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Heather Gann

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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Groups gather in Birmingham to protest war against Venezuela
Members of the participating groups led protestors in multiple chants against the current administration on Sunday before starting their march around Five Points South.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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New York companies invest $200 million into Alabama solar projects
Together, the projects will deliver enough energy to power thousands of Alabama homes while creating quality jobs.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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Alabama couple pays for food they accidentally ordered from Canadian restaurant: ‘Hope for humanity,’ owners say
“I was unable to pick up the food because I live in the USA,” the unsigned letter reads.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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Britt joins push for long-term funding for maternal mortality research
“[F]ar too many women in this country are dying from pregnancy-related causes," Britt said.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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Former Alabama college instructor sues after she says she was fired for post on ‘wicked’ Charlie Kirk
“I do not mourn oppressors,” the former educator at Auburn University and the University of Alabama wrote.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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‘Reclaiming Democracy, Rejecting Authoritarianism’: Alabama cities announce anti-Trump protests
This event follows Trump sending the National Guard into several major cities over the past few months and the president’s ongoing mass deportation efforts.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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Trump administration now screening immigration applications for ‘anti-Americanism’
“Immigration benefits—including to live and work in the United States—remain a privilege, not a right," said an USCIS spokesman.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
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Alabama immigration advocate detained by ICE in traffic stop, family says: ‘Just heartbreaking and discouraging’
"Her detainment is not only legally questionable — it is morally wrong," a petition demanding her release reads.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
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NASA plans nuclear reactor on the moon: ‘It is about winning the second space race’
This will be Sean Duffy's first major action since President Donald Trump named him interim NASA administrator in June.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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Judge finds probable cause that Como en Casa manager employed, harbored illegals
A federal judge ruled Monday that there was probable cause against Como en Casa manager Luis Miguel Campos Reyes.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
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Tuberville wants to ban students from these countries from studying in US: ‘Funding our own demise’
He claimed they are "getting into this country and learning how to destroy the United States of America and our allies."
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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Alabama company selling steak in auto part parking lots raises concerns: Is it ‘mystery meat’?
“Kenston Farms is “F” rated by the Better Business Bureau for unanswered complaints," Florida’s WFTV 9 reported.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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Viral TikTok snack recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination
The FDA recall was raised to a Class 1 alert because ingesting the spread could cause serious illness or even death.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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Rapidly growing coffee chain opens new Alabama location
The new location will be open 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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Alabama Public Television execs blame NPR, PBS ‘bias’ for funding cuts: ‘They’re in their echo chamber’
"They kind of listen to each other and say, ‘no, we’re not,'" said Executive Director Wayne Reid.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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Trump’s approval ratings crashing in states that loved him, including Alabama
Over 30,000 poll responses compiled by Civiqs shows Trump’s approval rating declining in states he won in November 2024.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could devastate Alabama’s rural hospitals, advocates fear
Experts and advocates warn that it could have dire consequences for Alabama’s tenuous rural healthcare situation.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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Senate unanimously passes Lulu’s Law to establish shark attack alert system
The Senate version of the bill will now go to the House for a vote.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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Alabama teen struck by lightning through phone charger: ‘It was a shocking experience’
Lisa Henderson said she was also struck by lightning as a child.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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ICE tracking app creator compares ICEBlock to fighting ‘Hitler’s rise to power’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has called it an "obstruction of justice" in a post to X this week.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
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Country music star trashes Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’: ‘That s--- ain’t country music.’
He said this in response to his album “My Own Worst Enemy,” (No.5) coming behind Beyonce’s (No.4) on the Apple Music country music charts.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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Riley Gaines throws support behind Alabama Senate candidate running for Tuberville’s seat
“We need bold conservatives in the Senate who will fight for truth, protect women and girls, and defend the country we love,” Gaines wrote.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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Alabama police looking to ‘solve the mystery’ of thief dressed in Scooby-Doo suit
“Maybe lay out some Scooby snacks and stay really still he will then come to you!” one woman commented.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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McDonald’s boycott: Alabama man among Black former franchisees who say fast food giant ‘ruined our dreams’
McDonald’s also faced backlash earlier this year after rolling back some of its DEI practices.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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Tuberville backs bill ‘holding radical protestors accountable’ after LA’s anti-ICE riots
“The First Amendment gives us the right to freedom of assembly, but it doesn’t give the right to block our streets.”
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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Donald Trump-supporting country music star John Rich to receive major military award
Rich, who has also been an outspoken Trump supporter in recent years, visited Birmingham in 2018 to unveil his Redneck Riviera whiskey brand and share the story of how it got its name.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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Democrat senator who served at Alabama military base named for ‘Confederate traitor’ grills Pete Hegseth
"I served at Fort Rucker, Alabama, a base that was named for a traitor who took arms against the United States of America."
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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Alabama military base carrying out Trump’s order to change its name
The installation is currently updating signage and materials to support the transition, according to a recent release.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
al.com
13 ‘No Kings’ protests planned in Alabama as Trump hosts military parade
"Real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.”
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Former DOGE leader compares Newsom’s actions in LA to Alabama governor’s stand in schoolhouse door
"It’s the same Democrat governor playbook.”
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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Tuberville says Trump protecting ‘true Americans’ from California ‘goofballs’ like Gavin Newsom
Trump’s "doing what’s right for all Americans, not just a few," Tuberville said.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
al.com
Alabama appealing congressional redistricting case to US Supreme Court
Courts have ruled the Alabama congressional map must include two districts where Black voters.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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Auburn music professor sued by Bible college she says stole her work: ‘This is a hill to die on’
“You’re going to tell me to be quiet because you’re losing money over something based on my work?” Rosephanye Powell said.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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Family of Alabama teen killed in crash sues 3 restaurants for serving alleged DUI driver 18 drinks
The complaint alleges he ordered four shots and two beers from each location that night.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
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Alireza Doroudi returning to Iran is a warning, ‘not justice,’ lawyer says of ICE detained Alabama student
“This was attrition by detention. And it should never have come to this.”
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
al.com
Who should be Alabama’s governor? James Spann, Charles Barkley, anyone who knows the branches of government
While some have a particular candidate in mind like Doug Jones, the majority of commentors were more adamant about who they didn’t want.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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Huntsville no longer ‘the best place to live’: Was it losing the rocket or the skyrocketing population?
The city fell this year from #1 to #85 in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Places to Live ranking.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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Morgan Wallen’s Gulf Shores music festival ends with far fewer arrests than 2024’s Hangout Fest
Last year, Gulf Shores police and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department reported 94 arrests during Hangout Fest.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The bill is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk after being approved by the Senate.
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Bill to raise age of medical consent to 16 in Alabama could soon become law
The original version of the bill would have increased the medical consent age from 14 to 18.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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Alabama bill exempting nursing mothers from jury duty heads to Ivey’s desk
This legislation came after several Alabama mothers said they were harassed and threatened by judges.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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Alabama woman horrified over father-in-law’s nude art show paintings of her seeks advice on Reddit
She said her husband "‘consulted’ his father in the process, so they can be as accurate or perfect they can be."
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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Youth dance team storms the internet with ‘James Spann Dance’ set to Salt-N-Pepa
"I am very honored," Spann said.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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Juneteenth now officially a state holiday in Alabama
I am pleased the Legislature has made it an official state holiday," Gov. Kay Ivey said in a release.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters in Congressional redistricting, judges rule
The court-ordered map, used in the 2024 elections, resulted in Alabama electing two Black representatives to Congress for the first time in history.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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Bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday headed to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk
“To me this is a very important holiday that’s recognized,” said sponsor Rick Rehm.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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Alabama bill exempting nursing mothers from jury duty one step closer to becoming law
Only one meeting day remains for Alabama’s 2025 legislative session.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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Mo Brooks praises Trump’s FBI for reclassifying Congressional baseball shooting: ‘It was not suicide by cop’
"I’m thankful that this Trump FBI, in conjunction with the Republican House of Representatives, has eight years later, corrected the error."
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
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Alabama midwives and birth centers celebrate a ‘powerful’ court victory
“As hospitals and obstetric services close across the state—particularly in rural areas—birth centers and midwives are stepping in."
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
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Trump’s advice to University of Alabama graduates: ‘Think big, work hard, never give up’
After “getting a little political,” Trump closed with some advice for the graduates in attendance.
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Heather Gann @heathersgann.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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Bills cutting more than $200 million in taxes advance in Alabama Senate
Committee chairman Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, called the tax package a “work in progress.”
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