Open Mic MONDAY 5th OCTOBER + Political Caption Competition

POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY:
NATO was established in 1949.

POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY:
To govern means to rectify.”
-Confucius

TDB POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Promises take flight
Ballots wait in springtime rain
Winston counts the chairs

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