Open Mic THURSDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: The Antarctic Treaty, signed in 1959, sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over.”
― Gore Vidal
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Godzilla seas rise
Aotearoa scoffs at heat—
The monster makes land.
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