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Vox Populi – Join Our Weekly Live Chat Tonight at 7:00pm PST!

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Vox Populi, our live weekly chat begins tonight at 7:00pm PST. Come and join your fellow members for a lively real time conversation about the week's events.

Welcome to The Planet – A Guide to Blogging at PlanetPOV

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It can take a bit of time acclimating to a new blog so this post is intended to give those new to the site a quick start on blogging at PlanetPOV, navigating and taking advantage of the many features here.

The Weekend Music Thread-Part 2

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Let's see if this one doesn't magically disappear. Hope You're Feeling Better ~ Santana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_vJBz2_LtE

The Weekend Music Thread-Welcome One and All

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Pick your favorite tunes that are about being welcome and welcoming others. Post songs about love, friendship, feeling good, family and togetherness. Have fun and don't forget to smile while you're at it.

Vox Populi – 12-13-2013

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SmotPoker : FYI, just talked with Linda, and she did in fact get in. So it's all good. AdLib : We appreciate our...

Join Us Tonight at 7 pm PST for our Live Weekly Chat – Vox Populi!

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It's Friday so that means we're once again hosting our live weekly chat tonight at 7:00 pm PST about the week's events, or as we call it, Vox Populi.

The Weekend Music Thread-A Tribute To Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela was a truly remarkable man. Remarkable was his inner strength, remarkable was his humility, remarkable were his struggles and remarkable were his...

Vox Populi – 12-6-2013

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pinkpantheroz : Pity this post isn't avail Fridays all day. I live in a time zone 19 hours ahead of PST! It's 23.54...

The Weekend Music Thread -The Family of Man

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Well Planeteers, I hope all of you enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving with family and friends. As you may be enjoying a little left over...

Weekend Music Thread – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

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They play with matches, set fires with them then cry when the matches are taken away. This weekend's music theme is dedicated to those little weeping Republican't arsonists who dared their parents to stop them.

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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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