34 h. 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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4 d. ago Sadiq Khan jokes about Sharia Law in London in sly dig at Donald Trump

Sadiq Khan jokes about Sharia Law in London in sly dig at Donald Trump  Daily Express

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7 d. ago Trump jokingly asked Rolex executives if tariffs would’ve affected US Open invite, CEO says

Rolex CEO stressed US president’s remarks were made ‘in jest’ in letter to Elizabeth Warren, who had raised concerns Donald Trump asked Rolex executives if he would have been invited to watch this month’s US Open final from the luxury watchmaker’s VIP box had he imposed steep tariffs on Swiss exports weeks earlier.The US president’s remarks were made “in jest”, stressed Jean-Frederic Dufour, the Rolex CEO, in a letter to Elizabeth Warren, the US senator who had raised questions about the decision to invite Trump – including whether the conglomerate was seeking to “curry favor” with the administration. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump jokingly asked Rolex executives if tariffs prompted US Open invite, CEO says

Rolex CEO stressed US president’s remarks were made ‘in jest’ in letter to Elizabeth Warren, who had raised concerns Donald Trump asked Rolex executives if he would have been invited to watch this month’s US Open final from the luxury watchmaker’s VIP box had he imposed steep tariffs on Swiss exports weeks earlier.The US president’s remarks were made “in jest”, stressed Jean-Frederic Dufour, the Rolex CEO, in a letter to Elizabeth Warren, the US senator who had raised questions about the decision to invite Trump – including whether the conglomerate was seeking to “curry favor” with the administration. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Kitchen sink drama: Trump’s latest tariffs leave experts scratching heads

President places new duties on cabinets, vanities and sofas but national-security justification prompts puzzlementDonald Trump has often cited national security when announcing new tariffs. America and its military can not run without steel and computer chips. The nation’s food and drug supply must be protected. But have you considered the security implications of your kitchen sink?Announcing his latest wave of tariffs on goods from overseas – a 50% levy on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, and 30% on upholstered furniture, to be enforced next month – Trump once again cited the top priority of any president. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump has called the US postal service ‘a joke’. But don’t expect Amazon to replace it | Niamh Rowe

Amid financial struggles and presidential criticism, USPS is facing challenges. But it plays an essential role in US lifeIn towns where Washington DC is an abstraction, the post office is the front desk of American democracy – sometimes the only public space at all. Here, postmasters are “the human side of government”, as the senator Jennings Randolph put it in 1976. “When such offices are closed,” he warned, “the American flag really comes down.”Championed by Benjamin Franklin in 1775, the roots of the US postal service – whose mandate is to “bind the nation together” – are older than the republic itself. The constitution calls for “post offices and post roads”. The USPS is still legally obligated to provide a “basic and fundamental” service to all Americans. In Scottsbluff, Nebraska, a rural carrier drives more than 700 miles a year to serve just two households.Niamh Rowe is a New York-based writer and podcast producer Continue reading...

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8 d. ago London Mayor Sadiq Khan Jokes Donald Trump Has A Crush On Him After Sharia Law Rant

London Mayor Sadiq Khan Jokes Donald Trump Has A Crush On Him After Sharia Law Rant  NDTV

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9 d. ago Voices: Trump hates jokers like Jimmy Kimmel because he knows punchlines hit harder than politics

History has long shown that despots will punish humour precisely because it is uncontrollable. But the return of the cancelled US talk show host shows the people will side with the comedian every time, writes stand-up Shaparak Khorsandi

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2 w. ago Trump says AI is taking over the world as he signs ‘Tech Prosperity Deal’ with the UK

Donald Trump joked that artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over the world whilst speaking with Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday (18 September).

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's chilling joke in front of AI tech bosses 'taking over the world'

In his comments at a business meeting with Keir Starmer the US President told tech bosses: "You're taking over the world and I don't know what you're doing here, I hope you're right."

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2 w. ago Moment Prince William makes a joke with President Trump as they meet the King

A lighthearted Prince William showed his sense of humour yesterday as he and the Princess of Wales escorted President Donald and Melania Trump from their helicopter to meet the King and Queen.

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2 w. ago King Charles makes Donald Trump golf joke during banquet speech

Watch as King Charles makes a joke about Donald Trump’s golf courses during the state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday (17 September).

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2 w. ago King Charles jokes around with Donald Trump at Windsor after US President and Melania were welcomed by William, Kate and The Queen on historic second state visit

Prince William and Kate greeted the Trumps in the Walled Garden on the Windsor estate when the President's Marine One helicopter arrived just after midday.

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2 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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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel looks unimpressed by 'woke' gag as he loses to Stephen Colbert at 2025 Emmys

Jimmy Kimmel 's poker face slipped at Sunday's Emmy Awards after Bryan Cranston cheekily referenced Donald Trump 's bizarre attack on Tom Hanks.

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3 w. ago ‘It’s like they’re trying to get prosecuted’: when cartoons try to take down governments

From The Simpsons mauling George HW Bush to South Park’s current head-to-head with Trump, animations are no stranger to political battles. But sometimes, things get far, far more brutalIt shouldn’t really be a surprise that South Park has become “the most important TV show of the Trump 2.0 era”. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have spent decades taking any potshot they like at whoever they choose, from Saddam Hussein to Guitar Hero to – thanks to their inexplicable 2001 live-action sitcom That’s My Bush! – other sitting presidents.But by using every episode in its latest series to focus their fury solely at the current US administration, hitting Trump with a combination of policy rebuttals and dick jokes (and daring him to sue them in the process), this is the strongest sense yet that Parker and Stone are out for nothing less than full regime change. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Epstein birthday book includes joke about selling ‘fully depreciated’ woman to Trump for $22,500

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee shared the photo after releasing President Trump’s alleged ‘bawdy’ letter to Epstein, which the White House insists is a hoax

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3 w. ago New photo from Epstein 'birthday book' shows joke about Trump 'buying girl' after his 'lewd birthday message' was revealed

President Donald Trump is under fire once again after a lewd birthday letter bearing his signature was released by Jeffrey Epstein's estate.

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3 w. ago Stephen King says Donald Trump is 'basically an idiot' and 'dangerous' for one reason

Stephen King has never been one to hold back his thoughts on Donald Trump, despite facing threats of a boycott for making a joke about the former President

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4 w. ago Trump again addresses death rumors ahead of dinner with top tech CEOs minus Musk: ‘I’m still here’

Trump joked about people believing he was dead before taking questions from reporters about the upcoming jobs report, RFK Jr.’s job as health secretary and the NYC mayoral race

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