4/7/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for April 7th 2026:Trump threatens ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ ahead of Iran deadlineDid Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran?Oil briefly hits $117 as Trump’s Strait of Hormuz deadline approachesUS has struck Iranian military targets on Kharg Island. Here’s what we know about itIranian envoy says Tehran will ‘take immediate and proportionate’ action if Trump follows through on attack threatsIranians form human chains at power plants, according to state media and local journalistsIranians fear power outages and further attacks as Trump’s deadline nearsPortugal says the U.S. can use Azores base on the condition no civilian infrastructure will be targetedTrump announces Iran ceasefire ahead of 8 p.m. deadlineIran ceasefire deal a temporary win for Trump - but it comes at a costIran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted two-week ceasefire in the warCongressional Democrats raise alarm over Trump’s comments on IranEx–Trump Allies Join Dems to Demand Trump Removal via 25th AmendmentKidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi official saysDallas Stars, AAC denounce hate after fans seen giving apparent Nazi saluteFigures show ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agencyU.K. issues Ye travel ban over antisemitism, leading to festival cancellationMichigan, dominant all season, takes down UConn for first national championship since 1989Those 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 Moments Of Maize And BlueRecent 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