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To no-one’s great surprise anywhere, there have been contradicting signals emerging from the White House about exactly how long Donald Trump’s war on Iran is likely to last. It would probably help if they stopped changing their objectives, obviously, but that’s for another time. Defence, sorry, war secretary Pete Hegseth said it was just the […] The post Donald Trump was asked to clarify if it was the ‘beginning’ or the ‘end’ of the war and his answer totally nailed the state of the man and his presidency appeared first on The Poke.

No-one loves Donald Trump as much as Donald Trump. Well, not since Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to see the light (at the time of writing). So it was no surprise to see the American president bigging up his achievements all the way to 11, proudly declaring that none of his predecessors would have done what […] The post Donald Trump tried to big up his presidency like no other but it ended up a glorious self-own – 14 A++ responses appeared first on The Poke.

Never let it be said that Kemi Badenoch isn’t the absolute queen of joined up thinking. Here is the leader of the opposition sharing her concerns about the soaring cost of energy prices as a result of Donald Trump’s war on Iran. How worried is she? This worried. ‘I’m very worried about families who will […] The post Kemi Badenoch said she’s super concerned about rising energy prices and the entirety of the internet responded as one appeared first on The Poke.

You will no doubt already know about the horrific bombing of a school in Iran in which scores of people, many of them children, were killed. Video evidence showed a US Tomahawk missile hitting a naval base next to the elementary school, part of Donald Trump’s devastating war on Iran. And yet Trump has repeatedly […] The post A reporter brilliantly called out Donald Trump over his claims Iran bombed their own school and had the entire internet cheering appeared first on The Poke.

The satirical genius Jonathan Pie, played to perfection by comedian Tom Walker, has had many a thought to share on whatever it is Donald Trump has been playing at, and they’re never complimentary. As Trump and his allies bombard Iran, while quoting five different reasons and as many hoped-for outcomes, Jonathan Pie isn’t buying any […] The post Jonathan Pie’s characteristically NSFW take on Trump’s war with Iran is as brutal as it is funny appeared first on The Poke.

When it comes to staying fit and healthy, there’s so much conflicting advice it can be difficult to know where to start. Do 10K steps a day make a difference? Does doing a cleanse really make you feel better? Goddesslana_01 wanted to separate fact from fiction, so they put the following question to r/AskReddit: ‘What’s […] The post What’s a healthy habit that’s actually completely made up? – 17 hacks that aren’t as beneficial as you think appeared first on The Poke.

In ‘of course he did’ news, Donald Trump held a press conference at his golf resort, the Trump National Doral in Miami, no doubt costing the beleaguered taxpayers a small fortune in whatever he charged the press and his entourage to be there. Grifters gonna grift. It was a rambling string of contradictions, with the […] The post Donald Trump claims that people ‘died and are walking around with no legs’, in case you were wondering if it’s time for another cognitive test – 19 facepalms appeared first on The Poke.

We cross now to the curmudgeonly world of TV presenter, alleged farmer, and opposer of all things ‘woke’, Jeremy Clarkson, who has weighed in on the BBC gem, Countryfile. He began by being as complimentary as he can muster. It didn’t last. The Clarkson’s Farm star, who has previously claimed that avoiding inheritance tax was […] The post So-called farmer Jeremy Clarkson mocked Countryfile for talking about climate change, and the takedowns were outstanding in their field – 15 favourites appeared first on The Poke.

If you can recall playing SimCity, the video game in which the player created simulated groups of people, controlling their environment and actions, then we hope those pains in your knees aren’t bothering you too much today – and don’t forget to pack your reading glasses when you head to work or you’ll be in […] The post You might want to get the tissues ready to learn this fact about how dogs die in the classic video game Sims 3 appeared first on The Poke.

You know those cutesy couple-centred ads for stuff like supermarkets, food brands, and cars? Well, this isn’t one of those. No way they made this pic.twitter.com/zjQmcdoNFZ — Community Notes & Violations (@CNviolations) March 19, 2025 The tongue-in-cheek ad, written and directed for the 2015 Super Bowl by Dave Hill, was called ‘Road Trip’, and we […] The post There are cutesy couples car ads, and then there’s this 2015 Fiat commercial with an undeniably dark twist appeared first on The Poke.