The Internet May Have Been A Mistake

Here is the GPL News Brief for August 13th, 2026:Here Is Today’s Stories:Five teenagers killed after their car crashes over cliff in ColoradoSettler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a ‘horrific act of terror,’ U.S. ambassador saysAll eastbound I-20 lanes remain closed in Fort Worth after suspected road rage shootingCriminals are hacking into people’s accounts to steal explicit images, FBI warnsA federal judge dismisses the government’s antisemitism case against Harvard.New aircraft carrier going to Middle East amid questions over conditions on USS Abraham LincolnConcerns Grow Over Conditions on Navy CarrierNavy Faced Mental Health and Long Deployment Concerns Before USS LincolnSenator presses Navy for answers on USS Abraham Lincoln deploymentAP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electricICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock glovesICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for agentsFlock CEO Says ‘Goal Isn’t a Dystopian Future’Hunger Games, MAGA StylePatriot Games: Trump’s ‘freedom finale’ to celebrate 250 is … a school sports dayThose 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 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 AppleThe 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