Layma
@layma7.bsky.social
Afghan American disrupter. MSc/ MA. Development Designer. Focus: Afghanistan & MENA region. International Development, Humanitarian Affairs, Political commentary & questions, General Existential Exploration.
It’s only fitting that I’m wearing an afghan dress for an event and an older Afghan man who drives Uber picks me up and takes me to the event blasting Haidar Salim. It feels like a poetic coincidence (rather than statistically highly probable).
Salim.to
May 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It’s only fitting that I’m wearing an afghan dress for an event and an older Afghan man who drives Uber picks me up and takes me to the event blasting Haidar Salim. It feels like a poetic coincidence (rather than statistically highly probable).
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These billboards line the streets around Albuquerque, New Mexico.
April 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
These billboards line the streets around Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sometimes people see you. Today I was called a tiny turtle.
April 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Sometimes people see you. Today I was called a tiny turtle.
Why would I have children when I’m still taking care of little layma?
March 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Why would I have children when I’m still taking care of little layma?
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The White House, not even DHS, the White House itself apparently, is directly deciding which permanent residents should be detained and deported based on their political speech.
If this doesn’t scare you about the state of our democracy and liberties, I don’t know what will.
If this doesn’t scare you about the state of our democracy and liberties, I don’t know what will.
Breaking: DHS detains Palestinian student from Columbia.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Advocates Say
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The White House, not even DHS, the White House itself apparently, is directly deciding which permanent residents should be detained and deported based on their political speech.
If this doesn’t scare you about the state of our democracy and liberties, I don’t know what will.
If this doesn’t scare you about the state of our democracy and liberties, I don’t know what will.
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Saw one dude confused why id leave an account with 60k to start fresh on bluesky
60k don't matter much when twitter doesn't show anyone your posts unless you pay to win. I have 1/6 the following here and my posts sees more engagement.
60k don't matter much when twitter doesn't show anyone your posts unless you pay to win. I have 1/6 the following here and my posts sees more engagement.
February 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Saw one dude confused why id leave an account with 60k to start fresh on bluesky
60k don't matter much when twitter doesn't show anyone your posts unless you pay to win. I have 1/6 the following here and my posts sees more engagement.
60k don't matter much when twitter doesn't show anyone your posts unless you pay to win. I have 1/6 the following here and my posts sees more engagement.
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Kurdish Militants Declare a Ceasefire in a 40-Year Insurgency in Turkey
Kurdish Militants Declare a Ceasefire in a 40-Year Insurgency in Turkey
The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers' Party comes against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region.
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Kurdish Militants Declare a Ceasefire in a 40-Year Insurgency in Turkey
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By all means don’t listen to the voters
“.. this [DOGE] narrative should end very soon,” the official said. “Probably the best way for that to happen is no more town halls.”
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
February 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
By all means don’t listen to the voters
I’m looking forward to the day I think you’re ugly.
February 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m looking forward to the day I think you’re ugly.
Is my therapist my best friend? Lol
February 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Is my therapist my best friend? Lol
Only a man who knows more than 3 languages can win my heart.
February 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Only a man who knows more than 3 languages can win my heart.
I probably have 10 or less years with my parents left. Should I just move back to California now?
February 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I probably have 10 or less years with my parents left. Should I just move back to California now?
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President Zelenskiy said he would happily trade his presidency for Ukraine’s NATO membership if such an offer was made.
Zelenskiy Says He Would Be Ready to Quit for Sake of Ukraine Peace
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would be ready to step down if it were to guarantee peace to his war-torn country.
www.bloomberg.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
President Zelenskiy said he would happily trade his presidency for Ukraine’s NATO membership if such an offer was made.
If I ethically could love you, I would.
February 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
If I ethically could love you, I would.
Loving you was easy, leaving was the hard part.
February 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Loving you was easy, leaving was the hard part.
The art of detachment means you have learned that nothing belongs to to you and it never did.
February 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The art of detachment means you have learned that nothing belongs to to you and it never did.
I’m in the mood of deleting my entire social media footprint, but I also know it’s how people find you and your credibility. Existential SOS.
February 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I’m in the mood of deleting my entire social media footprint, but I also know it’s how people find you and your credibility. Existential SOS.
We fall in love with people whose darkness we recognize.
February 21, 2025 at 5:58 AM
We fall in love with people whose darkness we recognize.
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"Amateur hour in the federal government."
"Really scary."
"They’re throwing out the baby with the bathwater."
This is how some experts feel about DOGE’s recent round of federal cost-cutting as some of Elon Musk’s promises of "trillion-dollar savings" are debunked.
"Really scary."
"They’re throwing out the baby with the bathwater."
This is how some experts feel about DOGE’s recent round of federal cost-cutting as some of Elon Musk’s promises of "trillion-dollar savings" are debunked.
Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump continue to tout their cost-cutting and fraud-finding efforts, but high-profile claims aren't holding up to scrutiny.
www.nbcnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Amateur hour in the federal government."
"Really scary."
"They’re throwing out the baby with the bathwater."
This is how some experts feel about DOGE’s recent round of federal cost-cutting as some of Elon Musk’s promises of "trillion-dollar savings" are debunked.
"Really scary."
"They’re throwing out the baby with the bathwater."
This is how some experts feel about DOGE’s recent round of federal cost-cutting as some of Elon Musk’s promises of "trillion-dollar savings" are debunked.
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"A woman clawed a latchless window in an attempt to escape. When she noticed journalists below, she held up a paper reading “Afghan.” She made motions indicating an airplane, then her head falling off. The message seemed clear: A flight home meant death." nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
Under Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.
nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"A woman clawed a latchless window in an attempt to escape. When she noticed journalists below, she held up a paper reading “Afghan.” She made motions indicating an airplane, then her head falling off. The message seemed clear: A flight home meant death." nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
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the youth have zero imagination, it's called "gathering under an abandoned bridge in the woods in the dark with BLLs and someone's shitty bluetooth speaker" www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
Young people are being ‘priced out of nightlife’
Turns out Gen Z aren’t boring – we’re just poor ❤️
www.dazeddigital.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
the youth have zero imagination, it's called "gathering under an abandoned bridge in the woods in the dark with BLLs and someone's shitty bluetooth speaker" www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
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“It is very sad because we feel we’ve lost a partner and a friend."
Civilians in hard-hit Ukrainian city of Kharkiv say they are feeling increasingly abandoned by the U.S. as President Trump escalates attacks on their wartime leader President Zelenskyy.
Civilians in hard-hit Ukrainian city of Kharkiv say they are feeling increasingly abandoned by the U.S. as President Trump escalates attacks on their wartime leader President Zelenskyy.
'We've lost a partner and a friend': Ukrainians somber as U.S. partnership disintegrates
Ukrainians “couldn’t cope without American weapons and support,” Yuliya Antonyuk, a 42-year-old real estate agent told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“It is very sad because we feel we’ve lost a partner and a friend."
Civilians in hard-hit Ukrainian city of Kharkiv say they are feeling increasingly abandoned by the U.S. as President Trump escalates attacks on their wartime leader President Zelenskyy.
Civilians in hard-hit Ukrainian city of Kharkiv say they are feeling increasingly abandoned by the U.S. as President Trump escalates attacks on their wartime leader President Zelenskyy.