Fascist Forecast #2: Gerrymandering Arms Race

We’re back with another Fascist Forecast! On Like it is...#61: Fog of War Crimes, which aired on March 28th, 2026, Diana and Tina both made 1 prediction. We’re not ready to call this prediction all the way yet, but the clouds are certainly gathering and the chances of coup weather seem to be increasing every day. Diana and Tina talk about how the US Supreme Court’s new ruling on racial gerrymandering is making the dreams of January 6th come true, and how this is making is update our predictions about how Trump may try to interfere with upcoming elections. Next radio show is Saturday, May 23rd on reboot.fm.

Learn more about what we talked about on this episode:

• https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/07/donald-trump-cancel-election/88062694007/

• https://time.com/7343696/trump-floats-cancelling-2026-elections/

• In Feb https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-hes-not-mulling-a-draft-executive-order-to-seize-control-over-elections-heres-what-we-know

• Newsom rightly big mad https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/newsom-says-trump-is-openly-calling-to-suspend-elections-in-ominous-democracy-warning/ar-AA22oFNl

Louisiana & The Supreme Court

• https://eu.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/04/30/louisiana-governor-jeff-landryexpected-to-cancel-congressional-elections-after-supreme-court-ruling/89873077007/

• https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/takeaways-supreme-court-voting-rights-act

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-explainer

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/has-the-us-supreme-court-weakened-the-voting-rights-act-and-how

What’s the VRA and what does this all mean for it?

• https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5858597-voting-rights-act-supreme-court-what-to-know/

• https://legalclarity.org/voting-rights-act-renewal-current-status-and-expiration/

• https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-history-and-legacy-of-the-voting-rights-act

Virginia

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/panicking-virginia-democrats-now-think-their-gerrymander-will-fail-in-court-triggering-infighting-report/ar-AA22swwD

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/virginia-redistricting-referendum-in-limbo-following-virginia-supreme-court-decision/ar-AA22nQLi

• https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/virginia-redistricting-april-election-poll-00857936