Julia Lu
@julialuinnyc.bsky.social
Nonprofit leader. Grantmaker in an earlier life. Cultural and culinary omnivore.
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The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.
And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.
This is not about politics. It's about people.
Let’s break it down:
And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.
This is not about politics. It's about people.
Let’s break it down:
October 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.
And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.
This is not about politics. It's about people.
Let’s break it down:
And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.
This is not about politics. It's about people.
Let’s break it down:
If I knew that engineers did these sorts of interesting things, I might have gone into STEM!
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Video: New Origami Design Could Help With Space Engineering
Researchers discovered a new type of origami called bloom patterns, which are repeating tiles of creased patterns that rotate symmetrically around a center. Engineers are working on real-life applicat...
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August 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
If I knew that engineers did these sorts of interesting things, I might have gone into STEM!
www.nytimes.com/video/scienc...
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This is a really good thread by @masknerd.bsky.social. Dead on and worth the 90 seconds to read. 👇
[1/8] It has been awhile since I have read something that has so many mistakes...but the quote from the American Lung Association really takes the cake! @nytimes.com you really need to do better. Let's dig into what they got wrong.
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Do I Really Need an Air Purifier?
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August 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This is a really good thread by @masknerd.bsky.social. Dead on and worth the 90 seconds to read. 👇
There is a direct correlation between fur production and adorableness.
July 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
There is a direct correlation between fur production and adorableness.
This is a long and informative thread on diasporas.
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
July 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This is a long and informative thread on diasporas.
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22 hours in on this Big Disastrous Bill, and there’s a reason why the Republicans are flailing: they know it’s reckless and wrong.
We’re going to keep the pressure on. Please help us spread the word.
We’re going to keep the pressure on. Please help us spread the word.
July 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
22 hours in on this Big Disastrous Bill, and there’s a reason why the Republicans are flailing: they know it’s reckless and wrong.
We’re going to keep the pressure on. Please help us spread the word.
We’re going to keep the pressure on. Please help us spread the word.
Today at the salad bar a woman pointed to a pan filled with pajeon and asked if I knew what they were. My response as a long-time New Yorker "Korean vegetable latkes." She promptly added a few to her plate.
June 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today at the salad bar a woman pointed to a pan filled with pajeon and asked if I knew what they were. My response as a long-time New Yorker "Korean vegetable latkes." She promptly added a few to her plate.
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With Andrew Cuomo, Democrats are doing a disastrous imitation of Trump | Moira Donegan
With Andrew Cuomo, Democrats are doing a disastrous imitation of Trump | Moira Donegan
The former governor, now a New York City mayoral candidate, marks the party’s drift into boorishness and cruelty
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June 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
With Andrew Cuomo, Democrats are doing a disastrous imitation of Trump | Moira Donegan
How many people can say that they live in a city with a halvah bar??!!
May 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
How many people can say that they live in a city with a halvah bar??!!
How New York’s Mayor Wooed Donald Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
Even if you discount half of this reporting, there is no doubt of the bilateral corruption between the mayor and president-elect.
Even if you discount half of this reporting, there is no doubt of the bilateral corruption between the mayor and president-elect.
How New York’s Mayor, Eric Adams, Wooed Donald Trump (Gift Article)
Mayor Eric Adams’s charm campaign involved phone calls to the Trumps and a meeting with Steve Bannon. Mr. Trump showed sympathy for the mayor, as his administration moved to drop charges against Mr. A...
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March 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
How New York’s Mayor Wooed Donald Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
Even if you discount half of this reporting, there is no doubt of the bilateral corruption between the mayor and president-elect.
Even if you discount half of this reporting, there is no doubt of the bilateral corruption between the mayor and president-elect.
Here is a VERY easy acronym for NYC voters to remember what NOT to do when voting. There are many good mayoral candidates.
Remember: Any candidate you rank in our upcoming ranked-choice primary in June could end up getting your vote ... and becoming mayor.
Monday's Headlines: Living the DREAM Edition - Streetsblog New York City
Some activists are pushing the ultimate DREAM now that Cuomo is in the race. Read on...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Here is a VERY easy acronym for NYC voters to remember what NOT to do when voting. There are many good mayoral candidates.
At a recent Kennedy Center performance, a quartet of audience members walked in wearing these vests and were met with warm applause.
March 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
At a recent Kennedy Center performance, a quartet of audience members walked in wearing these vests and were met with warm applause.
Do take a moment to read some of the comments. There are still good and kind people.
February 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Do take a moment to read some of the comments. There are still good and kind people.
I have office colleagues who like Girl Scout cookies.
February 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I have office colleagues who like Girl Scout cookies.
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Millions of Americans — including many who have been purged from their positions of responsibility — are standing up to Trump and Musk’s tyranny. Congressional switchboards are ringing off the hook.
We are beginning to flood Trump and Musk’s zone. Let’s flood it out.
We are beginning to flood Trump and Musk’s zone. Let’s flood it out.
Flooding Trump and Musk’s zone
How to deal with their tyranny
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February 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Millions of Americans — including many who have been purged from their positions of responsibility — are standing up to Trump and Musk’s tyranny. Congressional switchboards are ringing off the hook.
We are beginning to flood Trump and Musk’s zone. Let’s flood it out.
We are beginning to flood Trump and Musk’s zone. Let’s flood it out.
@grownyc.bsky.social operates NYC's best farmers markets all year long. Today we got to sample rutabaga fries. Don't laugh. They were REALLY good!
February 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@grownyc.bsky.social operates NYC's best farmers markets all year long. Today we got to sample rutabaga fries. Don't laugh. They were REALLY good!
This is a great piece that demonstrates critical thinking, analysis, and logic when presented with a supposed "fact." Society needs more of this approach to evaluating information instead of blind acceptance.
RFK Jr., Cites Problematic Paper In HHS Senate Confirmation Hearing
Here I wrote for @forbes.com about the issues with this paper
🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science
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Here I wrote for @forbes.com about the issues with this paper
🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science
www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...
RFK Jr., Cites Problematic Paper In HHS Senate Confirmation Hearing
During his Senate hearings, RFK Jr., Trump's nominee to lead HHS, claimed a paper suggested a link between vaccines and autism. Here's a closer look at that paper.
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February 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is a great piece that demonstrates critical thinking, analysis, and logic when presented with a supposed "fact." Society needs more of this approach to evaluating information instead of blind acceptance.
Not too many places where you can have a hot pot for lunch and pupusas for dinner. I am lucky to live in such a place.
February 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Not too many places where you can have a hot pot for lunch and pupusas for dinner. I am lucky to live in such a place.
Friends were in town, so we had to check out Elbow Bread. Too late to nab a croissant.
February 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Friends were in town, so we had to check out Elbow Bread. Too late to nab a croissant.
Overheard a deli order today. Egg whites and bacon on a blueberry bagel.
January 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Overheard a deli order today. Egg whites and bacon on a blueberry bagel.
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“We can expect the new administration to target a broad swath of philanthropic organizations based on their ideological views or their efforts to hold the administration accountable.” @mikeberkowitz.bsky.social
How Trump Could Target Nonprofits — and How to Protect Yours
Expect donors and organizations to be attacked by name, harassed and threatened online, and investigated on questionable grounds, says the author. Here’s how groups can defend themselves.
www.philanthropy.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“We can expect the new administration to target a broad swath of philanthropic organizations based on their ideological views or their efforts to hold the administration accountable.” @mikeberkowitz.bsky.social
Now who doesn't like a papadam? I found this article inspiring and interesting. After reading it, I of course wanted to have a few and was very pleased to see that among my papads, I have Lijjat. Happy to be supporting a women's cooperative! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Lijjat papad: How a home-made snack brand empowered thousands of women in India
The Lijjat co-operative, run by women, employs more than 45,000 people and is famous for its crispy poppadoms.
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January 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Now who doesn't like a papadam? I found this article inspiring and interesting. After reading it, I of course wanted to have a few and was very pleased to see that among my papads, I have Lijjat. Happy to be supporting a women's cooperative! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Much has been written about Jimmy Carter since his passing, but the commentary on his support of this arts has be minimal. This is an informative article stating "Carter’s openness to a wide range of art and music would be his lasting cultural legacy."
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Jimmy Carter, the US president and Renaissance man who believed in art and rock and roll, has died, aged 100
The Southern Baptist peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, was a dedicated amateur portraitist and made a deep cultural impact when in office
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January 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Much has been written about Jimmy Carter since his passing, but the commentary on his support of this arts has be minimal. This is an informative article stating "Carter’s openness to a wide range of art and music would be his lasting cultural legacy."
www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/29/j...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/29/j...
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This is a good read on the significance of food's relationship to equity.
This is a good read on the significance of food's relationship to equity.
‘Food is the most culturally accepted form of genocide’: how an LA district went from a food desert to a vegan oasis | Los Angeles | The Guardian
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This is a good read on the significance of food's relationship to equity.
This is a good read on the significance of food's relationship to equity.
Harbinger of a good day to come. I found another duck on my way to the A train!
December 4, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Harbinger of a good day to come. I found another duck on my way to the A train!