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There’s nothing quite like constructive criticism from a stand-up guy to set a country back on the right path after straying wildly into Tudor times, as you do, but Errol Musk – father of Elon – is nothing like a stand-up guy. Errol Musk. [image or embed] — BladeoftheSun...
on Fri, 1PM
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The Archbishop of Canterbury announced his resignation last week over his handling of one of the church’s worst abuse scandals. Justin Welby finally stepped down after a damning report on the Church of England’s cover-up of abuse by John Smyth, a powerful barrister who is believed to have abused...
on Thu, 7PM
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25 of the funniest posts we’ve seen on Bluesky this week
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For the past week, around a million people and brands have signed up each day to the social media site, Bluesky, with a smaller but significant number deleting their Twitter/X accounts. Despite the arrival of some of the more annoying accounts that people were trying to avoid – we’re looking at...
on Wed, 1PM
From thepoke.com
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There were lots of high profile supporters of the farmers’ protest against inheritance tax in London on Tuesday, including Jeremy Clarkson (who we’ve written about over here) and the champion of Great British Farming himself, Nigel Farage. The Reform UK leader donned his best farming cosplay...
on Wed, 12PM
From thepoke.com
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Like a farmer rotating crops, the Daily Mail runs through a repeating pattern of ‘Meghan Markle did it’, ‘Immigration baaaaaad’‘, ‘Look how old/overweight/unattractive this woman is’, ‘Keir Starmer is a Communist’, ‘Young people are the worst’, and ‘Everything we don’t like is woke’. In what...
on Wed, 11AM
From thepoke.com
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Thousands of farmers descended on London on Tuesday to protest about changes to inheritance taxes which will see them subject to the same rules as everyone else. Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that, obviously, with agricultural assets worth more than £1m now liable at 20% (half the usual...
on Wed, 10AM
From thepoke.com
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With world leaders gathered at Cop29 to come up with something – anything! – to help tackle the climate emergency, the spectre of fossil fuel devotee Donald Trump inevitably hangs heavy. And few of his supporters are a more vocal climate change denier than Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has three...
on Tue, 10AM
From thepoke.com
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In our latest instalment of ‘watching Laura Kuenssberg’s Sunday morning show on BBC1 so you don’t have to’, one of this week’s guests was Labour’s transport secretary, Louise Haigh. The BBC’s former political editor, Kuenssberg was especially interested to ask about the ‘inflation busting...
on Mon, 9PM
From thepoke.com
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Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, founder of InfoWars – the fake news site and outlet for spurious products – spent years tormenting the families of the 20 children and six adults murdered in Sandy Hook Elementary School, Connecticut, in 2012. He repeatedly told his millions of viewers...
on Nov 16
From thepoke.com
The mass exodus from Twitter is, ironically, providing the joke fodder the dwindling platform needs
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If you use the social media site formerly known by the instantly recognisable name of Twitter, now sharing the name X with dozens of other brands, you’ll have watched its steady decline since it was bought by Elon Musk and a bunch of investors, including Sean Combs, the Saudi Royal Family, and...
on Nov 14
From thepoke.com
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There’s a rather fabulous Instagram account called ‘Please hesitate to reach out’ which is full over very funny and occasionally seriously unnerving pictures. You can find it over here, but before you do that, here are 23 times it did it best. 1. (via) 2. (via) 3. (via) 4. (via) 5. (via) 6. (via) 7. […]
on Nov 13
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Now that the 2024 US presidential election is over and we never have to think about it and its consequences ever again (LOLS), we’re getting more insight into how things really worked behind the scenes during the campaign. As the losing Democrats tear themselves apart in the blame game, footage...
on Nov 11
From thepoke.com
27 hilarious examples of ‘awful taste but great execution’ on Reddit
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There’s a rather fabulous corner of Reddit called ‘ATBGE’, or ‘Awful Taste But Great Execution’. And you’ve probably got the idea already but just in case, here’s how it describes itself. ‘Awful Taste But Great Execution … For everything that displays quality craftsmanship in the least elegant...
on Nov 8
From thepoke.com
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If any of the major channels decided not to bother covering the US election, we’ve yet to hear about it, which left viewers with a wide range of options as to which set of pundits would usher in their creeping sense of doom. Those who settled on Channel 4 found themselves staring at a familiar […]
on Nov 6
From thepoke.com
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In an episode of Dispatches aired on Saturday, Channel 4 revealed that an investigation they had carried out with the Sunday Times had uncovered previously hidden financial transactions of the Royal Family, relating to King Charles and Prince William. Dispatches can reveal how King Charles and...
on Nov 4
From thepoke.com
Boris Johnson compared January 6 to moaning remainers and was schooled into the next dimension
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The more we see of Boris Johnson, the harder it is to believe he was ever in 10 Downing Street (and it was difficult enough to believe at the time). Here he is trying to shift a few copies of his not overly popular memoirs to TV viewers in Australia, when he was asked by […]
on Oct 29
From thepoke.com
This Donald Trump cartoon in the New Yorker went wildly viral and the payoff was sheer perfection
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Less than a week to go now until the US presidential elections and if anything nails the nature of the support for Donald Trump then it’s surely this. It’s a cartoon by Paul Noth in The New Yorker which has gone wildly viral on Twitter for reasons which will become apparent. A cartoon by @PaulNoth. […]
on Oct 29
From thepoke.com
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Full disclosure, we hadn’t come across Ralph Babet before. He’s an Australian senator and by all accounts the sole elected politician of the small conservative party, United Australia. And we mention him because Babet took time out from uniting Australia to tweet his support for Donald Trump,...
on Oct 28
From thepoke.com
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The Tory leadership race has boiled down to two candidates – Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch. To put it simply – if you thought good sense might have been about to prevail, that ship has well and truly sailed. In his latest push for support, Jenrick has released a video that is so toe-curlingly...
on Oct 28
From thepoke.com
The latest Democratic ad finds ‘A Place For Trump’ – and it isn’t the White House
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The battle for the votes of the undecided (and how do they even exist?) is raging as much as it ever has, with less than two weeks to the US election. As well as emails, phone calls, rallies and even simply knocking on doors, one weapon in the persuasion arsenal is the campaign ad, which […]
on Oct 24
From thepoke.com
‘Friend works as restorer. Just found this under floorboards of old property he’s working on …’
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An old looking business card, apparently belonging to a ‘Percy Long Prong’, has gone wildly viral because, well, have a read for yourself. Friend works as restorer,’ said Richard Attenbruh over on Imgur. ‘Just found this under floorboards of old property he’s working on …’ There’s so much to...
on Oct 20
From thepoke.com
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It’s normal – if not, expected – for one generation to reject what the previous generation loved. But surely, using gifs as reactions on social media/messaging unites all generations, right? Right?! Well, Twitter/X user @jeremiahjw kicked off a big discussion when he posted this: I’ve never quit...
on Oct 18
From thepoke.com
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To the US presidential elections now, where Donald Trump was interviewed by Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago. And it’s fair to say it didn’t go well for the former President for all sorts of reasons, mainly because British-born Micklethwait – the...
on Oct 18
From thepoke.com
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Hollywood likes nothing more than anointing new stars. Cut to entertainment trade bible ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ putting some two dozen young stars on its latest cover. The twist? They’re all TikTok and Instagram stars who, the magazine says, “will (and should) be dominating the business of new...
on Oct 18
From thepoke.com
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Over on Twitter the popular account Visit North Yorkshire, which ‘celebrates the culture and traditions’ of the county, posted a charming picture of a red phone box next to a country lane meandering through the Dales. So far, so delightful. They captioned the pic with a request for followers to...
on Oct 17
From thepoke.com
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Of all the reasons why Kemi Badenoch might not make make a good Conservative Party leader, this most definitely isn’t one of them. It’s Conservative MP Christopher Chope, who’s been around so long he briefly served in the Cabinet under Margaret Thatcher and then John Mayor, suggesting that...
on Oct 17
From thepoke.com
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Russell Brand has taken a break from preaching about his unlikely conversion to Christianity to sell something equally hard to believe in – magical amulets to protect you from WiFi and WotNot. Russell Brand, remade as a right-wing Christian influencer, is now selling a “magical amulet” that...
on Oct 17
From thepoke.com
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After trumpeting radical changes to the Twitter/X block function for well over a year, it looks like they’re about to pull the trigger. Soon we’ll be launching a change to how the block function works. If your posts are set to public, accounts you have blocked will be able to view them, but they will […]
on Oct 17
From thepoke.com
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We’ve all had our fair share of bad experiences with the British railways, but @SamMarkWill’s rapidly unfolding train nightmare, which he shared on Twitter, is next level hellish. Sam W describes being caught out by ‘a tiny bit of fine print’ and having to face a particularly unsympathetic...
on Oct 16
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23 hilarious memes and jokes about the Trump and Musk greeting at the weekend MAGA rally
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You can’t have missed the comments and memes resulting from Elon Musk‘s excitable toddler impression when he joined Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Here’s a reminder. Elon Musk has child-bearing hips, but a birth-control face. Sad! pic.twitter.com/VQVINGWamf — Scary Larry ✊...
on Oct 8
From thepoke.com
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Another day, another story about stuff that Keir Starmer (or members of his government) have been given for free. Except, hang on a minute, this particular Times story about deputy PM Angela Rayner was similar but different, very different. Because there were no freebies here, just something she...
on Oct 8
From thepoke.com
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Boris Johnson finally found someone to interview him who A) hadn’t sent him their briefing notes by mistake and B) he would actually deign to allow them to record him. And that person was ITV’s Tom Bradby, and a very reasonable job he did too. Here he is asking Johnson about Brexit and why he […]
on Oct 7
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12 weeks after an assassination attempt resulted in Donald Trump‘s nicked ear creating a new and excruciating MAGA cult fashion, he returned to Butler, Pennsylvania where the shooting happened. BREAKING NEWS: Secret Service accidentally installs Bullshit-proof glass at Trump’s Butler, PA...
on Oct 7
From thepoke.com
ITV’s Tom Bradby telling Boris Johnson he was the worst PM ever is a supremely satisfying watch
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Finally Boris Johnson has been given the opportunity to talk on TV about his new book. You’ll remember his big BBC1 encounter was scrapped after Laura Kuenssberg accidentally emailed him her briefing notes, and then Sky News political editor Beth Rigby pulled the plug after Johnson refused to...
on Oct 7
From thepoke.com
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Wind turbines – or windmills, as he calls them – live rent-free in the head of former (and, horrifyingly, possible future) President Donald Trump. While we can never really be sure whether he believes all the guff he spouts, he certainly appears to think that the noise of turbines can cause...
on Oct 4
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It’s been 20 years since James Blunt went to the top of the charts with You’re Beautiful – you might have heard it – and his debut album, Back to Bedlam. The singer is doing all sorts of things around its anniversary, including this – a pledge to change his name if the album tops […]
on Oct 4
From thepoke.com
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He’s only been turfed out of the Commons for a few months but it’s already hard to believe that Jacob Rees-Mogg was not only an MP but actually in government. Sure, it was hard to believe he was leader of the House of Commons at the time, but watching him at the Conservative Party conference […]
on Oct 2
From thepoke.com
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It would be a weird old world if we all thought the same way or enjoyed the same things, so it’s understandable that some people might begin reading a book and decide it’s not for them. What isn’t so understandable is when someone is enjoying a book, only to discard it when they realise it’s […]
on Oct 2
From thepoke.com
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Russell Brand’s journey – such as it is, in every sense of the word – is currently seeing him praying on stage in front of large numbers of Republicans across America. You might remember him getting up close and spiritual with Tucker Carlson a while back, and now he’s getting high and almighty...
on Oct 1
From thepoke.com
This world leaders edition of ‘The Office’ is the best possible use of AI we’ve seen yet
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Almost 20 years after it first started, the US version of The Office has never loosened its grip on popular culture (though, for our money, the 2.5 series of the original UK version remain the best). There are still new iterations of the show coming out; for example, Australia is about to launch...
on Oct 1
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Watch this comedian savagely troll the GOP while pretending to be a JD Vance campaign official
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The city of Springfield in Clark County, Ohio, has had an uneasy relationship with resident Haitians whipped up into threats and hate crimes by the baseless rhetoric of JD Vance and Donald Trump. Here’s an example of the Trump-Vance campaign lies. One of the great moments in American oratory...
on Sep 30
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To Question Time now – no, stick with us – where Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf, the former banker who donated £200k to Nigel Farage’s party, was among the panellists. And we mention him not just because we’re pretty sure we’ve never written about him before but because of this particular answer...
on Sep 27
From thepoke.com
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There’s still a few months to go until the end of the year (thank goodness for that) but we surely won’t hear a more blistering or enjoyable takedown than James O’Brien’s demolition of Nigel Farage on LBC. Farage – who’s got a bit of history with O’Brien, obviously – was in the studio talking to […]
on Sep 20
From thepoke.com
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Full disclosure, we hadn’t heard of Neom before, a new town in Saudia Arabia launched in 2017 that apparently offers both sun-soaked beaches and snow-capped mountains. Woo-hoo! So it’s not a new town in the sense that British people would know a ‘new town’ – like Milton Keynes, for instance. But...
on Sep 20
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23 favourite posts about Moo Deng – the pygmy hippo that has taken the internet by storm
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Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, which means Bouncy Pig, is the star attraction of the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. At only two months old, she is a very precious addition to the worryingly low world population of pygmy hippos, and the zoo’s social media has seen visitors flock to see her antics – […]
on Sep 19
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Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail in the US where he did a Town Hall event with his former press secretary turned Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. There was no shortage of memorable moments – his hilariously on-brand upside to rising sea levels, for instance – and this...
on Sep 19
From thepoke.com
Elon Musk thinks President Harris would ban X and have him arrested – 16 thorough owns
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On more than one occasion, Donald Trump has said that he would become a dictator on day one of a second term in the White House, vowing to dismantle the Department of Justice and bring their remit under the power of the President. Also Trump: I will be a dictator on day one...
on Sep 19
From thepoke.com
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Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail in the US where he did a Town Hall event with his former press secretary turned Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. There was no shortage of memorable moments – his hilariously on-brand upside to rising sea levels, for instance – and this...
on Sep 18
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There’s been another apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump after a man was arrested and an AK-47 style assault rifle and scope recovered at a Donald Trump golf course in Florida. The incident on Sunday afternoon comes after the former President suffered a bloody ear in a shooting at a...
on Sep 16
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The announcement of a possible crackdown on MPs taking paid television positions will rattle some of the part-timers who pay more attention to their viewing figures than to their constituents. How about MPs do the job of MPs With only exception being those who need to retain professional...
on Sep 15