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We regret to inform you that Donald Trump has been wanging on about his ballroom again. The president summoned journalists to the site of the ballroom/military bunker for which he wants US taxpayers to fork out at least a billion dollars. He kept them there for around 45 minutes, which must be at least 12 […] The post Donald ’34 felonies’ Trump claimed that religious people commit less crime because they want to go to heaven, and the irony was visible from space – 19 biblical takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

Congratulations to Arsenal. Better get blowing those cobwebs out of the trophy room. We guess Arteta has a different view of teams being able to win the Premier League with just 84 points now, eh? To all non-Arsenal fans, if you want to take your mind off things, get a load of these funny posts […] The post 25 of the funniest posts we’ve seen on Bluesky this week appeared first on The Poke.

If you thought Salt Bae‘s Wagyu steak at £600 ($759) was stretching it, wait until you find out what’s been going on at Papi Steak in Fontainebleau, a hotel in Las Vegas. In 2024, podcaster LasVegasFill shared a video of Papi Steak’s $1000 steak (not a typo) arriving with all the bells and whistles. Brace […] The post Ever wondered how they’d bring out a $1000 steak in Vegas? It’s exactly as over-the-top as you’d imagine appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump took time out of his busy schedule launching his latest business venture grift, something called TrumpRz which – it says here – is a prescription drug website operated by the United States federal government. Among the guests at the launch was Tanvi Patel, Vice President and General Manager at Amazon Pharmacy. All Trump […] The post Donald Trump had a special guest to introduce and the way he did it was no less eye-opening for being so totally on-brand appeared first on The Poke.

It’s true that change is the only constant in this fickle thing we call life. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t pause every now and then and mourn the little things that have passed on. This is true for tiny everyday details as much as it is places and people. Alva_509 was curious to […] The post What is something that died out so quietly that nobody even noticed? – 17 little things that are gone but not forgotten appeared first on The Poke.

The lower Donald Trump’s approval ratings fall, the more concerned he seems to be about any upcoming elections. He’s pouring thousands of dollars into primary elections. He’s campaigning on behalf of minor races. And most notably, he’s doing everything he can to spread a lack of trust in any election results that don’t go his […] The post Donald Trump had a not overly convincing story to prove that all mail-in ballots are corrupt and the entire internet noticed the same flaw in his tall tale appeared first on The Poke.

The Presidential election isn’t for another two years in the United States (deep sigh), while midterms are coming up in November. In Kentucky, however, we’re getting a preview of what to expect from the state’s 4th district primary. On one side, representative Thomas Massie, who is actually a Republican but makes Donald Trump cranky because […] The post This wannabe Republican congressman just compared Donald Trump to Jesus for an endorsement, in case you’re wondering how Maga is doing right now appeared first on The Poke.

January 6, 2020 will forever be a black eye on the United States of America. A bunch of drunk lunatics stormed the Capitol and tried to physically overthrow the results of the Presidential election. Donald Trump certainly didn’t help matters that day, at various times egging on his supporters and also calling for the hanging […] The post Donald Trump said the January 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol deserve to be compensated and the entirety of the internet responded as one appeared first on The Poke.

We cross now to r/AskReddit, where adeptwarrior asked this – “What’s an ‘oh shit’ moment where you realised you’ve been doing something the wrong way for years?” It could be just an idle thought, or – more likely – adeptwarrior has just had one of those ‘oh shit’ moments. They weren’t alone, and these resonated […] The post ‘What’s an ‘oh shit’ moment where you realised you’ve been doing something the wrong way for years?’ – 23 penny drops appeared first on The Poke.

It’s always a pleasure when someone is fact checked in the most brutal and entertaining way, and here are 21 of the very best, as showcased in the corner of Reddit called ‘Quite your bullshit’. 1. ‘Anti-Immigration influencer with 2M followers caught using AI to make a street look “islamic and dangerous”‘ 2. ‘The truth […] The post 24 of the fiercest and most fabulous smackdowns from ‘Quit your BS’ on Reddit appeared first on The Poke.