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When we’re children, we think our families are completely normal and do things exactly the same as other families do. And then we grow up, get a bit of perspective, and realise that the people who spawned us are actually totally bonkers. They’ve been chatting about this on the AskUK subreddit after Underwritingking posted an […] The post ‘What weird things did your parents do that outsiders would find peculiar?’ – 22 stories that will make your own family feel a bit less odd appeared first on The Poke.

Turns out Ted Cruz has even less time for conservative pundit-in-chief Tucker Carlson than we already thought, branding him ‘the most dangerous demagogue’ in America right now. Cruz was speaking at an antisemitism symposium in Washington on Wednesday and days after Carlson suggested Cruz was a ‘dumbo’ for trusting Isralie military intelligence. .@SenTedCruz: "I believe […] The post Ted Cruz called Tucker Carlson the most ‘dangerous demagogue’ in America and it somehow made every side of the political aisle angry appeared first on The Poke.

The longer it continues, the more disastrous it becomes. That can be said about Donald Trump’s life, his Presidency, the war with Iran — you name it, it applies. The latest news to come out of the United States’ attack on Iran is a budget report from just the first two days, which, according to […] The post Donald Trump ‘spent $5 billion’ on the first two days of its war on Iran and Americans simply can’t get their head round it appeared first on The Poke.

The “most transparent administration in United States history” (their words, not ours) continues to overshare just how incompetent they are. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was put in the crosshairs at her podium when she was asked about Donald Trump’s claims that Iran possessed Tomahawk missiles. The sequence of events unfolded something like this […] The post Karoline Leavitt was asked what evidence Trump had for Iran owning Tomahawk missiles and people weren’t entirely convinced – 14 damning comebacks appeared first on The Poke.

Chances are if you had high hopes for Keir Starmer when he entered Downing Street he almost ceraitnly hasn’t met them. And if you had low expectations, he probably hasn’t met those either. But whatever you think of Starmer his evisceration of Kemi Badenoch over her Iran war reverse ferret was a win for the […] The post You don’t have to like Keir Starmer to appreciate his A++ takedown of Kemi Badenoch’s Iran war reverse ferret appeared first on The Poke.

Erika Kirk continues to invade our timelines and this latest announcement is setting off even more fireworks than usual. The White House’s latest DEI hire has been appointed to serve on a key advisory board of the US Air Force Academy. Here are Kirk’s credentials: 1) She married a straight white man with a podcast […] The post Erika Kirk has been appointed as a ‘special advisor’ to the US Air Force and fact checkers everywhere just turned in their resignations appeared first on The Poke.

According to White House insiders, Donald Trump has a generous streak. It’s not as difficult to believe as you’d think, once you realise that his generosity is confined to giving gifts of the same Florsheim shoes he wears to the men in his cohort, so that all the ‘boys’ can look like the saddest gang […] The post Marco Rubio wore ill-fitting shoes that Trump had given him, and Derek Guy’s subtle burn said it all without actual words appeared first on The Poke.

To the world – briefly – of Andrew Tate, who’s back in Dubai (or, at least, trying to get back in Dubai) so he can do his bit for his own personal war effort. Which is to say, get as many clicks as possible. We mention him again because this clip of the clown of […] The post This video of Andrew Tate was already good but the nickname took it to a whole new level and will surely never be bettered appeared first on The Poke.

To the studios of Talk TV, where Julia Hartley-Brewer – you remember – has been pontificating about the Middle East and why Donald Trump was 100% right to wage war on Iran. We mention it because the presenter was joined by someone who presumably knows a thing or two about Iran, Britain’s former ambassador to […] The post Julia Hartley-Brewer was just magnificently called out by Britain’s former ambassador to Iran over the Middle East and it’s simply glorious appeared first on The Poke.

When it comes to cooking, it’s all too easy to feel overwhelmed by advice. Your mum’s recipes might clash with what you read in cook books, and that’s before you factor in what angry TV chefs recommend. To cut through the noise, Fuzzy-Ad6843 decided to set the record straight by turning to professionals for advice. […] The post Chefs have been sharing the cooking rules that everyone follows but shouldn’t – 17 kitchen myths debunked appeared first on The Poke.