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Let's check in on how Jared and Ivanka's luxury Albanian resort is doing... (Original Post) highplainsdem Yesterday OP
Interestingly the US does have a treaty with Albania TBF Yesterday #1
Moscow ain't safe.. If Ukraine knew a trump is on a jet ..... a drone could go 'rouge' dave99 Yesterday #14
Trump will recognize the independent Republic of Ivanka and provide billions in economic and military aid. Marcuse 20 hrs ago #37
Much like Trump is doing covertly popsdenver 7 hrs ago #50
Very interesting! Is this the first lash out against the ultrarich finally?! I hope so. Way too much attention and SWBTATTReg Yesterday #2
I am so proud of these people. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #3
Me too - so proud. iluvtennis Yesterday #8
Ivanka said she and Jared KT2000 Yesterday #12
Somebody should have asked princess sparkle pony exactly how one niyad Yesterday #31
Same way Columbus discovered America. Amaryllis 8 hrs ago #48
"discovered the island" 🙄😑😑😑 electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #53
Because Americans are easy to bowl over, and they assume everyone is like Americans.. FuzzyRabbit Yesterday #19
Sadly, he may end up using an army American dollars pay for questionseverything 21 hrs ago #34
Because they think they are entitled and they tried to pull one over on the Albanian people hookaleft 19 hrs ago #38
Hear, hear. peppertree 14 hrs ago #40
I just hope they don't get prosecuted MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #45
Thank you Albania! Initech Yesterday #4
Jared should just go and "chat with the locals" they seem like they might want to talk to him. Botany Yesterday #5
Wow SuzyandPuffpuff Yesterday #6
Hasn't the Albanian government put a freeze on this? mwmisses4289 Yesterday #7
i recall reading that as well. mopinko Yesterday #13
Oh, my, do I sense trouble in paradise? Vinca Yesterday #9
The rich want their climate change refugia orthoclad Yesterday #10
How safe are islands when climate change causes ocean levels to rise? wnylib 12 hrs ago #43
Mountainous islands orthoclad 55 min ago #54
Best comment: ananda Yesterday #11
They've wakened the Children of the Mountain Eagle. tsk-tsk.... n/t TygrBright Yesterday #15
They burned their Prime Minister's house down for making this "deal" IbogaProject Yesterday #16
Seriously? MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #46
Not burned down IbogaProject 9 hrs ago #47
Crowd photo of protesters from CNBC: chia Yesterday #17
Ivanka is heading to be a modern day Marie Antoinette ToxMarz Yesterday #18
Scrawny neck and all. Won't take a guillotine. erronis Yesterday #20
Just a pair of cuticle scissors evolves Yesterday #24
I'd rather see Trump in a wig. nt Callie1979 22 hrs ago #33
That's great! red dog 1 Yesterday #21
"Remember to toss the distributor caps and wires for all the heavy equipment down a different hill." GenThePerservering Yesterday #22
Oh, what a beautiful morning BaronChocula Yesterday #23
Nicely played malaise 12 hrs ago #44
: ) BaronChocula 6 hrs ago #51
THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG RIDES AGAIN! GiqueCee Yesterday #25
THe key point is that none of these MFers has any allegiance to the US Bluetus Yesterday #26
Well said!! vapor2 Yesterday #30
The deeficit is almost $2 trillion a year. Bluetus 21 hrs ago #35
Destroy it all! wolfie001 Yesterday #27
Kick SheltieLover Yesterday #28
Albania is flirting with war and a 300 billion dollar payoff. Sneederbunk Yesterday #29
The mouse that roared questionseverything 12 hrs ago #41
Maybe try a new island, Jarvanka. I hear North Sentinel Island is nice. flvegan 23 hrs ago #32
Lots of friendly natives, too, RazorbackExpat 12 hrs ago #42
Translation: We no like!!! oasis 21 hrs ago #36
Imagine if we the people rose up and took care of some business in a similar fashion.... Blue Owl 19 hrs ago #39
You are asking the right question! I am so ashamed of our apathy. 1WorldHope 8 hrs ago #49
It woulld be better if Jared and Ivaaaankaa were in the box. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #52

TBF

(37,604 posts)
1. Interestingly the US does have a treaty with Albania
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:33 PM
Yesterday

that establishes formal reciprocity for criminal justice cooperation. You'd think they would have done their homework ... but I guess if things get hot, they will just fly to Tel Aviv or Moscow on a private plane.

dave99

(518 posts)
14. Moscow ain't safe.. If Ukraine knew a trump is on a jet ..... a drone could go 'rouge'
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:52 PM
Yesterday

Marcuse

(9,142 posts)
37. Trump will recognize the independent Republic of Ivanka and provide billions in economic and military aid.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:45 PM
20 hrs ago

SWBTATTReg

(26,511 posts)
2. Very interesting! Is this the first lash out against the ultrarich finally?! I hope so. Way too much attention and
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:33 PM
Yesterday

such have been paid to these wealthy people simply because of their wealth. And it'll get worse.

After a while, there won't be any more to tax, to bring in revenues to fund government and their programs, despite the fact that a stable economic environment is critical and essential for those to make money. When will these scumbags realize it and pay their more than fair share?

Baitball Blogger

(52,881 posts)
3. I am so proud of these people.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:46 PM
Yesterday

I wonder what made the Kushners think these people were going to be easy to bowl over?

KT2000

(22,274 posts)
12. Ivanka said she and Jared
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:43 PM
Yesterday

discovered the island. A protestor said it belongs to Albania already and theirs is dirty money. Yes!!

niyad

(135,259 posts)
31. Somebody should have asked princess sparkle pony exactly how one
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 07:48 PM
Yesterday

"discovers" an island that has been continually inhabited or in use for centuries,, including during WWII.

hookaleft

(1,255 posts)
38. Because they think they are entitled and they tried to pull one over on the Albanian people
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 12:08 AM
19 hrs ago

Edi Rama reminds me of Trump with his treatment of the press.

Albania Freezes Assets in Kushner Resort Probe

A widening property-fraud investigation into a $4 billion luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner has led Albanian authorities to freeze developer assets, compounding pressure from public protests and international critics.

https://www.occrp.org/en/news/albania-freezes-assets-in-kushner-resort-probe

The corruption is just like what is going on in the US

peppertree

(23,575 posts)
40. Hear, hear.
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 05:44 AM
14 hrs ago

These are people who lived for decades under the Enver Hoxha dictatorship - the "Albanian Stalin" who alienated even the USSR and China, and ran the already-poor country into the ground.

So dealing with Jar-Jar and Incestvanka is a walk in the park for them.

MadameButterfly

(4,277 posts)
45. I just hope they don't get prosecuted
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 08:58 AM
10 hrs ago

and they don't do more damage than those facilities were already causing. I hope there are more effective ways of pushing back. I just don't think Ivanka needs the waste in these containers.

Botany

(78,202 posts)
5. Jared should just go and "chat with the locals" they seem like they might want to talk to him.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:53 PM
Yesterday

BTW this is just the start of the Albanian people’s response.

mwmisses4289

(5,125 posts)
7. Hasn't the Albanian government put a freeze on this?
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:10 PM
Yesterday

I believe some kind of criminal investigation is being done into the politicians, wealthy private individuals and companies involved, something about illegally changing laws and possible bribes and kickbacks being involved.

orthoclad

(5,052 posts)
10. The rich want their climate change refugia
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:25 PM
Yesterday

Mostly on islands: New Zealand, Hawaii, Albania. Easy for their paramilitaries to control.

orthoclad

(5,052 posts)
54. Mountainous islands
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 06:54 PM
55 min ago

Two things attractive: isolation from hordes of refugees, and hoping that ocean will temper extremes.
I think they're also hedging their bets with Montana and such, but continental climates are prone to extremes.

ananda

(35,791 posts)
11. Best comment:
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:29 PM
Yesterday

"‪m. hela fella‬: This is how you deal w/ criminal grifters. Its not nice or polite. It is en masse, loud & unwelcoming. The grifters will have no peace in 🇦🇱 & neither will any of their privileged guests.

Perhaps they can buy land in 🇷🇺 so many people are dead & 🇷🇺 loves grifters & criminals? Or maybe 🇦🇷 w/Thiel?🤮

IbogaProject

(6,177 posts)
47. Not burned down
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:01 AM
9 hrs ago

Just some Molitov Cocktails thrown at it but also attacks on his office building too.

GenThePerservering

(4,065 posts)
22. "Remember to toss the distributor caps and wires for all the heavy equipment down a different hill."
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:50 PM
Yesterday

BaronChocula

(4,958 posts)
23. Oh, what a beautiful morning
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:51 PM
Yesterday

Oh, what a beautiful day
Jared's shit's all tumbling downhill
Swiss talks are going same way

Bluetus

(3,273 posts)
26. THe key point is that none of these MFers has any allegiance to the US
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:29 PM
Yesterday

They like the US when they can siphon money out of our Treasury. They like our military protecting their interests all over the world. They like our banking system and the fact that the taxpayers guarantee their money is safe.

But they add absolutely nothing to the American way of life. They are leeches. Criminals. Parasites. Filth.

vapor2

(5,117 posts)
30. Well said!!
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 07:48 PM
Yesterday

I keep wondering how much is left in our treasury? They are looting it daily

Bluetus

(3,273 posts)
35. The deeficit is almost $2 trillion a year.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:28 PM
21 hrs ago

Our national debt is a touch under $40 trillion.
Our GDP is about $32 trillion. When a country's national debt is greater than the annual GDP, we consider that a failed economy. Our debt iw 125% of GDP.

Nothing really prevents deficit spending, as Reagan proved. Many economists believe that when you debt gets above 110% ,you end up spending so much on debt service that the only choice is to keep "printing" money, and eventually that collapses.

So when you ask, "How much is left in teh treasury?", another way to ask that question is, how much longer will other nations keep buying our T-bills. Foreign nations own about $8 trillion of our debt outright. But there are trillions more in the hands of oligarchs all over the world, and they often conspire as a group -- see Davos.
https://usafacts.org/articles/which-countries-own-the-most-us-debt/

flvegan

(66,650 posts)
32. Maybe try a new island, Jarvanka. I hear North Sentinel Island is nice.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 08:06 PM
23 hrs ago

Nice little boat ride, just the two of you. Land barefoot on the beach with nothing but your hopes, dreams and sunglasses. You could pretend to be a modern day Mr. and Mrs. Howell. "This way, lovey." Walk towards the jungle, hear the sounds of the crashing waves, the wildlife and the drawing of a bow...

1WorldHope

(2,230 posts)
49. You are asking the right question! I am so ashamed of our apathy.
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:31 AM
8 hrs ago

Americans just don't like to be bothered while watching their programs on TV.

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