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A Hardy Hidey-Ho to All Yabberzis and Welcome to the Planet

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What is needed today is a community where civil, fact-based discourse is encouraged and supported. A great place for all of that is PlanetPOV.

Welcome to the New PlanetPOV!!!

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PlanetPOV may have had a remodel (try out the rooftop pool with swim-up bar!) but behind the fresh, new look is the same heart and soul of The Planet but with some cool new features!

Weekend Music Thread – My Hero

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The theme for this weekend is songs about heroes, good people, songs of thanks and protest songs against wars and other threats to the safety of people.

Something Earth Shaking is Happening At PlanetPOV

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PlanetPOV is going to be launching a brand new website to celebrate our 10th Anniversary!

Weekend Music Thread – Roar

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 Songs about fighting the good fight, resistance and rebelling against those with (and abusing) power is this weekend's theme. 

Weekend Music Thread – Happy Mother’s Day 2019!

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In honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday, this weekend's music thread is for songs about Moms, families, love and women.

Weekend Music Thread – I Want to Fly Away

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This weekend's music thread is about getting away from it all. Flying, sailing, cruising, however you want to musically go from here to there in a musically soothing way.

Weekend Music Thread – You Really Got Me

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To push back against Trump and his divisiveness, this weekend's music thread is for songs referring to us, we, you and I.

Vox Populi – 04-26-2019

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Tesla Investors Back Musk’s Trillion Dollar Payday

Shareholders approved a plan to grant Mr. Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company’s stock market valuation. [...]

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund SNAP Benefits This Month

A federal judge rebuked the administration for the way it tried to fund only partial benefits to food stamp recipients. [...]

Here Are Airports That Could Be Affected by the Air Traffic Slowdown

The cuts to flights are expected to begin Friday and deepen over the weekend to reach a 10 percent reduction in air traffic. [...]

What Travelers Need to Know About the Shutdown, Flight Reductions and Delays

As the government shutdown continues, more challenges await passengers as they deal with the newest announcement from the Trump administration: a 10 percent cut in flights at 40 U.S. airports. [...]

Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy

A lower court judge had temporarily blocked the administration’s policy requiring that passports reflect sex as found on an original birth certificate. [...]

Trump Team Now Claims Its Trillions in Tariff Revenue Are ‘Incidental’

In arguments before the Supreme Court, the White House backed away from its claims that President Trump’s tariffs were about raising revenue. [...]

Key Questions From Conservative Justices in the Tariffs Case

A lively argument spanning almost three hours featured illuminating exchanges that tested the usual commitments of some of the justices on the right side of the court. [...]

Challenging Trump, Pelosi Made History

The first and only woman to be speaker of the House also was the most powerful and prominent woman in Washington to effectively confront President Trump. [...]

Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement From Congress in 2027

Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election. She wielded immense power and became a Democratic icon, while she was demonized by conservatives. [...]

Republicans Retire Pelosi as a Villain, and Turn to Mamdani

Searching for another liberal boogeyman, Republicans have zeroed in on Zohran Mamdani. Whether their strategy will work in the midterms is less clear. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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COP30: World leaders take aim at Trump for climate inaction

World leaders address COP30 climate summit in Belém and take aim at Trump record on climate change. [...]

Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing at least 114 in Philippines

More than 260,000 soldiers are on standby for rescue efforts as winds of up to 92mph (149km/h) hit Vietnam. [...]

Russian soldier sentenced to life in jail in unprecedented Ukrainian trial

In the first ruling of its kind, Dmitry Kurashov was found guilty of killing an unarmed Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered. [...]

Sudan's RSF paramilitaries agree humanitarian ceasefire

The group issued the statement after an 18-month siege of the city of el-Fasher in the western Darfur region. [...]

Greek coastguard chief to be prosecuted over deadly migrant shipwreck

Vice Adm Tryfon Kontizas is one of four senior coastguard figures to face manslaughter charges over the 2023 disaster. [...]

Louvre criticised for spending money on art instead of security in years before heist

Three weeks after the spectacular jewel theft at the Louvre, the museum is accused of neglecting safety and security. [...]

Nancy Pelosi announces retirement after decades in US Congress

Pelosi made history as the first female Speaker and left an indelible mark on US politics. [...]

Afghan opium crop plummets after Taliban ban, UN survey finds

Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of global opium but a Taliban ban has cut that to a fraction. [...]

Boeing criminal case linked to deadly 737 crashes dropped

The judge said he did not believe the decision was in the public interest but he did not have authority to deny the request. [...]

Israel says Hamas returned body of dead Tanzanian hostage

Joshua Mollel, a 21-year-old agriculture student, was killed at Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. [...]

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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