Sian
@sianfach.bsky.social
Jew. Playwright. NYer. Bleedingheart. Fan of John McPhee, Kiese Laymon.
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
Thank you, Peter Beinart, for this and for so much else. #jewsforzohran
Mamdani’s Extraordinary Speech About Being Muslim
A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.
peterbeinart.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Thank you, Peter Beinart, for this and for so much else. #jewsforzohran
Somehow we have just got to stop listening to him.
October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Somehow we have just got to stop listening to him.
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The huge No Kings protests, an estimated 7 million people addressing America's worst crisis since the Civil War, get a tiny headline on the New York Times homepage, with no photo.
Why does NYT think change happens only when politicians hold news conferences and not when everyday people take action?
Why does NYT think change happens only when politicians hold news conferences and not when everyday people take action?
October 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The huge No Kings protests, an estimated 7 million people addressing America's worst crisis since the Civil War, get a tiny headline on the New York Times homepage, with no photo.
Why does NYT think change happens only when politicians hold news conferences and not when everyday people take action?
Why does NYT think change happens only when politicians hold news conferences and not when everyday people take action?
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Given the Trumpist assault on the patriotism of all who plan to attend No Kings rallies, I urge every Democratic elected official to attend one. They shouldn’t speak—if there are speakers, better to br less partisan civic leaders and citizens—but they should stand in solidarity with the rest of us.
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Given the Trumpist assault on the patriotism of all who plan to attend No Kings rallies, I urge every Democratic elected official to attend one. They shouldn’t speak—if there are speakers, better to br less partisan civic leaders and citizens—but they should stand in solidarity with the rest of us.
You know what film holds up? Brazil.
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
You know what film holds up? Brazil.
No words for how much I love and esteem this woman, my teacher Rabbi Felicia Sol.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H32_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H32_...
Rabbi Felicia Sol | Yom Kippur Morning Sermon 5786
YouTube video by B'nai Jeshurun
www.youtube.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
No words for how much I love and esteem this woman, my teacher Rabbi Felicia Sol.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H32_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H32_...
“It’s also an inexcusable strategic risk to concentrate so many leaders in the operational chain of command in the same publicly known time and place, to convey an inane message of little merit.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
‘Could have been an email’: Officials balk at Hegseth's generals meeting
The last-minute gathering featured hundreds of senior military officials, who swear an oath to the Constitution, attending something more akin to a campaign rally.
www.politico.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“It’s also an inexcusable strategic risk to concentrate so many leaders in the operational chain of command in the same publicly known time and place, to convey an inane message of little merit.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...
September 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...
Called it! When we read that Elizabeth Gilbert's lover was dying, we SAID she would exploit it for a book, and darned if she didn't prove us right. PATHETIC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Opinion | Elizabeth Gilbert Can’t Control the Narrative
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Called it! When we read that Elizabeth Gilbert's lover was dying, we SAID she would exploit it for a book, and darned if she didn't prove us right. PATHETIC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
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Trump: "When 97% of the stories are bad about a person, that's no longer free speech."
September 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump: "When 97% of the stories are bad about a person, that's no longer free speech."
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The notion that unfettered capitalism somehow promotes or is good for or is in any positive way connected with democracy has been proven to be one of the most dangerous lies of our time.
September 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The notion that unfettered capitalism somehow promotes or is good for or is in any positive way connected with democracy has been proven to be one of the most dangerous lies of our time.
I hope someone is keeping the roommate safe.
September 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I hope someone is keeping the roommate safe.
This guy seems totally legit and worth listening to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POtH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POtH...
Are Online Subcultures Creating Killers? (w/ Ryan Broderick)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This guy seems totally legit and worth listening to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POtH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POtH...
This gave me a lot of happiness
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZGL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZGL...
Explained | Cricket | FULL EPISODE | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This gave me a lot of happiness
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZGL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZGL...
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Who we are, and who we want to be.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
bde and alav ha shalom about Charlie Kirk. This is our world now. Is it horrible of me that my first thought was that Mamdani has to be protected at all costs?
September 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
bde and alav ha shalom about Charlie Kirk. This is our world now. Is it horrible of me that my first thought was that Mamdani has to be protected at all costs?
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Register or put it on your calendar, DC folks.
Let em know whose streets these are. OUR STREETS ✊🏻
Let em know whose streets these are. OUR STREETS ✊🏻
August 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Register or put it on your calendar, DC folks.
Let em know whose streets these are. OUR STREETS ✊🏻
Let em know whose streets these are. OUR STREETS ✊🏻
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...
I do appreciate the Times's tone in this piece. They picked the grossest photos and mentioned at least twice the nefarious (and disgusting) pasts of the two pieces of shite who are in charge of this ugliness.
I do appreciate the Times's tone in this piece. They picked the grossest photos and mentioned at least twice the nefarious (and disgusting) pasts of the two pieces of shite who are in charge of this ugliness.
The Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...
I do appreciate the Times's tone in this piece. They picked the grossest photos and mentioned at least twice the nefarious (and disgusting) pasts of the two pieces of shite who are in charge of this ugliness.
I do appreciate the Times's tone in this piece. They picked the grossest photos and mentioned at least twice the nefarious (and disgusting) pasts of the two pieces of shite who are in charge of this ugliness.
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Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
www.theatlantic.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it