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Vox Populi Special Edition – Debate and Live Chat at 5:00pm PST Tonight!

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We're having a special edition of Vox Populi tonight to coincide with the Democratic Debate that starts at 8:00pm EST/ 5:00pm PST. So Vox Populi, our weekly live chat, will accompany the debate and start at the same time but feel free to join us early or at the usual 7:00pm PST time. We'll be here, watching and commenting live on tonight's important debate!

Weekend Music Thread – Gonna Get Ya Anyway

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Trump and his toadies in The Senate may be under the delusion that rigging a phony show trial will deceive the American people into...

Vox Populi – 01-31-2020

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Weekend Music Thread – If Not For You

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This weekend's music thread is dedicated to the Democrats in Congress who are using their consciences to stop the aspiring tyrant in the White House. Songs about gratitude, strength, wisdom and fighting the good fight are the evidence and witnesses in this hearing.

Vox Populi – 01-24-2020

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Weekend Music Thread – Crime of the Century

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The historic Senate impeachment trial against Donald Trump began yesterday and gets underway in earnest next Tuesday. So many outrageous and remarkable things have...

Vox Populi – 01-17-2020

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Weekend Music Thread – Go Your Own Way

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Share songs about going in any direction, up or down, North or South, here or there or just moving on.

Vox Populi – 01-10-2020

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Vox Populi, our weekly live chat about the week's events, begins tonight at 7:00pm PST. Hope to see you then! ...

Ich bin zurück!

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I'd really like to start talking about the Middle East again and talking to people that have more than three brain cells, decency and good faith.

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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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