Matt discusses a bogus poll by Median Strategies that claimed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a 12-point lead over City Council member Nithya Raymond, which was later debunked as a social experiment. The poll also falsely claimed 16% of respondents voted for former reality TV star Spencer Pratt. Matt criticizes the media for not vetting polls properly and highlights the broader issues with polling accuracy, citing failures in Wisconsin and Maine. They argue that unreliable polls mislead the public and media, emphasizing the need for better scrutiny and transparency in polling data.
It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations.
In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.
Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology's potential to elude human control.
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