7. It was destined to fail because Hamas demands Gazans suffer to maintain control and blame the Jews and Americans for their plight. But, the U.S.-built temporary pier delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza will be removed and repaired after being damaged by rough seas. Regardless, it has been $320 million utter failure that operated for 1 week brought in 569 metric tons of aid and still delivered zero to Palestinians.
6. When the Alabama Public Library Service approved new administrative rule changes, lunatics in the media and their Democrats declared an end to society because libraries are now required to safeguard minors from inappropriate material and outline policies for locating or relocating such material. ALGOP Chairman John Wahl drove the point home that this is about child safety and parental rights, rejecting criticism of censorship and emphasizing the duty to protect children and said it is better handled by the board APLS rather than the Legislature, but this is hardly over.
5. After a devastating tornado displaced 1,800 families in Selma, a new initiative led by the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America is building affordable, climate-resilient homes to address the city’s housing shortage and support economic recovery. Tamicka Newberry, one of the tornado victims, won a home through a raffle, symbolizing some faint hope and the potential for community revitalization. However, the community is already the fastest-shrinking in the state because being known and promoted as the ground zero of racial strife is not a good selling point for the community to attract industry and keep the population in the city.
4. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon denied Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request for a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his classified documents case, citing procedural failures. But Trump’s attorneys argued that the request was “unconstitutional censorship” and sought sanctions against the prosecutors for not properly consulting with them before filing the motion, which claimed Trump’s statements posed risks to law enforcement. This was a tactic used by Trump opponents for years to suggest that he should not be able to criticize those he disagrees with.
3. The meltdown over President Joe Biden’s faltering 2024 presidential campaign has moved from the media-class to the professional-class where a number of Democratic strategists are predicting defeat in the race against former President Donald Trump, citing President Biden’s low polling numbers and campaign weaknesses. Concerned operatives and advisers, speaking anonymously, highlight Biden’s poor performance in key swing states and dissatisfaction among donors, with some openly critical voices like strategist James Carville, CNN’s Paul Begala, and former Obama advisor David Axelrod stressing the need for a change in strategy and messaging to avoid losing the 2024 election.
2. Bragging about liberal special interest groups’ endorsements is quite the choice in a contested race for Congress in the newly drawn, racially gerrymandered Second Congressional District that is expected to send a black Democrats to Congress, but is hardly a slam dunk. Attorney Caroleene Dobson, the GOP nominee for the race, should be thrilled to see Shomari Figures, the Democratic nominee, touting endorsements from Planned Parenthood, the Congressional Black Caucus PAC, and the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund.
1. In closing arguments for former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass argued Trump conspired to deceive voters in 2016 through hush money payments, while Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche attacked the credibility of key witness Michael Cohen and insisted Trump committed no crimes. Steinglass focused on the motive and context of the hush money payments, particularly their potential impact during the election, while Blanche dismissed the prosecution’s narrative as politically motivated and unreliable, urging the jury to acquit Trump on all counts. In order to show that current President Joe Biden is not behind the prosecution of his opponent in the 2024 presidential election, the Biden-Harris campaign called an official press conference outside the courthouse where the trial is being held where actor Robert De Niro criticized former President Donald Trump as a “danger” to American democracy.
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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.
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