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Coming soon to a social media feed near you, from the same President who brought you unprovoked attacks on Venezuelan boats and Iranian schools, we present an impulsive nuclear attack on Cuba. Donald Trump was riffing in the White House and tossed a quick joke at his pal, Marco Rubio. Listen in on this quick […] The post Donald Trump said he’s going to attack Cuba next and there’s a new dictionary definition of hiding in plain sight appeared first on The Poke.

Living next to a celebrity would be brilliant, wouldn’t it? Imagine if Beyoncé was your neighbour, you’d chatting over the garden fence like old pals in no time. Except that the likes of Beyoncé unfortunately don’t move to the type of place you can afford to live, so you need to dial back your expectations. […] The post Somebody asked if anyone had ever had a ‘famous neighbour’ and the answers were (mainly) very entertainingly Z-list appeared first on The Poke.

Andrew Tate has been more of a mockery-magnet than usual recently, thanks to his hilariously ridiculous ‘dancing in Dubai as the bombs fall‘ video. We’re not entirely sure what point he was trying to make, but he was obviously quite pleased with himself. It was reminiscent of a toddler shouting ‘Hey Mum, look what I […] The post This video of ‘the guy who shot Andrew Tate dancing in Dubai’ is today’s funniest thing (and boy do we all need it right now) appeared first on The Poke.

We’re often told that doing more is the way to enhance our lives: more exercise, more hobbies, more socialising, more effort. But actually, sometimes the best way to help ourselves is to do less, or quit something altogether. They’ve been chatting about this on the AskReddit page after Mammoth-Mode-4533 posted this: ‘What’s something you stopped […] The post ‘What’s something you stopped doing and it surprisingly made your life better?’ – 21 ways quitting is actually winning appeared first on The Poke.

What with inflation, wars, the after-effects of the pandemic, and everything else, life feels incredibly expensive at the moment. And it’s even worse when we’re paying for things that surely should be free? They’ve been discussing the things it feels unfair to have to shell out for on the AskUK subreddit after shakespearesreverse asked this… […] The post ‘What’s the daftest thing people have to pay for?’ – 23 incredibly unfair ways people reckon they’re being fleeced appeared first on The Poke.

The current White House administration is made up of a bunch of former media personalities playacting as capable government officials. So it tracks that they use fictional depictions of war on their social media channels to brag. The latest blatant copyright-infringing post from the official White House Twitter account splices clips from iconic movies like […] The post The White House bigged up its war on Iran with a Hollywood movie mashup and it utterly beggared belief – 15 zero-star reviews appeared first on The Poke.

You’ve probably heard the news that Cosplay Kristi Noem has been sacked from the Department of Homeland Security, or you’ll at least have heard the laughter from people who have. This was how Donald Trump announced it. So, she’ll become the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas on the 1st of April. Got […] The post Kristi Noem will become the ‘Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas’ on the first of April, and the internet brought its best burns – 18 funny favourites appeared first on The Poke.

People love dishing out advice, especially parents and those in positions of power, but it turns out that often their wise words are useless. And sometimes not just useless, but actively insane. Over on the AskUK subreddit, user BigMagic88 posted this: ‘Have you ever received unhinged advice? The more ridiculous the better. In another thread […] The post ‘What’s the most unhinged advice you’ve ever received?’ – 21 so-called pearls of wisdom to make you run a mile appeared first on The Poke.

It’s always a treat when George Monboit is a panellist on Question Tine because unlike so many of the people who go on there, journalist, author and Guardian columnist appears to actually know what he’s talking about. And he especially knew what he was talking about with this minute and a bit analysis of why […] The post George Monbiot on why Britain shouldn’t get dragged into Trump’s war on Iran is brilliantly done and essential viewing for anyone who might think otherwise appeared first on The Poke.

It’s usual at a time of crisis – and what’s going on in the Middle East right now is absolutely one of those – for party political leaders to put aside their differences to come together in the national interest. Kemi Badenoch decided not to do that at PMQs – each to their own – […] The post Charlie Stayt just brutally schooled Kemi Badenoch after she said the RAF was ‘just hanging around’ the Iran war and people loved him for it appeared first on The Poke.