Get Pod Local Presents: Season Two - Officially!

4/23/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for March 26th 2026: 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] 👇🏽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]

Get Pod Local Presents: Season Two - Officially!

Welcome to Get Pod Local Presents: Season Two — For the Love of Democracy WATCH [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal] on Youtube!LISTEN [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-pod-local-podcast/id1774376426] on Apple! This season we’re talking to folks who were ready to fight right after November 5th, 2024 AND are still very much fighting. Thank God. What The F*ck Do We Do Now? In December of 2024 we sat down with some of our favorites and asked them, what now?! We didn’t know what to do next, for this podcast, the country, and just in life — so we asked some experts. We were definitely part of the 3am club on November 6th, 2024. Cried the next day, while we were at our real jobs. But we knew we needed to do something…anything. We called up some of our friends to check in, catch up, and plot for the future. Which Brings Us To Now We’ve had a year of this administration — and in a word, it’s CHAOS. Read: Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion. [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/16/magazine/trump-justice-department-staff-attorneys.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6E8.IDUt.rese3L4kjhOz&smid=url-share] (gift article) Because it is chaos, we started doing weekly newsletters to help us and our friends keep up, keep track, and not get lost in the sauce. Cause there is a LOT of sauce to get lost in. Purposely. Read: The Mafia Presidency [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/mafia-style-american-politics/684863/] But just like during election seasons, we got you. Keep rocking with us, cause we’re gonna keep rocking with you. Let’s Dive In More In-Depth On This Episode We sat down with Kendall Scudder [https://www.texasdemocrats.org/party-officers] right before he announced he was running for the Chair and then almost a whole year after — right before our elections in November. AND before he became a father! What a big difference a year makes. What Got Us Thinking There are so many Precinct Chairs open in the State of Texas. Interested? You’re in luck! Joey Cade [https://substack.com/profile/95469853-joey-cade] is our resident Precinct Chair, and she knows everything you need to know to fill a seat. Over 1/2 of our seats are vacant. We can’t run at our highest level, with empty positions. Deadline is soon though, so if you’re thinking about it….holla! What To Read After Listening / Watching This Episode? Read: The Economic Bill of Rights [https://www.ushistory.org/documents/economic_bill_of_rights.htm?srsltid=AfmBOoo3siwF-HYIobnYCasRcIFasFv9FDVOSmnZ_sCbiJYF3rzHhKYE] What We’re Watching Yep. That’s our friend and Chairman right there! That’s this week’s episode! 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 next week! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally Your Moment Of Zen 👉🏽 This podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! Not with my face, but still, it’s cute! Other GPL Goodies Get Pod Local: The Podcast (Season 2!) with Joey and Jalon Joey and Jalon sit down with Politicians, Community Leaders, and movers and shakers making a difference. And almost every episode, the Dallas Mayor catches a stray. He deserves it. It’s fine. New episodes every Thursday. GPL Presents: New Newsletter with Jalon Nichols Every week, Jalon catches you up on what is going on out here, who is doing it, how does that impact your everyday life, and what everyone is saying about. We are based in Texas, so we have a lot of Texas news, but we cover the whole wide world. There is a LOT of stuff going on everyday, and no one can keep up with it all, but we attempt to….for you. (Clap for us). GPL Presents: Organizers Corner w/ Joey Cade Every Sunday night, Joey Cade, our Resident Precinct Chair, lays out our Call To Actions for the week. Because knowing what’s going on is one thing. But doing something about it is another. Let’s do both! GPL Presents: Water Cooler with Jalon and Joey Every morning, Jalon D’na [https://open.substack.com/users/11276285-jalon-dna?utm_source=mentions] and Joey Cade [https://open.substack.com/users/95469853-joey-cade?utm_source=mentions] check in and talk about something we read or saw on slack. Videos drop every Thursday! GPL Presents: Daily Briefs with Jalon Nichols Everyday, Jalon reads you the headlines of the day — just to keep you in the know. Think NPR at the top of each hour, with a lot of shade some jokes. 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]

Special Election 2025 Episode!

Welcome to a special 2025 Election Episode! WATCH [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal] on Youtube!LISTEN [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-pod-local-podcast/id1774376426] on Apple! All of our newsletters and podcasts iare free, but if you’d like, please buy us some coffee. Really Jalon. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). In This Episode… We breakdown all 17 Texas Constitutional Amendments [http://17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.] and how we’re voting and why. All 17 Constitutional Amendments were put on the ballot by the Texas GOP — the same ones who pushed through the racist gerrymandered voting maps. Yep. Them…so when in doubt, vote no. They are always up to no good. And we know these aren’t sexy, but these will dictate how they spend YOUR money. So put some lipstick on them, squint your eyes, and make them sexy, Babies! They are hoping you won’t care / won’t remember / and won’t vote so they can take your money and run. But we love you too much to let them do that. Don’t let the Ultra Rich steal more of your money! These are our recommendations: These are our recommendations. The worst are Props 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, and 15. Please encourage everyone you know to vote NO on these. [Progressives across the board agree with these for NO] Other Texas Voter’s Guides: * Dallas County Dems Guide [https://www.dallasdemocrats.org/elections/] * The progressive Legislative Study Group’s guide [https://texaslsg.org/2025/09/24/proposition-analysis-for-the-november-4-2025-texas-constitutional-amendment-election/] / this is their printable resource [https://funkyeastdallasdemocrats.com/s/LSG-recommendations-on-amendments.pdf] * Lone Star Left’s Guide [https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/texas-2025-constitutional-amendments] * Dem party of Bexar County’s Guide [https://www.bexardemocrat.org/uploads/2/0/9/9/20997712/2025-november-amendment-sample-ballot-9-24-25.pdf] * SAAVETX Guide [https://saavetx.org/nov-2025-elections/] * Progress TX Guide [https://www.instagram.com/p/DP4aFtLCTM-/] * Texas Young Dems Guide [https://www.instagram.com/p/DQApsLsjsLm/?igsh=MW43YWV4dWpvM2Riaw==] * DFW Urban League Young Professionals [https://www.instagram.com/p/DQAA1scDkzy/?igsh=MXM3OWs0MW56eXo1Zg==] * Rep Collier’s Guide [https://www.house.texas.gov/pdfs/newsletters/95/2025-Constitutional-Amendments-for-November-2025-Ballot-08.18.2025.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Official Texas Secretary of State Language [https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/november-2025-ballot-language-17.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Texas Progressive Caucus [https://www.texasprogressivecaucus.org/2025_constitutional_amendments] * Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos [https://www.instagram.com/p/DP170VbjYQF/?igsh=MWJwdmZsNXdlODZucw==] Read: Your guide to all of Texas’ proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this November [https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-constitutional-amendments-election-2025/] Texas Election Dates * First day / BEST day to vote: Monday, October 20th * Early Voting / EASY voting: Monday, October 20 to Friday, October 31 * Weekend voting / Vote with friends: Sat, October 25 and Sun, October 26 * Last chance to Early Vote: Friday, October 31 - Halloween! * ELECTION DAY / LAST CHANCE to VOTE: Tuesday, November 4th * Dallas Democrats’ Election Site [https://www.dallasdemocrats.org/elections/] * Shareable, multi-language, nonpartisan election info from League of Women Voters [https://lwvdallas.org/GOTV] * In Dallas, TX, get info from our local election site DallasCountyVotes.org [https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/voters/election/110425-constitutional-amendment-election/] * Early voting centers list [https://funkyeastdallasdemocrats.com/s/Early-Voting-Vote-Centers.pdf] * Election day voting centers list [https://funkyeastdallasdemocrats.com/s/Election-Day-Vote-Centers.pdf] It’s Not Just Texas Who’s Voting! Other Elections Across the Country: 2025 Election Calendar [https://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2025/] * Colorado [https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/initiative%2520referendum_2025-2026%20hb25-1274%20section%203v2.pdf] * New Jersey [https://ballotpedia.org/New_Jersey_elections,_2025] * Virginia [https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_elections,_2025] * California [https://ballotpedia.org/California_elections,_2025] * Maine [https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_elections,_2025] * Texas [https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_elections,_2025] * 17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know. [https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/22/texas-statewide-propositions-november-ballot-election/] * Beyond the 17 Amendments [https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_elections,_2025] * Houston has a special election for their 18th district to finally fill Rep. Sylvester Turners seat. [https://news.ballotpedia.org/2025/10/14/sixteen-candidates-running-for-texas-18th-congressional-district-on-nov-4/] * We do not live in Houston but Joey Cade [https://open.substack.com/users/95469853-joey-cade?utm_source=mentions] and I recommend these two candidates: * Jolanda Jones [https://ballotpedia.org/Jolanda_Jones] * Christian Menefee [https://ballotpedia.org/Christian_Menefee] * Other Texas Measures / Elections [https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_elections,_2025] Mayoral Races Boston Mayor [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-will-now-run-unopposed-in-her-reelection-bid] Detroit Mayor [https://michiganchronicle.com/takeaways-from-contentious-detroit-mayoral-election-sheffield-kinloch-battle-over-accomplishments/] Minneapolis Mayor [https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/ilhan-omar-endorses-omar-fateh-mayor-minneapolis/] New York City Mayor [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/nyc-mayoral-election-polls-2025.html] Cincinnati Mayor [https://www.wvxu.org/politics/2025-10-13/cincinnati-mayor-candidates-aftab-pureval-cory-bowman] * This is a race to watch as the Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval is running against JD Vance’s half-brother, Cory Bowman. Pittsburgh Mayor [https://www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-mayoral-primary-2025-candidate-highlights-achievements-endorsements-democrat-republican/] Wait, did Jalon say they stole HER land… Not just MY land… Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas [https://apnews.com/article/cards-against-humanity-elon-musk-spacex-aa404db43f94fae76dc7524c7a646aca] What are we watching / listening to… What are we reading… The Unfinished Revolution [https://www.theatlantic.com/category/unfinished-revolution/] That’s it for this episode / election guide! Thanks for listening and subscribing...and sharing!!! AND for voting early! Thanks to everyone who has subscribed and listened to our podcast! Joey + Jalon xo We keep up with all the news and policy for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all again soon! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local. Where we start Locally while thinking Globally. Other GPL Goodies GPL Presents: New Newsletter with Jalon Nichols Every week, Jalon catches you up on what is going on out here, who is doing it, how does that impact your everyday life, and what everyone is saying about. We are based in Texas, so we have a lot of Texas news, but we cover the whole wide world. There is a LOT of stuff going on everyday, and no one can keep up with it all, but we attempt to….for you. (Clap for us). GPL Presents: Organizers Corner w/ Joey Cade Every Sunday night, Joey Cade, our Resident Precinct Chair, lays out our Call To Actions for the week. Because knowing what’s going on is one thing. But doing something about it is another. Let’s do both! GPL Presents: Water Cooler with Jalon and Joey Every morning, Jalon D’na [https://open.substack.com/users/11276285-jalon-dna?utm_source=mentions] and Joey Cade [https://open.substack.com/users/95469853-joey-cade?utm_source=mentions] check in and talk about something we read or saw on slack. Click below to sign up for that daily newsletter! GPL Presents: Daily Briefs with Jalon Nichols Everyday, Jalon reads you the headlines of the day — just to keep you in the know. Think NPR at the top of each hour, with a lot of shade some jokes. 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]

Episode Six: This Is It!

We’ve been trying to post this since 3am Nov 5th. This was supposed to be a final push for the props and GOTV is now a celebration of Puff Puff Passing Prop R and defeating Prop T (but not S or U) and commiserating…well….everything else. In this episode we speak with the Founder of Fuerza Strategies — the folks that campaigned for, helped get on the ballot, and then passing Prop R — Tristeza Ordex [https://fuerzastrategies.my.canva.site/#about-us]. We also spoke to the President of Stonewall Dems of Dallas, Susie Hess. [https://stonewalldemocratsofdallas.wildapricot.org/home] We did everything we could do. We talked to all sorts of experts and tried to give you the best info we could. Thanks for rocking with us during this election. And thanks to Murphy’s Law. Cause baby…. Joey + Jalon 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]

Episode Five: What the Prop?

In this episode, Joey and Jalon sit down with some heavy hitters. We have been talking about these Props all season long, but what are they really saying? And how did those 3 awful ones get on the ballot anyway? And…I’m sorry, what’s a Charter? We have Jasmin Flores the Dallas Democrats Vice Chair [https://www.dallasdemocrats.org/party/leadership/], Chris Leal, the President of the Dallas County Young Dems [https://dallasyoungdems.wildapricot.org/],  and David de la Fuente Sr Political Analyst at The Third Way [https://www.thirdway.org/], to talk shop with us. We’re in the final stretch! We’re almost there! 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]