And the Italians rose as one goomba and shouted va fa 'n culo

"NY Italian Community Furious After Mamdani Omits Little Italy From NYC Immigrant Neighborhood Map".

On the other hand, the map does helpfully identify some places that you might want to avoid (Little Haiti, Little Pakistan, Little Senegal, etc.).

Can't know your players without a program, folks

 

Another breakout of cultural enrichment

Morocco lost to France in World Cup play - so naturally immigrants rioted in London: "You Get What You Pay For: London Descends Into Chaos After Morocco Loss in World Cup".

Ominous

I had no idea we have a "ukulele community".  I suppose the next thing we'll find out is that there's a tribe of accordion players living out in the swamp.

Happy Feet Friday

Boogie-woogie pianist Hadda Brooks joins up with guitar man Teddy Bunn on "Variety Bounce".

Bonus video!  Lots of people can tap dance; Russ Tamblyn shows how it's done with shovels.

Maybe the president is playing some kind of multi-dimensional chess game with Iran...

...perhaps just stringing them along, accumulating opportunities for further damaging their command structure and their rapidly diminishing military capability. But please get this straight, Mr. President: Iran is not interested in any kind of genuine, permanent deal: "Trump Says Iran Called Begging for Deal After US Strikes, Says US Will Hit Iran 20 Times as Hard if They Attack – 'They Want to Make a Deal So Badly'".

Pardon me while I very conspicuously don't hold my breath

"Platner may wake voters up".

So many donks - and not just elected Democrats, their political operatives and their stooges in the media, but masses of rank and file voters - are so invested in the pursuit of power and the quest for revenge against their perceived enemies (i.e., you and me), that they're not likely to be bothered much by the moral failings and the intellectual debilities of their front men, as long as they are considered electable.