Katie Lee
@resourcefulsqrl.bsky.social
Asst Prof. Anthropologist & engineer. Celiac. Feminist. Studies bone health, physical activity, & menses. she/her
My views should not be construed to reflect those of my employer.
My views should not be construed to reflect those of my employer.
"Louisiana’s landlord–tenant laws are among the most restrictive in the nation for renters—and the most permissive for property owners."
"While weak tenant protections have long made life difficult and unpredictable for New Orleans renters, climate change is making it increasingly dangerous. "
"While weak tenant protections have long made life difficult and unpredictable for New Orleans renters, climate change is making it increasingly dangerous. "
6/ The Healthy Homes Ordinance in New Orleans was supposed to help fix the city's rental housing stock. But years in, many “certified habitable” apartments still have leaking roofs, black mold, and dangerous heat. What went wrong? shelterforce.org/2025/11/24/h...
Healthy Homes or Hollow Promises in New Orleans?
Three years post-Healthy Homes Ordinance, many of New Orleans’s “certified habitable” apartments still have leaks and mold. What went wrong?
shelterforce.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"Louisiana’s landlord–tenant laws are among the most restrictive in the nation for renters—and the most permissive for property owners."
"While weak tenant protections have long made life difficult and unpredictable for New Orleans renters, climate change is making it increasingly dangerous. "
"While weak tenant protections have long made life difficult and unpredictable for New Orleans renters, climate change is making it increasingly dangerous. "
This kind of training is *part* of a solution, but workers also need solidarity to force an increase in minimum wage and ensure reasonable labor rights.
If we want hospitality workers, they need to earn a living wage and be treated with respect by their employers and the public.
If we want hospitality workers, they need to earn a living wage and be treated with respect by their employers and the public.
New Orleans’ hospitality industry is notorious for its low-paying jobs and limited opportunities to advance, but nonprofit workforce training programs are helping teens and young adults pursue meaningful careers in the industry. veritenews.org/2025/11/20/c...
How New Orleans is prepping youth for success in hospitality
The hospitality industry pays notoriously low wages, especially for young workers and workers of color. New Orleans has several nonprofit programs designed to help high school graduates enter the indu...
veritenews.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This kind of training is *part* of a solution, but workers also need solidarity to force an increase in minimum wage and ensure reasonable labor rights.
If we want hospitality workers, they need to earn a living wage and be treated with respect by their employers and the public.
If we want hospitality workers, they need to earn a living wage and be treated with respect by their employers and the public.
It's 2025. Your online form systems should not require I use a specific browser. Especially not ONLY one specific browser.
I don't want AI. I want websites to work again and the ability to block bloaty plugins.
I don't want AI. I want websites to work again and the ability to block bloaty plugins.
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's 2025. Your online form systems should not require I use a specific browser. Especially not ONLY one specific browser.
I don't want AI. I want websites to work again and the ability to block bloaty plugins.
I don't want AI. I want websites to work again and the ability to block bloaty plugins.
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“It is not acceptable to recruit a variety of students into the laboratory, subject them to a variety of stress tests and abuses, and then keep the students who thrive under abuse and get rid of the students who aren't able to thrive in the lab. That's straight-up exploitation.”
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You know those labs that keep harming students, again and again? Some reflections on why it's so hard to stop this from happening and where our responsibilities lie.
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
Bad mentors hurt people
What to do about bad mentors?
scienceforeveryone.science
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
“It is not acceptable to recruit a variety of students into the laboratory, subject them to a variety of stress tests and abuses, and then keep the students who thrive under abuse and get rid of the students who aren't able to thrive in the lab. That's straight-up exploitation.”
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I URGE people to publicize (if you don't live there) & show up (if you do live there) for this special election and vote for Aftyn.
I have a lot of family who live in this district, some of whom have been working hard w/campaigning. It's NOT a lost cause conservative district. It can be flipped!
I have a lot of family who live in this district, some of whom have been working hard w/campaigning. It's NOT a lost cause conservative district. It can be flipped!
Y'all, this race is going to come down to who shows up at the polls. Trump carried this district by 22 points, and @aftynbehn.bsky.social is within 2 points in this poll!
If you live in 7, GO VOTE! Today is the last day of early voting, or you can vote on December 2nd.
If you live in 7, GO VOTE! Today is the last day of early voting, or you can vote on December 2nd.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I URGE people to publicize (if you don't live there) & show up (if you do live there) for this special election and vote for Aftyn.
I have a lot of family who live in this district, some of whom have been working hard w/campaigning. It's NOT a lost cause conservative district. It can be flipped!
I have a lot of family who live in this district, some of whom have been working hard w/campaigning. It's NOT a lost cause conservative district. It can be flipped!
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Y'all, this race is going to come down to who shows up at the polls. Trump carried this district by 22 points, and @aftynbehn.bsky.social is within 2 points in this poll!
If you live in 7, GO VOTE! Today is the last day of early voting, or you can vote on December 2nd.
If you live in 7, GO VOTE! Today is the last day of early voting, or you can vote on December 2nd.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Y'all, this race is going to come down to who shows up at the polls. Trump carried this district by 22 points, and @aftynbehn.bsky.social is within 2 points in this poll!
If you live in 7, GO VOTE! Today is the last day of early voting, or you can vote on December 2nd.
If you live in 7, GO VOTE! Today is the last day of early voting, or you can vote on December 2nd.
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Wild - the Tennessean woke up and chose to treat Musk’s Boring Company saying they want to tunnel from Nashville to Knoxville seriously 🤡 rather than covering workers walking out for pay failure and safety concerns
(They also previously claimed the tunnel is popular 🤥 )
(They also previously claimed the tunnel is popular 🤥 )
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Wild - the Tennessean woke up and chose to treat Musk’s Boring Company saying they want to tunnel from Nashville to Knoxville seriously 🤡 rather than covering workers walking out for pay failure and safety concerns
(They also previously claimed the tunnel is popular 🤥 )
(They also previously claimed the tunnel is popular 🤥 )
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The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
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All NSF SBE DDRIG solicitations have been archived and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Grants currently submitted will be processed, but as always, chances of funding remain very low. This means anyone aiming for the upcoming deadline will not be able to submit. 1/3
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
All NSF SBE DDRIG solicitations have been archived and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Grants currently submitted will be processed, but as always, chances of funding remain very low. This means anyone aiming for the upcoming deadline will not be able to submit. 1/3
This is awful. It puts another barrier in developing a strong, capable, and thoughtful new generation of researchers, which we need now and in the future.
All NSF SBE DDRIG solicitations have been archived and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Grants currently submitted will be processed, but as always, chances of funding remain very low. This means anyone aiming for the upcoming deadline will not be able to submit. 1/3
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is awful. It puts another barrier in developing a strong, capable, and thoughtful new generation of researchers, which we need now and in the future.
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My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
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YOUR LEGAL RISK: Starting in February, hundreds of Louisiana officials could sue you if you post their basic biographical info on line and refuse to remove it. @jsodonoghue.bsky.social says there could be criminal penalties, too. lailluminator.com/2025/11/20/l...
Louisiana officials will soon be able to sue citizens over internet posts with their personal info • Louisiana Illuminator
Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers approved a new law earlier this year allowing a wide swath of public officials to bring lawsuits against those who don’t take down online posts with officials’ per...
lailluminator.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
YOUR LEGAL RISK: Starting in February, hundreds of Louisiana officials could sue you if you post their basic biographical info on line and refuse to remove it. @jsodonoghue.bsky.social says there could be criminal penalties, too. lailluminator.com/2025/11/20/l...
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Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher.
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
Mother Viola Fletcher passes away at 111 years old
TULSA, Okla. — Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the passing of one of the two last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Mother Viola Fletcher.
www.fox23.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher.
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
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Waiting for a tech leader to call this "vibes debt"
"It seems like a marvel of financial engineering: Meta is building a $27 billion data center in Louisiana, financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet."
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Waiting for a tech leader to call this "vibes debt"
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KPOP Demon Hunters is a movie about the importance of effective public health communication in this essay I will...
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
KPOP Demon Hunters is a movie about the importance of effective public health communication in this essay I will...
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BTW, if you're cooking a 20-lb turkey, the time to get it out of the freezer and into the fridge was 2 days ago (that is, if you plan to cook it on Thursday).
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
BTW, if you're cooking a 20-lb turkey, the time to get it out of the freezer and into the fridge was 2 days ago (that is, if you plan to cook it on Thursday).
I know at least one of the people who was arrested. These young organizers need support to continue working for justice.
There is a bail fund if you have something to spare: www.gofundme.com/f/support-yo...
#AAA2025 and other visitors to Louisiana, you can help folks here working for justice.
There is a bail fund if you have something to spare: www.gofundme.com/f/support-yo...
#AAA2025 and other visitors to Louisiana, you can help folks here working for justice.
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I know at least one of the people who was arrested. These young organizers need support to continue working for justice.
There is a bail fund if you have something to spare: www.gofundme.com/f/support-yo...
#AAA2025 and other visitors to Louisiana, you can help folks here working for justice.
There is a bail fund if you have something to spare: www.gofundme.com/f/support-yo...
#AAA2025 and other visitors to Louisiana, you can help folks here working for justice.
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BREAKING: 30 young people were just arrested after blocking an ICE detention facility near Alligator Alcatraz.
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: 30 young people were just arrested after blocking an ICE detention facility near Alligator Alcatraz.
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.
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people are actually very susceptible to just-so stories about human origins because listening to bullshit helped us survive on the savanna
fake evo-psych has cooked a lot of people's brains
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
people are actually very susceptible to just-so stories about human origins because listening to bullshit helped us survive on the savanna
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I just pulled down fresh Patriot Front stickers in downtown Boston for the first time in a couple of years. Local folks, keep an eye out.
November 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I just pulled down fresh Patriot Front stickers in downtown Boston for the first time in a couple of years. Local folks, keep an eye out.
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The Times-Picayune is seeking a reporter to cover New Orleans' criminal justice system and a deputy-metro editor to help energize our daily news report. Help provide compelling, public-service journalism to N.O and Louisiana.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Times-Picayune is seeking a reporter to cover New Orleans' criminal justice system and a deputy-metro editor to help energize our daily news report. Help provide compelling, public-service journalism to N.O and Louisiana.
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Interlibrary loan (and libraries in general) is one of those magical good things we *do* have in this country and it would be so wonderful if we could keep it.
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Interlibrary loan (and libraries in general) is one of those magical good things we *do* have in this country and it would be so wonderful if we could keep it.
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We gave out 60 just ourselves and each came with a 10lb bag of potatoes and all of the fixings for dinner for 10, AND $25 gift cards. I feel like maybe you could do more, AT&T?
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We gave out 60 just ourselves and each came with a 10lb bag of potatoes and all of the fixings for dinner for 10, AND $25 gift cards. I feel like maybe you could do more, AT&T?
It is *Really Annoying* that the AAA program doesn’t note when people/papers aren’t going to occur. I keep missing the talks I want to see because someone in a session is a no-show and so the entire order/timing shifts.
Still seeing some cool stuff, but missing the things I really wanted to see.
Still seeing some cool stuff, but missing the things I really wanted to see.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It is *Really Annoying* that the AAA program doesn’t note when people/papers aren’t going to occur. I keep missing the talks I want to see because someone in a session is a no-show and so the entire order/timing shifts.
Still seeing some cool stuff, but missing the things I really wanted to see.
Still seeing some cool stuff, but missing the things I really wanted to see.
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I'm happy I grew up in the era of card catalogs and the dewey decimal system. Just walking into the library with a stack of index cards, a pen, and an idea.
I keep thinking the *process* of researching is as important as what you discover.
It forces you to consider what impacts and relates to what you are looking for and the context of what you find impacts its meaning.
Knowledge is not a box of cereal that you can just grab a handful of. #KM
It forces you to consider what impacts and relates to what you are looking for and the context of what you find impacts its meaning.
Knowledge is not a box of cereal that you can just grab a handful of. #KM
Well slap my ass and call me Suzy
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm happy I grew up in the era of card catalogs and the dewey decimal system. Just walking into the library with a stack of index cards, a pen, and an idea.