https://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mv6k3rewrs2cI'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.10 Sep 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6k3rewrs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3muambjh2ks2oWhy 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).29 Aug 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3muambjh2ks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mu6inpcw522q“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.28 Aug 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6inpcw522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mtzgdmp7ac26Small makers — this is your space today. So many of you aren’t getting the attention I’ve been lucky enough to get. There’s room for all of us. Brag about your shop. Never made a sale? Say so — let’s fix that. Not a soap maker? You’re welcome too! Followers: find your new favorite maker below.26 Aug 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzgdmp7ac26https://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mttylpqigs2dSAVE America Act: passed House twice, NOT the Senate — not law yet, expected back in September. Be prepared. If it passes: proof of citizenship to register. Marriage certificate alone doesn’t count. What works: passport, or birth certificate + matching photo ID. Free help: VoteRiders.org 🧼24 Aug 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttylpqigs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mtc44tc3yk25Create 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.” votefwd.org17 Aug 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc44tc3yk25https://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3msvwuh5ejs2dI’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: https://www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page/tiny-fuck-stickers12 Aug 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvwuh5ejs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mso6vuql7k22Libraries 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?09 Aug 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mso6vuql7k22https://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3msh2pnxldc27It’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. https://www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page/the-deflecting-pool06 Aug 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh2pnxldc27https://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3ms7am2uxlc2xThis 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.03 Aug 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7am2uxlc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3ms4wei4bvk2c✍️ 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.02 Aug 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4wei4bvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mryd6azxgs2pConfession: @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-stickers01 Aug 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mryd6azxgs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mruukyzq322fI 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! https://votesaveamerica.com/donate/anxiety-relief-program/30 Jul 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruukyzq322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mrniymhr7223Some 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.27 Jul 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrniymhr7223https://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mrhxsyjr6s2hSomeone 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.25 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhxsyjr6s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mrdwmawdas2fNightstand stack: “On Courage” (Angwin & Fields-Meyer), “Democracy in Retrograde” (Sage & Amick), and Jenny Lawson’s “How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay” — hope, real tips for engagement, and laughs for the exhausted activist. What are YOU reading? Beach reads count too. 🧼23 Jul 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdwmawdas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mqz4r4lwic2q🗳️ Donate monthly to a legal watchdog 🪧 Yard sign for a progressive candidate 🤝 Help an immigrant neighbor know their rights 📣 Amplify posts — like, comment, share 🥫 Volunteer at a food bank 📰 Renew a lapsed news subscription $1/bar this month → Democracy Forward. Who will you adopt?19 Jul 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz4r4lwic2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mqfd5bg6b22kIt smell like algae — it’s a green, energizing wildflower-meadow scent. What should I call it? Team Algae, after @warriorgoddessfortheresistance’s reflecting pool protest. Also in the running: American Flag Blue. The Reflecting Pool. Or your idea — win and get a bar. Thoughts?11 Jul 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfd5bg6b22khttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mqa35qhf4k2sStarting a series: Tiny Acts of Resistance, built with this community. Not about doing anything dangerous or heroic. This is easy stuff that works if it’s sustained. Hopelessness feeds on inaction so it’s also healthy. Who are you boycotting? How are you speaking up? What have you got?09 Jul 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa35qhf4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mq5huvaygk2aNeed a shot of hope? Rachel Maddow’s interview with the authors of “On Courage” gave me one I didn’t know I needed. Julia Angwin: what we’re all doing right now is “textbook what you want to see in a resistance.” Go listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PQCw1Bf83o08 Jul 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5huvaygk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mpwmdrwf422p🪄 Stir anything clockwise, saying: “Karma come quickly. Let justice be done. For the greater good of everyone.” Point the intention where it needs to go. I posted this spell last year. Didn’t expect nature to answer so clearly. Hail at Rushmore. The Mall, stormed out. Keep stirring 🧼05 Jul 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwmdrwf422phttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mptp6ptl7c24We debated hanging the flag upside down today. Bought it years ago so far-right extremists couldn’t take this symbol without a fight — it’s meant for all of us. Are you flying the flag today?04 Jul 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptp6ptl7c24https://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mpquf3obqs2d$1,507 raised for trans orgs in June — because of soap buyers AND everyone who commented, shared, and reposted. You gave me my reach back. July’s dollar-a-bar goes to Democracy Forward — the legal firewall keeping this administration from getting away with even more. 🧼 optimisticsoap.com03 Jul 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpquf3obqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mpk7lixny22e250 years. I’m flying the flag Saturday — I refuse to let them take that. But I won’t pretend I’m not conflicted. Patriotism doesn’t belong to this administration. It belongs to all of us. How are you feeling about the 4th?01 Jul 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk7lixny22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mpgowkgje22mI don’t mind when people self-deport from my feed but it’s funny they announce it on the way out. Whatever your politics: spend your money with businesses whose values align with your own. Small biz owners: BRAG below. What do you make? What do you stand for? Everyone else: scroll, follow, buy.29 Jun 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgowkgje22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mosqtw7ewk2lAbout the “Resist You Motherfuckers” stickers: the profanity is there for a reason. This moment (as we swing hard into the midterms), is urgent, and we’re past the luxury of polite language. optimisticsoap.com/product-page/resist-you-motherf-ers-sticker 🧼21 Jun 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosqtw7ewk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3moo462263k2pPetty joy is allowed (his name off the Kennedy Center, the $14M reflecting pool paint peeling off — delicious). Mocking tyrants cuts them to size. And that’s tasty! But the Obama Center opening? That’s soul-nourishing, substantial joy. Go find some video and mainline that joy!19 Jun 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3moo462263k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3molo44vk2c2zThis month, every soap sold sends $1 to Trans Equality Now and Trans Lifeline. So far? $739. Might break $1,000! I didn’t do that alone. YOU did — everyone who bought soap, liked, commented, or shared. Honestly, this post is just a thank you to you for your support! www.optimisticsoap.com18 Jun 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3molo44vk2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3moirqvufjc2uThis fundraiser completely flopped at first. I admitted we’d only raised a few hundred dollars toward a $5k goal. I asked you to donate OR just engage with the reel. It worked: $19,349.80 raised. More than double my previous best. Thank you!17 Jun 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3moirqvufjc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/optimisticsoap.bsky.social/post/3mogagedq6c2cStill not over being called a “soap influencer.” (See my previous reel) But the soap brings me joy and pays the bills. This account is sometimes Activism + soap + random thoughts. If that appeals to you — WELCOME. 💙 Rose Garden → https://www.optimisticsoap.com/product-page/rose-garden16 Jun 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:ewn5liyvbmlza2jvobvuna5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogagedq6c2c