7. Auburn legend, and very stupid person, Charles Barkley blasted the NCAA leadership as “a bunch of bumbling idiots” for their handling of eligibility rules and recent controversies, criticizing the organization’s inconsistent decisions and failures that he correctly says harm athletes and college sports overall.

6. The Alabama congressional delegation introduced a resolution in Washington honoring Mobile as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America, something no one outside of Alabama believes or cares about, taking bragging rights over other claims and celebrating the city’s historic traditions during the season.

5. A new bill in Alabama would raise the school grading bar by 10 points, making it harder for schools to achieve higher letter grades and aiming to provide a more accurate reflection of performance amid concerns that current standards are too lenient and contribute to grade inflation.

4. Alabama cities dropped their online sales tax lawsuit against the state without prejudice, meaning they can refile if upcoming legislative reforms on the issue fail to address their concerns over revenue sharing and fairness, meaning if they do not get more money, they will be back in court.

3. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) announced that over 700 U.S. Space Command personnel will be stationed in Alabama by the end of 2028, boosting the state’s role in space defense and bringing significant economic and job benefits to the region, and hopefully that will make it harder for politics to rip those jobs away.

2. The Epstein Files saga continues to underwhelm with newly unredacted Epstein files revealing four additional men with no apparent ties to U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who read their names on the floor to expose SOMEONE, but it turns out even his big reveal was a bust.

1. While the media and their Democrats attempt to make a disagreement between President Donald Trump and Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) appear like nuclear fallout, Britt denied any ill-will between them and called the story fake news while reaffirming her focus on DHS funding negotiations and enforcing the law without walking away from the immigration enforcement strategy of the Trump administration.

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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.