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A teacher took down Lee Anderson in language he can definitely understand and had people everywhere applauding
14 April 2026 @ 3:59 pm
Spare a thought – only kidding – for Lee Anderson who was out and about at a petrol station in Nottinghamshire today with his Reform UK colleague Robert Jenrick to ‘send a message’ to Chancellor Rachel Reeves over fuel prices. But it turned out one woman buying petrol had a very specific message for Anderson, […]
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Donald Trump asked his ‘DoorDash driver’ to back up his views on transgender athletes and he was very satisfyingly put back in his box
14 April 2026 @ 3:26 pm
Donald Trump never misses an opportunity to attack the disenfranchised. Even in the middle of a hokey publicity stunt. When the White House set up a very obviously fake DoorDash delivery to prove that Trump cares about tips for delivery workers, he bizarrely took the conversation in the direction of transgender athletes. Here’s the full […]
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Russell Brand and Tucker Carlson have teamed up to publish a book on Christianity in case you were thinking of converting (away from humanity)
14 April 2026 @ 2:59 pm
Russell Brand and Tucker Carlson are joining forces to save both the book industry and organised religion. (Nobody asked them to, but that’s a different story.) Details continue to emerge about Carlson’s new publishing venture but his mission statement tells you everything you need to know: he’s “looking for books that nobody else will publish.” […]
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This guy’s plan to give himself a ‘zero-emotion’ leg wax came hilariously unstuck
14 April 2026 @ 2:08 pm
A clip of @_ap26‘s attempt to wax his leg while showing no emotion – like that was ever going to happen – went viral in 2024, thanks to this reaction stitch. If you haven’t seen this before, you’re in for a treat. If you have – you’re still in for a treat, but you know […]
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JD Vance told the Vatican to stay out of politics and the hypocrisy could be seen from heaven – 17 biblical comebacks
14 April 2026 @ 1:00 pm
JD Vance has been a devout Catholic his whole life for almost seven years now. So naturally, he feels very comfortable telling the Pope how to behave. The VP used an interview on Fox News to tell the Vatican to stay out of his way. Sure, his boss has been picking fights with the Pope […]
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‘Dropping things on my toes with a harmonica in my mouth’ is just the 43 seconds you need to take your mind off everything else right now
14 April 2026 @ 12:39 pm
Here’s 43 seconds to take your mind off everything else going on in the world right now. It’s a video that’s just gone viral on Twitter after it was shared by @CS11__ who said it was ‘probably my favourite video I’ve ever seen’. They weren’t alone either, the video first posted by @parkerwebster2 over on […]
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A woman journalist asked Nigel Farage a question he didn’t like and the way he answered didn’t speak volumes, it bellowed them
14 April 2026 @ 11:52 am
To Reform UK now – no, stick with us – where Richard Tice’s company has been accused of breaking the law by allegedly failing to pay tens of thousands of pounds in tax on dividends that were paid to him and his offshore trust. The story was first reported by the Sunday Times and you […]
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Nancy Pelosi’s scorching reaction to a question about Donald Trump’s Doctor Jesus pic was the Brutal Truth of the Day
14 April 2026 @ 11:44 am
It’s been clear since Trump’s first disastrous stint in the White House that the former Democratic Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, is not a fan. This wordless burn, for example, was so scathing it became an instant meme. Congrats to @SpeakerPelosi for inventing the “fuck you” clap. #sotu pic.twitter.com/eueoUf9IBT — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) February 6, 2019 During […]
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A tech company just launched an ‘AI Jesus; that you can pay to talk to and these 15 takedowns are praying it’s a joke
14 April 2026 @ 11:24 am
That’s me in the corner / That’s me in the chat… bot… Losing my religion AI is quickly taking over the world. It’s latest intrusion on what used to be seemingly simple and human interactions might cause a bit of a stir. Just Like Me is a tech company that creates AI versions of well […]
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A tinfoil hatter questioned why the Artemis II crew landed in the sea and ended up burnt to a crisp – 13 splashing takedowns
14 April 2026 @ 10:47 am
A warm welcome home for the crew of the historic Artemis II mission, whose Orion capsule safely landed in the sea at the weekend, and quite a watch it was too. And with that, Flat Earth is over. pic.twitter.com/lf62EodAPT — Jeremy (@ManaByte) April 11, 2026 Well, you say ‘flat earth is over’ but despite everything […]
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