Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

People are complicated. Love is not.

When they say they are pro-life, they do not mean yours.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

If you can’t control your emotions, someone else will.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

These are not very smart people, and things got out of hand.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

People identifying as christian while ignoring christ and his teachings is a strange thing indeed.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

If America since Jan 2025 hasn’t broken your heart, you haven’t loved her enough.

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

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On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!

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Today, pictures from valued commenter Snarlymon.

My girlfriend and I decided to treat ourselves to celebrate our birthdays. This cruise included 2 days in Cuba which was the most interesting part of the trip. These pictures are from Havana, a paradoxical city of tremendous beauty and decrepitness.

Taken on 2018-12-03 00:00:00

Havana

We woke up to see the coast of Cuba gliding past or state room window. We entered the port just as the day was dawning.

Taken on 2018-12-03 00:00:00

Havana

Our visa was a P2P visa that required us to take a tour before we could explore on our own. Our first stop was the Habana Compas Dance company, which is an independent group that mixes Spanish flamenco, African rhythm, Cuban music into a unique percussive dance style. The chair is central to the group’s identity as the troupe would use the chair to practice drumming and then started incorporating them into their choreography. It was a great start to our tour.

Taken on 2018-12-03 00:00:00

Fusterlandia- Havana

Our next stop was Jose Fuster‘s whimsical neighborhood that has become known as Fusterlandia. Fuster began decorating his own home with mosaic tiles in a colorful childlike style heavily influenced by Picasso. He spread his work throughout the neighborhood until the area became an artist colony and a well known tourist attraction. It’s also true that you see the 50s cars everywhere in Havana. This beautiful 57 Buick convertible we’re sitting right outside I’ve Fuster’s home.

Taken on 2018-12-03 00:00:00

Havana

Lunch was served in this beautiful colonial era courtyard and included the Cuba libre.

Taken on 2018-12-03 00:00:00

Havana

We crossed under the harbor to tour the fortress and see the world’s longest cigar, then viewed the sun setting over the city. It was a long day but we still had plans to experience more of this intriguing city

 

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  1. 1.

    Mary G

    Fascinating and beautiful photos. It is a bit out of time and I’m glad you were able to go there. Thanks, Obama!

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    JPL

    Thank you for the pictures. Fusterlandia was new to me so I googled in order to see more pictures. It’s whimsy on roids. Surprisingly trump hasn’t stopped issuing travel visas to Cuba.

  3. 3.

    Amir Khalid

    @JPL:

    Surprisingly trump hasn’t stopped issuing travel visas to Cuba.

    Shhh. Don’t say anything out loud about that, or you’ll give him ideas.

  4. 4.

    arrieve

    Oh to be having my morning coffee in a sunny courtyard in Havana instead of bitterly cold New York. Fusterlandia looks wonderful! I hope to get to Cuba someday….

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    J R in WV

    So was that a cruise out of Miami or ? We’re not into big boat cruising so much, but to Cuba, that sounds good.

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    waratah

    Thank you I have always wanted to see Cuba. We were able to see more of the islands in the Mediterranean with a cruise on a smaller ship, to have a taste to see where we would like more. Sailing in to ports was one of the best experiences.

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    satby

    @snarlymon: Beautiful photos, thanks snarlymon! Cuba is on my bucket list.
    And I’m now in Aguascalientes Mexico, a bit off the beaten path for tourists. Had a wonderful dinner with my younger exchange son’s extended family (like 20 people!), delicious home cooked traditional meal and lots of conversation, most of which could be summed up as “Trump, WTF America?”

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