1/6/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for January 6th, 2026:* How Jan. 6 was remembered — and rewritten — on its 5th anniversary* 7 takeaways from Trump’s incursion into Venezuela* Trump says he tipped off oil companies on Venezuela attack* Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges, saying he was ‘kidnapped’* Trump may have invaded Venezuela because Maduro’s dancing hurt his feelings* Marco Rubio says he believes Cuba is 'in a lot of trouble'* Trump implies he may target Colombia’s president, says Cuba appears ‘ready to fall’* Military force ‘always an option’ for Greenland, White House says* Schumer rips DOJ over missed Epstein files deadline* Jack Smith’s Closing Argument* Jimmy Kimmel Says Trump Invaded Venezuela to Distract Us From Epstein Files: ‘What Is He Thinking?’ | Video* Calls for Trump’s Impeachment Gain Momentum Amid Fallout Over Venezuela Operation* South Carolina measles outbreak climbs to 211 cases* Flu-like illness activity now at highest rate on record, new CDC data shows* RFK Jr. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark’s in unprecedented move (y’all)* Congress returns to Venezuela clash, a shutdown deadline and a health care fightThose 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 JalonYour 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 Newsletters (in case you missed them)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