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Siddhartha Mitter
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okra eater.
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Koyo Kouoh
1967 - 2025

A loss beyond loss.
A rugged Mali-Tunisia ends 1-1 after extra time and goes to the penalty shootout. High drama and in the end Mali, playing one man down since the first half, gets the win!

It will be Mali-Senegal in the quarterfinal. A regional classic!
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
But wait! Penalty! Dramatic delay as the decision is confirmed.

It is. Sinayoko steps up. It's in!

This one is going to extra time after all.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Chaouat on a free header breaks the deadlock for Tunisia with just a few minutes to play. Senegal won't fear these guys.
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Yellow card to Hannibal for taking a dive.

Imagine being named Hannibal and taking a dive.
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Tunisia's No. 10 is called Hannibal, which feels only right
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Mali 0-0 Tunisia at the half. A proper ugly match.
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Five yellow cards in the first 25 minutes of Mali-Tunisia, then Woyo Coulibaly is shown straight red. Advantage Tunisia in an ugly affair.
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Ugly start as expected to Mali-Tunisia
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Mali haven't been at their best but the hope is that they dispatch Tunisia, an utterly tedious side, out of the tournament.
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
It's over! 3-1 for Senegal, a logical result. They will play — and be favored against — the winner of Mali-Tunisia.

Sudan did well. To make it into the second round, considering the weight of the civil war and the scattered and complicated conditions under which they've been living and playing.
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
And alllllmost another goal from Mbaye! Rises to glance the header the right way but it sails just over.
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Ibrahim Mbaye, 17, comes on.

Ibrahim Mbaye, 17, energizes the Senegal attack.

Ibrahim Mbaye, 17, scores a beautiful goal!
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Sudan on the front foot entering the second half, only a fantastic save from Mendy prevents them from tying. This is it for them, throw it all into creating the upset.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Penalty or offside? An extended VAR review finds the latter. A few minutes later Sudan clears poorly but the Senegalese attacker wasn't yet back onside.

Senegal keeps swarming. Another goal... another close review... this one's good! 2-1 Senegal nearing the half.
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Lively start from unfancied Sudan who put Senegal off-kilter with a sharp early goal. But Papa Gueye evens the balance in the 30th minute with a clinical shot. Senegal surging now.
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The grotesque.
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Everyone I've ever met on visits to Richmond, Va. who is involved in arts, community and history work is shattered by this loss. Condolences to all.

Civic figures like Mr. Martin are precious and priceless.

Awful to learn he died from being hit by a car, while crossing a street on foot downtown.
"He exposed the myth of the South’s ‘Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond---William J. “Bill” Martin, director of the Valentine museum in Richmond, died after being struck by a car on Dec. 27" wapo.st/49k4ha6
He exposed the myth of the South’s ‘Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond.
William “Bill” Martin, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 28, a day after being struck by a car near the Valentine local history museum where he had served as director more than 30 years.
wapo.st
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Socialist mayors are what's up.
So excited for my new mayor, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social! "The address was, at its core, anticapitalist. 'I want to live in a city that honors what you're doing when you're not making money,' she said[...] 'Because we need bread, but we need roses too.'"
Wilson Comes in Strong at Her Swearing-In
“I want to live in a city that honors what you're doing when you're not making money,” Mayor Katie Wilson said, “like the time that you spend with your kid at the playground or carin...
www.thestranger.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Reposted by Siddhartha Mitter
Great news: ✨Tascha Van Auken✨ will head the new "Office of Mass Engagement," which will oversee the Mayor's—

• Public Engagement Unit
• NYC Civic Engagement Commission
• Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships

Our NYC experiment in co-governance will have an excellent leader on the inside.
We congratulate SMC member Tascha Van Auken on her appointment!

Democracy does not end at the ballot box. With Tascha at the helm, we know that Zohran's administration will work tirelessly to give working people the voice they have been denied.
January 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Indiana, eh. Who knew ?
January 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"I welcome the change."

- ZKM
January 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
New York City.
January 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
New year, new mayor.

From NYC to the world, wishing a civic and liberatory 2026.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City
New mayor, 34, was sworn in by state attorney general Letitia James in old beaux-arts city hall subway station
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Cameroon comes back from 0-1 to beat Mozambique 2-1 — while Côte d’Ivoire climbs out from 0-2 to beat Gabon 3-2 and top the group. The best group in the tournament delivers a classic finish to the group stage!

Robust second-round ties ahead: CIV-Burkina; CMR-South Africa; Moz-Nigeria. Tasty!
December 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
WOW

So. Much. AFCON. Drama.
December 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM