7. Auburn senior Maddie Jackson has created a hay sculpture in DeKalb County to honor Charlie Kirk, encouraging others to share Jesus’ message.

6. Failed BLM activist and wannabe influencer Carlos Chaverst Jr. sent a threatening email to a member of the media for reporting on the social media nastiness of Birmingham’s Carver High School teacher Jasmine Faith Clisby, expressing her impotent anger about a local church offering a prayer for Charlie Kirk.

5. After spending weeks in ICE detention, Alabama immigration advocate Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez has self-deported to Mexico following a lengthy media and activist campaign to have her released failed. Now she is working to legally re-enter the country.

4. Donald Trump Jr. is once again commenting on Alabama’s sports betting law, calling it crazy and responding to social media users complaining about Alabama’s law that he “totally” agrees on changing.

3. President Donald Trump is trying to force peace in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel; his progress seems to be picking up steam with Israel, Muslim countries, and European nations supporting Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, aiming to oust Hamas and restore Palestinian Authority rule.

2. Alabama radio legend, ESPN host, and voice of college football in the South, Paul Finebaum, is contemplating a run for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat after the assassination of Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk made his show seem less important, saying, “I spent four hours numb talking about things that didn’t matter to me.”

1. After Democrats and Republicans met at the White House, Vice President JD Vance predicted a government shutdown is coming, and Alabama’s state lawmakers are accusing Democrats of holding critical state funding hostage for political points.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.