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The lower Donald Trump’s approval ratings fall, the more concerned he seems to be about any upcoming elections. He’s pouring thousands of dollars into primary elections. He’s campaigning on behalf of minor races. And most notably, he’s doing everything he can to spread a lack of trust in any election results that don’t go his […] The post Donald Trump had a not overly convincing story to prove that all mail-in ballots are corrupt and the entire internet noticed the same flaw in his tall tale appeared first on The Poke.

The Presidential election isn’t for another two years in the United States (deep sigh), while midterms are coming up in November. In Kentucky, however, we’re getting a preview of what to expect from the state’s 4th district primary. On one side, representative Thomas Massie, who is actually a Republican but makes Donald Trump cranky because […] The post This wannabe Republican congressman just compared Donald Trump to Jesus for an endorsement, in case you’re wondering how Maga is doing right now appeared first on The Poke.

January 6, 2020 will forever be a black eye on the United States of America. A bunch of drunk lunatics stormed the Capitol and tried to physically overthrow the results of the Presidential election. Donald Trump certainly didn’t help matters that day, at various times egging on his supporters and also calling for the hanging […] The post Donald Trump said the January 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol deserve to be compensated and the entirety of the internet responded as one appeared first on The Poke.

We cross now to r/AskReddit, where adeptwarrior asked this – “What’s an ‘oh shit’ moment where you realised you’ve been doing something the wrong way for years?” It could be just an idle thought, or – more likely – adeptwarrior has just had one of those ‘oh shit’ moments. They weren’t alone, and these resonated […] The post ‘What’s an ‘oh shit’ moment where you realised you’ve been doing something the wrong way for years?’ – 23 penny drops appeared first on The Poke.

It’s always a pleasure when someone is fact checked in the most brutal and entertaining way, and here are 21 of the very best, as showcased in the corner of Reddit called ‘Quite your bullshit’. 1. ‘Anti-Immigration influencer with 2M followers caught using AI to make a street look “islamic and dangerous”‘ 2. ‘The truth […] The post 24 of the fiercest and most fabulous smackdowns from ‘Quit your BS’ on Reddit appeared first on The Poke.

Kids these days. AMIRITE? They’re always saying the darnedest things. And it’s almost impossible to understand them because they’re using so many new slang terms it’s like they’ve reinvented language. To get to the bottom of the matter, Redditor u/RainyDaysAndMondays3 asked: ‘Older people using newer slang or phrases, your favourite newer word?’ Lucky for everyone […] The post People of a certain age have been sharing the younger generation’s slang terms they’ve totally taken to heart – 15 go-to phrases that aren’t actually that cringe appeared first on The Poke.

As the famous quote goes, there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen. However it also seems there are five minutes where a surprising amount can happen, too. If you’ve got young children or pets, you’ll already know this. But LawfulnessHaunting41 was intrigued to learn more, so they put the […] The post People have been sharing the weirdest things that happened to them in five minutes or less – 17 times life came at people fast appeared first on The Poke.

We write no end of posts about the yawning cultural chasm between the UK and the US but never let it be said we are anything less than fair and balanced. Because now we turn our attention to our friends down under, where one particular woman was rather taken aback to be called a ‘wet […] The post A woman from Down Under was taken aback to be called a ‘wet wipe’ and these Brits were only too happy to help appeared first on The Poke.

That revolving door at the head of Reform UK has taken another turn. Out – David Bull, the former chairman who claimed he was strangled by a possessed Derek Akorah. In – Lee Anderson, the new chairman who seems to be under the impression that he regularly fights at the Somme. LEE ANDERSON replaces David […] The post 16 absolutely brutal votes of no confidence in Lee Anderson – the new Chairman of Reform UK appeared first on The Poke.

To Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march – last time, honest – where the good people of @BylineTimes sent an undercover reporter posting as a right wing news channel, Patriot News. And as exercises in exposing the bigotry and hypocrisy of Tommy Robinson army, such as it is, it’s hard to beat. Our undercover reporter […] The post An undercover reporter posed as a right wing news channel to wind up Tommy Robinson supporters and it’s both supremely satisfying and wildly infuriating at the same time appeared first on The Poke.