OPEN MIC MONDAY 20th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition
FACT OF THE DAY: In 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.”
― Carl Schmitt
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Desert skies grow red,
Yesterday’s promises fade-
The wind mourns alone
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