7. Auburn football declined an eligible bowl bid after finishing 5-7 while heading toward a fresh start with new coach Alex Golesh. They join a growing number of malcontent programs rebelling against the empire, with Notre Dame declaring war on college football and preparing to leave the ACC.
6. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) hailed the collapse of the Hoover Islamic Academy’s relocation bid, declaring it “doesn’t need to be here” in a nation founded on Judeo-Christian principles amid concerns over Radical Islamism and assimilation. The city’s planning commission denied the project for misalignment with plans and traffic issues despite academy leaders decrying the rhetoric as harmful to students.
5. The White House commended Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and the joint ICE-ALEA operation targeting illegal immigrants and unlicensed truckers to bolster road safety. There were 242 individuals referred for immigration checks, 82 detained on ICE holds, including 12 without licenses, emphasizing the crackdown’s role in making American roads safer under the “Trucking Resurgence” plan.
4. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), the Cowardly Caretaker, former junior senator from the Great State of Alabama in an ill-fitting suit who looks like he just woke up and stole his shoes from a homeless guy, will host a campaign kickoff event Friday in Birmingham for his longshot 2026 gubernatorial bid against Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn). The event features musical guests Jason Isbell and DJ Slim to build momentum despite polls showing there is little momentum to be found.
3. Indiana’s Republican-dominated state Senate voted 26-24 along party lines to approve a controversial mid-decade congressional redistricting map pushed by President Trump to bolster GOP seats in 2026 midterms. The move – splitting Indianapolis into four districts and paired Democratic strongholds like Gary with rural areas to eliminate seats held by Democrats – came amid threats, swatting incidents, and Democratic cries of gerrymandering that could hinder House flip hopes while advancing Trump’s national edge in states like Texas, Missouri, Florida, and North Carolina.
2. Mobile, Madison, and Hoover have now joined Tuscaloosa’s long-shot lawsuit against Alabama’s Simplified Sellers Use Tax program, arguing the flat-rate system unfairly redistributes local revenues statewide, which is costing Mobile $34 million annually, burdens lower-tax areas, and allows ineligible in-state sellers to participate, alleging this will decimate municipal funding for services as online sales continue to grow.
1. Reports indicate that President Donald Trump reversed his initial support for releasing video of the controversial Sept. 2 narco-terrorist boat strike that killed drug boat survivors. But he actually deferred to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, saying, “whatever Hegseth wants to do is OK with me” as calls for probes continue while the media and their Democrats freak out.
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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.
