Out d’Coup | SCOTUS Attacks Roe; Omicron Rises; Honduras Elects First Woman Pres; Barbados Boots the Queen; Oz and McCormick Enter PA Senate Race; CBSD; Fitzpatrick Faces Primary; TV

<p>The Supreme Court’s right-wing majority seems prepared to deal a death blow to Roe v. Wade, sending women’s autonomy and equality <a href='https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/12/supreme-court-looks-likely-to-kill-roe-in-mississippi-case.html'>back generations</a>. Rebecca Traister’s article in New York Mag, “<a href='https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/12/the-betrayal-of-roe.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym'>The Betrayal of Roe</a>,” should be at the top of your reading list as we prepare for a protracted fight. </p> <p>The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has now been confirmed in five U.S. states: California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, and Hawaii. Strap in, folks. </p> <p>No government shutdown after conservatives cave. </p> <p>So glad to see that <a href='https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannons-jan-6-legal-strategy-blowing-up-the-whole-system?source=twitter&via=desktop'>The Daily Beast got it right</a>: “Steve Bannon’s Jan. 6 Legal Strategy: ‘Blowing Up the Whole System.’”</p> <p><a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/honduras-elected-first-female-president-xiomara-castro-rcna7218'>Honduras elected its first female president, Xiomara Castro</a>, from the leftist Liberty and Refoundation Party. Her husband, Manuel Zelaya was president from 2006-2009 and was ousted by a military coup. </p> <p><a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/barbados-queen-republic-ceremony-prince-charles-rcna6901?fbclid=IwAR1bf26_jv3ZG-N_z_qzYUrs5SqmF3e_ClO_GR_ANx_61cRv3JqaNWtS2Kk'>Barbados boots the Queen</a> and becomes a republic. </p> <p>And Chris Cuomo also got the boot from CNN this week after it was revealed he worked with his brother, the former and disgraced New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, on a communications strategy following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct on part of the former governor. </p> <p>We’re not in Kansas anymore.  Nope! Just Pennsylvania.  Day-time TV show host Dr Oz has officially announced his campaign for the US Senate.  The New Jersey Residen