2/11/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for February 11th 2026:* FAA stopped flights from El Paso airport after Mexican cartel drones ‘breached’ US airspace, officials say* El Paso Airport Closed After Military Shot Down Random Party Balloon* Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video* ‘Don’t ever accuse me!’ Pam Bondi melts down after Dem busts her for ‘lying under oath’* British woman shot by father after Trump argument was ‘unlawfully killed’, coroner rules* Father shot daughter dead after ‘arguing about Donald Trump’* 6 children, school educator, suspect's family members among dead after mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.* 9 are killed in mass shooting at a school and home in remote British Columbia* Michael Douglas announces ‘raw’ memoir for October release* James Van Der Beek, Star of ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ Dies at 48* James Van Der Beek’s Friends Launch GoFundMe After His Death, Say Cancer Battle ‘Left Family Out of Funds’: ‘They’re Working Hard to Stay in Their Home’* Texas Transplant and Entertainment Heartthrob James Van Der Beek Dies at 48Those 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 JalonTexas Primaries Are Coming!Good 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 Moments 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!👇🏽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, Bad President.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