Open Mic FRIDAY 10th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition
FACT OF THE DAY: It rains diamonds on Jupiter and Saturn due to extreme atmospheric pressures.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A city’s only ever three hot meals away from anarchy.”
― Alastair Reynolds,
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Forests breathe in flame,
Heat melts yesterday’s excuses—
Still they call it spring
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