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It’s been a tough 2026 so far for Matt Goodwin. Back in February poor Matt, representing the Reform party, lost the Gorton and Denton by-election to the ‘woke’ Green party candidate. It’s fair to say that he didn’t take it well, blaming ‘Muslim sectarianism’ for his defeat which resulted in him being dubbed ‘Matt Badloss’ […] The post Matt Goodwin questioned why Waterstones isn’t displaying his ‘bestselling’ new paperback, and the replies pointed out the bleedin’ obvious – 17 favourites appeared first on The Poke.

Richard Tice is currently trying to outrun a controversy about whether he and his companies paid enough tax. An investigation by the Times appeared to uncover details of a web of shell companies which received dividends from property investor Tice’s other companies, which they donated to Reform between 2020 and 2022. Reform UK Ltd was, […] The post Richard Tice’s fiery new AI-slop profile pic featured a burning Union Flag and an unspoken invitation to mock him into next week – 21 favourite burns appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump has signed yet another executive order – this time, to put a rush on the FDA approval of psychedelic drugs to combat PTSD and opioid addiction. It’s a move pushed through by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (and anti-vaxxer) Robert F Kennedy Jr, as well as – for some reason – […] The post Trump wanted praise for being able to sign his own name, and Joe Rogan led the sycophantic applause – 17 scathing takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

TikTok chef iRick is very fond of a pinwheel, and we can’t blame him. They can be very tasty. One of his recipes, from 2024, had people talking not about the ingredients or how everything seems to be cooked in an air-fryer these days, but about the pronunciation of tzatziki. Sound up – obviously. @iricksnacks […] The post This chef’s pronunciation of tzatziki is still the most entertaining we’ve ever heard appeared first on The Poke.

Back in 2010, Jamie Oliver tried to change people’s attitude to food with a TV show called Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. He travelled around the US, visiting areas with poor diets and equally poor health outcomes, showing those communities the benefits of introducing healthier eating for school meals. This clip captured the moment some youngsters […] The post Jamie Oliver failing to persuade a group of kids that chicken nuggets are bad is a genuine Hall of Famer appeared first on The Poke.

If you happen to be an identical twin then it opens up a whole world of creative pranking possibilities. The following is an excellent example, as originally recounted on Reddit by user U/jablva and shared again by no context memes on Twitter. It’s a wonderful tale. pic.twitter.com/SsTACnF7BU — no context memes (@nocontextmemes) April 15, 2026 […] The post This hilarious story of identical twins pranking their college friends is top tier twinning appeared first on The Poke.

We’ve covered Katie Miller’s social media output here before. The wife of White House deputy chief of staff for policy, Stephen Miller, Katie has previously tried to troll people with jokes about ice coffee, as well as posting an ominous picture of Greenland during that brief moment that Donald Trump had that country in his […] The post Stephen Miller’s wife Katie thought she was being clever by saying “liberal men aren’t attractive” and it blew up spectacularly in her face appeared first on The Poke.

Breaking news! Republicans think religion has no place in politics! Well, not quite. After all, that would be a major reversal of the GOP’s party platform, considering how much hard-core Christianity has bolstered – and influenced – Republican politics and politicians for decades. No, what’s happening now is that some Republicans are criticising the Pope, […] The post Trump’s border czar Tom Homan says the church should stay out of politics, and the irony of this coming from a MAGA goon is almost too much to bear appeared first on The Poke.

We’re not saying that JD Vance would turn up to the opening of an envelope, but this week he was happy to attend a Turning Point USA event – even if actual audience members didn’t get the note about attending. Stale, sorry, fresh from his successfully unsuccessful peace negotiations last weekend with Iran, the absolutely […] The post JD Vance said people don’t know “how bad the corruption is in Washington DC” – 14 people who reckon they have a pretty good idea appeared first on The Poke.

Break out your tiniest of violins. Caitlyn Jenner, one of the world’s most famous trans women and a member of the Kardashian clan, has been talking about how she has been affected by the Trump administration’s anti-trans policies. "I can’t travel internationally anymore. I can’t use my passport," Caitlyn Jenner told Tomi Lahren in a […] The post Trump supporter Caitlyn Jenner is upset she can’t use her passport anymore due to Trump’s anti-trans policies – 15 people relishing this episode of keeping up with the karma appeared first on The Poke.