Andrew Michler
@andrewmichler.bsky.social
I design buildings at Hyperlocal Workshop hyperlocalarch.com
I wrote a book [ours] Hyperlocalization of Architecture
Also co-creator @ Sol.coffee
I wrote a book [ours] Hyperlocalization of Architecture
Also co-creator @ Sol.coffee
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My wife and I are always on the hunt for low impact packaging for products. Just saw this at Whole Foods, a solid oat milk bar you add water too. www.milkadamia.com/pages/oat-mi...
Oat Milk Slices
New oat milk slices precycled, cuts package waste by 74% & weight by 86%. Whole grain, Organic, Vegan, dairy & gluten-free.
www.milkadamia.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
My wife and I are always on the hunt for low impact packaging for products. Just saw this at Whole Foods, a solid oat milk bar you add water too. www.milkadamia.com/pages/oat-mi...
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Security detail provided by the US Marshals Service for budget chief and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought is being paid for by the $15M left in funding for the now gutted USAID.
Cuts in USAID will contribute to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, with 2/3 of them being children.
Cuts in USAID will contribute to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, with 2/3 of them being children.
Russell Vought raided USAID budgets he helped gut to pay for his own security
The White House budget office reportedly set aside $15 million of remaining funds to protect the Project 2025 guy, according to Reuters.
www.motherjones.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Security detail provided by the US Marshals Service for budget chief and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought is being paid for by the $15M left in funding for the now gutted USAID.
Cuts in USAID will contribute to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, with 2/3 of them being children.
Cuts in USAID will contribute to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, with 2/3 of them being children.
My family had to suddenly leave Kenya after ten years with USAID with their kids and no income or school for this?
BREAKING: The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/mRYS7FH
February 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
My family had to suddenly leave Kenya after ten years with USAID with their kids and no income or school for this?
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BREAKING: The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/mRYS7FH
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
BREAKING: The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/mRYS7FH
Japan's innovative space agency is like a parallel universe of space tech
youtube.com/watch?v=_u9Z...
youtube.com/watch?v=_u9Z...
How Japan Built Its Crazy Space Agency
YouTube video by Fraser Cain
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February 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Japan's innovative space agency is like a parallel universe of space tech
youtube.com/watch?v=_u9Z...
youtube.com/watch?v=_u9Z...
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Hard to think of a reason other than capitulation
WTF
"Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.
..it “reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership.”"
"Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.
..it “reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership.”"
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Hard to think of a reason other than capitulation
West Oakland is in extreme makeover phase
sfyimby.com/2026/02/init...
sfyimby.com/2026/02/init...
Initial Construction on West Oakland Transit-Oriented Development Planned to Start This Year - San Francisco YIMBY
San Francisco YIMBY says "Yes In My Backyard" to positive new development in the San Francisco metropolitan region.
sfyimby.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM
West Oakland is in extreme makeover phase
sfyimby.com/2026/02/init...
sfyimby.com/2026/02/init...
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Guy Martin: ‘My heat pump cost me a bloody fortune’
After seeing heating bills soar to £25/day, Guy is on a mission to teach people how to make them work efficiently.
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/guy-martin-house-without-bills-retrofit-hxhf0kp6r
#PassivhausRetrofit
After seeing heating bills soar to £25/day, Guy is on a mission to teach people how to make them work efficiently.
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/guy-martin-house-without-bills-retrofit-hxhf0kp6r
#PassivhausRetrofit
Daredevil Guy Martin: ‘My heat pump cost me a bloody fortune’
After seeing his heating bill soar to £25 a day, the motorbike racer-turned-TV presenter is on a mission to teach people how to make them work efficiently
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Guy Martin: ‘My heat pump cost me a bloody fortune’
After seeing heating bills soar to £25/day, Guy is on a mission to teach people how to make them work efficiently.
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/guy-martin-house-without-bills-retrofit-hxhf0kp6r
#PassivhausRetrofit
After seeing heating bills soar to £25/day, Guy is on a mission to teach people how to make them work efficiently.
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/guy-martin-house-without-bills-retrofit-hxhf0kp6r
#PassivhausRetrofit
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
The heatwave that doesn't end
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa
By the end of this century, parts of Africa could face heatwaves for 250-300 days a year, which will make it difficult for people to survive.
theconversation.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The heatwave that doesn't end
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
Dozens of bicyclists seen riding amongst the traffic on 101 Fwy search.app/62Qct
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February 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Dozens of bicyclists seen riding amongst the traffic on 101 Fwy search.app/62Qct
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The federal government rounded up 18 activists tied to an anti-ICE protest in Texas, claiming they were part of an antifa cell. And it's the first big test of Trump’s crackdown on free speech. trib.al/4LCP0Jn
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The federal government rounded up 18 activists tied to an anti-ICE protest in Texas, claiming they were part of an antifa cell. And it's the first big test of Trump’s crackdown on free speech. trib.al/4LCP0Jn
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You do not, under any circumstances, for any reason whatsoever, in any possible scenario, bring American food TO Milan.
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
You do not, under any circumstances, for any reason whatsoever, in any possible scenario, bring American food TO Milan.
WTF why did the Russian Army have starlink?
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
WTF why did the Russian Army have starlink?
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Great turnout for The Good Building Book launch in Hereford with the authors @ecominimalnick.bsky.social and Jon Broome
Good to catch up with folk, hope the book sells like hot cakes
Good to catch up with folk, hope the book sells like hot cakes
February 6, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Great turnout for The Good Building Book launch in Hereford with the authors @ecominimalnick.bsky.social and Jon Broome
Good to catch up with folk, hope the book sells like hot cakes
Good to catch up with folk, hope the book sells like hot cakes
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Trump has posted on Truth Social about 65 times in the last 90 minutes, including a video he posted at 8:44 PM PT describing election fraud lies that shows racist AI images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys at the end. I’ve confirmed this is real and watched it myself.
25th Amendment now.
25th Amendment now.
February 6, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Trump has posted on Truth Social about 65 times in the last 90 minutes, including a video he posted at 8:44 PM PT describing election fraud lies that shows racist AI images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys at the end. I’ve confirmed this is real and watched it myself.
25th Amendment now.
25th Amendment now.
Crypto crisis creates consensus causality can crater currency costs.
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Crypto crisis creates consensus causality can crater currency costs.
My Japan trip takeaway: So many luxury handbags
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
My Japan trip takeaway: So many luxury handbags
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
Mr Hankey has a new friend
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Mr Hankey has a new friend
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In case you have never read my famous anti shipping container piece here you go-
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything. | ArchDaily share.google/MpbZj6tmeCXC...
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything. | ArchDaily share.google/MpbZj6tmeCXC...
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
In case you have never read my famous anti shipping container piece here you go-
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything. | ArchDaily share.google/MpbZj6tmeCXC...
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything. | ArchDaily share.google/MpbZj6tmeCXC...
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Since a lot of the coverage is omitting this detail: The Kennedy Center HAD a $250 million renovation and expansion just a few years ago, in 2019.
February 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Since a lot of the coverage is omitting this detail: The Kennedy Center HAD a $250 million renovation and expansion just a few years ago, in 2019.
Which is worse when continuing classic movies:
Reboots
Alternative timelines
Reboots
Alternative timelines
February 2, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Which is worse when continuing classic movies:
Reboots
Alternative timelines
Reboots
Alternative timelines
The problem is we never had an immigration problem in the first place.
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The problem is we never had an immigration problem in the first place.
A tale of two city budgets:
Oakland Unified school board weighs cuts to close $50M budget gap share.google/j5quapKlaUC2...
One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did
oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...
Oakland Unified school board weighs cuts to close $50M budget gap share.google/j5quapKlaUC2...
One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did
oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...
Oakland Unified school board weighs cuts to close $50M budget gap
Oakland parents, teachers and students packed a rally Wednesday night as the Oakland Unified School District school board considers how to close a recently revised $50 million budget shortfall for the...
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January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A tale of two city budgets:
Oakland Unified school board weighs cuts to close $50M budget gap share.google/j5quapKlaUC2...
One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did
oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...
Oakland Unified school board weighs cuts to close $50M budget gap share.google/j5quapKlaUC2...
One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did
oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...