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The highest ranking White House officials are not exactly known for their attention to detail. This latest embarrassing snafu comes with an extra dose of (what we hope is) unintentional subliminal messaging. Take a look at Pete Hegseth’s name tag at Donald Trump’s latest cabinet meeting. cmon. pic.twitter.com/dI1B5cMj9r — Sam Stein (@samstein) December 2, 2025 […] The post This ironic White House name tag typo accidentally summed up the not-so-subtle vibe of this current administration appeared first on The Poke.

Having nice, friendly and quiet folk living next door to you is incredibly important. Ideally, you’d never know they were there, unless you wanted to pop round to borrow some milk or have a drink at Christmas. Unfortunately, other people can be an absolute nightmare, and, if they happen to be just through the wall […] The post ‘What is the most annoying thing I can (legally) put in my garden?’ – 22 items guaranteed to rile the busybody neighbours appeared first on The Poke.

We get it. Being President of the United States is a hard job. Probably very stressful and tiring. But still, this latest Donald Trump power nap seems wildly disrespectful. Trump was caught on camera dozing off in the middle of a Marco Rubio diatribe about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Usually, we’d totally understand, […] The post Donald Trump missed some prime Marco Rubio ass-kissing thanks to a very public cat nap – 15 rousing takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

It’s clear to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention that the 1988 Bruce Willis classic Die Hard is a Christmas film, yet – inexplicably – a public vote says otherwise. Is Die Hard a Christmas film? The public have spoken – and you might not like the result You can still vote here:https://t.co/sYD7z2ESfs — […] The post The dictionary declared Die Hard to be a Christmas movie. Yippee ki-yay, Merriam-Webster appeared first on The Poke.

Life is full of grand gestures that are designed to sweep the recipient off their feet. And while most people would welcome being surprised with a bouquet of flowers, not every romantic behaviour is as lovely as it sounds. To help weed out the things that aren’t as incredible as society has lead us to […] The post What things do people romanticize, but are actually horrible? – 17 behaviours that aren’t as sweet as they seem appeared first on The Poke.

With all the news about the White House lying about Venezuelan boat strikes, Trump falling asleep in his own cabinet meeting, and Kristi Noem thanking the president for preventing hurricanes, you could be forgiven for missing his ‘major announcement’. President Donald J. Trump is ensuring every young American family shares in America's success – empowering […] The post 21 guesses at what Trump’s major announcement would be, that were a whole lot more entertaining than the real thing appeared first on The Poke.

However sophisticated our tastes become as we grow up, there’s always one meal that can make us feel as warm and happy as we did as kids, be it a plate of Smash, a tube of Smarties or a tapioca pudding. They’ve been discussing this with misty eyes over on the AskUK subreddit after Phyllis_dear […] The post ‘What’s a distinctly British food that instantly transports you back to childhood?’ – 22 comforting culinary delights appeared first on The Poke.

Remember the episode of the Joe Rogan Experience where he and Elon Musk smoked weed, like a couple of naughty schoolboys at the back of the bike sheds? Well, we have reason to suspect that Joe Rogan hasn’t put the spliff down since, because here’s his hot religious take, as shared with American Alchemy host […] The post Joe Rogan suggested that Jesus could be coming back as AI, because ‘What’s more virgin than a computer?’ – 17 searing burns appeared first on The Poke.

It’s hard to decide which type of rant is more off-putting when it’s coming from White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt. Option A: she is asked a question and defensively berates a reporter to deflect blame. Option B: an entirely pre-written speech she can’t look up from as she regurgitates the words written for her […] The post It’s been a year since the election and the White House is still blaming Joe Biden for the Great American Dumpster Fire – 15 eye-rolls of epic proportions appeared first on The Poke.

The White House fell really foul of singing star Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday, when they used her hit Juno as the backdrop to a video montage of ICE arresting people. We won’t share the clip, but here’s a screenshot of the sort of horrible scene they were making light of. This was her understandable response. […] The post Sabrina Carpenter’s brutal takedown of the White House for using her music to push its ICE nonsense got a huge thumbs up from the internet appeared first on The Poke.