10/9/25 Daily News Brief

Here is the News Brief for October 9th, 2025:* Justice Department indicts Letitia James after pressure from Trump* 59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.’s moves as health secretary, a new poll says* RFK Jr.’s New Autism Theory: Tylenol for Boys After Circumcisions* White House denies Colombian president’s claim about boat strike* * Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling to Earth at an alarming rate* Oklahoma’s GOP governor opposes sending out-of-state troops to states that don’t welcome them* Meet the Texas Democrat who’s running against Governor Greg Abbott for a second time in eight years* Hundreds Of Unpaid TSA Agents Are Calling In Sick—Expect Longer Airport Security LinesYou Daily Moment of ZenThose are your headlines for today and last week. 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!We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet?Talk to y’all on tomorrow!Get Pod Local. Where we start Locally while thinking Globally.👉🏽 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. And once a week, we let you in our conversation! Click below to sign up for that weekly newsletter!GPL Presents: Daily Briefs with Jalon NicholsEvery weekday, 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