1/12/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for January 12th, 2026:* Mark Kelly sues Pete Hegseth over ‘legally baseless’ threats after senator’s warning to troops* Donald Trump Threatens to Veto Obamacare Subsidies Bill* UK regulator opens probe into X over sexualized AI imagery* Fed Chair Jerome Powell Rings Every Alarm Bell About DOJ Investigation* Denmark Is Sick of Being Bullied by Trump* Greenland faces ‘fateful moment’ as Trump says U.S. will take it ‘one way or the other’* Want to Stop Doomscrolling? You Might Need a Sleep Coach* Exclusive Portraits of the Winners at the 2026 Golden GlobesThose 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 on Monday! 🚫🤴Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globallyxx JalonGood 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 SpotifyListen on AppleYour Moment Of Zen👉🏽 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).Recent Other GPL Newsletters (in case you missed them)I have a personal daily newsletter too! 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube!We also post these on our Youtube Channel! Not with my face, but still, it’s cute!Other GPL GoodiesGet Pod Local: The Podcast (Season 2!) with Joey and JalonJoey 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 NicholsEvery 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 CadeEvery 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 JoeyEvery morning, Jalon D’na and Joey Cade check in and talk about something we read or saw on slack. Videos drop every Thursday!GPL Presents: Daily Briefs with Jalon NicholsEveryday, 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. Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe