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You have to say something pretty significantly stupid to take attention away from the President of the United States falling asleep on live TV. Enter: United States Energy Secretary, Chris Wright. Listen in as Wright tries to break down why solar energy is not a viable option during the winter months. Energy Secretary Chris Wright: […] The post Trump’s energy secretary really doesn’t seem to understand how solar panels work – 17 blinding comebacks appeared first on The Poke.

The Iran War is the war that just keeps on giving. Donald Trump’s brief “excursion” is going on four months now. There’s still no resolution in sight. In fact, the latest update seems the least promising to date. Trump was asked about a potential meeting with the new Ayatollah to finalize an agreement. His response […] The post Donald Trump was asked if he’d meet with Iran’s new Ayatollah and the minute or so that followed might be the bizarrest of Trump’s second term yet appeared first on The Poke.

Surprise, surprise: Donald Trump wants credit for something. This time, he actually deserves it. But that’s not a good thing. The President was talking about the transformation Washington, DC has undergone since he returned to town. He was bragging about it, even. Trump: In a matter of 14 months, Washington DC is like a different […] The post Donald Trump says Washington, DC is a totally different place since he entered office and everyone agreed, just not in the way he wanted appeared first on The Poke.

Everybody loves a mid-day nap. Let’s get that out of the way first. So far be it for us to criticize someone for getting in some shut eye during a long work day. That being said, when your job is to run an entire nation and you’ve started multiple wars and destroyed your economy at […] The post Dozy Donald Trump got caught napping in the middle of a meeting again and these 17 brutal takedowns might be the wake up call he needs appeared first on The Poke.

Time to return to BBC1’s Question Time – last one today! (probably) where Reform UK’s by-election candidate Robert Kenyon lived down to everyone’s expectations – and more! We mention him yet again because of this estimable Question Time audience member who wasn’t going to let Kenyon whitewash the various sexist and bigoted things he’s said […] The post This Question Timer wasn’t going to let Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon whitewash his sexist past and had everyone cheering appeared first on The Poke.

Alongside ‘enshittification’, ‘shrinkflation’ is very much the word of the moment. It means the practice of reducing the weight, size or quantity of a retail product while the price remains the same. Anyone who has paid over a quid for a bag of approximately eleven crisps will be very familiar the term. They’ve been discussing […] The post ‘What’s the most annoying thing shrinkflation has done for you?’ – 22 people angry about everything getting smaller and sadder appeared first on The Poke.

As anyone with a working brain could predict, Pride Month always upsets the bigots, and they share their virtual tantrums on any social media platform they can. Here are a couple of typical examples. Pride Month is Demonic. pic.twitter.com/Zw56kq3634 — Mr. Star Spangled MAGA (@4thOfJuly365) June 4, 2026 This is the Pride I will celebrate […] The post This seems like a very good time to revisit Nick Offerman’s perfect takedown of an anti-Pride bigot (NSFW) appeared first on The Poke.

Just when we thought we couldn’t love Professor Brian Cox any more, he came along and did this. It’s a classic takedown that all began when NASA shared this news back in the day from Voyager 1, the space probe launched in 1977 to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the […] The post Brian Cox had a few stern words for ‘internet nobheads’ everywhere and it’s a classic takedown that will reverberate through time and space appeared first on The Poke.

In the days before the NHS, people often had to make do when it came to healthcare, especially if they couldn’t afford a doctor. A few herbs here, a poultice there, and everyone crossed their fingers. We’re fortunate that’s no longer the case, and yet a kind of ‘folk medicine’ mentality still lingers in many […] The post ‘What’s the worst health advice you’ve been given by your relatives?’ – 23 home remedies that are best avoided appeared first on The Poke.

Hunter Biden’s Twitter account has been a revelation to many, and a source of world-class trolling for anyone who cares to take a look. The recovering crack addict has been talking about his sobriety, his painting and his family – as well as expertly trolling Jake Tapper for the journalist’s obsession with the Bidens. Trump […] The post Hunter Biden’s feisty comeback to Trump’s comment on his past went straight into the Takedown Hall of Fame – 15 roars of approval appeared first on The Poke.