evidence they *underperform.* Fight for all our kids to get to play! https://simpleresistance.us/trans-youth/ prep: learn not to spread disinformation: never "share" and avoid commenting. If you must address it, take a screenshot, mark it with a big red X, the universal symbol for "nope" and then write a new post using the "Truth Sandwich" tactic for correcting lies. https://simpleresistance.us/stop-disinformation/ #ThreeThings to inspire you to do something today, on SimpleResistance.US
October 31, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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#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 elections $ 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 in your Halloween decorations or costumes. https://simpleresistance.us/hellmouth/ #ThreeThings to propel us back to democracy, on SimpleResistance .com
October 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: add kid friendly real food to Halloween baskets

time: it's the last weekend for hay rides and mazes at many farms. Get out and support local agriculture!

prep: Election.holiday says let's make it a party! Decorate, put out cookies, or throw an election-watch party!

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#DoOneThing every day! Small progress is better than big plans! $: add some kid-friendly real food to your Halloween basket. Instant mac-n-cheese, fruit rolls, etc. If you can afford it, offer kids one of each. time: it's the last weekend for hay rides and mazes at many farms. Get out and support local agriculture! prep: Election.holiday would like you to make the day we vote a celebration. Decorate your house, throw a party, have cookies for the neighbors -- think "Fourth of July" themes without the guilt! #ThreeThings to inspire continued effort, on SimpleResistance.US every day
October 30, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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#DoOneThing

$ Donate to @feedingamerica.org

time: follow @charlotteclymer.bsky.social and @blackgirlinmaine.bsky.social for minority thoughts on candidates and the utility of voting

prep: thekindnessmob.org interrupts bullying with positive comments. You can too!

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#DoOneThing $: donate cash to FeedingAmerica .org, or to your local foodbank time: when you're struggling with a decision, like whether to vote for someone you don't like (or vote at all) turn to the people most affected by oppression. What do they say? We recommend Charlotte Clymer and Blackgirlinmaine for political commentary on the current races. We've disagreed with both at times, but the point is not blind obedience: it's to open your mind to new outlooks. prep: the Kindness Mob is half a million people who respond to online bullying by swarming its targets with sincere, positive comments. Join them, or follow their lead: find five friends and create your own mutual-aid group to shift the atmosphere online. The rules: positive, sincere comments only. Don't react to bullies, don't blow smoke. Find something genuinely encouraging to say. https://thekindnessmob.org/ #ThreeThings to fuel action, on SimpleResistance.US every day
October 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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#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 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.
October 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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#DoOneThing

$ donate to www.datarescueproject.org

time: Fight normalization. What are you numb to, now?

prep: many areas still need poll workers. Contact Indivisible or your local Democratic party office to inquire. Poll workers act as observers: sunshine is the best disinfectant!

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#DoOneThing $ donate to the effort to preserve information from vulnerable sources like government servers. https://www.datarescueproject.org/help-us-keep-our-data-afloat/ time: Fight normalization by considering which things you think are "just how it is" now, but were horrified by when they were new. prep: many areas are still looking for poll workers. Contact Indivisible or your local Democratic party office to inquire. Poll workers act as observers: sunshine is the best disinfectant! #ThreeThings to keep us moving in the right direction, on SimpleResistance.US, every day.
October 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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#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.

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#DoOneThing before the election $ don't buy Harry Potter for Halloween. J.K. Rowling is *actively* using those funds to steal transgender women's human rights in England. Don't do it. time: If you feel despair, study the civil rights movement. Black organizers did more, with less power than we have. We can defeat fascism. prep: Elon Musk is spending a HALF BILLION dollars on the midterms. He wouldn't do that if he already owned the outcome, or if the results didn't matter. Talk about the ways politics affect our lives with anyone considering sitting out the election. #ThreeThings to begin to swing the tide back to democracy, on SimpleResistance.US every day.
October 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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#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 today $: Ethnic markets help communities host cultural events. Small-time makers rely on holiday markets for annual revenue. Put markets you've enjoyed on the calendar, or find new ones! time: There's still time to call voters who only vote sporadically, to support candidates you like, or to recruit poll watcher and vote-curers before the election. Sign up for a phone bank now! https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1026402/ prep: invite a friend to imagine a better world with you. What would it look like? What realistic steps would you need to take to get there? Foster hope! https://simpleresistance.us/imagine-hope/ #ThreeThings to encourage action on any given day, on SimpleResistance.com
October 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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#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!

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#DoOneThing before it's too late! $: add some kid-friendly real food to your Halloween offerings time: Fall events are an important source of income for many small farms. Plan a fun outing this weekend — Halloween is almost here! Most events shut down after that. prep: invite a friend, or five, to participate in democracy with you. Sign up to phone bank, research candidates together, or carpool to the polls! #ThreeThings to inspire your forward momentum, on SimpleResistance.US
October 23, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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#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

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#DoOneThing $: learn something. Take a class (or gift one for the holidays!) time: fascists thrive on othering. If you're uncomfortable with transgender issues, watch Will & Harper on Netflix. If you're comfortable, actively campaign against one of the many anti-trans measures around the nation. WA state has a particularly bad one. https://simpleresistance.us/transcend-bigotry/ prep: USPS was reliable for 250 years, then the GOP got involved. It's too late to mail your ballot now, so use drop-boxes, and learn how the GOP strangled the USPS. #ThreeThings you can do to resist, on SimpleResistance.US
October 22, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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#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!

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#DoOneThing this week $: make Spooky Season book-tastic with a shelf of scary books! Don't stop with Koontz — include resistance-busting and banned titles ! time: Vote early and often! (Limit: once per election!) prep: theme your Halloween party or lawn decorations around political messaging. Resistance is beginning to fade from our day to day awareness. Find ways to let people know it's alive! #ThreeThings to encourage action, on SimpleResistance.US
October 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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#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...

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#DoOneThing $: donate to the Wayback Machine, to archive the web https://archive.org/donate?origin=iawww-TopNavDonateButton 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: research every tiny local race. School boards purge libraries. Sheriffs set ICE collaboration policies. The GOP has built power on these largely ignored races for two decades. It's time to beat them at their own game. https://simpleresistance.us/research-races/ #ThreeThings to keep you fighting, on SimpleResistance.US
October 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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#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/

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#DoOneThing today $: Add kid-friendly real food to your Halloween bowl, or leave snacks for low-paid delivery workers on the porch (like COVID -- remember?) Food scarcity is increasing. https://simpleresistance.us/feed-people/ time: Thrift stores are flooded with donations between Christmas and New Years, as people purge to make space. Do that purge NOW, to increase supplies of lightly-used items for families who are struggling with their gift budget. https://simpleresistance.us/help-santa/ prep: FB Messenger has integrated AI to target advertising. Isn't it time to try Signal? https://simpleresistance.us/use-signal/ #ThreeThings to remind you to gently resist every day, all the time, on SimpleResistance.US
October 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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#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 before the weekend ends $: find local craft-supply thrift stores and reduce costs while you save the planet! https://simpleresistance.us/craft-thrifting/ time: use drop boxes (not USPS) to return ballots. If you're voting in-person, find your polling location. Moving/closing them is a tactic to make it harder to vote. prep: the Holiday season metastasizes: you keep your family traditions, add hers, and create a few "of your own." This year: CULL! List all your traditions -- ask everyone. See if anything can be crossed off the list entirely. If that's hard, choose a few items to rotate, one per year. https://simpleresistance.us/holiday-planning/ #ThreeThings you can do
October 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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#DoOneThing

$: donate to @democracyforward.org

time: Join a No Kings! early voting event today! Check NoKings.ORG or Mobilize.

prep: Vote early! Start researching all the "small" races and make a plan! It avoids shenanigans! simpleresistance.us/vote-early/

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#DoOneThing to support No Kings! Early Voting initiatives today! $: donate to DemocracyForward.org (Marc Elias is chair) time: Join a No Kings early voting event today. Some are big protests, some are micro-protests outside polling or drop-box locations, and some are neighborhood actions to register or support voters. Check NoKings.ORG or Mobilize for events near you! prep: Vote today if you can, or start researching all those "little" races like the judges who sentence rapists and the school boards who decide library and bathroom policies, then make a plan to vote as soon as you're ready. Early voting avoids shenanigans! https://simpleresistance.us/vote-early/ #ThreeThings to make the midterms the first step in turning the tide and sending fascism scurrying into dark corners again, every day on SimpleResistance.US
October 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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#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/

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#DoOneThing today $: buy cute "I voted" stickers and wear them every day after you early vote, or put "I voted for clean lettuce" on your grocery display. https://store.election.holiday/ time: boost pro-voting signals with your avatars and posts. prep: Saturday OCT17 is No Kings early voting day of action. If you don't already have plans, consider a micro-protest where your local polling or drop-box location is. Double-check that it hasn't moved, then make sure everyone knows where to go! https://simpleresistance.us/micro-protest/ #ThreeThings to get us back in the game. A big midterm win gives us a way to slow the carnage. It's the ante to get in the game.
October 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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#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...

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#DoOneThing $: if you can afford to, add kid-friendly real food to your Halloween bowl: mac-n-cheese cups, fruit sticks, shelf-stable strawberry milk... time: As election arguments flare online again, refresh your memory. It's been a LOT of awful... https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/ prep: election.holiday wants us to celebrate! Plan a party for election day, pass out snacks (check local laws) or just get a pack of fun stickers and pass them out to start conversations! Think 4th of July as a kid energy applied to our most basic adult duty. https://simpleresistance.us/election-holiday/ #ThreeThings to inspire resistance, on SimpleResistance.US
October 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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#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...

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#DoOneThing today $: avoid Harry Potter themes, this Halloween season. It's all indelibly imprinted with bigotry, and every child deserves to feel safe. time: check your voter registration. Deadlines loom. Some have passed, but in many states there's still time to fix any errors. prep: worried about election fairness? Learn to be a poll watcher and insure fairness or document shenanigans. https://simpleresistance.us/be-a-poll-watcher/ #ThreeThings every day on SimpleResistance.com
October 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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#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 #GOTV $: never click texts or emails asking for money. Only donate from the candidate/cause's website! time: volunteer with Field Team 6, Seed the Vote, or check mobilize for opportunities to shift non-voters into the polls. We win with turnout, not by changing calcified opinions. prep: a top reason for not voting is not thinking politics are relevant. Help bust this myth by showing young, new, or disillusioned voters the ways that elections directly affect them. If you aren't sure yourself, click through. https://simpleresistance.us/politics-matter/ #threethings to inspire, every day on SimpleResistance.US
October 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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#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
#DoOneThing to boost turnout $: if you're getting the Medicare kickback, donate it to candidates without huge funding pools. https://votesaveamerica.com/midterms/#flip-the-house time: Create a vote club! Invite friends to phonebank, research local races, or carpool to the polls together. Support each other! prep: Voting is confusing, especially with all the disinformation. Help a new voter make sense of things! #ThreeThings to win big, because that's what it'll take to overcome the voter suppression. SimpleResistance.US has details and more ways to resist
October 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM