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@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialWhen my friend Ali told me she'd joined the Oregon Justice Resource Center and wanted to do something, it was an immediate "fuck yeah!"
We I go way back to Nasty Women Get Shit Done. We're at it again.
$10 = a shot at 20 bars of soap. Ends 10/19 ⚖️
oregoninnocence.org/optimistic-soap-fundraiser
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialOne-woman show for YEARS, stubbornly refusing help. But asking for help isn't failure. It's growth. Since hiring my friend Jane, I haven't had to shut my site down once. We met on the board of Nasty Women Get Shit Done. Doing hard, important activist work together makes you lifelong friends.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialOct 17's No Kings event is Vote Early Day — same energy, aimed at the ballot box this time (not a rally as before).
Check registration, find your polling place, make a plan: nokings.org
In 2018 after 2 years of organizing, midterm turnout hit a 50-year high and flipped power in DC.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialAfter 2016, my friends Ali and Kirsten co-founded Nasty Women Get Shit Done and we got a LOT of shit done, including designing the In Our America flag. You can still purchase merch at InOurAmericaLoveWins.org
Now Ali and I are teaming up again and we are so excited !
Find out what tomorrow!
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialI just couldn't do a salesy reel today. Too much that's genuinely frightening.
But my fall soaps are here:
🎃 All Hallow's Eve: lime, florals, spun sugar, vanilla
🍂 Pumpkin Spice: cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla
The world is scary enough. Your shower doesn't have to be. 🧼
www.optimisticsoap.com
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialComment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...
Tip: don't just say you're against it — name a place and why it matters to you. Agencies have to substantively respond to comments like that. Form letters, not so much.
Include places and your own story!
Deadline: Oct 6.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialEvery time I post these, they sell out fast. But today, I've laid in an ample supply. Shhh:
🤬 5-pack $3
🤬 Shit ton (50) $20
🤬 Fuck ton (100) $30
🤬 Unholy Fuck Ton (666) $150
38,000+ have been released this year. What would YOU do with yours?
www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page...
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialI've used vote.org myself — legit, nonpartisan nonprofit, no spam, no donation asks.
VoteSafe.org, on the other hand, is run by Elon Musk's PAC and sells your name, address, and registration status to advertisers.
Bookmark vote.org. Skip VoteSafe.org.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialWhy the midterms are crucial: Flipping the House means real oversight — hearings, votes that never reach the floor now. To all who think they’ll just steal the election: officials are war-gaming interference. Our job is to VOTE. Don’t give up (that’s what they want).
@optimisticsoap.bsky.social“I Will Always Love You” wasn’t a love song — it was Dolly’s goodbye to Porter Wagoner, who launched her career, then sued her when she left. Years later, when he struggled, she bought and gave back his company. They reconciled and was there when he died. Such grace. I want to be more like that.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialCreate a free account at Vote Forward. Browse campaigns, pick one. Adopt voters (start with 5). Download templates, write something real. Mail by the date given.
Mine: “Sick of the chaos, sick of not affording daily life? Then VOTE — for you, your family, this country.”
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialI’ve been doubling the number of stickers in every bulk order (oops!) — orders moving forward are now correctly sized.
Box text: “Unholy Fuck Ton. 666 tiny fuck stickers. Use responsibly (or don’t).” The full liability disclaimer in this product listing:
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialLibraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialIt’s here! My Deflecting Pool soap. Murky greens, American Flag Blue curls, wildflower fragrance.
This week, Pirro’s office admitted in court: the pool wasn’t vandalized, it was faulty installation. Charges dropped.
Deflection, karma, a good soap.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialThis isn’t just a feeling. It’s real. A 2024 study found progressive IG accounts saw reach drop 65% after Meta’s algorithm changes. Liking, commenting, saving, sharing — one of the only levers we have. Look for: Heather Cox Richardson, Robert Reich, PoliticsGirl, Joy-Ann Reid, Aaron Parnas.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.social✍️ Start a letter-writing party. Tea, snacks, an hour of writing. @votefwd gives you free templates and has run 29 experiments testing whether letters move voter turnout — most show they do. votefwd.org
💸 Fundraise (yard sale, bake sale, trivia night) for groups fighting the chaos.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialConfession: @dogfooddude threw me under the bus — he was just as guilty in this fuckery. History will remember the truth.
Tiny stickers, big damage:
🤬 5-pack $2
🤬 Shit ton (50) $15
🤬 Fuck ton (100) $24
🤬 Unholy Fuck Ton (666) $100
optimisticsoap.com/product-page/tiny-fuck-stickers
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialI trust @votesaveamerica (Pod Save America’s folks) to send donations where they matter most.
Giving direct to a candidate? Skip the text link — fewer middlemen take a cut.
I’m donating $1/bar sold in August to the Anxiety Relief Program. Join me!
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialSome of you think calling Congress doesn’t matter. I got skeptical too — turns out personal, specific contact genuinely sways lawmakers, and staffers track it.
That’s why I like 5calls.org: real issues, tailored scripts, no form-letter energy.
Ninety seconds. No outside pants required.
@optimisticsoap.bsky.socialSomeone recently disagreed with something I said [can’t recall what] and unfollowed over it. Fair enough. I’m kicking off Tiny Acts of Resistance and know it’ll bring disagreement. That’s allowed — just do it constructively. We link arms or we lose.