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Magas continue to mis-read the temperature of the United States. In this case, they took the thermometer and smashed it on the floor. Texas Congressman, Mark Alford, knows exactly what the American people want to know about right now. They want to investigate one man, and one man only. And that man is… Bad Bunny. […] The post A Texas congressman just launched a probe into Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show and never let it be said Magas don’t have their priorities right appeared first on The Poke.

Karoline Leavitt regularly brags about how transparent the current Trump administration has been with the press. She refers to the high number of press conferences they host as proof that Trump and his team have nothing to hide. One thing she conveniently leaves out: how often those press conferences feature deflected questions and abrupt endings. […] The post Karoline Leavitt wants to ‘move on’ from Epstein but no one is coming with her – 15 scathing clap backs to leave no-one in any doubt appeared first on The Poke.

As any adult will tell you, daily life can easily feel like a bit of a struggle at times. With work and personal commitments to juggle, it’s a miracle we’re all managing it. If only there were some handy tips that could help us on our way. Luckily, it turns out there are! And they’ve […] The post People have been sharing the small, adult cheat codes they wish they’d learned earlier – 17 life hacks that make being a grown up easier appeared first on The Poke.

Anyone who grew up in the 80s will remember that there was one special and luxurious food, and our enthusiasm for it lasted a whole decade: Viennetta. But nowadays, food fads come thick and fast, and suddenly you’re drinking a matcha truffle latte and wondering if it’s meant to be that disgusting. They’ve been discussing […] The post Somebody asked about ‘food fads that ended up everywhere’ – 23 people who have had enough bloody Biscoff to last a lifetime appeared first on The Poke.

That rarest of things, a genuinely funny moment at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. And this one is straight from the top drawer. Its former Lib Dem turned independent MP Ayoub Khan asking about the ongoing bin strikes in Birmingham. Not that you’d know it from the way that he started … […] The post This MP’s magnificent takedown of Reform UK was already good but Sarah Pochin’s response took it to the next level appeared first on The Poke.

As you’ll know by now, Donald Trump wasn’t overly impressed by Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. In one of his trademark social media rants, Trump said it was a ‘slap in the face for America’. Not only was the dancing ‘disgusting’, said the President, he couldn’t ‘understand a word this guy is saying’. We […] The post Donald Trump said he ‘couldn’t understand a word’ Bad Bunny said and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had the brutal final word appeared first on The Poke.

To the streets of Manchester now where a bus – or more specifically, a bus’s registration plate – has just gone viral on Twitter for reasons which may or may not be obvious. Well played, Manchester, well played. pic.twitter.com/ZYk1Cx47cm — Sandford Ambulance Service (@Sandford_Ambo) February 10, 2026 And just in case you didn’t watch the […] The post You don’t have to be a fan of the Inbetweeners to appreciate this Manchester bus’s number plate (but it will help) appeared first on The Poke.

Kid Rock – two words we try not to use together too often – prompted no end of mockery with his performance during the alternative Maga Super Bowl halftime show. Here’s just a very brief taster. Unbelievably Kid Rock lip-synched the whole show, here is a video of him putting the microphone down several times […] The post Kid Rock tried to explain why his Maga gig wasn’t as lame as people said and just made the whole thing so much worse appeared first on The Poke.

We’re big fans of the bizarre X account @AwfulButGreat, a profile which shares weird, awful ideas that have been realised with a bizarre amount of skill. And it’s time for another look at the strange creations they’ve been sharing. Ranging from a pipe that looks like the baby from Eraserhead, to a telephone that looks […] The post Who made these cursed objects, and more importantly …why? – 17 ungodly creations that scream ‘awful taste, great execution’ appeared first on The Poke.

It will come as a surprise to absolutely no-one that Donald Trump is a pretty hands-off manager. Unfortunately, that applies to the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr., a man who needs more managing than most. RFK Jr. was happy to divulge how much free reign he gets from his […] The post RFK Jr. claimed that Trump lets him ‘do stuff that I don’t think anybody else would ever let me do’, and the collective ‘No shit, Sherlock!’ was visible from space appeared first on The Poke.