OPEN MIC – MONDAY 1st JUNE 2026

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FACT OF THE DAY: Jellyfish, sea anemones and hydras don’t have brains, yet they’re capable of surprisingly advanced behavior.

POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The individual cannot bargain with the State. The State recognizes no coinage but power: and it issues the coins itself.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin,

POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:

Silk medals gleam bright
Old money applauds itself
Food banks stay open