Dr. Cirien Saadeh
@cmiriam.bsky.social
Intersecting community organizing, community education, and community journalism. PhD in Education. Arab-American. Best friends with @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com
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Hello From Our New Managing Editor: Cirien Saadeh, Ph.D.: https://streets.mn/2025/08/27/hello-from-streets-mn-new-managing-editor/
Our new managing editor brings experience in community journalism and education and will broaden the voices represented on the site.
Our new managing editor brings experience in community journalism and education and will broaden the voices represented on the site.
August 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hello From Our New Managing Editor: Cirien Saadeh, Ph.D.: https://streets.mn/2025/08/27/hello-from-streets-mn-new-managing-editor/
Our new managing editor brings experience in community journalism and education and will broaden the voices represented on the site.
Our new managing editor brings experience in community journalism and education and will broaden the voices represented on the site.
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I couldn't be happier that @cmiriam.bsky.social will succeed me as managing editor at @streets.mn. She is uniquely positioned to broaden our scope and to diversify our readership and contributor base.
Hello From Our New Managing Editor: Cirien Saadeh, Ph.D.: https://streets.mn/2025/08/27/hello-from-streets-mn-new-managing-editor/
Our new managing editor brings experience in community journalism and education and will broaden the voices represented on the site.
Our new managing editor brings experience in community journalism and education and will broaden the voices represented on the site.
August 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I couldn't be happier that @cmiriam.bsky.social will succeed me as managing editor at @streets.mn. She is uniquely positioned to broaden our scope and to diversify our readership and contributor base.
My grandma’s having heart surgery today. Valve replacement (and an angioplasty last Monday). She’s one of my favorite people on the planet.
August 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My grandma’s having heart surgery today. Valve replacement (and an angioplasty last Monday). She’s one of my favorite people on the planet.
Things are so hard with this move and so financially tight. And tomorrow is my grandma’s heart surgery, my birthday (ick) on Thursday, and the anniversary of my Hannah’s (RIP, I miss you baby) gotcha day on Friday. I feel like crying so deeply.
August 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Things are so hard with this move and so financially tight. And tomorrow is my grandma’s heart surgery, my birthday (ick) on Thursday, and the anniversary of my Hannah’s (RIP, I miss you baby) gotcha day on Friday. I feel like crying so deeply.
An individual I work with has heard my name pronounced probably 2 dozen times (including from me), and has mispronounced my name about 2 dozen times. Today, for the first time, I corrected him (this coworker talks about my work as "social buzzwords" so I had no problem correcting him publicly).
August 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
An individual I work with has heard my name pronounced probably 2 dozen times (including from me), and has mispronounced my name about 2 dozen times. Today, for the first time, I corrected him (this coworker talks about my work as "social buzzwords" so I had no problem correcting him publicly).
I named my Focus Friend “Steven the Beanen” and I regret nothing @hankgreen.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I named my Focus Friend “Steven the Beanen” and I regret nothing @hankgreen.bsky.social
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Wow she seems really smart let’s all listen to her and give her presents and cake
"Those unable to seek an official [autism] diagnosis are still autistic and deserve support." From @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com:
www.verywellmind.com/self-diagnos...
#autism #autistic #SelfDiagnosis
www.verywellmind.com/self-diagnos...
#autism #autistic #SelfDiagnosis
As an Autistic Psychologist, Here Are My Thoughts on Self-Diagnosed Autism
Self-diagnosis is an often-discussed topic in the autistic community. Learn what it means to self-diagnose and how self-diagnosis impacts the autistic community.
www.verywellmind.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Wow she seems really smart let’s all listen to her and give her presents and cake
Spent over an hour today looking for my cat because she had a vet appointment - Lucy has never hidden from me before. I’m desperately looking, and panicking, and all of a sudden she just strolls into the room I was in.
July 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Spent over an hour today looking for my cat because she had a vet appointment - Lucy has never hidden from me before. I’m desperately looking, and panicking, and all of a sudden she just strolls into the room I was in.
In Jordan. My grandma hasn’t stopped feeding me - we’ve fought over it twice. My uncle steps in “she could stand to eat less anyway” (in Arabic). Fuck you sir.
July 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In Jordan. My grandma hasn’t stopped feeding me - we’ve fought over it twice. My uncle steps in “she could stand to eat less anyway” (in Arabic). Fuck you sir.
Working on a cookbook for my college this summer and the food photography and cooking has been so much fun.
July 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Working on a cookbook for my college this summer and the food photography and cooking has been so much fun.
Strawberry custard pie. For my mother. It’s amazing. Next time I’ll thicken the custard just a bit more. But as a whole this was amazing.
July 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Strawberry custard pie. For my mother. It’s amazing. Next time I’ll thicken the custard just a bit more. But as a whole this was amazing.
Tucker James turns 10 today … and it’s the first birthday since Hannah Milo passed away. He’s such a good boy - before Hannah passed, he took such care of his sister, he was so happy-go-lucky, and he loved to bounce. Now he’s much more quiet - the grief remains almost a year later for all of us.
June 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Tucker James turns 10 today … and it’s the first birthday since Hannah Milo passed away. He’s such a good boy - before Hannah passed, he took such care of his sister, he was so happy-go-lucky, and he loved to bounce. Now he’s much more quiet - the grief remains almost a year later for all of us.
I move out of state soon which means I really only get my favorite Saturday morning ritual-of-sorts 5 more times (I move in August but I spend all of July on the road) and I’m really feeling some kinda way about it.
May 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I move out of state soon which means I really only get my favorite Saturday morning ritual-of-sorts 5 more times (I move in August but I spend all of July on the road) and I’m really feeling some kinda way about it.
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RAINN, the largest organization devoted to survivors of sexual abuse, has eliminated all resources for LGBTQ, immigrants, and other marginalized groups.
They're failing their core purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
They're failing their core purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
Top Sexual Assault Hotline Drops Resources After Trump Orders
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RAINN, the largest organization devoted to survivors of sexual abuse, has eliminated all resources for LGBTQ, immigrants, and other marginalized groups.
They're failing their core purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
They're failing their core purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
Happy birthday to my favorite person in the world!!! @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Happy birthday to my favorite person in the world!!! @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com
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Really glad autism databases are getting pushback but really sad that it’s necessary www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘A slippery slope to eugenics’: advocates reject RFK Jr’s national autism database
US health secretary claims data will be used for research but has not addressed privacy concerns and potential misuse
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Really glad autism databases are getting pushback but really sad that it’s necessary www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I think this has been the hardest year I’ve ever had as a teacher. It’s nobody at the college’s fault - it’s a horrendous time, but as program lead I don’t really get a break and I am beat and heartbroken in ways I cannot put into words.
May 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I think this has been the hardest year I’ve ever had as a teacher. It’s nobody at the college’s fault - it’s a horrendous time, but as program lead I don’t really get a break and I am beat and heartbroken in ways I cannot put into words.
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Fuck you, make me.
Colleagues, the autism registry doesn’t exist without our participation
Repeat after me: fuck you, make me
If you care about Autistic people
“Fuck you, make me.”
Repeat after me: fuck you, make me
If you care about Autistic people
“Fuck you, make me.”
April 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Fuck you, make me.
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Not surprised but filled with RAGE
“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.”
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance
Critics warn: it’s not just history being erased—it’s identity.
blackpressusa.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Not surprised but filled with RAGE
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Happy World Penguin Day apparently! 🐧
In 2023 @actuallyowltistic.com made Slipper the Penguin come to life.
Slipper helps kids learn it’s ok to be different even if some things are hard for you.
www.slipperthepenguin.com
In 2023 @actuallyowltistic.com made Slipper the Penguin come to life.
Slipper helps kids learn it’s ok to be different even if some things are hard for you.
www.slipperthepenguin.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Happy World Penguin Day apparently! 🐧
In 2023 @actuallyowltistic.com made Slipper the Penguin come to life.
Slipper helps kids learn it’s ok to be different even if some things are hard for you.
www.slipperthepenguin.com
In 2023 @actuallyowltistic.com made Slipper the Penguin come to life.
Slipper helps kids learn it’s ok to be different even if some things are hard for you.
www.slipperthepenguin.com
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April 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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I think The Pitt might be the best show I have ever watched, by far and away. It’s phenomenal, just absolutely jaw-dropping, heartbreakingly incredible. I learned about the Freedom House Ambulance via The Pitt and I’m in shock that I didn’t know about this before. youtu.be/SvOHFMQRgAY?...
Freedom House Ambulance Service - The First Paramedic and EMT Service
YouTube video by Unsung History
youtu.be
March 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I think The Pitt might be the best show I have ever watched, by far and away. It’s phenomenal, just absolutely jaw-dropping, heartbreakingly incredible. I learned about the Freedom House Ambulance via The Pitt and I’m in shock that I didn’t know about this before. youtu.be/SvOHFMQRgAY?...
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.