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The overwhelming stupidity of Donald Trump is so powerful, it often overshadows the moronic opinions that the rest of his cabinet hold. Enter: JD Vance. The Vice President was finally allowed to speak in public about what’s going on in Iran despite a large part of his (pre VP) political career decrying any involvement in […] The post JD Vance really did go above and beyond for his latest reason for going to war with Iran – nuclear suicide vests – and these people surely said it best appeared first on The Poke.

Nobody takes more cognitive tests than Donald Trump. One of these days, he’ll figure out that’s a bad thing. In the meantime, let’s listen in as the President bangs on about his incredible performance on a test doctor’s only administer to the aging and disoriented. Trump: “I’m the only president that ever took a cognitive […] The post Donald Trump just bragged about acing a cognitive test but it wasn’t the slam dunk he thought it was – 15 A++ smackdowns appeared first on The Poke.

Say what you will about Magas, they’re consistent. No matter what Donald Trump does, he’s right. And he’s killing it. (Forget about the literal interpretation of that phrase for a minute.) The 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is going down in Texas right now. It’s a collection of all the B- and C- list […] The post This ultra Maga insisting that ‘genius’ Donald Trump is the ‘president of peace’ goes a long way to explaining the state of America right now appeared first on The Poke.

As the war with Iran rages on and spreads across the Middle East, the man who started it all (for absolutely no reason, mind you) has apparently moved on. In a rare moment of honesty, Donald Trump just openly admitted what’s plainly obvious to anyone who’s been following his political career: he does not care. […] The post Donald Trump finally said something that everyone could agree was definitely the truth and it spoke volumes about his war on Iran appeared first on The Poke.

Like us you probably won’t have come across Claude Malhuret before. He’s a physician and lawyer who has been a member of the French senate since 2014, overseeing the centre-right the Independents since 2014 (it says here). And we mention him because he’s just gone viral – wildly viral – with this quite brilliant takedown […] The post This French senator’s magnificent takedown of Donald Trump and his entire White House administration is properly iconic appeared first on The Poke.

Hello and welcome, or welcome back, to the Poke’s weekly round-up of funny stuff from Twitter. We’ve dug through the misinformation, disinformation, AI slop, and trolling to find 25 genuinely funny posts. Some are topical, because it’s important to occasionally allow yourself a laugh to offset the other effects of the news. We hope you […] The post Our 25 Favourite Funny Tweets of the Week appeared first on The Poke.

Last One Laughing is back on Prime and what a treat it is too. Returning champ Bob Mortimer and a whole new host of contestants including Romesh Ranganathan are in the new series, and it’s Romesh that takes centre stage in this particular 5 minutes or so which has just gone wildly viral on Twitter. […] The post This hilarious 5 minutes and a bit from the new Last One Laughing is surely their toughest test yet appeared first on The Poke.

It’s always a delight when a corporate shout out on social media doesn’t go entirely to plan. At least, we assumed it didn’t go to plan. This time it was the good(ish) people of Pepsi, who went on Threads to challenge people to name a better combo than Pepsi and pizza. View on Threads And […] The post Pepsi asked people to ‘name a better combo than Pepsi and pizza’ and they probably should have seen these replies coming appeared first on The Poke.

To be filed under ‘news you can use’ comes this, a request that went out on Threads for polite phrases women can use when they need to use the loo. Or go for a number two, if you prefer. View on Threads No reason why men can’t use any of these, obviously, and we’re sticking […] The post People have been sharing ‘polite ways to say “I have to poop” as a woman?’ and these 17 are definitely worth getting a handle on appeared first on The Poke.

It’s no secret that the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has severe dyslexia. He’s spoken and written about the condition, encouraging others in the same situation to have confidence and not to put their dreams aside just because they may struggle with the written word. Donald Trump has previously mocked the Governor for this, insisting […] The post Donald Trump said he doesn’t want ‘a stupid person being president’, and the jokes practically wrote themselves – 17 well-deserved burns appeared first on The Poke.