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Time to return to the world of Donald Trump, where the leader of the world’s biggest superpower is busy picking a fight with … Switzerland. The mighty Swiss, it turns out, have really got Trump’s goat, although given the number of inaccuracies in Trump’s Fox News rant, it might not be Switzerland he is talking […] The post Donald Trump was furious how Switzerland’s female PM spoke to him except the Swiss don’t have a PM (and the president is a man) appeared first on The Poke.

The world has grown accustomed to Donald Trump making speeches that ramble from topic to topic in incoherent fragments until someone pulls him off stage. But even for him, his appearance at a propped up event to celebrate his greatness as a “clean coal” advocate was startling. As he was announcing his own new title […] The post Donald Trump suffered an eye-opening glitch mid-speech and as a snapshot of the state of his presidency right now it won’t be bettered appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump’s trophy mantle is filling up faster than an adult diaper. The latest shiny bauble handed over to the US President in front of a crowd of clapping yokels really brings into focus just how ridiculous these awards are getting. May we present to you, the award for “The Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean […] The post Donald Trump was just awarded another made-up participation trophy and this one will take some beating appeared first on The Poke.

You won’t need reminding what chemicals multibillionaire and Manchester United co-owner Sir – Sir! – Jim Ratcliffe has said about immigration but here it is anyway. We’re already rounded up all our favourite responses but we mention it again because LBC’s estimatable James O’Brien just spent a minute or so on what it says about […] The post James O’Brien on Jim Ratcliffe’s immigration outburst just totally nailed the sorry state of Britain right now appeared first on The Poke.

Nigel Farage has been bigging it up at a Reform UK rally in Birmingham, just in case his Clacton constituents were wondering where he had got to this time. In his big finish – well, we presume it was his big finish – the Reform UK leader proudly declared that he can’t be bullied and […] The post Nigel Farage proudly declared that he ‘can’t be bought’ and this A++ comeback was simply priceless appeared first on The Poke.

Cricket commentator Daniel Norcross went off on a very odd tangent during a match in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2023, when he discovered a colleague hadn’t heard of the legendary broadcaster, Joan Bakewell. Brace yourself. Daniel Norcross forgetting he's on the BBC and not Zero Ducks Given everyone… pic.twitter.com/ONKI062hyX — Zero Ducks […] The post This cricket commentator’s all-time-great reaction to a colleague not knowing Joan Bakewell is still one of the most Partridgesque things we’ve heard appeared first on The Poke.

As anyone familiar with Twitter knows, there’s an awful lot of ‘thirst trap’ accounts out there. They’re usually young ladies who presumably live in houses with very effective central heating systems. They’ll farm engagement by sharing a selfie along with a question such as ‘How am I looking?’ or the classic ‘Tell me something I […] The post A thirst-trap Twitter account asked people to ‘tell me something I don’t know’ and these 17 A++ replies were both hilarious and informative appeared first on The Poke.

Before the age of 18, when we’re at school or under the mistaken belief that grown ups know what they’re doing, we’re taught all sorts of thing that we’re assured will be useful when we’re older. And guess what? They are of no benefit at all. They’ve been chatting about this on the AskReddit page […] The post ‘What’s a skill you thought would matter as an adult but absolutely doesn’t?’ – 21 people who never picked up a protractor again appeared first on The Poke.

To the corner of Reddit called ‘AskUK’ where they’ve been discussing the ways in which people from abroad find Blighty odd after Redditor Dull_Gas_820 posted this:   ‘What’s something really common in the UK that visitors find strange? Had friends from the US stay over Christmas who found it really odd we have the bathroom […] The post People shared the common things in Britain that visitors always find super strange – 21 proper eye-openers appeared first on The Poke.

There have been no end of extraordinary moments since Donald Trump returned to the White House – as no-one anywhere needs reminding – but attorney general Pam Bondi’s evidence to Congress on Wednesday might be the most eye-opening yet. Trump’s AG was there to talk about the Epstein Files but was keener to take about […] The post This congressman threw a truth bomb in Pam Bondi’s face and her reaction made it even better appeared first on The Poke.