Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Elections aren’t won by handwringing, cowering, and/or bashing your own candidates.

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

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

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

You can’t love your country only when you win.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

Republicans firmly believe having an abortion is a very personal, very private decision between a woman and J.D. Vance.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

The jury literally has a bell they can ring to force Trump to show up on command. Greatest thing ever!

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

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

There is one struggling party in US right now, and it’s not the Democrats.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

This fight is for everything.

This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

Republicans: “Abortion is murder but you can take a bus to get one.” Easy peasy.

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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 something fabulous.

Hey y’all! As the cupboard is bare, thought I’d share a few pix from a trip I took to Greece exactly a year ago, for my birthday. (It’s my birthday again! Or, will have been, by the time these post.) Was only there for a week of some friends’ much longer trip– they got to carry on to some island-hopping, which I missed. Even “just” Athens, Nafplio, and surrounding areas of interest were still quite a lot! Had a great time and hope to go back one day…

Taken on May 9, 2018

Entering Delphi

As you enter Delphi, there are so many things that are striking and moving– the handiwork of so many people, so long ago, still here for us

Taken on may 9, 2018

Delphi

This picture does not do justice to the scale– it’s quite overwhelming in person

Taken on May 9, 2018

Athens

For all the BJ animal peeps. This was just one of several times I got a snap of a cat lounging on a motorcycle or scooter like this, just chilling. Made me laugh every time.

Taken on may 9, 2018

Nafplio

Where there’s a will, graffiti will find a way…

 

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    J R in WV

    Pretty nice set of Grecian formula (heh) photography. The Cactus graffitti was pretty cute, too. Anyone who can tell us what’s carved on the big rock at Delphi, please do, that’s pretty interesting.

    Plus the kitty on that scooter is cute, and the scooter is pretty cool too!

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    something fabulous

    Thanks! It was a fun trip!

    Weirdly, I am seeing this post from John’s Twitter feed on the right, but not via the home page itself! Anyone else get that issue? (Figures, on a day I finally de-lurk!)

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    something fabulous

    …and, now that I’ve refreshed and come back in this afternoon, here it is as normal! Ah, well…

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