I'm still confused.

If the universe's expansion is accelerating, then why aren't nearby galaxies (more recent) drifting apart at a faster rate than distant ones (less recent)? Why is it the other way round? Why was expansion greater in the distant past than it was in the recent past?

What does the CMB tell us about the rate of expansion? Are we seeing an accelerated increase in wavelength? That would be pretty hard to explain without conceding the argument.