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[?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
@meganL@mas.to

Why Ivanka’s Albanian Dream is a Protestors Nightmare • FRANCE 24 English

Good that they're talking to someone from Citizens.al Most of the English language EU and North American media coverage of this uses the same footage, so the real difference is who they talk to additionally. This is one of the best ones to watch because they're talking to someone who's good at giving the context.

youtube.com/watch?v=UegxbFjVC8Y

    [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
    @meganL@mas.to

    [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
    @meganL@mas.to

    Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort | The Latest

    youtube.com/watch?v=sSm6zdFKzTc

      [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
      @meganL@mas.to

      [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
      @meganL@mas.to

      LIVE | Dita 7 “O sot, o kurrë”! Shqiptarët në revoltë, sot protesta më e madhe për largimin e Ramës

      youtube.com/watch?v=hs0GGZ8HIzM

        [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
        @meganL@mas.to

        "Albania protests grow over Trump family-linked resort project"

        youtube.com/watch?v=KISgKx2J54k

          [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
          @meganL@mas.to

          Balkansweb Live Coverage of the protest in Tirana, June 7.

          youtube.com/watch?v=h8BsWdfwIYU

            [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
            @meganL@mas.to

            [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
            @meganL@mas.to

            DW Documentary from 2 years ago helps give some context to the environmental issues posed by the Kushner development deal and the construction of the Vlorë airport to fuel it.

            youtube.com/watch?v=lCnaXOhNPu8

              [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
              @meganL@mas.to

              Revolta nuk ndalet/ Protesta e 9-të masive për dorëheqjen e Ramës. Mijëra qytetarë te kryeministria

              youtube.com/watch?v=Vx3KuD8kMmY

                [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                @meganL@mas.to

                "The original trigger was local and visual: barbed-wire fences, private security forces and images of a protester being dragged away from the Zvërnec area. But the reaction quickly became national. For many Albanians, the episode touched older memories of exclusion, state arrogance and closed decision-making. It also revived current concerns over how public land, protected areas and strategic investments are managed in a country where corruption, political polarization and the influence of narrow economic interests remain persistent issues."

                tiranatimes.com/pm-rama-iran-i

                  [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                  @meganL@mas.to

                  Albanians protest planned luxury resort backed by Kushner-linked company

                  youtube.com/watch?v=-STy4EssDlw

                    [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                    @meganL@mas.to

                    Albanians rally in Tirana against Kushner-linked tourism project

                    youtube.com/watch?v=REhCteiyoz4

                    Man in the protest crowd in Tirana holds up a genAI (bleagh) sign with a pink flamingo holding up a picket sign that says "Revolution of Flamingos". The rest of the sign says "The only species that we want extinct: corrupted politicians".

                    Alt...Man in the protest crowd in Tirana holds up a genAI (bleagh) sign with a pink flamingo holding up a picket sign that says "Revolution of Flamingos". The rest of the sign says "The only species that we want extinct: corrupted politicians".

                      [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                      @meganL@mas.to

                      Why Jared And Ivanka’s Island Project Could Ruin Albania’s Bid To Join EU

                      I hate linking to Forbes, but search engines aren't showing me sources that are any better. At least they break down some of the context better for those who don't know.

                      forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/

                        [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                        @meganL@mas.to

                        [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                        @meganL@mas.to

                        13th day of protests in Tirana, Albania

                        Albanian media is mostly captured by oligarchs so one way supporters outside Albania can help is by watching & liking outside media coverage of protests (and any good analysis thereof) so world media is incentivized to keep covering this. Albania does not usually get covered by outside media.

                        youtube.com/watch?v=HpwChqUpOz4

                          [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                          @meganL@mas.to

                          Albanian PM rallies support as Trump-linked resort row festers • FRANCE 24 English

                          youtube.com/watch?v=nGOdw2KwxgY

                            [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                            @meganL@mas.to

                            14th day of anti-corruption protests in Tirana, Albania

                            Live.

                            There are a number of different chants that repeat, but one of the easiest ones to recognize is "Rama n' burg, Berisha n'burg". Roughly, it's "Rama to jail, Berisha to jail "Rama is current PM and Berisha is the previous PM. They are from opposite main parties. The chant points out that this protest is not a party protest - all corruption must go.

                            youtube.com/watch?v=s8Kz9eK7hGE

                              [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                              @meganL@mas.to

                              Kushner project planned on disputed land, Albanian villagers say

                              Interview with man who claims he owns the land that Kushner's partnership erected a fence on defended by private goons.

                              youtube.com/watch?v=sj4KuhAqLy0

                                [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                @meganL@mas.to

                                “It Was The End Of The World': Locals Describe Horror As Kushner Project Fences Go Up | APT

                                Longer video than above, with same footage but credited properly to Joni Vorpsi/PPNEA

                                youtube.com/watch?v=HpUWB0gBHm8

                                  [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                  @meganL@mas.to

                                  What Albania teaches us about Kushner's real estate tactics

                                  CW: Includes slide deck of Kushner's showing what he plans to do with Gaza after his genocidal buddies are through with it.

                                  youtube.com/watch?v=YeYf6PVh6KA

                                    [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                    @meganL@mas.to

                                    La revolución de los flamencos: un resort de los Trump ha incendiado Albania | EL PAÍS

                                    youtube.com/watch?v=NUslVqWU87Q

                                      [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                      @meganL@mas.to

                                      15th night of protests in Albania

                                      When I tuned in, the announcer was saying there are also protests in other cities in Albania: Shkodër, Lezhë, Elbasan, etc.

                                      youtube.com/watch?v=vEWBeEbCPi8

                                        [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                        @meganL@mas.to

                                        "At the same time, the PR agency states that the development is being led by a company called Sazan Real Estate Development LLC (SRED), about which the agency provides virtually no information other than the identity of its chief executive.

                                        The agency identifies Asher Abehsera, a partner of Jared Kushner in several previous business ventures, as CEO of SRED and includes a statement from him. Abehsera promises a "world-class destination," "responsible stewardship," "environmental enhancement," and respect for the "ongoing public and institutional processes.""

                                        exit.al/en/exit-explains/jared

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                                          [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                          @meganL@mas.to

                                          People with disabilities in the square for an inclusive system

                                          ""We are here too!" is the collective cry of dozens of citizens with disabilities who have joined the "Flamingo Revolution" in the square.

                                          Like thousands of other citizens demanding change in governance, people with disabilities have brought to the forefront everyday problems that often remain on the periphery of public debate, such as lack of access, inadequate services, and exclusion from the labor market."

                                          citizens.al/en/2026/06/14/Peop

                                            [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                            @meganL@mas.to

                                            "“Atdheu nuk është në shitje”/Sot protesta e 16 në Tiranë, shqiptarët në revoltë kundër kryeministrit "

                                            16th day/night of protests in Tirana, Albania catalyzed by private goons erecting fences on protected public beach land in the south of the country, and expanding to an anti-corruption protest demanding resignation of those who changed laws to enable this and other corruption.

                                            youtube.com/watch?v=U-1WxFAJZdQ

                                              [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                              @meganL@mas.to

                                              Why Ivanka Trump's island has sparked mass protest in Albania | The Global Story

                                              BBC is interviewing a reporter who was based in Istanbul who came in to cover Albania.

                                              But the Albanians who've been fighting this resort for years and Albanian journalists (the ones fighting the oligarchical control of media here) should be platformed, IMO.

                                              youtube.com/watch?v=ufizth6ubB4

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                                                [?]Megan Lynch (she/her) » 🌐
                                                @meganL@mas.to

                                                Inside Albania’s protests over Jared Kushner’s resort | The Take

                                                At least this reporter has been based in Tirana for a couple years...

                                                youtube.com/watch?v=JwnFS4eyFQk

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                                                  [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                                                  @octade@soc.octade.net

                                                  Why The Linus Torvalds Is Irredeemably Corrupt
                                                  [quote] "The legal instrument protecting your rights as a user of Linux is less important than the commercial ecosystem built on top of it. And that commercial ecosystem as we have established is controlled by the same corporations paying a half a million dollars a year for board seats at the Linux Foundation. ... The message ... enforce the GPL, lose your friends ... violate it openly ... get a seat on the board ... The GPL is not dead but its enforcement mechanism has been systematically dismantled by the very organization that claims to steward it."
                                                  [synopsis]

                                                  Linux Foundation has squelched the voice of the lay contributors and now corporations control the decision-making process.

                                                  Now that your contributions to GPL'd free software have created mega-millionaires and billionaires ... those same rich fat cats that profited from your free code now want to keep you from sharing your own free code or profiting from it while they violate the software license to cash in. They promote ideology campaigns employing useful idiots and ideological parrots to insulate themselves from criticism and hold themselves above reproach from the people they are exploiting to build their tech empire. The Linux Foundation has joined the empire.

                                                  I have said before that a new alternative operating system is required if software freedom and privacy are to survive. Linux is not the resistance against the system. Linux is the system.

                                                  [/synopsis]

                                                  Full video for your earbuds: https://youtu.be/efDXFsUWk8U

                                                  [copypasta]

                                                  Our latest discussion builds on previous conversations, exploring the alleged corruption within the Linux Foundation and Linus Torvalds's potential awareness. We'll examine the intricate relationship between user space and the linux kernel developer, diving into how these components interact and influence the broader linux internals. This video aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the situation, explaining the nuances of these operating systems and the impact on open source software.

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                                                    [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                                                    @octade@soc.octade.net

                                                    This is gold. The police who arrested him would have to wear his name on their uniforms.

                                                    Arrested for Telling a Cop to Shut UP-James Freeman is Suing to Rename This Texas City

                                                    https://youtu.be/zyLnHzg4Xrg