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Earth Science Tech’s (ETST) Uplist to OTCQB Venture Market Continues Series of Milestones in Fiscal 2027
Austin, Texas, September 22nd, 2026, FinanceWireEarth Science Tech (OTCQB: ETST), a strategic holding company in the healthcare, pharmacy, and telemedicine sector, successfully uplisted to the OTCQB Venture Market effective September 17, 2026. The listing on OTCQB, an established public market for…
From side hustle to growing business: What one North Texas entrepreneur learned along the way
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Will Muschamp's career coaching history at Tennessee
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Texas Senate race focuses on high prices — but what can candidates actually do about it?
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Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
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England bat first against Sri Lanka in opening ODI
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Is 50 the new 60?
Subscribe TL;DR: Younger generations are showing signs of worse health compared to earlier-born cohorts at the same age This backward “drift” is showing up both in mortality risk and chronic disease Worsening trends in obesity and diabetes are the most consistent signals Taking the long view, we’ve made astonishing gains in health and life expectancy in the last century. Global average life expectancy has more than doubled from 32 years in 1900 to 73 years in 2024. (But don’t forget, there were still old people when life expectancy was 32). As people lived longer, they also generally lived healthier along the way. It turns out that avoiding things that can kill you early, like malnutrition and lots of childhood infections, also keeps you healthier later in life. In a classic 2004 paper, Finch and Crimmins proposed that cohorts of children who benefited from fewer early life infections had less lifetime exposure to inflammation and cardiovascular disease later in life, accelerating mortality improvements at older ages. Poor nutrition in the womb has also been linked to a higher risk of later chronic disease. The upshot is that improvements in childhood health can pay dividends many decades later. The combination of better living conditions (nutrition, sanitation) and medical advances (antibiotics, vaccines, blood pressure meds, etc) meant that people’s healthy lifespan generally expanded, even as they lived longer. Aging researchers call this best-case scenario “compression of morbidity”—meaning we delay the onset of disease and disability even faster than the years of life we are adding. During my 20+ year research career, we could generally bank on the idea that younger generations would not only live longer but also keep getting healthier along the way. “60 is the new 50” as they say… Enter “Generational Health Drift” Sadly, this expectation of steady progress may be changing. You’ve probably heard that US life expectancy gains have slowed to a crawl in the past couple of decades. Mortality improvements are also slowing (though less dramatically) in many other high-income countries (you can read more about that in a review paper I wrote here). Mortality is a very blunt health measure, but it is often a good barometer for the broader population health trends happening underneath. And we are now seeing that younger generations may be in worse health at similar ages compared to earlier born cohorts. My collaborator Prof. George Ploubidis at University College London coined this worsening health in more recently born cohorts “generational health drift.” “Generational health drift” is bad news on multiple fronts. Most obviously, we don’t want our health progress to go backward. But the timing is also bad, since our populations are aging. In demographic terms, “population aging” means that the proportion of the population at older ages (i.e >65 years) is increasing. Fun demography fact: Current population aging is not due to the recent declines in the birth rates making the news, but declines in fertility decades ago, after the “baby boom.” As baby boomers reach older ages, the smaller cohorts behind them mean the percentage of older adults will increase. For example, the share of the population age 65 and older in the US increased from 12.4% in 2004 to 18.0% in 2024. This story of population aging was written long ago. Many worry that population aging will put pressure on health care and pension systems. But if people reach older ages in better health than in years past, those fiscal pressures would be less dire than projected. Healthy older people can also continue to contribute to society in many valuable ways, including paid work, caregiving, community service….even high political office 🤷. On the flip side, if younger generations reach retirement age in worse health and with more disabling conditions, this could magnify the societal challenge of population aging. Evidence for worsening generational health A recent paper that I LOVED in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Dr. Leah Abrams and colleagues examined which birth cohorts (aka generations) were behind worsening US mortality. Behold the Lexis diagram (cue swooning demographers). Calendar time is on the x-axis, age on the y-axis. Birth cohorts can be followed over time as they age on the diagonal lines moving up and to the right. This figure plots the year-on-year % change in all-cause mortality at a given age. Green shading indicates mortality improvements over time, white is stagnation, and gray shading indicates worsening mortality. Following the diagonal line for those born in 1950, you can see a noticeable shift from green to gray that follows this cohort for most of their lives. This gray shading shows generally worsening mortality for the 1950 to 1959 birth cohorts compared to their predecessors across all ages. Concerningly for my GenX and elder millennial peeps, there was also a deterioration in mortality for birth cohorts born in the 1970s and 1980s, visible as dark gray areas at ages 30 to 45 during the 2010s. While some of these mortality changes reflect specific shocks such as the opioid epidemic, most deaths still occur from major causes of death such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. For cancer, the gray in the top left corner of the figure below reflects the legacies of smoking for older cohorts, followed by a period of green with improvements in cancer mortality as smoking rates declined. But the white/gray shading in the bottom right corner highlights a stagnation and reversal of the cancer trends, with cohorts born around 1970 to 1985 experiencing worsening cancer mortality. This deterioration was most noticeable for colon cancer mortality, possibly linked to obesity or dietary factors. Not just dying more, but less healthy along the way. A recent paper by Dr. Laura Gimeno of University College London (of which I am a co-author), found evidence that more recently born cohorts in Great Britain have stagnating or worsening health. A stylized picture of what“generational health drift” might look like: The review paper found: Rates of childhood overweight and obesity were highest among Gen Z. Rates of diabetes in the 40s almost doubled from 3.1% among the Baby Boomers to 5.9% in Generation X. Gen Z reported higher rates of poor mental health in adolescence compared to earlier-born groups. These UK results are consistent with studies showing worsening health across generations in the US as well. A 2021 US study found that more recently born cohorts had worse biological markers (like blood pressure and blood sugar) than earlier generations at the same age. A separate 2022 study of Americans aged 50 and over found that more recently born generations had a higher number of chronic diseases, with younger age of disease onset. A 2024 Lancet paper found that in the US, women born in 1945 had 33% obesity prevalence at age 50, rising to 48.2% for women born in 1970 turning 50. So what’s going on, and can we turn it around? We don’t have a definitive answer for what’s causing the deteriorating health of younger cohorts, but circumstantial evidence points to worsening trends in obesity and diabetes in both the US and UK. Remember that cohort trends reflect lagged effects of early environments, and younger generations have faced both earlier onset and more severe obesity across their lifetimes. Despite these very concerning trends, the future is not set in stone. We’ve reversed poor generational health trends before: drops in smoking are a major reason cancer and heart disease deaths fell so dramatically in recent decades. GLP-1 drugs may finally turn the tide against rising rates of obesity and diabetes, though it is still early days. But things could also get worse…for example from a return to higher levels of childhood infectious diseases that can have a lasting impact on health. See for example: [ ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) [ Don’t You Forget About Me(asles): The Virus That Erases Immune Memory ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Jenn Dowd, PhD · March 24, 2025 [ Read full story ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Even as an optimist, emerging data on the “generational health drift” has my full attention. For most of my research career, we took it for granted that each generation would be healthier than the last. But if present trends continue, **50 could be the new 60….**and Gen Z celebrities will soon look older than Paul Rudd :). Stay well, Jenn Share the Health! If you found this post useful, please share it with a friend. Share
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How lip-syncing to AI let Forced Entertainment ‘play the game of theatre’
Today we have a fascinating piece by long-time Forced Entertainment fan Ben Kulvichit, speaking to Tim Etchells about their latest show Cold Sweat, how they are integrating lip-sync and AI voices into their work, the question of ‘authenticity’ on stage, and how lip-sync has even opened the door for them to make “something a little bit like drama”. This piece is a paid partnership with the Southbank Centre, where you can see Cold Sweat next month – we’re very grateful to the Southbank Centre for their ongoing support for Exeunt. Holly Williams ‘It was immediately interesting and uncanny’ **By Ben Kulvichit** “Is the microphone on?” So goes one of the opening lines of Signal to Noise, delivered by a human performer lip-syncing to an AI-generated voice. The voice is American, cheery but sluggish, slowed down into a gelatinous drawl. It repeats ad infinitum in a farce of stuckness; an answer never materialises. I find myself asking the same question as I hop on a Google Meet call with Tim Etchells, the artistic director of Forced Entertainment. We spend five or ten minutes frowning at each other, muting and unmuting, me gesticulating in semaphore into my webcam, checking if I am coming through now, restarting the laptop. To Etchells, I appear exaggeratedly mouthing words, my voice missing. In this gloopy purgatory of broken communication, life imitates art imitates life imitates art. We try a Zoom instead. Forced Entertainment, the pioneering British theatre company who have been at the avant-garde of performance since the 1980s, turned an interesting artistic corner with Signal to Noise, created on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. The whole performance employed this lip-sync technique to AI voices; on the face of it a left-field move from a company whose identity has long been grounded in the earthy, immediate presences of its performers and its unassuming, low-tech approach to theatricality. The technique, however, turned out to provide the company with a “rich new seam” of artistic enquiry, and has now spawned a trilogy of works. The second instalment, Cold Sweat, plays at Sheffield Theatres, Southbank Centre, and Lancaster Arts in October, while the third part, Everything Must Go, has been touring in Europe and is slated to come to the UK in 2027. As is often the case with Forced Entertainment shows, the main conceit for this work didn’t arrive until quite late. They were “four or five weeks into rehearsals for Signal to Noise,” Etchells recalls, and getting nowhere. Away from rehearsals, he had been playing around with feeding “weird texts” to AI voices to see how they would cope with them – “basically for my own amusement” – and was compelled by the uniformly “serviceable, benign, good-natured” tone they would read in, no matter how poetic, fractured or experimental the writing. On a hunch, he brought some examples into rehearsals and the performers gave lip-syncing a go. “It was immediately interesting and uncanny,” he recalls, with the performers having to deal in the moment with the problem of mapping themselves onto another artificial ‘performer,’ which itself was dealing with the problem of a very human text. “Almost all the writing for these projects would be useless to us unless it was done in this way,” says Etchells. “We wouldn’t know what to do with it. It’s too poetic. It’s too fictional. It’s too tangled.” But exploring lip-syncing along to the text has opened “an enormous reservoir of ways of thinking about writing and performing.” Subscribe to Exeunt, and get two in-depth pieces on theatre a week, direct to your inbox Subscribe Forced Entertainment have long been sifting through the detritus of popular culture, from daytime TV to end-of-the-pier vaudeville, magic acts and clown shows, to find frameworks for their own unusual entertainments. Lip-syncing, then, makes sense for them to experiment with. As a mode of performance, it’s wired into popular consciousness through pop stars trying to convince stadium audiences of their liveness, or those same voices as channeled through the made-up lips of contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race, or movie dialogue spreading virally through the host bodies of TikTok users. For Etchells, lip-syncing is often about “approaching real voices and trying to take on their aura,” subsuming that original human presence into yours. “There’s a very basic, elemental sort of theatre magic to it, produced in this very easy way.” This broad approach resonates with instances of lip-syncing within contemporary performance, too. In works like Re-Member Me and Showmanism, performance artist Dickie Beau acts as a kind of spirit medium for archival recordings (this process of re-membering – as in, giving corporeal form to voices – relies on his masterfully precise actor’s technique), while Frankie Thompson is similarly possessed by a host of characters ranging from a nine-year-old Jacob Rees-Mogg to Cliff Richards, all of whom she finds compellingly nauseating, in the exorcism ritual that is her latest show, Horrible Things. What’s different about Forced Entertainment’s use of lip-syncing is that here, there is no original presence to be channeled. The performers are instead taking on what Etchells describes as “the voices of nobody,” or rather the “phantasmic, aggregated echoes” of the many many voices on whose data the AI has been trained, and which are now conjuring into existence words they never actually said. There is a sort of mournful, empty quality to these voices, having “washed up” far away from the people they originally belonged to, to find themselves in stranger’s mouths listing objects, wondering if anyone can hear them and glitching in interminable loops. There is a cold, sad anonymity to it all. Etchells remarks that occasionally the software company he used has notified him that particular people are withdrawing their voices from the platform, instructing him to cease use of those voices. Using these technologies in performance certainly brings up ethical questions around digital rights, consent, identity and ownership, although in the grand scheme of things, Etchells is fairly blasé about it: of all the purposes someone’s voice might be put to without their knowledge, “an avant-garde performance is probably the least of their worries.” [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) [ Frankie Thompson: How I manage my own ‘horrible things’ at the Edinburgh Fringe ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) Exeunt · Aug 25 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) For the performers, though, lip-syncing to these strange, artificial voices is an odd task, requiring them to bend their live, human presence into the shapes produced by machines. Politically, it mirrors processes that are already at play in the continued computational automation of human life. Etchells brings up James Bridle’s writings on new technologies as a reference point: one example Bridle gives is of “chaotic storage”, a logistics technique employed by Amazon fulfilment centres whereby items are stored not according to traditional methods of categorisation or alphabetisation, but in a way that an algorithm determines to produce the most efficient routes for ‘picking’ based on customer purchase patterns. This appears completely random and incomprehensible to humans, with paddling pools sitting next to USB sticks sitting next to blowtorches, and so for the warehouse workers, the process of picking items becomes completely reliant on technology which tells them where to go. Our world is increasingly being designed not with humans in mind, but rather machines. As Etchells puts it, “technology malforms the space, and then you end up having to live in it.” Initially, Forced Entertainment tried their best to live in the world of machines: “I was in the it’s-got-to-be-perfect school of lip-sync,” says Etchells. But with their aesthetic being so tied to the failing act, the slipping mask, the shoddy costume, “it’s no surprise really that that didn’t last.” Instead, the performers got to enjoy being late for a line, or playing games with each other, “stealing” each other’s voices. Etchells compares it to the principles of ventriloquism, in which a free-floating voice unattached to a body is fundamentally discomforting and “sort of traumatic”. That discomfort is equally as alluring to Forced Entertainment as the satisfaction of precision, the pretence of authenticity only interesting if shown to be a pretence. Lip-sync has also opened up new avenues for the company. Having been allergic all their lives to Plays-with-a-capital-P, with Cold Sweat Forced Entertainment find themselves approaching something a little bit like drama. Rather than the presentational arena of Signal to Noise’s open white stage, Cold Sweat places us more decisively in a “fictional locale”: what appears to be “the aftermath of some disastrous party or backyard drinking binge” where three figures – family members, or neighbours, perhaps – are the last ones standing. “It’s all quite acrimonious and accusatory, everyone’s talking over each other.” For Etchells, this more fictional mode is “a door that we’ve never been able to open. We’ve just never really gone there.” Perhaps it is the technique of lip-syncing, an extra buffer of mediation, that allows them to venture away from the here-and-now without feeling that they have to commit to the “psychological claptrap” that comes along with acting; to be able to “play the game of theatre, without getting one’s hands too dirty.” As I wonder how else the impulses behind Forced Entertainment’s work have changed over time, it occurs to me that over the last ten years of new creations, with the exception of If All Else Fails, the company’s performers haven’t ever spoken on stage: there were two shows without any language at all, Out of Order and Under Bright Light, and then this trilogy of lip-sync works. Etchells agrees it’s a shift away from earlier productions, that were so often about “the actual voices of the performers and their actual presences. We had a lot of money, in some ways, on an authentic approach to what it might mean to speak on the stage.” But this sense of authentic presence itself had a fakeness to it; these days, Etchells can’t stand that mode of being onstage where performers “are here to be cheeky and witty versions of themselves. I don’t want to be charmed.” Pulling back into a more anonymous space has resulted in works that feel slightly sharper-edged, more brutal in a way. “All of these shows are post-Brexit, post-Trump, post-truth, post-everything,” Etchells notes. Speech, charisma, authenticity – these things feel politically loaded, and perhaps warmth and openness just don’t feel like the right tools to reflect the world we’re living in. “It feels like the space is closing down, and we’re trying to deal with the fact that the system, the structure that you’re in, is more oppressive and more powerful. It probably always was, but I think we’re just more tuned to it now.” Yet even without their voices, the performers’ distinctive presences – ones that many audiences have followed around for years, if not decades – still, inevitably, shine through as they physically navigate whatever unending task the system of the piece has set for them. They’re still trying to keep up with the onslaught of text, still running about, changing costumes, moving stuff around. The human is always stuck in the teeth of the machine, jamming the smooth, frictionless cheeriness of the not-real, gesticulating silently, trying desperately to communicate. Cold Sweat is at Sheffield Theatres, 2 to 3 October; Southbank Centre, London, 9 to 10 October; Lancaster Arts, 14 October [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) [ Exeunt recommends... the best autumn theatre ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) Exeunt · Sep 16 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) This piece was paid for by the Southbank Centre. Such support helps Exeunt to keep publishing the most interesting writing, about the most exciting theatre. Interested in partnering with Exeunt? Visit our Advertise with Exeunt page, where you can get more information, download an advertising pack, and find our contact details.
Jiang Feng: The Unravelling of German & European Politics
A state election in eastern Germany has become a revealing test of the changing political landscapes of Germany and Europe, writes Jiang Feng, Professor and Chairman of the Council of the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies (SAGGAS) at Shanghai International Studies University. His analysis follows the decisive victory of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) (which has been classified as right-wing extremist by German authorities)in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September, in which it finished far ahead of its mainstream rivals. Jiang previously served as Minister-Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Berlin. The following article was published on 8 September 2026 on huanqiu.com, the online platform of the Global Times. On 6 September, the results of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, were announced. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), classified as far-right by German authorities, made history by becoming the largest party in the state parliament, winning 43.8 per cent of the vote — twice its share in the previous election. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which had governed the state continuously for 24 years, won just 17.2 per cent, its worst result ever in Saxony-Anhalt. On the night the results were announced, the atmosphere at the CDU gathering was unusually calm. There was neither shock nor argument, as if the defeat had long been expected. Several veteran party members who had spent years working in the state government said: “Defeat is not a bad thing. It is time to make changes.” This state election has not only upended Saxony-Anhalt’s political landscape, but also laid bare the deep tensions between Germany’s traditional party structure and model of governance, on the one hand, and an increasingly polarised society on the other. Its repercussions are already being felt at the federal level, making Saxony-Anhalt a useful case study of the broader trend towards political polarisation and realignment in Europe. Governing Difficulties after Electoral Victory The most immediate consequence of the election is a historic setback for the mainstream party order that took shape in post-war Germany. In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD has leapt from a peripheral party to the largest political force in the state. Its electoral base has expanded beyond the traditional category of “marginal protest voters” to take on the characteristics of a cross-class coalition. The party has not only consolidated its support in rural areas, but also attracted many middle-class voters and even members of the social elite with stable jobs, their own homes, and substantial incomes. It has thus evolved from a “protest party” into one with the potential to govern. Despite its commanding lead in the vote, however, the AfD faces an institutional obstacle to governing the state: the mainstream parties’ long-standing “firewall” against it. Neither of the two potential routes to forming a government appears likely to break the current political deadlock. The first would be a coalition of establishment parties, led by the CDU and bringing together the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, the Left Party (Die Linke) and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in a cross-camp government. In terms of parliamentary arithmetic, such a coalition could prevent the AfD from forming a government and preserve the outward stability of the traditional political order. Yet these parties are fundamentally divided over key issues including immigration, the energy transition, economic management, and cultural and education policy. Coalition negotiations would therefore be extremely difficult, and even if a government could be formed, it would most likely prove short-lived. More importantly, an alliance of establishment parties aimed at keeping the largest party out of government would play directly into the AfD’s narrative that “political elites are suppressing public opinion”. It could deepen perceptions of political unfairness, further strengthening the AfD’s political capital, and creating a dynamic in which “the more it is suppressed, the more people vote for it”. Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s candidate for state premier, has said that if efforts to form a government fail because other parties refuse to cooperate, the AfD will push for a fresh election, which he believes could deliver the party an absolute majority of seats. This points to more intense political battles ahead. The second option would be a coalition between the AfD and the BSW. Together, the two parties would command a simple majority in parliament, making this, on paper, the quickest route to forming a government. The BSW is the only elected party that has not ruled out cooperation with the AfD, and the two parties share some common ground, including on policy towards Russia. There is therefore a degree of political basis for cooperation. Were such a coalition to materialise, Germany would see its first state government jointly formed by a party defined as far-right and one with a far-left background, creating what might be called a “bipolar anti-establishment alliance”. Such an outcome would fundamentally break with the ideological boundaries of post-war German party politics. It is worth noting that even if the AfD ultimately fails to enter the state government, its roughly 47 per cent share of parliamentary seats would give it a powerful blocking minority. Without its consent, major decisions requiring a two-thirds majority — including constitutional amendments, significant budgetary adjustments, and state-level institutional reforms — would be extremely difficult to pass. Therefore, whoever ultimately forms the government, the AfD will be an unavoidable force in Saxony-Anhalt politics, with a direct influence on the state’s legislative process. Systemic Failures in Germany’s Governance Model The Saxony-Anhalt election result reflects a systemic failure of Germany’s post-war mainstream-party model of governance to adapt to rapidly changing socioeconomic conditions. It stems from multiple, mutually reinforcing structural tensions and highlights the existing political system’s difficulty in adapting to “an increasingly polarised society First, collective anxiety has replaced individual material hardship as a central driver of political mobilisation. The rise of the AfD can no longer be explained simply by poverty or social marginalisation. Its increasingly cross-class electoral base suggests that what is driving voters towards the party is, above all, concern about the broader direction of society. This anxiety about the future of the political community goes beyond individual gains and losses. In political discourse, economic anxiety has become closely intertwined with immigration, while immigration and refugee issues are, in essence, questions of social fairness. This perception turns conflicts over the distribution of social resources into negative assessments of governing parties, providing a broad social basis for far-right political narratives. Second, regional disparities and East German identity have undermined the strategy of addressing eastern Germany’s structural challenges at the regional level. More than three decades after German reunification, eastern states such as Saxony-Anhalt have experienced periods of economic growth, but their underlying economic structures remain weak, and household incomes and wealth remain significantly below those in western Germany. At the same time, they continue to face population outflow, an ageing population, labour shortages, and other structural challenges. At a deeper level, historical experiences — including the collapse of the former East German economic system, mass unemployment during the transition, and the westward shift of decision-making power over major issues — have left some residents with a sense of being “second-class citizens” and of being excluded. For years, the German government treated the “syndrome” of reunification as a regional problem to be gradually addressed at the local level. That approach is becoming increasingly unsustainable, as regional development disparities emerge as a core structural factor shaping national politics. Third, the erosion of institutional trust is perhaps the most decisive factor. AfD supporters tend to distrust establishment institutions, including parliament, government, and the mainstream media. Their concerns about economic security, pensions, and social fairness are significantly greater than the social average. Increasingly, their support for the AfD reflects not an expectation that the existing system can be improved, but a search for an alternative to the current political order. Such a systemic deficit of trust will be extremely difficult for the traditional parties to repair in the short term. Fourth, a generational shift in political mobilisation has amplified political polarisation. Unlike traditional parties, which rely heavily on offline rallies and mainstream media coverage, the AfD has developed a social-media mobilisation strategy built around “raising an issue — identifying who is responsible — offering a simplified solution — building a shared identity”. It turns complex social tensions into concise political narratives, rapidly channelling public sentiment into political support. The contrast on the eve of the election was particularly telling. The establishment parties, together with trade unions and churches, organised an offline march attended by more than 10,000 people, but its reach was largely confined to those present and to traditional media coverage. The AfD held a much smaller indoor event, yet livestreaming on TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms, combined with the involvement of online influencers, gave it a reach and mobilising capacity far beyond that of the march. The contrast illustrates how the traditional parties’ methods of political mobilisation are increasingly struggling to keep pace with a political environment transformed by changes in media technology. A Microcosm of Structural Political Change in Europe The shockwaves from the Saxony-Anhalt election quickly travelled beyond the state to the federal level. Calls for political accountability followed immediately after the results were announced. The governing CDU and SPD are now under enormous pressure, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil face an unprecedented test. Political polarisation in Germany is no longer simply a regional phenomenon. The post-war model of multiparty government by establishment parties is breaking down and being reshaped. Viewed in a broader European context, the Saxony-Anhalt election is part of a continent-wide wave of party polarisation, mainstream-party decline, and rising right-wing forces. Far from an isolated phenomenon, it is a microcosm of the structural political changes unfolding across Europe. Weak economic growth, cultural tensions over immigration, and declining trust in institutions are fuelling the rise of right-wing forces in several countries, challenging the liberal internationalist order established in post-war Europe. As a core member state of the European Union, Germany’s ability to adapt its political system and the direction of its politics will have profound implications for both European integration and the evolution of the international order. 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Texans Move on Former Dolphins, Patriots Starting Defensive Tackles
DeMeco Ryans and the Houston Texans took action on a pair of interior defenders amid their current roster situation. The post Texans Move on Former Dolphins, Patriots Starting Defensive Tackles appeared first on HEAVY.
ESPN Analyst Gives Troubling Arch Manning Message Before Texas-Tennessee
Texas remains unbeaten entering SEC play, but Arch Manning’s latest performance raised specific concerns before a difficult trip to Tennessee. The post ESPN Analyst Gives Troubling Arch Manning Message Before Texas-Tennessee appeared first on HEAVY.
Dexter Lawrence has completely changed Bengals' defense, per Jeremiah
NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah said the Bengals' Dexter Lawrence showed "utter dominance" against the Houston Texans' offensive line.
‘College sports is in chaos’: Protect College Sports Act advances through Senate
The U.S. Senate could vote as soon as this week to move the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 to the U.S. House of Representatives after the Senate voted on Sept. 17 to advance the bill to final debate. This sweeping new bill would protect Olympic sports, reshape how universities compensate athletes and regulate name,...
Texas food Championship bringing three days of food, competition and entertainment to Corpus Christi
Texas food Championship bringing three days of food, competition and entertainment to Corpus Christi
San Antonio VA plans fixes after OIG review of inpatient mental health unit issues
VA watchdog flags South Texas VA mental health unit issues: delayed bed reporting, gaps in involuntary commitment processes, and VA police video monitoring without policy or signage. Report makes 13 recommendations.
California and Texas announce restrictions on data center development
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are regulating data center development amid bipartisan backlash.
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Ryans owns Texans’ 0-2 start as Houston scrambles to avoid another 0-3 hole
The Texans fell to 0-2 for the third time in four years with Sunday’s 20-6 loss to Cincinnati.
Bengals snap count takeaways from win over Texans
Some notes about the snap counts from the Bengals' win over the Texans.
DPS Honors Crime Laboratory During National Forensic Science Week
September 21, 2026 AUSTIN – During National Forensic Science Week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to recognize the hardworking men and women of the Crime Laboratory Division. “Texas is a leader in forensic science because of the incredible men and women working in DPS Crime Laboratories across the state every single day to help…
Free health services and screenings offered at Arlington health expo
100 Black Men of Greater Dallas/Fort Worth partners with Texas Health Resources for Health and Wellness Expo.
Mamdani hosts Trump at Gracie Mansion as unlikely rapport continues
The two leaders have traded insults but forged an unusually cordial personal relationship, with regular calls and texts.
Texas Longhorns offer rising ACC LB commit
Texas is still without a linebacker prospect in its 2027 recruiting class. On Monday, the Longhorns dished out an offer to a new target that’s currently committed elsewhere. Prattville (Ala.) three-star LB Jason Crenshaw plays for one of the top high school football programs in Alabama. Back in June, amidst official visit season, he made […]
Arch Manning's changed demeanor on full display in Monday presser
The days of "off-the-cuff" Arch Manning are over. But after his controversy, the Texas QB is now robotic and emotionless.
Texas DPS honors crime lab staff during National Forensic Science Week
Texas DPS spotlights its Crime Lab Division for Forensic Science Week, citing 113,259 tests, record CODIS DNA uploads, new survivor DNA consent kits, and Rapid DNA booking pilots in Williamson and Montgomery counties.
Amarillo TTUHSC doctor named first Public Health Champion
The Texas Association of City and County Health Officials have named a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) doctor their first Public Health Champion.
Kickoff time, channel announced for Colorado vs. Texas Tech
The kickoff time for Colorado football's Week 5 matchup against a likely top 15 Texas Tech has been announced.
New $5.3M Texas Health center coming near south Arlington
A spokesperson said the location just off I-20 will be home to a facility housing outpatient services and physician practices.
COMMENTARY: How Tennessee can take down No. 1 Texas
What must Tennessee do to defeat Texas on Saturday?
What’s New at the State Fair of Texas
Cheaper tickets and Midway rides, an indoor main stage, new kids’ areas, fresh exhibits, Big Tex’s new look, and the return of the Old Mill Inn are among the changes waiting at Fair Park.
Brownsville’s Mitte Cultural District Earns State Designation
Brownsville’s Mitte Cultural District has been designated a Texas Cultural District by the Texas Commission on the Arts, recognizing the city’s arts organizations, cultural heritage and efforts to use the arts to support tourism and economic development.
Vikki Goodwin files police report saying Dan Patrick broke law with AI-generated campaign ads
Goodwin said that two ads depicting "deepfake" images of her violate a campaign law passed by the Texas legislature in 2019.
Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: Sept. 21-26, 2026
Sporting Kansas City will travel to Texas this weekend to take on Houston Dynamo FC at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Shell Energy Stadium. The Western Conference match-up will be available to watch in English and Spanish on Apple TV in addition to local radio coverage on Sports Radio
What Makes a Trailblazer: TSTC graduate always dreamed of business ownership
What do dyslexia, jewelry and an angry mother all have in common? Give up? They all put Mathew on the path to business ownership. Mathew Joseph is a graduate from Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Electrical Technician (now Advanced Manufacturing – Industrial Maintenance) program. He is also the owner and president of C3 Industrial Technologies…
One stat puts Chargers’ woeful start in bitter context
The Chargers can’t be this bad … can they?
On the final six games of the season
There are six regular season games left for the Texas Rangers, who hold their fate in their hands
Seattle startups DexCare and Mila Health combine to expand AI patient scheduling
Seattle health-tech startup DexCare has acquired fellow local startup Mila Health, an AI agent developer that automates patient calls and texts for appointment scheduling. The deal, whose terms were undisclosed, integrates Mila's rapidly deployable AI communication tools into DexCare's patient-access platform serving 57 million patients nationwide.
NBC 5/Telemundo 39 station group Texas voter poll
Economy and inflation are top issues according to likely voters surveyed in the NBC 5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group Texas Voter Poll. NBC 5’s Larry Collins and Phil Prazan tell us the details.
Healthy young men being struck down by mysterious kidney disease of unknown origins in Texas
Doctors in Texas have reported an increase in cases of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin — or CKDu — which can be fatal
Drake, Don Toliver Flip Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" in 'FOMO' Film
Drake takes his Ella Langley fandom into the booth for 'FOMO.'
New initiative brings entrepreneurship beyond the business world at PVAMU
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 21, 2026) – For a student studying engineering, education, health care or another field, entrepreneurship can be more than building a business. It can mean recognizing an opportunity, solving a problem and finding a new way forward. That idea is
Study links negative political news to more anxiety and less engagement at work
A Texas A&M University study found that consuming negative political media leads to increased employee anxiety and lower engagement in the short term, while positive political content fosters …
Rangers in Control Of Destiny as Season Enters Final Week
With a successful final week of the season, the Texas Rangers will return to the postseason for the first time since 2023.
Dawn James Named Inaugural Executive Director of the Texas Energy Buyers Alliance - CEBA
AUSTIN — The Texas Energy Buyers Alliance (TEBA) is pleased to announce Dawn James as its inaugural executive director, bringing an experienced Texas energy and business leader to the helm as the alliance expands its work on behalf of large energy customers across the state. “This is a critical moment for Texas. We face unprecedented […]
Stock up, stock down from Kentucky's win over Texas A&M
The Kentucky Wildcats went on the road and got a big upset over Texas A&M. Here's whose stock is up, and whose is down after the win.
Houston Texans stumble to 0-2 again after loss to the Bengals
Now they’re focused on trying to avoid a second straight 0-3 start.
Tennessee-Texas football series all-time results
Tennessee versus Texas football series all time.
Local Business Owners Start New Chapter with Opening of New PostalAnnex Location in Bastrop, Texas
Annex Brands, Inc., one of the leading franchisors in the packing, shipping and office services industries, is excited to announce the opening of its newest PostalAnnex location in Bastrop, Texas to new owners Chetan Modi and Karan Desai. This new PostalAnnex is set to offer a wide range of essential shipping and office services to the local community, making it easier to provide more service to more people in more places.
Fort Bliss celebrates Oktoberfest weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Fort Bliss brought a taste of Germany to the Borderland over the weekend with its annual Oktoberfest celebration at Biggs Park. Monica Thomas, marketing manager for Fort Bliss MWR, joined us on the Noon show ahead of the three-day celebration to discuss what visitors could expect. The event featured German
AT&T's $1.35 billion Plano headquarters moves closer to construction with final site plan vote
AT&T's $1.35 billion Plano headquarters nears final approval, while Dallas considers renaming a street for the Texas Stock Exchange's new home.
North Carolina State Basketball 2026-27 Preview
The North Carolina State Wolfpack were hopeful that Will Wade would steady the ship after several so-so seasons under Kevin Keatts. However, not long after the Wolfpack was upset by Texas in the First Four game of the NCAA Tournament, Wade decided to return to LSU. NC State Basketball 2026-27 Preview While it was a …
The future of Black political representation and power
The Supreme Court’s Callais decision raised questions about how Black communities can protect representation and build political power.
How are the waves? UT Marine Science Institute shares live buoy data
The University of Texas Marine Science Institute will report water and wind data from buoys near Port Aransas online.
Lubbock Public Health Director gets statewide award for vaccine advocacy
Lubbock's public health director was honored for her leadership during the historic West Texas measles outbreak and her continuing work to protect communities from vaccine-preventable diseases.
AP Top 25: How Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein voted in this week’s poll
The Southeastern Conference has 10 teams in this week’s poll, including three of the top five with No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Ole Miss.
Getting nonstop political texts? Here’s what you can do to stop them
Political campaigns and pollsters can fill your inbox ahead of an election. Here’s what federal and Ohio guidance says about opting out, blocking and reporting unwanted texts.
Tarrant County remains the last large 'purple' holdout in Texas
In recent elections, the county anchored by Fort Worth has swung back and forth between Republicans and Democrats. And that's why both parties are wrestling for control in 2026.
Bruno Genesio denies he will resign as Marseille manager
It has been a historically bad start to the season for Olympique de Marseille. Granted, there is a context around it, with the siphoning off of assets in order to balance the books and keep promises m...
Parasites, often seen as villains, may help shape gut and metabolic health
Blastocystis has long been viewed mainly as a marker of parasitic infection. Emerging research suggests that its presence is not necessarily linked to disease, but may instead reflect greater microbial diversity and metabolic health in certain contexts.
Texas senior citizens could be leaving health benefits on the table
Almost 5% of Texas households are multigenerational, meaning grandparents, parents and children live together.
David Montgomery shut down by Bengals in Week 2
David Montgomery registers a mere eight touches as Texans' offense falls flat in Week 2.
What to stream: 'A Different World,' 'Toy Story 5' and Kenny Chesney
Disney+ is adding “Toy Story 5" to its lineup this week. The film about toys battling tech for Bonnie's attention arrives on the service on Wednesday. HBO Max is offering
College GameDay headed to Knoxville for Tennessee-Texas matcup
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — ESPN’s “College GameDay” is headed back to Rocky Top for Tennessee’s matchup against No. 1 Texas. The show will broadcast from Ayres Hall beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday before moving inside Neyland Stadium at 11 a.m. for its final hour leading up to kickoff. The setup will give a national audience […]
Local Texas Roadhouse meat-cutters to compete in Knoxville
Three employees of Texas Roadhouse in Greeneville are among 31 professional meat cutters from across the region who will compete Sept. 22 in the first round of the Qualifier Meat
Paved in frustration: Kings Highway businesses cite challenges of bridge reconstruction
A large-scale transportation project has some businesses in Nash and Texarkana feeling like they are on a rocky road.
Aaron Ashley: CHRISTUS Health Athlete of the Week
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Aaron Ashley is our CHRISTUS Health Athlete of the Week. He is a student-athlete from Longview High School. Watch the video above to see all that he has accomplished, an…
Siri AI Settlement Website Now Live: Apple to Pay Some iPhone Owners
In May, Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit over Siri AI's delayed launch, and the settlement website is now live. Apple will pay an estimated $25 per eligible iPhone to eligible customers, who can submit a claim via the settlement website between September 21 and December 21 of this year. The exact payment may be higher or lower than $25 depending on the total number of valid claims submitted and other factors, with the maximum amount set at $95.
Joe Burrow throws for two touchdowns against Texans
Joe Burrow throws a pair of touchdowns to Ja'Marr Chase in Week 2 win over Houston.
H-E-B competition gives tiny Texas border town BBQ business a big shot
A family-owned Rio Grande Valley seasoning company is among 10 finalists in H-E-B's Quest for Texas Best contest.
PoliChic Texas Bravery Brunch honors women who advance civic engagement and political progress
The event recognized the women for their work in voter education and advocacy.
CHOMEX Expands Commercial Focus as Demand Grows for Portable Office Buildings and Mobile Workspaces
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Postgame wrap up of Cincinnati Bengals win over Houston Texans
Enquirer beat reporter Kelsey Conway recaps the Bengals' win over the Texans on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Coaches Poll Week 4: Texas A&M is Ranked Where?
The Week 4 Coaches Poll didn't see a ton of movement up top, but it has one whopper of an error in the top 25.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Acquires a Healthcare College. Can Training Capacity Improve Staffing?
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) announced on September 15 that it had completed its acquisition of The College of Health Care Professions. The institution serves more than 8,000 students annually through 10 Texas campuses and online programs, offering more than 20 accredited healthcare programs. For HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), the opportunity is to connect education more […]
Dakota Johnson hopes to start a family after career kept her 'gone for 20 years'
Dakota Johnson reveals she feels "a soul that wants to come through" as she opens up about hoping for motherhood before her "Verity" premiere.
Frank Mrvan talks steel industry, possible Chicago Bears move
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Texas Health Care
Health care access is vital to Texans. This week, we'll explore different angles of the health care challenges & systems in Texas with the help of local leaders, physicians and health care advocates.
Kentucky Wildcats climb up new college football rankings
The Cats are on the cusp of top-25 status after thrashing No. 9 Texas A&M.
Incumbent, political newcomer to face off in race for Texas House District 91
Republican David Lowe and Democrat Yisak Worku are running to represent the northeast Tarrant district.
Chargers reveal Week 2 inactives vs. Raiders
The Los Angeles Chargers are sitting a handful of players ahead of their Week 17 matchup against the Houston Texans.
Game 156 Game Day Thread – Toronto Blue Jays @ Texas Rangers
Keep your fingers crossed for a good groin day for deGrom
TEXAS TOSS UP: Real Clear Politics Shifts Governor’s Race to “Toss Up” as Hinojosa’s Momentum Surges | Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor
Austin, TX – Following new polling from ReconMR/Siena showing Gina Hinojosa leading the Texas Governor’s race by 4 points, Real Clear Politics moved the race for Texas Governor to a “Toss Up.” “This is a watershed …
KIII 3 News
KIII 3NEWS is the ABC affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas, operating to serve, inform and improve communities in the Coastal Bend. The station began broadcasting in South Texas on May 4, 1964. Today, KIII 3NEWS dominates one of the fastest-growing markets in Texas. The station’s service to the community and commitment to local news and weather coverage has consistently made it the Coastal Bend's news leader for decades.
Why Is Elbit Systems (TASE:ESLT) Rebranding Its U.S. Business As Twenty Six Defense?
Elbit Systems (TASE:ESLT) has rebranded its U.S. operating segment as Twenty-Six Defense, targeting the domestic American defense market. The new Twenty-Six Defense banner is intended to highlight U.S. industrial capacity and onshore production for defense customers. Elbit Systems links the rebrand to closer alignment with U.S. national security priorities and government focus on localized manufacturing. The Twenty-Six Defense shift toward a U.S. centric identity is an important context for...
Texans vs Bengals: Why is Nico Collins not playing today?
Nico Collins will not be playing for the Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals after an incident on Wednesday's practice.
First pediatric medical-behavioral Health Unit opens, Deaconess partners with Evansville Fire Dept
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Texas Tech, West Virginia notch big wins to improve standing
Texas Tech and West Virginia turned in wins over nationally ranked teams. See where they landed in this week's Big 12 power ranking.