1/29/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for January 29th, 2026:* Senate fails to advance spending bills as Democrats push for DHS reforms* Ice agent telling unarmed observer “if you raise your voice, I’ll erase your voice”* 5-year-old detained in Minneapolis last week still in Texas detention facility with his father* Canadian companies criticized for their ties to ICE* Canada separatists accused of ‘treason’ after secret talks with US state department* Melania documentary pulled from South African theaters for ‘political reasons’* India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings* Nicki Minaj Bravely Vows to Protect World’s Biggest Bully* Nicki Minaj calls herself Trump’s ‘number one fan’ and shows off gold card visa* Shirley Raines, Who Gave L.A.’s Homeless Food and Makeovers, Dies at 58Those 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 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 / slightly less political weekly newsletter too!Joey’s CTA (WIN!) Of The Week!Today, we celebrate this victory before we get back to work. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube!Same news brief, but with more eye rolls.We also post these on our Youtube Channel! Now you can see me contort my face while trying to say all these things with a straight face.Like, President Diaper McDooDoo.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 on some Thursdays!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