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Fiendish Thingy

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19. Inaccurate headline - there was no "voiding" of the award
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 07:57 PM
Jan 18

The Nobel committee said earlier this week no award could be either transferred or revoked, this report just confirms that, regardless of who possesses the actual medal, the award is Machado’s.

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🇳🇴 Norwegian prime minister says Trump repeatedly begs for the Nobel Peace Prize riversedge Jan 18 #1
It's a prestigious award underpants Jan 18 #4
If he really wanted a Nobel Prize that much, PatSeg Jan 18 #28
I don't know stage left Jan 18 #31
The Neediness is Truly Pathetic The Roux Comes First Jan 18 #2
No doubt Timewas Jan 18 #3
There should be a Nobel prize for immaturity, he would win bigly. Dave Bowman Jan 18 #5
The no recall rule is kinda dumb GusBob Jan 19 #48
Clearly the Nobel Foundation made a mistake awarding J_William_Ryan Jan 18 #6
I admit I know little about Machado, but for the Nobel committee to riversedge Jan 18 #9
I was about to say... Wednesdays Jan 18 #10
She may be making what might be called.... reACTIONary Jan 18 #40
I'm blessedly ignorant of tactics for dealing with a malignant narcissist GopherGal Jan 19 #56
Poor widdle poopy baby pedophile protector Blue Owl Jan 18 #7
I have a few scalpels. Maru Kitteh Jan 18 #8
I swear, my husband would never, ever lower himself, crawl like a maggot, in order... chouchou Jan 18 #11
Now why are you insulting those poor mosquitos? niyad Jan 18 #12
I understand but, here in Floriduh, I've been bitten so many times, I tend to be unfair. chouchou Jan 18 #24
When our older son, now 35, was 8, he wanted to invent a time machine... 3catwoman3 Jan 18 #39
Your son, apparently, has a cool mind. Mosquitoes follow carbon-dioxide. chouchou Jan 18 #41
I understand about the bites, and you have my sympthies. One of the niyad Jan 19 #55
it's MAGAt Skittles Jan 18 #13
That is quite true. But frankly, even if were not married, I'd not date one. chouchou Jan 18 #23
Trump does have a gift. Collimator Jan 18 #14
Parody Found on Reddit: Grokenstein Jan 18 #15
You can occasionally find Super Bowl rings for sale if you know where to look. paleotn Jan 18 #16
There is, in fact, nothing to void localroger Jan 18 #17
They need to "officially" rescind the award from Machado, and declare 2025's winner as VOID Wiz Imp Jan 18 #18
They just announced that the decision to grant the award is final. So they can't do that. onenote Jan 18 #44
I know they've said that. The point is they CAN and SHOULD change their mind. Wiz Imp Jan 19 #47
They disagree. onenote Jan 19 #49
WTF? Am I not allowed to express my opinion? Wiz Imp Jan 19 #50
I'm sorry? Where did I say you couldn't express your opinion? And what gives you the right to deny me the right onenote Jan 19 #51
🙄💤🗯🕳 Wiz Imp Jan 19 #54
I don't think any rights were denied here, so I'm not sure who needs to chill. Ilikepurple Jan 19 #57
Inaccurate headline - there was no "voiding" of the award Fiendish Thingy Jan 18 #19
No, it hasn't. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 #20
I hope they removed Machado's name from the Peace Prize FakeNoose Jan 18 #21
The article and the statement from the committee is clear: the award is final. It can't be revoked. onenote Jan 18 #45
"Gentlemen, you can't post facts in here! This is Latest Breaking News!" NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 19 #52
Good grief, what a BABY he is. A big ridiculously spoiled BABY. calimary Jan 18 #22
It's like she pawned the Prize. N/T tonekat Jan 18 #25
The medal is not his, regardless. Anything presented to the president in his official capacity belongs to the US. SunSeeker Jan 18 #26
Everything Trump touches dies. greatauntoftriplets Jan 18 #27
Just a little tidbit. BowDown Jan 18 #32
Now Dementia Donnie will have to invade Norway. travelingthrulife Jan 18 #29
He is such a sick fuck Joinfortmill Jan 18 #30
Everything he touches turns to sh*t! Buddyzbuddy Jan 18 #33
dear god, this man is pathetic...I've never seen such a vile creature... CTyankee Jan 18 #34
Did she keep the money part of the prize? MerrilyMerrily Jan 18 #35
The bad seed. bamagal62 Jan 18 #36
Awesome... The Nobel Peace Prize Committee Cha Jan 18 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author sop Jan 18 #38
Trump to deploy troops choie Jan 18 #42
And no parting gifts for TSF. Sneederbunk Jan 18 #43
His staff should provide those tiny star stickers like in school. BigmanPigman Jan 19 #46
Trump is so angry at not winning a peace prize. No wonder he wants to start wars. Doodley Jan 19 #53
MaddowBlog-Trump received a Nobel Peace Prize the same way he received a Purple Heart LetMyPeopleVote Jan 19 #58
I was thinking that the Nobel people would do something like this, void the original Nobel prize that was given to SWBTATTReg Jan 19 #59
Bravo! JustKay Jan 19 #60
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