Open Mic FRIDAY 24th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition
FACT OF THE DAY: The Magna Carta, signed by King John of England in 1215, established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A nation is a detour of nature to arrive at five or six great men- yes, and then to get around them.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Another siren.
Another leader declares
Peace after the bombs.
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