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The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize is Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado

The award goes to the person or organisation that's done the most "for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses"

US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award, but nominations closed in January - at the start of his second term in office

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[–] philipsdirk@discuss.tchncs.de 173 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Trump will now threaten to take over Venezuela, hit Norway with 300% trade tariffs, and argue that the Nobel Prize means nothing at all whilst simultaneously saying its committee is a fraud and he actually won it.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He'll ask to see it and then just steal it

The best predictor for future behaviour is past behaviour

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait... which award did he steal?

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] philipsdirk@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Summarised context. Calling it stealing might be a bit much but still actions typical of Trump.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/fact-check-trump-pocketed-fifa-212100537.html

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Trumps words imply they told him he could keep it. He could be lying as always, or FIFA gave it to him no diff to the million other bribes capitalists have gifted the shit king... neither would surprise me.

Both are pieces of shit, so either way it's criminals scratching each other's backs.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm more worried he'll take it out on Palestine via the ceasfire, because he's a petty bitch.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 13 points 1 month ago

Like Israel would ever honor a cease fire regardless of what Trump did.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Actually Bibi just keep killing them, what’s the point anymore?”

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Bibi: No change in plans, then?

[–] eddanja@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Bookmarked! I want to see how accurate this becomes. That's all he wanted so he can one up Obama.

[–] DaMummy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

And will also say that he's never heard of this Alfred Nobel guy.

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[–] Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml 97 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 64 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds about right for the institution who gave Kissinger a Peace Prize

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[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 month ago (1 children)

She comes from one of the richest families in Venezuela, that owned large steel industry. The socialist government took them over.

[–] Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago

Ah, unsurprisingly.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

THIS ^^^^^^^

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh wow, when you hover over Estonia in the list of countries represented in the first article, it's a national broadcast article about Ruuben Kaalep, who somehow managed to get into parliament for one term.

Now I do not know many Estonian politicians closely, but about a decade ago, someone who was part of a group I was drinking with one evening, managed to invite him to join us. We promptly ditched both of them when he... spent quite a bit of time talking about how Hitler was doing the right thing. Ah, and the person who invited him? Became the next lead of the nazi youth group Kaalep used to lead before he went to parliament. I'm amazed she hasn't gotten into parliament yet, since I remember her being dumb as a bag of rocks too, but I guess it was sexism, because I don't recall EKRE having a lot of female parliament members usually - both the current ones are wives of prominent male party members.

Not particularly relevant perhaps, but hey, I'm still grossed out by the fact that nazis infiltrated my birthday.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 54 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Its hard not to see this as at least mildly trolling Trump by giving it to a Venezuelan, considering he seems pretty dead set on starting a war with Venezuela while also never shutting up about how he thinks he deserves the peace prize

[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 36 points 1 month ago

Well, she's actually on the same page. Machado has supported an American military intervention to oust the Maduro government.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

She’s a far right escualido, a Trump fluffer.

[–] BCBoy911@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

She literally dedicated her prize to Trump on twitter 😭 what a joke

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It’s the equivalent of giving a Nobel peace prize to Laura Loomer. It’s defintely not the Trump own everyone thinks it is.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hope they're trolling him, and I hope it hurts him deeply

[–] shplane@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I’m sure he’s got plenty of posts in all caps on his social media site explaining how completely unhurt he is

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's how he'll see it for sure, because he's a narcissistic moron. But actually, it looks as though the individual in question is someone who is as opposed to the current Venezuelan regime as Trump is.

In principle this should be a good outcome for Trump, if you believe that his values are what he says they are. However I don't think he could even point to Venezuela on a map of Venezuela, let alone have any interest in who Maria Corina Machado is.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

Trump logic: Start war with Venezuela and complain that stupid committee gave peace price to country at war.

[–] tree_frog_and_rain@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

This far right nepo baby doesn't look like Greta at all.

[–] raccoon@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump is gonna throw a temper tantrum

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Because it's a day.

[–] fuzzywombat@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2025/summary/

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

Last few words are almost like they're thumbing the nose of one specific person.

[–] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

And this from the press release:

In its long history, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has honoured brave women and men who have stood up to repression, who have carried the hope of freedom in prison cells, on the streets and in public squares, and who have shown by their actions that peaceful resistance can change the world. [...]

When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 month ago

I hate this for Venezuela. Fuck the “Peace Prize”

[–] Paragone@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I expect Trump's navy to murder more Venezuelans, in retaliation for that, over the next few months..

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[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Ironically, she is a major opposition leader in Venezuela, so if Trump continues to bomb Maduro's navy, she gets closer to power. She is also a big fan of Trump and has called Thatcher the politician she most admires.

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

giving a Venezuelan a bigger platform in times of US bullying, well played Norway

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 month ago

Not really she’s a far right POS, it further degrades the Nobel Peace Prize. Which IMO is worthless given they have it to Kissinger.

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 16 points 1 month ago

A suck up to Zionist neocons who will be a puppet if they regime change Venezuela. What a fucking joke.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I believe peace prize should not be given to a single politician

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

Especially ones calling for their country to be bombed AND be more like Thatcher

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I’m sending the troops to Venezuela! I’m invading Nobel peace prize! 🫲🍊🫱

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago

Far right Trump fluffing toadie 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm very relieved to hear that at least some people still have some spine.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

It's still just a bunch of politicians trying not to break an arm jerking themselves off.

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[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

He will have raged hard hearing the final results.
(Wasn't eligible for "his" Gaza peace accord anyway, since that came after the decision was finalized early October ... but I suspect he was crossing his fingers anyway, because well it's always about him ofcourse)

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The award goes to the person or organisation that's done the most "for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses"

So, explain to me how they think that the guy who single-handedly changed the name of the Dept of DEFENSE to the Dept of WAR, fits that description? Did they think that the Nobel committee wouldn't hear about that? Or care?

More likely, it NEVER occurred to them that it might send a mixed message to the world. Intimidating the entire planet into obedience because they are afraid that America will literally destroy their country, or even the world, is NOT Peace.

Seriously, the naked stupidity of these people is truly astounding.

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[–] maxxadrenaline@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I heard she gave her peace prize to Trump but he refused it.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

Oh, no, he would have happily taken it, and crowed about how it was always meant for him anyway, because he deserved it more than anyone, and he would have actually believed it. Remember when he took that wounded soldier's Purple Heart, because "I've always wanted one of these?"

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