Nayra Guzmán was 15 days post C-section — going to see her baby in the NICU — when she was taken to Broadview and held in custody for about 34 hours. She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump. Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.

According to the UNFPA, there is strong evidence that CSE improves HIV knowledge and self-efficacy related to refusing sex or condom use and contributes to delayed sexual debut and increased condom use, thus reducing sexually transmitted infections, HIV transmission and unintended pregnancy! (2/2)

Resource hubs to learn more about Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)🙌🙌 Be a part of our #CSE4ALL campaign: forms.gle/FcyBcZDqo4Mr... #16DaysOfActivism (1/2)

Hello again, Sandakan. My last trip here was personal so it’s interesting to revisit with the work hat on. Sabah state election in T-5.

Would unfollowing NYT make an impact? This is due to the recent allegations of anti-Palestine editorial decisions.

waahhhhhhhh

open.substack.com/pub/lyanakha... I found it interesting that Malaysians are claiming Mamdani, so here’s my take.

It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change. Here are seven takeaways from election night.

The media are at pains to point out that Zohran is a savvy communicator and ran a fantastic ground campaign, but have played down the programme that made his election possible: his relentless focus on the cost of living crisis, taking on the super-rich and redistributing wealth.

Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor. This map shows the most precise data available on how New Yorkers voted.

Malaysia has blackouts, America has hoax bomb-threats.

This story by @chincarok.bsky.social about a historic village facing demolition by land developers is an illustration of that intersectionality: Issues of land rights, culture, the water table, and economic injustice, all enmeshed. medium.com/@thesharonch... 6/

Took MRT into town (office around KLCC area) today as I was blocked from driving into yesterday. Only for the line I’m on to breakdown at peak hour traffic, while it rained heavily. Just a bad, bad day.

His father’s reply changed his perspective. “I was an Indian in Uganda. I was a Muslim in India. And I was all of these things in New York City,” Mahmood Mamdani explained to his son. And “to be a minority is also to see the truth of the place amidst the promise of it.”

www.netflix.com/us/title/820... This was an emotional watch, but please do - an excellent reminder for us still living on the power of an individual. ❤️

Sadly, I agree. I just had a listen to the whole album. It all sounds clichéd & tired. Maybe we need to “miss” Swift, maybe I’m looking for depth here. Just not for me. Says she who loved 1989.

open.substack.com/pub/lyanakha... I love this book so much I had to write about reading it. A must read!

Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday at 91, was not just a pioneering scientist, but also an expert at wielding the power of fame, Michelle Nijhuis writes.

Seems bad.

Say it with us: Safe abortion is life-saving healthcare! Happy International Safe Abortion Day 2025! 👉 Visit september28.org for the full Call to Action, access campaign materials, and get ideas for campaign actions. #Sept28 #ISAD2025 #SafeAbortionSavesLives #AbortionisHealthCare

NEW: Responding to a @nytimes.com report that the Trump Justice Department is planning to investigate the Open Society Foundations, @alexsoros.bsky.social said the massive left-leaning philanthropy did nothing wrong & would only stop its work "over my dead body."

Am re-posting to have it on my feed (and will read it after my annual leave!). This week is still for non-work things 😀.

President Trump made inaccurate claims about the mayor of London, the economy and more on Tuesday at the UN. Here's a fact-check of his remarks. nyti.ms/4mvki1y

G: “I’m a public figure now, people expect me to…” E: “Lie?!” G: “Be encouraging!” BEST LINES of Wicked:For Good Final Trailer. Can’t wait for Nov 21st! youtu.be/R2Xubj7lazE

Icymi the first time this ran, here’s a refresher: Vaccines today are more efficient and contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than some used decades ago www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/h...

"Through a career that stretched six decades, Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday at 89, was an intellectual Marlboro Man tuned to maximum Americana," writes Jacob Gallagher, our reporter covering fashion and style. nyti.ms/4nt1dOs

In Opinion | "By acting as if a Palestinian state is on the horizon, we perpetuate the illusion that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land is temporary," writes our columnist Michelle Goldberg. "If that future is never coming, then talk of two states is an alibi, not an aspiration."

Breaking News from @theathletic.com: In the first heavyweight matchup of this year’s U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka defeated world No. 3 Coco Gauff to record her biggest win since the 2021 Australian Open.

And others too! I loved Turning Red and now Kpop Demon Hunters! 🙂

Good to see a nearly all women panel on stage discussing Constitutional matters. Tengku Maimun (centre, right) was 🇲🇾 ‘s first woman Chief Justice - I consider her our very own RBG. She jokingly said politicians are the biggest threat to the Constitution - I have to agree! 😅

This month on my substack- is DEI merely a buzzword popularised by the Global North or have the rest of us been living & championing it all our lives? Link here: open.substack.com/pub/lyanakha...

Calling all Malaysian media professionals! Event Details: Date: 26-27 August, 2025 Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Apply here: forms.gle/kMdnALw2JSVw... Limited slots available - secure yours today! (1/2)

Great video from @hankgreen.bsky.social about RFK Jr's bizarre "universal vaccine" comments youtu.be/QTXFcrmwSDs?...

' In a final message, written on April 6, to be published in the event of his death, al-Sharif said he “lived the pain in all its details” and “tasted grief and loss repeatedly”. ' www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Here's our newly updated guide to the president's newly updated tariffs, in charts and maps, hot off the presses www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi... SIS Forum (Malaysia) has dropped “Islam” from our (former) pen name. The fight for justice & equality in the 🇲🇾Islamic legal system continues. In the name of God, Most Benevolent, Most Merciful.

Ukraine’s new prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, joins the very small ranks of women to lead former Soviet states. Virtually all of them receive the same kind of disparagement from men, and Svyrydenko is no exception, Anna Nemtsova writes:

Is Covid a thing of the past? Hear from a panel (including yours truly!) and get this book on the lessons learnt from Malaysia’s experience with the Covid pandemic. Moderated by @dririshsea.bsky.social . Link to register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1bgw...

The poet Andrea Gibson, who died recently, asked listeners to have an experience with them, and valued the way speaking poetry aloud can amplify its power, Emma Sarappo writes in the “Books Briefing” newsletter:

When the poet Andrea Gibson learned that their cancer was incurable, the news led to some of the most joyful years of their life. Faith Hill on what Gibson, who died this week, knew about living:

Andrea Gibson, a master of spoken-word poetry who cultivated legions of admirers with intensely personal, often political works exploring gender, love and a personal four-year fight with terminal ovarian cancer, has died at 49.

Congratulations to Wisma Putra for having pulled off the 2025 ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting this past week. Mammoth effort, great teamwork (inc. with local embassy staffs!), and just great hosting on Malaysia’s 🇲🇾part. I see you all & the work you put in! ❤️

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It’s not every day the only Prime Minister of your childhood-teens celebrates his 100th birthday so here goes: Happy Birthday Tun Dr M! 🥳 Still quietly anxious to call you “uncle” as you told me so when I first met you (I was 16!). www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...

@annleesdk.bsky.social x

open.substack.com/pub/lyanakha... Happy Pride, London! 🌈

Spent the night being reminded of how brilliant 🇲🇾 theatre is. Superb acting, adventurous directing, innovative staging & just all heart. The voice of the late Jit Murad (playwright) resonates loudly. Go watch this play!!! Last shows this weekend. Tickets here: www.onetix.com.my/events/visit...

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪