At least we have Joni Mitchell

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     July 25, 2022 Unequivocally good things don’t tend to happen these days. Moments so impervious to the horrors of modern-day living that they manage to break the sense that everything sucks. But such an event arrived when [Joni Mitchell appeared at the Newport Folk Festival]( this weekend for her first full set in over two decades. As you may recall, Mitchell has dealt with a series of illnesses in her later years, most notably a [2015 brain aneurysm](. Her ability to perform has slowed. But the artist Brandi Carlile has stuck with her and, on Sunday, turned her concert into a Mitchell spectacle. (You can read more about their friendship [here](.) It’s rare to see anyone, let alone Mitchell, completely in their element, beaming and present, basking in whatever joy comes with knowing you’ve lived an extraordinary life. [So please enjoy this performance of my personal favorite, “Both Sides Now.”]( —Inae Oh Advertisement [Morning Brew]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Liz Cheney: “We Will Contemplate a Subpoena” of Ginni Thomas If She Won’t Willingly Testify]( If compelled, Thomas will likely be a hostile participant in the January 6 hearings. BY TOM PHILPOTT SPONSORED CONTENT BY MORNING BREW   Get Smarter in 5 Minutes There’s a reason over 4 million people start their day by reading Morning Brew - the daily email covering the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. It’s free & only takes 5 minutes to read so that you can get all of the most relevant updates and move on with your day. [Subscribe for free.]( [Trending] [Where on earth is the GOP on climate policy?]( BY JOAN E. GREVE   [At least 25 states are one Supreme Court decision away from banning same-sex marriage]( BY ARIANNA COGHILL   [Josh Hawley: The apprentice]( BY TIM MURPHY   [Josh Hawley, caught running away from the Jan. 6 mob, says he won't run from liberal critics]( BY IAN GORDON Advertisement [Morning Brew]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [As heat rises, who will protect farmworkers?]( Heat-related illness and death are a growing problem in US agriculture, but OSHA still hasn't established national safety guidelines. BY BRIDGET HUBER, NANCY AVERETT AND TERESA COTSIRILOS [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755