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After months going nowhere, the bill to get the Epstein Files released has suddenly gained a lot of momentum, having passed through the House of Representatives and the Senate within hours, before landing on Trump’s desk for his signature. BREAKING: The Senate has just received the Epstein Files Transparency Act. It now heads to Trump's […] The post Trump’s AG may hold back some Epstein documents due to the investigation they just opened. Who could have seen this coming? These 24 people, for a start appeared first on The Poke.

PMQs can often be a dramatic affair, where hammy performances sit alongside pin-drop orations and glimpses of comedy greatness. Lee Anderson’s question on Wednesday veered into the comedy realm, but only by accident. His point about postponed local elections may have been valid, but his embellishment veered so wildly into self-parody that even his fellow […] The post Lee Anderson said Reform cracks on with the day job while Labour does dog-whistle politics, and the entire Commons burst out laughing – 19 ayes to the left appeared first on The Poke.

It’s normal to expect society to change over the course of your life, but the last 15 years seem to have defied most people’s predictions. In fact so much has changed that even a person from recent history would struggle to keep up. That’s the thinking behind a question that so_nextdoor put to r/AskReddit, as […] The post What‘s something happening right now that would sound insane if you explained it to someone in 2010? – 17 signs that life has changed beyond recognition appeared first on The Poke.

This clip from ITN’s archives, in which a councillor discussing local road safety gets the worst background action possible, has become something of a live TV classic. Watch how it plays out. It's Monday again, so here's something funny. March 1988: ITN reports on the notoriously hazardous A19 road in Teeside. Local councillor Mr Davidson […] The post This is either the best or worst timing for a minor traffic accident, but it’s definitely a classic of live TV appeared first on The Poke.

There’s only one thing that gets Donald Trump’s goat more than a journalist asking a question he doesn’t like – and that’s when it’s a woman journalist. We’ve featured no end of moments when Trump berated and belittled a woman trying to do their job in the White House press corps, the latest of which […] The post This jaw-dropping video of Donald Trump belittling women journalists should be sent to every woman who ever thought of voting Maga appeared first on The Poke.

When she’s not busy yelling at trans people who just need to use the restroom, Nancy Mace has been trying to build up momentum for her political career. It appears it’s not going well. During a recent interview, the South Carolina state rep who once described herself as ‘Trump in high heels’ (try not to […] The post Nancy ‘Trump in high heels’ Mace admitted she doesn’t have any friends and basically the whole of the internet said the same thing appeared first on The Poke.

In a blockbuster bout of reality-bending, Donald Trump insisted that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The stance doesn’t just contradict basic common sense, it also clashes with U.S. intelligence. Trump shared his controversial take right out in the open when he was pressed to […] The post Donald Trump defended the Saudi crown prince over the brutal murder of journalist Jamel Khashoggi – 15 outraged and totally on-point responses appeared first on The Poke.

You know that horrible moment when you go to high-five someone and they leave you hanging? Or worse yet, when one of you goes for a high five but the other one goes for a formal handshake? Or if you’re President of the United States and you’re trying to act like a normal human being […] The post Donald Trump was having the time of his life with the Saudi crown prince and it was creepy on so many levels it hurt – 15 fist-shaking responses appeared first on The Poke.

Given that we spend approximately 90,000 hours at work over our lifetimes, it’s a good idea to choose one that you either enjoy, or that pays lots of money. The very lucky amongst us end up doing both, but those careers tend to be pretty rare. They’ve been chatting about unusual and well-remunerated employment on […] The post ‘What is the most niche job in the UK?’ – 22 unusual careers you’ve probably never considered but definitely should appeared first on The Poke.

If you’ve ever texted with a British person, or, indeed, you are a British person who texts, you’ll know that most exchanges end with an ‘x’, and usually have plenty of others sprinkled liberally throughout. Does it mean we’re naturally affectionate people, or is it the textual equivalent of apologising, something we do without really […] The post Somebody asked why Brits are obsessed with ending texts with an ‘x’ – 21 reasons why we just can’t stop sending kisses appeared first on The Poke.