#DoOneThing as often as you can $: Spring brings teacher gifts...often Starbucks. Regift Starbucks to people living on the streets for Wifi, charging and bathroom access. https://simpleresistance.us/regift-starbucks/ time: Save Our Signs is documenting regime censorship. Send in pictures of public locations with educational signs before, and after their edits. https://simpleresistance.us/save-our-signs/ prep: being proudly visible helps shift popular opinion. Set boundaries where you need them, but don't be silent. https://simpleresistance.us/be-yourself/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: regift Starbucks to unhoused people for WIFI, bathrooms, etc.

time: Learn about the Save Our Signs effort, and spread the word sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...

prep: be yourself, loudly and proudly. Set boundaries as needed...it shifts the Overton window.

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day $: donate to the Data Rescue Project. They're saving the world's digital libraries. https://simpleresistance.us/save-data/ time: Fix your feed by actively engaging with content you want, and taking a moment to hide/block things you don't. https://simpleresistance.us/fix-your-feed/ prep: May Day Strong is a coalition of dozens of groups including No Kings, Indivisible, Third Act and more. On May 1st we engage in the first widespread economic blackout: no work, no school, no shopping. Spend the day in protest, learning, or spreading the word. Click through to find out what we're doing, and how you can help. https://simpleresistance.us/may-day/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: donate to the @datarescueproject.org

time: interact with the media you want more of. Hide the stuff you don't. simpleresistance.us/fix-your-feed/

prep: May 1st we walk out. No Work, No School, No Shopping. simpleresistance.us/may-day/

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day $: IRA/HSA contributions reduce or shift your tax burden to "later" buying time to elect a government doing more of what we want. If you don't know if you have access to these economic tools, ask HR today. The deadline for 2025 contributions is tomorrow (same as taxes.) https://simpleresistance.us/reduce-taxes/ time: ICE is quieter, but no less vile. Among their crimes against humanity they're currently *refusing* to deport a woman to the country they deported her 2yo son to. Why? Money is the likely objective. Hit them where it hurts by looking for local contractors and applying pressure. https://simpleresistance.us/crack-ice/ prep: Singing Resistance is a fast-growing organizing model around the country. If you love to sing, look for a chapter near you. Or start one! They'll show you how. From pop-up choirs at detention centers to leading chants at protests, music brings energy to the resistance. https://simpleresistance.us/sing-resistance/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: contribute to your IRA/HSA before the deadline to reduce 2025 taxes

time: the profit is the point, so hit ICE where it hurts. Locate local contractors and pressure them

prep: if you love to sing and haven't found a resistance group that fits, try Singing Resistance!

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#DoOneThing frequently $: bring snacks with patriotic or "progressive coded" packaging. Pairing mild "triggers" with positive rewards can reduce reactivity. time: expand your view by exploring stories at the macro or micro level. Look for coverage that's either VERY local, or international and see if the story shifts. prep: learn how to record ICE encounters. #ThreeThings to choose from every day

#DoOneThing

$: snacks with "progressive" packaging reduce reactivity. simpleresistance.us/subversive-s...

time: look for local and international coverage. Does the story shift? simpleresistance.us/news-zoom/

prep: learn how to record ICE encounters. simpleresistance.us/record-ice/

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#DoOneThing every day : hope building edition $: Go to a local show and pay something for the art you enjoy. Artists lead the resistance and are always struggling to survive. We help them by paying for art. time: strengthen connections with friends, or reach out and make amends over a broken relationship, without expectation. Heal and build community, for more resilience. prep: When you feel hope, spread that shit like fairy dust! Encourage, boost, hype...hope is contagious. When you feel despair, treat yourself gently but remember it's a feeling, not a reality. Reach out for help with the same perspective: this is a feeling you're having, not an objective measure of the future. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: pay for art you like

time: reconnect with a friend, or make amends in a broken relationship without expectation. Community is resistance.

prep: when you feel hope, sprinkle that shit like fairy dust! When you feel despair, frame it as a feeling (it is!) not a reality.

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#DoOneThing every day $: if you're planning end of year gifts for teachers or volunteers, skip Starbucks certificates. They're increasingly controversial. Instead, buy gift certificates from a local business! time: visit the Trump tracker, maintained by a European group, and explore all the things that aren't making headline news. Tell other people about them. If you think it doesn't matter, click through for the statistics on MAGA "quiet quitting." They aren't admitting they've shifted...they just start identifying as "traditional Republicans" instead of MAGA. https://simpleresistance.us/track-trump/ prep: learn de-escalation skills. You can pick up a few tips, or spend a lifetime studying how to defuse tense situations. From public bathroom confrontations to protest agitators, practice before you're in the moment. https://simpleresistance.us/learn-to-deescalate/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: skip Starbucks and use local gift certificates to thank teachers and volunteers

time: explore Trump's less-publicized actions: simpleresistance.us/track-trump/

prep: practice deescalation: simpleresistance.us/learn-to-dee...

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#DoOneThing every day $: reward small businesses that are resisting. Spend, tip, review, spread the word. https://simpleresistance.us/small-businesses-resist/ time: Get to know your neighbors. Start wherever you are and take one step. It can be as simple as waving today. https://simpleresistance.us/say-hi/ prep: record important information and addresses on paper, as a backup. Digital records are ephemeral and hackable. https://simpleresistance.us/analog-addresses/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: shop progressive businesses. minocquamarketplace.com

time: get to know your neighbors. Start with a wave, build to a block party

prep: record important information and addresses on paper. Keep a backup off-site.

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day! $: use cash. It's anonymous and fuels resistance. Don't let them push us to tracked credit or crypto they profit on. https://simpleresistance.us/carry-cash/ time: engage in some self care. Do something you know helps you get grounded, or click through for ideas. https://simpleresistance.us/self-care/ prep: make a plan to prepare for emergencies, or if you already have a plan, do something on the "to-do" list today. https://simpleresistance.us/prepare-your-household-for-emergencies/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing daily

$: use cash as often as possible simpleresistance.us/carry-cash/

time: engage in self care simpleresistance.us/self-care/

prep: make an emergency preparation plan, or do the next thing on your list simpleresistance.us/prepare-your...

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day $: stick "My war with Iran did that" stickers on gas pumps. https://simpleresistance.us/buy-stickers/ time: practice emotional regulation so the next time he TACOs you are energized for action, not exhausted. https://simpleresistance.us/keep-calm-2/ prep: reach out to military friends and family, who face dangerous choices as our guardrails against illegal orders break down. If you're estranged, click through for ideas. https://simpleresistance.us/military-connections/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: buy "my war did that" stickers for gas pumps

time: practice emotional regulation skills for the next time we're waiting to see if he TACOs

prep: reach out to military friends and family, who face difficult circumstances as ethical boundaries break down

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day $: donate to ElevatedAccess.org They connect private pilots with people needing politicized medical care, like abortion or gender-affirming surgery. time: Since his unhinged Easter rant, it almost feels like we're goading Trump into extreme action on Iran. He doesn't keep promises, but he does like attention. Instead of chasing the most exciting ideas, slow down. Post responsibly. Check facts, avoid AI enhanced stories, and think about the impact of what you do. This place is real in every meaningful sense, and what we do here matters. https://simpleresistance.us/skip-the-scoop/ prep: if you're getting a tax refund larger than $1000, you've given the regime an interest-free loan all year. Look into adjusting your withholding and try to get your refund (or payment) as close to zero as you can. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: donate to elevatedaccess.org

time: Post things that bring the temperature down, not up. Take your online voice seriously.

prep: if you're getting a tax refund over $1000, adjust your withholding. Don't loan the regime interest-free money.

#ThreeThings to choose from, every day

#DoOneThing every day $: throw a mutual aid potluck: everyone brings one item for toiletry kits, then donate to a shelter, or distribute yourselves https://simpleresistance.us/toiletry-kits/ time: food insecurity is growing with no end in sight. Click through for mutual aid and resilience ideas https://simpleresistance.us/feed-people/ prep: midterms are six months away and the cynicism is gearing up. If voting didn't matter, Trump's election wouldn't have done all this. Make hard work cool again: a blue wave in November won't fix decades of rightward shift, but it could create the conditions to stop Trump before he gets us into a nuclear war. Damage control matters. https://simpleresistance.us/politics-matter/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: make toiletry kits. Throw a "potluck" to share the work.

time: feed people.

prep: politics matters. If it didn't, Trump's election wouldn't have been a catastrophe. Fight cynicism and make hard work cool again. Elections set conditions for all our other fights.

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing regularly $: buy into a CSA. Farms need financial reliability, and you need food security. https://simpleresistance.us/support-local-farming/ time: visit a museum, park, library etc. If we don't use resources, we don't value and fight for them. Remember why they matter! https://simpleresistance.us/go-to-a-museum/ prep: need a resistance boost while you do chores? We're collecting protest playlists on a variety of streaming platforms to help you find your fight. https://simpleresistance.us/protest-playlist/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: buy into a CSA simpleresistance.us/support-loca...

time: go to a museum, library, etc. Use resources to remember why we fight for them.

prep: stream a protest playlist to get moving. simpleresistance.us/protest-play...

#ThreeThings to choose from every day

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#DoOneThing every chance you get $: Support PBS with a Masterpiece membership. For $5/mo you get more programming, including our current escape from modern dystopia, the reboot of All Creatures Great and Small. https://www.pbs.org/explore/passport/ time: Alt National Park Service is here for us, and they need something: click through for a dozen corporations they'd like you to contact, to fight the regime's dismantling of our forest service and wild spaces. Dismantling means "removing professionals and installing loyalists" if you weren't sure. https://simpleresistance.us/defend-wildness/ prep: ready for more than protests? MayDayStrong .org is holding an economic resistance training on April 9th, to prepare for May 1st events. May Day is a traditional labor/organizer day of action, and the founders of Indivisible are throwing their weight into this year's events. This is how you take protest energy and direct it at specific demands for change. Join the zoom or sign the pledge. https://simpleresistance.us/next-training/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: support PBS with a membership

time: @altnps.bsky.social needs your help. Contact these companies to defend wild spaces: simpleresistance.us/defend-wildn...

prep: join April 9th MayDayStrong.org call to learn how to take protest to the next step: economic disruption

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day $: don't give J.K. Rowling money. Click through for ideas about existing merch, or if you aren't convinced this matters. https://simpleresistance.us/dont-buy-jk/ time: If you can stand it, read the ACLU report about our government torturing detainees, including a minor child, to coerce "self deportation." Witness our crimes, and testify about them to others. https://simpleresistance.us/witness-our-crimes/ prep: take some time to imagine a better future. Think about something that matters to you and make a plan to work towards that future that doesn't rely on the government. Invite a friend to brainstorm, or throw a hope party! https://simpleresistance.us/imagine-hope/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: don't buy Harry Potter. Fascism builds on marginalization.

time: read the ACLU report about how we're actively torturing detainees—even minors—to "self-deport."

prep: imagine a better future without relying on government. What does it look like? How do we build it?

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day (yes, every day — they're simple!) $: learn how contributions to your IRA or HSA can shift tax payments out of this regime's reach, to a future date. There's still time for the 2025 tax year. https://simpleresistance.us/reduce-taxes/ time: Be a weekend warrior! You know who helps fight fascism? Everyone who takes action. Make a plan to do something this weekend, then do it. https://simpleresistance.us/weekend-warrior/ prep: the war with Iran is going to compound the economic issues Trump already caused. More people are going to need food banks and other mutual aid. If you're experienced offer that knowledge to others. If you're new de-stigmatize poverty by asking for advice and help publicly. If you're doing fine, donate to your food bank. https://simpleresistance.us/poverty-tutor/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: reduce taxes with IRA/HSA contributions through April 15th.

time: Be a weekend warrior! simpleresistance.us/weekend-warr...

prep: If you're newly poor leverage resources like a reliable car. If you're experienced, share knowledge and guidance. Mutual aid is key!

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day $: gift a subscription to local news, a national magazine, a favorite Substack, or PBS Passport (makes a great graduation gift!) time: read a book. In this era of contracting attention, reading any book at all helps expand your focus. prep: Trump just passed an executive order to limit mail-in voting and push statewide purges. The SAVE act is stalled in the Senate, but it isn't dead. The GOP doesn't need Starlink satellite conspiracies to steal the midterms—it just needs to sow enough chaos that people give up and don't vote. So learn what they're doing, how to protect your vote, and spread the word. https://simpleresistance.us/save-voting/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: gift a subscription to quality news and content

time: read a book. Any book. Push back against short attention spans.

prep: learn about the SAVE act and other voter disenfranchisement efforts. This is the steal you're worried about. simpleresistance.us/save-voting/

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day. Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility, so do something for your trans siblings today. $: Donate to the Trevor Project, to help prevent youth suicide https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ time: normalize standing with transgender folks. If you're uncomfortable, start with yourself. Click through for some starter resources. If you're already on-board, wear a t-shirt, button, or other way to flag support. It matters. https://simpleresistance.us/transcend-bigotry/ prep: there are 747 anti-trans bills, across 42 states. Check translegislation.com to find out what's happening where you are, and then educate yourself about it. These bills lie and mislead because open bigotry wouldn't pass, so once you understand them, call local politicians and talk to friends and family. https://simpleresistance.us/trans-rights/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: donate to www.thetrevorproject.org

time: fight anti-trans bigotry. Start with yourself if you're confused or uncomfortable.

prep: 42 states have anti-trans legislation pending. Learn about it, and then fight for human rights for everyone.

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day $: donate to or shop at better thrift stores. https://simpleresistance.us/thrift-better/ time: keep folks informed with local news. From a Substack "week in review" to a one-stop bulletin board, your energy is the only limit. https://simpleresistance.us/neighborhood-news/ prep: plan a simple social event to discuss post-protest next steps, send postcards to politicians, or just get to know your neighbors better. https://simpleresistance.us/potato-potluck/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: donate to or shop at better thrift stores. simpleresistance.us/thrift-better/

time: set up a neighborhood news hub simpleresistance.us/neighborhood...

prep: throw a potato potluck for simple, affordable community building simpleresistance.us/potato-potlu...

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day $: set up a recurring donation. Either divide a larger annual donation evenly, or find a subscription you don't use, cancel, and send that money somewhere helpful. time: Keep the protest energy going with a dozen ideas for spreading resistance and resilience. https://simpleresistance.us/protests-that-count/ prep: facists lean on patriotism and us/them dichotomy. Break through with co-located flags: fly a pride, trans, coexist, peace or other "progressive" symbol along with a U.S. flag. Reclaim the latter: it doesn't belong to them. (This works with stickers, too.) #Threethings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: set up a recurring donation

time: carry yesterday's energy into today, with a dozen post-protest ideas

prep: fascists claim patriotism, but that's our flag. Fly it along with something that makes your position clear (pride, peace, etc.) Or use stickers.

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day (today: boost No Kings III) $: if you protest, spend money at affected businesses. Be a good customer and tip well. Use cash if possible. time: if you can't protest, join the virtual protest, watch the Minneapolis livestream, or support the effort in other ways. Today is about numbers, so help us get there, even if you can't attend. Click through for more than two dozen ideas, plus links. https://simpleresistance.us/i-cant-protest/ prep: Think protesting is performative? Performing your values is important! Just don't stop there. If you're going to a large protest today, join at least one mailing list. If you aren't, join a group you've been considering. If you don't know where to start, join Indivisible. It's a great launching point. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: if you protest, spend cash at nearby businesses

time: if you can't protest, we have options: simpleresistance.us/i-cant-prote...

prep: if you protest, join a group you learn about. If you don't, join Indivisible–they're a good starting point.

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day $: donate to a rent support fund https://simpleresistance.us/pay-mn-rent/ time: print out zines with helpful resistance information and distribute them at the protest Saturday https://simpleresistance.us/pamphlets/ prep: play Protest Bingo with friends. Indivisible Vancouver has a couple cards to get you started. https://simpleresistance.us/resistance-bingo/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day

$: donate to a rent support fund

time: print out zines with helpful resistance information and distribute them at the protest Saturday

prep: play Protest Bingo with friends. Indivisible Vancouver has a couple cards to get you started.

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day $: can't protest? Be a patron of protest: sponsor a seat on a bus, donate to an organizer, or track supportive businesses and stop in over the coming weeks (tell them why!) https://simpleresistance.us/patron-of-protest/ time: we all need hope and inspiration. Look for verified stories of humans being decent, funny, hard-working, flawed creatures, and share them. Yes, it matters if they're true. This week: focus on resistance-related stories if you can. https://simpleresistance.us/set-the-tone/ prep: at 5pm PST No Kings holds the final pre-event training. This one is about why big protests matter, and how to talk to friends and family about them. https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/915536/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: sponsor a seat on a protest bus, or donate to organizers

time: share inspiring REAL stories of flawed humans trying. Extra credit for humor and resistance.

prep: No Kings last pre-protest training is 5pm PST tonight: understanding and talking about mass-protest events

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing every day $: put together a protest outfit from bling you have, or get some. Wear it all day and spend money at businesses impacted by No Kings III Saturday. Tip well (and leave an extra pin for folks who wanted to be there, but had to work!) https://simpleresistance.us/buy-bling/ time: update your social media images to spread the word. We want Saturday to be so big they can't pretend we were paid. Each No Kings has been larger than the one before...are we ready to hit 12 million yet? prep: if big protests aren't your thing, join (or start) a small protest on Saturday. Check standing protest groups like the Visibility Brigade and Tesla Takedown, then report the numbers to the Crowd Counting Consortium to be included in the nationwide number. https://simpleresistance.us/micro-protest/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: get your protest bling ready — and pack spares to share with workers who wish they could have been there.

time: update social media images

prep: if big events aren't your thing, join Visibility Brigade or another standing protest for supporting activity March 28th

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing daily to prepare to protest! $: commission a custom protest sign, or donate to musicians performing at the protest Saturday. Give back to artists. They lead the resistance. time: watch Erica Chenoweth's 12 minute Ted talk about moving from skeptic about non-violent resistance to believer, because the science said so. Share it with someone who disses protest. https://simpleresistance.us/3-5-rule/ prep: memorize an emergency phone number. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: support artists who engage in resistance. Commission a sign, donate to performers at your protest.

time: watch Erica Chenoweth's 12 minute Ted Talk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSe...

prep: memorize one emergency phone number

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing to boost protest attendance! $: if you prefer smaller events, invest in something to make them a joyful spectacle: bubble machine, costume, noisemaker... time: make a No Kings III plan and invite a friend to join you. See https://www.nokings.org/ for a map of 3000+ options prep: we have comprehensive sign-making tips, including half a dozens lists of clever ideas. Collect materials and invite friends over to make signs—even if you can't go yourself! https://simpleresistance.us/sign-of-the-times/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: buy a bubble machine, costume or other joy-spreader for your next protest (especially if it's smaller.)

time: 3000+ protests — make your plan and invite a friend. Nokings.org

prep: sign making tips and lists of inspiration here: simpleresistance.us/sign-of-the-...

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing today $: if you're worried about phone security at protests or during travel, look into an inexpensive dedicated or burner phone. If that costs too much, click through for security tips. time: can't protest? That's okay! (Really!) Click through for more than two-dozen ways to help make No Kings III a big success without attending. https://simpleresistance.us/i-cant-protest/ prep: Use window paint to decorate your car with local No Kings III details. Where, when, why. NoKings.org for map of protests. #ThreeThings to choose from every day

#DoOneThing

$: worried about phone security at protests? Buy a burner.

time: can't protest? We have more than two-dozen ways to support No Kings III without attending.

prep: decorate your car with No Kings III details. Spread the word.

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing every day $: join a Buy Nothing group and help build non-capitalist connections time: Oversight Committee Democrats have a portal where you can report (and review) ICE abuses. If you ever say "they all need to see prison time" this is where the official documents for those kinds of trials start. If you have first-hand information about ICE abuses, report them. The reports are public and also useful for activists and reporters. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-dashboard prep: travel expands our world, so go somewhere. If you can, go to another country to remind yourself what it feels like to live somewhere free. If you can't risk a border crossing, visit an area of the country different from where you live. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: join a Buy Nothing group

time: report ICE abuses to oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-... and spread the word. This is where future trials begin.

prep: travel somewhere. Out of the country if you can cross borders.

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing $: contributions to IRAs and HRAs through April 15th can reduce 2025 taxable income, effectively depriving this regime of revenue and shifting it to a future government. Consult your tax professional for details. time: stop sharing the newest, most shocking news. Most of it is fake, and increasingly a flat lie. Prioritize accuracy and accountability and starve the click-chasers. prep: Attend the No Kings III kick-off Zoom, tonight. Trainings follow most days between now and March 28th, when we try to break records—and maybe the 3.5% mark if we all bring a friend! https://www.nokings.org/trainings #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: contributions to IRA or HSA through April 15 reduce 2025 taxable income #starvetheregime

time: take the time to fact-check ANYTHING you share

prep: join No Kings III kick-off zoom tonight, or trainings now through March 28th, when we break records!

#ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing $: big protests have big budgets. Send the price of today's coffee to whoever is organizing No Kings III where you are. time: it's been a LONG year, and it can be demoralizing. Spend some time creating a record of everything you've done! Set up a system to remind yourself: this is a marathon we run one step at a time. https://simpleresistance.us/did-it-diary/ prep: Costco continues to be one of the better big-box stores, and you don't need to bulk-buy to benefit. Click through for Costco tips from appliances to gas...or set up a co-op with a friend and split bulk buys! https://simpleresistance.us/join-costco/ #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: donate to the group planning your No Kings III

time: start a diary of what you've accomplished—it's more than you think!

prep: Costco is good for more than bulk buys. If you think it doesn't make sense for you, take another look!

#ThreeThings

#DoOneThing today $: Public transit is essential to society. Buy and use a bus pass, or donate one to a shelter or non-profit. time: check your voter registration. Put the deadline to re-register on your calendar, and check again the week before. Start at Vote.gov prep: AI notetaking is becoming prevalent in doctors offices. It's as glitchy as any other GenAI, but with serious consequences. Until there is a legally protected process to correct medical records reliably, ask your doctor to stick to hand-taken notes. #ThreeThings to choose from

#DoOneThing

$: get a bus pass for you, or donate one

time: check your voter registration

prep: refuse AI notes at your doctor's office until and unless they fix the correction process

#ThreeThings