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
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.
Pax America
I heard she gave her peace prize to Trump but he refused it.
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?”
I love that it went to a Venezuelan, one of his favorite Hate Targets. They’re probably all whining that she runs that gang they’re always crying about.
Far right Trump fluffing toadie 🙄🙄🙄🙄
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.
He’ll ask to see it and then just steal it
The best predictor for future behaviour is past behaviour
Wait… which award did he steal?
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
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.
I’m more worried he’ll take it out on Palestine via the ceasfire, because he’s a petty bitch.
Like Israel would ever honor a cease fire regardless of what Trump did.
“Actually Bibi just keep killing them, what’s the point anymore?”
Bibi: No change in plans, then?
Bookmarked! I want to see how accurate this becomes. That’s all he wanted so he can one up Obama.
And will also say that he’s never heard of this Alfred Nobel guy.
@remindme@mstdn.social 10 days
@gigachad Ok, I will remind you on Monday Oct 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM UTC.
FYI, Machado is a far-right plant who’s championing the sanctions and US intervention in her country and every other nation that opposes imperialism. Notwithstanding her vocal and active support for far-right parties in Europe and LatAm.
Sounds about right for the institution who gave Kissinger a Peace Prize
Which is why Trump actually has a chance. If they’ll give it to Kissinger for openly being an unapologetic warmonger and war criminal, or Obama for literally nothing, why not give it to Trump?
She comes from one of the richest families in Venezuela, that owned large steel industry. The socialist government took them over.
Ah, unsurprisingly.
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.
THIS ^^^^^^^
I expect Trump’s navy to murder more Venezuelans, in retaliation for that, over the next few months…
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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.
Margaret “There’s no such thing as society” Thatcher
‘Ironically’ as if she’s not literally a cia trained puppet waiting for power to hand off venezuelas resources to us shell companies. Trumps america cant even come up with their own schemes anymore, they gotta butcher the classics.
It’s literally the history of both South/ Central America, and Africa.
Like those cheap banana prices? you can thank the CIA for that.
"Meet the New Boss.
Same as the Old Boss."
- Pete Townshend
This far right nepo baby doesn’t look like Greta at all.
I’m sending the troops to Venezuela! I’m invading Nobel peace prize! 🫲🍊🫱
As I noted in another comment, she’s a major opposition party leader in Venezuela, so attacks on Maduro’s navy have some chance of putting her closer to power.
Yeah nominate him for Nobel prize of war. So much manlier
I wouldn’t be surprised if he gives himself a made up “president of peace prize”
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
She’s a far right escualido, a Trump fluffer.
She literally dedicated her prize to Trump on twitter 😭 what a joke
It’s the equivalent of giving a Nobel peace prize to Laura Loomer. It’s defintely not the Trump own everyone thinks it is.
Well, she’s actually on the same page. Machado has supported an American military intervention to oust the Maduro government.
I hope they’re trolling him, and I hope it hurts him deeply
I’m sure he’s got plenty of posts in all caps on his social media site explaining how completely unhurt he is
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.
Trump logic: Start war with Venezuela and complain that stupid committee gave peace price to country at war.
I hate this for Venezuela. Fuck the “Peace Prize”
A suck up to Zionist neocons who will be a puppet if they regime change Venezuela. What a fucking joke.
Trump is gonna throw a temper tantrum
because it’s Friday?
Because it’s a day.
I believe peace prize should not be given to a single politician
Especially ones calling for their country to be bombed AND be more like Thatcher
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.
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.
