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Happy Friday. If this is your first time visiting our weekly round-up of funny things from Twitter, welcome – we hope you enjoy what we’ve dug up. If you’re making a return trip, welcome back – you know where everything is. Pull up a chair, help yourself to the biscuits, and show your favourites some […] The post Our 25 Favourite Funny Tweets of the Week appeared first on The Poke.

The UK has changed in a lot of ways in recent years, but the constraints of classism don’t appear to have disappeared. Your_Mums_Ex wanted to hear how classism still shows up in small, weird ways, so they decided to turn to r/AskUK for further insight. ‘It feels like it’s one of those things that’s so […] The post What’s the most pathetic way you’ve experienced classism in the UK? – 17 petty ways people have been kept in their place appeared first on The Poke.

We can’t be sure about much regarding the Israel-US war with Iran because the Trump regime narrative has had more changes than Chelsea’s starting line-up. Current discourse surrounds the alleged ceasefire – which has been marked by claims and counterclaims about what is or isn’t part of the agreement. BLATANT LIE CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Karoline […] The post This comedian’s savage explanation of Donald Trump’s Iranian ceasefire is today’s must-watch thing appeared first on The Poke.

As the summer holidays get closer, parents and carers on a tight budget will be entering a state of anxiety over how they’ll keep their children fed and entertained for six weeks. One option for the entertainment part is to take advantage of discounts for benefits claimants at a number of attractions, such as zoos, […] The post Robert ‘Hide the Murals’ Jenrick vowed to end tourist attraction discounts for benefits claimants, and got dragged into next week – 19 top takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

We can all agree on one thing: more straight white men need to launch podcasts. With that in mind, let’s try an exercise. Close your eyes. Settle into a Zen state. Now imagine the most soothing, engaging voice you can conjure floating seamlessly into your mind through your ear buds. Was it RFK Jr.? Well […] The post RFK Jr. is starting a podcast debunking health myths, and nobody is happy about it (except one very predictable supporter) – 17 one-star reviews appeared first on The Poke.

After the failures and complications of the US-Israel war with Iran became increasingly humiliating for the Trump regime, the joke became that they would release the Epstein Files to distract from it. On Thursday night, in a move that would make Barbra Streisand proud, Melania Trump leant right into that joke with an unexpected statement […] The post Melania Trump made an extraordinary statement denying any relationship with Epstein or Maxwell, and the Streisand Effect entered the chat – 29 sceptical responses appeared first on The Poke.

It’s no wonder JD Vance doesn’t like speaking in public unless he can just call his boss and put the phone up to the microphone. When Vance has to actually speak for himself, he can’t stop putting his foot in his mouth. After the White House went out of its way to praise itself for […] The post JD Vance said it was a ‘misunderstanding’ that the Middle East ceasefire would actually involve cease firing and was fact checked into oblivion appeared first on The Poke.

The current White House administration is so ignorant and destructive, it can pick a fight with the most forgiving and graceful people on the planet. On a related note, let’s hear from the Pope about the war between the United States and Iran. 🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Pope Leo XIV just declared the Iran War unjust. […] The post Catholic convert JD Vance just made a comedy schoolboy error and it was a cardinal sin for the ages appeared first on The Poke.

Depending on who you believe, the war between the United States and Iran is either, A) over, B) not over, C) going horribly for everyone, but specifically the United States. The US Press Secretary believes the answer is A. She has declared a swift victory and wants everyone to move one. Unfortunately for her, there […] The post Karoline Leavitt tried not to answer who controls the Strait of Hormuz but this reporter simply wasn’t letting it go appeared first on The Poke.

Here’s a rather fabulous thing to take your mind off everything else going on right now. It’s a moment from Channel 5 series Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and the comic timing of this particular four-legged participant is right up there with the very best. And when we say wait for it, we really do mean […] The post The impeccable coming timing of this dog behaving (very) badly will never cease to make our day better appeared first on The Poke.