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David Ryan Miller
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Asst Prof American University (American institutions). Fmr. asst prof ETSU & UC-Riverside & Vanderbilt post-doc CSDI. WUSTL, URI, & GWU alum. Taylor Alison Swift is my muse. www.davidryanmiller.com

David Raymond Miller is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 63rd mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010.

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Computer science 28%
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No responsible news outlet should go to the White House as long as this ban on their colleagues is in effect. It’s time for big media to show some backbone.

Also, any apologies about that embarrassing WHCA dinner yukking it up with Trump and his apparatchiks?

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban
The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.
www.nytimes.com
Trump misstating and touting a meaningless deal over Greenland, while the entire Middle East security architecture falls apart due to his own actions, is emblematic of this administration’s foreign policy.
The White House Press Corps should've walked out as soon as the Trump regime banned the Associated Press for calling the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of Mexico."

That was Feb 15, 2025. The first month of Trump Term II.

Not surprising that abandoning principles for weak acquiescence led to more abuse.

And then the entire White House press corps left the grounds in solidarity, right?

Right?

They do know how the Martin Niemoller poem ends, right?

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Remember when Jake Tapper dug in his heels to defend Fox News when Obama dared to move them to the second row of the press room?

Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish
The official game of Academia.

This is the moment you walk out in protest

Sure, there have been many moments before this, but conditional on having not done so this is a good moment
O'DONNELL: Freedom of the press is enshrined in the First Amendment. Are you trying to intimidate the press from doing its job?

TRUMP: No. I dislike dishonest press, like you. I think you're terrible.

It's well past time for the White House Correspondents Association to pack up and leave the White House in protest, but every day is a new chance for them to do the right thing.
"They're disgusting" -- Trump threatens that the New York Times and Washington Post might be banned from the White House next

Nine years later, same despicable playbook:

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump: "We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many"
Trump says he's also looking at banning the Washington Post, calling it a "crummy paper" and "disgusting."

Anyway, good job, Jeff Bezos! It obviously was worth losing all those scubsribers and turning your opinion section into MAGA-lite, only for the president to continue to call you "fake news."

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A violation of free speech, the First Amendment, and good government
OK news agencies and broadcasters with a presence in the White House Briefing Room, and indeed the WHCA: your test has arrived. It is not hard to pass. You just need to not attend WH Briefings for as long as this rule is in force. That’s it. Does your commitment to a free press mean anything or not?
"They're disgusting" -- Trump threatens that the New York Times and Washington Post might be banned from the White House next
Other news organizations should leave the White House. They can of course still cover the administration--almost none of their coverage depends on being there physically. But they shouldn't stay there, raising their hands dutifully in the briefing room, as if it's business as usual.
Trump: "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!"
O'DONNELL: Freedom of the press is enshrined in the First Amendment. Are you trying to intimidate the press from doing its job?

TRUMP: No. I dislike dishonest press, like you. I think you're terrible.

The rest of the WHCA does know how this poem ends, right?

First Trump came for the Associated Press, but the rest of the WHCA did not stand up for press freedom because they were not employed by the AP

Next, Trump came for CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, and the rest of the WHCA won't stand up for press freedom because they are not employed by those outlets...
Trump: "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!"

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Now witness the integrity and solidarity of the fully operational White House Press Corps
President Donald Trump, in a clear violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, says he is banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.
Hey White House Correspondents' Association -- is *this enough?
BREAKING: Trump announces ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House
Trump says CNN, MS NOW and Politico are banned — and more could follow
His post leaves the ban's exact scope unclear.
www.axios.com
President Donald Trump, in a clear violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, says he is banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.
Trump: "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!"
That’s a load-bearing assumption, Dr Strangelove. www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...

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This episode is not just embarrassing for the military -- it shows for the millionth time the self-destructive insanity of leaders in every institution on earth pumping out pro-AI propaganda, from business to edu to news to government to unions. AI has no place being trusted for anything important.
It appears the analyst in question didn’t even bother to check his own work or the conclusions reached by the chatbot

"And/or to take care that the laws be faithfully executed?"

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I feel like we are so used to living in a time of madness that we can't grasp just how insane the Kennedy Center dispute is. Trump took something that was running just fine and destroyed it because he couldn't put his name next to the murdered president whose memorial it is. That's completely nuts.

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Next time Trump tells a reporter he deserves recognition for taking care of the Kennedy Center, I'd love for a follow up that simply asks "isn't it your job to administer the government?"
Grad students/jr scholars, please, I beg of you to pay some attention to your online presence. Often when I search a someone I'm to meet with, I can't find *any* info about their research areas/pubs. What comes up if someone googles? It cannot be your RateMyProf page. Even a DIY website is fine.
The US Congress has the power of the purse under our Constitution.

Expenditures mandated by law are not up to the whims of the Executive branch, which has no such power.

That is our money. Mandated by our laws.

Shattering our Constitution harms all Conservative & Liberal Americans.
Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows
An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.
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