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Poll: Patients Still Trust Their Physicians the Most

This Medical News article discusses a KFF poll about the public’s exposure to and beliefs about inaccurate health information, as well as media use and trust in sources.

Having the US turn into a fascist right wing theocracy run by a literal crime family can really ruin your day.
@pmcg I'm glad you're here to talk me down.

I keep thinking about the movie Don't Look Up.

Maybe we should all start singing?

https://youtu.be/D0WwjWdzV_I?si=T12qLFRg1YAjn-sr

Give Peace A Chance (Ultimate Mix)

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Ramaswamy claimed on Xitter that a protester rammed his car then sped away.

The police “a local resident was leaving a restaurant when she accidentally hit Ramaswamy's vehicle while backing out of a parking spot.”

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-republican-ramaswamys-car-hit-by-protesters-iowa-politico-2023-10-05/

Police say US Republican Ramaswamy's car hit by accident, not by protesters

The Grinnell Police Department on Thursday denied reports that protesters in Iowa ran their vehicle into U.S. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's car during a campaign stop, but said his car was hit by accident.

Reuters
X stops showing headlines because Elon Musk thinks it will make posts look better
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/4/23903859/x-elon-musk-headlines-links-image-twitter
X stops showing headlines because Elon Musk thinks it will make posts look better

X, formerly Twitter, is no longer showing headlines on articles shared on the platform on the iOS app for myself and another Verge staffer. Instead, X is only showing the article’s lead image and the domain it will link you to.

The Verge
New York v. Trump on Day Three: Former President Groans, Judge Pounds the Bench and Tensions Flare 
https://themessenger.com/politics/trump-trial-new-york-day-three-president-judge
New York v. Trump on Day Three: Former President Groans, Judge Pounds the Bench and Tensions Flare 

Pent-up frustrations surfaced during Trump's civil fraud trial on Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court.

The Messenger

28/ Via Bromwich:

The trial is back in session. Justice Engoron starts by asking the lawyers to the bench for a quick sidebar (“or frontbar,” he quips.) Trump is sitting alone at the defense table, hunched over.

Bender’s testimony will take us in-depth into the financial statements year over year. He will likely take up much of the rest of the afternoon. Trump has settled in at the defense table to await his former accountant’s testimony.

"Trump might think Mar-a-Lago is worth $1.8 billion, but in 2020, his own company said the Palm Beach appraiser was right. That year, the county valued Mar-a-Lago at $27 million."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mar-a-lago-1-8-billion-own-company-said-it-was-too-high/

Trump says Mar-a-Lago is worth $1.8 billion. Not long ago, his own company thought that was over $1.7 billion too high.

Trump might think Mar-a-Lago is worth $1.8 billion, but in 2020, his own company said the Palm Beach appraiser was right. That year, the county valued Mar-a-Lago at $27 million.

CBS News
@pmcg turns out she prefers tight ends 😉