7. Sam Bankman-Fried, a crypto-entrepreneur, received a 25-year prison sentence for perpetrating a substantial fraud that affected hundreds of thousands of customers. The fraud came to light with the downfall of FTX, previously one of the most widely used platforms for digital
6. Alabama lawmakers could consider a ban on social media for minors following Florida’s prohibition on minors under 14 having personal social media accounts and mandates parental consent for those aged 14 and 15 to create profiles. The law in Florida compels social media companies to remove accounts of individuals under 14 and those under 16 lacking parental consent, enforcing third-party verification to identify underage users.
5. Alabama’s schools are looking to help Birmingham-Southern College students, Auburn is the latest to announce “expedited assistance” for displaced BSC students, including waived application fees and a “quick review” of applications. The University of Alabama System declared an accelerated transfer process for former BSC students to any of its schools, alongside waived application fees and credit transfer processing.
4. Social media users are reminding Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin that he is “not a rapper” after another embarrassing social media post. Woodfin is doing a “Mayoral Mixtape: Spring Break Edition”(?) but when one commenter suggested offering discounted or free access to local amenities for families to do something positive, like act like a mayor who is seeing a lot of homicides in his city, Woodfin responded dismissively, “Naw … I’m good”
3. Alabama is one of 11 states filing a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to halt a vote-buying/student loan scheme, claiming the president exceeded his authority in establishing the “Saving on a Valuable Education Plan,” as the Supreme Court already decided. Nonetheless, he persisted and the lawsuit contends that this plan resembles the president’s earlier unsuccessful attempt at student loan cancellation, Biden just does not care.
2. President Joe Biden held a fundraiser in New York City and raked in $25 million by selling $100k photos with former President Barack Obama and a credibly accused sexual assaulter, while his Jew-hating base rioted outside. Meanwhile, in the same city, former President Donald Trump attended the wake of a slain police officer where he called for “law and order.”
1. Alabama lawmakers are furious as illegal immigrant crimes continue to hit the state after an illegal immigrant is accused of raping a mentally incapacitated 14-year-old. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) criticized Biden for facilitating illegal immigration and Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) slammed Biden for lax enforcement of the border. GOP congressmen sounded off as Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) expressed sorrow for the victim’s family and blamed President Biden’s policies, Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) called for border closure to prevent such incidents, and Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) emphasizing efforts to hold the Biden administration accountable for exacerbating the crisis.
Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN, Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440 from 10-11 a.m., and on Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from 3-4 p.m.
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