Noah Smith tries to bring a little sunshine to the dour regulars (and Cathy Young) who are worried about the economy, the threat from third parties, and more. Plus, in our highlights and lowlights segment, Mona celebrates the fact that a famous Trumper has to liquidate.


highlights/lowlights
Mona's:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mypillow-auction-mike-lindell_n_64acffa0e4b0e5efaaddd535
https://apnews.com/article/birth-control-pills-without-prescription-fda-b6728e98af5f1625520e0fa5fbc911c3
Bill's:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/middleeast/israel-protests-judicial-overhaul.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/12/biden-vilnius-nato-ukraine/
Noah's:
https://www.axios.com/2023/04/17/manufacturing-semiconductor-tech-biden
https://heatmap.news/politics/inflation-reduction-act-updates-biden
Cathy's:
https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/russian-opposition-ukrainian-activists-clashing
Damon's:
https://damonlinker.substack.com/p/the-global-progress-of-right-wing

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