4/22/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for April 22nd 2026:Earth Day started as a US ‘teach-in’ 56 years ago. Now it’s a global eventThe best thing you can do for the planet on Earth DayRepublicans Had an Earth Day Plan to Limit Species Protections. It Flopped.Trump’s Enormous Gerrymandering BlunderVirginia voters approve redistricting plan as parties jockey for advantage in U.S. midtermsGOP navigates ‘regret’ and recriminations after redistricting loss in VirginiaThe Virginia Gerrymander Disenfranchises RepublicansRep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80The Gates Foundation is hiring an investigator to probe its Epstein connectionsTexas Governor Uses Trump-Style Tactics in Fight With Cities Over ICEThe FBI Director Is MIAFBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absencesJudge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation suit against former MSNBC contributorPentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered warTucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for TrumpThose 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 Jalon👉🏽 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).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 Moment Of ZenRecent Other GPL Newsletters (in case you missed them)👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube!We also post these on our Youtube Channel!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