Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Pas mal…but if we really want to address climate change (and regular ol’ air pollution), we’ll need to eliminate the parking itself. 010
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Congressional resignations are now reminiscent of how the USA added states during the early 19th century (one free state, one slave slave added concurrently). 020
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Does anybody else out there stop desiring to read (really good) media once you’ve become a paid subscriber? 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Out with the gerontocracy, in with the new generation. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026That counterfactual in which the 2000 Florida ballots are fully counted, tho. Ouch. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Would be wonderful if the 2028 presidential election were less about war and ICE and more about making our cities more beautiful and lovable. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Three bicycles and a scooter aboard a Sacramento light rail car. Intermodal connections and access make life easier. 110
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Folks, it’s not just Paris… @nondriver.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasPhil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 22/03/2026“A veteran of Iraq like Mr. Hegseth should know better. The enemy always gets a vote, and even after a victorious campaign, the effect of war on a population may have complex, unwanted and sometimes catastrophic consequences” I wrote about Iran for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Has Made a Fundamental Miscalculation about Iran 3245476
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Dude “spends” $20/yr to charge his e-bike, saves tons of $$ on gas, reaps reward of health and happiness. It’s the future. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Would either Israel or Saudi Arabia object to a Trump proposal for a “limited” nuclear bomb attack by the USA against Iran? Asking for 100,000,000 friends. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Drug money is pervasive in Colombian society and politics. A thorough investigation will surely turn up indirect connections between drug money and ANY Colombian politician. The idea of Colombian President Petro as some sort of drug kingpin, however, is ludicrous. 2103
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Trump’s incompetence is a more serious problem than his wannabe authoritarianism. The USA is now “a rogue nation—with a demented leader, depleting resources, faltering standing to our rivals, fewer allies and alliances—facing a growing array of threats that we are ever less well-equipped to handle.” 010
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Let’s allow Trump to declare victory. Ending this stupid, reckless, and dangerous war is the priority…The meaning of it all will sort itself out. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Is the Strait of Hormuz 🇺🇸 the new Suez Canal 🇬🇧? #empiresfall 001
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 14/03/2026California is having a real conversation regarding traffic danger. “CA DMV director grilled on agency’s approach to deadly drivers.” Thank you @calmatters.org calmatters.org/investigatio...calmatters.org‘We’re talking about people’s lives’: California lawmakers grill DMV director on deadly failuresDMV Director Steve Gordon has avoided answering questions for nearly a year. 010
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Trump’s obnoxious populism and manifest corruption reflect the Latin Americanization of the USA. Tacos, Bad Bunny, caudillismo. 100
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Bad politics- why not let Republicans own high gas prices?- but I’m intrigued by the possibility of slashing funding for the awful federal transportation program that for decades has so terribly damaged our cities and planet. 000
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasStephen Wertheim @stephenwertheim.bsky.social · 05/03/2026When politicians inflate a threat and stigmatize peaceful means of handling it, an enterprising leader will one day reach for a radical solution. Robert Malley and me on the road to Trump’s war in @nytopinion.nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Of Course Trump Bombed Iran 043
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 05/03/2026The Greek immigrant peaked as the half-owner of the American Restaurant in Hammond, IN. The other, a tenth(?)-generation American, left the South as a young man and wore a hardhat for decades as a supervising engineer at Inland Steel; His postwar crews still hold the all-time production records. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Workers of the world, unite! But keep working… 010
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/03/2026It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this. 457138724402
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasFrank D’Elia @frankd7.bsky.social · 28/02/2026This is a history lesson in why the incompetent drunkard and the brain dead pedophile shouldn’t be allowed to replace human judgment with AI. 325589
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Thrilled to learn of Ukraine’s successful counterattacks in recent weeks. Slava Ukraini! 100
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026My grandfather loved to tell the story of the time he and a fellow teenaged buddy set sail from Florida circa 1907 and ended up in Cuba. They were detained for a bit but then skeedaddled out of there in a pre-dawn escape. 020
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Numerous pre-screened, nominally Democratic voters directly informed me of this as I went door-to-door in Wisconsin during 2024. 120
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 22/02/2026This is by far the single most exciting development in my 30+ years of paying attention to such things in Sacramento. Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻 051
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasJoshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Anyway, we said those people were deadass wrong at the time and that Chavistas were stoked to do business w Uncle Sam One of us was correct You should sign up for PWS www.piratewireservices.com/p/the-mornin...piratewireservices.comThe Morning After in Venezuela: Perspectives on what comes next from VenezuelansPWS sat down for extended conversations with three close contacts from very different parts of Venezuelan society to ask them their thoughts 062
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasJoe Neguse @joeneguse.bsky.social · 17/02/2026“Wherever you are tonight, you can make it. Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but the morning comes. Don't you surrender . . . Keep hope alive!” Rest in peace to Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon. His memory will inspire generations to come. 0279
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 17/02/2026What a privilege it was to be part of that campaign! Thank you Reverend Jackson 🙏🙏 Rest in Power. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026A tense, fluid election dynamic in Colombia: english.elpais.com/internationa...english.elpais.comKidnappings and conservatives who defend minimum wage rises: Unpredictability defines the campaign in ColombiaThe short-lived but high-impact abduction of a senator is just one of the daily events that are shaking up ‘the most open election in years’ 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Seems like a decent, earnest guy who’d make a good president. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 13/02/2026This is the sort of jolt that might be required for right-sized* vehicles to be produced in the USA. *smaller vehicles designed for city living 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Oh. This one hurts. I used to see CAKE play in backyards as they were just getting started in Midtown Sacramento. They played for free at an environmental fundraiser I co-organized. Thanks, Greg. R.I.P. 🙏 P.S. The first Deathray album is a gem. 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The Bad Bunny performance was amazing! Still, you owe it to yourself to see and hear this: youtu.be/YhSKk-cvblc?...youtu.beWest Side Story (4/10) Movie CLIP - America (1961) HDYouTube video by Movieclips 011
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante 55119002619
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026I had a blast with PP on the set of Narcos 😱🤣 here in Bogotá 000
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 08/02/20261789 might work out OK 👍🏻 but let’s not do 1793-4. Vive la nation! 101
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 07/02/2026Spanish PM Sanchez: "Social media has become a failed state, and when democracies start to impose order, their owners get nervous. We will move forward despite their threats." 8700199
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 03/02/2026We all know how this ends. 47424
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Genuinely chilling story today from @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comHomeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weaponUnder Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups. 1219982
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasKeith A. Eddins @eugeneinoregon.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Incredible stuff...and you're reading Graff's summary correctly: if you counted the number of officers/agents in CBP who have been ARRESTED you would have the country's fourth largest police department! 07240
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Very proud of the USA cycling community today ❤️ 000
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasMisterMPLS @mistermpls.bsky.social · 31/01/2026The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny! I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti 8850321401
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 29/01/2026bsky.app/profile/atru... lol, via @allinwithchris.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social 37314
Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I worked for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin during the 2024 election and can testify to Ben’s ability to inspire, strategize, and organize. I’ll be reading his book. Here’s betting it will empower you to do your part to rescue the country. 27415
Reposted by Chris N. MorfasDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I was privileged to spend some time with Ilhan Omar in 2019 and wrote this. I don't get to write a lot of long features, and feel lucky this is one of them. I just re-read it and think it holds up. www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comWhy Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the RoomThe Minnesota representative is bringing an organizer’s mind-set to Congress. 116032