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irisblue

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4. Knut Hamsun, of Norway gave his 1920 Nobel to Joseph Goebbels.

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Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:42 AM

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https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1qee1hc/knut_hamsun_who_later_gifted_his_1920_nobel_prize/

snip-"reddit user Schmooto posted "Trump and Goebbels are the only people to ever have been gifted second hand Nobel Prize."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_Hamsun

snip-"Hamsun held strong Anglophobic views, and openly supported Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, travelling to meet Hitler during the German occupation of Norway.[9][10][11] Due to his professed support for the occupation of Norway and the Quisling regime, he was charged with treason after the war.:

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The precious: The Nobel, the Pedophile, his coveted stolen medal, and the fool who gave it to him: [View all] 634-5789 Friday OP

She equates forfeiting a prize that she earned with being charitable and no_hypocrisy Friday #1

She is as big of a piece of shit as he is. johnnyfins Friday #2

And the pic was taken in front of the johnnyfins Friday #3

Knut Hamsun, of Norway gave his 1920 Nobel to Joseph Goebbels. irisblue Friday #4

Wow. ms liberty Friday #6

Thanks for posting this. It should have been the headline for every corporate media story. sop Friday #8

He wants the metal, not the medal. mobeau69 Friday #5

Don't forget that President Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize--legitimately. Rump has this childish vendetta toward Obama. LaMouffette Friday #7

Nothing will fill the hole in his soul. Irish_Dem Friday #12

The Nobel Committee should rescind Machado's Peace Prize immediately for violating their rules. sop Friday #9

Yet another thing I formally admired, enshittified. Hugin Friday #10

she just took that award and shit all over it. fuck her. nt Javaman Friday #11

He looks so happy. As if he had won it himself. Irish_Dem Friday #13

The fool took a dump on it. UTUSN Friday #14

Wow, a second-hand Nobel. sinkingfeeling Friday #15

Gave up the medal, kept the cash bottomofthehill Friday #16

My Precious: Amaryllis Friday #17

Maddowblog-Trump received a Nobel Peace Prize the same way he received a Purple Heart LetMyPeopleVote Friday #18