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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Working on my first ever cookbook — essays, an organizing toolkit, and my own recipes. Tentative title: Food is Power, Food is Communities: Histories, Stories, and Recipes for Feeding the Movement for Justice (tentative) Self-Published: May 15, 2027

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What a hard travel day it has been. Amtrak was delayed 7 hours with us on the train (FLG to LAX). We’re not even there yet either. In the train yard but not there yet and stopped. No AC for hours, 5am wake up after they had to put the car I was in out of service and move us.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

@dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com - messaging you because I don’t want to call you while you’re in session and I know you don’t always check your texts…can you check your texts :-)

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

@dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com no pressure and no hurries but can you check your texts when you have a chance LOL

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

the feminine urge to walk out of this meeting and quit my job is strong right now

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

For @thepolisproject - grateful to have had a chance to report on this story. thepolisproject.com/read/immigra...

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

For @thepolisproject - grateful to have had a chance to report on this story. thepolisproject.com/read/immigra...

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The blowback of voting to fund those that are killing us on our own soil has only just begun.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help.

A photo of Sonya Massey on the left, and Sean Grayson on the right

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Check out the first paragraph in that screenshot. That's how you frame a story.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Jesus Christ you freak, they’re just my neighbors

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Two things I’m thinking about re a SIP - If Walz calls a Shelter-in-Place to protect residents from ICE violence, the feds will likely frame it as "Obstruction of Federal Justice." They could argue he is using state emergency powers to harbor "fugitives" by preventing agents from moving freely.

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Tony Webster @tony.xyz · 12/01/2026

Minn. AG Keith Ellison, Mpls. Mayor Frey, and St. Paul Mayor Her will hold a press conference at 3:30pm CST “to make an important announcement about Operation Metro Surge and the deployment of federal immigration enforcement agents.” Will be livestreamed here: www.youtube.com/live/fHrgrZp...

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/01/2026

I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota. If you have places for me to add, please DM me.

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Places to Donate to in Minnesota

Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Bringing in 2026 by crying in the bathroom so nobody in my family hears me and flips out that I’m upset with them.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

My heat is so useless in my new place. All windows closed, heats on. I’m wrapped in 3 blankets, a shall, and a robe. A wool blanket and comforter on me. Pajamas, socks, sweater. And I remain freezing.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 27/08/2025

Hello From Our New Managing Editor: Cirien Saadeh, Ph.D.: streets.mn/2025/08/27/hello-from-st… Our new managing editor brings experience in community journalism and education and will broaden the voices represented on the site.

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Amy Gage @amygage.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

My grandma’s having heart surgery today. Valve replacement (and an angioplasty last Monday). She’s one of my favorite people on the planet.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

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).

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I named my Focus Friend “Steven the Beanen” and I regret nothing @hankgreen.bsky.social

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Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · 17/08/2025

Wow she seems really smart let’s all listen to her and give her presents and cake

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

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.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Working on a cookbook for my college this summer and the food photography and cooking has been so much fun.

Lentil minestrone soup with zucchini, carrots, peas, and more.

Carrot and chickpea salad with a balsamic dressing.

Apple nachos with melted nut butter, cookie butter, and caramel butter with added peanuts and chocolate chips.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

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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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/05/2025

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...

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Top Sexual Assault Hotline Drops Resources After Trump Orders

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Happy birthday to my favorite person in the world!!! @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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.

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Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · 25/04/2025

Fuck you, make me.

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Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · 25/04/2025

Not surprised but filled with RAGE

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Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · 26/04/2025

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

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Rikibeth @rikibeth.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

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If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the Gl Rights Hotline. There is support, you don't have to go through with it. tel:1-877-447-4487

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

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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Freedom House Ambulance Service - The First Paramedic and EMT Service

YouTube video by Unsung History

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

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.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Look at Lucy’s little paw on the window sill! And Tuckie loves his sock. Check out my profile bio @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com - your niece and nephew say hi!

A black cat in a sun filled room looks out the window at a bird

A gold and white senior dog smiles with a sock on his eyes during a game of hide & seek

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I’m convinced American exceptionalism is a big part of what made us vulnerable to Trump. We’re so used to thinking of ourselves as the Special Freedom Country that a lot of people find it inconceivable we could rapidly collapse into shabby despotism even as they watch it happen.

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Dr. Cirien Saadeh @cmiriam.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I think I need to put “best friends with @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com” in my bio so that when people see me commenting on her posts they realize I’m commenting on my best friend’s posts with over 2-decades of shared history and not a famous psychologist’s posts, lol

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Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · 27/01/2025

“The freest country in the world,” I repeat to myself as I make my 10th call to my reps this week begging them not to execute my friends or me

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