Narvarte Poniente.

Nayib with the deep knowledgeable cuts, as always.

a sacar el tzompantli para mañana.

The last time France played Paraguay in a round of 16, it was a narrow 1-0 win in a tournament that ended with a star on the jersey.

…oh my...

Very funny to hear an entire sports bar in Canada boo the mere sight of Wayne Gretzky

I got to see this live (I’m somewhere to the right of the Mexican flag light sign, hehe).

CHEEZUS CROIST!!

Cape Verde goalie is such a massive inspiration for the blue sky demographic (40-year-old men)

Colombia-Ghana: These two men's teams have *never* met. A rumor began in Ghana that a popular spiritualist, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, placed a curse on Colombia. So 100 Colombian fans and a shaman ascended a sacred hill outside Bogota to counteract the Ghanaian magic. We'll see who god favors soon!

MY DISPATCH FROM CDMX! Written at Biblioteca Vasconcelos.

33.4M viewers tuned into the USMNT vs Bosnia & Herzegovina. Huge number. Never let anyone tell you the United States isn’t a footballing country. Proper. 😉 #USMNT

“Vine a Comala porque me dijeron que acá vivía mi padre, un tal Pedro Páramo.”

Underrated reference!

Mexico can finally get revenge for that terrible Mexican food episode of Bake Off.

this is a really remarkable move!

(kinda bummed for narrative purposes that we aren't getting Belgium v DRC, but that's another conversation)

What a night that was.

Al momento en CDMX.

Shoutout to the Claremont Colleges Library for showing their archive of old maps of L.A. and San Bernardino counties!

Lunes.

NEW: Millions of Americans who rely on mail voting were delivered a key win today after SCOTUS upheld grace periods for ballots cast on — but received after — Election Day. But the Court’s decision also comes as a victory for millions more who cast their ballots in person at early voting sites.

What a final day of the World Cup group stage, right?

Every futbol fan tracking the third-place table of results for the past few days:

And so it is. 😔

Attendance for Ghana-Croatia: 68,324 With a fourth straight sellout, Philadelphia has sold 99.985 percent of its tickets for five matches at this World Cup (capacity minus 50 empty seats)

The cult of …

I think we did a good job analyzing the possibility of Mexico-Ecuador in this chat with @thecolorfulkit.com and @afroxander.bsky.social: youtube.com/watch?si=CpJ1cLJrbke4i0xd&v=zyGMYF9cf3w&feature=youtu.be #ElTrieng 🇲🇽

you simply cannot wave off a goal once the scoring team has donned the deal with it glasses. the rule of law is dead.

Another Saudi FIFA sponsor. Do not recall this one being announced. But present at the World Cup stadiums. Presumably the people they’ve turned to after losing and not replacing the $120m annual income from EA. (Which has since too been sold to Saudi Arabia).

Dynamic Pricing but only in one direction!

The environment outside Iran v Egypt is completely unlike any I’ve experienced before. It is a pro-regime gathering + an anti-regime protest + pride night + evangelical anti-LGBTQ protest + free Palestine rally + pro-Israel assembly. Oh, and the majority of people here just want to see a game.

Wow. Muslera subbed out at halftime. I don’t think I’ve seen that before at a World Cup.

Another day, another Muslera howler.

Democracy Docket is hiring! ats.rippling.com/democracy-do...

SoCal: I have stories about Flock/ALPR that communities need to hear but Inadvertent cannot pay for (yet). I'm asking SoCal residents (and those elsewhere) to become a paid subscriber so this work gets easier to do.

Single serving Jack

(Sixty-)third time’s the charm!

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

USA-Türkiye: Lots, but my favorite is Hi Jolly (Hadji Ali), born in Smyrna (now Izmir) and ended up in Arizona leading the US Army’s effort to start a Camel Corps before the Civil War. It failed, in part because its champion in Congress was Jefferson Davis. Ali is something of a folk hero in AZ.

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Nine points. A clean sheet in every game. And a send-off.

Me walking into any room today.

Lumumba Vea sends a message, highlighting the conflict in DR Congo and the media's silence on the matter, as seen when the media use his image in the stands without mentioning what and who he represents. Photo by Heuler Andrey.

Found the Mexican special edition Lays chips commemorating the three hosts of the World Cup: tacos al pastor for Mexico, brisket americano for the US, miel de maple y tocino for Canada. The “exotic snacks” store in the mall fulfilled its promises.

Hydration break CANCELLED thanks to an hour-plus delay due to a lightning storm!