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Largest Bullring in the Ecuadorian Capital to Be Demolished https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/08/05/largest-bullring-in-the-ecuadorian-capital-to-be-demolished/?utm_source=Mastodon

Largest Bullring in the Ecuadorian Capital to Be Demolished
The infamous Plaza de Toros de Quito, located in the Jipijapa parish of the Ecuadorian capital, and recognised for more than six decades as the epicentre of torture of bulls during bullfights…

Subzero Labs, which is building Rialo, a blockchain designed for non-crypto developers to build "real-world" apps, raised a $20M seed led by Pantera Capital (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/08/01/subzero-labs-seed-r…

Subzero Labs raises $20 million to build a blockchain for the ‘real world’
Pantera Capital led the fundraise, with participation from Variant, Coinbase Ventures, and Susquehanna Crypto.

"Zero-Emissions Ferryboat to Glide Commuters Up and Down Historic River in European Capital"
#Europe #Emissions

Zero-Emissions Ferryboat to Glide Commuters Up and Down Historic River in European Capital
Lithuania’s capital Vilnius recently debuted a new electric ferryboat for transit up and down the River Neris. Called the Lašiša, it joins a trend of electric ferryboats on the famous rivers and bays of Europe such as the Elbe or the Copenhagen harbor. Tickets can be bought online and through an app for just €3, […]

How VCs are changing the way people learn about the tech industry, through a sprawling media ecosystem consisting of podcasts, newsletters, and streaming shows (Anne VanderMey/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Venture Capital’s Podcast Obsession Has Transformed Tech Media
Podcasts hosted by venture capitalists set the narrative in tech, changing the way that insiders—and everyone else—learn about the world of startups.

A Society Governed by Whiny Rich People Throwing Tantrums https://jacobin.com/2025/07/ultrarich-oligarchy-capital-flight-mamdani/
💯🔥: “Capital flight is an important political and economic question for anyone thinking about legislating as a lefti…

A Society Governed by Whiny Rich People Throwing Tantrums
Every time we want to change society to benefit average people, we have to deal with ultrawealthy crybabies. We’re held hostage by those who already have it all. It doesn’t have to be like this.

Iowa must pay $85K because state troopers blocked trans students from Capitol restrooms - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/iowa-must-pay-85k-because-state-troopers-blocked-trans-students-from-capitol-restrooms/

The more I immerse myself in anarchist philosophy through works on The Anarchist Library and discussions on YouTube, the more clearly I come to despise capitalism as an exploitative system and all hierarchical power structures that perpetuate domination and inequality.
#Anarchism #Capitalism

Sources: CapitalG and Nvidia are in talks to invest in Vast Data, which could value the AI infrastructure provider at ~$30B, up from $9.1B in 2023 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/alphabets-capitalg-nvidia-…

Paxton Calls For Imprisoning Democrats In TX Capitol Until They Vote On GOP's US House Redistricting Bills - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/07/paxton-calls-for-imprisoning-democrats-in-tx-capitol-until-they-vote-on-gops-us-house-redistricting-bills/

Hoboken, NJ-based Saphyre, which makes software used in securities trading, raised $70M from FTV Capital (Luis Garcia/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fintech-investor-ftv-capital-backs-trading-workflow-softwar…