7 Things: First boats arrive from China with tariffed goods; overtime tax cut dies after Trump/Tuberville support; and more …

7. You can still fly without a REAL ID, in fact you can fly with no identification at all, so stop worrying about this.

6. Canada does NOT want to be the 51st state, President Donald Trump says, “never say never.”

5. Use a chair, says trashy Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), invoking 2023 brawl on the Montgomery riverfront.

4. Apparently, the Alabama Legislature’s bill to take over the inept and corrupt Birmingham Water Board is rooted in racism, according to a lawsuit filed by Mayor Randall Woodfin.

3. Esquire magazine won a Pulitzer Prize for a piece they wrote excoriating another media outlet for covering a scandalous mayor and pastor for his creepy online double-life – Mayor Bubba Copeland of South Station later killed himself to escape scrutiny.

2. Overtime tax exemption, a bill championed by the Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville), U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Montgomery) and President Donald Trump, dies a slow and painful death in the Alabama Legislature.

1. The first ships from China to deal with tariffs have hit the U.S. shore and one ship in particular is carrying $417 million in tariffs on $564 million in merchandise.

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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.

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