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One Day Ago:
#CutTheFuel
If the U.S. is starting wars for oil again, we strike at the pump. Go fill up now, and on Thursday, January 8th, skip the pump. It’s the first of a series of gas-pump protests so #cutTheFuel and spread the word.
Jan6
It’s January 6th. Today we refresh our memory of the insurrection Trump incited, and the consequences of a weak response. NPR has a powerful retrospective. Click through to view it, then share it widely.
Public Funding
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was defunded and is now shutting down to avoid being mis-used. This leaves PBS, NPR, and hundreds of local radio and tv stations in our hands. Donate or buy merchandise to keep them going!
Two Days Ago:
Support families
Start the semester off with some good news: call your local school district and ask to pay off a student’s lunch debt, or offer to buy supplies for a classroom. Times are getting harder for families. Schools are a way to help anonymously.
Protest Playlist
Ramp up some 2026 resistance with a fortified playlist! Whether you’re trying to rebuild after leaving Spotify, or just need some new inspiration, we’re collecting playlists from Rolling Stones to a few trusted friends…so turn up the volume!
Good Vibes
Sharing stories that remind us that humanity can be as lovely as it is brutal is valuable. Unfortunately ai slop is busy leveraging this genre of storytelling for malign purposes. Fake stories ignore real issues of safety, funding and human limits, an set ideals no real activist could meet. Worse, the agents behind these sites…
Three Days Ago:
Buy Bling
Get a t-shirt, jewelry, lanyard, pin, button, sticker…something that lets people know where you stand. I recently complimented a rainbow-flag peeking out from a doctor’s busy lanyard. She said she wasn’t sure anyone noticed. I told her the people who need it, see it.
Self Care
The news is impossible to keep up with, and tempers are short. That’s part of the plan: to wear you out so you give up. Schedule half an hour to sit quietly with a cup of tea or a cocktail. No phones, no news. How are you feeling? What do you need? Schedule more of…
Expand your comfort zone
Put one activity on your calendar for this week that is just outside your comfort zone. It doesn’t even have to be resistance-related! Practice courage to build courage.
Four Days Ago:
Be Social
Invite a friend to lunch to talk about politics, or organize a politically inspired group event. Book club, museum outing, postcard writing, protest carpool. Build a pool of friends you can talk things over with. Take turns processing, or create a “news club” to research rapidly emerging information and pool what you learn.
Call Congress
Call your Senator to demand they pass a War Powers Resolutios blocking further aggression in Venezuela. 5calls.org has script and details.
Insurrection Day
On January 6th 2021, Donald Trump rallied his irregulars to steal an American election. We failed to jail him, then he pardoned 1600 people convicted of serious crimes that day. In 2026 some of them plan to march on DC in celebration, so we counter with an American Guy Fawkes Night. Make sure our grandchildren…
Five Days Ago:
Invest in Resilience
Splurge on a convenience that will free up time or energy for resistance work. If you always burn the rice, get a rice cooker and call your Senator while you use it. Return a gift you didn’t really want, and get something you can use!
Be Social
Invite a friend to lunch to talk about politics, or organize a politically inspired group event. Book club, museum outing, postcard writing, protest carpool. Build a pool of friends you can talk things over with. Take turns processing, or create a “news club” to research rapidly emerging information and pool what you learn.
Be Social
Invite a friend to lunch to talk about politics, or organize a politically inspired group event. Book club, museum outing, postcard writing, protest carpool. Build a pool of friends you can talk things over with. Take turns processing, or create a “news club” to research rapidly emerging information and pool what you learn.
Six Days Ago:
Donate an inspiring book
Donate a copy of a book that inspires you to a friend, Little Free Library, or community center. Or leave one in a public place with a sticky note that says “borrow me, then pass me on!”
Use Signal
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.
Small Spectacles
It’s hard to bring tens of thousands together if the roads turn to ice, so protests have shifted smaller in the winter months. That doesn’t mean they aren’t happening: there are protests organizing around January 6th (the insurrection) and January 20th (the inauguration.) Find a local protest and join, even if it’s just for an…
Seven Days Ago:
Get Fresh Meals
In many areas you can get prepared meals to heat at home, made locally with good ingredients. Some are stand-alone businesses, others are part of a network. If eating better is part of your 2026 plan, participate in the time-honored tradition of neighbors making ends meet by selling delicious food!
Creative Activism
Take stock of your hobbies and interests. Are you artistic? Help make protest signs. Do you love to sew? Sew a protester’s costume. Are you a talented photographer? Find a free repository and add your own resistance images.
Get Certified Documents
Get certified copies of your birth certificate and any documents that track name changes since that point. This includes ALL marriage and divorce certificates for many women. If you need any federal papers (passports, etc.) or to file changes to services like Social Security, put in your requests now. Another government shutdown is likely in…