Open Mic MONDAY 3rd AUGUST + Political Caption Competition

POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: Iceland’s parliament, the Althing, was established in 930 AD and is among the oldest in the world.

POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law and particularly to deny him the judgement of his peers is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist.”
― Winston S. Churchill

POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Talks share the same sky.
Threats echo across Hormuz—
Hope counts every mile.

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