Shasta Willson
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Math geek, writer, dog lover
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Simple Resistance
6 minutes ago
#DoOneThing
$: make your donations recurring. Steady income helps charities plan. time: read a book. We recommend Maria Ressa's How to Stand up to a Dictator prep: learn about Whistle Warriors, and consider organizing where you are.
simpleresistance.us/whistle-warr...
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#Seattle
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: indications of an ICE storm are growing. Prepare to batten down the hatches. Look for "Whistle Warriors" halfway down this page to learn how to prepare your neighborhoods :
www.pilsenartscommunityhouse.org
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Pilsen Arts & Community House
PACH is an art gallery and community center providing space and creative community engagement through arts and culture.
https://www.pilsenartscommunityhouse.org/
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Simple Resistance
about 24 hours ago
#DoOneThing
$: buy and display resistance bling time: fix your feed by curating your social media prep: reconnect with family or friends in the armed forces (military or municipal) See
simpleresistance.us/armed-allies/
for discussion of resisting the uniform, not the person.
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A whole lot of folks reacted to the wanton destruction with a visceral, gut-clenching horror. I’m one of them. I don't think a building matters more than a child zip-tied in dead of night, or starving while USAID rots on our docks. It hit me in the gut because I can see it. [Essay on Substack]
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Phoenix Rising
I recently shared a post positing that Trump’s ballroom is cover for building a bunker under the East Wing with “Has anyone told him how that ends for Hitler?” I meant it as a throwaway joke, but I di...
https://shastaw.substack.com/p/phoenix-rising
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Simple Resistance
2 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: add kid-friendly snacks to your Halloween bowl time: go to a museum (art walk, comedy show...) prep: reclaim the US flag. Add a symbol of resistance to make it clear the flag stands for Liberty and Justice FOR ALL. Symbols matter — take ours back.
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Simple Resistance
3 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: support a local farm time: find your lane by evaluating values and priorities :
simpleresistance.us/find-your-la...
prep: defend your vote. Check registration and vote every race. School boards set book and bathroom policies.
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Simple Resistance
4 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: donate to a strike fund time: feed people prep: they're "lazy cancelling" aid programs by making the hurdles to continue qualifying opaque and complicated. If you know your way around Medicaid, SNAP, VA benefits or some other bureaucracy, help others.
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Simple Resistance
5 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: pay off an overdue school lunch (call the office) time: Call Speaker Johnson and demand he open the House for business : 202-225-2777 prep: begin planning for your holidays. Work to reduce commercialism. Ideas:
simpleresistance.us/holiday-plan...
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Simple Resistance
6 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: buy a bus pass (to donate if you don't need one) time: call congress; demand Rep. Grijalva be sworn in. prep: take steps towards personal emergency preparedness. See
simpleresistance.us/prepare-your...
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Simple Resistance
7 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: donate MONEY to a food bank. time: stretch your comfort zone. Practice courage and non-conformance. prep: The No Kings! protests were MASSIVE. Now what? Sign up for the mass call Tuesday, October 21st :
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Simple Resistance
8 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: donate to a group or candidate at the protest (or look for sponsors if you didn't go.) time: Write a short, inspiring phrase or fact on post-it notes and stick them in public places. prep: follow up with a contact or group : take a step!
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Simple Resistance
9 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: Support a local business near your protest time: support protesting, even if you can't go:
simpleresistance.us/i-cant-prote...
prep: track your resistance on slips of paper in a jar or box. Pull out a few when you forget your work matters!
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Have questions about making signs, protest safety, or anything else related to showing up and turning out tomorrow?
simpleresistance.us/prepare-to-p...
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Prepare to Protest! - SimpleResistance.US
We know we're a bit of stuck record, but we really want Oct18 No Kings to exceed June14 No Kings. Let's show them we're only getting more determined! We want everyone to show up, and to make sure they...
https://simpleresistance.us/prepare-to-protest/
10 days ago
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Simple Resistance
10 days ago
#DoOneThing
$ : Donate to the people who make protests safe and fun:
simpleresistance.us/protest-fund...
time: create a protest playlist to get you in the mood! prep: Find something yellow to wear to the protest Oct18, and add a yellow banner to your social media for the day.
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Simple Resistance
11 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: donate a favorite book to a little library or similar time: learn a new skill — keep your mind agile and your attitude "can-do" prep: Got protest questions? We have answers:
simpleresistance.us/prepare-to-p...
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Simple Resistance
12 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: join a Buy Nothing group:
simpleresistance.us/join-a-buyno...
time: play resistance bingo!
simpleresistance.us/resistance-b...
prep: plan your OCT18 signs :
simpleresistance.us/sign-of-the-...
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Simple Resistance
13 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: buy a noise or bubble maker for the protest time: check in with yourself: how are you doing? What do you need to keep resisting? prep: learn to check digital books out of the library (and dump Kindle Unlimited!)
simpleresistance.us/learn-your-l...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
14 days ago
ICE has been deployed to *provoke* civilians, not to protect them. They want to throw tear gas canisters and get people on the streets riled up, all to create footage for Fox News and Newsmax, et al., that will be used as a pretext for imposing martial law to lower voting rates in Democratic cities.
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Simple Resistance
14 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: can't protest? Chip in for someone's parking or bus pass. time: if you're artistic, help make signs. If you sew, help make costumes. More ideas:
simpleresistance.us/creative-act...
prep: take the ACLU's de-escalation class Oct15:
bit.ly/3KMb3gm
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Simple Resistance
15 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: use cash; fuel resistance time: watch Chenoweth's 12 minutes Ted Talk on non-violent resistance:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSe...
prep: put a big and small No Kings protests on your calendar. If you pick the small one, report attendance:
ash.harvard.edu/programs/cro...
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Simple Resistance
16 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: be a tourist where you live. Spend money and post pictures enjoying your home. time: if you're nervous about No Kings! start small: join a corner protest today prep: Use a passcode, not facial or thumprint recognition on your phone.
simpleresistance.us/phone-securi...
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17 days ago
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Hey Military! He just isn't that into you.
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Simple Resistance
17 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: support local, minority owned businesses time: memorize one emergency number. Choose someone NOT likely to be in lockup with you. ;-) prep: build an analog copy of all your contacts. More details:
simpleresistance.us/analog-addre...
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Great news!
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18 days ago
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Support WAISN in the ways they *ask* for support.
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18 days ago
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As is almost always true, the violence comes from the right.
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darth™️
19 days ago
"we are going to murder americans without due process" ~pam bondi, US attorney general
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Use Signal
simpleresistance.us/use-signal/
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Use Signal - SimpleResistance.US
Signal isn't suitable for military-grade security, but it's vastly better than META owned chats like Messenger or Whats App. Install Signal, learn to use it, and begin building your connections there.
https://simpleresistance.us/use-signal/
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Simple Resistance
18 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: buy "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook" by Mark Bray. time: learn to use Signal:
ssd.eff.org/module/how-t...
prep: create a costume for your next protest. Bring some spectacle and fun to the day! Include a mask if you don't want your face in pictures.
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Shasta Willson
Simple Resistance
19 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: distribute toiletry packs to unhoused people. time: shift your entertainment budget to better companies: Amazon -> Bookshop .org, Sinclair -> PBS prep: invite 2-5 people with similar values to plan a simple action: a protest, calling Senators, writing postcards
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"As soon as she wants" — as if she ran an entire campaign and now is like "gimme a minute."
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Should you trust her? No. But is this proof positive that not everyone is beyond changing their position? Absolutely.
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Shasta Willson
Simple Resistance
20 days ago
#DoOneThing
: find your folks $: Take a class. Build resilience or meet people over shared interests. Tuition supports locals time: organize a politically inspired group : book club, museum outing, postcards prep: reach out, make amends, tell someone how you feel...take a social risk
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Simple Resistance
21 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: find and support a local news source time: share three humorous or inspiring resistance stories. Verify them first (local news, multiple different reports) prep: document visual resistance: graffiti, costumes, etc. Post it with a few words about context.
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Mirrortocracy! Great term!
22 days ago
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How do people not understand, unless EVERYONE is guaranteed life saving care, ANYONE who can’t pull out a wallet with insurance card is at risk.
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Amyana Bartley
22 days ago
Oh yes, its the “liberals” that are violent🤦‍♀️
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
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Judge Diana Goodstein’s home destroyed in fire after death threats and criticism from Trump aide; ex-senator husband injured
A fire engulfed the South Carolina home of Judge Diana Goodstein. Three people were hospitalized. Her husband, Arnold Goodstein, sustained multiple fractures after jumping from the house. He was airli...
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/judge-diana-goodsteins-home-destroyed-in-fire-after-death-threats-and-criticism-from-trump-aide-ex-senator-husband-injured/articleshow/124328489.cms
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George Takei
22 days ago
Apple caved to the Trump DOJ and removed the anti-ICE apps from its App Store. Cowardice.
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So let me get this straight. Ten cars rammed them, and they shot one driver with a gun, but then they let her leave the scene and drive herself to the hospital, and arrested nobody. That's the official story? Are they sure?
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
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Border Patrol shoots woman on Southwest Side; agents, protesters battle for hours
The shooting occurred Saturday in Brighton Park when federal patrols were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, which has yet to be verified. In the p...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10/04/shooting-involving-federal-agents-in-brighton-park-under-investigation
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Simple Resistance
22 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: buy lunch for a friend who is demographically (age, race, class, etc.) different from you. time: zoom in/out: read news that is very local, or international prep: join this ACLU protest rights/safety/de-escalation training:
act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-k...
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Harlem Toots
22 days ago
The fact they jumped straight to AI actors modeled after women when, if I’m not mistaken, male actors are a higher labor cost kind of says it all doesn’t it,
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Aardman
22 days ago
Here’s one of Millers well funded leftest extremists getting their just desserts.
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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The anti-ICE protester, 19, was hurling insults but standing still when she was sprayed.
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/federal-officer-blasts-chemical-spray-into-vocal-but-nonviolent-portland-protester-video-shows.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNO145leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnu-WurHkSAt3vSMVNjbrer2IGG9V3MkZdybZuXfN2MIQdAAj6UE7Y-IUR05_aem_9CQj4d6GalnEpiTrfqRo8w
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Remember when this seemed like "we might get there?" We're there, and then some. Blackhawk helicopters storming apartment buildings is this, and more.
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Simple Resistance
23 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: buy a bubble-gun, cowbell or costume to liven up your next street-corner protest. time: Write postcards or letters
simpleresistance.us/postcard-pro...
preparation: if you're all-in on Halloween, go political!
simpleresistance.us/hellmouth/
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Simple Resistance
24 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: regift Starbucks cards to unhoused people for free wifi, charging and bathrooms time: learn how to use gift links wherever you subscribe prep: curate your news feeds for calm, reliable voices
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Simple Resistance
26 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: donate to NPR time: learn about The Committee for the First Amendment:
www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com
prep: prepare a quick "elevator pitch" that lays out why the GOP owns this government shutdown
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Shasta Willson
Simple Resistance
27 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: join Costco — start a tiny co-op or gift extra units to a food bank time: build relationships in your neighborhood. Start as simple as a friendly wave and build up now prep: economic hardship seems likely. Review your family finances with an eye towards sustainability
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Simple Resistance
28 days ago
#DoOneThing
$: support artists directly time: sign up for Oct 18th No Kings protests prep: get a few great resistance reads for the stormy winter months. Consider forming a study group...
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