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Jeff Bezos is raising $100 billion to buy up all the factories, unfortunately there’s one hitch in his plan that has these 17 humans pretty pissed off
20 March 2026 @ 3:47 pm
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that Jeff Bezos needs more money. One of the five richest people in the world announced recently the he is fundraising again. Usually, that’s something people use for a good cause. Surely Bezos has a plan for putting just a fraction of his unconscionable wealth […]
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This one, simple question completely stumped Trump’s top two intelligence officials and exposed the whole department in the process
20 March 2026 @ 3:27 pm
Well, this is awkward. It was day two of the investigation into what, if any, evidence exists to justify the United States attacks on Iran, and there were two stars sitting front and center: US National Intelligence head, Tulsi Gabbard, and CIA head, John Ratcliffe. Everything was moving along smoothly until the intelligence officials were […]
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This deeply confused Florida fisherman just perfectly summed up the Maga voting experience in 15 seconds flat
20 March 2026 @ 3:24 pm
Schadenfreude. Buyer’s remorse. FAFO. Take your pick, the Maga community is suffering from a variety of maladies right now. This clip from MS Now features a fisherman bemoaning the fact that he voted for Donald Trump and yet his life has only gotten worse since the bulbous orange snake slithered back into the White House. […]
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Donald Trump’s take on America’s rising prices didn’t just not read the room, he wasn’t even in the right building – 17 A++ comebacks
20 March 2026 @ 2:40 pm
Today’s lesson on perspective is brought to you by the President of the United States. Sure, the economy is in the tank and it’s impossible to afford enough gas to drive a car to the grocery store, but it could be worse, right? That’s what Donald Trump wants American to think, at least. Here is […]
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Nigel Farage is furious with Muslims praying under Nelson’s Column and this especially well-informed comeback was just magnificent
20 March 2026 @ 12:54 pm
Nigel Farage has been busy looking for other things to get offended about and this week it’s Muslims. Specifically, Muslims praying in public after an event in Trafalgar Square earlier this week where hundreds of Muslims and people of other faiths prayed together, before the celebration of Eid. Farage didn’t like it, he didn’t like […]
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Our 25 Favourite Funny Tweets of the Week
20 March 2026 @ 12:41 pm
It’s hard to believe it’s only seven days since our last round-up of the funniest things we’ve spotted on Twitter. In that time … We’ve seen Nigel Farage’s Cameo videos held up to the light, then hastily shoved back into the dark so they don’t put us off our dinners. Donald Trump has callously revealed […]
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This gym bro didn’t take kindly to being rejected on the beach and his jaw-dropper of a reaction is a proper hall of famer
20 March 2026 @ 11:50 am
Here’s an eye-opening exchange which isn’t exactly overburdened with context, a gym bro whose approach to these women – it’s fair to say – didn’t get entirely the positive reaction he was hoping for. And his stream of consciousness (to put it mildly) that follows is a proper jaw-dropper. second hand embarrassment pic.twitter.com/4ZI79SI5KY — juju […]
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Caroline Lucas dismantled Donald Trump and his war in Iran, and it’s the best and most damning assessment of them you’ll hear today
20 March 2026 @ 11:15 am
Former Brighton MP Caroline Lucas represented the Green Party on BBC’s Question Time show in Croydon on Thursday night, and she came to chew gum and kick ass, but she was all out of gum. Despite the best efforts of Fiona Bruce, she wasn’t taking any spin from Reform’s James Orr, who was insisting that […]
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This takedown of Myron Gaines and some other ‘alpha male’ who can’t find a woman ‘worthy’ of being their wife is a proper hall of famer
20 March 2026 @ 11:00 am
We don’t do ‘takedown of the week’ as much as we used to but if we did then this would surely be it. It’s a clip from back in the day of a guy – well, two guys – keen on explaining back in tjust why they can’t find a woman worthy of being their […]
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People not from Britain shared the British things that really, really baffle them – 27 proper eye-openers
20 March 2026 @ 10:53 am
People not from Britain have been sharing the British things that really baffle them and it’s really rather fabulous. It all started when Redditor TIGHazard asked this: ‘Non-British people of Reddit, what about Britain baffles you?’ And the answers came pouring in. We’ve read them all – well, quite a lot of them – so […]
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