Open Mic TUESDAY 7th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition

FACT OF THE DAY: Roughly 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Hand of Trump flashes-
Red card stains the World Cup pitch;
Fair play leaves the field.
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