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Failed Reform UK candidate and World’s Sorest Loser, Matt Goodwin, continues to add to the jollity of the nation. What a week it has been for Matt. First, Greater Manchester Police concluded that Goodwin’s assertions that he lost the Gorton and Denton by-election due to “family voting” was, to use a legal term, utter bollocks. […] The post Journalist Andy Twelves deserves a Pulitzer Prize for how brutally he demolished Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin to his face over his book’s alleged AI-produced mistakes appeared first on The Poke.

This weekend saw millions of protestors take to the streets of major US cities in the latest ‘No Kings’ protests again Donald Trump’s presidency. 🚨 Official count confirmed: More than 8 million people participated in No Kings Day today. One of the largest single-day demonstrations in American history. 3,000 cities. Every state. Every coast. Philadelphia. […] The post Republicans tried to be clever with a homophobic response to Tim Walz’s ‘No Kings’ tweet, but it quickly blew up in their orange faces appeared first on The Poke.

If there’s one thing we all know about Donald Trump, it’s that he’s always sharp on the details of different topics. Yep, always fully on top of his brief. I mean, he always seems to ace those multiple cognitive tests, right? RFK Jr seems to think so anyway. The Health and Human Services Secretary appeared […] The post RFK Jr claims Donald Trump has “encyclopedic molecular knowledge” about loads of topics, including Middle East geography, and was mocked all the way to North Korea and back appeared first on The Poke.

There’s a reason they don’t let kids vote, and one of them is that they are prepared to beieve almost anything – just like 77 million Americans, apparently. Whenever you went to school, there will have been a rumour that you fell for, which – in the cold light of adulthood – seems really ridiculous. […] The post ‘What are your most memorable pre-internet playground urban myths?’ – 28 crazy rumours that can’t be blamed on Facebook appeared first on The Poke.

As anyone who had a moustache tattooed on their index finger circa 2010 will be bitterly aware, fashions change very rapidly, and things you thought you’d adore forever suddenly fall out of favour. Over on the AskUK subreddit, user MouseIntrepid5585 has been ruminating on this and the posted their thoughts… What trend from the last […] The post ‘What trend from the last decade is starting to look outdated?’ – 23 fashions quickly going the way of live, laugh, love appeared first on The Poke.

God knows the world is so grim right now that we need to take every opportunity we can to have a laugh. So, kudos to social media star Dark Hearts With Stacy Lee for sharing this video. It shows her reacting to the good-natured insults in the comments under a TikTok video of a guy […] The post This guy’s “mullet” haircut was already hilarious, but this woman’s reaction to the insults in the comments under his video will absolutely make your day appeared first on The Poke.

In politics, you should never publicly ask a question unless you definitely know what the answer will be. Someone should tell that to Matt Schlapp, chair of the American Conservative Union (ACU), who was speaking to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas. CPAC Chair: How many of you would like to see […] The post This Trump ally asked a bunch of MAGA conservatives how many would like to see Donnie impeached, and the unexpected response is an instant all-time cringe classic appeared first on The Poke.

It can be hard to get a straight answer out of Donald Trump. Or for him to show any signs of self-awareness. So, we must be grateful for this moment of brutal clarity Trump provided when speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Miami. Trump: I hang out with losers because it makes be feel […] The post Donald Trump said he likes to hang around with losers because it makes him feel better, and suddenly the last miserable decade makes sense appeared first on The Poke.

They say that honesty is the best policy, and that confession is good for the soul, but perhaps the mysterious ‘they’ might also admit that there could be a statute of limitations on owning up. On a related note, r/AskReddit user Former-Practice-3420 had this question – “What is a completely harmless secret you are keeping […] The post ‘What is a completely harmless secret you are keeping from your partner simply because you lied about it early on?’ – 23 skeletons stuck well and truly in the cupboard appeared first on The Poke.

We’re sure that every family has its own little lexicon compiled from misheard, mispronounced, or half forgotten things people have said. We’d put good money on you having your own name for a remote control, for example. Over on Twitter, The Husky asked for some examples of a specific category of family words. Admit it: […] The post Someone asked which of their children’s mispronounced words people had added to the family lexicon – 23 of the best appeared first on The Poke.