Erin Sagen (she/her)
@erinsagen.bsky.social
Freelance journo covering parenting, health, and culture. The Atlantic, New York Times, Slate, and more.
Autism does not need to be eradicated. It needs to be understood.
September 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Autism does not need to be eradicated. It needs to be understood.
I just finally threw out a dried-up pen and added three years to my life.
June 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I just finally threw out a dried-up pen and added three years to my life.
Can't believe they took down this webpage on dietary, physical activity, and sleep behaviors of youth because of, choke, "gender ideology." The ignorance is horrifying.
March 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Can't believe they took down this webpage on dietary, physical activity, and sleep behaviors of youth because of, choke, "gender ideology." The ignorance is horrifying.
One of the "homework" prompts our pediatrician recently gave our 8-year-old was to know one parent's phone number, which I found so brilliant. Schools should be doing that, too.
If you don't know the phone number of your partner, best friend, or lawyer by heart, it seems like a good time to learn it.
March 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One of the "homework" prompts our pediatrician recently gave our 8-year-old was to know one parent's phone number, which I found so brilliant. Schools should be doing that, too.
Finding it pretty incredible that the Trump admin took down refs to Tuskegee Airmen and Navajo Code Talkers as if they benefited from DEI, something that didn't exist until very recently.
March 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Finding it pretty incredible that the Trump admin took down refs to Tuskegee Airmen and Navajo Code Talkers as if they benefited from DEI, something that didn't exist until very recently.
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IMO we should have intelligent speed assist on *every* car, but the least we can do is put it on the vehicles of every recidivist speeder/reckless driver. Moved by this call to action from Lori Markowitz of @fam4safestreets.bsky.social days after what should have been her son's birthday.
Op-Ed: Anti-Speeding Technology Could Have Saved My Son — Streetsblog USA
A new Washington state bill could help end speeding. And similar bills are spreading across the country.
usa.streetsblog.org
March 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
IMO we should have intelligent speed assist on *every* car, but the least we can do is put it on the vehicles of every recidivist speeder/reckless driver. Moved by this call to action from Lori Markowitz of @fam4safestreets.bsky.social days after what should have been her son's birthday.
Watched Hercules w/ the kids on Sunday, and, oof, the late '90s were not a golden era for Disney. Don't know what they were going for.
March 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Watched Hercules w/ the kids on Sunday, and, oof, the late '90s were not a golden era for Disney. Don't know what they were going for.
Can you bookmark anything on this site? Or are you just supposed to let it go like some fleeting thought in meditation?
March 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Can you bookmark anything on this site? Or are you just supposed to let it go like some fleeting thought in meditation?
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[email protected] is a national treasure.
Low key obsessed with the Tesla Takedown protests right now, but also wondering: what if more people understood the connections between *every* automaker (/automobility on the whole) and the rise of fascism and mass violence in our society? And what if we stood up to them?
What if the 'Tesla Takedown' Is Only the Beginning? — Streetsblog USA
Tesla's cars have become symbols of Elon Musk's controversial role in U.S. politics — but they're also instruments of a violent system that long predates his time in the White House.
usa.streetsblog.org
March 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
[email protected] is a national treasure.
Me, five minutes ago.
I hate when I send an email to someone and check it off my to do list and then they write me back???? No, I DID it. Don’t you see.
March 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Me, five minutes ago.
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The FBI is moving to criminalize community climate workgroups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA under the Biden administration, claiming they engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by writing successful funding proposals.
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The FBI is moving to criminalize community climate workgroups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA under the Biden administration, claiming they engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by writing successful funding proposals.
So many studies blame the decline in kids' physical activity to screen time, but guess what, I didn't have an iPad in the '90s but I did have a television, and I watched it A LOT. Like, hours/day.
The prob has a lot more to do w/ how the built env has been engineered for cars, not ppl, esp kids.
The prob has a lot more to do w/ how the built env has been engineered for cars, not ppl, esp kids.
March 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
So many studies blame the decline in kids' physical activity to screen time, but guess what, I didn't have an iPad in the '90s but I did have a television, and I watched it A LOT. Like, hours/day.
The prob has a lot more to do w/ how the built env has been engineered for cars, not ppl, esp kids.
The prob has a lot more to do w/ how the built env has been engineered for cars, not ppl, esp kids.
If we really want to have resilient communities that can organize and provide for themselves, then we need to stop making it difficult for local third places to exist. Dems should go after the impact and change-of-use fees that make it nearly impossible for small, local biz to open and thrive.
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If we really want to have resilient communities that can organize and provide for themselves, then we need to stop making it difficult for local third places to exist. Dems should go after the impact and change-of-use fees that make it nearly impossible for small, local biz to open and thrive.
Well, at least driving is still an American freedom. Right, guys?
auto loan delinquencies at an all time high, corresponding with high interest rates and overpriced and oversized vehicles?
i'm sure it's fine
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
i'm sure it's fine
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Americans Fall Behind on Car Payments at Highest Rate in Decades
Delinquencies on auto loans among subprime borrowers are spiking as consumers continue grappling with higher interest rates.
www.bloomberg.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Well, at least driving is still an American freedom. Right, guys?
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Whomever is advising the Democrats right now is criminally bad at their job. The notion that they can meme their way out of fascism is truly incredible.
March 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Whomever is advising the Democrats right now is criminally bad at their job. The notion that they can meme their way out of fascism is truly incredible.
What kind of hormonal cocktail from hell is it that on your period you can be totally confident and completely insecure at the same time?
March 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What kind of hormonal cocktail from hell is it that on your period you can be totally confident and completely insecure at the same time?
Is there something about the air at these White Lotuses that cures jet lag? Why is Parker Posey the only one needing a nap?
March 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Is there something about the air at these White Lotuses that cures jet lag? Why is Parker Posey the only one needing a nap?
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According to an Urban #analysis, immigrants made up more than 23% of the construction workforce in 2023.
Learn more about the role of #immigrant workers in housing markets and how deportation-induced labor shortages in construction could worsen the #housing shortage in a new Urban Wire post.
Learn more about the role of #immigrant workers in housing markets and how deportation-induced labor shortages in construction could worsen the #housing shortage in a new Urban Wire post.
Mass Deportations Would Worsen Our Housing Crisis
Mass deportations would reduce the construction labor force, which is highly dependent on immigrant workers, exacerbating the US housing crisis—but some states are more at risk than others.
www.urban.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
According to an Urban #analysis, immigrants made up more than 23% of the construction workforce in 2023.
Learn more about the role of #immigrant workers in housing markets and how deportation-induced labor shortages in construction could worsen the #housing shortage in a new Urban Wire post.
Learn more about the role of #immigrant workers in housing markets and how deportation-induced labor shortages in construction could worsen the #housing shortage in a new Urban Wire post.
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Something to celebrate, thank god.
We did it.🙌🙌🙌
And... WA's awesome parking reform bill just passed the Senate, 40 - 8, wow!!!!!!!!!!
February 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Something to celebrate, thank god.
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We know who the villains are in this coup. But so many heroes are showing up to oppose them, and many of them are federal employees, including judges. I give you supreme boss-hero champion Judge Ana Reyes, telling Team Trump they don't know shit and schooling them in the facts about gender and sex.
More from Judge Reyes
February 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We know who the villains are in this coup. But so many heroes are showing up to oppose them, and many of them are federal employees, including judges. I give you supreme boss-hero champion Judge Ana Reyes, telling Team Trump they don't know shit and schooling them in the facts about gender and sex.
My mom's 60-something friend was using a sleep apnea machine and then started playing pickleball nearly every day. He no longer has to use his sleep apnea machine.
Exercise is a freakin' medicine, and we should make it as easy as possible for everyone to do.
Exercise is a freakin' medicine, and we should make it as easy as possible for everyone to do.
January 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My mom's 60-something friend was using a sleep apnea machine and then started playing pickleball nearly every day. He no longer has to use his sleep apnea machine.
Exercise is a freakin' medicine, and we should make it as easy as possible for everyone to do.
Exercise is a freakin' medicine, and we should make it as easy as possible for everyone to do.