10/22/25 Daily News Brief

Here is the Daily News Brief for October 22nd, 2025:* Jeff Merkley Holds Marathon Speech on Senate Floor Warning About Trump* The latest redistricting salvo: North Carolina gerrymanders out House Democrat* Trump Office of Special Counsel nominee accused of admitting ‘Nazi streak’ withdraws amid GOP backlash* Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts* Graham Platner, Maine Senate Candidate, Says He’s Removed His Nazi Tattoo of Skull and Crossbones* Meta Cuts 600 Jobs at A.I. Superintelligence Labs* North Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report says* The average family is now spending $27,000 a year on health insurance, report finds* Dallas mayor, council members clash over Dallas police rejection of $25 million ICE offer* Crockett weighing Texas Senate runI Did Not See the theme of today coming….but there were signs — as I saw this video first thing in the morning:Today is Day 3 of Early Voting in Texas!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* The progressive Legislative Study Group’s guide / this is their printable resource* Lone Star Left’s Guide* Dem party of Bexar County’s Guide* SAAVETX Guide* Progress TX Guide* Texas Young Dems Guide* DFW Urban League Young Professionals* Rep Collier’s Guide* Official Texas Secretary of State Language* Texas Progressive Caucus* Rep. Ana-Maria RamosOther Elections Across the Country:2025 Election Calendar* Colorado* New Jersey* Virginia* California* Maine* Texas* 17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.* Beyond the 17 Amendments* Houston has a special election for their 18th district to finally fill Rep. Sylvester Turners seat.* We do not live in Houston butJoey Cade and I recommend these two candidates:* Jolanda Jones* Christian Menefee* Other Texas Measures / ElectionsMayoral RacesBoston MayorDetroit MayorMinneapolis MayorNew York City MayorCincinnati Mayor* This is a race to watch as the Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval is running against JD Vance’s half-brother, Cory Bowman.Pittsburgh MayorYou Daily Moment of ZenThose are your headlines for today. We released a recap of all the news of the week today, 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.We’re Also On Youtube!We also post these on our Youtube Channel! Not with my face, but still, it’s cute!👉🏽 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).Other GPL GoodiesGPL 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. Click below to sign up for that daily newsletter!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