​​Good morning and welcome to Monday. If you think about it, toddlers were wayyyy ahead of the EV craze, with their Power Wheels and all.🏎️😎

But then again… the parents were actually the ones buying those. *Sigh* Okay, boomers.

Some things you’ll know after reading this email:

• ⚖️ What the Roe v. Wade decision actually means (in practical terms)
• 🤔 When breast cancer cells spread the fastest
• 💰 Which throwback industry just passed $1 billion in sales

… and more.

🚀⏰ Ready, Set, Go: Today’s email takes 4.77 minutes to read.

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”

–William Faulkner (1897-1962)

In a 5-4 decision on Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 ruling that provided a constitutional basis for abortion rights.

🇺🇸 So… what happens now? The court's decision paves the way for individual states to allow, regulate, or ban abortion procedures, creating a patchwork of new laws across the US.

• 13 GOP-led states have ‘trigger laws’ banning most or all abortions that come into effect up to 30 days after Roe v. Wade is overturned; in total, at least 22 states are expected to ban or heavily restrict abortions in the coming months or years, per the WSJ.
• 16 Democrat-led states plus D.C. have laws on the books establishing protections for abortion.
• In states with no preexisting laws regarding abortion, the procedure is still allowed.

⚖️ A loophole?... People in states with restricted abortion access still have two legal options, according to AG Merrick Garland.

• On Friday, he published a statement saying the DOJ will protect the right of all Americans to travel out of state for abortion appointments, and asserted that the abortion pill mifepristone can’t be banned by states since it’s been approved by the FDA.
• Experts say it’s unclear if Garland’s claims about the abortion pill will hold up in court.

🔢📊 By the numbers: After decades of decline, the number of abortions in the US rose almost 8% from 2017 to 2020, according to a report published this month by the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion rights group.

• About 1 in 5 pregnancies in 2020 ended in abortion, and more than half of those (54%) were medication abortions, up from 39% in 2017.

Russia missed payments on two bonds that were due last night, defaulting on its foreign debt for the first time since the 1918 Bolshevik Revolution.

🚫🏦 A deeper dive… The designation isn’t expected to have any immediate impact, as Russian bonds have been trading for pennies on the dollar since days after its invasion of Ukraine – a sign that investors believed default was probable.

• But in the longer term, a default will make it more difficult for Russia to re-enter international financial markets if/when sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine expire.
• Legal challenges regarding the default will likely play out over the next several years. Moscow has accused the West of creating an artificial default by refusing to accept payment in rubles and preventing Russia from accessing or transferring foreign currency.

🇺🇦 In other Russia/Ukraine news: The Ukrainian Army withdrew from Severodonetsk, the US and other G7 members banned imports of Russian gold, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is facing an "unprecedented global hunger crisis" exacerbated in part by the war in Ukraine.

A Snoop Dogg impersonator who called himself “Doop Snogg” fooled an NFT conference in NYC last week, in a stunt intended to draw attention to rampant fraud in the digital art industry.

The idea came from a small NFT startup called Fair.xyz, which first considered a Justin Bieber lookalike but ultimately decided on Snoop due to his involvement in several crypto projects.

🎶🧃 With so much drama in N-Y-C… Apparently it’s not that hard being Snoop D-O-double-g.

• The hired actor applied makeup, glued on a fake mustache, and stuffed paper in his shoes to appear taller, then hit the streets of the NFT.NYC crypto conference with a fake security guard and a nametag that read “Doop Snogg.”
• Many of the attendees who bumped into the imposter were tricked, droppin’ NFTs like it was hot. “Literally within a minute, you’ve got 50 people near us, 100 people near us, plugging their project, throwing business cards after us. It was intense,” said Fair.xyz’s head marketing director.
• Others just shook hands and took pictures. From one tweet: "My hand[s] are shaky but I think I just caught @SnoopDogg. Thank you for the selfie."

📸📉 The big picture: The NFT market is down 92% from its peak last September, and has been plagued by numerous reports of scams and fraud. OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT platform, said in January that roughly 80% of the NFTs created through its tools were fraudulent.

🎆 It’s that time of year when we prepare for the 4th of July and a summer filled with cookouts, but the question is: are you ready to rumble??? 🤔

Start cookout season right, all while supporting women entrepreneurs, and check out the 4th of July Collection at TheWMarketplace!🥳

• Get the yard all set with some red white and blue decor from Sarah Sews (a teen seller)
• Spice things up with a seasoning gift set from Zelos Authentic Greek Artisan
• Cool off with some non-alcoholic bitters from Dry Botanical Bubbly
• Get your furry friend some doggy treats from Ava’s Pet Palace to distract them during those noisy fireworks.

And don’t forget about the pickleball crowd! Grab a pickleball set from Nettie and find out who the real champion of the backyard is!🏆😉

🚺 By women, for women… TheWMarketplace exclusively features women-owned products and services, and every single dollar spent on the platform supports women entrepreneurs and their dreams!🙌

There’s no minimum order amount, no membership fees, and shipping is included in every price. (We’re looking at you, Prime…)

Get everything you need for a cookout to remember at TheWMarketplace!

Earlier this month, scientists at Xidian University in China announced a successful test of new technology that would enable a space-based solar power plant to beam energy down to Earth.

☀️🛰🌏 Beam me down, Scotty… The research is part of a state-run initiative to develop satellites that can convert solar energy into microwaves, then beam those energy-infused microwaves down to Earth from an orbit of up to 250 miles.

• By 2028, Beijing plans to launch a satellite capable of beaming 10 kilowatts of power to a ground station.
• The capacity is projected to grow to 1 megawatt by 2030 and 10 megawatts by 2035, eventually resulting in a 2-gigawatt station by 2050 that’s capable of powering a large city.

🧠 In the know: While the idea of beaming solar energy down to Earth from space isn’t new, recent developments in key technical areas – like lightweight solar panels, wireless energy transmission, and space robotics – have made the prospect more achievable.

⚡️ Zoom out: Other governments are also on the power station in space prowl. The UK in March said it’s considering a $21+ billion proposal to build one that could be online by 2035, and NASA is reportedly considering a $100 million experiment to power a remote military base from space as early as 2025.

• ☝️ Explorers recently uncovered the deepest shipwreck ever found – a WWII-era Navy destroyer that was sunk by Japan in a battle near the Philippines – more than four miles below the surface.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 🌆 Kansas City, MO, is the best city in the world to travel and work remotely, according to a recent analysis from Icelandair.
• ⚖️ More than 100,000 US military veterans have sued 3M for billions in damages over what they claim are defects in the company’s military-grade earplugs, which the government bought for ~$7.60/pair.
• 😅🚬 Juul was granted a temporary stay of the FDA’s order to ban its products from the US market. (Background)

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• ⚾ Ole Miss beat Oklahoma 4-2 yesterday to win the 2022 College Baseball World Series; it’s the school’s first baseball natty ever.
• 🍿 Elvis tied with Top Gun: Maverick for the top spot at the box office this weekend, per Variety, with each film bringing in $30.5 million; it was Maverick’s fifth week of release while Elvis debuted on Friday.
• 🏒 The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night to win their third championship in franchise history (and first since 2001). 

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🍄 The Department of Veteran Affairs is running five clinical trials to study whether psychedelic compounds can help treat mental health issues, including PTSD and substance abuse.
• 🌊 Dutch startup RanMarine has developed a zero-emissions aqua drone named WasteShark that removes trash from bodies of water.
• 🦠 Breast cancer cells spread more aggressively at night than during the daytime, according to a new peer-reviewed study.

EVERYTHING ELSE

• 📚 The New York Public Library is giving away 500,000 free books to children and teens this summer.
• 🇿🇦 South African police are investigating the sudden, mysterious deaths of at least 22 young people in a nightclub.
• ✍️ President Biden signed a bill aimed at combating gun violence into law on Saturday. (From the Left | From the Right)

💬 Quoted… ​​ “Starlink [would be] unusable for most Americans."

SpaceX and Dish Network are beefing.

• The satellite internet division of SpaceX claims its service would become practically useless to users located in the US if the FCC approves a proposal by Dish Network to use the same frequency band for its 5G services.
• On the flip side, the cable company points to an independent study that found 99.85% of Starlink customers "will experience 0 harmful interference with 5G."

Dig deeper.

🎶 Stat of the Day: Vinyl album sales grew 61% last year (!), eclipsing $1 billion for the first time since the 1980s.

🌏 Around the World: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong this week to mark the 25th anniversary of the island nation’s transition from UK to Chinese rule; it’ll be his first trip outside the mainland since the pandemic began.

🤯 Did You Know?... When the Celsius temperature scale was first proposed, it was the exact opposite: the boiling point was 0 degrees and the freezing point was 100 degrees. It wasn’t until later that the values were flipped to what we know today.

📖 Worth a Read: How Your Siblings Can Make You Happier → (Greater Good)

Monday: Wimbledon kicks off in London

Tuesday: National Logistics Day

Wednesday: The US government releases its final estimate of Q1 GDP

Thursday: The Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour’s second event tees off in Portland, OR

Friday: First day of July☀️; Canada Day; start of the Tour de France

There's nothing ruff about life for Trumpet, a massive Bloodhound who recently won best in show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.  

🐶 The best of the best... Trumpet competed against nearly 3,500 other dogs in the second-oldest continuous sporting event in the US. 

• He breezed through the "hound" competition with soaring colors, then went head-to-head (or should we say tail-to-tail🐕😉) with the top dogs from the other six categories. 

Read more about the first Bloodhound to ever win the show.

Can you guess the definitions of the following Latin and Greek root words?

1. Port
2. Mit
3. Dict
4. Chrome
5. Narc

(keep scrolling for the answers)

👆 Check out the referral prizes you can get just for introducing people you know to little old us. 

What to do: Copy your unique link below, then send it to anyone you think would like the DONUT.

1. Carry (i.e., export)
2. Send (transmit)
3. Say (dictate)
4. Color (monochromatic)
5. Sleep (narcolepsy)