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Donald Trump wants everyone to know that he ends wars. The number of wars he’s ended in his short (yet tedious) Presidency fluctuates, but it usually hovers around 8 or so. Now he’s revising history to solve wars that have already been solved. Only he claims he could’ve done it faster. And better. Here is […] The post Donald Trump claims he could have won Vietnam ‘very quickly’ – 15 epic comebacks from which there was no hiding place appeared first on The Poke.

The Maga media machine has been churning out slop for over a decade now, all with one express purpose: get Donald Trump in charge and keep him there so America can become “great” again. Everyone watching from afar could see this was a horrendous plan that would only yield catastrophic results. But those inside the […] The post Tucker Carlson apologised for his role in getting Trump elected and basically the entire internet responded as one appeared first on The Poke.

It all started when comedian Stuart Laws shared on Twitter the ‘fake British sayings and words’ he’s been slipping into conversation with his American partner. I’ve been casually slipping in fake British sayings and words into conversation with my American partner – here’s the one’s she believes: — Stuart Laws (@thisstuartlaws) April 22, 2026 “That’s […] The post People have been sharing the hilarious ‘fake British sayings’ they casually slip into conversation and these 17 are simply magnificent appeared first on The Poke.

In the history of insecure, sore losers, never has history seen a specimen quite like Donald Trump. It doesn’t matter where he is, who he is talking to, or what he’s talking about, the conversation always winds back to him and his many slights. In a speech honoring various college sports champions from 2025, Trump […] The post Donald Trump says he only likes the states he wins in case you’re wondering how keen he is on uniting America right now appeared first on The Poke.

If you’re one of the rare people who grew up to do their dream job, congratulations …maybe. Sometimes, getting what you want can be the point at which you realise you don’t want it, and even jobs that look really cool from the outside can be very different for those who have them. Over on […] The post ‘What is a job that looks incredibly fun from the outside, but is actually a soul-crushing nightmare?’ – 21 secretly crappy career paths appeared first on The Poke.

Just so we’re all clear, Donald Trump has never been responsible for anything that’s gone wrong. High prices at the petrol pumps? Biden! Losing the 2020 election? Biden and Obama! Cheating on all three wives? That was probably Bill Clinton’s fault. He’s now trying to lay his administration’s failure to get a new peace deal […] The post Trump blamed the Democrats for the US failing to get a deal with Iran, and an inconvenient truth entered the chat appeared first on The Poke.

Tea, queuing, bad teeth and an insatiable love of Greggs. That’s British people down to a tee, right? Well, maybe there’s more to us as a nation if you dig a deeper. AskUK subreddit user AlucardVTep3s has been mulling this over, and posted the following: What do tourists get wrong about the UK? People that […] The post ‘What do tourists get wrong about the UK?’ – 21 ways we are not a nation of tea-swilling queue obsessives appeared first on The Poke.

We must learn from history. Even if it’s an archival clip from the Joe Rogan podcast. The host of that podcast, who looks like a big toe squirming out of a hole in a sock in front of a microphone, brings up climate change during this classic clip with guest Bernie Sanders. Rogan then references […] The post This argument between Joe Rogan and Bernie Sanders about climate change epitomizes why it’s impossible to reason with Magas appeared first on The Poke.

To the i Newspaper which has been casting its, er, eye on the state of the housing market and in particular the case of Maureen Evans who complained that she was ‘trapped’ in her £850k house because she’s unable to sell it and give some of the money to her children. At 70, I’m trapped […] The post A mum complained she was ‘trapped’ in the £850k home she is unable to sell and Twitter wasn’t exactly overflowing with sympathy appeared first on The Poke.

Have you ever experienced buyer’s remorse, where you jump at something with enthusiasm only to wish you’d considered a bit more thoroughly when you actually get it home? Well, that can be applied to people too, if you rush into a friendship or relationship with someone who initially seems great, only to realise later that […] The post ‘What’s a personality trait that seems attractive at first but becomes unbearable over time?’ – 23 slowly unfurling red flags appeared first on The Poke.