Eli Fastow, PhD
@ejfastow.bsky.social
Polymer physics and materials characterization knower | silly walk enjoyer | Philly appreciator | 3D printing and embroidery | he/him/his
Opinions my own, but I still think they're nice
Opinions my own, but I still think they're nice
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Eli Fastow, PhD
@ejfastow.bsky.social
· Mar 13
While I originally planned this to be a sci-focused acct, I haven't engaged in the science community as much as I had hoped. With my dissertation deposited, I now feel comfortable going by Dr. Fastow, so this is as good a time as any to fix that - so now for a thread summarizing my dissertation!
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These vandals may tear at my city, but they shall never suppress the enduring spirit of Philadelphia. It, and we, will outlive them
January 23, 2026 at 4:06 AM
These vandals may tear at my city, but they shall never suppress the enduring spirit of Philadelphia. It, and we, will outlive them
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“everyone hates you, you fuckin American” idk what you’re talking about, I am a proud citizen of the greatest country in the world: PHILADELPHIA
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“everyone hates you, you fuckin American” idk what you’re talking about, I am a proud citizen of the greatest country in the world: PHILADELPHIA
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“Liberalism is not merely tolerance alone or some conciliatory centrism. This form of politics offered by the consultant class is a suicide pact.” www.liberalcurrents.com/fdrs-four-fr...
FDR’s Four Freedoms and the Second Bill of Rights
The social welfare state, winning World War II, and building the liberal order after Trump
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 AM
“Liberalism is not merely tolerance alone or some conciliatory centrism. This form of politics offered by the consultant class is a suicide pact.” www.liberalcurrents.com/fdrs-four-fr...
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To anyone in ICE or CBP out in Minneapolis today looking to violate rights:
זאָלסטו זיך אויסגליטשן אויף שוואַרצן אייז, באַקומען צעבראָכענע עקביינער, און פֿאַרגיסן דיין הייסן קאַווע אין דיין קראָטש
זאָלסטו זיך אויסגליטשן אויף שוואַרצן אייז, באַקומען צעבראָכענע עקביינער, און פֿאַרגיסן דיין הייסן קאַווע אין דיין קראָטש
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
To anyone in ICE or CBP out in Minneapolis today looking to violate rights:
זאָלסטו זיך אויסגליטשן אויף שוואַרצן אייז, באַקומען צעבראָכענע עקביינער, און פֿאַרגיסן דיין הייסן קאַווע אין דיין קראָטש
זאָלסטו זיך אויסגליטשן אויף שוואַרצן אייז, באַקומען צעבראָכענע עקביינער, און פֿאַרגיסן דיין הייסן קאַווע אין דיין קראָטש
@fetterman.senate.gov your weak nonsense aligning with Trump on Greenland is going to lose us every one of our alliances
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 19, 2026 at 1:09 AM
@fetterman.senate.gov your weak nonsense aligning with Trump on Greenland is going to lose us every one of our alliances
Immigration is an unalloyed good - any candidate with the moral fiber and courage to stand for open borders has my vote, time, and money at their disposal
"we don't want people thinking Democrats are for open borders" I am! who gives a shit!!! my life has been immeasurably improved by the presence of immigrants in my community, regardless of their status, there is literally no downside there! why would I give a shit!!!!
January 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Immigration is an unalloyed good - any candidate with the moral fiber and courage to stand for open borders has my vote, time, and money at their disposal
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
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Keep that shit off my phone. Thanks!
January 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Keep that shit off my phone. Thanks!
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
This exact phenomenon drives me crazy in PA. The Philly metro area subsidizes rural PA, even as their senators talk down to us and refuse to fund our transit
Another critical piece of missing context in this story: tax dollars flow from the MSP metro to rural Minnesota. People in the city subsidize the lifestyles of people living in the country minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/04/t...
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
This exact phenomenon drives me crazy in PA. The Philly metro area subsidizes rural PA, even as their senators talk down to us and refuse to fund our transit
Hey Trump, imma Jew who went to Penn. Come get me you wet sandwich
I mean. I am not an expert. But when the government is like “Hey, give me a list of Jews. For uh protection reasons” it would seem like A BAD THING. apple.news/A-AXrNRgkRhm...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’ — Guardian US
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
apple.news
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Hey Trump, imma Jew who went to Penn. Come get me you wet sandwich
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
Amen! The problems with the birds (uncreative pedestrian offensive play) were obvious from week 1, and he made zero effort to adjust. That's on the HC.
Potentially unpopular opinion: I’d move on from Sirianni faster than I would from Lafleur.
MLF also screwed up the clock, but Packers were majorly affected by injuries.
What’s Nick’s excuse?
MLF also screwed up the clock, but Packers were majorly affected by injuries.
What’s Nick’s excuse?
January 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Amen! The problems with the birds (uncreative pedestrian offensive play) were obvious from week 1, and he made zero effort to adjust. That's on the HC.
Good morning and go birds
January 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Good morning and go birds
Nazis are indecent to Jews, and in return Jews are indecent to Nazis. Baffling that this putz sees those as being morally equivalent.
Is this man incapable of moral outrage? Can he not feel the heartbeat quicken in the presence of injustice, or is his very soul composed of this word salad pap?
Is this man incapable of moral outrage? Can he not feel the heartbeat quicken in the presence of injustice, or is his very soul composed of this word salad pap?
It’s not even so much about “sane” vs. “insane” anymore, as it so often was circa 2020. The fundamental split today is between the *decent* and the *indecent.* It is monstrous to desire, excuse, sanitize, whitewash avoidable killing even of one’s perceived foes.
January 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Nazis are indecent to Jews, and in return Jews are indecent to Nazis. Baffling that this putz sees those as being morally equivalent.
Is this man incapable of moral outrage? Can he not feel the heartbeat quicken in the presence of injustice, or is his very soul composed of this word salad pap?
Is this man incapable of moral outrage? Can he not feel the heartbeat quicken in the presence of injustice, or is his very soul composed of this word salad pap?
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liberal and leftist American women in 2026 are not beaten dogs and I do not think they will act like beaten dogs
January 10, 2026 at 12:31 AM
liberal and leftist American women in 2026 are not beaten dogs and I do not think they will act like beaten dogs
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They won't have the numbers to occupy the nation and force everyone to comply, and that's why they're engaged in such an aggressive show of force. They're hoping we all get cowed into submission and do their work of suppression ourselves.
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
January 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
They won't have the numbers to occupy the nation and force everyone to comply, and that's why they're engaged in such an aggressive show of force. They're hoping we all get cowed into submission and do their work of suppression ourselves.
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
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The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
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Our whole society is based on car ownership. Is it even possible to change that?
Cars are essential to American life. They’re also toxic for the environment, humans, and society, these authors say.
www.inquirer.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Our whole society is based on car ownership. Is it even possible to change that?
This is one of the reasons I never want to leave a truly walkable community. Walking? Kicks ass. Walking and stopping by a nice lil coffee shop on a whim? Next level.
this is like some old man posting but i’m feeling a little under the weather today and so my exercise this morning is just a long walk and you know what activity rocks? taking a walk.
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is one of the reasons I never want to leave a truly walkable community. Walking? Kicks ass. Walking and stopping by a nice lil coffee shop on a whim? Next level.
That's my mayor
I have a bunch of pre-rolls that someone gave to me and I don’t really smoke much because I’m like if a baby was a stoner, so I am passing them out like candy to the neighbors who are out shoveling the sidewalk
December 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
That's my mayor
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"Holding presidents accountable is a perennial problem around the world. It’s why political scientists largely suggest doing away with them altogether." www.liberalcurrents.com/impeach-and-...
Impeach and Remove the Bastards
A scenario for 2027.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Holding presidents accountable is a perennial problem around the world. It’s why political scientists largely suggest doing away with them altogether." www.liberalcurrents.com/impeach-and-...
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people genuinely don't realize how awful civil conflict is
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
people genuinely don't realize how awful civil conflict is
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Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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