S.W.B. Folsom
@swbfolsom.bsky.social
Award-winning author. Film and music enthusiast. Capable of holding two opposing ideas in my mind at the same time. Neither a tough guy nor a fool.
No more TwitterX; only Bluesky and Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/swbfolsom
No more TwitterX; only Bluesky and Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/swbfolsom
So long, al-Asad... but something tells me we'll be back eventually. If that's the case, I'm sure Task Force Lion will be happy to get the band back together.
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 PM
So long, al-Asad... but something tells me we'll be back eventually. If that's the case, I'm sure Task Force Lion will be happy to get the band back together.
Seen in the wild… first thing I thought of was @queenofthinair.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Seen in the wild… first thing I thought of was @queenofthinair.bsky.social
I wrote this passage in 2015. The masked ICE agents who are rampaging through our cities could learn a lesson or two about professionalism, ethics, and compassion from my Marines in 3/7.
January 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I wrote this passage in 2015. The masked ICE agents who are rampaging through our cities could learn a lesson or two about professionalism, ethics, and compassion from my Marines in 3/7.
If anyone had told me in 1996, when I was a lieutenant hanging out at the Belly Up, that I’d be watching my daughter play there 30 years later, I’d have told them they were smoking high quality crack cocaine.
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 AM
If anyone had told me in 1996, when I was a lieutenant hanging out at the Belly Up, that I’d be watching my daughter play there 30 years later, I’d have told them they were smoking high quality crack cocaine.
Given current events, seems like we probably need to bring back some public service announcements.
January 7, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Given current events, seems like we probably need to bring back some public service announcements.
Posted without comment.
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Posted without comment.
“You did WHAT last night?”
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“You did WHAT last night?”
Given current events, I urge everyone to listen to the most recent Common Sense episode by @dancarlin.bsky.social … Remember, folks… the powers the president is exercising right now won’t leave the office when he eventually does!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Who's the Boss?
Podcast Episode · Common Sense with Dan Carlin · 11/24/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Given current events, I urge everyone to listen to the most recent Common Sense episode by @dancarlin.bsky.social … Remember, folks… the powers the president is exercising right now won’t leave the office when he eventually does!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Seems appropriate right now.
January 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Seems appropriate right now.
It’s a tie. Ozzy’s Bark at the Moon (for music and theatrics) and Accept’s Midnight Mover (for originality and technical achievement).
Links to these 1980s works of art follow:
Bark at the Moon:
youtu.be/LplPi2CxNHI?...
Midnight Mover:
youtu.be/VXZQA1Wcxo0?...
Links to these 1980s works of art follow:
Bark at the Moon:
youtu.be/LplPi2CxNHI?...
Midnight Mover:
youtu.be/VXZQA1Wcxo0?...
January 1, 2026 at 12:19 AM
It’s a tie. Ozzy’s Bark at the Moon (for music and theatrics) and Accept’s Midnight Mover (for originality and technical achievement).
Links to these 1980s works of art follow:
Bark at the Moon:
youtu.be/LplPi2CxNHI?...
Midnight Mover:
youtu.be/VXZQA1Wcxo0?...
Links to these 1980s works of art follow:
Bark at the Moon:
youtu.be/LplPi2CxNHI?...
Midnight Mover:
youtu.be/VXZQA1Wcxo0?...
Better late than never.
December 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Better late than never.
Watching Die Hard right now, and it’s not lost on me that Dick Thornburg threatens to call ICE on Holly Gennaro’s housekeeper while she’s trying to protect the children.
December 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Watching Die Hard right now, and it’s not lost on me that Dick Thornburg threatens to call ICE on Holly Gennaro’s housekeeper while she’s trying to protect the children.
Is it weird that my wife got me TSA PreCheck for Christmas, and that I love it?
December 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Is it weird that my wife got me TSA PreCheck for Christmas, and that I love it?
Quite an honor for two of my books to make it on people’s recommended Christmas reading lists this year!
Hello! It's time for Day 3 of the #TenBooksOfChristmas! Today's entry is courtesy of @swbfolsom.bsky.social's "The Highway War".
As #HistBookChat readers will know already, I'm a big fan of Col. Folsom's writing. Few memoirs are as searingly self-reflective. "The Highway War"...
#USMC #GWOT #COIN
As #HistBookChat readers will know already, I'm a big fan of Col. Folsom's writing. Few memoirs are as searingly self-reflective. "The Highway War"...
#USMC #GWOT #COIN
bart simpson is talking to santa claus who is laying in a chair
ALT: bart simpson is talking to santa claus who is laying in a chair
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Quite an honor for two of my books to make it on people’s recommended Christmas reading lists this year!
Family night charcuterie board, time now.
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Family night charcuterie board, time now.
Bring out the gimp.
BREAKING: Peter Greene, actor known for 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask,' dies at 60.
Peter Greene, actor known for 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask,' dead at 60
As a character actor, Greene also had roles in “The Usual Suspects” and “Training Day,” among others.
nbcnews.to
December 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Bring out the gimp.
Looking for a Christmas gift for that finicky military memoir enthusiast in your family or friend circle? The Military Reading Room recommends “Nothing Here Worth Dying For”… I couldn’t agree more!
5 Military Reads to Gift This Christmas Season
From WWII gliders to modern intel and spiritual warfare—recommendations from trusted voices in the Military Reading Room community
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Looking for a Christmas gift for that finicky military memoir enthusiast in your family or friend circle? The Military Reading Room recommends “Nothing Here Worth Dying For”… I couldn’t agree more!
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
It’s amazing how tired one gets doing nothing all day.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s amazing how tired one gets doing nothing all day.
I suppose it would be irresponsible of me as an author if I didn’t tell everyone that USNI books are currently 50% off… including my latest, “Nothing Here Worth Dying For.”
Remember folks: A book always makes a great Christmas present!
www.usni.org/press/books?...
Remember folks: A book always makes a great Christmas present!
www.usni.org/press/books?...
Books
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November 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I suppose it would be irresponsible of me as an author if I didn’t tell everyone that USNI books are currently 50% off… including my latest, “Nothing Here Worth Dying For.”
Remember folks: A book always makes a great Christmas present!
www.usni.org/press/books?...
Remember folks: A book always makes a great Christmas present!
www.usni.org/press/books?...
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Soul to Soul (1986)
Ozzy Osbourne - Ultimate Sin (1986)
Alice Cooper - Constrictor (1986)
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time (1987)
Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica - Monsters of Rock (1988)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Soul to Soul (1986)
Ozzy Osbourne - Ultimate Sin (1986)
Alice Cooper - Constrictor (1986)
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time (1987)
Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica - Monsters of Rock (1988)
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Soul to Soul (1986)
Ozzy Osbourne - Ultimate Sin (1986)
Alice Cooper - Constrictor (1986)
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time (1987)
Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica - Monsters of Rock (1988)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Soul to Soul (1986)
Ozzy Osbourne - Ultimate Sin (1986)
Alice Cooper - Constrictor (1986)
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time (1987)
Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica - Monsters of Rock (1988)
Promote your books!
www.amazon.com/Nothing-Here....
www.amazon.com/Nothing-Here....
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Promote your books!
www.amazon.com/Nothing-Here....
www.amazon.com/Nothing-Here....
Guys guys guys… @dancarlin.bsky.social ‘s new Common Sense episode is out!!!!!!!!
Who's the Boss?
Podcast Episode · Common Sense with Dan Carlin · 11/24/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Guys guys guys… @dancarlin.bsky.social ‘s new Common Sense episode is out!!!!!!!!