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It literally came as no surprise to anyone when businessman, TV personality and Strictly loser, Thomas Skinner, joined Reform UK this week, despite previously protesting that he is not a ‘political person’. It was equally unsurprising to see him pop up on GB News, which often seems like the Reform UK propaganda channel, telling host […] The post New Reform UK-er Thomas Skinner told GB News just how much he loves his country and it’s quite the watch – 14 devastating takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

Acquitted killer Kyle Rittenhouse just went viral on Twitter after posing with a massive gun and asking if he should take it to Minneapolis. Rittenhouse, you may remember, shot two people to death in Wisconsin during racial justice protests in 2020. He was found not guilty at the end of a tumultuous trial after tearfully […] The post Kyle Rittenhouse thought it was funny to pose with a massive gun for clout on Twitter and got shot down in the replies appeared first on The Poke.

Not the first time we’ve featured kids’ homework on these pages and it doubtless won’t be the last. But as ever it’s not what the child did that sent its viral, it’s the teacher’s most unfortunate making. And this one which has just gone viral on Twitter is a classic of the genre. I can’t […] The post This teacher’s most unfortunate schoolboy error went wildly viral and it wasn’t just the teacher not getting it appeared first on The Poke.

Like us you probably hadn’t previously come across Hunter Eagleman – most American name we’ve ever seen, frankly – but here’s how he sums himself up over on Twitter: ‘America First – @GuntherEagleman’s Twin Brother – 30 year LEO – Retired Homicide Detective – Let’s do this!.’ And we mention him because he wasn’t happy […] The post A mega Maga took aim at Trump nemesis Gavin Newsome and ended up blowing their own face off appeared first on The Poke.

Anyone who has ever been on a date and unthinkingly ordered the tomato and king prawn linguine will know that some meals are impossible to eat in a way that is civilised, let alone attractive. And it’s even worse if you’ve worn a crisp white shirt to do it in. They’ve been chatting about this […] The post ‘What foods do you find difficult to eat ‘with dignity’?’ – 21 meals that turn us all back into toddlers appeared first on The Poke.

Latest in an occasional series in which we basically say how great Emily Maitlis is at this sort of thing comes Emily Maitlis, being really great in this case on Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Board of Peace’. Trump proudly announced he would be leading the new global(ish) body – membership fee, $1bn – comprised of a […] The post Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ has been raising eyebrows into orbit but no-one nailed it better than Emily Maitlis appeared first on The Poke.

Here’s a rather fabulous relationship Q&A that went wildly viral on Twitter after it was shared by @Tantrumfly. It was from someone identified only as ‘BD’ who wants to know how to get their sex life back. And it prompted this reply from ‘LG’ which will likely have your blood pressure rising until, well, best […] The post The magnificent twist in the tail of this ‘sex life’ advice had the whole internet cheering appeared first on The Poke.

It’s been one of the more exasperating aspects of Trump’s White House tenure (and there have been plenty of them, obviously) and that’s the American media’s reluctance to fact check him to his face. But there have been signs of late that this is beginning to change, and this is surely how it’s done. It’s […] The post Whichever Brit reporter threw this truth bomb right in Donald Trump’s face, give him the rest of the week off appeared first on The Poke.

The great thing about Elon Musk – no, stick with us, please – is that no matter how much money he has, he will never be funny. And if there’s anything in the universe that Musk wants to be – apart from on Mars – is funny. So we probably shouldn’t be surprised that he […] The post Elon Musk tried to be funny at Davos and the silence that followed made the vacuum of space sound noisy appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump’s Board oF Peace is shaping up into quite something, although one look down the list of members to date and ‘peace’ probably isn’t the first thing you’d think of (entrance fee: $1bn). ‼️ The Board Of Peace Council in its current form: USA, Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, […] The post Donald Trump had a giant hissy fit and uninvited Canada from his ‘board of peace’ – 17 funniest and totally on-point responses appeared first on The Poke.