Donald Trump has once again been cruelly snubbed by the Nobel Peace Prize committee, despite what he insists was an “incredible” year of personal achievements in the field of “peace, which is very strong right now, the strongest peace anyone’s ever seen.”

The committee shocked the world by awarding the prize to someone who had not, in fact, threatened to annex Greenland after mistaking it for a golf resort, nor suggested using the US military to disperse protesters exercising their constitutional right to free speech.

“We had to draw a line somewhere,” explained one weary member of the Nobel committee. “Traditionally, the Peace Prize goes to people who promote peace, not to people who deploy tear gas so they can wave at a Bible.” […]


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    17 days ago

    The winner’s first Twitter post after receiving the prize was “Mr. President Trump I love you. My people yearn for freedom! Please begin bombing Caracas immediately!”

    I can appreciate the irony of this being a comment on satire, but if you’re not more clear about how you phrase or contextualize it, then even the people who look at where this is being posted will actually think the first half of your comment is true.

    https://www.latestly.com/socially/world/maria-corina-machado-makes-first-x-post-after-winning-nobel-peace-prize-dedicates-award-to-donald-trump-and-suffering-people-of-venezuela-7153322.html

    Maria Corina Machado, who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, made her first post on X after the announcement, dedicating the honour to US President Donald Trump and the people of Venezuela. “This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom,” she wrote. “We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.” Machado added, “I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!”