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To the White House where Donald Trump was entertaining the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Ahead of their meeting Takaichi said she expected it would be a ‘very difficult’ conversation except it turns out she had no idea just how difficult, after a Japanese reporter asked Trump why he hadn’t informed his allies before he […] The post Donald Trump just made a Pearl Harbour joke in front of the Japanese PM and it has to be seen to be believed appeared first on The Poke.

It’s a delight to see that Twitter can still be a nice, genuinely helpful and collaborative platform. With Musk’s algorithms openly promoting division and hatred, it’s such a refreshing change to come across the following conversation about, of all things, baked beans. Here’s American user Greg Baldwin, asking his British followers for advice on how […] The post An American asked Brits for advice before eating his first ever tin of baked beans and these 17 homegrown replies will make you proud to be British appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump’s ability to pack his cabinet with the least likeable people in America knows no bounds. And surely none of them are less likeable than Pete Hegseth. As if to reinforce that point, the secretary of defence, sorry, war has been doing his bit for the White House PR machine by suggesting that European […] The post Pete Hegseth said Europe should ‘say thank you’ to Donald Trump for going to war with Iran and the entirety of Europe replied as one appeared first on The Poke.

Not the first newspaper or magazine front page we’ve featured among these posts, but this has got to be up there with the best. It’s the new edition of the Economist which, as you might expect, is preoccupied like everyone else with Donald Trump and his war on Iran. And they don’t say it much […] The post Whoever did the new Trump cover of the Economist, give them the rest of the week off appeared first on The Poke.

The guy in charge of keeping the United States media fair and balanced might also be the President’s publicist. The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, is an occasional podcast guest. And like most podcast guests, as soon as the mics were turned on, he said something stupid. When asked about Donald Trump, […] The post America’s media regulator just said Donald Trump is ‘the alpha in every single place all across the world’ in case you’re wondering how freedom of the press is going appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump claimed he “won” the war with Iran two weeks ago. That report apparently didn’t make it to Israel. In the type of late night, unhinged rant we’ve unfortunately grown accustomed to, the US President took to his pet social media platform to issue a statement about the state of affairs in the Middle […] The post If Donald Trump’s latest social media rant was meant to reassure people it had entirely the opposite effect, the surest sign yet he has no control over the US war with Iran appeared first on The Poke.

Some things in life are better than you’d ever expect, like a bed with fresh sheets or the sound of rain on a tent canopy. Other things, however, fall drastically short of the hype. Nonotje12 wanted to hear about these unexpected disappointments, so they posed the following question to users over at r/AskReddit: ‘What’s something […] The post What’s something people only romanticise because they’ve never actually done it? – 17 things that aren’t as amazing as people expect appeared first on The Poke.

The human brain is a bizarre thing. When it comes to memorising key information our memory can let us down. But it seems we have an endless capacity for keeping track of trivial nonsense. To hear some of the most peculiar facts people have chosen to remember, @bluewmist posed the following question to X users: […] The post People have been sharing the completely useless information they can’t forget – 17 random facts that have been committed to memory appeared first on The Poke.

Over on TikTok in 2024, healthy eating account Stealth Health Life shared a recipe and walkthrough for cheesesteak burritos. Check it out. @stealth_health_life Macro-Friendly Cheesesteak Burritos Per burrito (makes 10) 390 cals 34g Protein 29g Carbs 13g Fat Store frozen and reheat by microwaving for 2-3 minutes and you have one of the easiest and […] The post This recipe misunderstanding may not have led to anything worth eating, but it went straight into the accidental comedy hall of fame appeared first on The Poke.

Spare a thought – only kidding – for James Cleverly, the one-time Tory party leadership wannabe who was given the job of introducing Kemi Badenoch at the Convservatives’ local election launch. The warm-up man’s build-up included a video of Badenoch’s ‘best bits’ but it’s fair to say it didn’t go entirely to plan. And it […] The post James Cleverly tried to introduce Kemi Badenoch’s ‘best bits’ and the fail that followed was magnificently on-point appeared first on The Poke.