Donald Trump aces new cognitive test distinguishing between reflecting pools and skyscrapers

Full marks to this Question time audience member for telling the Makerfield Reform candidate that she’d prefer a ‘career politician to a plumber who is a sexist’ www.thepoke.com/2026/06/05/q...

Robert Peston wasn’t letting Robert Jenrick’s nonsense lie and it showed up the Reform UK man for exactly what he is www.thepoke.com/2026/06/04/r...

With his war on Iran showing no signs of actually ending Trump was asked to define ‘ceasefire’ and his answer had people bellowing into next week www.thepoke.com/2026/06/04/w...

Donald Trump had a hideously misogynistic response to this woman reporter and her A comeback had everyone cheering www.thepoke.com/2026/06/04/d...

Donald Trump plans to add ‘Trump Promenade’ to the Lincoln Memorial, in case you were wondering what he’d ruin next – 17 absolute nopes www.thepoke.com/2026/06/05/t...

Introducing Gemma 4 12B: a unified, encoder-free multimodal model blog.google/innovation-a... via @instapaper.com

Ranked: Military Spending by Country in 2025 www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-milit... via @instapaper.com

5 cups a day of this hot drink lowers your mortality risk by 28 per cent — BBC Science Focus Magazine apple.news/A2oSip82iSFu... via @instapaper.com

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Can’t be repeated enough👇🏽 Just so insane

This right-wing political commentator’s ‘biblically accurate Helen of Troy’ pic saw her dragged back to the ancient world – 15 epic owns www.thepoke.com/2026/06/03/r...

Fractyl Health’s new diabetes approach is beyond GLP-1s longevity.technology/news/fractyl... via @instapaper.com

Microsoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is here www.theverge.com/tech/941664/... via @instapaper.com

Ranked: America’s Biggest Industries by Economic Output www.visualcapitalist.com/americas-big... via @instapaper.com

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Release The Epstein Files NOW!😡

2026 Smartphone Shipments to Post Worst Annual Decline on Record as Memory Crisis and Geopolitical Shocks Converge counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/... via @instapaper.com

Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/t... via @instapaper.com

Ranked: Where the Ultra-Rich Are Growing Fastest www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-where... via @instapaper.com

It is a crime!

Nigel Farage’s Makerfield candidate just got utterly shredded by the BBC’s political editor and it’s like the essence of Reform UK in 2 minutes and a bit www.thepoke.com/2026/06/03/n...

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BLANCHE: Who the president chooses to pardon is not a problem, period IVEY: What's the legal basis for that statement? BLANCHE: The Constitution IVEY: The Constitution does not give him the authority to pardon in exchange for payments. It does not permit bribery

This American made the mistake of not treating English mustard with the respect it deserves and it’s eye-wateringly hilarious www.thepoke.com/2026/06/01/t...

Donald Trump tried to convince everyone that his four cognitive tests prove he has ‘extreme intelligence’, but reality begged to differ – 21 clapbacks www.thepoke.com/2026/06/02/t...

American anti-wokers tried to use AI to mock the idea of a woman president and it was a glorious self-own for the ages www.thepoke.com/2026/06/01/a...

Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals. As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them. Go Knicks.

A ‘proud Brexiteer’ insisted that airport queues have nothing to do with Brexit and got owned into the sunlit uplands – 16 favourite takedowns www.thepoke.com/2026/06/02/p...

Mapped: America’s Hiring Map Has Flipped Since 2020 www.visualcapitalist.com/where-hiring... via @instapaper.com

What poor sleep may be telling women about Alzheimer’s? longevity.technology/news/what-po... via @instapaper.com

Exclusive: Microsoft is building a super app that combines coding, chat, and other Copilot AI tools | Fortune fortune.com/2026/05/29/m... via @instapaper.com

Wow. That got awkward fast, even considering the participants.

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This Nigel Farage voter now bitterly regrets Brexit but it’s what he says next that really had people hollering into next week www.thepoke.com/2026/06/01/t...

Amazon MGM Studios Embraces AI: Greenlights Three Series for Prime Video Under New ‘GenAI Creators’ Fund’ variety.com/2026/tv/news... via @instapaper.com

Optical brain implant moves into real-world use longevity.technology/news/optical... via @instapaper.com

Ranked: The World’s Hottest Luxury Housing Markets www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-l... via @instapaper.com

Happy 30th Birthday to Tom Holland 🎂

Nigel Farage claimed a so-called ban on him being on Desert Island Discs is down to BBC bias, and 38 Question Time appearances entered the chat www.thepoke.com/2026/06/01/n...

A judge ordered Donald Trump to take his name off the Kennedy Center, and triggered an unhinged Truth Social rant of epic proportions – 24 schadenfreude-coated reactions www.thepoke.com/2026/06/01/j...

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Marilou & I are deeply saddened by the loss of our lifelong friend, Marcia. Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her. shorturl.at/wx6BV

They’ve started building a UFC arena on the White House lawn, and the internet came in two-footed – 23 no-holds-barred challenges www.thepoke.com/2026/05/29/t...

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Trump has spent years screaming about Obama $1.7 Billion turns around pays Iran $300 Billion to open the Strait of Hormuz! America can’t afford any more days of his presidency! #TrumpIranReward #StraitOfHormuz #USDemocracy #Obama

This writer’s 100 and a bit word takedown of Donald Trump just went wildly viral because she absolutely nails the man and his presidency www.thepoke.com/2026/03/19/t...

The US Treasury Department announces it will put Donald Trump’s face on a $250 bill – 15 takedowns that are right on the money www.thepoke.com/2026/05/29/u...

Pam Bondi refused to go under oath, refused to be filmed, and refused to answer a single question about Trump. Meanwhile, survivors stood in the hallway demanding justice. Here's your midday news recap.