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Donald Trump predicts that he’s about to ‘stop a ninth war’ but does it count if he’s the one who started it? 15 quick fire smackdowns

12 March 2026 @ 3:39 pm

He’s at it again. Nobel Peace Prize-stealing President Donald Trump can’t help but spread peace everywhere he goes. Trump went on a local news broadcast in Cincinnati, OH when he reminded everyone about how great he is. He ticked off all of the usual talking points about how no one has ever had a better […] The post Donald Trump predicts that he’s about to ‘stop a ninth war’ but does it count if he’s the one who started it? 15 quick fire smackdowns appeared first on The Poke.

‘What’s the worst first date you’ve ever had?’ – 21 stories that will make you feel a hundred percent better about your own love life

12 March 2026 @ 3:31 pm

Despite the fact that we now have a wider pool than ever of people to choose from, dating seems to get increasingly more difficult. If you’re looking for love, you have to kiss (or refuse to kiss) a lot of frogs before you find someone you really like. They’ve been bemoaning the difficulties of modern […] The post ‘What’s the worst first date you’ve ever had?’ – 21 stories that will make you feel a hundred percent better about your own love life appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump just spent 30 seconds bragging how smart he is and it made everyone who heard it stupider for having listened

12 March 2026 @ 3:21 pm

Breaking news: Donald Trump is smart. (Source: Donald Trump.) The President of the United States is currently overseeing a spreading, deadly international conflict that he started; a tanking job market in America; rising prices for everything everywhere; and so much more. So it’s a perfect time for him to remind us all how superior he […] The post Donald Trump just spent 30 seconds bragging how smart he is and it made everyone who heard it stupider for having listened appeared first on The Poke.

‘What survival myth is completely wrong and can get you killed?’ 19 so-called tips you shouldn’t follow if you want to live

12 March 2026 @ 3:19 pm

Chances are you know some basic survival tips, but what are you going to do if you find yourself in a dangerous situation? And will the advice you’ve picked up actually help? To help separate fact from fiction, DraftNo7139 decided to turn to the experts. And they did this by posing the following question to […] The post ‘What survival myth is completely wrong and can get you killed?’ 19 so-called tips you shouldn’t follow if you want to live appeared first on The Poke.

‘What was the dumbest reason that you got in trouble for at school?’ – 24 people who absolutely did not deserve that detention

12 March 2026 @ 3:09 pm

Ah, school days. Best days of your life, right? Well, no, not really. Whoever came up with that saying was not speaking for the majority of people who grow up and realise how great life actually can be when you’re finally the master of your own destiny. They’ve been chatting about the tyranny of teachers […] The post ‘What was the dumbest reason that you got in trouble for at school?’ – 24 people who absolutely did not deserve that detention appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump just officially endorsed boxing YouTuber Jake Paul for political office, so apparently it CAN get worse – 15 technical knockouts

12 March 2026 @ 3:04 pm

Donald Trump loves influencers more than a 12-year-old who just got their first phone. But he doesn’t just hit Like and Subscribe. He gives them jobs. In the federal government. The latest viral star to grab the President’s attention is YouTuber/failed boxer Jake Paul. Trump asked Paul to address the crowd at his latest rally […] The post Donald Trump just officially endorsed boxing YouTuber Jake Paul for political office, so apparently it CAN get worse – 15 technical knockouts appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump declared victory over Iran and his Maga crowd’s response was the opposite of the one he was presumably hoping for

12 March 2026 @ 1:59 pm

Donald Trump still likes to host rallies even though he’s no longer campaigning for anything and has quite a few other issues he should be attending to. In any case, he travelled to the very red state of Kentucky recently to ramble on for hours in front of a crowd. It was as good a […] The post Donald Trump declared victory over Iran and his Maga crowd’s response was the opposite of the one he was presumably hoping for appeared first on The Poke.

‘What made up words do you use in your family?’ – 23 incredibly wholesome examples of everyday gobbledegook

12 March 2026 @ 1:51 pm

Families are incredibly strange in a variety ways. Some of those ways are undoubtedly infuriatingly annoying, but some of them are very sweet and wholesome. Hopefully the latter cancels out the former. They’ve been discussing the quirks of the people we’re closest to on the CasualUK subreddit after elwheelio posted this cute little story… ‘What […] The post ‘What made up words do you use in your family?’ – 23 incredibly wholesome examples of everyday gobbledegook appeared first on The Poke.

‘What decision in your 30s had the biggest positive impact on your life?’ – 22 tips to set yourself up for the best possible future

12 March 2026 @ 1:49 pm

If we’re honest with ourselves, our lives are largely a series of arbitrarily made choices which we cross our fingers will add up to a generally pleasant existence. But what if we’d been given some good advice at a younger age that had helped us be strategic rather than haphazard? They’ve been chatting about this […] The post ‘What decision in your 30s had the biggest positive impact on your life?’ – 22 tips to set yourself up for the best possible future appeared first on The Poke.

Trump was asked if he’d take responsibility for the bombing of a school in Iran and his response was page one of the Trump playbook personified

12 March 2026 @ 1:25 pm

Whenever America’s secretary of war Pete Hegseth is asked about the Iran school which all evidence suggests was bombed by the US, leaving scores of people dead including many children, his response is always: ‘We’re invesigating’. Well now the investigation appears complete, concluding that it was indeed a US tomahawk missile that was responsible (as […] The post Trump was asked if he’d take responsibility for the bombing of a school in Iran and his response was page one of the Trump playbook personified appeared first on The Poke.