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7. Comedian Michael Rappaport claims that his comedy show was cancelled due to threats related to his public support for Israel.
6. Activist Mahmoud Halil insisted that the October 7th terrorist attacks by Hamas were a desperate attempt to gain global attention, while also defending the terrorists and questioning the actions of the Trump administration that allegedly led to his exile.
5. In preseason college football rankings for 2025, Alabama is positioned eighth, with Texas at the top. Other SEC teams included in the top 25 are Georgia at fourth, LSU at ninth, South Carolina at thirteenth, Ole Miss at fifteenth, Florida at sixteenth, Tennessee at eighteenth, and Texas A&M.
4. Governor-elect and U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) criticized Texas Democrats for skipping a vote on redistricting, calling it cowardly. Ongoing debates about congressional districts have surfaced, particularly regarding the count of illegal immigrants in states like California and Texas, and to a lesser extent in Florida, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Arizona.
3. U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Interim NASA Director Shawn Duffy announced plans to establish nuclear reactors on the moon as part of a strategy to win what has been termed a “Second Space Race” against international rivals.
2. Former Attorney General and U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Mobile) was summoned by the U.S. House Committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case. This follows scrutiny involving figures like President Bill Clinton and the federal prisoner Ghislaine Maxwell, who continues to oppose the release of grand jury transcripts from the case.
1. U.S. Congressman Shomari Figure (D-Montgomery) criticized both major political parties for their lack of action on border security. He remarked on comments from Trump, who referred to undocumented immigrants as “very special people,” suggesting this could be a loophole allowing them to work on farms.
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