Dacia Grayber
@djgrayber.bsky.social
Oregon State Representative. Union Firefighter. Mom. Likes lifting heavy things, running far, nerdy policy. Personal account.
Resolute sin of empathy practitioner.
Resolute sin of empathy practitioner.
I love our city so much. Where else, in February, in the rain?
The joy! The palpable, pulsing vibrant joy.
The joy! The palpable, pulsing vibrant joy.
February 14, 2026 at 6:11 AM
I love our city so much. Where else, in February, in the rain?
The joy! The palpable, pulsing vibrant joy.
The joy! The palpable, pulsing vibrant joy.
It’s short session, why am I not blue skeeting?
It’s not for lack of want! My days start early, and I love that the rotunda is back open. There’s a gorgeous suspense to it first thing in the morning, before the echos of chatter and laughter and occasional singing. I love the early morning light.
It’s not for lack of want! My days start early, and I love that the rotunda is back open. There’s a gorgeous suspense to it first thing in the morning, before the echos of chatter and laughter and occasional singing. I love the early morning light.
February 13, 2026 at 8:04 AM
It’s short session, why am I not blue skeeting?
It’s not for lack of want! My days start early, and I love that the rotunda is back open. There’s a gorgeous suspense to it first thing in the morning, before the echos of chatter and laughter and occasional singing. I love the early morning light.
It’s not for lack of want! My days start early, and I love that the rotunda is back open. There’s a gorgeous suspense to it first thing in the morning, before the echos of chatter and laughter and occasional singing. I love the early morning light.
This is the balm I needed tonight.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 5:32 AM
This is the balm I needed tonight.
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First up, @miamaldonado.bsky.social has a helpful guide on how you — yes, you! — can follow bills and make your voice heard, because Oregon’s 90 lawmakers work for you. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/03/u...
Understanding the Oregon Legislature: How laws get passed — and how to participate • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Oregon Legislature convened in Salem for a month-long legislative session, during which elected officials will pass state laws.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
First up, @miamaldonado.bsky.social has a helpful guide on how you — yes, you! — can follow bills and make your voice heard, because Oregon’s 90 lawmakers work for you. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/03/u...
This is a good preview of this absolutely bonkers hang-on-for-8-seconds rodeo analogy of a session. And it’s just a surface scratch of the work we have to do (the full list would require a novella).
Fast timeline, tight budgets, federal worries: Legislators launch short session lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/govern... #orleg
Fast timeline, tight budgets, federal worries: Legislators launch short session
Oregon lawmakers will start a fast and furious legislative session Monday that tackles federal issues and the state budget.
lookouteugene-springfield.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This is a good preview of this absolutely bonkers hang-on-for-8-seconds rodeo analogy of a session. And it’s just a surface scratch of the work we have to do (the full list would require a novella).
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May the Epstein files remind every woman that she should not feel beholden to beauty standards established by men who are attracted to children.
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
May the Epstein files remind every woman that she should not feel beholden to beauty standards established by men who are attracted to children.
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
I had to leave for an event just minutes before this. The crowd was full of kids, elders, and dogs, all peaceful, marching with union banners. The plumes that I saw went up from a distance are just bonkers.
And this is why say ABOLISH. They are galvanizing the resistance with this violence.
And this is why say ABOLISH. They are galvanizing the resistance with this violence.
A big group stopped outside the ICE facility and federal agents dropped several rounds of chemical ammunitions. The crowd leaving the scene was the most chaotic I’ve ever seen it and the gas was the most intense. I don’t know how/why the gassing started.
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I had to leave for an event just minutes before this. The crowd was full of kids, elders, and dogs, all peaceful, marching with union banners. The plumes that I saw went up from a distance are just bonkers.
And this is why say ABOLISH. They are galvanizing the resistance with this violence.
And this is why say ABOLISH. They are galvanizing the resistance with this violence.
Infinitely and unapologetically proud to be a fierce voice for working people.
January 30, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Infinitely and unapologetically proud to be a fierce voice for working people.
Senator Campos, @replamarwise.bsky.social and I will be giving a press conference with ONA and providers on this tomorrow morning. LFG.
A bill concept being floated for the short session of the Oregon Legislature would restrict the movements of immigration agents within hospitals and shape how hospitals interact with them.
Bill Concept Seeks to Restrict ICE from Patient Care Areas in Oregon Hospitals
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Senator Campos, @replamarwise.bsky.social and I will be giving a press conference with ONA and providers on this tomorrow morning. LFG.
The Libertarians have something to say. Sure would love to know where all my self-proclaimed OrLeg “libertarian leaning” colleagues are on this and why they are wholly silent in the face of state-sanctioned violence.
From the Libertarian community on Reddit: Libertarian Party calls to abolish ICE, warns of creeping authoritarianism
Posted by UncleBuckReddit - 276 votes and 14 comments
www.reddit.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:13 AM
The Libertarians have something to say. Sure would love to know where all my self-proclaimed OrLeg “libertarian leaning” colleagues are on this and why they are wholly silent in the face of state-sanctioned violence.
See also, this: swing states with no automatic vote by mail that are trending blue. Terrorize, intimidate, manipulate. I’d be extra worried if I was PA (tho he has to keep Fetterman placated), NC, GA, OH, VA, for starters. This explains Maine.
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
See also, this: swing states with no automatic vote by mail that are trending blue. Terrorize, intimidate, manipulate. I’d be extra worried if I was PA (tho he has to keep Fetterman placated), NC, GA, OH, VA, for starters. This explains Maine.
CHILDREN. These are children screaming. The inhumanity of this is beyond comprehension.
Leading up to that.. Eric Lee Atty
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
CHILDREN. These are children screaming. The inhumanity of this is beyond comprehension.
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If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.
I agree with Candace. And I am NOT anti-policing (to the dismay of many on this platform, I acknowledge). But this cannot be reformed. This cannot be fixed. ICE has become the federal administration’s brown shirts.
Abolish ICE.
Abolish ICE.
There is no amount of training or reform that can fix an organization that sends paramilitary federal agents to beat and execute people on our streets.
Abolish ICE.
Abolish ICE.
Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I agree with Candace. And I am NOT anti-policing (to the dismay of many on this platform, I acknowledge). But this cannot be reformed. This cannot be fixed. ICE has become the federal administration’s brown shirts.
Abolish ICE.
Abolish ICE.
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To repeat: Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 4:09 PM
To repeat: Abolish ICE.
This is a great read of the things that matter most as we head into session.
In February, legislators will return to Salem. PCUN had a legislative strategy to press for higher wages for farmworkers and secure their collective bargaining rights.
Then more than 2,000 of her fellow Woodburn residents disappeared — abducted by masked thugs carrying guns and badges.
Then more than 2,000 of her fellow Woodburn residents disappeared — abducted by masked thugs carrying guns and badges.
Mass abductions in Woodburn shift focus for farmworkers’ union’s approach to legislative session
The union had plans for addressing farmworkers' wages and collective bargaining rights, now they are solely focused on immigrant justice and safety
www.streetroots.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:04 AM
This is a great read of the things that matter most as we head into session.
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Authoritarianism has a shallow hold on our country. Fight back at the 1/25 #ResistanceLab Stand for Good virtual organizing training led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal & AG Keith Ellison featuring non-violent resistance tactics and region breakout sessions to turn our collective grief and anger into action
Pramila Jayapal's Special Edition Resistance Lab: Stand For Good · Pramila for Congress
Join our special edition Resistance Lab: Stand For Good to honor Renee Good and the communities and individuals brutalized by ICE’s reign of terror. A virtual organizing training led by Congresswoman ...
www.mobilize.us
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Authoritarianism has a shallow hold on our country. Fight back at the 1/25 #ResistanceLab Stand for Good virtual organizing training led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal & AG Keith Ellison featuring non-violent resistance tactics and region breakout sessions to turn our collective grief and anger into action
My simultaneous desperate hope that the 25th Amendment will be invoked is only matched by my existential dread that it would mean a President Vance.
January 19, 2026 at 11:07 PM
My simultaneous desperate hope that the 25th Amendment will be invoked is only matched by my existential dread that it would mean a President Vance.
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The *epic* self-own in the last sentence of this statement by our “leading” R Gov candidate… is really something.
January 9, 2026 at 6:24 AM
The *epic* self-own in the last sentence of this statement by our “leading” R Gov candidate… is really something.
Whew. Yes.
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
January 9, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Whew. Yes.
In all of this terrible, I’m reconciling that my cat pants days are dwindling. The old warrior is moving into his last days, stoic, noble, but extra cuddly. I relish every one of these quiet moments.
January 8, 2026 at 6:34 AM
In all of this terrible, I’m reconciling that my cat pants days are dwindling. The old warrior is moving into his last days, stoic, noble, but extra cuddly. I relish every one of these quiet moments.
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To add to this point, after Lavoy Finicum almost plowed his car into an FBI agent and then reached for a gun while yelling “shoot me,” it fueled (and fuels) so much rage in the far right, despite it being captured on video.
When FBI agents killed white separatist Vicki Weaver while trying to take her criming husband into custody, it fueled the anti-government militia movement that formed one tributary into today's MAGA right, which is shrugging off today's state murder of Renee Good.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ri...
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Ruby Ridge standoff - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:27 AM
To add to this point, after Lavoy Finicum almost plowed his car into an FBI agent and then reached for a gun while yelling “shoot me,” it fueled (and fuels) so much rage in the far right, despite it being captured on video.
This. This is an essential survival skill for the decade, it seems. Maybe always.
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 7:33 AM
This. This is an essential survival skill for the decade, it seems. Maybe always.