Crash Course: Will Roe survive 2021?

Plus: Omicron arrives on U.S. soil none Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Written by [Brett Bachman](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0QhaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9CcmV0dEFCYWNobWFuVwNzcGNCCmGOUbWoYbOCExJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). none none Will Roe survive 2021? It's not looking good Wednesday brought long-awaited oral arguments in the Supreme Court case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health — one that may effectively signal the end of abortion rights protected for decades by the precedent of Roe v. Wade. After paying close attention to the proceedings, Salon columnist Amanda Marcotte is almost certain that's exactly what will happen. At various points, the court's conservative majority "compared women's rights to white supremacy and spoke of adoption like it's donating used clothes," Marcotte writes, calling the justices' responses to the pro-abortion side's arguments nothing less than contemptuous. Wednesday's oral arguments were full of contempt for women's lives, contempt for women's intelligence, contempt for women's privacy and contempt for women's very humanity. To be sure, Center for Reproductive Rights lawyer Julie Rikelman and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar repeatedly emphasized that women are complex human beings who have as much a right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness as anyone. But it was like talking to a brick wall of misogyny offered by the Republican appointees on the bench. The Court now seems almost certain, as was requested by Mississippi Attorney General Scott Stewart, to overturn Roe v. Wade next year. Read Marcotte's [full commentary here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvd2lsbC1jb25zZXJ2YXRpdmVzLW92ZXJ0dXJuLXJvZS10aGVpci1jYXN1YWwtY29udGVtcHQtZm9yLXdvbWVuLWlzLW5vdC1hLWdvb2Qtc2lnbi8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) none Omicron arrives on U.S. soil This weekend, chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said it was "inevitable" that the Omicron COVID-19 variant would arrive in the United States — and sure enough, the first case was confirmed Wednesday in California. Here's what you need to know: - The infected person traveled from South Africa last week and tested positive Monday - They were fully vaccinated, but had not yet received a booster shot - This person is only experiencing mild symptoms, and reports improvement over the last few days - The individual in question is quarantining, and all of their close contacts have so far tested negative for the virus - The California and San Francisco public health departments announced that it took less than 30 hours "from the time of collection to strain confirmation" [Learn more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvdGhlLW9taWNyb24tdmFyaWFudC1oYXMtbm93LXJlYWNoZWQtdGhlLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmGOUbWoYbOCExJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). none - Trump's COVID bombshell: [He was symptomatic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvYm9tYnNoZWxsLWhlLXdhcy1zeW1wdG9tYXRpYy10aHJlZS1kYXlzLWJlZm9yZS1kZWJhdGUtd2l0aC1iaWRlbi8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) three days before debate with Biden - Do you feel like a sullen teen again when you visit your parents for the holidays? [You're not alone](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0SVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvZG8teW91LWZlZWwtbGlrZS1hLXN1bGxlbi10ZWVuLWFnYWluLXdoZW4teW91LXZpc2l0LXlvdXItcGFyZW50cy1mb3ItdGhlLWhvbGlkYXlzLXlvdXJlLW5vdC1hbG9uZS8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - The Mueller report release shows why Trump-Russia inquiry [was required](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0SDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvZm9yZ2V0LXRoZS1zdGVlbGUtZG9zc2llci1tdWVsbGVyLXJlcG9ydC1yZWxlYXNlLXNob3dzLXdoeS1pbnF1aXJ5LXdhcy1yZXF1aXJlZC8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), Salon columnist Heather Digby Parton writes - Benedict Cumberbatch is intimidating in Jane Campion's [exquisite and potent](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0SPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvYmVuZWRpY3QtY3VtYmVyYmF0Y2gtaXMtaW50aW1pZGF0aW5nLWluLWphbmUtY2FtcGlvbnMtZXhxdWlzaXRlLWFuZC1wb3RlbnQtcG93ZXItb2YtdGhlLWRvZy8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) "Power of the Dog" - Stacey Abrams is [running for Georgia governor](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvc3RhY2V5LWFicmFtcy1pcy1ydW5uaW5nLWZvci1nZW9yZ2lhLWdvdmVybm9yLWFnYWluLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) — again - What's really driving inflation? [Corporate greed](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvd2hhdHMtcmVhbGx5LWRyaXZpbmctaW5mbGF0aW9uLWNvcnBvcmF0ZS1ncmVlZF9wYXJ0bmVyLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), former Labor Secretary Robert Reich writes - Organizations tied to Sidney Powell [subpoenaed by federal prosecutors](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvb3JnYW5pemF0aW9ucy10aWVkLXRvLXNpZG5leS1wb3dlbGwtc3VicG9lbmFlZC1ieS1wcm9zZWN1dG9yc19wYXJ0bmVyLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Ku Klux Klan caucus": [Democrats rally](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEva3Uta2x1eC1rbGFuLWNhdWN1cy1kZW1vY3JhdHMtcmFsbHktaW4tZGVmZW5zZS1vZi1yZXAtaWxoYW4tb21hci1hZ2FpbnN0Lz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) in defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar against GOP attacks - HBO's Adrienne Shelly doc is [a loving, wistful tribute](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0ROaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvYWRyaWVubmUtcmV2aWV3LXNoZWxseS1oYm8vP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmGOUbWoYbOCExJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) to the filmmaker whose life was cut short - Dr. Oz is [officially running for U.S. Senate](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvZHItb3otaXMtb2ZmaWNpYWxseS1ydW5uaW5nLWZvci11cy1zZW5hdGUtaW4tcGVubnN5bHZhbmlhLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) in Pennsylvania - As walls closed in on Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes, she [turned to Rupert Murdoch](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvYXMtd2FsbHMtY2xvc2VkLWluLW9uLXRoZXJhbm9zLWVsaXphYmV0aC1ob2xtZXMtc2hlLXR1cm5lZC10by1ydXBlcnQtbXVyZG9jaC8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Wildfires are erasing Western forests. Climate change is [making it permanent](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0SHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvd2lsZGZpcmVzLWFyZS1lcmFzaW5nLXdlc3Rlcm4tZm9yZXN0cy1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS1pcy1tYWtpbmctaXQtcGVybWFuZW50X3BhcnRuZXIvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmGOUbWoYbOCExJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - And, finally, read [this touching essay](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvaG93LXRvLW1ha2UtaG9saWRheXMtYW55LXBsYWNlLWFueS10aW1lLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) from Salon contributor Maggie Hennessy on celebrating the holidays wherever you find yourself Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. none none Does "Get Back" have a villain? Peter Jackson's three-part documentary on the Beatles has taken the internet by storm, and it's got Salon's resident Fab Four expert Kenneth Womack wondering: Does the story have a villain? If the film does have a quintessential bad guy, it's probably Michael Lindsay-Hogg,the cigar-chomping director of "Let It Be" who fans have since dubbed "upper-class twit of the year." According to Womack: For consumers of the "Get Back" series, Lindsay-Hogg has earned nearly wall-to-wall disdain. Don't believe me? Mosey on over to the Steve Hoffman Music Forums, the longtime home of the most engaging Beatles conversations on the web. Registering their disgust with Lindsay-Hogg's conspicuous appearances in the docuseries, viewers have lambasted the then-28-year-old director for being "annoying," a "spoiled prick" and, my favorite, "the upper-class twit of the year." At one point among the rancor, one commentator good-naturedly proclaimed that "it's official, Michael Lindsay-Hogg broke up the Beatles :D." [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvaWYtdGhlLWJlYXRsZXMtZ2V0LWJhY2staGFzLWEtdmlsbGFpbi1pdC1taWdodC1iZS1taWNoYWVsLWxpbmRzYXktaG9nZy8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). (Photo via Apple Corps Ltd./Diney+) none - "In Good Spirits: Carissa Schumacher channels the dead for her A-list celebrity clients," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi9zdHlsZS9jYXJpc3NhLXNjaHVtYWNoZXItZmxhbWluZ28tZXN0YXRlLWxvcy1hbmdlbGVzLmh0bWxXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "The Meme Stock," [Bloomberg](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmxvb21iZXJnLmNvbS9uZXdzL2ZlYXR1cmVzLzIwMjEtMTItMDEvbWVtZS1zdG9ja3MtZ2FtZXN0b3AtZ21lLWFtYy1hbmQtZG9nZWNvaW4tYmxvb21iZXJnLTUwLTIwMjE_c3JlZj00WmdrSjdjWlcDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "People in Minneapolis Are Calling Each Other Instead of the Cops," [VICE News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmljZS5jb20vZW4vYXJ0aWNsZS9xamI4ejUvcGVvcGxlLWluLW1pbm5lYXBvbGlzLWFyZS1jYWxsaW5nLWVhY2gtb3RoZXItaW5zdGVhZC1vZi10aGUtY29wcz9mYmNsaWQ9SXdBUjM0R1RZaGttRDV6S2t3cjJHcXJWYXJuYk51RXg3UElwdHNXMHNDeG91NEZ4RzU2M1AyUksyZXFlZ1cDc3BjQgphjlG1qGGzghMSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Desperate Journey: Why hundreds of families have moved to Colorado in hopes of healing their sick children," [The Denver Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0QqaHR0cHM6Ly9leHRyYXMuZGVudmVycG9zdC5jb20vc3RhdGVvZmhvcGUvVwNzcGNCCmGOUbWoYbOCExJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Who the Fuck Cares About Adam McKay?" [Vanity Fair](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmFuaXR5ZmFpci5jb20vaG9sbHl3b29kLzIwMjEvMTEvd2hvLXRoZS1mdWNrLWNhcmVzLWFib3V0LWFkYW0tbWNrYXlXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) none none Virulently anti-vax televangelist dies of — you guessed it — COVID-19 There are two things you need to know about Marcus Lamb. One: he founded the world's second-largest Christian TV network, which reaches more than 100 million American households and two billion worldwide. Two: he really doesn't like vaccines. So it wasn't much of a surprise Wednesday when his network, Daystar Television, announced that he had died after contracting COVID-19 and using a set of homegrown "protocols" he'd been promoting for months to treat the virus — rather than simply getting vaccinated. Will Daystar or the Lamb family rethink their stances following the tragic incident? It [doesn't appear likely](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMDEvYW50aS12YXgtdGVsZXZhbmdlbGlzdC1kaWVzLWFmdGVyLXVzaW5nLXByb3RvY29scy1oaXMtdHYtbmV0d29yay1wcm9tb3RlZC10by10cmVhdC8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYY5Rtahhs4ITElIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). "He 100% believed in everything that we've talked about here on Daystar," Lamb's wife said on the network following his death. "We still stand by that, obviously." Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, 19801 DE [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjizpQP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmGOUbWoYbOCExJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2021 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 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