Honored to be with @wyden.senate.gov today to stand against the SAVE Act, in defense of democracy, and in full throated support of our safe, secure voting by mail system here in Oregon. Thank you to Rep Levy, Councilor Osborne, and Commissioner Chang for joining us.

Trans rights are human rights. This Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the resilience of transgender and nonbinary Americans and celebrate their incredible courage.

The President's latest Executive Order is another desperate, illegal power grab. The Constitution is clear: states run elections. We don’t need decrees from Washington D.C. My message to the President: we’ll see you in court.

A single vote for Trump in the birthright citizenship case would be as bad as anything the Court has done since Bush v. Gore. This issue has been settled for more than a century. It is the jurisprudential equivalent of asking what 2+2 is. Any answer other than 4, something is deeply, deeply wrong.

This is a desperate last-ditch effort by a failing president to suppress votes because his agenda of pardoning pedophiles and ripping away health care is about to lose him the midterms. My message to Trump is this: if you come for Oregon’s vote-by-mail, you’ll have hell to pay.

President who *just* voted by mail illegally says the rest of us can't. Nope.

Me, today, ranting in City Hall about the risks of focusing on homeownership to the detriment of renters. Get home and find in my email that @resnikoff.bsky.social already wrote down what I was thinking, with better words.

Hard to overstate how obvious this was in Minneapolis. They'd roll around the neighborhood in full gear, doing nothing immigration-related at all, wait for angry crowds to gather, and then attack them with tear gas and pepper spray! It was a violent siege and the feds owe us billions in reparations.

When we said build the Bend Bikeway, we meant it! See also: www.bendsource.com/news/traffic... @amendez.bsky.social

President Trump calls vote-by-mail “cheating.” Yet he just voted by mail in a recent Florida election. Oregon has used vote-by-mail for over 25 years. It’s secure and accessible, and it works. We won’t let anyone take that away from Oregonians. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

Vote By Mail isn’t experimental. It’s a secure, convenient option that’s popular with voters—especially if they’ve tried it. (And research shows it *doesn’t* help Democrats win, contrary to GOP claims.) @trufahey.bsky.social rounded up the polling a while back:

Many people are asking! oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/30/w...

"The third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force..." "Two-thirds of participants live in suburban, small town or rural areas, a 40% increase over last time in protesters from outside big cities..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

A final thought: the most important, efficacious, & sizeable faction on the left is plain old normie Dems, "wine moms," "resistance libs," whatever condescending term you prefer. They're the ones doing the actual work. But they are largely ignored by media, because they're organized & led by women.

Bend in the streets! #NoKings #NoKingsBend

Tens of thousands of protestors marched throughout Seattle and Portland with large crowds gathering in communities including La Grande, Bend, Corvallis, Redmond, Pendleton and Hermiston and throughout southwest Washington.

Walz: We will never leave the side of our Somali Minnesotans. Here's our pledge to you, our Somali Minnesotans, your great grandchildren will still be here when that orange clown is in the dustbin of history.

Way more people than pictured. Bend. 💙

Catch up on all of our local coverage of the No Kings protests. Our veteran journalists across the country have been reporting from the #NoKings demonstrations. Check out @ashleymurray.bsky.social's updated story below with reports from more than two dozen states.

Tens of thousands of Oregonians turned out to protest Saturday as part of a national wave of rallies against President Donald Trump and his administration. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/28/o...

Our No Kings rally in Sisters, OR (pop. 3500), sponsored by @indivisiblesisters.bsky.social, topped 750 people today!

Redmond, Oregon

Me and the missus rocking No Kings in Bend Oregon.

I 🐸 you, portland. #NoKings #NoKingsPDX #NoKingsIII #PDX

We're all aware of our country's many imperfections - but there are some pretty good ideals behind it, which is why I will continue to bring my flag to protests. It's our country and our flag.

thoughts on today: 1) the protests are good, actually 2) you should go to one of you can 3) it will do you good to see how many other people also hate this guy 4) you might meet people who you can organize with 5) there are more of us than there are of them 6) we are going to win

Love waking up in the morning to see millions exercising our right to express our outrage and demand better for our country. I am bummed I can't make it downtown today, but I'm always with everyone showing up for our democracy, our freedoms, and our human rights. Speak up. Show up. #NoKings

Turns Out That Advertisers Not Wanting To Fund Neo-Nazi-Adjacent Content Isn’t An Antitrust Violation Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to "go fuck" themselves and then sued them for the crime of taking his advice? A federal judge has now dismissed that lawsuit — with prejudice — confirming…

Ilu Seattle. Good night.

It's so beautiful 🥲

There is no compelling public safety need that would require more ICE agents in Oregon. We will continue monitoring federal actions closely and work to ensure all Oregonians — regardless of background or immigration status — feel safe, respected and supported in our state. katu.com/news/local/i...

PNW 4 ever ❤️❤️❤️

I recently toured Ridgeview High School in Redmond, Oregon, answered questions and spoke with two government classes about elections, voting and my role as Secretary of State. Thanks for your time, and congratulations to the first time voters!

I'm heading to Mariners opening day, they're raising the AL West banner tonight, and all caps hype guy is back on the M's reddit. It's gonna be a good year. 🔱 www.reddit.com/r/Mariners/c...

Every Oregonian deserves an affordable place to call home. Here in Oregon, we’re cutting red tape, expanding housing options, and making it easier for families to stay in the communities they love. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Government should work to improve the lives of all our people through providing excellent public goods. Government is not, as many are using it now, a tool with which to enrich oneself and one's billionaire friends while targeting and punishing "enemies." The people want good government.

Hi. This merits impeachment. Almost everything he does merits impeachment.

“There’s lots of good evidence indicating that cycling and walking significantly reduces mortality, lowers the risk of injury and helps with depression. That obviously reduces demand on the NHS.” www.cyclingweekly.com/news/everyon...

It won't happen, but every headline tomorrow should emphasize that Trump is the one blocking a solution to the airport crisis. He owns the shutdown now.

Newest in my Epstein investigation: A man who was one of Epstein’s key sources of cash has a lot of questions to answer.

Meanwhile bike fuel prices have not changed at Costco.

It’s a nice spring day, but hardly peak cherry blossom crowds down by the National Mall and Tidal Basin. But the 15th Street protected lane that the Trump administration will start tearing out next week was still busy with people on bikes and scooters; locals and tourists alike.

Two gorgeous Portland scenes to end out this week 🌸🌹

Proud of our Council for unanimously approving this resolution. Immigration makes our country great, and we condemn this administration's illegal tactics. Thank you to all the community partners who helped us write the resolution and focus the funding award. www.bendsource.com/news/localne...

Let’s be real, the SAVE America Act is not saving anyone.

There is literally no evidence that this is a problem that is affecting any outcome of any election. Non-citizen voting is vanishingly rare. That is not a crisis. #orpol Read more: https://bit.ly/4buo8of

Jared Kushner makes up for his flaws as an investor by being a wildly corrupt appendage of his father-in-law’s wildly corrupt administration. The U.S. becomes less safe and more corrupt every day Jared Kushner remains involved in our political system.

The EPA recently repealed the landmark finding that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change. Today, we are leading a multistate coalition challenging this action. We’ll keep fighting for our communities every day. #orpol

New research from Pew quantifies the extent of the success of YIMBYism in Austin: after a huge run up in prices over the 2010s, the city dramatically liberalized and kicked off a building boom. Now rents are falling. www.pew.org/en/research-...

New piece for The Nation on the ubiquity of "performative" and "virtue signalling" as terms of derision. "Citizenship ... is inherently performative and that abandoning the performance of democratic life means courting democratic collapse." www.thenation.com/article/soci...