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The Poke » Politics
2d ago
If you’ve been following Donald Trump‘s fraud case, currently playing out in a New York courtroom, you’ve probably heard more details about his alleged sex life than you wanted to – and by that we mean any details at all.
Stormy has just finished testifying in an intense sparring match with Trump attorney Necheles. At one point Stormy responded that if she was writing a sex scene for a movie, it certainly would’ve been a lot better than her time with Trump. Full recap. https://t.co/Mq9RkealLS
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 9, 2024
As well as a mental image of Trump in black silk pyj ..read more
The Poke » Politics
3d ago
A few days ago, Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – known as RFK Jr. – received what could have been the worst blow to his candidacy, when Kevin Spacey raved about what a great support he’d been.
Little did we know that the conspiracy theorist was about to share something arguably even more damaging.
Reports of the suspected parasite formed part of Kennedy’s divorce deposition, as an explanation of a drop in his earnings, but he insists that the memory loss caused by the parasite having a good old munch on his brain is no longer an issue.
In fact, he is so sure that the brain worm do ..read more
The Poke » Politics
3d ago
Whatever is going on with Donald Trump at any given time – and that covers a lot of ground – you can be sure that the best parody of a Trump fan on Twitter/X, Gary Peterson, will have something to say about it. Often with a bonus AI image.
In his bio, he describes himself as –
“Patriot. Bible Reader. Mall Santa. I like WOMEN! Bass player for our church band Shifty Nelson & The Dixieland Scooters, who puts America First.”
So far, so MAGA.
But his posts bear only a superficial resemblance to those shared by real Trump cultists, because Gary’s content relentlessly mocks the President and hi ..read more
The Poke » Politics
3d ago
As you will have noticed, Labour has a new MP after former Conservative Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor on Wednesday – just in time to derail Rishi Sunak‘s composure for Prime Minister’s Questions.
Welcome, @NatalieElphicke, Labour’s new MP for Dover and Deal.
I am proud to lead a changed Labour Party that is back in service of working people. pic.twitter.com/u2e7lJjq50
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) May 8, 2024
Elected for the constituency of Dover and Deal in 2019, she succeeded her former husband, Charlie Elphicke, who lost the Tory whip after being accused, and later convicted, of sex ..read more
The Poke » Politics
5d ago
Back in 2020, Donald Trump went viral in a non-covid way after telling Fox News’ Marc K. Siegel about a cognitive test he had apparently insisted on taking.
“Person, woman, man, camera, TV” ended up on T-shirts and in countless skits, due to the then President seeming to think remembering five words was a huge intellectual achievement.
Four years later, with humiliating court cases mounting up, he’s still telling anyone who’ll listen about his cognitive supremacy.
Trump insists he’s not cognitively impaired in leaked footage at closed-door event because he took a test that included pictures ..read more
The Poke » Politics
5d ago
To the world (briefly) of Laurence Fox now, where the actor turned wannabe politician lost his £5,000 deposit in the London Assembly elections last week, to go with the £180,000 he was ordered to pay in libel damages the week earlier.
We mention him again after author and lawyer Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu said this about him on Twitter.
We know Laurence Fox is bigoted filth so I’m going to counter his lies & hateful islamophobic racist tweet with truth & facts:
Muslims are NOT the Enemy
Muslims ARE British
Muslims are White, Black & Brown.
Muslims have the right to Vote and be Voted ..read more
The Poke » Politics
5d ago
On Monday night, Sky News broke a story concerning a serious breach of a Ministry of Defence database, which had been held by a third-party organisation.
BREAKING: China has hacked the Ministry of Defence, Sky News understands
https://t.co/IUQZEMUt4O
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 6, 2024
Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates had more details, restating that China had been involved – which was only confirmed by a Government spokesperson and the BBC the following day.
Exclusive – Sky News can reveal a massive China hack attempt on MOD system.
We have learnt the Chinese state are behind an attempt on ..read more
The Poke » Politics
5d ago
In case you missed it, the local and mayoral elections were really, really bad for the Conservatives, who lost almost 500 council seats and one Regional Mayor, leading Rishi Sunak to call an immediate general election.
Just kidding. He listed recent ‘successes’ and promised to deliver for the country.
"I'm determined, more than ever, to demonstrate to the country that we are making progress on the areas that matter to them."
The Prime Minister speaks following last week's local elections.
Politics latest: https://t.co/xItZsH7tea
Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/ZY1DqmGzKv
— S ..read more
The Poke » Politics
1w ago
The battle between Labour’s Sadiq Khan and Tory Susan Hall wasn’t the only show in town as London voted in a new Mayor. A lot of eyes were following the progress of alien (and Ceefax champion), Count Binface.
I love it when a plan comes together. They thought they could silence me by charging TEN GRAND for a page in the London Mayor booklet. And then they went and put my name slap-bang on the cover. #BindependenceDay pic.twitter.com/iP92knJ3HD
— Count Binface (@CountBinface) April 17, 2024
There’s no denying, he had some excellent policies, including –
Thames Water bosses to be made to take ..read more
The Poke » Politics
1w ago
Long before a single vote had been counted in the London Mayoral race, reports of a possible Tory win were being shared by people who should know better.
There was this from the Daily Mail‘s Andrew Pierce.
The Political Editor of the BBC, Laura Kuenssberg decided to give the rumour a boost.
It wasn’t even what you’d call close.
London has spoken
Sadiq Khan has WON a historic third term #LondonMayoralElection as London Mayor
Sadiq Khan 44%
Susan Hall. 33%
Beating Susan Hall decisively with a 3.2% SWING from Con to Labour
Yes Susan Hall did even worse than #SexistShaun Shaun Bailey pic.twitte ..read more