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  #3453995 18-Jan-2026 15:57
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If you want to see an AI bias, ask this question.

"is this true that Donald Trump is actually the second person in history to be gifted the Nobel Prize by the recipient? The first was Joseph Goebbels."

Note to anyone trying this. I did not say "Nobel peace prize and did not say awarded or received. I said gifted.

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No — that claim is misleading and not true in the official sense.

lots pf text deflecting equivalence, but then as if giving up in futility.

This phrasing is technically describing physical medals being gifted, and on that narrow count: Yes, there are at least two known cases where a Nobel laureate gave away their medal to another person — Hamsun to Goebbels (1943) and Machado to Trump (2026)
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Yes, the claim is essentially true ...

Gemini:

The claim is partly grounded in real events but is framed in a misleading way. Donald Trump has been physically given a Nobel Prize medal by its actual laureate, and Joseph Goebbels did receive a Nobel medal from a laureate, but in both cases the Nobel institutions do not recognize these as “gifting the Nobel Prize” in any official sense

Yes, this is true in the context of high-profile political tributes. Following recent events, historians and the media have identified Donald Trump and Joseph Goebbels as the only two individuals in history to have been gifted a Nobel medal by a living recipient as a personal gesture of political alliance or gratitude.

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The claim is partly grounded in real events but is framed in a misleading way.
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It is accurate that both Trump and Goebbels were given Nobel medals by the original laureates, and that the Nobel institutions do not recognize those acts as transferring the prize or laureate status.

It is not reliably established that Trump is literally the second person in all of history to receive a Nobel medal second‑hand; that part is best understood as an online meme rather than a confirmed historical statistic.

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No, this claim is not accurate. While it's true that María Corina Machado recently gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump, the comparison to Joseph Goebbels is misleading.
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So while both Trump and Goebbels received Nobel medals that were gifted to them by actual laureates, the framing of your question makes it sound like this is some kind of official honor, when it's not. The Nobel Committee has clarified that while medals can change hands, the title of Nobel laureate cannot be transferred

It's also worth noting that the historical parallel being drawn between Trump and Goebbels appears to be intentionally provocative, given Goebbels' role in Nazi Germany

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  #3453997 18-Jan-2026 16:55
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freitasm:

 

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Who knew the people who shouted 'States Rights' at every turn. Would happily cheer on Trump suffocating 'States Rights' and having remains slipped into concrete foundations of his ballroom. 

 

 

The interesting thing is how MAGA don't follow any logic. 

 

As you mentioned, they shout about state rights, then trample on state rights.

 

They shout against cancel culture, then cancel universities, talk shows, etc.

 

They shout "fuck your feelings", then get all offended for minor comments.

 

They shout about the other side being snowflakes, then complain about everything.

 

MAGA and Republicans, like Trump, are deplorables.

 

 

Sorry, forgot one:

 

They shout about discrimination when businesses don't want to host brownshirts ICE, but think it is ok to not make a wedding cake for a gay couple.





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  #3453999 18-Jan-2026 17:19
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Dear America, We’d Like to Speak to the Manager

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  #3454001 18-Jan-2026 17:57
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freitasm:

 

The interesting thing is how MAGA don't follow any logic. 

 

 

Sort of like this eh?

 

 

 

(unrelated to your comment above, but I found this AI-generated meme quite clever - showing my age as well as I know exactly who this duo were 😮):

 


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  #3454002 18-Jan-2026 18:51
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We Europeans have now outsourced our attention. They do everything to make him believe that we admire a madman. But they are very careful! 😁

 





     

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  #3454004 18-Jan-2026 19:13
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Tinkerisk:

 

We Europeans have now outsourced our attention. They do everything to make him believe that we admire a madman. But they are very careful! 😁

 

 

Everyone is moving trade, quietly. May it keep on keeping on

 

Tariffs

 

Bring manufacturing back to the US, not happening.

 

Billions to US govt, correct. Except either the US citizens pay that, or US companies absorb all or some of it = reduced profits and reduced Income tax

 

China has had a record trade surplus of Exports over Imports. Some of that may be the excess pre tariff demand

 

 

 

End of the day, friends will deal with friends. US is exit stage left

 


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  #3454005 18-Jan-2026 19:21
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sir1963:

 

Perhaps the EU should respond with ...

 

We will respond to blackmail by ill-mannered children like reasonable adults, because we appreciate the power of the silent consent of sovereign, democratic states, while he tramples on it. We also expect him to be an unguided missile.

 

 





     

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  #3454006 18-Jan-2026 19:30
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Tinkerisk: We will respond to blackmail by ill-mannered children like reasonable adults, because we appreciate the power of the silent consent of sovereign, democratic states, while he tramples on it.

EU completes trade and tariffs deal with South American trade block:

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/17/eu-seals-contentious-trade-deal-with-mercosur-countries

Full members - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela is a full member but has been suspended since 2016. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Suriname are associate countries.

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  #3454010 18-Jan-2026 20:05
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Sidenote:

 

Our finance minister was accompanied on his way to the United States in his government aircraft with VIP identification by two Danish F-35 fighter jets, which waved cheerfully. Now, if that isn't a nice gesture, what is? 🙂





     

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  #3454013 18-Jan-2026 22:34
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I wish I could write parody as good as this real headline. USA! USA! USA!

France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday: Politico

France will delay this year’s Group of 7 summit to avoid a conflict with the mixed martial arts event planned at the White House on June 14, two officials with direct knowledge of G7 planning told POLITICO.

Paris had previously announced that this year’s gathering of G7 leaders would take place from June 14
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But Trump in October announced that the White House would host a “big UFC fight” on June 14. Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White told CBS News Thursday that the logistics of the event have been finalized. White said the event will gather up to 5,000 people on the South Lawn of the White House.
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  #3454016 18-Jan-2026 22:40
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The real Idiocracy.





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  #3454068 19-Jan-2026 11:14
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US reportedly considers granting asylum to Jewish people from UK

 

You have to be a special kind of stupid to leave the UK for a country that is being lead by white supremacists, trusting that they won't turn on you after a while.

 

It's like being Jewish and deciding to leave the UK for Germany, between 1932 and 1941.





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  #3454115 19-Jan-2026 11:26
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Perhaps Jews leaving the UK for the US should stop watching reruns of Friends, and check out "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo"

The same NYC's West Village apartment costs up to to $10,000+ per month in rent today, a massive jump from the show's $200 rent due to its (illegal use of) rent-controlled status in the series.

The grass always looks greener.

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  #3454164 19-Jan-2026 11:57
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The good thing is, however, that he ignores all medical advice and continues to stuff himself with overdoses of aspirin and Big Macs. 😁





     

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  #3454175 19-Jan-2026 12:51
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Malcolm Nance breaks down how a US attack/invasion of Greenland would play out, with the follow-on consequences for NATO and the world. Potential expulsion of US troops from Europe, blocking of Canadian airspace to US overflight, and the breakdown of international trade.

 

Having spent most of his working life involved with military intelligence, he really knows his stuff, and how to break down a complex situation.

 





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