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To spotlight this episode in the life of the human allegory for Republicans ignoring the needs of the many in the pursuit of their own indulgences, this weekend's music thread is dedicated to songs about locations around the world including Mexico, to which Republicans may flee when the going gets tough.

To celebrate Spring, which those of us staying safe at home during COVID-19 will just have to take on faith that it's here, this weekend's music thread is for planting songs about nature. Trees, rivers, fields, flowers, any songs about the living world around us are ripe for this thread.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day and despite all the differences Americans have, one thing they have in common is that they all have mothers (though some may accuse motherhood as being a socialist hoax). So this weekend's music thread is for songs about mothers, women, children, families and love.

Everything Trump's touched lately is failing. Tariffs, negotiations with North Korea, controlling the deficit and keeping the economy growing. As his prospects for re-election keep dropping, Democrats show off a field of contenders who all look like winners against him. So this weekend's music theme is about winning and losing, playing the game and rolling the dice.

To celebrate this Easter weekend, the theme for this music thread is life and living things, from animals to trees to people and anything else living around us (except viruses of course).

To float a reminder of how urgent the need to address Climate Change and the threat of droughts are, this weekend's theme includes songs about water, land and fire.

To celebrate the incredible achievement of Dems, Pres. Biden, Speaker Pelosi and even some Repubs passing the infrastructure bill (and that there really is an "Infrastructure Week" finally), this weekend's music theme is about things getting better, being good and working out nicely.

This weekend's music thread is giving the green light for songs about cars, hitting the road, going places and your favorite songs to listen to when you're cruising.

It's Friday which means tonight's the night for Vox Populi, our weekly live chat with your fellow members about the week's events (and you...

The story over at Boeing came out after the first crash. Of course the second crash need never have happened. Hundreds of people were killed for no good reason. They died, human beings ripped to shreds, and burned to charred husks, for ego.