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# POLITICS INTEL **U.S. Presidential Approval Ratings & Historical Governance Patterns** Presidential approval ratings during midterm election years show consistent patterns: sitting presidents lose congressional seats when approval falls below 50%, with an average loss of 25 House seats since 1950. The 2022 midterms defied this trend with only 13-seat losses despite inflation reaching 9.1%—the highest in 40 years—suggesting economic anxiety alone doesn't guarantee electoral punishment if voters perceive divided responsibility or alternative narratives. Historically, parties maintaining power during high-inflation periods succeed only when unemployment remains low and wage growth outpaces price increases, as occurred in 1998-2000 and 2022-2024. Understanding these dynamics matters because they reveal that electoral outcomes reflect voter psychology about *controllable* versus *global* economic factors, not objective economic conditions alone.
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This story is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. At the 2026 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII, in New York, experts warned of the opportunities and dangers of using artificial intelligence (AI) in conservation and climate adaptation efforts. AI can support the protection and management of Indigenous peoples’ lands and resources, […] Source: Conservation news
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has touted his country’s natural resources as the main attraction for securing more than $700 billion in new investments over the next five years — a plan that a mining watchdog has blasted as “robber baron capitalism.” Carney announced in a press release a summit scheduled for Sept. 14-15 in […] Source: Conservation news
Three proof-of-concept exploits are being used in active attacks against Microsoft's built-in security platform; two are unpatched. Source: darkreading
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a telecommunications fraud campaign that uses fake CAPTCHA verification tricks to dupe unsuspecting users into sending international text messages that incur charges on their mobile bills, generating illicit revenue for the threat actors who lease the phone numbers. According to a new report published by Infoblox, the operation is believed to Source: The Hacker News
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