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We can’t remember the last time we felt the need to give kudos to former Spectator Editor and centre-right commentator Fraser Nelson, if ever. However, he’s certainy earned it with a fair explanation in his Substack of the open Iftar that took place at Trafalgar Square at the end of Ramadan last week. Here’s a […] The post Robert Jenrick got called out for politically exploiting Christianity after writing about ‘Psalm Sunday’ – 24 biblical takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

We cross now to whatever reality is currently inhabited by the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, who – it seems – has been taking lessons from Nigel Farage in doublespeak. She was asked by ITV Meridian’s Kit Bradshaw about her party raising council tax after pledging to lower it. Here’s what she said. EXC: Kemi Badenoch […] The post Kemi Badenoch went full Farage with her claim that a pledge to lower tax didn’t mean it would actually go down – 18 sceptical side-eyes appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump is a big Elvis fan. Not as much as he is a Donald Trump fan, but enough that he took the time, in 2024, to claim to the world that he and Elvis look alike. Make of that what you will, but on Monday, when half the world feared he was about to […] The post Trump casually asked at Graceland if he could have ‘taken’ Elvis in a fight, if you were wondering how his laser focus on the war was going – 15 swift smackdowns appeared first on The Poke.

Despite calling his project Unnecessary Inventions, Matty Benedetto has come up with some niche but arguably necessary products. For example – Rage Quit Protector™️ to stop you smashing your controller in frustration. Via The Stop Snacking Sweater™️ which is self-explanatory. Via The Gator Briefs™️ because he’s legally not allowed to call them Crocs. Via Okay, […] The post The Unnecessary Inventions Guy’s Lego vacuum may be the most necessary gadget you’ll see today appeared first on The Poke.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller passed away this weekend. Since Mueller dared to question Donald Trump’s legitimacy, Trump hated Mueller. Since Trump hated Mueller, he celebrated Mueller’s death with a distasteful Truth Social post. This is objectively hideous behavior. The former Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, in particular, took the President to task for […] The post Donald Trump’s shocking celebration of Robert Mueller’s death sent this old JD Vance clip viral and it strikes at the heart of the double standards of Trump’s White House appeared first on The Poke.

People would do just about anything to avoid waiting in lines at the airport. Except maybe this. White House Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed what crazy person, and US President, Donald Trump blurted out over the weekend: ICE agents are coming to an airport near you. Here’s Homan breaking down why this is a good […] The post The White House thinks ICE agents are the solution to long American airport lines and Twitter begged to differ appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump continues to play fast and loose with his justifications for the war in Iran and his latest take may be the most eye-opening eyt. Trump proudly defended how hard the US hit Iran in the same breath that he took Iran to task for how they treat protestors. Apparently, the US President thinks […] The post Donald Trump called Iranian leaders ‘animals’ for killing protestors and it turns out Maga memories are even shorter than we thought appeared first on The Poke.

Scott Bessent has all the credentials to be Donald Trump’s US Treasury Secretary. 1: he appears willing to say and do anything to make his boss look good. 2: that’s it. And nowhere was this more apparent than when Bessent went on air to discuss Trump’s public celebration of the death of former FBI head […] The post Donald Trump celebrated the death of Robert Mueller and his Treasury Secretary somehow made it worse appeared first on The Poke.

Having threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if it didn’t let ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump has now announced a five-day pause on his war on Iran just hours before his previous 48-hour ‘deadline’ was due to expire. Trump said he’d had ‘very good and productive’ negotiations with Iran just days […] The post James O’Brien’s forensic deconstruction of Donald Trump’s humiliating U-turn over Iran totally nails it appeared first on The Poke.

It’s 20 years since the dawn of Twitter – 20 years! – and it prompted the good people of @PopBase for people to share their favourite tweets of all time. Twitter turns 20. What is your favorite tweet of all time? pic.twitter.com/DGhHGxY6SI — Pop Base (@PopBase) March 21, 2026 And the links came flooding in […] The post People have been sharing their ‘favourite tweets of all time’ and these 19 all deserve some sort of award appeared first on The Poke.