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Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed a bill demanding the release of all the material held by the US Government, which relates to the late paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. After months of trying to dodge that outcome, Donald Trump is suddenly allegedly on board with the whole thing, although […] The post Donald Trump claimed he wasn’t with Epstein very much at all, and world supplies of chinny reckon have just dried up – 17 highly sceptical responses appeared first on The Poke.

Welcome to our weekly Wednesday dip into the funny side of Bluesky. We’ve gathered 25 things that gave us a laugh, in the hope that you’ll enjoy them too. If you find something that tickles your fancy, maybe consider reposting to share the joy. 1. “Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus” is a novel about the […] The post 25 of the funniest posts we’ve seen on Bluesky this week appeared first on The Poke.

Life is full of seemingly unavoidable rites of passage: going to school, getting a job, paying taxes… However some things aren’t as compulsory as they appear. And just because everyone else mindlessly goes along with them doesn’t mean that you have to as well. To find out which things you’re free to skip, Objective-Treat2245 put […] The post What’s something you didn’t realise was optional until you saw someone not doing it? – 17 parts of life nobody tells you you’re free to ignore appeared first on The Poke.

There’s no doubt that Elon Musk‘s ‘Grok’ AI has become increasingly allied to the right of politics recently, a fact pretty much acknowledged by Musk himself when he updated the system prompts so they “should not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect.” Not only has Grok been given free-rein to be politically […] The post Elon Musk’s ‘Grok’ AI has been recommending the ‘truly impartial’ GB News. No, really! 17 blunt fact-checks appeared first on The Poke.

Anyone who has ever clicked on a listicle with a title that promises something along the lines of ‘Number five will blow your mind!’ will be aware that clickbait works, despite the the fact we all know that our minds will, in fact, not be blown. It’s just so hard to resist. But what if […] The post ‘If we had the internet back in the 19th century, what do you think the clickbait titles would be?’ – 21 articles you would most definitely want to read appeared first on The Poke.

Getting drunk tends to follow a familiar pattern for most of us, which starts out with high-spirited fun, meanders through oversharing with strangers, stops off at feeling a bit sick, veers into falling asleep and then you wake up the next day with the dreaded hangxiety. But some people also have what they believe to […] The post ‘Ever come up with a genius idea while drunk, only to sober up and realise it wasn’t that great?’ – 19 dreams crushed by the cold light of day appeared first on The Poke.

No matter how low Donald Trump sets the bar, you can be sure he will limbo under it. Well, not limbo, obviously, more like slither, and he has surely never slithered as low as this (at the time of going to press) while taking questions from the members of the press. It’s one woman journalist […] The post Donald Trump told a woman reporter who dared ask about Epstein to be ‘quiet, piggy!’ and these 17 responses will have him squealing appeared first on The Poke.

Adulthood has its swings and roundabouts and its ups and downs. And it also has some almighty big surprises that they just don’t tell you about when you’re a kid. They’ve been discussing these shocks – good and bad – on the AskReddit page after user Goddessblack_ posed this question: ‘What’s something that no one […] The post ‘What’s something that nobody prepares you for as an adult?’ – 22 good and bad surprises you receive when you grow up appeared first on The Poke.

Unless you’re an Imelda Marcos type of person, you probably don’t pay all that much attention to your shoes. But you should, because they daily save you from a litany of painful and/or disgusting experiences. They’ve been discussing the awful things we can put our feet in or on on the AskUK subreddit after user […] The post Somebody asked about the worst things people have ever stepped on and the answers will have you curling your toes in sympathy appeared first on The Poke.

The MAGA crowd are again singing the praises of their Dear Leader, Donald Trump, for his absolute genius move of signing an Executive Order which eliminates tariffs on steaks, the most MAGA of meats. And now those juicy steaks are going to be more affordable thanks to Trump and his love for the citizens of […] The post MAGA are praising Trump for removing tariffs on steaks and people were quick to point out the obvious – 17 juicy takedowns appeared first on The Poke.