Graig Meyer
@graigmeyer.bsky.social
NC State Senator for District 23. Serving Orange, Person, and Caswell Counties.
***Listen, Unite, Lead***
***Listen, Unite, Lead***
Speaking today on the NCGOP enacting Trump Ordered gerrymandering to rig the vote so they can keep ripping you off.
#ncpol #northcarolina #wecandobetter #vote
#ncpol #northcarolina #wecandobetter #vote
October 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Speaking today on the NCGOP enacting Trump Ordered gerrymandering to rig the vote so they can keep ripping you off.
#ncpol #northcarolina #wecandobetter #vote
#ncpol #northcarolina #wecandobetter #vote
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Our founder, @graigmeyer.bsky.social, was on @progsouth.bsky.social this week!
He talks about how his social work background led him to public office, how he works across the aisle, and why he believes better local media is essential for democracy.
And—how Beacon Media is a part of those ideas.
He talks about how his social work background led him to public office, how he works across the aisle, and why he believes better local media is essential for democracy.
And—how Beacon Media is a part of those ideas.
Headlights: Voices from The Progressive South: Ep. 5 A "Pragmatic Progressive' in North Carolina
Conservative legislators in the South have been attacking diversity programs for years, long before President Trump made a national priority of assailing “DEI.” This week, we look at some of this year...
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May 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Our founder, @graigmeyer.bsky.social, was on @progsouth.bsky.social this week!
He talks about how his social work background led him to public office, how he works across the aisle, and why he believes better local media is essential for democracy.
And—how Beacon Media is a part of those ideas.
He talks about how his social work background led him to public office, how he works across the aisle, and why he believes better local media is essential for democracy.
And—how Beacon Media is a part of those ideas.
Warning: Dark times are not ending soon.
Another warning: Checking out is not an option if we want to save democracy.
And a third warning: Burning your energy to the ground does not allow for effective resistance.
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Another warning: Checking out is not an option if we want to save democracy.
And a third warning: Burning your energy to the ground does not allow for effective resistance.
open.substack.com/pub/graigmey...
Checking Out is Not an Option
But neither is burning out. Finding joy and hope in WNC.
open.substack.com
June 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Warning: Dark times are not ending soon.
Another warning: Checking out is not an option if we want to save democracy.
And a third warning: Burning your energy to the ground does not allow for effective resistance.
open.substack.com/pub/graigmey...
Another warning: Checking out is not an option if we want to save democracy.
And a third warning: Burning your energy to the ground does not allow for effective resistance.
open.substack.com/pub/graigmey...
Looking over the horizon for hope.
This week’s post covers matches, economic collapse, immigration and the constitution.
As well as six ideas for what you can do this week.
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This week’s post covers matches, economic collapse, immigration and the constitution.
As well as six ideas for what you can do this week.
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What's Over the Horizon?
Looking beyond the insanity of this week
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April 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Looking over the horizon for hope.
This week’s post covers matches, economic collapse, immigration and the constitution.
As well as six ideas for what you can do this week.
open.substack.com/pub/graigmey...
This week’s post covers matches, economic collapse, immigration and the constitution.
As well as six ideas for what you can do this week.
open.substack.com/pub/graigmey...
I am very grateful to Governor Cooper for these 15 commutations to life sentences for death row prisoners.
Thanks to the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for your amazing advocacy.
Let’s continue to work towards abolishing the death penalty.
governor.nc.gov/news/press-r...
Thanks to the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for your amazing advocacy.
Let’s continue to work towards abolishing the death penalty.
governor.nc.gov/news/press-r...
Governor Cooper Takes Capital Clemency Actions
Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row in North Carolina to life without the possibility of parole. He commuted these sentences after a thoro...
governor.nc.gov
December 31, 2024 at 8:57 PM
I am very grateful to Governor Cooper for these 15 commutations to life sentences for death row prisoners.
Thanks to the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for your amazing advocacy.
Let’s continue to work towards abolishing the death penalty.
governor.nc.gov/news/press-r...
Thanks to the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for your amazing advocacy.
Let’s continue to work towards abolishing the death penalty.
governor.nc.gov/news/press-r...
How do YOU navigate the space between finite disappointment and infinite hope? (🧵 1/2)
Whole essay here:
www.graigmeyer.com/2024/11/fini...
Whole essay here:
www.graigmeyer.com/2024/11/fini...
November 21, 2024 at 10:46 PM
How do YOU navigate the space between finite disappointment and infinite hope? (🧵 1/2)
Whole essay here:
www.graigmeyer.com/2024/11/fini...
Whole essay here:
www.graigmeyer.com/2024/11/fini...
As the NCGOP prepares an attempt to override Gov Cooper’s veto on taxpayer funded vouchers, new reporting shows just how much of the $ goes to segregation academies.
#ncpol
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
#ncpol
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2024 at 3:13 PM
As the NCGOP prepares an attempt to override Gov Cooper’s veto on taxpayer funded vouchers, new reporting shows just how much of the $ goes to segregation academies.
#ncpol
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
#ncpol
www.propublica.org/article/segr...