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The crazy thing is that they are mobilizing. They are well aware of all the effects it can have on their journey and their Parcoursup. But they still mobilize, and that's what's beautiful about this youth, points out the teacher. It's incredibly brave. They miss class hours, they miss assessments. #Parcoursup #MobilisationLycéenne #Éducation (translated)

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 A newly exposed US political influence network appears to have been designed around a different target from most election propaganda. Its primary audience was not necessarily the voter reading a website, but the automated systems that search the web on behalf of AI chatbots. Threat-intelligence company VisionHeight initially identified 37 anonymous websites presenting themselves as state or local news organisations, opinion publications and national issue sites. By 15 October, the company's co-founder and chief technology officer, Nitsan Daniel, told CyberScoop that the investigation had expanded the observed footprint to 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟰 𝗨𝗦 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰𝟲𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. The states identified were Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. The infrastructure shows unusually strong signs of coordination. All 37 domains in the original dataset were registered during a single evening; 36 were registered within approximately eight minutes. On 30 September alone, the network published roughly 𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 using common templates and four recurring layouts. VisionHeight assesses that the scale and production pattern strongly suggest extensive automation, although that does not by itself prove which generative-AI system, if any, produced the text. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹. Candidate profiles can run to about 5,000 words, accompanied by similarly long voter guides containing 50 to 63 questions phrased in the style of queries someone might put to an AI assistant. Across the network, formulations such as a candidate being “the stronger choice” were repeated hundreds of times. One profile contained the phrase 34 times. In several voter guides examined by VisionHeight, the favoured candidate was named more than 110 times while an opponent appeared only six or seven times. The websites were also configured to make themselves unusually accessible to AI. Their crawler instructions explicitly welcomed 17 automated systems associated with companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity, Meta, Amazon and Apple. Some pages were marked in machine-readable metadata as news articles, while apparently separate publications cited one another. The result is a manufactured ecosystem in which several apparently independent local sources can reinforce the same conclusion. That is the central technique. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. The more immediate objective appears to be manipulation of the retrieval and search layer: place highly optimised material online, make it easy for automated crawlers to index, create the appearance of corroboration, and increase the chance that an AI assistant retrieves those pages when answering a political question. There is evidence that the network crossed that boundary. VisionHeight says it confirmed that 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 cited Tar Heel State Report as the first source in at least one response. Separately, one of the network's candidate pages reached third place in a Google search six days after publication, above Ballotpedia for the tested query. These findings demonstrate that the material can enter AI-relevant search and retrieval pipelines. They do 𝗻𝗼𝘁 demonstrate that the operation changed anyone's vote, nor establish how frequently major chatbots have used the network. The timing matters because AI has become part of the election-information environment. An AAPC Foundation survey of 1,568 likely US voters found that about one in five planned to use AI to investigate a race on their ballot, while 38 per cent reported having received election information through an AI-generated search summary. A separate NewsGuard audit found that leading chatbots frequently cited partisan websites disguised as local journalism without clearly identifying their political affiliations. The newly identified network appears to take that existing vulnerability one step further by constructing content specifically around the way machines search and summarise information. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁? 𝗔𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿. VisionHeight has not attributed the operation to any individual, campaign, company, political party or foreign government. No confirmed name of an operator has been publicly established. Nitsan Daniel is the researcher who helped expose the network, not a person connected to its operation. Some components have explicitly partisan branding. VisionHeight's indicators include domains such as Affordability Democrats, Democratic Women House, Public Safety Democrats and Republican Incumbent Watch, while the live Affordability Democrats site promotes Democratic candidates across 11 competitive House races. That provides evidence about the political direction of some of the published material, but it does 𝗻𝗼𝘁 establish who commissioned, financed or operated the infrastructure, and it would be unjustified to attribute it to the Democratic Party or any particular campaign. The network also appears broader than congressional politics. The live Tar Heel State Report has carried material on county commission and judicial contests, illustrating why the method may be particularly effective in down-ballot races where established local reporting is thin. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲. Propaganda no longer has to persuade a human being directly. It can instead attempt to shape the information environment from which an apparently neutral machine constructs its answer. 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗦: Active / newly exposed and expanding as of 15–16 October 2026. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘: High regarding coordinated infrastructure and AI-oriented design; moderate regarding the full current scale; attribution unknown. 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦 VisionHeight — primary investigation, “Someone Is Manipulating Your AI to Swing Your Vote” https://www.visionheight.com/resources/someone-is-manipulating-your-ai-to-swing-your-vote CyberScoop — Derek B. Johnson, 15 October 2026 https://cyberscoop.com/ai-chatbots-election-influence-hyperlocal-networks/ Tar Heel State Report — live network site used for OSINT verification https://tarheelstatereport.com/ Affordability Democrats — live network site https://affordabilitydemocrats.com/ AAPC Foundation — 2026 AI Voter Study https://theaapc.org/release-foundation-research/ NPR — reporting on voters using AI chatbots for the 2026 midterms https://www.wusf.org/2026-10-05/people-are-asking-chatgpt-to-help-them-decide-how-to-vote-in-the-midterms NewsGuard — “Pink Slime Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms” https://www.newsguardtech.com/press/pink-slime-is-infecting-ai-chatbots-ahead-of-the-midterms/ 𝗞𝗘𝗬𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 #Disinformed #Disinformation #Propaganda #InfluenceOperations #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIChatbots #ElectionSecurity #USMidterms #USElections #InformationWarfare #CognitiveWarfare #OSINT #ThreatIntelligence #CyberSecurity #DataPoisoning #RetrievalManipulation #SearchManipulation #GenerativeAI #LLM #AIManipulation #PoliticalInfluence #FakeNews #LocalNews #PinkSlime #Perplexity #ElectionIntegrity #InformationIntegrity #DigitalPropaganda #AIsecurity

When I say that the Gaza genocide has changed the us forever, I am not being hyperbolic. It is the raw truth. Genocide is the very worst crime against humanity on the books. A crime that has been fueled by the United States and which the UK, Germany, France and Canada, are complicit in.

Marp described the skills of the new VALORANT agent. According to him, the passive allowed pulling weapons and the Spike and closing doors from a distance, lasting 27 seconds. The C ability moved the agent to a chosen point, while the Q threw a grenade that exploded after a delay or could be detonated sooner. Marp said the E attracted enemies to the center and stunned them, comparing the effect to Astra's. The ultimate allowed guiding an orb to an area and, when activated, left everything there without gravity. He also showed an idea of how to use the abilities to enter the bomb site and said he was excited. #VALORANT #VALORANT #gaming #habilidades (translated)

🫀🧭 Maladies cardio-neurovasculaires : la feuille de route 2026-2030 fixe 36 actions, du repérage en soins primaires à l’aller-vers, avec des cibles chiffrées pour 2030 et 15 repères santé 📊🩺 📒 Prévenir les maladies cardio-neurovasculaires : feuille de route nationale pour la santé cardiovasculaire 2026-2030 ✍️ Direction générale de la santé (DGS) - Ministère de la Santé, des Familles, de l’Autonomie et des Personnes handicapées Capsules Audio de Pratiques en Santé 🎙️🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61MoC89c-AI Analyse de Pratiques en Santé et lien vers la source ℹ️➕ https://www.pratiquesensante.com/blog/pratiques-15/prevenir-les-maladies-cardio-neurovasculaires-feuille-de-route-nationale-pour-la-sante-cardiovasculaire-2026-2030-6267 📌 Environ 140 000 décès par an : les maladies cardio-neurovasculaires restent la deuxième cause de mortalité en France (p. 7), alors que plus de 70 % d’entre elles sont associées, dans le monde, à des facteurs évitables (p. 3). Ce document fixe le cadre national de prévention jusqu’en 2030 : des cibles chiffrées (p. 12) et 36 actions qui mobilisent notamment le premier recours, l’exercice coordonné, la santé au travail et l’école (p. 15-24). Il documente les inégalités sociales, territoriales et entre femmes et hommes (p. 6-10), le situe par rapport à la loi du 27 juillet 2026 et aux plans sur les déterminants (p. 11) et propose 15 repères pour les usagers et les professionnels (p. 25-26). 🇬🇧: Preventing cardio-neurovascular diseases: national roadmap for cardiovascular health 2026-2030 - https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/preventing-cardio-neurovascular-diseases-national-roadmap-for-cardiovascular-health-2026-2030-6267 #️⃣ #pratiquesensante #SantéCardiovasculaire #Prévention #HypertensionArtérielle #MonBilanPrévention #GestesQuiSauvent #InégalitésDeSanté #SoinsPrimaires

ALK4PON3 wrote that Dedsafio 4 had ended and that, although some had marked it for controversies and toxicity, those criticisms were directed at its creators and not at the production work. He praised Eufonia for the dynamics, the cutscenes, the role-playing experiences, and the ambiance of the event. The author attributed to Ded the influence that had led many people to become interested in streaming, role-playing, and event creation. He also stated that Dedsafio had inspired projects like Mitologías, Huevones Show, Guardianes del Dedsafio, and the God of everything, within the universe created by Eufonia. According to his writing, the organization had invested hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars to offer experiences to the public without them having to pay. ALK4PON3 maintained that this type of series should not focus on numbers or compete over who was better. He said that participating in Dedsafio and collaborating with Mitologías had been rewarding and motivated him to continue creating entertainment. He also encouraged participants and viewers to express their support, as he believed those who had enjoyed the projects were more than those who had not, and that the good moments could outweigh the bad ones. Finally, he anticipated Mitologías 2 and expressed even more enthusiasm for the RPG series after the experience of Dedsafio. He also stated that he was confident that the video game MARGALO developed by Eufonia would be a success. #Dedsafio #Eufonia #streaming (translated)

Nathalie Tocci, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies’ European campus in Bologna, said that if the nationalist right held power in Spain, France, Poland and Italy at the same time, she did not consider it an exaggeration to describe the outcome as “the end of the European…” #europa #nacionalismo #política #ES #FR #PL #IT

Alain Favey, the president of Peugeot, in a conversation with Mateusz Madejski, emphasizes the importance of European identity in the automotive industry and innovations such as the new rectangular Hypersquare steering wheel, which aim to strengthen the brand's position in the market. #Motoryzacja #Innowacje #PrzemysłEuropejski (translated)

BeFootball reported that Michael Olise has reached an agreement with Nike, his equipment supplier. According to the account, the project convinced the player, notably due to the return of the Hypervenom scheduled for next year. BeFootball relayed information from Footy Headlines. https://t.co/FhIlfOXanV #MichaelOlise #Nike #FootyNews (translated)

Instant Foot indicated that Michael Olise had played in recent seasons without a contract with a brand and refused sponsorship offers in order to freely choose his boots, particularly the Nike Hypervenom Phantom III, which has been off the market since 2018. According to the account, Nike plans to discontinue its Phantom range by 2027 to relaunch the Hypervenom, and Olise's loyalty to this model has convinced the brand that there is still strong demand. The French player could thus become the new face of the Hypervenom, a role once held by Neymar. #MichaelOlise #Nike #Football (translated)

Instant Foot reported that Michael Olise has reached an agreement with Nike, after previously refusing to sign with a supplier in order to continue wearing his 2018 Hypervenom. According to the Footy Headlines account, Nike plans to relaunch the Hypervenom shoes in 2027, with the French player as the headliner. #Nike #Football #Transferts (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Michael Olise had reached an agreement with Nike. According to the information relayed by Footy Headlines, the return of the Hypervenom scheduled for 2027 convinced the Frenchman, who until then did not have a contract with a supplier. https://t.co/OFBVMnlScN #MichaelOlise #Nike #Football (translated)

Jérôme Rothen judged that PSG delivered a particularly well-controlled and impressive first half against Manchester City, which he described as the best of the club under the Qatari era. He felt that the players appeared fulfilled because they were united and proud to represent PSG, with the support of the staff. https://t.co/G5ZbmqO48e #PSG #Football #Ligue1 (translated)

Scipion welcomed the start of the season for Roma, which he found very exciting, and praised the form of Donyell Malen as well as Paulo Dybala. He also appreciated the return of the Olimpico in the Champions League and the first hour of play, believing that the team had respected its identity. https://t.co/x4LwSICGHn #ASRoma #LigueDesChampions #Football (translated)