#nobel

Primo piano ANSA - ANSA.it: È morto António Lobo Antunes, lo scrittore della guerra portoghese in Africa Tra i maggiori nomi della letteratura europea, candidato al Nobel António Lobo Antunes, the writer of the Portuguese war in Africa, has died. Among the greatest names in European literature, a Nobel candidate. #AntónioLoboAntunes #thePortuguesewar #Africa #European #Nobel https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/libri/narrativa/2026/03/05/e-morto-antonio-lobo-antunes-lo-scrittore-della-guerra-portoghese-in-africa_9652a476-6bdc-4f03-a898-83fcfe0c1309.html

The phrase “less than meets the eye” ought to feature in any attempt to understand #Trump’s brain, but I just want to be sure, in light of his letter to the Norwegian PM.

From https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/donald-trump-greenland-threats-nobel-prize-snub-letter

“Considering your Country decided not to give me the #Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace,” he said, adding he could now “think about what is good and proper” for the US.

1. You did not stop “8 Wars PLUS”. You can’t even name the countries, or describe what those wars were about.

(1a. WTF is “PLUS”? Are you acknowledging that you don’t even know the actual number?)

1. You are admitting out loud that the only reason you gave a shit about “peace” at all was so you could get a Nobel. And, obviously, the only reason you want a Nobel is for the prestige, the association with people who did something worthwhile (most of them, at least) and who themselves didn’t just want to get a medal.

I.E., dickhead, you’re admitting that the adulation you crave is specifically of the undeserved variety.

1. You are also admitting that you weren’t doing “what is good and proper” for the US while you were lusting after your Nobel. But that is perhaps less of a joke than your promise to start doing any such thing from now on.

2. What do you even want out of the Norwegian PM? Is he just a general enemy now because he’s a normal, functioning human?