26 h. ago Donald Trump reveals message from Sean 'Diddy' Combs who asked him pardon

Donald Trump said Diddy 'seemed like a nice guy' but changed when he ran for office

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6 d. ago Do you know about shitposting? It’s cheap humour, rage bait – and now, it seems, US government policy | Robert Topinka

Donald Trump’s White House reveals a new ‘portrait’ of Joe Biden – and in his world, if you don’t laugh, the joke’s on youOn 24 September, a White House communications adviser posted a video on X of a new presidential Walk of Fame, captioned: “Wait for it”, with a pen and eyes emoji. The video pans over a succession of presidential portraits to reveal – in place of Joe Biden’s portrait – a framed photograph of an autopen signing his name. The sight-gag references the Maga conspiracy theory that, unbeknownst to “Sleepy Joe”, unscrupulous aides used the autopen to sign pardons in his name. The post delighted supporters and outraged critics, which only further delighted supporters.And that was precisely the point. This combination of cheap humour and rage bait is the province of the shitpost, a genre of low-effort social media content designed to amuse insiders and annoy outsiders. Like so much of internet culture, shitposting was pioneered on the message board 4chan – but Donald Trump...

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6 d. ago Donald Trump issues telling message to Royal Family following UK state visit

Donald Trump was welcomed by the King and Queen last month and spent two days in Windsor.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump's private text message to Rory McIlroy in dressing room after Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy received a text from Donald Trump after Team Europe trolled the US President by chanting his name in the dressing room following their Ryder Cup victory

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8 d. ago Donald Trump sent Rory McIlroy personal text message after Ryder Cup victory

Rory McIlroy was the target of US fans' abuse at the Ryder Cup, but his performance helped him to 'shut them up' and he received a message from Trump after Team Europe won

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8 d. ago The Donald Trump text message that triggered brutal Team Europe troll after Ryder Cup triumph

Double-winning skipper Luke Donald delivered an insight into the mischievous video wind-up

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1 week ago Top Welsh doctor's message to women after Donald Trump paracetamol and autism comments

Medical experts have blasted Trump's claim that the US version of paracetamol, called Tylenol, causes autism, stating that paracetamol remains the safest painkiller available

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1 week ago Scottie Scheffler and wife were forced into making urgent phone call at Ryder Cup

Scottie Scheffler almost fell out with his good friend and PGA star Sam Burns following a Ryder Cup snub back in 2021

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2 w. ago Scottie Scheffler: I get calls and messages from Donald Trump following a win

Golf-loving Trump will attend the first day of the Ryder Cup this week.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump state banquet: The hidden messages weaved into the menu

When is a meal not just a meal? When there’s a president involved

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3 w. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect joked 'doppelganger' killed Donald Trump ally, messages reveal

Tyler Robinson, 22, told an online chatroom a lookalike killed the conservative activist, 31, with a rifle at Utah Valley University on Thursday

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