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US Elections: 2026 Midterm Elections
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November 4, 2026 I was trying to keep straightforward politics out of here, but I’m sorry, I can’t hold out any longer
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Updated 3h
November 4, 2026 I was trying to keep straightforward politics out of here, but I’m sorry, I can’t hold out any longer
Bluesky was right all along and will accept your apology any time - Fast Company
Many savvy pundits on X framed the 2024 election as a massive political realignment and Bluesky as a “copium” den for progressives in a bubble. Boy, were they wrong.
アメリカ中間選挙でAI「スロパガンダ」が…“真実”はどこに？ | NHKニュース
【NHK】11月3日投開票のアメリカ・中間選挙。 選挙戦が激しさを増すなか、生成AIを使った動画が新たな火種になっています。 候補者をやゆ、中傷するようなものが大量に出回り、候補者自らが拡散させているケース
This may be the saddest and most desperate unsolicited political text message yet.
261 votes, 61 comments. I'd like to kindly invite Bo French, and everybody on his campaign staff, to crawl up your own asses and take a deep whiff of…
Trump Delivers a Closing Midterm Message. Mostly About Landscaping.
On the eve of the election, the president held forth in great detail on columns, drain pipes and granite at the newly refilled Reflecting Pool.
Republicans Learn X Is the Echo Chamber
It turns out you can’t post Malfoids and Anakin when diesel is $6 a gallon and expect America to vote for you.
Bellingcat Analysis: FEC Data on AI Super PAC Ahead of US Midterms 2026
Why data centers are a top issue in the 2026 midterms | Brookings
Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell M. West examine how data center backlash is reshaping the 2026 midterms and AI's future.
Bellingcat Analysis: Google Ads Run By AI-Backed Super PACs Ahead of US Midterms 2026
Fairshake crypto PAC network backs 32 House candidates in midterms
The CLARITY Act failed in the Senate, raising the stakes for which lawmakers return to Congress to shape crypto regulation after the midterm elections.
A.I. Groups Are Spending Millions to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
How AI Data Centers Became a Central Issue in Today’s Midterm Election
Server farms for AI have become a uniting issue for voters and a bipartisan headache for candidates.
How America's AI Trust Issues Could Impact the Midterms
Most American voters "don't trust the leaders of AI companies to make decisions in society's best interests," writes Will Johnson.
アメリカ中間選挙で「生成AI動画」の氾濫が問題視されています。 候補者らを揶揄・中傷するようなものが大量に出回り、政治広告として陣営側が拡散させているケースも… これらの動画は、「スロパガンダ」と呼ばれています。「スロップ」＝「ゴミのようなもの」と「プロパガンダ」を組み合わせた造語です。 AIで大量生産された情報によって世論への影響をねらう手法には、専門家や当事者から不安の声が。 選挙制度の根幹にある「信頼」を脅かしかねないとの指摘も。日本への影響も含め、現状をまとめました。 news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nd-20261027de66600
AI industry leaders and companies are spending millions to influence who gets elected in the US midterms and potentially, how artificial intelligence gets regulated. But strangely the political ads they are paying for don’t appear to mention AI at all.
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A Bellingcat analysis of video ads purchased by the two largest AI-backed Super PACS has revealed that their political advertisements rarely ever mention their stances on AI, despite the advertisements being paid for by issue-specific PACs. bellingcat.com/news/2026/11/02/ai-super-pacs…
A Bellingcat analysis of video ads purchased by the two largest AI-backed Super PACS has revealed that their political advertisements rarely ever mention their stances on AI, despite the advertisements being paid for by issue-specific PACs. bellingcat.com/news/2026/11/02/ai-super-pacs…
Inside the Secretive World of Campaign Ads Funded by AI Super PACs
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