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Donald Trump tried to tally up all of the promises he has kept during his presidency and the math ain’t mathing
The midterms are finally here for Americans. And they couldn’t have come soon enough. In the lead-up to the highly consequential voting day, Donald Trump, JD Vance, and every other Maga bogeyman have been assaulting social media feeds with hourly barrages of nonsensical…
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People are sharing ‘rich people’s hobbies’ that are actually not that expensive – 17 surprisingly affordable pastimes
From the outside, it can often look as if rich people live on a different planet, what with their fancy clothes and expensive lifestyle. When you dig a little deeper though, their way of life isn’t totally unachievable. In fact lots of their hobbies are surprisingly accessible.…
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According to Donald Trump, the Reflecting Pool was an unstoppable killing machine that nobody knew about until he put a stop to it
There are few things on this planet that Donald Trump cares more about than the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. His multi-million dollar renovation project gone wrong has disappeared from the headlines for the last few weeks because of… well, everything else the President…
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People shared the weirdest things they’ve seen on public transport – 17 properly strange sights that are anything but standard class
Public transport isn’t just good for the environment, it’s also excellent if you want an encounter with the most unusual humans society has to offer. Redditor Scrot123 was curious to learn more, so they challenged r/AskUK users to share the weirdest things they’ve seen on public…
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How old is your oldest thing? – 17 possessions that have an impressive number of years on the clock
There’s a good chance that the phone or computer you’re reading this on is fairly new. Maybe you even upgrade your flashy tech gizmos on a yearly basis. But how old is the oldest thing you own? u/KonstantinKisinIsGay was curious to know, so they decided to put the question to…
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People have been suggesting quotes for the new Pride and Prejudice series, and these 24 sound like winners
Much like history documentaries that seek to tell the real story of the Tudors, police procedurals with a surly loner detective forced to endure the assistance of a young, enthusiastic sergeant, and anecdotes involving men with big muscles and tears in their eyes calling Donald…
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‘What famous person was born in your birthday month/year?’ – People are playing the lucky dip of celebrities with this entertaining chart
A rather marvellous chart has been going viral on Twitter recently. It’s a simple enough concept, but wonderfully executed by graphic designer and data enthusiast Josh Barzon. It’s just a big ol’ list of the most famous people born in every month from 1954 to 2003. So – who’s…
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A guy whose girlfriend is from Norway shared ’10 Norwegian quirks the British mind can’t understand’ and it’s an eye-opening culture clash for the ages
We love a culture clash romance in these parts. So we devoured this post from Thomas Hornall, who describes himself as a Glaswegian-Norwegian. Thomas shared a post on Twitter a little bit back in the day explaining that he’s from the UK and his girlfriend is Norwegian. And then…
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Americans are applauding this Brit reporter’s verdict on the state of Donald Trump’s disintegrating presidency and he absolutely nails it
Donald Trump’s final appeal to voters ahead of the crucial midterm elections was at best unconventional and at worst, totally and utterly hatstand. That he chose to make it about his Reflecting Pool vanity project rather than anything to do with a single thing that voters…
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Patrick Stewart’s account of experiencing his first American hamburger has been going viral again as it’s truly delicious
As tributes to the late, great Sir Patrick Stewart continue to pour in, Twitter user Utterly Interesting has shared an utterly majestic, Shakespearean account from the man himself concerning his experience of eating his very first American hamburger. It’s a true masterpiece, and…
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A Maga was asked the best thing Donald Trump’s done in his second term and it’s a terrifying insight into what America is up against right now
As America goes to the polls for what promises to be a make or break set of midterms for Donald Trump’s second presidency, a reminder that it pays to take nothing for granted. Especially when it comes to the Maga mindset and its unwavering devotion towards their great leader.…
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25 Funniest Threads Posts to Give Your Day a Lift
It’s US election day, and we’ve all got our fingers crossed for a free and fair election that makes Trump into a lame duck. The results won’t be in for some time, and the full picture may take weeks to come into view, but while we hold our breaths and peep through our fingers,…
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Donald Trump’s Reflecting Poolside ramblings were already humiliating enough but CNN’s take on his weirdo monologue was simply devastating
Donald Trump chose to make his final appeal to votes ahead of Tuesday’s make or break midterm elections by wanging on for 17 minutes about … his never-ending Reflecting Pool project. dafuq, and i cannot stress this enough, is this event https://t.co/KDAQ1F0O5o — Aaron Rupar…
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‘What’s the highest dopamine-to-effort ratio you’ve ever discovered in life?’ – 22 little effort, huge reward experiences
Life can be a bit of struggle, so it’s always good when something pleasant happens. And it’s even better if it happens with very little effort or input from ourselves. Over on the AskReddit page, they’ve been discussing easy wins after user Intelligent_East4657 asked this:…
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JD Vance took credit for the NYC Mayor’s achievements, and Zohran Mamdani ratioed him to bits without saying a word
In the last-minute scramble for votes, the Trump circle has had to resort to taking credit for things that aren’t entirely of their doing, or sometimes any of their doing, and it’s backfired in the most satisfying way. The invisible vice president, JD Vance, posted this boast…
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JD Vance tried to mock the Democrats with a joke about his daughter and it blew up in his face in spectacular fashion
America goes to the polls on Tuesday and the only question appears to be whether it will be a bad night for the Republicans or an absolute drubbing. Oh, and whether Donald Trump is willing to accept the result, obviously. So JD Vance did his best to drum up support until the…
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Liz Truss said Ed Miliband should apologise for communism and of all the A++ responses Dom Joly surely said it best
Former prime minister for 15 minutes Liz Truss shows no sign of going quietly any time soon. The lettuce loser took time out from writing books about why she was right and everyone else was wrong to take aim at foreign secretary Ed Miliband and his father, Ralph. She took to…
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Don Jr just warned the State of Ohio that the Democrats want to make Ohio a state, if you were wondering whether dum(b) genes were strong with this one – 26 glorious owns
It’s election day in the US, and the polls are looking good for the Democrats. Democrats are ahead of Republicans in almost all of the seven battleground states that will determine which party controls the Senate, according to the final set of polls from The New York Times and…
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Democrats got a free ad, as Trump’s final pre-election speech was a baffling 17-minute ramble about the Reflecting Pool – 23 hilarious takedowns
Donald Trump’s contribution to the Republican midterm campaign has been absolutely amazing – for the Democrats. His rambling, repetitive speeches focused on the things that really matter to voters – Men’s arses. Racist and homophobic attacks on Democratic hopefuls. How many…
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A trio getting arrested with drugs in the car and a lamb eating chips on the back seat has to be the baaaarmiest story of the year- 21 funniest reactions
Just when you thought there couldn’t be anything weirder in the news than the noises Donald Trump makes, or the fact that he only just found out there’s a b in dumb, along comes BBC Scotland with an absolute belter. Man caught in car with £14k of drugs as a lamb ate chips in the…