7. Football guy Travis Kelce and obnoxious American Taylor Swift have announced their engagement, so enjoy that, football fans.

6. President Donald Trump praised the move by Cracker Barrel to retain its traditional “Old-Timer” logo following backlash from normal Americans and a Bud Light-like drop in stock prices.

5. Socialists (and some anti-Semites) in Birmingham expressed anger over an Alabama company’s decision to provide energy to Israel, citing concerns over the Israel-Palestine conflict and calling for boycotts while forgetting who the obvious good guys are.

4. Mayor of Birmingham Randall Woodfin wins re-election as part of a municipal election day across Alabama, with a run-off in Mobile, and new mayors in Hoover, Madison, Mountain Brook, Trussville, and Decatur.

3. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was heard saying “gobierno corrupto” (in Spanish because he didn’t learn English in 10 years) during his ICE arrest and promised trip to Uganda; immigration-related issues loom for a Milwaukee judge who had her immunity claim in an ICE obstruction case denied because she clearly committed the crime of helping an illegal escape ICE.

2. The Trump administration threatened to cut funding to the Alabama Department of Public Health over the inclusion of gender ideology materials, another instance of bureaucrats insisting they know better than the leaders who were elected to run the country/state.

1. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed attacked Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville  (R-Auburn) over his threat to deploy troops in Montgomery and Birmingham, while Gov. Kay Ivey approved select National Guard members to assist in a Trump administration deportation operation – a government intervention in crime and immigration (which are the same thing).

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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