7 Things: Hundreds of shots fired in Montgomery; Trump VP pick ready; Biden continues to lie; and more …

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June 24, 2024

7. A $65 million sky bridge project in Huntsville is ready to start ($47.3 million in federal dollars) with much of it going to flood mitigation, but the sky bridge is the selling point and main talking point. Now the city is attempting to highlight the aims to revitalize the downtown area with significant infrastructural and aesthetic improvements with an expansion of the greenway system, public art installations, flood control measures, and the development of recreational spaces.

6. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) received a perfect 100% rating from NumbersUSA, the nation’s largest grassroots organization advocating for reduced immigration levels. This rating reflects her consistent stance on immigration policies that prioritize the enforcement of laws and the reduction of overall immigration numbers, aligning with the goals and criteria set by NumbersUSA.

5. In an increasingly terrifying series of events, Jewish people are being attacked by organized groups across the country, this includes attacked outside their synagogues, in suburbs (as a flailing member of Congress suggested Jews are segregating themselves), and even outside a commencement for 5th graders. The protest outside a West Los Angeles synagogue turned violent and police intervention and continues raising concerns about increasing hostility and violence at public gatherings targeting Jews specifically.

4. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, along with a coalition of 18 state attorneys general, opposes President Biden’s decision to halt the removal of Palestinians in the U.S. illegally, arguing it undermines immigration law and national security efforts. They urge Biden to reverse the policy and prioritize secure borders and the enforcement of immigration laws, but most of Biden’s immigration moves weaken the country rather than strengthen it.

3. The 7-year-old lie that former President Donald Trump called Nazis and others bad actors in Charlottesville “very fine people” has finally been debunked by Snopes and Trump’s campaign is now demanding President Joe Biden’s campaign stop lying about it (no chance). This was not enough for sitting Alabama Circuit Court Judge David Carpenter who insisted the lie must go on, “You are wrong, Snopes. He said there “are very fine people on both sides,” ignoring that he didn’t call Nazis “very fine people.”

2. Former President Donald Trump suggested that he has chosen his vice presidential candidate for the upcoming 2024 election and that VP pick might be at Thursday’s presidential debate. Among the names being considered are U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley with the goal needing to be broadening his electorate.

1. 600 rounds (actually 326), 13 injured, 1,000 in attendance, but luckily no one was killed in a shooting incident in Montgomery, at an unpermitted block party, creating chaos and fear among the attendees in a city where crime is becoming a major issue. According to Montgomery police, the event, held at a location that has seen frequent complaints about large, disruptive gatherings, turned violent when assailants began shooting indiscriminately, leading to a massive response from law enforcement and emergency services.

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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from 3-4 p.m.