7. Auburn AD John Cohen, who just signed a home-and-home deal with Notre Dame, is hilariously claiming booster influence in coaching hires as a “myth” and says he has no donor pressure and sole decision-making power post-Hugh Freeze firing, as Auburn seeks another coach; meanwhile, Alabama is potentially playoff-bound, as both programs go in different directions.
6. Alabama Public Television believes they risk losing $3.5 million in donor funds from 23,894 members, 80-90% programming like “Sesame Street” and “Daniel Tiger,” thousands of viewers, plus website/media rebuild costs if they drop PBS amid federal cuts and liberal bias debates; but that conversation is long past the point of no return and their failure to mitigate those issues with local leaders and viewers is their fault.
5. Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon opposes Alabama casinos, even though Orange Beach might be an attractive place for one, as community killers opening “Pandora’s box” with social ills like prostitution and violence, as in Biloxi/Gulfport to follow; he also refuses support for casino-funded legislators from Poarch Creek or Vegas groups.
4. President Donald Trump addressed a packed crowd at Auburn University’s Neville Arena via phone for a Turning Point USA rally, praising Auburn as a “special place” and praising the organization and founder, the late Charlie Kirk, for the focus on conservative youth.
3. U.S. Sen. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) slammed Dems for electing socialist Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor, calling it radical extremism; Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called him an “idiot” and a disgrace who is digging NY’s financial grave.
2. The euphoric media coverage of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City is running into the reality of the real world as pressure builds on N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul to approve Mamdani’s 2% tax on earners above $1 million and increase the corporate tax rate to fund city groceries/childcare/buses; but she is pushing back.
1. President Donald Trump is pressuring GOP senators to nuke the filibuster to end the shutdown as he continues to blame it for the Democrat-led election bloodbath; but Democrats like U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are urging Democrats to reject shutdown deals without ACA subsidy extensions amid SNAP benefit fight/flight delays/unpaid workers.
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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.
