Fake News Insinuates Rep. Mo Brooks "Planned" the Jan. 6th Riots
Rolling Stone writes a hit piece obviously designed to make people think the White House and congressmen, including Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), helped plan the riots in the Capitol on Jan. 6. When AL.com interviews Rep. Brooks, Rolling Stone writes yet another hit piece trying to makes it sound like his staff orchestrated it.
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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/exclusive-jan-6-organizers-met-congress-white-house-1245289/
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/578251-jan-6-protest-organizers-say-they-communicated-with-conservative
https://www.al.com/news/2021/10/mo-brooks-denies-helping-plan-jan-6-rally-would-be-proud-if-his-staff-had-helped.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/january-6-mo-brooks-republican-response-1248145/
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Coach Harsin Refuses to Say Whether or Not He's Been Vaccinated
Auburn University Head Football Coach Bryan Harsin refuses to answer questions about whether or not he's been vaccinated. This prompted Alabama News Network to ask people if he should tell people.
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https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaNewsNetwork/photos/a.389998545535/10159817399450536/
https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2021/10/governor-ivey-issues-executive-order-to-fight-overreaching-covid-19-vaccine-mandates/
https://www.al.com/sports/2021/10/tuberville-defends-auburn-coach-bryan-harsin-over-vaccine-mandate.html
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Mayor Reed Throws a Tantrum When Told He Can't Persecute Christians
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed pushes an "anti-discrimination" bill which would force Christian business owners to violate their religion by requiring them create custom designs for or serve at gay weddings. When the Montgomery City Council votes it down, Mayor Reed becomes so angry he threatens to tell businesses not to come to Montgomery and recommend they locate in Birmingham instead.
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https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/08/17/montgomery-council-votes-down-lgbtq-discrimination-ban/8162471002/
https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-gay-marriage/
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AL.com's Kyle Whitmire Admits to Fearmongering About Alabama's Covid Situation
Kyle Whitmire, a columnist for AL.com, writes a piece where he openly admits he is trying to spread fear. In it, he warns that Alabama will soon find itself in the grips of a horrific coronavirus catastrophe which the other states will see as a tragic cautionary tale. The only problem is, Caleb points out that the AL Department of Public Health's data reveals we're actually having far fewer serious cases and deaths than we ever have.
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https://www.al.com/news/2021/08/whitmire-i-fear-what-happens-next-to-alabama-i-hope-america-is-watching.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=aldotcom_sf&utm_medium=social
https://alpublichealth.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/6d2771faa9da4a2786a509d82c8cf0f7
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA
https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine-tracker
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Sheriff Cunningham to Gun Criminals- "We want to make sure that you get the stiffest penalty..."
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham comment on the recent rise in crime, particularly homicide, in an interview with WSFA. He suggest the problem is the penalties for criminals are not strict enough and people that, "somebody just took a life and they are going to jail and they are getting the same bond as a person would get for shop lifting in some cases.”
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https://www.wsfa.com/2021/06/10/montgomery-city-leadership-silent-day-after-police-chiefs-resignation/
https://yellowhammernews.com/house-speaker-mccutcheon-meeting-with-ivey-on-prisons-a-productive-one/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/
https://time.com/5922082/2020-gun-violence-homicides-record-year/
https://gununiversity.com/gun-sales-stats/
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Ep. 309- Meemaw Says Get Back To Work!
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced the Yellowhammer state will no longer participate in federal unemployment programs aimed at providing Covid relief. Col. Allen West encourages people to send Oreos to a democrat chairman after calling Rep. Tim Scott an Oreo. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comes to the defense of Planned Parenthood by saying, "I'm a Planned Parenthood baby."
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https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2021/05/governor-kay-ivey-announces-end-of-participation-in-all-federal-pandemic-unemployment-compensation-programs/
https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm
https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-labor-force-participation-rate.htm
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/04/gary-o-connor-oreo-texas-democrats/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps_fEn6H3j0
https://www.heritage.org/life/commentary/planned-parenthood-sets-new-record-abortions-single-year
https://www.sba-list.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/01.06.20-Fact-Sheet-PP-2018-19-Annual-Report.pdf
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How Alabama Could Grow As Fast As Texas and Florida
Florida, Texas, and other states gained seats in the 2020 census while others lost. Caleb shows how the state's tax burden affects it's population and economy and compares what they are doing to the state of Alabama.
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https://www.al.com/news/2019/04/census-most-of-alabamas-counties-are-losing-people.html
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/26/983082132/census-to-release-1st-results-that-shift-electoral-college-house-seats
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/state-income-tax-rates
https://taxfoundation.org/2020-sales-taxes/
https://www.thebalance.com/state-income-tax-rates-3193320
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Mayor Reed's Mask Mandate Proves He is a Science Denier
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's unconstitutional mask mandate finally expires, but several Alabama mayors set their own up at the local level. But a look at the data shows Mayor Reed's order isn't based on scientific data at all.
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