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I apologize for the length of this column, but the subject warrants it. Donald Trump has galvanized an army of vigilantes who are casting a fearsome shadow over the 2024 election. Please spread the word.

By a vote of 5-4, with two conservative justices joining the liberals, the Supreme Court has ruled that federal agents can cut razor wire installed along the Texas-Mexico border while a lawsuit over the wire continues. The Border Patrol Union and its agents who have spoken to reporters favor the razor wire installation because it is working in that section of the state in keeping migrants, criminals, and fentanyl out, but that apparently doesn’t matter to the court.

The Republican establishment is with former President Donald Trump. Nearly every Republican elected official in Washington is rushing to kiss his ring.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed new rules intended to curb overdraft fees. Reports indicate that banks have generated nearly $300 billion in overdraft fees over the past two decades. The proposed legislation is estimated to save account holders approximately $3.5 billion annually.

My newsfeed said that the internet had been “set on fire” when Martha Stewart, 82, posted a sultry selfie of herself in front of a hotel bathroom mirror the morning following a rough 8-hour flight.

When it comes to signs, in trying to determine when they were first used, you might want to recall the 45 RPM by the Hollywood Argyles that came out in 1960 entitled “Ally Oop” because sign usage goes all the way back to the Stone Age. That was when Mr. Oop and his mates began drawing symbols on cave walls to advertise the products they had that they were willing to barter.

Nick Saban shocked the college football world when he announced his retirement at the age of 72 after 28 years as a head coach (17 in Tuscaloosa). He compiled 292 career wins, 16-straight seasons with at least 10 wins, six national titles with Alabama and a seventh at LSU. Saban also coached four Heisman Trophy winners and contributed to 49 players being selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Many people desire to give something to a local charity, church, school or community group after those people die. For convenience, this column refers to all of these organizations as “charities.”

If you tracked your life with points, would reading this column add or subtract from your total?

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation recently presented its seventh National Day of Racial Healing town hall on NBC News NOW, which was broadcast from Los Angeles. The town hall is always held following Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and this year it was hosted by NBC anchors Kate Snow and Zinhle Essamuah.