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Monday, January 26, 2026
Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 47. Tonight, low around 24. Tuesday, a high near 48. Tuesday night, a low around 28. NWS
US stock markets end Friday mixed (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.3%) after midweek volatility; marks second straight week all three indexes finished lower (More).
Local Sports On Jan. 23rd, Rickards and Godby added another close contest to their long-standing rivalry Friday night, with the Raiders outlasting the Cougars 47-42 in overtime. Details.
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Local & State News
Reports filed with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) show that the Leon County School Board has added 47 School Administrator positions over a 6-year period while the number of students declined and the number of teachers were reduced. Details.
An appeals court upheld an order throwing out more than 70,000 signatures for Florida’s proposed recreational-marijuana amendment.
Jacksonville state Rep. Angie Nixon announced Thursday that she is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate this year.
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National News
Federal officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old protester, in Minneapolis Saturday. The incident marks the second fatal shooting of a US citizen by officers in Minnesota this month, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed driver Renee Good on Jan. 7. The Department of Homeland Security says Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and resisted attempts to disarm him. Video footage suggests Pretti carried a concealed firearm on his waistband but did not touch or reach for the gun during interactions with officers. Officers appear to discover and remove the firearm after Pretti is pinned facedown to the ground, and 10 shots are fired soon after. See a timeline and analysis of video footage here.
Senate Democrats say they will block government funding package if it includes money for the Department of Homeland Security following Saturday’s fatal shooting in Minnesota; funding is set to run out Friday, Jan. 30 (More).
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Anyone, other than law enforcement, who brings a firearm to a large public gathering should expect to possibly get into a very difficult personal situation.
This incident should serve as a “wake-up-call” to everyone who legally or illegally is in possession of a firearm.
This individual made some very bad choices that day. He chose to attend a troubling public gathering with a large law enforcement presence; he brought his firearm; and, he made physical contact with a law enforcement agent. Not too smart.
When dude put his hands on a federal law enforcement officer, he was committing a felony. So, he was in the commission of a felony while armed with a 9mm handgun. Anyone that interferes with law enforcement while armed with a handgun should expect to get shot. They took the one he had concealed in the small of his back away from him.
I know a lot of people that carry, some carry two…play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
John, they have passed their inspections which includes retaining immunization records of children in their care.
While that address situation is odd, and a bit concerning, the official records for the business do not seem to indicate a lack of children in their care.
No one who is legitimately interested in “peaceful protesting” brings to the “peaceful protest” a 9mm and two fully loaded magazines. Spitting in the faces of officers and throwing rocks, frozen bottles of water, bricks, fireworks, etc… at them IS NOT “peaceful protesting”.
Our law enforcement officers are being put into a nearly impossible situation with the lunatic left anarchists, rent-a-mobs, and their media pals feeding the flames of violence against civil society and basic law and order.
“Don’t start no trouble, won’t be no trouble”… it’s just that simple.
@DeepStatePropagandist: Take another hit, make a bowl of fruit loops, and go watch Bluey. The rational adults will take it from here.
“Video footage suggests Pretti carried a concealed firearm on his waistband but did not touch or reach for the gun during interactions with officers. Officers appear to discover and remove the firearm after Pretti is pinned facedown to the ground, and 10 shots are fired soon after.”
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
That isn’t what the video suggests or what appears to happen. It’s what it shows and what did happen. They shot an unarmed civilian in the back and then immediately started calling him a domestic terrorist. At no point did the man threaten anyone. Yet conservatives rationalized the mans murder.
If Biden had sent troops into Texas (home of the most illegal aliens!), and shot someone for ‘bringing a pistol with the intent to inflict maximum harm’, the conservative hive mind would have *lost their mind*. But because Trump tells them to ignore what is in front of their eyes, they do. When he said Greenlanders called him ‘Daddy’, he was actually talking about the conservatives in this country.
The least surprising part of this whole thing is how quickly conservatives are capitulating to the ‘don’t bring a gun to a protest’ line because they never really wanted *anyone* to be able to have a firearm, just people they agree with. It’s always hypocrisy with conservatives; they could care less about the second amendment (and first, and fourth) if it means people on the left might carry a firearm, protest, or have privacy from federal agents within their homes.
The property located at 700 Capital Cr NE requires investigation. It was acquired in 3/2024 for $1,547,000 and touted as, you guessed it, a day care center (Purposeful Beginnings Learning). I have heard the dollars came from a grant. The property appraiser shows no buildings at the owners mailing address. There have never been any children at the facility (I drive by daily).
Could be legit….but worth a look.