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The Rothschild tent city had possibly its most high profile celebrity visit yet on Sunday, when Jimmy Wales, co-founder of the online user-generated encyclopedia Wikipedia stopped by to soak up the atmosphere on the boulevard. Speaking to residents and “tourists” at the tent city, Wales said “it’s wonderful that in the democracy here, people have the right to go out and express their opinion. I do not know if I agree with the protest or not, because I’m not familiar with the economic …More