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Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic candidate for senator from Michigan, promises to improve the lives of citizens and hold Trump accountable for his management, as part of a campaign that seeks to revolutionize progressive voting in the upcoming elections. #Elecciones2026 #AbdulElSayed #Demócratas (translated)

Barack Obama is the keynote speaker at the Game Changers Forum in Lisbon, where he will discuss leadership and resilience less than a month before the midterm elections in the US, before joining the Democratic campaign in Michigan. #ObamaEmLisboa #EleiçõesEUA #GameChangersForum (translated)

Donald Trump intensified his attacks against Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim candidate for the Senate in Michigan, calling him a terrorist sympathizer, to which El-Sayed responded by stating that the president is using his name and religion to divert attention from the problems created by his policies. #ElSayed #Trump #Midterms (translated)

The post said Democratic Senate candidates were tied or leading in Alaska, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas, while Democrats’ lead in the generic congressional ballot had widened slightly. https://t.co/VGbr2XTGUQ #Democrats #Elections2024 #Congress #US #AK #GA #ME #MI #NC #OH #TX

A study by Michigan State University has identified variants of the PLIN4 gene, related to fat metabolism, as a factor that could increase the risk of anorexia, suggesting that the disease has a more complex genetic and metabolic basis than previously thought. #anorexia #genética #trastornosalimentarios (translated)

The author estimated that the situation was shocking for the Republicans and that Trump had become a bigger problem than Nixon. Citing YouGov, he listed the results for the states: Texas +6 (Flip), Ohio +4 (Flip), Kansas +3 (Flip), Nebraska +1 (Flip), and Michigan +1. #Republikanie #Trump #polityka #US (translated)

The author wrote that Barack Obama would campaign for Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan. He presented the former president as a figure of the Democratic establishment and described El-Sayed as a candidate of "Mamdani's America." https://t.co/KnYzcf7XrX #Midterms #Election2024 #Démocrates #US (translated)

"Now we have true communists running in the elections in Michigan, in Texas... they are communists." In this context, Americans feel deeply frustrated with Trump's economic management, no matter how much he says every day that the U.S. is the "hottest" country in the world. #Trump2026 #EleccionesEEUU #Migración (translated)

"We have to travel to Mars to know if we are alone." The voice that broke the deepest silence was that of Koch (Michigan, USA, 1979) and his words went far beyond mere technical matters: "We will explore. We will build ships. We will return to the Moon (...) But we will always choose Earth. We will always choose one another." #ChristinaKoch #ArtemisII #PremioPrincesaDeAsturias (translated)

"We have to make sure that prices come down. The war with Iran must be ended, and quickly." Mike Rogers from Michigan, who is fighting for a new term in the Senate, says in a campaign ad: "We have to make sure that prices come down. The war with Iran must be ended, and quickly." #Zwischenwahlen #Republikaner #Trump (translated)

Periodaccio per Trump ... Uno spiraglio di sole per il mondo. Contenuto AI---I modelli predittivi e i sondaggi per le elezioni di metà mandato del 3 novembre 2026 confermano che i Democratici mantengono un netto vantaggio per il controllo della Camera dei Rappresentanti, mentre la contesa per il Senato rimane estremamente serrata, sebbene orientata a favore dei Democratici nelle ultime rilevazioni. I dati e le proiezioni variano a seconda delle diverse fonti di analisi: Proiezioni per la Camera dei Rappresentanti (U.S. House) I Democratici hanno bisogno di guadagnare solo 3 seggi per strappare la maggioranza ai Repubblicani. Attualmente, i principali previsori indicano uno scenario fortemente favorevole al ribaltamento della Camera: • Decision Desk HQ (28 settembre 2026): Assegna ai Democratici una probabilità del 75% di vincere la Camera, con una proiezione di 234 seggi totali. • Silver Bulletin / Nate Silver (28 settembre 2026): Mostra un forte incremento per i Democratici, che guidano la media dei sondaggi generici per il Congresso con un distacco di D+9,2 punti tra i probabili elettori. • Polymarket (Mercato di scommesse, 29 settembre 2026): Riflette il consenso degli scommettitori con una stima implicita molto alta a favore della conquista democratica della Camera. Il Cook Political Report ha recentemente spostato 15 sfide congressuali a favore dei Democratici. Proiezioni per il Senato (U.S. Senate) Il Senato è considerato il terreno di scontro più incerto, poiché i Repubblicani difendono una maggioranza di 53 a 47. Tuttavia, l'attuale indice di gradimento del Presidente Trump (attestato intorno al 33% secondo i sondaggi Reuters/Ipsos e al 37% per NBC News) sta complicando la difesa repubblicana in stati storicamente favorevoli: • Decision Desk HQ (28 settembre 2026): Indica una situazione in bilico ma favorevole ai Democratici, stimando al 54% la probabilità che questi ultimi ottengano il controllo del Senato (con un'ipotesi di 51 seggi). • Polymarket (29 settembre 2026): Gli scommettitori attribuiscono ai Democratici una probabilità implicita del 62,5% di conquistare il Senato. Il mercato sulla combinazione del bilanciamento del potere ("Balance of Power") quota l'ipotesi di un "Democratic Sweep" (vittoria democratica in entrambe le camere) al 62%, mentre la combinazione "Senato ai Repubblicani e Camera ai Democratici" si attesta al 31%. • Silver Bulletin (28 settembre 2026): Evidenzia che i candidati democratici registrano lievi vantaggi nei sondaggi in sei stati chiave considerati "tipping-point": Texas (D +3,4), Maine (D +2,5), Ohio (D +4,5), Iowa (D +2,0), Michigan (D +3,2) e Alaska (D +2,4). L'andamento di fine settembre delinea una situazione strutturalmente difficile per la coalizione repubblicana guidata da Trump, specialmente alla Camera, mentre per il Senato i margini nei singoli stati chiave rimangono ridotti e suscettibili di variazioni nell'ultimo mese di campagna elettorale

Russia’s influence operation arrives ahead of the US midterms With weeks remaining before America's November midterm elections, a familiar type of content has begun appearing online. Videos resembling reports from CNN, the BBC and The New York Times accuse candidates of corruption, antisemitism and misconduct. Hollywood actors appear to denounce Democrats. Other clips claim that warnings about Russian interference are themselves a Democratic disinformation campaign. The reports are fabricated. Graphika, which tracks online influence operations, says it has identified a coordinated campaign targeting candidates in competitive US Senate races. It assesses with high confidence that the material was produced by Operation Overload, also known as Matryoshka – a long-running Russia-aligned influence operation previously active against elections and political debates in Europe and the United States. The activity coincides with a broader warning from American intelligence officials. Classified assessments reported by The New York Times conclude that the Kremlin has authorised another digital influence campaign ahead of the 2026 midterms, aimed primarily at exploiting existing divisions and undermining confidence in American democracy. There is an important distinction. US officials have not reported evidence that Russia is attempting to manipulate voting machines or alter the counting of votes. The operation is about influencing the information environment surrounding the election. Fake scandals for competitive Senate races Graphika traced a concentrated wave of activity between 10 and 14 September. Likely inauthentic or repurposed accounts distributed videos accusing Democratic politicians of corruption, antisemitism and other misconduct. The targets included Senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia, Representative Chris Pappas in New Hampshire and Texas state representative James Talarico, as well as Senate candidates Sherrod Brown in Ohio, Roy Cooper in North Carolina, Mary Peltola in Alaska, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Joshua Turek in Iowa and Troy Jackson in Maine. The selection was not random. These were politicians involved in Senate contests where the result could matter to control of the chamber. The campaign did not rely on a single political narrative. Instead, it attached different accusations to different candidates – corruption, social issues, antisemitism or personal misconduct – while maintaining a consistent production and distribution model. That model is characteristic of Matryoshka: create apparently independent pieces of evidence, disguise them as journalism and distribute them through networks of disposable accounts. Hollywood celebrities who never said what the videos claimed One of the campaign's more distinctive techniques involved genuine footage of American actors. Videos featuring celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker and Julia Roberts were altered with captions and other material to suggest they were promoting the slogan #AllDemocratsAreCriminals. The technique continued in subsequent material. Fact-checkers identified fabricated New York Times-branded videos using footage of Alyssa Milano, Sean Astin, Rachael Harris, Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Braeden, Annie Potts and Patrick Fabian. Some of the original footage came from Cameo, where actors record personalised video messages. Their authentic images were retained while fabricated audio, captions or surrounding material changed the meaning entirely. Lead Stories compared several of the clips with the originals and found that the supposed political statements did not appear in the genuine recordings. Eric Braeden's representative separately confirmed that the claim he had joined the anti-Democratic campaign was false. The advantage of the technique is straightforward. Generative AI does not need to create a convincing celebrity from nothing. The operator can begin with authentic footage of a recognisable person and manipulate only the elements necessary to manufacture a political statement. Stealing the authority of real newsrooms Celebrity impersonation was only one layer. The operation repeatedly borrowed the visual identity of established media organisations. Graphika identified material impersonating or falsely citing the BBC, CNN and Politico, alongside references to France's VIGINUM foreign-interference agency and journalist Brandy Zadrozny. Other material reproduced New York Times-style branding. Some fabricated reports made an unusual claim: that Democrats themselves were organising disinformation or “false-flag operations” and then blaming Russia. This creates a defensive layer around the influence operation. Instead of merely distributing false political allegations, the campaign also attempts to discredit future reporting about the manipulation itself. If successful, evidence exposing foreign interference can be reframed as part of the conspiracy. Graphika says it assesses with high confidence that Operation Overload produced these videos. The technique is well established. Earlier investigations by CheckFirst and Reset Tech documented hundreds of falsified pieces of content produced by Operation Overload, often impersonating journalists, institutions and major media brands. AI-generated or manipulated material has increasingly become part of that production system. What US intelligence says Russia is trying to achieve The broader strategic picture comes from American intelligence assessments reported on 18 September. According to US officials familiar with classified findings, the Kremlin has authorised a covert digital influence campaign aimed at Americans during the 2026 election season. Its apparent objective is to seed or amplify domestic divisions and weaken confidence in the political process. Some officials described the principal aim as creating disorder rather than helping a single political party. The publicly identified Matryoshka material examined so far, however, has targeted Democratic candidates. Those two findings should not be treated as contradictory. An operation can exploit partisan divisions while serving the broader objective of making the electoral system appear corrupt, chaotic or illegitimate. US officials also reportedly assess the current Russian campaign as less extensive or coordinated than some previous election operations. Moscow is considered less focused on congressional elections than presidential contests and remains heavily occupied by its war against Ukraine. Russia has denied previous US accusations of election interference. An operation with limited reach – so far There is another reason for caution: producing large quantities of disinformation is not the same as successfully influencing voters. Matryoshka has repeatedly demonstrated an ability to manufacture content at industrial speed, but much of its material receives little genuine engagement. Researchers monitoring the network have previously warned against confusing automated distribution and platform view counts with authentic audience penetration. There are exceptions. A fabricated New York Times-style video featuring Jamie Lee Curtis had accumulated nearly 200,000 views on X by the end of 17 September, according to reporting by The New York Times. Other pieces attracted considerably less attention. There is currently no public evidence demonstrating that the campaign has changed voting intentions or will affect election results. What the September activity demonstrates is something narrower but important: a Russia-aligned influence infrastructure previously used against European elections has now turned significant attention towards the American midterms. The basic method has changed little – impersonate trusted media, manufacture scandals and use networks of inauthentic accounts to distribute them. What has changed is the production technology. Authentic celebrity footage, synthetic voices, manipulated video and rapidly generated fake journalism allow the same operation to produce more tailored material for more candidates at lower cost. The objective does not require Americans to believe every fabrication. Creating uncertainty over which videos, news reports and public statements are authentic can itself degrade trust in the information environment surrounding an election. Sources - Graphika — Russia-Aligned Influence Operation Targets US Midterm Candidates, German State Elections https://www.graphika.com/insights/russia-aligned-influence-operation-targets-us-midterm-candidates-german-state-elections - The New York Times — Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/politics/russia-election-disinformation-us-intelligence.html - Kathimerini / The New York Times — Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1315792/russia-aims-to-inject-chaos-into-elections-us-intelligence-finds/ - CheckFirst — Operation Overload: An AI-fuelled escalation of the Kremlin-linked propaganda effort https://checkfirst.network/operation-overload-an-ai-fuelled-escalation-of-the-kremlin-linked-propaganda-effort/ - CheckFirst — Operation Overload targeting the US election https://checkfirst.network/operation-overload-a-growing-disinformation-threat-now-targeting-the-u-s-presidential-election/ - Lead Stories — Fake NYT videos: Alyssa Milano, Rachael Harris and Sean Astin https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/09/fact-check-fake-new-york-times-videos-of-alyssa-milano-rachael-harris-sean-astin-falsely-claim-they-support-all-democrats-are-criminals.html - Lead Stories — Fake NYT videos: Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Braeden and other celebrities https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/09/fact-check-fake-new-york-times-videos-of-leonardo-dicaprio-eric-braeden-other-celebs-falsely-claim-they-support-all-democrats-are-criminals.html - Brennan Center for Justice — AI Is Changing Foreign Election Influence https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/ai-changing-foreign-election-influence - ODNI — previous US intelligence assessment of foreign election information operations https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/NICM-Declassified-Foreign-Threats-to-US-Elections-After-Voting-Ends-in-2024.pdf - FBI / ODNI / CISA — previous joint assessment of Russian election influence operations https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-110424 #DISINFORMED #Episode9 #Russia #UnitedStates #USMidterms #Midterms2026 #USElections #ElectionInterference #ForeignInterference #RussianInfluence #RussianDisinformation #OperationOverload #Matryoshka #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #FIMI #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIPropaganda #Deepfakes #SyntheticMedia #MediaImpersonation #FakeMedia #FakeNews #PoliticalDisinformation #CelebrityDeepfakes #SocialMediaManipulation #DigitalInfluence #ElectionSecurity #CognitiveWarfare #Graphika #OSINT #Democracy #WRLD

Raziskava Univerze v Michiganu opozarja, da ruska superaplikacija Max, ki združuje sporočanje, plačila in dostop do državnih storitev, omogoča obsežen nadzor nad uporabniki in lahko služi kot model za digitalno avtoritarstvo v drugih državah. #digitalninačrt #kibernetskipolitični natančnik #avtoritarizem