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@itslaylas · NYC // NC · joined 27 Aug 2014

James 2:14-17 | social worker, writer, & creator of “A Different World” | LMSW, MSW @columbiassw, @ncstate alum | palestinian american |

37 925Followers

2 697Following

24 538Posts total

1.6MViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

9 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown to more people than peers of the same size.

Median views80 899this account1 328median for 10K–100K

Reach, %213.31%this account4.18%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %2.14%this account1.94%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	80 899	1 328	60.9×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.1× audience	4.18%	51.0×
Engagement rate	2.14%	1.94%	1.10×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

63.9K8 Oct

158.6K15 Dec

13.9K

67922 Dec

839K25 Aug

42.2K

140K26 Aug

11.9K27 Aug

90.6K

8.3K28 Aug

82.7K31 Aug

80.9K

69.2K1 Sep

Last 13 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.84%8 Oct

3.99%15 Dec

4.13%

1.47%22 Dec

0.75%25 Aug

1.87%

3.47%26 Aug

2.14%27 Aug

0.40%

3.31%28 Aug

0.60%31 Aug

5.06%

5.08%1 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.94%.

What the audience does

Likes74.1%22 839 in total

Reposts13.8%4 242 in total

Replies3.0%940 in total

Quotes1.1%333 in total

Bookmarks8.0%2 478 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

I did an interview for Bloomberg News about divestment and they told me that I couldn't wear a keffiyeh & asked me to remove it because it was "a political statement". I told them I was Palestinian and that the keffiyeh represented my cultural heritage. They refused to air it 69.2K views · 2.9K likes · 610 reposts · 13 replies 01 Sep 2026 Since you asked, here is Adi Karni, blowing up a mosque in Gaza on video. He was wearing a keffiyeh and pretending to be Palestinian on @Columbia University’s campus. Meanwhile, Palestinian alumni like Mahmoud Khalil are barred from campus. https://t.co/8O9OVxQ9e4 80.9K views · 3.3K likes · 720 reposts · 2 replies 31 Aug 2026 Speaking to Palestine Deep Dive’s Karishma Patel, former CNN journalist Ana Maria Monjardino describes the pressure involved in booking Palestinian voices onto mainstream news programmes, saying Palestinian guests were scrutinised in ways Israeli and Zionist guests were not. http 82.7K views · 406 likes · 86 reposts · 3 replies 31 Aug 2026 the pigeon refuses to leave but is well liked by the security guards, they said it was the smartest bird in nyc https://t.co/MQFRiKfEbg 8.3K views · 260 likes · 9 reposts · 3 replies 28 Aug 2026 Mahmoud Khalil calls Israeli soldiers standing outside Columbia “war criminals.” Which ones, Mahmoud? Name them. What war crimes did each commit? What court convicted them? What charges were filed? You don’t get to turn “served in the IDF” into “war criminal” because you hate 90.6K views · 250 likes · 47 reposts · 64 replies 27 Aug 2026 @IsraelMFA https://t.co/GFrBSN8Bo5 Update: the IDF solider responded by calling people who didn't engage "pussies" while emphasizing their desire for "dialogue". No response from @Columbia. 11.9K views · 222 likes · 25 reposts · 8 replies 27 Aug 2026 Yes. We were there. And we were open to dialogue. And you PUSSIES wouldn't come anywhere near us. Awwww. 140K views · 4.3K likes · 122 reposts · 446 replies 26 Aug 2026 @itslaylas @AyeshaASiddiqi @IsraelMFA This is fucked; @Columbia you gots to be kidding me! 🤯 42.2K views · 749 likes · 33 reposts · 8 replies 25 Aug 2026 BREAKING: IDF soldiers are outside of Columbia University gates, despite a lawsuit filed by Palestinian students stating that Columbia created a racist, hostile environment. The soldiers are part of “Front Line Advocates”, a new @IsraelMFA program. https://t.co/HOCcgdpbQS 839K views · 4.4K likes · 1.2K reposts · 374 replies 25 Aug 2026 @itslaylas @el_sabawi Love this! 679 views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 22 Dec 2025 and it works. each issue of A Different World has curated job listings. no AI slop, gate keeping, or scams. multiple readers have been hired & one person quit their job at microsoft for more ethical options. latest issue is here!! https://t.co/gL6s2d8YuV 13.9K views · 482 likes · 91 reposts · 1 replies 15 Dec 2025 if you’ve been fired, doxxed, or reprimanded by an employer for opposing the ongoing genocide in gaza, you’re not alone. but you don’t have to compromise to find a job. i write a newsletter called A Different World w/ jobs, gigs, & internships where you don’t have to sacrific 158.6K views · 5.1K likes · 1.2K reposts · 16 replies 15 Dec 2025 @mamoun_linda Remember when Columbia University cracked down on this because they didn’t want to “politicize” the campus?! But this evil z!onist fake propaganda is allowed to be showcased on their campus wtf ?! 🥴 @Columbia is straight trash! 63.9K views · 470 likes · 63 reposts · 2 replies 08 Oct 2025