Michael

Michael

@donohoe.dev

Engineering & Product. I build media things for Journalism. Brooklyn, NYC. Personal views. donohoe.dev

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Annie Waldman
@anniewaldman.bsky.social

This is terrifying. A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a mink farm for months. Experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. And officials are refusing to act. What a story from @natlash.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/bird...

propublica.orgBird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...
Michael
@donohoe.dev

Brad Lander is an amazing person and was New York City's highest-ranking Jewish elected official within the last decade.

Reuters@reuters.com

US Democratic congressional nominee Lander detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank reut.rs/4jzKkTB

reut.rsUS Democratic congressional nominee Lander detained by Israeli authorities in West BankBrad Lander, an ally of New ​York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ‌who is running for the US Congress next month, ​was among 90 individuals ​detained by Israeli authorities in ⁠the occupied West Bank ​on Tuesday while accompanying ​Palestinian farmers harvesting olives, according to Rabbis for Human rights, an ​Israeli rights group.
Michael
@donohoe.dev

Typography people will be annoyed. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Or maybe it’s just me.

Michael
@donohoe.dev

I had as much fun as anyone on the internet but now I think we’re all good now and can we please just turn it off

Michael
@donohoe.dev

I was simply trying to set the artist free. First.

dame@dame.is

thanks for participating, piece 40 has now concluded, @donohoe.dev was to blame for liking the post at completion time it had 13 replies, and lasted 25m06s view liker’s page: dame.is/creating/ratioed/part… watch the replay: dame.is/creating/ratioed/40

Michael
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Mine just arrived!

Ethan Marcotte@ethanmarcotte.com

Just got my copy of an absolutely gorgeous thing that @lifewinning.com made. I am *delighted* to see this book back in the world. And you can get your own copy! It’s: so good networksofny2026.bigcartel.com/product/netw...

Michael
@donohoe.dev

Took my first Waymo ride (ever) in SF just now. 40 minutes to go what was a 20 minute walk or 15 minutes on the BART.

Michael
@donohoe.dev

Do I know anyone in SF that might be up for a drink next Wednesday? Wrong answers also ok. You can also email.

Michael
@donohoe.dev

What’s the German word for when a bar you like and respect adds TVs and starts showing sports games. It’s not a nice word.

Michael
@donohoe.dev

Just heard a NYC bartender comp a round of drinks for someone. The dream is alive again.

Michael
@donohoe.dev

It’s almost like they want to drive people back to BitTorrent

IGN@ign.com

Disney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. https://bit.ly/4hhOjBo

Michael
@donohoe.dev

People need to humblebrag more. I just learned tonight that a friend I’ve known for 12 years once opened for Sonic Youth.

Michael
@donohoe.dev

I kept the boarding pass. I guess I knew it mattered, even if I had no idea how much, but never thought I’d be here 25 years later

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Jason Kint
@kint.bsky.social

Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1

Michael
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Stepped out to walk the dog and didn’t expect to see this…

Mediagazer@mediagazer.com

Rest of World's chief product officer, Michael Donohoe, explains how the outlet tested a registration wall and plans to move beyond registration to membership (Michael Donohoe/News Product Alliance) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

Michael
@donohoe.dev

And just like that she disappeared into the university – expected to emerge, transformed, in about four years

Michael
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I'm in Ireland, getting my eldest kid setup for college. I'm acutely aware that I've spent 90% of my "in-person" time with them. I may be an emotional mess next week.

Michael
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The chart is sad in its own way, but very helpful for me. I saw it a few years ago and I took the message to heart. It will never be enough time but I am doing my best.

Michael
@donohoe.dev

The 16 year old travelled alone to Amsterdam and came home today, 2 weeks later, with only a few scratches (from surfing it seems). My moody teenage self is envious.

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Nolan Hicks
@ndhapple.bsky.social

INCREDIBLE: "Bichotte Hermelyn sent a text ... announcing a special meeting to consider her proposed bylaw changes" [August 25 at the Thomas Jefferson Dem Club.] "The eight challengers elected in June have not yet taken office, so votes would instead be cast by district leaders who lost to them."

New York Focus@nysfocus.com

NEW: We obtained Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s plan to upend an upcoming leadership vote that could unseat her. Opponents say they will likely sue.

nysfocus.comFacing Ouster, Brooklyn Democratic Chair Tries to Rewrite RulesBrooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn wants to expand who votes for party leader, and a reform group is threatening to sue.