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The Republican Party has withdrawn funding for its candidates in Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, and Michigan, reallocating nearly ten million dollars to strengthen the re-election of congress members in other states, as losses are anticipated due to a Democratic resurgence in the November legislative elections. #CampañaElectoral #PartidoRepublicano #Elecciones2026 (translated)

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for senator in Michigan, faces a tight contest against Republican Mike Rogers, despite his historic potential as the first Muslim senator in the U.S., due to the discomfort he generates in some sectors of the electorate and the targeted attacks on his origin and religion. #AbdulElSayed #Elecciones2026 #Míchigan (translated)

The Daily Bureaucrat listed statements where various individuals and organizations had, in his opinion, doubted the success of new inventions. He mentioned that the Michigan Savings Bank estimated in 1903 that the horse would persist and the car would be merely a fashion phenomenon for the wealthy. According to Thomas Watson, in 1943 there might have been a market for computers globally for perhaps five devices, and he said that Ken Olson stated in 1977 that nobody would need a computer in their home. He said that Steve Ballmer expressed doubt in 2007 that the iPhone would gain significant market share. Paul Krugman noted that the economic impact of the internet in 1998 would have hardly been greater than that of fax machines. He reported that Bill Gates predicted in 2004 that email spam would be resolved within two years, and that Marty Cooper assessed in 1981 that mobile phones would not completely replace landlines. The list also included Lord Kelvin’s claim in 1895 about the impossibility of heavier-than-air airplanes, Darryl F. Zanuck’s 1946 assessment of the short-lived nature of television, and Erasmus Wilson's prediction in 1878 about electric lights going out after the Paris World’s Fair. William Preece, according to The Daily Bureaucrat, said in 1876 that the telephone was not needed because there were enough messengers. He recounted that Lee De Forest deemed moon travel impossible in 1957 and that Dionysius Lardner predicted in 1830 that fast travel would lead to passengers choking. He said Thomas Edison rejected the use of alternating current in 1889. Finally, The Daily Bureaucrat asked what was now being said about the new Tesla Roadster. #teknologia #innovaatiot #historia (translated)

Donald Trump faces significant challenges in the upcoming midterm elections, with forecasts indicating a likely loss of control of the House of Representatives and a tight competition for the Senate, especially in key states like Michigan, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. #Midterms2026 #Trump #Demócratas (translated)

"I ran because my name is perfect for doing politics in the United States." The Democratic candidate for the Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, begins all his rallies with the same phrase: "I ran because my name is perfect for doing politics in the United States." #AbdulElSayed #ElezioniMichigan #MedicareForAll (translated)

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Party candidate for the Senate in Michigan, is facing an intense and divisive electoral campaign, characterized by his challenge to the establishment and his proposal for Medicare for All, while he seeks to consolidate party support in a key state for the midterm elections. #AbdulElSayed #ElezioniMichigan #MedicareForAll (translated)

The message presented Michigan as a key state for the 2026 midterm elections and indicated that Barack Obama had mobilized to support Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate. According to the author, the former president was set to hold a rally in Detroit on October 24. El-Sayed faced Republican Mike Rogers, whom the message said was supported by Donald Trump. #Midterms2026 #Michigan #Élections #US (translated)

I am proud to return your money and I will never stop fighting to put the American people first, to recover affordable prices, and to lower the cost of healthcare," Trump defends in the letter, which is a kind of written political rally accompanied by a check and three weeks before the polling date. #Trump #Elecciones2026 #Míchigan (translated)

In an attempt to change the negative perception of the economy under his administration, Donald Trump sends checks to voters in Michigan, blaming Joe Biden and Obama's healthcare system for the economic problems, while Republican candidates avoid mentioning him in their campaign just weeks before the midterm elections. #Trump #Elecciones2026 #Míchigan (translated)