Saturday News: G-7 Allies “Aghast at US Abortion Rights Reversal”; “Requiem for the Supreme Court”; “If the Supreme Court Can Reverse Roe, It Can Reverse Anything”; “Supreme Court’s legal terrorism”; “Youngkin is a clear and present danger to women in Virginia”

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 25.

• What to watch at the G-7 summit on climate change, energy
• Germany Pushes for G-7 Reversal on Fossil Fuels in Climate Blow
• With war, Kyiv pride parade becomes a peace march in Warsaw
• Russia pushes to block 2nd city in eastern Ukraine
• Russia will soon exhaust its combat capabilities, Western assessments predict (“Small shifts in territorial control matter less than the overall balance of forces, which analysts say could shift back in favor of Ukraine in the coming months.”)
• Biden Allies in G-7 Aghast at US Abortion Rights Reversal
• Trudeau calls U.S. court decision overturning Roe v. Wade ‘horrific’
• UK’s Boris Johnson says U.S. abortion decision is a “big step backwards”
• French President Macron: abortion is a fundamental right for women
• U.S. joins only 3 other countries that have rolled back abortion rights since 1994
• Putin’s War Is Forcing Italy to Rethink Its Historic Ties to Russia
• Putin Is Pushing Germany’s Economy to the Breaking Point
• Oslo shooting near gay bar investigated as terrorism, as Pride parade is canceled
• Trump feeling fallout of Capitol attack hearings as allies abandon ship (“Analysis: The smooth and efficient proceedings with testimonies from Republicans has reportedly infuriated Trump”)
• When the Supreme Court Takes Away a Long-Held Constitutional Right (“The crude reality of the political machinations involved in overruling Roe v. Wade makes it galling to read the Court’s self-portrayal as a picture of proper judicial restraint.”)
• Supreme Court’s legal terrorism: Appealing to “tradition” on abortion is obscene (“Right-wing justices ran the Constitution through a search engine and took what they wanted. Is segregation next?”)
• A Radical Ruling for Radical Times
• 5 big truths about the Supreme Court’s gutting of Roe (“It’s where all our political fights will play out, and Democrats need to treat it that way”)
• The radical conservative majority’s damage to the Supreme Court cannot be undone
• The Supreme Court eviscerates abortion rights and its own legitimacy (“A culture firestorm is coming.”)
• The Radical Reign of Clarence Thomas
• After Striking Down Roe, Supreme Court Justice Threatens to Go After Contraception, Same-Sex Marriage, and Bring Back Sodomy Laws
• Clarence Thomas undercuts justices’ assurances about post-Roe rulings
• “Power, Not Reason”: The Fall of Roe and the Rise of Republican Orthodoxy at the Supreme Court
• Push to Overturn Roe v. Wade Was 50 Years in the Making
• The end of Roe v. Wade: American democracy is collapsing
• Amid all the gloating, anti-abortion right dreams of bigger wins — and possible violence
• Selective Memory in the Supreme Court
• Ruling Raises Questions About How Far Court Will Go (“Conservative Supermajority Prompts Fear on Left”)
• John Roberts Had a Vague Plan to Only Half-Kill Abortion Rights
• When Social Conservatives Take the Wheel
• Republicans Are Making It Clear They Want To Ban Abortion Nationwide
• Roe demise shows conservative Supreme Court wants to move ‘very far and very fast’
• How the Christian right took over the judiciary and changed America
• A stunning moment in American history decades in the making will reshape politics
• Rage, despair, tears fill streets across nation as thousands protest Roe reversal
• Democrats Focus on Abortion Fight in Upcoming Elections
• It Was Always Going to Be Alito
• The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Are Absolute Weasels (They are extremists and pure evil.)
• Americans in 26 States Will Have to Travel 552 Miles For Abortions
• US abortion clinics begin closing after landmark ruling
• Biden: “Roe is on the ballot”
• Dems hope to harness outrage, sadness after abortion ruling
• America Is Growing Apart, Possibly for Good
• Supreme Court goes against public opinion in rulings on abortion, guns
• Trump takes credit for end of Roe after his 3 Supreme Court picks vote to void abortion rights
• The Supreme Court Will Pay for Overturning Roe
• Justice Thomas: Gay rights, contraception rulings should now be reconsidered (Thomas and his wife are the worst of the worst.)
• This Is Trump’s Big Payback
• Disney, other U.S. companies offer abortion travel benefit after Roe decision
• Overturning Roe v. Wade Clashes With the Views of A Majority of Americans
• The decision to overturn Roe could have economic ramifications.
• Trump publicly praises Roe’s repeal — but privately frets about impact
• Trump Privately Called a Roe v. Wade Reversal ‘Bad’ for His Party
• The Supreme Court’s radical abortion ruling begins a dangerous new era (“It is hard to exaggerate how wrongheaded and radical this ruling is.”)
• Biden confronts a bombshell that could define his presidency
• They Really Did It — The Supreme Court’s conservatives finally felt safe to do what they wanted to do.
• June 24, 2022: The Day Chief Justice Roberts Lost His Court
• Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her.
• What conservative justices said — and didn’t say — about Roe at their confirmations
• Are Joe Manchin and Susan Collins Stupid—or Do They Just Think We Are? (“Their lies about believing that Gorsuch and Kavanaugh would uphold Roe are now smacking them—and voters—in the face.”)
• How right-wing media reacted to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade (“Conservative pundits call for further rollback of rights while downplaying the end of Roe”)
• NBC hosts anti-abortion leader for a softball interview as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade (Same thing with the PBS NewsHour. Completely disgraceful.)
• Requiem for the Supreme Court
• If the Supreme Court Can Reverse Roe, It Can Reverse Anything
• 5 big truths about the Supreme Court’s gutting of Roe
• When the Supreme Court Takes Away a Long-Held Constitutional Right
• “On this day, and every day, remember: Those who like to scold the ‘alarmists’ with a hearty ‘They won’t go *that* far!’ have been consistently wrong.” (Also, “this is absolutely key: There is no appeasing [the right wing]. They are…not interested in…partial victories, they…They really mean it.”)
• Patients sat in abortion clinic waiting rooms as Roe fell. They all had to be turned away.
• AG Garland says states can’t ban FDA-approved abortion pills
• California, Washington and Oregon launch “West Coast offense” to protect abortion rights
• No, Trump, God Didn’t Overturn Roe v. Wade. You did. (Anyone who voted for Trump in 2016, anyone who voted for Jill Stein, anyone who stayed home, etc.)
• House Republicans eye 15-week abortion ban after Roe ruling
• After abortion ruling, critics renew blasts at Sen. Collins
• House passes landmark gun legislation, sending it to Biden to sign into law
• A Florida power company didn’t like a journalist’s commentary. Its consultants had him followed
• GOP lawmaker says she trusts Utah women to control their ‘intake of semen’ as abortion trigger law goes into effect
• QAnon Creator ‘Q’ Returns After Nearly Two-Year Hiatus
• Video: Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine Praise Senate Passage Last Night of “landmark legislation to curb gun violence in the wake of horrific mass shootings”
• Schapiro: Congressional primaries affirm dominance of Va. suburbs
• “Another Stain on the Court”; “All-Out Assault”; “Our Worst Fears, Realized”; “Outraged”: Virginians React to Extremist Decision by Far-Right SCOTUS to Overturn Roe v Wade
• Abortion remains legal in Virginia but Youngkin wants a ban after 15 weeks
• VIDEO: Virginia Democrats deliver remarks on SCOTUS Roe v. Wade ruling
• Youngkin to seek 15-week abortion law in Virginia after Supreme Court ruling
• Youngkin says he will take ‘every action I can to protect life’ (By “life,” he only means fetuses, embryos, etc., NOT children or adults.)
• Virginia Democrats say they’ll resist Republicans’ announced plans to limit abortion in the Commonwealth
• Virginia abortion providers expect increase in out-of-state patients following Dobbs decision
• FAQ: What happens to abortion rights in Virginia, post-Roe?
• Youngkin weighs 15-week abortion law in Virginia (“Newman and Byron among a group of lawmakers tasked with drafting legislation.”)
• Youngkin eyes 15-week abortion ban; protests move through downtown Richmond
• Video: Youngkin Dodges Questions by CBS News on Abortion, Guns; Falsely Claims Virginians Don’t Care About 1/6 Insurrection Hearings (CBS News: “Despite Youngkin’s comments, a recent CBS News poll found that most Americans — 70% — say it’s at least somewhat important to find out what happened on Jan. 6 and who was involved.”)
• Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 87% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 532 From ~4,000 in January; Both Up From a Couple Months Ago
• Mountain Valley Pipeline asks for another four years to complete the project (How does “no” sound?)
• Radmacher: Destructive Mountain Valley Pipeline is losing the race
• Editorial: Protect blue crabs by protecting the Rappahannock
• Richmond residents march for reproductive rights
• Asked about past charges, Roanoke candidate Volosin says “no” despite ’18 case
• D.C.-area forecast: Near 90 this weekend ahead of another cold front