Kathy Lu (she/her)🫰
@kathylu.bsky.social
Culture & leadership coach at the intersection of emotions & work. Raised in journalism. Love journalists, cats, food, celeb goss, stories that make me 🥹
https://www.audiencibility.com
https://www.audiencibility.com
“Inventing quotes” should be a ginormous red flag, no?
New: WaPo staff are fuming about the new AI personalized pods, noting they have errors like misattributing/inventing quotes, inserting commentary.
WaPo's standards editor privately called the mistakes "frustrating," another editor said "if we were serious we would pull this tool immediately."
WaPo's standards editor privately called the mistakes "frustrating," another editor said "if we were serious we would pull this tool immediately."
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“Inventing quotes” should be a ginormous red flag, no?
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
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“What you very clearly saw in that video was Mubashir, an American citizen, someone who has been here nearly his entire life, tackled, handcuffed, taken into custody … for simply walking down the street and looking like he’s Somali,” www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
ICE Arrested A U.S. Citizen For 'Looking Like He's Somali,' Minneapolis Mayor Says
Local leaders have increasingly raised concerns about racial profiling as ICE has descended on the Minneapolis area.
www.huffpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“What you very clearly saw in that video was Mubashir, an American citizen, someone who has been here nearly his entire life, tackled, handcuffed, taken into custody … for simply walking down the street and looking like he’s Somali,” www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
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I love this rant, Pookle.
For what it's worth, this is the best estimate of OpenAI's "informed business-as-usual" financial futures.
OpenAI is expected to pay out $30 billion on revenues of $13 billion in 2025. They're set to lose $2.42 for every $1.00 they earn.
www.ft.com/content/23e5...
For what it's worth, this is the best estimate of OpenAI's "informed business-as-usual" financial futures.
OpenAI is expected to pay out $30 billion on revenues of $13 billion in 2025. They're set to lose $2.42 for every $1.00 they earn.
www.ft.com/content/23e5...
December 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I love this rant, Pookle.
For what it's worth, this is the best estimate of OpenAI's "informed business-as-usual" financial futures.
OpenAI is expected to pay out $30 billion on revenues of $13 billion in 2025. They're set to lose $2.42 for every $1.00 they earn.
www.ft.com/content/23e5...
For what it's worth, this is the best estimate of OpenAI's "informed business-as-usual" financial futures.
OpenAI is expected to pay out $30 billion on revenues of $13 billion in 2025. They're set to lose $2.42 for every $1.00 they earn.
www.ft.com/content/23e5...
Absolutely bonkers
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Absolutely bonkers
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According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
👋 Hi world, check it out!
Read case studies of digital tools being used ✳️ right now ✳️ by newsrooms and how the tools are making a difference.
So useful as we're navigating all the offerings out there. I'm learning a lot as a contract editor for the project. Let us know what you think!
#journalism
Read case studies of digital tools being used ✳️ right now ✳️ by newsrooms and how the tools are making a difference.
So useful as we're navigating all the offerings out there. I'm learning a lot as a contract editor for the project. Let us know what you think!
#journalism
We are officially live! Check out the News Media Help Desk, a one-stop shop for local media organizations to get digital help, at newsmediahelpdesk.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
👋 Hi world, check it out!
Read case studies of digital tools being used ✳️ right now ✳️ by newsrooms and how the tools are making a difference.
So useful as we're navigating all the offerings out there. I'm learning a lot as a contract editor for the project. Let us know what you think!
#journalism
Read case studies of digital tools being used ✳️ right now ✳️ by newsrooms and how the tools are making a difference.
So useful as we're navigating all the offerings out there. I'm learning a lot as a contract editor for the project. Let us know what you think!
#journalism
Tying school funding to property taxes feels like a lose-lose, not a win-win.
Why does providing our children with a good education have to come at the expense of business growth? We need a new system.
Via @thebeacon.bsky.social:
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
Why does providing our children with a good education have to come at the expense of business growth? We need a new system.
Via @thebeacon.bsky.social:
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
Massive tax break for Country Club Plaza would divert $188M in revenue from KC schools over 30 years
A Texas developer wants to revive the Plaza. But the plan could come at a massive cost for Kansas City schools and other government services.
thebeaconnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Tying school funding to property taxes feels like a lose-lose, not a win-win.
Why does providing our children with a good education have to come at the expense of business growth? We need a new system.
Via @thebeacon.bsky.social:
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
Why does providing our children with a good education have to come at the expense of business growth? We need a new system.
Via @thebeacon.bsky.social:
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
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An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...
Yet another step closer to WALL-E 🫠
I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Yet another step closer to WALL-E 🫠
“Media education in Finland begins as early as primary school, with media and science literacy integrated into the curriculum. … Training in scepticism and the development of critical thinking skills are not seen as purely academic matters, but as essential to daily life.”
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Media education in Finland begins as early as primary school, with media and science literacy integrated into the curriculum. … Training in scepticism and the development of critical thinking skills are not seen as purely academic matters, but as essential to daily life.”
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Exciting news! News Media Help Desk will officially be launching on December 10! https://newsmediahelpdesk.org/
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Exciting news! News Media Help Desk will officially be launching on December 10! https://newsmediahelpdesk.org/
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File under "charts that need no explanatory context to make the story clear" wapo.st/4iC8oCR
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
File under "charts that need no explanatory context to make the story clear" wapo.st/4iC8oCR
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Even though Trump is trying to bury it, real people feel what’s coming. We’re either already in a recession or staring straight at one.
📌 ADP: the labor market slowdown is worse than expected in November, with private companies cutting 32,000 workers and small businesses taking the biggest hit.
📌 ADP: the labor market slowdown is worse than expected in November, with private companies cutting 32,000 workers and small businesses taking the biggest hit.
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Even though Trump is trying to bury it, real people feel what’s coming. We’re either already in a recession or staring straight at one.
📌 ADP: the labor market slowdown is worse than expected in November, with private companies cutting 32,000 workers and small businesses taking the biggest hit.
📌 ADP: the labor market slowdown is worse than expected in November, with private companies cutting 32,000 workers and small businesses taking the biggest hit.
Squid Games, anyone? 🥴
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Squid Games, anyone? 🥴
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This is like if Tyson stopped selling consumer chicken. RAM is about to cost as much as a brand new pc. The cost of everything from tablets, to phones, to laptops will skyrocket. All because AI data centers are consuming all the available RAM they can get.
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
Crucial memory will soon be a memory itself as Micron abandons consumers in favor of AI data centers
The RAM crisis is just getting started.
www.pcgamer.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is like if Tyson stopped selling consumer chicken. RAM is about to cost as much as a brand new pc. The cost of everything from tablets, to phones, to laptops will skyrocket. All because AI data centers are consuming all the available RAM they can get.
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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President Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about those receiving the assistance.
https://to.pbs.org/4oAULoT
https://to.pbs.org/4oAULoT
Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from states led by Democrats if they don't provide recipient data
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday that the action is in the works because those states are refusing to provide requested information about the recipients, including their names and imm...
www.pbs.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
President Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about those receiving the assistance.
https://to.pbs.org/4oAULoT
https://to.pbs.org/4oAULoT
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70 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
70 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
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NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
hellgatenyc.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
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BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see: