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

TBF

(37,605 posts)
1. Interestingly the US does have a treaty with Albania
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:33 PM
Monday

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

(524 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
Monday

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
Monday

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
Monday

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

(52,884 posts)
3. I am so proud of these people.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:46 PM
Monday

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
Monday

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

niyad

(135,263 posts)
31. Somebody should have asked princess sparkle pony exactly how one
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 07:48 PM
Monday

"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
Yesterday

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

(23,576 posts)
40. Hear, hear.
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 05:44 AM
22 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
18 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
Monday

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

mwmisses4289

(5,127 posts)
7. Hasn't the Albanian government put a freeze on this?
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:10 PM
Monday

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

(5,056 posts)
10. The rich want their climate change refugia
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:25 PM
Monday

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

orthoclad

(5,056 posts)
54. Mountainous islands
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 06:54 PM
8 hrs 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

(35,792 posts)
11. Best comment:
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:29 PM
Monday

"‪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
17 hrs ago

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

BaronChocula

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

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

Bluetus

(3,275 posts)
26. THe key point is that none of these MFers has any allegiance to the US
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:29 PM
Monday

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

(5,118 posts)
30. Well said!!
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 07:48 PM
Monday

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

Bluetus

(3,275 posts)
35. The deeficit is almost $2 trillion a year.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:28 PM
Monday

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

(66,651 posts)
32. Maybe try a new island, Jarvanka. I hear North Sentinel Island is nice.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 08:06 PM
Monday

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

(2,231 posts)
49. You are asking the right question! I am so ashamed of our apathy.
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:31 AM
16 hrs ago

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

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