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Here is the GPL News Brief for August 18th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War Huh. They actually have broken any modern record of sea time….so….not sure what he’s yapping about here. Why Team Trump Exploded Over Jon Ossoff’s Natalie Harp Jab White House Aide Natalie Harp Is at Center of Messy Brawl “Trump’s ‘Human Printer’ Is Somehow Weirder Than You Thought” 14 face charges related to alleged cocaine ring at Penn State fraternities Those 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 Globally xx 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 Spotify Listen on Apple Reminder for everyone: Please check your voter’s registration every month until the election this November. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Wanna help Texas flip blue? Donate to the TEXAS Democratic Party. The DNC will not send us enough money to really get to work.👇🏽 This newsletter is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters without it! (Seriously). The Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel! Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe