“My mum could not be here either for a visa issue, and the money we had to pay for it.”
This is genuinely sad. What FIFA and the U.S. have done in this WC should not be brushed off as just another tournament controversy. A historic disgrace.
At Russia 2018 FIFA demanded so much control they changed the pictures on all the vending machines to generic photos because a chocolate company hadn't paid them sponsorship rights
They can do that petty nonsense, but can't get Iran equal treatment or a top referee a visa?
Albania has officially drawn the
line, Sazan 'lsland is being cleared. In an stunning turn of events, Albanian authorities have
launched an active enforcement operation to kick
out foreign developers and private security
personnel occupying Sazan Island. The decisive
action marks a total collapse of the controversial €1.4 billion luxury real estate deal that aimed to turn the protected national marine reserve and
former military base into an exclusive private playground for global elites,
The eviction comes after four consecutive weeks of historic
hundred-thousand-strong protests that completely
shut down the capital city of Tirana, refusing to allow their native coastlines and ecologically sensitive wetlands to be privatized by foreign
investors, the Albanian public unified under a
single, unyielding demand: "Albania is not for sale, the courts faced with a historic political crisis, mounting
domestic fury, and a widening anti-corruption
investigation by special prosecutors (SPAK), the
government was forced to pivot, by deploying state forces to reclaim Sazan lsland, Albania has
sent a clear message to international billionaires
and foreign developers trying to bypass environmental protection laws, This historic victory for citizen-led activism proves that the collective voice of a nation can successfully overpower backroom corporate deals and protect sovereign land.
The people spoke, and the
government had to listen.
Reminiscing on the good old Thuhthombe days and bestie from the Nasir crowd walks in with the "Naasiru verikamuga laahiku kulha dhaane eh noon...".
Urg. Maazee haadha reehchey.
MaG era we had to "beyse faruvaa ah salaan jahan".
Fast forward 20 years and now we gotta add our monthly $10 online subscriptions to the list of "salaan jehun".
Sigh. Payment for my monthly google one sub declined cause bml 😭 Time to go back to storing backups in a hard drive.
I hope you feel better soon @bankofmaldives. 😘