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Weekend Music Thread – Crawling From the Wreckage

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This weekend's music thread is about going off the rails, getting flagged for it and arriving at just desserts.

Vox Populi – 10-18-2019

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Live Events – 4th 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate – 10-15-2019

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Live Chat – The 4th Democratic Debate For the 2020 Nomination

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Join Our Live Chat Tonight at 5:00pm PDT! The 4th Democratic Debate!

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The 4th Democratic debate takes place tonight in Ohio and as usual, PlanetPOV will be hosting a live chat to accompany it. Everyone is invited to join in and share their thoughts throughout the debate.

Weekend Music Thread – A Day in the Life

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John Lennon's birthday was this week so our music thread is dedicated to him and of course his band that changed everything, The Plastic Ono Band. Or The Beatles too.

Vox Populi – 10-11-2019

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Weekend Music Thread – Eat a Peach

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The theme for this weekend’s music thread is about food (including im-peaches and just desserts) and drinks (that go down easy like Trump will).

Vox Populi – 10-04-2019

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Weekend Music Thread – I’m Goin’ Down

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Trump's goin' down! So the theme for this weekend’s music thread is law and crime, just desserts and paying a price.

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Weekend Music Thread – Crawling From the Wreckage

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Join Our Live Chat Tonight at 5:00pm PDT! The 4th Democratic Debate!

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Weekend Music Thread – Eat a Peach

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Weekend Music Thread – I’m Goin’ Down

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