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Now that the dust is starting to settle on this year’s local election results, we’re starting to see what Reform UK’s policies might be if they continue to gain power in the UK. This weekend, Nigel Farage gave one glimpse of the party’s policies – on flags. It started when Tory MP, James Cleverly, tweeted […] The post Nigel Farage said he’d ban “foreign flags” flying above UK public buildings if Reform UK get into power – 14 savage responses to make you proud to be British appeared first on The Poke.

We’ve come to expect any and all sorts of madness from the Trump White House, and particularly from the Trump White House Twitter/X account. You might have seen this week that Amazon MGM Studios officially kicked off its search for the next James Bond. So, almost inevitably, the official White House account posted its own […] The post The White House said Donald Trump should be the next James Bond – 18 thrillingly brutal reactions for your eyes only appeared first on The Poke.

Tommy Robinson staged another of his Unite the Kingdom rallies in London this weekend, which took place at the same time as a counter-protest in support of Palestinians. Robinson – known to his mother and the courts as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – drew tens of thousands of people for the rally. But some unexpected guests at […] The post Campaigners trolled Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom march with a screen showing pro-immigration messages, and one poor snowflake was so triggered he tried to destroy it appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump’s hostility to the media is legendary. But in his second term he has really stepped up his personal attacks on reporters. Just this week he called a reporter “a dumb person” in response to questions about his beloved bloody ballroom. In response to that latest insult, podcaster Steve Harness had a suggestion for […] The post This podcast host’s NSFW advice for reporters to talk back to Trump when he insults them has people cheering and furiously nodding in agreement appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump makes no secret of his dislike of his “Dum-ocrat” predecessor Barack Obama. Indeed, it often seems like the core animating philosophy of Trump’s whole political career is in response to Obama’s success. So, you can imagine Trump would not look kindly upon being compared to the younger, fitter president. It stands to reason […] The post This brutal video comparing Obama’s and Trump’s speed disembarking Air Force One will definitely drive Trump crazy and absolutely shouldn’t be shared widely appeared first on The Poke.

How do you solve a problem like Nigel Farage? He’s a political figure that seems to get an outrageously easy ride by the media compared to other leaders in the country. Well, Twitter/X user @Supertanskiii has come up with one inspired way to approach him: modify his voice. You’ll need the volume up for this […] The post Someone modified Nigel Farage’s voice to be high-pitched and squeaky to rob him of credibility, and now it’s the only way you’ll be able to bear listening to him appeared first on The Poke.

Nothing pisses off Donald Trump more than the truth. He never tells it and he gets mad at anybody who dare speak (or, in this case, report) it. So this confrontation with New York Times veteran political reporter, David Sanger, was an explosion waiting to happen. Sanger stepped up to ask a question about the […] The post Donald Trump ramped up the threats to a reporter whose question he didn’t like and it’s not just about the journalist, it’s American democracy at stake appeared first on The Poke.

JD Vance is crusading against fraud and he’s targeting the most obvious offender in government: Maine’s governor Janet Mills. You read that correctly. The Vice President, who waddled hand and hand into the White House with a 34-time convicted felon, is traveling the nation, hunting down fraudsters with the promise of keeping Americans’ tax dollars […] The post JD Vance appeared to ask for Democrats to be put in jail in case you were wondering how Magas are toning down the rhetoric appeared first on The Poke.

The United States just took another step a few hundred years backwards. Looking to strengthen international relations, Donald Trump took a trip to China to meet with President Xi Jinping. Lord only knows what Trump talks about in private, but his take away in public doesn’t give us much hope. Here’s what the US President […] The post Donald Trump was asked what he made of China’s President Xi and he left no stereotype unturned – 16 damning judgements appeared first on The Poke.

The more we get a look inside the head of Donald Trump, the scarier it gets. The US President visited Chinese leader Xi Jinping in China to hold what we can only hope were consequential meetings on the state of global affairs. But when Trump sat down with Fox News to discuss any progress he […] The post Donald Trump was so proud of his new nickname for the Democrats but the joke was very much on him appeared first on The Poke.