In 2019, the American media acts as if every single person is on social media, specifically Twitter. Why? Because the media, myself included, live on Twitter. America does not. It is not the real world. But whether we are talking about the president of the United States or the latest version of “The Little Mermaid,” […]

7. Being vice president has been very profitable for Joe Biden Former Vice President Joe Biden released three years of tax returns and his financial disclosure form, which showed that in 2017, Biden and his wife, Jill, made around $11 million and $4.8 million in 2018. Biden’s campaign has said that a majority of the […]

7. Disgusting people are licking food in grocery stores After a 17-year-old woman in Texas had her boyfriend video her grabbing a tub of Blue Bell ice cream in the grocery store and then returning the canister to the freezer went viral, copycats videoing themselves doing the same thing have surfaced. In one case, Lenise […]

Any time a woman who just lost her baby is charged with a crime, it will elicit a negative reaction. No one wants to see anyone punished further after going through such an ordeal, but the Marshae Jones manslaughter case was one that probably warranted a jury of her peers taking a look at it. […]

7. Trump offers congrats to ungrateful American soccer players Despite controversy between United States women’s national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe and President Donald Trump, the president tweeted after the team’s win of the Women’s World Cup, “Congratulations to the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team on winning the World Cup! Great and exciting play. America is […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Dexter Strong take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Should Alabama have charged a pregnant mother who was shot after she started a fight? — What has happened to former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign and can he recover? — Why the obsession […]

7. Trump administration admits defeat on the citizenship question According to the New York attorney general’s office, the Department of Justice will be issuing the 2020 census without the citizenship question that has been widely disputed recently, despite President Donald Trump saying he would attempt to delay the census until the question was included. Last […]

I can’t stand Colin Kaepernick. I want him to get a job in the NFL just so he can play badly. His latest move to call for Nike to stop selling shoes with an older version of the American flag should make it clear to everyone what a joke this guy is. Hopefully, Nike will […]

7. Mississippi lottery will make $40 million in the first year Beginning December 1, Mississippi will start selling lottery tickets, making them yet another state surrounding Alabama that has the lottery, while Alabama sits on the sidelines with Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. Mississippi’s lottery will likely generate $40 million the first year, and more […]

For the media and their Democrats, abortion is the Holy Grail — it must be defended at all cost. No matter how ridiculous or unpopular the position, it must be treated as if it is completely reasonable. Abortion after 13 weeks? Fine. Abortion after 22 weeks? Fine. Abortion after viability? Fine. Abortion after and up […]

7. Public magnet school for cyber and engineering will open in 2020 The Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering in Huntsville will be led by current Madison County Superintendent Matt Massey, will reportedly include slots for roughly 300 students from around the state of Alabama with at least two from every county and the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — What does new polling tell us in the Alabama Senate race? — Are Democrats serious about actually solving the border crisis? — What is Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) doing to prepare for 2020, and why […]

7. More jobs on the way U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta visited north Alabama to take in the area’s tech boom by touring Calhoun Community College’s Decatur campus and Huntsville’s ADTRAN before traveling to Dynetics Technical Solutions to check out their manufacturing facility while touting the relationship between education and industry to create new opportunities. Dynetics […]

7. Appeals judges skeptical about minimum wage lawsuit Federal appeals court judges reviewed a lawsuit brought by minimum wage workers and civil rights groups against Alabama lawmakers for blocking wage hikes to target Birmingham, a mostly African-American city, in a way that disproportionately harms black workers. Judges didn’t focus on the claims of racism and […]

Recent polling released by Alabama-based Cygnal indicates that Roy Moore is not the force many expect him to be — at least not yet. During the 2017 United States Senate special election, Moore, the GOP nominee, lost in an upset to now-Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), and many fear a Moore nomination would hand the Senate […]

7. Mobile delaying Amtrak boondoggle resolution The Mobile City Council on Tuesday delayed the resolution that requested Governor Kay Ivey to commit funding to bring Amtrak back to Mobile for two weeks, which is meant to allow the City Council more time to consider the proposal. The city officials have unanswered questions about fares and […]

7. Alabama one of the most patriotic states A new report released on Monday by WalletHub revealed the top 20 most patriotic states in America, with Alabama, ranked at 19 overall. The report used 13 indicators of patriotism including how many adults who voted in 2016 and the average number of military enlistees per 1,000 […]

In 2017, Roy Moore won a Republican primary run-off against an extremely flawed Luther Strange. Strange wasn’t just a regular candidate — he had the cloud of his appointment, and he was dogged by former Gov. Robert Bentley’s investigation, impeachment and resignation. Alabama Republicans, outside of U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), were reluctant to criticize […]

7. Montgomery ordinance that would punish parents might not make it The Montgomery ordinance that would punish parents for their kids’ crimes may be at risk due to current delinquency laws that already punish parents that engage in or encourage illegal activity with their children. As well as current laws already existing, apparently cities that […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can Roy Moore really win a Republican primary in 2020? — Now that Trump’s reelection campaign is officially launched, do current polls really mean anything? — Why have the Washington Post and AL.com not corrected […]

7. Gun buyback at the end of the month CrimeStoppers will be buying firearms on June 29 at First Baptist Church in Montgomery. The organization claims that the event has been a success in the past, and they’ll even let you drop off your guns anonymously. These events are wildly ineffective, as studies have shown […]

It’s happening and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Roy Moore is running for office … again He cannot be talked out of it. He cannot be embarrassed out of it. He cannot be reasoned with.

7. Montgomery parents could start paying for their kids’ crimes Montgomery City Councilman Glen Pruitt has introduced a city ordinance that would require parents be punished when their children commit a crime, which is basically a copy of an ordinance that was introduced in South Fulton, Georgia, last year. Legal transgressions committed by kids that […]

7. Send in the National Guard Birmingham City Councilman Steven Hoyt made comments about bringing in the National Guard to combat gun violence and homicides. This comes after a weekend that saw five killed by gun violence in the city; 55 have been killed in the city so far, which is a slight tick up […]