Michal Migurski
@mike.teczno.com
Oakland, Maps, Bikes, etc. Also @[email protected] and formerly @migurski on the birdsite.
Two things that have been keeping me busy lately: a slate of changes to @planscore.org for this year’s surprise midcycle redistricting environment, and a collection of contributions to @protomaps.com base maps including support for @overturemaps.bsky.social data.
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Weeknotes: 2026W01
Couple things I’ve been working on in the new year: a new national view for PlanScore and new Overture data support for Protomaps
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January 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Two things that have been keeping me busy lately: a slate of changes to @planscore.org for this year’s surprise midcycle redistricting environment, and a collection of contributions to @protomaps.com base maps including support for @overturemaps.bsky.social data.
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This pic goes hard.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This pic goes hard.
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Excuse me, my refrigerator's name is also Cloid.
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Excuse me, my refrigerator's name is also Cloid.
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So many things are bad right now, but I interviewed @maggietokudahall.bsky.social about painting pigeons and small acts of survival. 📸 by @estefancy.bsky.social
Local Woman Has Hobby: Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Pigeon Paintings
“Everything that we think is disgusting about human life, pigeons wear without shame.”
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January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
So many things are bad right now, but I interviewed @maggietokudahall.bsky.social about painting pigeons and small acts of survival. 📸 by @estefancy.bsky.social
Do it anyway?
Q: Is there anything stopping state law enforcement from conducted an independent investigation even if the feds don't want it?
JACOBSON: Without assistance from the FBI, we would be at a loss to be able to initiate & conduct a thorough investigation. It would be very difficult if not impossible
JACOBSON: Without assistance from the FBI, we would be at a loss to be able to initiate & conduct a thorough investigation. It would be very difficult if not impossible
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Do it anyway?
Compared to a year ago, half as scared and twice as angry
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Compared to a year ago, half as scared and twice as angry
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We're excited to release version 1.0 of the Dynamic Democracy website. It includes updated data on state policy, public opinion, mass ideology, and representation. The website enables you to see how these measures are changing overtime across states and within states.
www.dynamicdemocracy.us
www.dynamicdemocracy.us
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We're excited to release version 1.0 of the Dynamic Democracy website. It includes updated data on state policy, public opinion, mass ideology, and representation. The website enables you to see how these measures are changing overtime across states and within states.
www.dynamicdemocracy.us
www.dynamicdemocracy.us
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Never forget. 🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Never forget. 🇺🇸
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I was grateful to be quoted in this great early look at the midterms in today's Washington Post. As I told the reporter, I think the redistricting wars are basically a draw in the short-term, but the long-term loser is American democracy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I was grateful to be quoted in this great early look at the midterms in today's Washington Post. As I told the reporter, I think the redistricting wars are basically a draw in the short-term, but the long-term loser is American democracy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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January 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
My rep and former neighbor 👇🏼
Congress must reassert its Constitutional power to declare war and reign in this Administration.
We must use every tool to hold this President accountable and to defend the principle that in the U.S., we do not let one man choose war.
We must use every tool to hold this President accountable and to defend the principle that in the U.S., we do not let one man choose war.
January 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
My rep and former neighbor 👇🏼
Precz!
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
January 3, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Precz!
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The bitterest lesson: it broke and the "fix it" button stopped working because Gemini had a meltdown.
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 AM
The bitterest lesson: it broke and the "fix it" button stopped working because Gemini had a meltdown.
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Trimmed the hell out of the garrya shrub
January 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Trimmed the hell out of the garrya shrub
GTFS really was lightning in a bottle, we tried so many ways to repeat it at Code for America but it’s hard to top a motivated and creative lifer like Bibiana McHugh able to direct 20% time at a major corporation
The story of GTFS is so cool, it really captures the vibe and hope around tech in late 2000s/10s
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
for anyone interested, here is one accessible intro to the history of GTFS: beyondtransparency.org/part-2/pione...
January 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
GTFS really was lightning in a bottle, we tried so many ways to repeat it at Code for America but it’s hard to top a motivated and creative lifer like Bibiana McHugh able to direct 20% time at a major corporation
Referencing a thing I did 16 years ago while talking about a thing I’m doing right now. Going back to my own original 2009 blog post and the commenters are generally people On Here. Time is a flat-ass circle.
January 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Referencing a thing I did 16 years ago while talking about a thing I’m doing right now. Going back to my own original 2009 blog post and the commenters are generally people On Here. Time is a flat-ass circle.
Neighbor gifted us some black-eyed peas
January 2, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Neighbor gifted us some black-eyed peas
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
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