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Plus the usual Global Eyes

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I fell asleep last night before announcing the big finale. That’s okay, I said to myself when I woke up: We’ll just keep celebrating for another day. If I welcomed the thought of having one more day of merriment before returning my attention to the abject state of the world, I figured you probably would, too.

But then as the day went on, I started to feel irresponsible. I noticed there was actually a lot of important news you should know about.

So here’s the plan. The first part of this newsletter is for readers who’d like to keep celebrating. The second part is for those who are ready to return to reality. You choose.

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THE HAPPY PART

🙏🏼 Thank You! 🥲

I was saving this for yesterday, thinking it would be an appropriate day to deliver good news like this.

But it’s for the best that I fell asleep, because visits to the Lollapalooza were dwindling and I want to be sure all of you see this: 👇🏼⬇️

We raised the whole sum before the deadline—all thanks to you, and to Lawrence’s wonderful friends and readers, too. .

The amount of generosity you showed them is something I will never, ever forget. I’m inexpressibly thankful, and it goes without saying that they are, too.¹

What’s next? More waiting. All of the application materials are now in the hands of the Canadian government. We’ve been given to understand it can take quite a bit of time to issue the visas. But from here on in, there’s very little uncertainty. (I know better than to say, “no uncertainty,” but we’ve cleared all the high hurdles.)

If you’d like to help them while they wait, I’m sure it would be welcome.

Isn’t that terrific news?

Once again, thank you to everyone who contributed, in any amount. It added up. It made all the difference in the world.

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A Hitchmas Gift

Speaking of Lawrence Krauss, he just returned from London, where he participated in a celebration of Christopher Hitchens at the Royal Geographical Society. I haven’t watched much of it yet, but I mean to.