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Baitball Blogger

(52,783 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:12 AM 9 hrs ago

So, how many of you knew that the island in Albania that the Kushners want

is an old military base with tunnels and bunkers?

What they found was not just a beautiful island. Sazan Island had been completely closed to the public from 1946 to 1991, when Albania’s communist dictator Enver Hoxha converted it into a fortified military outpost. Because no one could enter for five decades, the island accidentally became a preserved ecosystem — dense Mediterranean vegetation, intact marine life, and a sprawling network of tunnels and roughly 3,600 concrete bunkers frozen in time. The accidental consequence of extreme isolation was a pristine environment. That’s exactly what the Kushners are selling. Just as the ultra-wealthy have reshaped other forgotten corners of the Mediterranean, Sazan represents the next frontier of exclusivity.



https://culturacolectiva.com/en/history/ivanka-trump-sazan-island-albania-luxury-resort/

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So, how many of you knew that the island in Albania that the Kushners want (Original Post) Baitball Blogger 9 hrs ago OP
Shocking SheltieLover 9 hrs ago #1
Trumps create the problem then sell solutions: CoopersDad 9 hrs ago #2
Mars is a bit too far off. sop 9 hrs ago #3
epstein found out his island was not far enough rampartd 9 hrs ago #5
Actually he turned the entire country into bunkers. Historic NY 9 hrs ago #4
Question ABC123Easy 9 hrs ago #6
I think they always knew they were planning to collect all the money and monopolize the resources, but Baitball Blogger 8 hrs ago #7
So they really don't think that climate change is real? wnylib 7 hrs ago #10
Every time Albania is mentioned, I think about this 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼. Enjoy! ... aggiesal 7 hrs ago #8
LOL! Baitball Blogger 7 hrs ago #9
Hoxha died in 1985 SouthBayDem 6 hrs ago #11

CoopersDad

(3,393 posts)
2. Trumps create the problem then sell solutions:
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:19 AM
9 hrs ago

Like the East Wing Ballroom cluster, trump is bringing about the end of a civilized world.

Sazan Island might become a safe sanctuary for at least a few trillionaires.

Not kidding.

Baitball Blogger

(52,783 posts)
7. I think they always knew they were planning to collect all the money and monopolize the resources, but
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:57 AM
8 hrs ago

they also thought they could control the world. The bunkers were Plan B in case they failed. And it looks like they are realizing, they failed.

One of the worst underestimations is that Europe has already been through this before and the people are not going to tolerate the take over from the billionaires. America is still in its infant stage with too many stupid people acting like useful idiots.

wnylib

(26,641 posts)
10. So they really don't think that climate change is real?
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:29 PM
7 hrs ago

It's not just something they say in order to avoid regulations and increase profits for fossil fuel industries?

As the world's water levels rise, island land areas will decrease in size. Some will be completely submerged.

SouthBayDem

(33,403 posts)
11. Hoxha died in 1985
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:04 PM
6 hrs ago

So the conversion of that base to a resort has either the wrong year or wrong president.

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