Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 19mPoliticians’ legacies aren’t the job of the free press to worry ourselves about. We’re not their PR team. 000
Reposted by Tim GruverPolitico @politico.com · 2hTed Cruz and Maria Cantwell’s big college sports win won’t make an AI breakthrough easier politi.co/4hvmyXppolitico.comTed Cruz and Maria Cantwell’s big college sports win won’t make an AI breakthrough easier politi.co/4hvmyXpTed Cruz and Maria Cantwell’s big college sports win won’t make an AI breakthrough easier politi.co/4hvmyXp 232
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 13hIllinois is the first and so far only state to ban book bans. “Democracies don't ban books. Regimes do” -Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker www.ila.org/publications...ila.org How Illinois is Helping to Stop Book Banning, One State at a Time - Illinois Library Association 020
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 17hThe Book Loft of German Village is legit. Watch your step on that brick path. 📚🧛 110
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 17h@stephengrahamjones.com’s stories are so raw, so intense, so unflinching, that even the books themselves aren’t walking away unscathed. 0222
Reposted by Tim GruverLeah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“It also sets the precedent for using this chilling tactic on any journalist or watchdog as it sees fit.“ Oregon cities are doing this over and over again, making it prohibitive for any independent journalist without a team of lawyers to get public records. It’s outrageous. 28529
Reposted by Tim GruverStephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Exactly one month out from an election that will decide who controls the U.S. Senate -- the chamber every judicial nominee needs to clear -- Justice Alito confirms in a television interview that he is considering retirement from the high court. 1/politico.comJustice Alito confirms he is considering retirementThe conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year. 59621208
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A certain someone(s) is putting their chips on state Rep. Amy Walen, one of Olympia's few business-allied House Dems. 🫏💸 The Kirkland lawmaker is among the bigger targets of an intraparty blue wave progressives are riding to the ballot box. 🗳️ washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/the-myster...washingtonobserver.substack.comThe mystery PAC shows its handPlus labor drama in the Senate, more bad news for House Rs, the Times endorses against Fitzgibbon, and save the date for Re-Wire 011
Reposted by Tim GruverThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026Breaking News: The G7, which includes Britain, France, Japan and others, agreed to release diesel from reserve stockpiles to ease record-high prices driven mostly by the war in Iran.nyti.msU.S. and Allies Agree to Release Diesel Reserves as Prices SoarThe Group of 7, which includes Britain, France and Japan, announced the release of 100 million barrels over four months, effective immediately. 265416
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Fully Human-Written” is our recipe @washingtonobserver.bsky.social 011
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comPete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfareA year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces 000
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NEWS: Hello, Columbus! 🏙️ Thrilled to be representing @spjwash.bsky.social @spj-posts.bsky.social’s national shindig here in Ohio! Should be a great week! 📰 🎥🎙️ 010
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026News you can use: Seattle is going to see the biggest bash ever celebrating the best journalism in the Northwest! 📹🎙️ This October! Sunday funday! Be there or be square journos! 🥳 📰 facebook.com/events/s/202... 120
Reposted by Tim GruverHenry Brannan @henrybrannan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New: How a storm of revelations about Oregon data centers — including $450m tax breaks this year alone — created a powerful opposition coalition. If you haven’t been following this absolutely wild saga, this story is a good way to get up to speed. www.streetroots.org/news-stories...streetroots.orgHow revelations like $450M tax breaks created a powerful opposition movement against Oregon data centersThe coalition has already defeated politicians and pushed the state to take action against the exploding industry 033
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The monied opponents of Washington's millionaires tax claim the state is coming for your pension. 💸🫰 Technically, that's not really true for the vast majority of Washingtonians who have one...at least, for now. 👩🏫🗳 washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/a-tv-salvo...washingtonobserver.substack.comA TV salvo from the tax repeal campaignPlus new polling on the repeal, hardball in the 42nd, hospitals vs nurses at the Supremes, and you should block off Dec. 8 for Re-Wire 000
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Washington Republicans are looking for a W this fall, but Democrats might just hand them another L southeast of Olympia. 🫏🐘 The smart money shows the 35th LD is in for a tight race that could swing the tax-hungry Legislature further left. #waleg 🗳️💸 washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/senate-gop...washingtonobserver.substack.comSenate GOP spends to defend MacEwen in 35th LDPlus more $$ to defend the income tax, F5 money for the mystery PAC, and the PDC dismisses LGW/Brandi Kruse complaint 120
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026apnews.com/article/sher...apnews.comCalifornia Supreme Court orders Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballotsThe California Supreme Court has ruled that a Republican California sheriff must return over 650,000 ballots he seized following a November 2025 special election that favored Democrats. 000
Reposted by Tim GruverDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 24/09/2026Our Flock reporting just got five cops arrested. The Indianapolis officers were just criminally charged for spying on women. @aaronschaffer.com, @douglasmac.bsky.social and I found suspicious searches and got their agency to investigate. How many bad cops are still getting away? wapo.st/4xDOH3d 1228681
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Life doesn’t wait for you to be ready…It’s very all or nothing. If I were to run in this cycle and not win, I would be done.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...nytimes.comWill Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Here’s What She Said.In a wide-ranging interview, the New York congresswoman offered her most detailed insight yet into how she is thinking about a possible presidential run. 001
Reposted by Tim GruverSheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026RFK Jr. took $4 million in book advances and $270,000 in gifts from close allies working to advance his agenda. His wife received $210,000 in consulting fees from a MAHA group. Ethics experts are troubled. w/ @by-cjewett.bsky.social Jewett www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comRFK Jr. Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda. 2014156
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Scary good package in the mail today via PDX’s Broadway Books! 📕 Can’t wait to sink my teeth into another one of @keithrosson.bsky.social’s epics! 🐦⬛🎃 020
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“We’re developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won’t be able to think.” - Rod Serling 030
Reposted by Tim GruverThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/09/2026Breaking News: Texas must fully air-condition its prisons by the end of 2029, a federal judge ordered, saying the lack of cooling in most of the state's lockups violates the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. nyti.ms/3Toyr8a 1323136
Reposted by Tim GruverPolitico @politico.com · 22/09/2026Trump says decision on possible diesel export ban to come ‘fast’dlvr.itTrump says decision on possible diesel export ban to come ‘fast’Record high prices could bring the first restriction on U.S. energy exports in more than a decade. 11188
Reposted by Tim GruverJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Show me the unbiased detector of newsroom bias and I will give you a penny. www.cnn.com/newsletters/... There's more crazy in this part of the Paramount agreement. Read on... 89328
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What “hits” would these be? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comWhite House launches Trump TV, a 24/7 'greatest hits,' after media banThe White House launched "Trump TV" on the heels of President Trump's ban on three media outlets ‒ but so far, it's a lot of reruns. 000
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The biggest crime scene in your neighborhood might be hanging on your grocery store's gift card rack. 🏪💸 For retail thieves, iTunes gift cards are a super profitable business. It's raising eyebrows in the Legislature. #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/unwrapping...washingtonobserver.substack.comUnwrapping the gift card griftPlus tough times for K-12, the carpenters drop a cash bomb, and some recommended reading 000
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026People will look back on this time in history and realize that buying up news outlets and firing everyone inside of them wasn’t some unfortunate accident. IT WAS THE POINT. 030
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Major TV Networks Band Together in Boycott After Trump’s Ban on CNN newrepublic.com/post/215641/... via @newrepublic.comnewrepublic.comMajor TV Networks Band Together in Boycott After Trump’s Ban on CNNThe five major TV networks are joining forces after Trump’s press ban. 020
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/21/n...npr.orgParamount makes concessions to salvage $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery dealParamount's owners have made concessions to 12 Democratic state attorneys general to settle a lawsuit that endangered the media company's bid for its larger Hollywood rival, Warner Bros. Discovery. 000
Reposted by Tim GruverThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/09/2026Breaking News: President Trump said his D.C. arch would house drones and snipers, as the administration appeared prepared to justify another construction project by citing national security.nyti.msTrump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and SnipersThe president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security. 1009541
Reposted by Tim GruverPolitico @politico.com · 20/09/2026JB Pritzker says Dems should add corruption to list of midterm issuesdlvr.itJB Pritzker says Dems should add corruption to list of midterm issuesThe Illinois governor also criticized Trump’s approach to AI and his business interests. 1320539
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 19/09/2026deadline.com/2026/09/para...deadline.comParamount To Leave California Amid Antitrust Battle & Stalled Warner Bros MergerLeaks out of David Ellison's inner circle said the CEO wold take his Paramount ball & leave California if state AGs didn't back off on their antitrust suit 000
Reposted by Tim GruverThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026Breaking news: The White House has struck a deal that gives “permanent control over security” in Greenland to the U.S., President Trump said, declaring victory in his desire to increase U.S. sway over the Arctic territory.washingtonpost.comTrump announces ‘forever’ deal to defend Greenland as Denmark says signing ‘expected’ next weekPresident Trump announced an agreement with Denmark that he said gives the United States "permanent" sway over Greenland's security. 232913
Reposted by Tim GruverPolitico @politico.com · 18/09/2026Breaking: Trump says he will ban reporters from POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW from the White House.politico.comTrump says he’s banning media outlets, including POLITICO, from White HouseCNN and MS NOW are the other two outlets Trump announced can no longer send journalists into the White House. 111286120
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Washington's war on gas reached a turning point for the suite of business interests aiming to roll back the state's green transition. 🗳️ The Supremes nixed a voter-approved initiative written to do just that. It boiled down to this age-old rule. 📜 washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/supremes-b...washingtonobserver.substack.comSupremes back the greens in war on gasPlus his-and-hers checks for the mystery PAC, bacon-saving money for Santos, and an editor on the move 000
Reposted by Tim GruverPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Like music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by private equity Langston Hughes’ literary estate now belongs to International Literary Properties, which says a Harlem Renaissance licensing program is next on its listtheankler.comPrivate Equity Is Coming for Authors, Dead or Alive - The AnklerLike music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by investment firms and changing how Hollywood will deal with IP 20367216
Reposted by Tim GruverKUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · 16/09/2026The program that sends free books to kids up to the age of 5 was on pause for the past year due to lack of funding, but a local nonprofit has partnered with the Washington state branch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to get books back in kids' hands.kuow.orgDolly Parton’s Imagination Library to donate free books again to King County kidsThe program that sends free books to kids up to the age of 5 was on pause for the past year due to lack of funding, but a local nonprofit has partnered with the Washington state branch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to get books back in kids' hands. 03013
Reposted by Tim GruverPolitico @politico.com · 15/09/2026Democrats are alarmed about AI. They’re not planning to hit it hard on the campaign trail.dlvr.itDemocrats are alarmed about AI. They’re not planning to hit it hard on the campaign trail.Democrats want to keep hammering Republicans on the economy and worry a pivot to AI concerns could undercut their core message. 11217
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The millionaires and the billionaires took to the web this week to harangue Washington's forthcoming income tax on the rich. 🧐 Meanwhile, certain someones are amassing a mountain of mystery money to sink...something...at the ballot box. 🗳️💸 washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/opening-sa...washingtonobserver.substack.comOpening salvos in the income tax ad battlePlus a new mystery PAC with $6M to spend and some recommended reading 000
Reposted by Tim GruverSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms. 802653693
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) introduced their own AI “kill switch” bill in July, which would allow the government to order top AI firms to shut down or slow AI models it deems too dangerous and require companies to report incidents.” 010
Reposted by Tim GruverPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Mitch McConnell is seen for the first time in months via CNN's Annie Grayer 218591165
Reposted by Tim GruverPolitico @politico.com · 14/09/2026Hakeem Jeffries: Congress must act ‘immediately' to rein in AIdlvr.itHakeem Jeffries: Congress must act ‘immediately' to rein in AIThe House Democratic leader said Republicans have ‘abandoned’ their responsibility on AI and called for the House to stay in session. 216813
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“The [Iran] war’s cost to the average American household’s pocketbook is about $1,650 as of last week, a combination of energy, interest rates and the costs of the war, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.” - Politico www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comTrump says the Iran war is worth the price. The bill keeps growing.The Iran war is costing the average U.S. household $1,650 — and it could get worse. 011