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
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
Curious who she thinks these “viewers” are
NEW: Bari Weiss addresses her decision to hold last night's CECOT story on the CBS News morning editorial call: "Our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else..."
December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Curious who she thinks these “viewers” are
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The CBS reporter who led the story calls pulling it a "political" decision.
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The CBS reporter who led the story calls pulling it a "political" decision.
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
I can't get over how anti-loyalty this is. Cheaper fares can make a huge difference for a family. But now there's one less reason to choose American over other carriers.
Members of American Airlines' loyalty program will no longer earn miles or other travel rewards when purchasing a basic economy ticket.
American Airlines stops offering miles and other rewards for basic economy fares
Members of the carrier's AAdvantage loyalty program no longer earn miles or status points when purchasing a basic ticket.
cbsn.ws
December 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I can't get over how anti-loyalty this is. Cheaper fares can make a huge difference for a family. But now there's one less reason to choose American over other carriers.
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Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
Why I have to give Fortnite my passport to use Bluesky
Age verification laws are as ineffective as they are dangerous.
spitfirenews.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
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“The thing that’s been the most difficult so far is that, in all of our interactions with the government, they’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them.”
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“The thing that’s been the most difficult so far is that, in all of our interactions with the government, they’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them.”
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December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
But why?
NEW: A Discord community for gay gamers is in disarray after one of its moderators and an executive at Anthropic forced the company’s AI chatbot, Claude, on the Discord, despite protests from members.
Anthropic Exec Forces AI Chatbot on Gay Discord Community, Members Flee
“We’re bringing a new kind of sentience into existence,” Anthropic's Jason Clinton said after launching the bot.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
But why?
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UPDATE: in September, Luigi's bogus terrorism charges were dropped and he was cleared off all terroristic allegations. Today, the judge ruled the interrogation of Luigi Mangione inadmissible due to failure of police to Mirandize him and Luigi's repeated statements that he did not wish to talk.
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
UPDATE: in September, Luigi's bogus terrorism charges were dropped and he was cleared off all terroristic allegations. Today, the judge ruled the interrogation of Luigi Mangione inadmissible due to failure of police to Mirandize him and Luigi's repeated statements that he did not wish to talk.
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The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
December 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
December 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
“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 🫠