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The Daily Planet, Vol. 118

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 19, 2011 1

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday July 19, 2011

The Loony Tunes Party

Speakers' Corner AdLib - July 18, 2011 141

Many of the cartoonish GOP figures running for President and in Congress actually appeared in cartoons before heading into the wacky world of Washington DC, you're invited to peruse their former appearances.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 117

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 18, 2011 3

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, July 18, 2011

The Human Body Is Innocent

Animal Rights whatsthatsound - July 18, 2011 55

Where the dogs go on with their doggy life and the torturer's horse Scratches its innocent behind on a tree. - Auden St Francis of Assissi...

The “Garbage” Has a Voice

Speakers' Corner 2ndClassCitizenPundit - July 16, 2011 10

What happens when a homeless couple shows up at a homeless shelter? The policies and procedures will punish them for their audacity, and rightfully so.

Was George Orwell A Prophet?

Speakers' Corner KillgoreTrout - July 16, 2011 19

In Mr. Orwell's dystopian novel "1984," he paints a very bleak and totalitarian picture. Mr. Orwell completed this famous work in 1948 and wasn't...

Transcript Theater: Tea Party Leadership Meeting, June 2011

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - July 16, 2011 2

Once again I bring you the highlights of the latest meeting of the "minds" propping up the Tea Party movement. As always, my research...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 116

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 15, 2011 24

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 115

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 14, 2011 31

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, July 14, 2011

No Daily Planet Today-Apologies!

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 13, 2011 10

Dear readers, I apologize but there will be be no Daily Planet today, as I spent yesterday canvassing for the special election here in the Los Angeles area, working for Dem Janice Hahn.

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