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The Weekend Music Thread – Life, The Universe and Everything

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What better universal theme for this week's music thread than Life, The Universe and Everything? pick your favorite songs about the planets, stars and moons, space travel or anything at all in the universe! Not even the sky's the limit!

Vox Populi – 1-10-2014

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The Weekend Music Thread – Let The Good Times Roll

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Post your favorite tunes about happiness, joy, feeling good and friends and family. And don't forget to smile while doing so!

Vox Populi – 1-3-2014

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The Weekend Music Thread-Father Time and Baby New Year

Music KillgoreTrout - December 28, 2013 103

Well, it's been one more trip around the sun. Time to ring out the old and ring in the new. This is a time...

Vox Populi – 12-27-2013

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It’s Live Chat Night at The Planet! Join us at 7:00 pm PST for Vox Populi!

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Join your fellow members at a holiday Vox Populi! We've still got the pomegranate martinis from Christmas and champagne on ice for the upcoming New Year's Eve, the Vox bar's fully stocked so grab a seat and join in the holiday cheer!

The Year in PlanetPOV Parody Art

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Instead of doing a roundup of the top stories of 2013 which you can get on any site, we offer a round up of satirical graphics from posts made here throughout the year.

The Weekend Music Thread–Happy Holidays

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Well folks, 'Tis the Season once again! I would like to wish all of you a joyful and rich Holiday Season spent with family...

Vox Populi – 12-20-2013

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Vox Populi – 10-24-2025

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The 2nd No Kings Protest – 10-18-2025

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It was quite energizing to be among thousands of my neighbors in this city who reflect how informed, creative, and principled they are. It was a real antidote to the ignorance, bigotry, and hateful cruelty that oozes every day from Trump and his MAGA cultists.

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