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Pyrzout :vm:A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-lawsuit-from-backers-of-a-startup-city-could-bankrupt-honduras/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/a-lawsuit-from-backers-of-a-startup-city-could-bankrupt-honduras/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a>/Environment <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a>

IT NewsA Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras - The country faces a wave of claims after it repealed a law allowing for special economic ... - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-lawsuit-from-backers-of-a-startup-city-could-bankrupt-honduras/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/a-lawsuit-from-backers-of-a-startup-city-could-bankrupt-honduras/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a>/environment <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/chartercities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chartercities</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a>

Earthworm 🐌<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@shrugdealer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@shrugdealer</a> holy. fucking. crap. 🤯 Just a reminder: This was initiated under the government of Porfirio Lobo Sosa, who came into power by a military coup against president Manuel Zelaya.Although some of the tools seem new, It's the old story of US-backed military coups* wrecking countries also in the long term (in other cases the mechanism is military expenditure leading to foreign debt leading to World Bank-prescripted austerity measures).* Europe or any other imperialists aren't much different. But it's *really* often the US...<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeignDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ForeignDebt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Honduras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Honduras</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LatAm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LatAm</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NeoColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeoColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pr%C3%B3speraZEDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrósperaZEDE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TradeAgreements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TradeAgreements</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeTrade</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PorfirioLobo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PorfirioLobo</a>

Cyberpunk Dystopia"Próspera is a private, for-profit city, with its own government that courts foreign investors through low taxes and light regulation. Businesses can choose a regulatory framework from a menu of 36 countries or customize their own." "The week of my visit, Patri Friedman, grandson of the economist Milton Friedman and the founder of a start-up-cities fund that invested in Próspera, had a chip with his Tesla key implanted into his hand. On a previous trip he brushed his teeth with genetically modified bacteria purported to prevent cavities. Another time he was injected with a protein booster intended to make him 'stronger and faster,' as he put it at a conference in Roatán that weekend." "Critics have described it as a neocolonial state within a state, or an example of corporate monarchy, where yacht-owning C.E.O.s exploit land and labor in a poor country." <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/magazine/prospera-honduras-crypto.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/magazine/prospera-honduras-crypto.html</a> Paywall-free: <a href="https://archive.ph/elhKp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">archive.ph/elhKp</a> <a href="https://torsi.ca/tags/Prospera" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prospera</a> <a href="https://torsi.ca/tags/NetworkStates" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NetworkStates</a> <a href="https://torsi.ca/tags/CharterCities" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a>

knowgum<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@BogLoper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@BogLoper</a> Have a look at the reality behind <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freeports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freeports</a>, destined to mutate into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> if the Tories return to power.Zones that are crony run, set their own laws & taxes, are able to abolish workers rights & welfare, & not a shred of democracy to be seen...They're fully backed by Sunak's Tories.These areas are up to 75km wide, & will control schools, hospitals, private & social housing, businesses, health & safety, environment & everyone living or working within them.

katzenberger<a href="https://fediscience.org/@ct_bergstrom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ct_bergstrom</a> This is not about losing one's mind, but about gaining control, and about implementing exactly what has been proposed.Erecting de-facto democracy-free zones has been on the billionaire agenda for more than a decade, and flexibly called "going to <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mars</a>", "<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a>", "<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ModelCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ModelCities</a>"; or implemented in <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cayal%C3%A1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cayalá</a>; cast into <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ZEDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZEDE</a> laws used against the very country they're in, like w/ <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Pr%C3%B3spera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Próspera</a> that asks the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> (!) to "encourage" (!) <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Honduras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Honduras</a> to "respect its legal commitments".

knowgumWorth reading......& likely to make your blood boil. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freeports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freeports</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SEZs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SEZs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeverVoteConservative</a>Charter Cities: The Real Reason for Brexit and the Bigger Picture: <a href="https://medium.com/@cormack.lawson/charter-cities-the-real-reason-for-brexit-and-the-bigger-picture-4de80dbb69fb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@cormack.lawson/charter-cities-the-real-reason-for-brexit-and-the-bigger-picture-4de80dbb69fb</a>

knowgum<a href="https://mstdn.social/@MostlyTato" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MostlyTato</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@Melinda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Melinda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@Geri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Geri</a> <a href="https://toot.community/@EuropeanPowell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EuropeanPowell</a> It's astonishing that so few people have grasped the catastrophic consequences of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freeports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freeports</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SEZs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SEZs</a> & their intended outcome, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a>.Then again, Tories control the media, so it's unlikely they'll warn people about these zones in which democracy, employment rights & safety concerns are sacrificed to bolster profits for the wealthy Tory crony that owns the contract.Did I say owns the contract? I meant, owns the lives of everyone in the zone.

knowgum<a href="https://toot.community/@Steve_p_photos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Steve_p_photos</a> If <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> happen, & it's looking more likely that they will, we'll look back on the current Tory disaster as a golden era of hope, opportunity & plenty.The only way to prevent it is to remove the Tories asap, & never, ever let them (or any of their right-wing clones) back into power.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeverVoteConservative</a>

knowgum<a href="https://mastodon.green/@freequaybuoy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@freequaybuoy</a> You got it in one.The links between those complicit in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freeports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freeports</a>/ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> con are subtle. Here are the clues:Tory media is owned by right-wing billionaires.Tories are in hock to right-wing billionaires.Contracts will be awarded to right-wing billionaires.Taxes aren't paid by right-wing billionaires.There's been a huge increase in the number of right-wing billionaires.Tory politics is awash with lobbiests for right-wing billionaires. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeverVoteConservative</a>

knowgumWhen Tories say 'Freeport', people imagine the dockside area. Wrong.The zones are 75km wide. They cover schools, hospitals, towns, National Parks & lots of housing.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freeports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freeports</a> are destined to become <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> & to be controlled for profit by a Tory crony.You have no say

Dennis Alexis Valin DittrichWhat if we could redesign society from scratch? The promise of charter cities. <a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/9FRNc9ygpLSDh4pkX/what-if-we-could-redesign-society-from-scratch-the-promise" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/9FRNc9ygpLSDh4pkX/what-if-we-could-redesign-society-from-scratch-the-promise</a> "… maybe the idea that promoting <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#governance</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#competition</a> leads to faster <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#growth</a> and greater <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/liberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#liberty</a>, will seem just as obvious as the idea that an elected president usually provides better leadership than a dictator or a king. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> today are focused on making life better for the people who choose to move there."

knowgumTory Britain:Run country to ruin. ✅ Decimate economy. ✅ Foster social unrest. ✅ Squander tax reserves. ✅ Create 'timebomb' contracts. ✅ Demoralise workforce. ✅ Restrict protest. ✅ Villify scapegoats. ✅ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> templates. ✅ Bankrupt councils. ✅ Quit ECHR. ❌ (pending)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeverVoteConservative</a>

MostlyTatoFreeports seem to be going under the radar in the UK media...Freeports are intended to be special unregulated investment zones where the normal rules do not apply. The zones cover some large areas.The idea is based on the old concept of charter cities, another way for big business to profiteer & money launder, potentially forcing workers into indentured labour without rights or regulation. 1/4<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maps-of-uk-freeports?utm_source=pocket_mylist" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maps-of-uk-freeports?utm_source=pocket_mylist</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Melinda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Melinda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@Geri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Geri</a> <a href="https://toot.community/@EuropeanPowell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EuropeanPowell</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Freeports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freeports</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPolitics</a>

knowgum<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@mls14" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mls14</a> With one addition... The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> are likely to be owned & operated by foreign powers, foreign billionaires or foreign multinational companies who're willing to pay the corrupt Tories.Meanwhile, areas not sold out to the slavery of foreign control, will face severe cuts because there'll be little money & fewer opportunities for anyone not already wealthy enough to survive...It's a recipie for social unrest & an escalating risk civil war. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeverVoteConservative</a>

knowgumImagine the area where you live being controlled by a dictator.You can't protest or disobey, they set taxes & you must pay for everything, including healthcare.If you can't, you've no rights, no say & no help.Tories are planning <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a>, so you won't need to imagine. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeverVoteConservative</a>

Ana Ribeiro 💙:toad:Freeports are a Threat to Democracy in the Hands of Sunak and Truss <a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/freeports-are-a-threat-to-democracy-in-the-hands-of-sunak-and-truss/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/freeports-are-a-threat-to-democracy-in-the-hands-of-sunak-and-truss/</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/freeports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freeports</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Sunak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sunak</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tories</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uk</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chartercities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chartercities</a>

paul<a href="https://mastodon.scot/@CloudyMrs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@CloudyMrs</a> the racism is a smokescreen for all the sinister legislation they are shoving through for their donors tho turn the UK into a libertarian hellhole that the rich can use to ignore international law, and tax. the whole problem was the EU was making it difficult for their callous business practices so they got in bed with UKIP and only the amoral Tories stayed to peddle their xenophobic lies to the public.they wonTHE END<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/charterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#charterCities</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/freePorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freePorts</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ECHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ECHR</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA</a>

DanielTaylor<a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ChrisMayLA6</a> Is the Charter Cities moment here? <a href="https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/is-the-charter-cities-moment-here/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/is-the-charter-cities-moment-here/</a> Sunak called Stanford professor Paul Romer "inspiring". Romer, who described <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharterCities</a> as 'quasi-sovereign units located within existing states' which would be maintained by a 'foreign guarantor nation or nations' claimed to not remember <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sunak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sunak</a> But what these two share is a belief in the needs of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> over workers' rights. Have <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freeports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freeports</a> gone away? ask <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Teesside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Teesside</a>

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