Commentary: A certain disclaimer about carnival seasons

Carnival seasons (including Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras) are not of interest to every person or creature (in spite of their having had been promoted by broadcasters and publications (including ones related to southwest Alabama and certain areas near southwest Alabama) for several years). 

News for Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

(note: a certain part (or a certain paragraph) of a certain report of this site published before this one named "News for Sunday, February 15th, 2026" was amended (with an "update") this Tuesday (specifically the paragraph near its top))

• At least one broadcast channel related to WKRG-TV (or at least one main broadcast channel related to WKRG-TV) appeared to have had at least one advertisement involving certain language often used in vulgar (or profane) ways (or at least one (related to a certain "Mediacom") involving a certain abbreviation often used in such way) during the hour of 6:00 p. m. this Tuesday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to WNSP-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WNSP 105.5 FM" appearing directly above some text of, "9h" appearing directly above a static image with certain parts such as some resembling some text of, "Happy Mardi Gras from WNSP 105.5" appearing directly above some text of, "FM and 92ZEW come see us at Oyster" appearing directly above some text of, "City Mobile! Be Safe!"" this Tuesday (note: WNSP-FM and WZEW-FM appeared to have had been members of a holding company named "DOT COM PLUS, LLC" and ".COM+, L.L.C." before this Tuesday during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026))

• A certain World Wide Web site related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or page involving group of text such as some text of, "MARDI GRAS" appearing directly above some text of, " Former WKRG staff members receive ‘Mardi Gras Care Packages’ " appearing directly above some text of, "by: Gracie King" appearing directly above some text of, "Posted: Feb 17, 2026 / 08:10 PM CST" appearing directly above some text of, "Updated: Feb 17, 2026 / 08:10 PM CST" appearing directly above some text of, "SHARE" appearing directly above some text of, "MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — As Fat Tuesday approaches each year, the staff here at WKRG News 5 spreads the love in the form of a Mardi Gras Care Package to our former staff members so they can share in the revelry in their new homes, far and wide."  

• A certain Facebook page related to WABD-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "975 WABD" appearing directly above some text of, "1h" appearing directly above some text of, "LOOK FOR 97.5 WABD downtown TODAY for the parades!" appearing directly above some text of, "We’re LOADED with beads, throws, and surprises..." appearing directly above some text of, "shhh... we’re still debating throwing Mojo’s phone off the float." appearing directly above some text of, "Don’t feel bad for him — that’s what he gets for wearing his ONESIE on the float… AGAIN." appearing directly above some text of, "Mardi Gras with 97.5 WABD = pure chaos." appearing directly above some text of, "#975WABD" appearing directly above some text of, "#MardiGras" appearing directly above some text of, "#FatTuesday" appearing directly above some text of, "#DowntownParade" appearing directly above some text of, "#ParadeDay" appearing directly above some text of, "#ThrowMeSomething" this Tuesday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to WALA-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "FOX10 News" appearing directly above some text of, "15m" appearing directly above some text of, "LIVE NOW! FOX10 is bringing you LIVE coverage for Fat Tuesday happening RIGHT NOW.   https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/17/live-mardi-gras-2026/ #mardigras2026 #fattuesday #mardigras #MobileAL #baldwincounty" appearing directly above a static image related to its administration this Tuesday (note: there often appeared to have had been TV programming related to WALA-TV involving audible (and visual) and mentionings of "FOX10 [or FOX 10]" (with pronunciations that could be spelled as FOX TEN, Fox TEN, FOX ten, fox ten, FOX ten, and fox TEN) (with or without audible mentionings of "News [or news]" immediately afterwards) being broadcast on at least one broadcast channel related to WALA-TV (or at least one main broadcast channel related to WALA-TV) before this Tuesday during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026)) (update for Wednesday, February 18th, 2026: a certain Facebook page related to WALA-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "FOX10 News" appearing directly above some text of, "7h" appearing directly above some text of, "FOX10 wraps 12-hour Fat Tuesday coverage across Mobile, Baldwin counties >>>" appearing directly above some text of, "https://www.fox10tv.com/.../fox10-wraps-12-hour-fat.../" appearing directly above a static image related to its administration this Tuesday). 

• A certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "1h" appearing directly above some text of, "We're live all day for #FatTuesday 2026! Stay right here for the fun." appearing directly above a static image appearing directly above some text of, "WKRG Summer Poole" appearing directly above some text of, "2h" appearing directly above some text of, "Don’t forget to tune into WKRG News 5 today for our live Fat Tuesday coverage!" appearing directly above some text of, "WKRG Gulf Coast CW" related to its administration this Tuesday (note #1: there often appeared to have had been TV programming related to WFNA-TV (such as certain parts of such programming (related to WFNA-TV) related to advertising) involving audible mentionings of "Gulf Coast CW [or the Gulf Coast CW or The Gulf Coast CW]" being broadcast on at least one broadcast channel related to WFNA-TV or WKRG-TV (or at least one main broadcast channel related to either one of them) before this Tuesday during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026) (note #2: WKRG-TV and WFNA-TV often appeared to have had been members of a holding company named the Nexstar Media Group before this Tuesday during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026))). 

News for Monday, February 16th, 2026

• A certain Facebook page related to WEAR-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WEAR ABC 3 News, Pensacola" appearing directly above some text of, "February 14 at 10:14 AM" appearing directly above some text of, "HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY   Let's see those pictures of you and your valentine here in Northwest Florida! Submit your pictures at weartv.com/chimein or drop them in the comments below for a chance to be featured on-air or online today." appearing directly above static imagery related to its administration this Monday. 

• A certain World Wide Web site related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "MARDI GRAS" appearing directly above some text of, "Gulf Coast Mardi Gras brings full Fat Tuesday parade schedule: watch live, all day, right here!" appearing directly above some text of, "by: Summer Poole" appearing directly above some text of, "Posted: Feb 16, 2026 / 02:41 PM CST" appearing directly above some text of, "Updated: Feb 16, 2026 / 02:41 PM CST" appearing directly above some text of, "SHARE" appearing directly above some text of, "MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your home for Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. We’re covering parades all Tuesday, with live coverage from downtown Mobile. We’ll be there for the day’s festivities, and we hope to see you there, too." this Monday.  

• A certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "23m" appearing directly above some text of, "Calling all superfans!   Summer Poole is asking daily Survivor trivia questions ahead of Season 50—drop your answers below! #survivor50 #CBS #WKRG #trivia" appearing directly above a video related to its administration the Sunday of the fifteenth day of this February (update for Monday, February 16th, 2026: a certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "26m" appearing directly above some text of, "From blindsides to immunity idols  —Summer Poole is quizzing viewers every day until Survivor hits its milestone 50th season! #Survivor50 #CBS #WKRG #trivia" appearing directly above a video related to its administration this Monday).  

News for Sunday, February 15th, 2026

• A certain Facebook page related to WABF-AM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WABF 1480 AM" appearing directly above some text of, "February 13 at 9:51 PM" appearing directly above some text of, "Happy Mardi Gras" appearing directly above some text of, "The MOJ Parade was fantastic!" appearing directly above some text of, "Join us Lori DuBose and Mark Swalley Monday night for the OOMM" appearing directly above some text of, "Parade Live Broadcast" appearing directly above static imagery related to its administration this Sunday (update for Tuesday, February 17th, 2026: a certain Facebook page related to WABF-AM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WABF 1480 AM" appearing directly above some text of, "11h" appearing directly above some text of, "The OOMM's put on a fantastic parade We enjoyed our live broadcast with friends! Happy Mardi Gras" appearing directly above a static image (appearing indirectly above some text of, "Author" appearing directly above some text of, "WABF 1480 AM" appearing directly above a static image appearing directly above some text of, "11h") related to its administration this Tuesday).  

• A certain Instagram page involving various texts of, "cidurant" (and some text of, "Cathy Durant") appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "cidurant" appearing directly above some text of, "[cidurant] NBC Affiliate, WALA TV-Channel 10 News, Mobile, AL, 83’. First leadership role in my career. Awesome TV News organization. Very proud moment in my career. #WALATV #CHANNEL10NEWS #MobileAL" appearing directly above some text of, "#Channel10FoxNews" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "May 7, 2020") appearing directly to the right a static image related to its administration this Sunday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "21m" appearing directly above some text of, "Make sure to say hi to News 5!" appearing directly above static imagery appearing directly above some text of, "WKRG Mya Falgout is with WKRG in Mobile, AL." appearing directly above some text of, "22m" appearing directly above some text of, "Look out for WKRG at Joy of Life’s Krewe of Saint Jüdë Parade! We are on float 3 top right side!    HAPPY MARDI GRAS Y’ALL!" related to its administration the Saturday of the fourteenth day of this February (note: there often appeared to have had been TV programming related to WKRG-TV (such as certain parts of such programming (related to WKRG-TV) related to news) involving audible mentionings of "News 5 [or Five]" (with or without audible mentionings of "WKRG" immediately before them) before the Saturday or day of February mentioned earlier in this paragraph during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026)). 

News for Saturday, February 14th, 2026

• A certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving group of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "56m" appearing directly above some text of, "The countdown to Survivor Season 50 is on, and Summer Poole has daily trivia to see who’s the ultimate fan!   #Survivor50 #WKRG #CBS #trivia" appearing directly above a video related to its administration the Friday of the thirteenth day of this November (update for Saturday, February 14th, 2026: a certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving group of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "10m" appearing directly above some text of, "Can you survive Summer’s trivia challenge?   Tune in daily as we gear up for Survivor 50! #Survivor50 #WKRG #CBS #trivia" appearing directly above a video related to its administration this Saturday). 

• A certain Facebook page related to WALA-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "FOX10 News" appearing directly above some text of, "10h" appearing directly above some text of, "FOX10 is LIVE for 12 straight hours for Fat Tuesday 2026. Watch it all on the FOX10 Gulf Stream! #Livestream #FatTuesday #MardiGras26 #MobileMardiGras #News #MardiGras" appearing directly above a video related to its administration this Saturday (note: there often appeared to have had been TV programming related to WALA-TV involving audible (and visual) and mentionings of "FOX10 [or FOX 10]" (with pronunciations that could be spelled as FOX TEN, Fox TEN, FOX ten, fox ten, FOX ten, and fox TEN) (with or without audible mentionings of "News [or news]" immediately afterwards) being broadcast on at least one broadcast channel related to WALA-TV (or at least one main broadcast channel related to WALA-TV) before this Saturday during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026)).

News for Friday, February 13th, 2026

• A certain Facebook page related to a certain Alabama Broadcasters Association appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Alabama Broadcasters Association" appearing directly above some text of, "33m" appearing directly above some text of, "Happy World Radio Day!" appearing directly above some text of, "While stations from Alabama are CLEARLY the best.  Why not spin the globe and try something new today?" appearing directly above some text of, "We've listened in on stations in Brazil, Australia, and Turkiye!" (appearing directly above a hyperlink (connected to a certain World Wide Web site involving some text of, "Radio Garden") involving a static image appearing directly above some text of, "RADIO.GARDEN" appearing directly above some text of, "Explore live radio by rotating the globe") this Friday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to WALA-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "FOX10 News    was live — with Jason Smith FOX10 and Cameron Taylor Journalist." appearing directly above some text of, "10m" appearing directly above some text of, "Coming up on FOX10 News at 9..." appearing directly above a video related to its administration the Thursday of the twelfth day of this February (note: there often appeared to have had been TV programming related to WALA-TV involving audible (and visual) and mentionings of "FOX10 [or FOX 10]" (with pronunciations that could be spelled as FOX TEN, Fox TEN, FOX ten, fox ten, FOX ten, and fox TEN) (with or without audible mentionings of "News [or news]" immediately afterwards) being broadcast on at least one broadcast channel related to WALA-TV (or at least one main broadcast channel related to WALA-TV) before the Thursday or day of February mentioned earlier in this paragraph during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026)). 

• A certain Facebook page involving various texts of, "Clark Stewart" appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Clark Stewart" appearing directly above some text of, "4h" appearing directly above some text of, "Spring games vs Theodore to be played May 14 at Ivan Jones Stadium, including 8th, 9th, JV and Varsity. Go Lions!" appearing directly above some text of, "Foley High School Football" appearing directly above some text of, "20h" appearing directly above some text of, "Spring Ball loading..." appearing directly above some text of, "Make sure to come check out the new era of Foley Football" appearing directly above some text of, "#OwnIt #1ROAR" appearing indirectly above some text of, "Clark Stewart" appearing directly above some text of, "And yes, WHEP will broadcast all of these spring games, 8th thru varsity!" appearing directly above some text of, "2h" related to its administration the Thursday of the twelfth day of this February (update for Friday, February 13th, 2026: a certain Facebook page related involving various texts of, "Clark Stewart" appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Clark Stewart" appearing directly above some text of, "7h" appearing directly above some text of, "Auburn Tiger Baseball today on WHEP! Auburn vs Youngstown State. Pregame show at 5:15, first pitch 5:30." related to its administration this Friday).

Commentary: Vulgar, violent, inconsiderate, and evil messaging in certain comment sections of a certain Facebook page related to a certain TV station (with a news operation) related to southwest Alabama named WALA-TV

(note: the messaging mentioned in the name of this commentary was not related to the administration of the Facebook page mentioned in the name of this commentary)

Hyperlink connected to one of the comment sections mentioned in the name of this commentary

Hyperlink connected to one of the comment sections mentioned in the name of this commentary

(suggestion for any Facebook user: report any messaging of the kind mentioned in the name of this commentary (or any imagery similar to it) to Facebook itself)