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3/ The Charter Cities Institute had its eye on Venezuela as early as 2019. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
In 2019, Mark Lutter—whose nonprofit received $$$ from the Thiel-backed Emergent Ventures in 2018—said, “we’re putting out a white paper looking at Venezuela…assuming this transfer of power does go thru … And if you u can get charter cities to be part of the conversation,” there is “opportunity…” 1/
The team trying to end poverty by founding well-governed 'charter' cities
"China looked & said, 'Wait, Hong Kong's rich. Taiwan's rich. We're all Chinese. Why are they doing well and we're starving?'"
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January 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
3/ The Charter Cities Institute had its eye on Venezuela as early as 2019. bsky.app/profile/jenn...