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I'm not sure how I feel about this. CNN obviously feels there's no other recourse.

Everyone saying this complaint has no basis in reality is wrong. Via Sherill v Knight:

"White House press facilities having been made publicly available as a source of information for newsmen, the protection afforded newsgathering under the first amendment guarantee of freedom of the press, see Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665, 681, 707, 92 S.Ct. 2646, 33 L.Ed.2d 626 (1972); Pell v. Procunier, 417 U.S. 817, 829-35, 94 S.Ct. 2800, 41 L.Ed.2d 495 (1974), requires that this access not be denied arbitrarily or for less than compelling reasons. See Southeastern Promotions v. Conrad, 420 U.S. 546, 95 S.Ct. 1239, 43 L.Ed.2d 448 (1975); Lovell v. Griffin, 303 U.S. 444, 58 S.Ct. 666, 82 L.Ed. 949 (1938). Not only newsmen and the publications for which they write, but also the public at large have an interest protected by the first amendment in assuring that restrictions on newsgathering be no more arduous than necessary, and that individual newsmen not be arbitrarily excluded from sources of information. See Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469, 491-92, 95 S.Ct. 1029, 43 L.Ed.2d 328 (1975); Abrams v. United States, 250 U.S. 616, 630, 40 S.Ct. 17, 63 L.Ed. 1173 (1919) (Holmes, J., dissenting); United States v. Associated Press, 52 F.Supp. 362, 372 (S.D.N.Y. 1943) ("right conclusions are more likely to be gathered out of a multitude of tongues, than through any kind of authoritative selection")"

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A doctored video is certainly a less than compelling reason. Sherill also establishes it is the White House's burden to establish evidence for that revocation. That means the creation of the video and evidence surrounding its creation will be subpoenaed. Assuming it has been doctored and that the real event was not "compelling" there should be more than enough for the court to issue an injunction. Side note: CNN's complaint was horrendously written. It's written for less an audience of a federal judge than the far left in the social media sphere (of which I am one).

What a joke

This is disgusting. They are suing because the President barred a man who ASSAULTED A WOMAN IN A WHITE HOUSE PRESS CONFERENCE.

This is nothing short of plotting assassination.

Sessions? No congress isnt in session. Lets focus on the assholes treating another asshole like an asshole. You know...relevant shit.

It's funny because freedom of "the press" doesn't mean freedom of large media corporations. Anyone with a pen and paper or a cell phone video is the press. Can we all demand a spot in the Whitehouse? Of course not, vut we can all report on it.

Silly attention whoring is all. This isn't helping their reputation.

CNN is fake news

I get the First Amendment and Due Process claims, but the APA "arbitrary and capricious" claim is such BS and reminds me of the DACA debate. Congress may be able to limit the independent discretion of agencies/officials by statute but not that of the president (which is probably why the complaint expressly excludes the president in cause III). So isn't it just a workaround to say that the secret service was being arbitrary and capricious by following a direct order from the president because the president's order was arbitrary and capricious?

You know a lot of what’s happening with Trump is very similar to what happened with Nixon. Anti press. Strong base that follows the president blindly. Blames “liberal media” for everything. You can go on and on with the similarities

Right on CNN!

This bozo thinks and acts like a dictator...

The second season of Trump presidency is too over the top.

Original post: CNN sues President Trump and top White House aides for barring Jim Acosta

Lol, can I sue for not having White House access to question the president? I’m an independent journalist

Good. This was desperately needed. There needs to be some accountability here.

My president is a punk bitch who gets afraid of any tough question. Smh..

The Press is exerting itself exactly as it should be. It is the enemy of oppressive regimes. This is good

Im sure that will go well

A press pass is not a security clearance. You need a security clearance to get one, but they are not the same thing. In the statute in question, it even makes a pretty clear distinction between security clearance and press pass

31 C.F.R. § 409.1

In granting or denying a request for a security clearance made in response to an application for a White House press pass, officials of the Secret Service will be guided solely by the principle of whether the applicant presents a potential source of physical danger to the President and/or the family of the President so serious as to justify his or her exclusion from White House press privileges.

The law is clearly talking about granting or denying a security clearance, not a press pass. This is a pretty ridiculous lawsuit.

Of course the white house can revoke a press pass.

At least he didn’t grab her by the p*ssy

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed the legal action as "just more grandstanding from CNN" and pledged the administration "will vigorously defend against this lawsuit."

After all, she smirked, It wouldn't be the first court battle this administration has lost!

Paragraph 60 is a problem.

The sole justification for Defendants’ conduct is their dislike for Plaintiffs’ coverage of the administration and critique of the President.

Even if the justification is fraudulent, the justification was that he "put hands on" that girl. The question on a motion to dismiss is whether Trump is allowed to make up a justification.

Sarah Sanders' Tweet: https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1060374680991883265?s=20

Now Watch This: https://youtu.be/aXZ2jRZMLrg

Why is Sarah Sanders sharing a video with no audio(audio that clearly includes Jim Acosta regard the woman with "Pardon me, ma'am") as opposed to a video that includes all collectible evidence other than to justify barring Jim Acosta simply for not giving up the mic? If the White House genuinely considers this act as "inappropriate behavior", then they certainly did not go about addressing said behavior in an appropriate manner.

Yeah, and they solved everything is wrong with trump...

This should, in theory, be an open-and-shut case involving freedom of the press, right?

...right, this is the stupid timeline.

After defaming Acosta, Sarah Sanders has now backtracked on the reason for barring him...

We have been advised that CNN has filed a complaint challenging the suspension of Jim Acosta's hard pass. This is just more grandstanding from CNN, and we will vigorously defend against this lawsuit.

CNN, who has nearly 50 additional hard pass holders, and Mr. Acosta is no more or less special than any other media outlet or reporter with respect to the first Amendment. After Mr. Acosta asked the President two questions-each of which the President answered-he physically refused to surrender a White House microphone to an intern, so that other reporters might ask their questions. This was not the first time this reporter has inappropriately refused to yield to other reporters.

The White House cannot run an orderly and fair press conference when a reporter acts this way, which is neither appropriate or professional. The First Amendment is not served when a single reporter, of more than 150 present, attempts to monopolize the floor. if there is no check on this type of behavior it impedes the ability of the President, the White House staff, and members of the media to conduct business.

Seriously, are the lawyers absolute shit or does Sanders not run this shit by them?

hahahhaaaa.

young people.

Damn that's a long ass depressing article.

Speak for yourself.

Yeah sex is cool but have you ever tried existential dread?

what on earth do the vapors have to do with the younger generation not having sex?

Who has time for sex when climate change is going to kill us anyway

I'll post the same thing I posted last time a similar article was here:

I really just feel I don't know how to treat women I'm interested in. I'm 29, a virgin, and I feel like my whole life I've just always heard conflicting messages when it comes to women. I feel like in retrospect pretty much all the women I've dated, mostly online, just expected me to fully understand everything, and then took it as a sign I wasn't interested in her when I was really just nervous and trying to do the things I had been told, like don't pressure her, just treat her like any normal person, respect her (and often it feels like showing interest in any way that isn't perfect gets labeled as disrespectful), things will just happen, etc...

I know I need to get out and meet people, but I want to be able to engage women like an actual possible partner, not a guy who's afraid/doesn't know how to flirt or be sexual, or forward. But that requires practice, and just accepting the fact that I'm the guy, it's up to me, it's my gender role to make moves (but I should never have expectations of a woman performing her gender roles), women aren't going to make the first move, and I might make women uncomfortable. I just don't feel like I have the social energy to do any of that any more, or at least all at the same time. I really believe this is a common aspect of incels/nice guys/forever alone. I could rant on for a long time, but I'll end this here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskFeminists/comments/5c2koz/z/d9tvp9r

I think younger people's expectations are just higher thanks to the internet. Everyone thinks they're an 9/10 and are going after 9/10s. It's so easy to have sex by just lowering your standards but most people would rather not have sex than lower their standards.

I think it may be something as simple as the fact that millennials are the first generation to have grown up with access to the internet, and overall we're less socially adept in general because of it, and making connections with people is even more of struggle. It's not even surprising that other age groups would be taking a dip too - we live in an age where it's not only encouraged to hide indoors, it can actually be beneficial in many ways, in that you can cultivate any number of hobbies and interests directly through an internet connection alone.

People like to try and blame apps like Tinder, and some of that can be valid, but most of the arguments I've seen against it boil down to people not understanding how to really use it effectively. It's a social medium like any other, and even if it has rules and logic that can be difficult to learn, it's not impossible.

It all still comes down to the same thing, and even if I agree that things like rampant porn use, acceptance of sex toys, living too long with parents, economic anxiety, and difficulty in starting a proper adult life would contribute, but many of those still tie back into the social immaturity aspect, and the idea that it's taking our generation longer to mature overall.

I must be very old.

I do support women's basic rights to choose. in ages past, girls were easily pressured into it by guys who want sex more than girls do. our parents who tell us that didn't happen in their time are deluding themselves. we aren't really talking long ago. you think those hippie temples weren't some kind of blurred-lines coercion cults? Even during that enlightened time . nowadays, with women even outearning men in the relevant age group, they can choose and unsurprisingly they choose less sex. like they always would have.

If hookups are your thing, Grindr and Tinder offer the prospect of casual sex within the hour.

What sort of fantasy world is the author living in. I have one friend whose online dating experience resemble this. The experience of everyone else I know including myself can be summed up as crickets or weeks of work to meet up for coffee with a catfish.

Online dating sucks big-time. Offline it is super difficult to meet single women, but you have a reasonable chance of successfully landing a date when you do. Online it is the exact opposite. To be crass, offline I am maybe a 5. Online I am a 1 or a 2.

The 80/20 rule: 80% of the woman seek 20% of the men in the dating apps. This means lots of men don't have sex.

The main reason is you have a group called incels who worship trump and are left wing who will never have sex and then you get these left don't people drowning in sex but right wing forever virgins will drag down the average.

submission statement: This article highlights a few of the many possible contributing factors to the decline in sexual behavior among industrialized nations. This section in particular got me:

Over the course of many conversations with sex researchers, psychologists, economists, sociologists, therapists, sex educators, and young adults, I heard many other theories about what I have come to think of as the sex recession. I was told it might be a consequence of the hookup culture, of crushing economic pressures, of surging anxiety rates, of psychological frailty, of widespread antidepressant use, of streaming television, of environmental estrogens leaked by plastics, of dropping testosterone levels, of digital porn, of the vibrator’s golden age, of dating apps, of option paralysis, of helicopter parents, of careerism, of smartphones, of the news cycle, of information overload generally, of sleep deprivation, of obesity. Name a modern blight, and someone, somewhere, is ready to blame it for messing with the modern libido.

Bitcoin doesn't store any value. It has no mechanism to do so, given its Zero intrisic worth.

Two weeks (TM)

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Peter, I've really been enjoying your show - you've had some really high caliber guests on. Keep it up.

I just listened to #44 yesterday with Steve Keen, and while I appreciated his unique perspective, it absolutely drove me nuts that there was little push-back on his arguments against bitcoin in the last 10-15 minutes of the episode. Partially, I think it was just his surface-level understanding of the protocol, but it would be great to hear some debate on the finer points, such as Keynesian vs Austrian economics, energy consumption dedicated to hard money, the value of hard money in today's world, etc. I could just hear Saifedean in my head rebutting each of his objections.

Have you considered hosting any debates on subjects like this? I think a contrarian perspective is healthy, but I think it would be helpful to tease apart the arguments a little more. Particularly where energy consumption is concerned, I think debate would be a healthy thing. There are some good arguments on both sides that would be worthwhile to consider.

listening to Adam and Gavin is way better than going crazy trying to find out who the hell satoshi is.. thanks for the post.

Timestamps for the " Mentioned in the interview " topics would be nice.

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isn't bathhouse barry the one that originally let them have swift access back?

Disconnect the Saudis.

First time to hear his talk, just a good speaker

This is such a great talk by Andy. I love his way of speaking.

I did a detailed tutorial on how to take out loans on Maker last week :)
https://youtu.be/sLRDWTtNC04

This is such a great talk by Andy. I really like how he describes this as the Financial Reformation moment.

Like the protestant reformation, people in the financial reformation are not asking permission nor forgiveness from the large institutions that they take issue with, they are simply reorganizing their society at the grassroots level in a way that they can have direct interaction with the forces that organize their lives.

maker is great, i hold some myself

Aside from its practical applications, the blockchain movement can be seen as a populist response to the lack of meaningful reform within the financial sector since the crisis of 2008. This is the sentiment that was famously captured by the indignant inscription on the Bitcoin genesis block: “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.” At MakerDAO we believe that by adding the key feature of stabilization, Dai fully realizes Satoshi Nakamoto's vision of a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. To do this, we have borrowed many different ideas from traditional finance and in the process created a truly holistic foundation for a more rational financial system. In this talk we will dive deep on the philosophical similarities and differences between MakerDAO and the world of traditional finance. We will discuss how MakerDAO represents significant reform of the global financial system by better aligning its incentives and radically increasing its transparency.

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The international user base of Bitcoin, as well as a rapidly growing number of cryptocurrency-using millennials, frequently seek for ways to transact using digital assets at stores and merchants, and the integration of Bitcoin, which does not cost anything for the merchants, has become an efficient way of targeting consumers in the cryptocurrency market.

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until Bitcoin has 8 trx per second - its not possible to use as i cash

This is good news. We definitely need to build more crypto awareness.

Bitpay

tad bit late, might be the only real use for bitcoin here in a bit.

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