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You don’t need us to tell you that the Trump White House is a very strange place indeed. So naturally they had to mark Valentine’s Day in their own special way – with weirdass images of MAGA-themed candy hearts and love notes. There was…whatever this is. Made just for you 💌 pic.twitter.com/DhSgnGK1M6 — The White […] The post The White House posted images of Valentine’s Day candy hearts saying “Daddy’s Home” and the creepiness detector just exploded into smithereens appeared first on The Poke.

There are many complex reasons why millennials and Gen Z age groups cannot afford to get on the property ladder. Things like student debt, flatlining wages, skyrocketing house prices. And now…cooked chickens? Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens. […] The post A newspaper said millennials and Gen Z can’t afford to buy homes because of “splurging” on rotisserie chickens – 21 responses that are a giant ‘cluck you!’ appeared first on The Poke.

There are not too many laughs to be wrung from politics in the US right now. So, credit to actor William Baldwin for prompting one of the most fun threads about the Trump Administration we’ve seen in a while. He posted a picture of talk show host Megyn Kelly, US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi […] The post Someone asked for band names for a group made up on Megyn Kelly, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and Karoline Leavitt – 18 certified platinum suggestions appeared first on The Poke.

In the world of music it’s a rare thing indeed for a cover version to be better than the original and it’s always a controversial subject. Is Jimi Hendrix‘s version of All Along the Watchtower better than the Bob Dylan original? Is Soft Cell‘s cover of Tainted Love better than Gloria Jones‘ Northern Soul classic? […] The post Everyone should hear ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ performed on rubber chickens at least once in their lifetime – 17 reactions from way up the pecking order appeared first on The Poke.

We’ve all been ravenous at some point in our lives. But have you taken extreme steps to satisfy these hunger pangs? If so, you’ll relate to the replies to a question set by Reddit user Julie727. Over on r/AskReddit, they wanted to hear about how people have overindulged by asking: What’s the fattest thing you […] The post “What’s the ‘fattest’ thing you ever did because you were hungry?” – 17 moments of glorious gluttony appeared first on The Poke.

There was really sad news this week when it was announced that Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek had died from cancer, aged just 48. James Van Der Beek Dies: Beloved 'Dawson's Creek' Star Who Battled Cancer Was 48 https://t.co/IsVe9E8sTS — Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 11, 2026 In the days since, friends of the actor […] The post Carlton from ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ is dividing people after sharing a picture with actor James Van Der Beek on his deathbed – 14 reactions that can see the rights and wrongs of it appeared first on The Poke.

Time to check in on Erika Kirk, the busy and very publicly grieving widow of murdered US conservative, Charlie Kirk. The Belfast Telegraph was reporting this week that Kirk is keen to set up a branch of her Turning Point USA movement in Northern Ireland – something encouraged by former DUP MP, Ian Paisley Jr, […] The post Apparently Erika Kirk may visit Northern Ireland to meet Ian Paisley Jr and set up ‘Turning Point Ulster’ – 18 funny responses raising holy hell appeared first on The Poke.

Please spare a thought for one of Reform UK’s newest recruits, who is recovering this weekend after a terrifying ordeal on the streets of London. Nadhim Zahawi, one-time Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer who defected to Nigel Farage’s party last month, was on Nick Ferrari’s LBC show this week talking about how London doesn’t feel […] The post Reform UK’s Nadhim Zahawi doesn’t feel safe in London after seeing a tired man on the street – 16 responses offering comfort as he recovers appeared first on The Poke.

When it comes to the outrageously racist video Donald Trump posted of the Obamas, all of the excuses seem to be blurring together in real time. Here’s the all-you-can-eat buffet of options the White House has been parroting since the video went up on Truth Social last week: 1) Some intern posted it 2) No […] The post Donald Trump is still refusing to acknowledge that racist post about the Obamas and it’s basically page one of the Trump playbook, writ large appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump’s pick for Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations – stick with us, it’s worth it – very much appears to be a chip off the old Trump block. Jeremy Carl, whose history of eye-opening social media posts will immediately confirm why Trump chose him, went in front of a bipartisan Senate committee […] The post Trump’s latest top state department pick said white people in America face more discrimination than black people appeared first on The Poke.