Shyla La'Sha

What is happening in Louisiana right now is both a redistricting power grab and a dry run for authoritarian election subversion this Fall. The governor has declared a state of emergency to suspend the congressional elections because he doesn't like the current map.

'Damn this regime to hell': Firestorm as Trump DHS bulldozes millennium-aged cultural site rawstory.com/trump-dhs-2676…

Best analysis I've read on the Roberts Court destroying the Voting Rights Act and the decision's racist implications. A powerful opening connecting it with the deceptive use of "colorblindness." Thanks to @AdamSerwer Gift Link theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/…

The #SupremeCourt said eff you to Stare decisis a while ago. Why is anyone surprised? All was lost when Mitch stole the rightful nomination of Barack Obama in 2016…that showed me there was nothing they wouldn’t do to get what they wanted. I’m also displeased RBG didn’t retire.

.@LeahLitman, yes!!! “Justice ‘Jim Crow’ Alito” is absolutely right!! @TheBeatWithAri

I just voted NO on reauthorizing the FISA Section 702 program.  There is no way the Trump Administration should have unchecked power to spy on Americans.  The Senate must reject this dangerous bill.

.@esglaude, I felt every word of what you spoke just now on @DeadlineWH. 💔🤬 I’m tired too.

Breaking News: The Justice Department wants to revoke the citizenship of hundreds of foreign-born Americans, part of a push to increase the pace of denaturalizations, according to a U.S. official. nyti.ms/3Qqk4yy

President Donald Trump, known for popularizing the term "fake news," seems to have shifted focus to a healthy dose of fake math in defending impossibly large cuts to prescription drug prices. apnews.com/article/trump-…

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A federal judge is raising concerns about whether Donald Trump's attempt to sue the IRS for $10 billion can proceed, signaling she could throw out the case because the president oversees the government entities he is suing. abcnews.link/SrHqBO7

🚨BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court kneecapped the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for more than fifty years. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/sc…

Stevie Wonder has been named one of the 30 best living American songwriters by The New York Times.

I’m so glad my passport isn’t up for renewal! 😬 'Scary': Democrats Criticize Trump's Plan for U.S. Passports time.com/article/2026/0…

US supreme court rules Louisiana must redraw its congressional map in landmark case #BreakingNews theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a…

“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill says he is cancer free after five years of battling blood cancer. He's even planning to return to acting: “It’s time I did another movie.” At one point, his chemotherapy stopped working and “I was at a loss and it looked like I was on the way out, which wasn’t ideal obviously.., [but] I’ve just had a scan just now and there is no cancer in my body, that’s an extraordinary thing. I’m very, very excited that this can happen.” variety.com/2026/film/glob…

@awkwardgoogle This is a real piece in of in public art, but after sking through his website I saw no nothing about this being for the Ancestors. Here is his site: Ihttps://www.monumentscraigwalsh.net/

THRILLER - Bailando bajo el agua ⠀ 🤸‍♂️ Por la bailarina acuática rusa Kristina Makushenko, cuatro veces campeona del mundo de natación artística. 🎧 Música: Thriller, de Michael Jackson 🙌🏼 🧟‍♀️

UAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened #BreakingNews theguardian.com/business/2026/…

Henceforth, the song “Workin’ Day and Night” will have a whole new meaning knowing the circumstances under which “Off the Wall” was made. And I thought I knew so much about MJ. 🥺💪🏾💔🙏🏾🫶🏾💖