Paul Vlachos
paulvlachos.bsky.social
Paul Vlachos
@paulvlachos.bsky.social
Writer and Photographer
On Chrysippus

"Another account is that his death was caused by a violent fit of laughter; for after an ass had eaten up his figs, he cried out to the old woman, "Now give the ass a drink of pure wine to wash down the figs." And thereupon he laughed so heartily that he died."

Diogenes Laertius
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
NYC - 2015
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Reno, Nevada - 2017
July 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The General Theory of Enshittification
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The General Theory of Enshittification
It isn’t a new phenomenon, but it seems to matter more
open.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Reposted by Paul Vlachos
“Nobody loved the library more than Dan.”

A meticulous list kept by Dan Pelzer from 1962-2025, cataloging all the books he borrowed and read from the Columbus Metropolitan Library, shared by his daughter.

I could not could not love this more.

Dan's book list (all 109 pages) at what-dan-read.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
“Do not get lost in a sea of despair,” Lewis tweeted almost exactly a year before his death. “Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. We will find a way to make a way out of no way.”

John Lewis
July 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
If this town can mobilize, we all can. Fuck these UNAmerican assholes wearing masks, making arrests. Fuck the co-opted DOJ. Fuck the corrupt Supreme Court. Fuck the GOP and fuck Donald Trump - gravediggers of the Constitution. #NATIONOFIMMIGRANTS #MOTHEROFEXILES

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How ICE’s arrest of a high school student activated a Massachusetts town
“We’re trying to find ways the community can defend itself.”
www.motherjones.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The corrupt and illegitimate Supreme Court just allowed Herr Trump to dismantle the Department of Education. Are we great yet?
July 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Bicknell, Utah
May 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
May 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Ferneley, Nevada - 2016
April 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Free Delivery
A new blender would heal me.
www.juke.press
April 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Greenwich Village - 2017
April 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
San Francisco, California - 2024
March 26, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Florida - 2022
March 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
NYC
March 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Brooklyn, NY - 2019
March 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Paul Vlachos on Substack
Kips Bay, NYC
substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Miami, Florida - 2019
March 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Los Angeles, California- 2017
March 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Yonkers, New York
February 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Indio, California - 2015
February 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Belleville, New Jersey
February 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Government is not a business. When did this bullshit trope start that business people made good governmental decisions? Business and public service decisions come from fundamentally opposed philosophical mindsets.
February 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM