Listen To Her

Listen To Her

Here is the GPL News Brief for July 16th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests [https://www.ms.now/news/veeps-security-detail-fed-up-with-hastily-arranged-personal-and-family-travel-requests] Secret Service said to be fed up with JD Vance’s ‘ridiculous’ travel requests [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-secret-service-travel-helicopter-b3015964.html] R. Kelly Asks Trump to Commute 30-Year Prison Sentence. White House Calls It ‘Random Submission’ [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/r-kelly-trump-commute-prison-sentence-sex-abuse-1235594301/] R Kelly officially asks Trump to end his 30-year prison sentence for sex crimes [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/r-kelly-trump-pardon-prison-sentence-b3015621.html] Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid, denying Democratic states more [https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-taking-longer-approve-disaster-aid-denying-democratic-134806491] Republican senator says Blanche must meet Epstein’s accusers to earn his vote for attorney general [https://apnews.com/article/blanche-epstein-victims-tillis-attorney-general-3a5877e7cd70bf545fbf2d318188b0d9] Wildfire Smoke Pushes Air Quality to Dangerous Levels for Millions [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/16/weather/canada-wildfire-smoke-air-quality] Ava DuVernay & Netflix Reteam For Constitutional Documentary ‘14th’: “This Film Asks What Kind Of Country Is Being Written Beneath Our Feet Now” [https://deadline.com/2026/07/ava-duvernay-netflix-citizenship-documentary-14-amendment-1236983852/] If 13th asked who gets caged, then 14th asks who gets counted,” DuVernay told Deadline of the upcoming documentary. “This is not a film about the past tense of freedom. I’m not interested in asking you to look back. The film asks what kind of country is being written beneath our feet now … while we’re busy believing the stories we’ve all been told. Ava DuVernay’s [https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/14th-release-date-news]14th [https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/14th-release-date-news] to Premiere in 2026 [https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/14th-release-date-news] Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address [https://www.npr.org/2026/07/15/nx-s1-5894580/trump-elections-primetime-address] Karoline Leavitt promises America will be ‘relieved’ by Trump’s election speech [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-press-briefing-address-b3016220.html] Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion [https://www.wired.com/story/pentagons-bill-for-iran-war-exceed-100-billion/] Aces’ Chelsea Gray Speaks Out on Racial Abuse She Received After Caitlin Clark Dust Up [https://people.com/aces-chelsea-gray-speaks-out-racial-abuse-she-received-after-caitlin-clark-dust-up-12019439] Caitlin Clark Calls Out Ref, Reveals Injury After Fever Loss to Valkyries [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25455438-caitlin-clark-calls-out-ref-reveals-injury-after-fever-loss-valkyries] Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] The Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

We Don't Believe You

Here is the GPL News Brief for July 15th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Hakeem Jeffries says he will oppose bid to cut off Israel aid [https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/14/congress/hakeem-jeffries-israel-aid-00996273] The Democrats Face Another Divisive Vote on Military Aid to Israel [https://newrepublic.com/article/213082/democrats-military-aid-israel-divisive-vote?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily] In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/israel-aid-vote-house-democrats-00999917] Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/democrats-house-israel-vote-aid.html] Trump’s Latest C.D.C. Nominee Vows Not to ‘Betray the Science’ [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/health/cdc-erica-schwartz.html] Blanche AG confirmation rocky as Cornyn, Dems press him on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5970491-blanche-ag-confirmation-cornyn-anti-weaponization/] Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone [https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-testosterone-testing-troops-47333bbf3af9e4cac432722332ff1383] One person dead and 16 rescued after boat sinks off Alcatraz Island [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/san-francisco-fire-boat-alcatraz-rescue-b3015020.html] U.S. Mint produces a $1 coin bearing Trump’s face to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/u-s-mint-produces-a-1-coin-bearing-trumps-face-to-help-celebrate-americas-250th-birthday] Team Trump hits the brakes on honoring Harriet Tubman on a $20 bill [https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/team-trump-hits-the-brakes-on-honoring-harriet-tubman-on-a-20-bill] Argentina defeats England 2-1 after late goals [https://apnews.com/live/world-cup-argentina-england-semifinal] I just….need one more moment with my boo Jude. Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] The Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Taco Tuesday

Here is the GPL News Brief for July 14th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims [https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-used-ai-target-workers-with-medical-conditions-layoffs-former-employees-2026-07-14/] ICE puts an end to most traffic stops after pair of deadly shootings in the last week: report [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-shootings-traffic-stop-maine-killing-b3014773.html] The Shooter in Maine Was a New ICE Recruit [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/ice-vehicle-shooting-maine-dhs/687912/] Taco Bell now under investigation over outbreak of parasite that causes ‘explosive diarrhea,’ report says [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/taco-bell-diarrhea-parasite-outbreak-b3014543.html] Perfect segue to remind you that a new episode of Get Pod Local has dropped! And we talk about food monopolies and farmers with the Democratic Nominee for Texas Agriculture, Clayton Tucker [https://www.claytontuckertx.com/]. Trump backtracks on plan to charge 20 percent fee for ships traveling through Strait of Hormuz [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/14/donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-fee-backtrack-00996551?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication] How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html] Mexico prepares legal action against ICE over migrant deaths [https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-14/mexico-prepares-legal-action-against-ice-over-migrant-deaths.html] House Republicans to meet with Hegseth at Pentagon on $350 billion request [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5967749-house-republicans-defense-funding-hegseth-pentagon/] Hegseth announces joint task force to identify and prosecute leakers [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5965945-hegeseth-crackdown-media-leaks/] Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] The Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Diva Down

Here is the GPL News Brief for July 13th 2026: Now, you know good and well why I picked this song today. Here Is Today’s Stories: Mitch McConnell Breaks Silence With Statement and Photo Amid Questions About Health Status [https://time.com/article/2026/07/13/mitch-mcconnell-breaks-silence-with-statement-and-photo-amid-questions-about-health-status/] McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence [https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5891492/mcconnell-fall-hospitalization] Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Trump Ally, Dies From ‘Sudden Illness’ [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html] Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta tear, medical examiner says [https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-graham-dies-south-carolina-bfa556e170f2df22ce9ffc7165da3dfa] Lindsey Graham’s journey from a pool hall to the heights of political power [https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-graham-south-carolina-senate-trump-88aaf34c3a2f1daa382b80b2099ccf5f] The Last of the Three Amigos [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/lindsey-graham-ukraine-russia/687898/] Lindsey Graham’s Sister Named to Fill His Senate Seat [https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/lindsey-graham-trump-replacement-sister-ed58d06d] U.S. ICE agent shoots and kills motorist in Maine, senator says [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ice-shooting-killed-maine-speaker-9.7268524] Trump says he is ‘taking over’ the Strait of Hormuz [https://www.channel4.com/news/trump-says-he-is-taking-over-the-strait-of-hormuz] Hundreds of economists say ‘we must act now’ on AI’s economic impact and job displacement risks [https://apnews.com/article/ai-must-act-now-job-displacement-783469467e0df1463df44518f33295ee] States Sue to Block Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/business/paramount-warner-bros-lawsuit.html] California and 11 other Democratic states are taking the Trump-approved Warner-Paramount merger to court. [https://elpais.com/us/2026-07-13/california-nueva-york-y-otros-10-estados-democratas-contraatacan-en-una-demanda-para-frenar-la-fusion-warner-paramount.html] Spain, France, Argentina and England beware: Demons haunt the World Cup semi-finals [https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/jul/13/world-cup-semi-finals-england-argentina-france-spain] World Cup semifinals: What you need to know, predictions, odds [https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49334623/fifa-world-cup-semifinal-preview-predictions-odds-argentina-england-france-spain] The World Cup’s final four are FIFA’s four top-ranked teams. Is this a coincidence? Not exactly [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7442123/2026/07/13/world-cup-ranking-pairing-semi-final/] Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] The Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

It's (Finally) Friday

Here is the GPL News Brief for July 10th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Trump says he won’t sign bipartisan housing affordability bill [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-he-wont-sign-bipartisan-housing-affordability-bill] The Bipartisan Housing Bill Is Set to Become Law, Despite Trump’s Refusal to Sign It [https://time.com/article/2026/07/10/housing-bill-trump/] The White House is upgrading its front door to fortify the entrance [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/politics/white-house-front-door-fortification?Date=20260710&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1783707215&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter] Witnesses of ICE Killing in Houston Dispute the Official Account [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/houston-ice-shooting-witnesses.html] Pete Hegseth Is Pissed at Military Leaders for Dumbest Reason [https://newrepublic.com/post/212951/pete-hegseth-pissed-beards-military] Facebook And Instagram Must Remove ‘Addictive’ Features Like Infinite Scrolling, EU Says [https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/07/10/facebook-and-instagram-must-remove-addictive-features-like-infinite-scrolling-eu-says/?utm_source=ForbesMainTwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ForbesMainTwitter] Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out [https://www.wired.com/story/meta-now-lets-anyone-use-your-instagram-photos-in-ai-images-unless-you-opt-out/#intcid=_wired-verso-hp-trending-bktb_c3edf9ee-42e5-4d37-988d-820b5c0d1158_cygnus-personalized] Meta AI now lets people create deepfakes from other users’ Instagram photos without explicit consent [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-ai-muse-instagram-deepfakes-rcna353480] This just in. Lololol they will keep trying to do the worst shit hoping we won’t carch them. McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/politics/mitch-mcconnell-video-stretcher-ambulance] Boxy forms and odd lights: US declassifies more UFO files [https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c8x2zez8qwzo] Historic Bayeux Tapestry Returns to U.K. for First Time in Nearly 1,000 Years [https://time.com/article/2026/07/10/historic-bayeux-tapestry-returns-to-u-k-for-first-time-in-900-years-here-s-what-to-know/] Prince William Only Had to “Press a Button” to Get Ice Cream at Buckingham Palace [https://www.vanityfair.com/story/prince-william-only-had-to-press-a-button-to-get-ice-cream-at-buckingham-palace] Mbappe stars as France beat Morocco to reach World Cup semi-finals. Can anyone stop them? [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7425134/2026/07/09/france-morocco-world-cup-result-mbappe-dembele/] Merino strikes late as Spain beat Belgium to set up World Cup date with France [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/spain-vs-belgium-live-updates-world-cup-2026-score-result/ah8Ki22aj3Bn/] Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] The Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]