Kathy Lu (she/her)🫰

@kathylu.bsky.social

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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

Young bird flapping its wings while on a chain link fence
A yellow chested bird on a chain link fence
Bar graph showing average number of days the government held unaccompanied minors National data from October 2024 to April 2026. From October 2024 to January 2025 it was under 50. From March 2025 to April 2026, during Trump’s administration, the bars skyrocket to from over 100 to 200, mainly staying above 150. Earlier monthly data not available. Annual data is available since FY2015. Chart: Annie Xia / CT Insider • Source: Office of Refugee Resettlement
NBC News headline: U.S. economy adds just 57,000 jobs in June, a worrying sign as wage growth remains slow The report marked the slowest month of hiring since February, when hiring contracted.
A brown booby bird sitting by the edge of a pond. It has a white face with a long sharp beak and brown feathers.
Graphic with orange background that says "Open News presents Being kind to our emotional selves. Facilitated by Kathy Lu and Asad Chishti at SRCCON. Minneapolis, July 8-9" Includes black and white cutout headshots of Kathy and Asad.
"The Women's Leadership Accelerator came at a time when I needed both clarity and conviction. It helped me recognize the purpose in this season of my life and equipped me with the tools, confidence, and community to step fully into what's next." from Monique O. Madan, 2025 Women's Leadership Accelerator
The testes are known to act as a "safe harbour" for at least 27 infectious diseases, allowing some pathogens to live in the body and infect others years after the patient has recovered. Sperm cells are protected against attack by the body's immune system as they are needed for procreation. But this also means that viruses can survive there.
Screenshot of New York Times story about the redistricting proposal in Tennessee. It says: “The new map slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city, and Shelby County into three districts and will most likely give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee's lone remaining Democratic seat, which includes the city.” Under 2024 presidential vote margin label, with key showing that red means +20 Republican margin and blue meaning +20 Democratic margin. Under current districts: The state of Tennessee is entirely red except for a blue corner at bottom left that represents Memphis Under proposed districts map, the entire state is red.
Scene from Pitch Perfect 2, released in 2015. Bumper has invited Amy to a dinner in a gazebo and starts the conversation hesitantly with “so I don’t know if you’ve seen the news lately, but there’s a war, and the economy … is dipping, ebbing and flowing”
Journalist Nick Valencia speaking April 1 at Online News Association feature session at its annual conference in Chicago. He’s part of a panel that includes Karen Attiah, Versha Sharma and Gunita Singh. Moderated by Sasha-Ann Simons.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on stage in conversation with Sasha-Ann Simons of WBEZ Chicago on Wednesday, April 1, morning.
Screenshot for this week’s Kansas City forecast. Today highs 29 Tuesday highs 42 Wednesday highs 69 Thursday highs 75 Friday highs 80 Saturday highs 84 Sunday highs 73
The evening sky streaked in dusk blue and wispy white clouds, tinged with pink from the sunset, with bare dark tress branches in the foreground
The Post’s demographic data from 2025 of all news and opinion employees: Race and Ethnicity All Employees White 59.8% Black or African American 9.7% Asian 10.5% Hispanic or Latino 6.2% Multiracial 3.7% Native American 0.1% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Did not disclose 10.0% Leadership White 69.7% Black or African American 6.4% Asian 11.1% Hispanic or Latino 6.8% Multiracial 0.9% Native American 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Did not disclose 5.1%
A photo of Ziggy the cat sitting very straight up on his front paws with his head slightly craned and a wary look on his face. He’s sitting on a fuzzy white blanket on a couch.
Screenshot of Merriam Webster’s Your 2026 Word challenge where you take a screenshot of the GIF and see what word you land on. My word is laughable
Selfie of Kathy bundled up with a fuzzy white head warmer and a fireworks flower in the night sky behind her
Meme that says Yikes Just No in the style of Nike Jusr Do It ads
Uncle Max and The Baroness toasting each other at a fancy ball in a scene from The Sound of Music
Two side-by-side graphics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. First chart shows the unemployment rate from September 2023 to September 2025. The line chart is trending upwards, starting around 3.8% and ending at 4.4%. The second chart shows Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, September 2023 to September 2025. The bar chart shows job growth was fairly steady, in positive numbers, between September 2023 and December 2024. It peaked in December 2024 at over 300,000. Starting in January 2025, the bar lowered to about 110,000, with two months of negative growth in June 2025 and August 2025. April 2025 had the highest rate of job gains this year, at about 150,000.
More on Trump's Tariffs • Japan's Economy: The Japanese economy shrank by 1.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year, as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth. • Pasta at Twice the Price?: More than a dozen Italian pasta makers, accused of dumping their product in the United States, face tariffs of over 100 percent. • Tariff Exemptions Proposal: The Trump administration is preparing broad exemptions to certain tariffs in an effort to ease elevated food prices that have provoked anxiety for American consumers, according to three people briefed on the actions. • Canadian Travel to U.S. Declines: The drop has continued for ten months and has been reflected in air and car travel, according to Canadian statistics. Tensions over tariffs placed by the Trump administration spurred calls for Canadians to spend their money at home. • Pakistan's Spending Blitz: Pakistan signed a series of high-priced contracts with prominent Washington lobbying firms this spring. just weeks before the White House
Mirror selfie of Kathy holding up her SFJ name tag
Selfie of Kathy and her long haired black and white cat. Kathy is wearing a black and white Nightmare Before Christmas sweater.
Video of Kathy calling Ziggy the cat’s name and confusing him
A barbecue platter for 2 with ribs, smoked chicken wings, burnt ends, purple slaw, creamy corn and fries. 4 hot sauce bottles are in the back.
Closeup of Kathy’s long haired black and white cat in mid-yell while she’s holding him. He was done being a model
A cat or a hamster? Closeup shows Ziggy’s nose and eye
Screenshot of 2 Bluesky posts. The top from Robin of Broccoli says “Being uncontrollably tired is a solid first sign of burnout.” Below that is a post from What Would Kat do that says “I got a free burrito today and it’s turned my life around.”
Selfie of Kathy in a black and beige striped sleeveless shirt hugging her black and white long haired cat, who is not amused
A bowl of Gochujang Buttered Noodles with broccoli and ground pork
A black and white long-haired cat lying on a chair and looking at the camera, framed by sunlight
Short video clip of rain on trees with tornado sirens wailing
Closeup of Ziggy’s face showing the two-toned brown and orange beauty mark on his pink nose. His eyes are closed.
A closeup of a curled up cat with its eyes closed
Selfie of Ziggy staking his claim on me with a paw on my chest
Bright neon green shoots on a evergreen bush
Kitty’s Cafe’s crinkle cut fries are golden and crunchy. Cost: $4
Screenshot of a map of the US with colored dots pocking nearly every space. The dots each represent cuts the government has made.
Closeup of Ziggy’s face. He’s a mostly white cat with patches of tabby around his ears. Here, his eyes are half-closed eyes. His nose with one beauty mark is front and center.
Screenshot of a post from Twitter: This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message : “If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side. By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people. I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.” — For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.
Video clip from Melo Movie Kdrama of two men running toward each other happily, until they meet and one punches the other in the stomach. The puncher is labeled 2025. The other man is labeled Me.
Screenshot of National Weather Service Kansas City tweet that forecasts “powerful” storm “bringing multiple hazards” from today through Wednesday Widespread rain, isolated severe storm possible this afternoon (wind/hail main threats, low tornado risk) 60-70 mph wind gusts tonight (eastern KS & western MO) Blizzard Conditions Tonight
Line graph from Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services showing weekly flu cases over 5 different years, from 2020 to 2025. So far, the 2024-2025 flu season shows a big spike since 2025 started, with the peak matching peak flu levels of 2022-2023. The 2025 report ends at week 7, Feb. 15.
Video of a long haired black and white cat intently grabbing and licking a Delectables stick
Kathy standing in the snow, wearing a puffy, knee-length white coat sized XXL
Graphic showing which 11 federal agencies have investigations or regulatory fights with which of Elon Musk’s 6 companies. Title: Trump firings hit agencies with oversight of Musk’s companies
A scene from Squid Games Season 1. An old man, clearly dying, lying under covers in a bed says to the man standing in front him: “if you have too much money,” (1 of 3 photos)
A collage of 5 headlines from news outlets that say: (New York Times) "Trump blames DEI and Biden for Crash Under His Watch"; (Axios) "Trump blames fatal DC plane crash on Black Hawk helicopter crash"; (ABC News) "Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers"; (AP News) "Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plan crash. Here's what he said"; (Fox News) "Trump has tense exchange with CNN reporter over blaming DEI policies"
Selfie of me in a white hair and thick white scarf with just my eyes, nose and some hair showing
A post from NWSKansasCity that reads: “If you can get out there and enjoy the day today please do! Because tonight the coldest air of the season will begin filtering into the area. Sunday-Thursday wind chills are expected to bottom out between -10 to -20 each morning and only reach single digits in the afternoon.” A graphic showing the ridiculous cold temps across the wig on are in blue to deep purple range
Headshot of Kathy Lu, wearing a black top and gold thread earrings. Photo by Reed Hoffmann
A measuring ruler stuck about 11 inches into the snow
Screenshot of The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore reporting from Kansas City. He’s standing on a clear hillside. He writes: “In 24 hours, it’s going to look a lot different from here!”
An empty street shrouded in fog at night in Kansas City
A scene from the movie Love Hard, where actors Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang sing different lyrics to the song Baby It’s Cold Outside
Screenshot of tweet posted by Clarissa Ward that says “we can confirm the real identity of the man from out story last Wednesday as Salama Mohammed Salama.” Image includes tight shot of Salama’s face.
Screenshot of Facebook post from Operation Wildlife that says: With the uptick in migration we have been receiving calls on "geese falling out of the sky". The majority of these have been snow geese (40) in the last 3 days. Just this morning we received calls from Atchison, Overland Park, Olathe, Lawrence, Tonganoxie, Kansas City KS, Shawnee, Clinton Lake. They may show signs of injury when brought in but rapidly decline & exhibit symptoms of avian influenza Sudden death: Without any prior signs of illness Swelling: Of the eyelids, head Difficulty breathing: open mouth, wheezing Nasal discharge, coughing, or sneezing: Birds may have blood-tinged discharge Neurological impairment: Birds may lack coordination, have tremors, seizures, or have a twisted neck Other symptoms: Birds may stumble or fall down, have diarrhea, have a hunched appearance, or have ruffled feathers and die within a few hours or a day of intake. We are not admitting geese to our facility at this time as this is a highly contagious disease that is spread by respiration, fecal matter and contact and we must protect the birds already in our care at risk. There is NO treatment for birds with avian flu and the kindest thing that can happen is for them to be euthanized so they don't suffer needlessly. We have reached out to animal control agencies across the metro to help with this and also KS wildlife & parks. If you come across one of these animals please report it as soon as possible or call us and we'll get you to the proper folks. If you have chickens, ducks, parrots, etc you can use Lysol spray on your clothing and shoes to disinfect yourselves so you don't take it home to your animals.
Screenshot of NBC News story with the headline: “Extremely ironic”: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying played video game killer, friend recalls