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Nigel Farage’s interaction with journalists who are inclined to ask him searching questions about his financial and political dealings – i.e. do their jobs – has been pared down to almost zero since he was quizzed on the £5 million given to him by a crypto billionaire. Sky's @CathyNewman questions Reform UK leader Nigel Farage […] The post Nigel Farage says he started a Substack because the mainstream media ‘misrepresents him’, and the chinny reckon was visible from space – 21 sceptical clapbacks appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump’s 80th birthday The USA’s 250th anniversary celebrations got off to a flying start on Sunday – almost literally. A motorcycle stunt team from the Nitro Circus stable performed coordinated jumps in front of the White House, which was itself blocked by a picture… of the White House. Here’s how that looked. This morning […] The post The White House Freedom 250 event began with stunt bikes on the White House lawn, in case you were worried it couldn’t achieve peak tackiness – 19 scathing takedowns appeared first on The Poke.

As George Bernard Shaw almost certainly didn’t say about the US and the UK, they are ‘two nations divided by a common language’. While calling petrol ‘gas’ when it’s a liquid, and saying ‘horseback riding’ when we’d love to know what other part of the horse people can ride may be irritating, the real divide […] The post The UK and the US: two nations divided by a cheese and onion roll – 23 American minds boggling at the sight of proper British pub grub appeared first on The Poke.

We already know that JD Vance appears to live in an alternate reality where Republicans are so beloved that they’re going to smash November’s midterm elections – despite historic low approval ratings for Trump and the party. Now it seems the US vice president lives in an alternate past as well as present. Vance gave […] The post JD Vance said the Second World War ended with “a negotiation” and was schooled (and mocked) all the way to 1945 and back appeared first on The Poke.

The New York Knicks won the NBA championship for the first time in 53 years on Saturday night, sending NYC and fans into a partying frenzy. The Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, in the fifth game of the best-of-seven series. . Cue the music 😁 pic.twitter.com/9CQ436UClM — NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) June 14, […] The post This crazy viral clip of a Knicks fan tossing a traffic cone straight onto a guy’s head says it all as New York goes wild over its first NBA title win in 53 years appeared first on The Poke.

Ant Middleton took time out this weekend from his potential campaign to be London mayor (even if he doesn’t know what the job entails) and sharing clearly fake AI videos to appear in an endorsement video with Reform UK’s candidate in next week’s Makerfield by-election, Robert Kenyon. “Great to have the endorsement of one of […] The post Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon happily accepted an endorsement from his “hero” Ant Middleton – 14 absolutely scathing reactions appeared first on The Poke.

It has been another tough week for Keir Starmer, with two ministerial resignations over what they see as the PM’s perceived weakness on defence spending. So you had to feel for Business Secretary, Peter Kyle, who had to face the press on Friday morning to shore up the PM. But, oh boy, did he get […] The post BBC presenter Naga Munchetty’s priceless face said it all as Labour’s Peter Kyle rabbited on about the greatness of a defence spending plan he hasn’t fully seen appeared first on The Poke.

It’s no secret that Nigel Farage has his eyes set on 10 Downing Street. But, as the Reform UK leader revealed to LBC’s Nick Ferrari this weekend, he doesn’t want the job for his sake, but for ours. What a selfless soul he is. "Right now, I'm the only person." Nigel Farage believes he's got […] The post Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he’s “the only person” with enough “public rapport and courage” to be prime minister – 15 reactions that see right through his guff appeared first on The Poke.

The 2026 World Cup is in full swing, and day 2 delivered one of the first viral gold moments of the tournament. On Friday evening, Fox News Sports’ was previewing the match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, hosted by Rebecca Lowe, with punditry from Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and former US footballer Alexi Lalas. […] The post This US World Cup pundit calling James Corden a very NSFW insult on live TV was already hilarious, but Thierry Henry’s reaction made it all the better appeared first on The Poke.

There happens to be one thing more disturbing than the claims that come out of Donald Trump’s mouth daily, and that is the confidence with which he makes these declarations. Hearing him spout this nonsense on a daily basis has made us immune to the fact that he has absolutely no idea what he is […] The post Donald Trump proudly declared that electric boats sink because the batteries are too heavy and was schooled to the Mariana Trench and back appeared first on The Poke.