Gerry Blake
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Given his opposition to the Venezuelan dictatorship, this is impossible for Trump to argue against - genius from Nobel - an element of subtle trolling that hammers home the committee’s pro-Democracy message twice over with just one decision.
Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist Maria Corina Machado wins
Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Given his opposition to the Venezuelan dictatorship, this is impossible for Trump to argue against - genius from Nobel - an element of subtle trolling that hammers home the committee’s pro-Democracy message twice over with just one decision.
Humphreys needs to stop being a government spokesperson; Connolly is doing well but should stop saying "military industrial complex"; Gavin is just not up to it.
#tonightvmtv #aras25
#tonightvmtv #aras25
September 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Humphreys needs to stop being a government spokesperson; Connolly is doing well but should stop saying "military industrial complex"; Gavin is just not up to it.
#tonightvmtv #aras25
#tonightvmtv #aras25
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Blessed are the poor in spirit
September 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Blessed are the poor in spirit
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Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Improve the first line by substituting Mrs. Dalloway
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that Mrs Dalloway kind of crap ..."
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that Mrs Dalloway kind of crap ..."
Improve a first line by substituting Mrs. Dalloway.
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking Mrs. Dalloway.
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking Mrs. Dalloway.
Improve a first line by substituting Mrs. Dalloway.
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they executed Mrs. Dalloway, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York.
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they executed Mrs. Dalloway, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York.
March 31, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Improve the first line by substituting Mrs. Dalloway
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that Mrs Dalloway kind of crap ..."
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that Mrs Dalloway kind of crap ..."