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Dr Oz used to play TV doctor with Oprah and now plays the Administrator of the Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with the White House. And the reviews aren’t great for either role. Oz’s latest flub comes courtesy of his role in cracking down on “health care fraud.” His solution: take away the […] The post The White House just froze a whole bunch of medical care and it’s a proper jaw dropper – 15 totally on-point responses appeared first on The Poke.

Everybody believes in at least one conspiracy theory. UFOs, chemtrails, Princess Diana – you name it, the CIA/M15 Deep State Freemason Illuminati is out there, doing it to us, hiding in plain sight. Unfortunately, many of the people who believe the really life-changing conspiracies involving things like vaccines and climate change now hold crucial roles […] The post 21 of the funniest and most eye-opening ‘Low Stakes Conspiracies’ on Reddit appeared first on The Poke.

It’s always dangerous when the White House lets JD Vance off the leash, emerging from the dark like a toddler who’s just had way too many Haribos. At his latest public apppearance, the Vice President was speaking to negotiations between the US and Iran when he brought up nuclear weapons, and it’s fair to say […] The post JD Vance explained why the US is threatening Iran and it was an eye-opening case of deja vu all over again appeared first on The Poke.

Over on Twitter @Evadivalore put a request out for people’s favourite funny celebrity moments. Post the funniest celebrity moment you’ve seen — ` (@Evadivalore) November 15, 2025 And the clips came pouring in … That time 50 Cent performed with Jim Carrey and couldn’t hold in his laughter pic.twitter.com/UDl6scJwPp — Comr. Efemena (@ComrEfemena) December 2, […] The post Someone asked for people’s ‘funniest celebrity moments’ and this fabulous Robbie Williams’ heist beat all-comers appeared first on The Poke.

Children. They’re cute, lovable and have absolutely no filter. So when a kid tells you something that stops you dead in your tracks, you’d better be listening because they mean it, in the nicest way possible. So when user Content-Hair-2629 rocked up on Ask Reddit and posed the question: What’s the most unsettling thing a […] The post ‘What’s the most unsettling thing a child has ever said to you?’ – 19 uncomfortable truths out of the mouths of babes appeared first on The Poke.

To Japan, home of the world’s weirdest news events, where the annual Naked Festival got a tad out of hand, resulting in six people being hospitalised. According to the country’s national broadcaster NHK, thousands of near-naked men turned up for the festival at the Saidaiji Kannonin Temple in the city of Okayama last Saturday night. […] The post Injuries reported at Japan’s ‘Naked Festival’, which thankfully isn’t as NSFW at the name suggests appeared first on The Poke.

As the saying goes, the days are long but the years are short. Before you know it you’ll wake up to find that time has flowed by. To help you keep your priorities straight and get the most out of life, it helps to learn from people further down the track. And that’s just what […] The post People over 40 have been sharing what mattered in the long run, and what didn’t – 17 priorities to learn from before it’s too late appeared first on The Poke.

You might already have seen Donald Trump’s sexist joke to members of America’s Olympic gold-medal winning men’s hockey team after he invited them to the White House. The American president joked that he’d have to invite the women’s team as well otherwise he’d be impeached. Trump mocks the gold medal-winning US women's hockey team: "I […] The post The Team USA ice hockey captain’s A++ response to Donald Trump’s sexist joke was the sort of statesmanship Trump can only dream of appeared first on The Poke.

The Good, The Bad & The Football is a weekly podcast in which former Manchester United stars Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt chat with Bolton Wanderers superfan Paddy McGuinness about things they’ve heard that football fans are talking about. Every week, they do a deep dive into what fans are saying in group chats, at […] The post Paul Scholes said he doesn’t have the attention span to watch films, and Paddy McGuinness’s face was a picture appeared first on The Poke.

To the rough-and-tumble world of lower-league football, and the news that east London stalwarts Dagenham & Redbridge have signed midfielder Nortei Nortey on a permanent deal. Welcome to the Daggers, Nortei Nortey! 💪 We are delighted to announce the signing of the midfielder on a permanent deal until the end of the season. pic.twitter.com/vnVQ1a3rp4 — […] The post Dagenham & Redbridge just signed a player called Nortei Nortey and everyone is making the same joke appeared first on The Poke.