7. Hoover’s annual “4th on the 1st” celebration set a Guinness World Record with 2,842 people simultaneously opening aluminum beverage cans, surpassing the previous record of 2,747 as the city’s America 250 observance began with food, entertainment, fireworks, and a World Cup watch party for Hoover native Chris Richards and the U.S. Men’s National Team.
6. Alabama Democrat candidate for the 6th congressional district, Ashtyn Kennedy, quit the Prattville restaurant she worked at after threatening ICE agents with food poisoning by exploiting allergies and confirming their whereabouts in Discord group messages, this makes her more likely to win a Democrat primary.
5. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gets roasted after telling sweltering New Yorkers to set air conditioners to 78 degrees commie with conservatives and pundits blasting the socialist mayor’s instructions during a historic heat wave.
4. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas rejected former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s bid to revive $8.2 million defamation award against the Senate Majority PAC, which allegedly defamed Moore with TV ads.
3. More than 34,000 Alabama students gain access to Choose Act education funding with a record number of applications, as the people of Alabama want school choice more than they want school board members trying to undo it.
2. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) warns that the latest birthright citizenship ruling by the Supreme Court could lead to a cacophony of chaos and security risks, unfortunately, this has generally been the law of the land for years, and not much has changed with this ruling.
1. Democrats around the country sour on the 4th of July with events postponed or rescheduled across the country, including Washington, D.C., Buffalo, Fort Collins, and New Jersey, with most sighting extreme heat, but the problematic nature of patriotism is likely the real celebration killer.
Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.
