Open Mic – SUNDAY 7th JUNE 2026

FACT OF THE DAY: A single day on Venus lasts longer than a single year on Venus, due to its slow rotation.

POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.”
― Abraham Lincoln

POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:

Shops hum quieter
Wind moves through half-empty streets
Numbers lose their nerve

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