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The Barack Obama Presidential Center is now officially open. It means so much to Barack and me to open up the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago. This is where I grew up, where Barack got his start, and where we raised our girls. So having a place where kids from our […] The post Michelle Obama reminding everyone that Barack won a Nobel Peace Prize was the perfect way to troll Donald Trump – 17 virtual cheers appeared first on The Poke.

When Donald Trump announced a renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, he said it would cost $1.5 million, that it would clear the algae, and that it would make the pool beautiful again with an American-flag blue paint job. No. No. And No. The cost of the renovation was $14.2 million – paid, incidentally, […] The post Trump’s American-flag blue paint is peeling off the Reflecting Pool after they dumped hydrogen peroxide in the water to kill the algae. That’s enough metaphor for today, thank you appeared first on The Poke.

Pride month is here, and with it is a whole host of fantastic celebratory events, plus, of course, the usual social media dullards asking ‘When is straight month?’ (clue: the entire rest of modern human history). However, despite there being more awareness of and involvement in LGBTQ+ culture than ever, there are still some things […] The post ‘What’s some knowledge generally known only to the LGBTQ+ community?’ – 23 bits of under the radar info for Pride month appeared first on The Poke.

Everyone knows Fox News is the right place to go for the most accurate representation of what the alt-right considers fair and balanced news coverage. No, that doesn’t include deep dives into policy agreements or up-to-the-minute peace negotiations, but it does include bizarre and unprovoked attacks on a former First Lady and Secretary of State. […] The post Jesse Watters’ take on Hillary Clinton was so gross his co-host couldn’t even look at him and you don’t have to be a woman to appreciate these A++ clapbacks appeared first on The Poke.

American TikTok has a big sideline in reviewing British foods – with varying degrees of approval. This review of Colman’s English Mustard shared by comedy cook Desarae Legros – @cooking_comedy_chaos – shows why you should always take the advice of people who’ve tried it before. @cooking_comedy_chaos British Colman’s Mustard review! I was not expecting it […] The post This American wilfully ignored every single warning about how much English Mustard to use and it will never not make our day better appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump didn’t just sign a big old document apparently bringing an end to the war he launched against Iran, he also took questions from the assembled media and used the opportunity to ramble on and on … and on. Except there were some questions Trump was less keen on than others, and there was […] The post Kudos to this lone journalist attempting to hold Donald Trump to account and his response didn’t speak volumes, it bellowed them appeared first on The Poke.

In his never-ending quest to divide the United States, JD Vance has been touring the talk show circuit to spread his hateful message. His stop at The View got mixed reviews at best, but he really got to spread his wings (and lies) when he checked in with Fox News. Here is the Vice President […] The post JD Vance said Democrats are ‘terrible people’ who should leave America if they don’t love it and got ratioed to within an inch of his life appeared first on The Poke.

We’ll run a mile from any sort of school reunion – truth be told, we try to avoid pretty much any social contact whatsoever these days. Anyway, sometimes a school reuion can creep up on you unawares. It certainly did in the case of this particular tale, which went viral a little while back on […] The post The devastating payoff to this story of an impromptu school reunion is straight from the very top drawer appeared first on The Poke.

If you’re over 30, chances are the world is starting to feel increasingly strange to you. Gen Z are growing up fast, and they’ve got some strong opinions about how weird old people are. From our computer habits to sharing GIFs, it seems that over 30s are a bizarre bunch to Zoomers. To get a […] The post Young whippersnappers have been sharing the over-30s behaviour they find utterly baffling – 17 proper double takes (to people of a certain age) appeared first on The Poke.

Being into something that nobody knows about might make you sound like a hipster, but it’s better than the alternative. Once everyone knows about your favourite thing, it’s only a matter of time until the appeal wears off. If you’ve ever been into a band that went mainstream, or found that your favourite beauty spot […] The post What was ruined because too many people discovered it? – 17 hidden gems that got too popular for their own good appeared first on The Poke.