SNV Special Interview: The Flamingo Revolution

<p>Special Interview Recorded (8/31/2026) and Uploaded Here (9/3/2026)</p><p><br></p><p>(NOTE - You can watch a video of this interview from URBAN CABIN STUDIOS YouTube here: <a href="https://youtu.be/dJhd21Bg1MI?si=u1n-U9gnNrKxg4n-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/dJhd21Bg1MI?si=u1n-U9gnNrKxg4n-</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>In this special we speak with Xhiorxhina Roci, Armela Mamani and Jurgen from The Flamingo Revolution in Albania (<a href="https://theflamingorevolution.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://theflamingorevolution.com/</a>). You can read the Wikipedia (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo_Revolution" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo_Revolution</a>) for a brief background overview of this movement. But there is much misinformation out there so even more importantly please listen to the interview to learn about the current situation in Albania and The Flamingo Revolution that has developed there. </p><p><br></p><p>Xhiorxhina Roci talks about books at jovetem.libra on Insta: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jovetem.libra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/jovetem.libra/</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can find Jurgen at thatsjurgen on Insta: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatsjurgen/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/thatsjurgen/?hl=en</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Armela&#39;s Journal is at muza.jehone on Insta: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/muza.jehone/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/muza.jehone/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Musine Kokalari published &quot;under the moniker Muza (the Muse)&quot; according to Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musine_Kokalari" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musine_Kokalari</a></p><p><br></p><p>Armela Mamani speaks of Kokalari briefly in this interview. Armela Mamani also has a Substack: <a href="https://armelamamani.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://armelamamani.substack.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Jurgen was wearing an Avni Rustemi (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avni_Rustemi" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avni_Rustemi</a>) shirt during this discussion.</p><p><br></p><p>Here are additional articles covering some topics discussed in the interview: </p><p><br></p><p>In Trump&#39;s footsteps: Kushner&#39;s controversial Balkans deals (4/02/2024): <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/in-trumps-footsteps-kushners-controversial-balkans-deals/a-68689404" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.dw.com/en/in-trumps-footsteps-kushners-controversial-balkans-deals/a-68689404</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Why is Trump’s son-in-law allowed to build in Europe’s first wild river national park delta? (5/18/2024): <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/18/why-is-trumps-son-in-law-allowed-to-build-in-europes-first-wild-river-national-park-delta" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/18/why-is-trumps-son-in-law-allowed-to-build-in-europes-first-wild-river-national-park-delta</a></p><p><br></p><p>Albania is destroying a protected wild coast for President Trump’s son-in-law – and lying to parliament about it (6/2/2026): <a href="https://www.birdlife.org/news/2026/06/02/albania-is-destroying-a-protected-wild-coast-for-president-trumps-son-in-law-and-lying-to-parliament-about-it/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.birdlife.org/news/2026/06/02/albania-is-destroying-a-protected-wild-coast-for-president-trumps-son-in-law-and-lying-to-parliament-about-it/ </a></p><p><br></p><p>The Flamingo Revolution — How Albania’s Civic Protest Exposes Lack of Transparency and Media Capture (6/05/2026): <a href="https://www.biepag.eu/op-ed/the-flamingo-revolution-how-albanias-civic-protest-exposes-lack-of-transparency-and-media-capture" tar