Stephen Forrest
@stephenforrest.bsky.social
Writer. Navy Veteran with 3 Graduate degrees. Interests include: Fantasy Fiction, Religion, Cooking, Humor, Parables, Fitness. Happily Married. No hate. No DMs: just say it on my timeline. He/him.
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Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
As a Navy veteran, who spent a year in places where combat pay was authorized, I'm disgusted that sailors followed an illegal order to kill 2 men shipwrecked at sea. Everyone involved in that strike knew better.
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As a Navy veteran, who spent a year in places where combat pay was authorized, I'm disgusted that sailors followed an illegal order to kill 2 men shipwrecked at sea. Everyone involved in that strike knew better.
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
Can't disagree. Fiction for the win for teaching morality to kids.
October 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Can't disagree. Fiction for the win for teaching morality to kids.
As a Navy veteran, I have an opinion on this.
WELL SAID!
WELL SAID!
October 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
As a Navy veteran, I have an opinion on this.
WELL SAID!
WELL SAID!
Who could have predicted AI really wasn't a silver bullet? Literally, any creative person.
Around 40% of people say they’ve received AI-generated workslop in the last month, according to a recent survey.
Workers deal with the aftermath, correcting or outright redoing work, and it's costing companies big.
Workers deal with the aftermath, correcting or outright redoing work, and it's costing companies big.
AI-generated 'workslop' is here. It's killing teamwork and causing a multimillion dollar productivity problem, researchers say
Some 40% of people say they've received workslop in the last month.
cnb.cx
September 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Who could have predicted AI really wasn't a silver bullet? Literally, any creative person.
I have the same problem with email questions. I also hate when someone sends me multiple emails in a row ...
More and more, I’m sending *one question per email*
Because I hate hate hate when I send an email with multiple questions, and the person responds only answering the last one. Happens all the time. Even when I literally number the questions, 1., 2., 3…
Because I hate hate hate when I send an email with multiple questions, and the person responds only answering the last one. Happens all the time. Even when I literally number the questions, 1., 2., 3…
September 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I have the same problem with email questions. I also hate when someone sends me multiple emails in a row ...
September 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Brian Kilmeade’s “just kill them” comment about homeless people is vile, but the fact that his co-hosts didn’t even blink is equally chilling. It’s a reminder of Karl Popper’s Paradox of Tolerance: if we tolerate the intolerant, we risk letting their toxic views erode the very foundation of society
September 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Brian Kilmeade’s “just kill them” comment about homeless people is vile, but the fact that his co-hosts didn’t even blink is equally chilling. It’s a reminder of Karl Popper’s Paradox of Tolerance: if we tolerate the intolerant, we risk letting their toxic views erode the very foundation of society
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I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, I’m like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.
September 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, I’m like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
Chef's Special tonight was Anchovy & Charred Eggplant Pizza Quesadilla s with Tomatoes, mushrooms, and green olives. Delicious.
August 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Chef's Special tonight was Anchovy & Charred Eggplant Pizza Quesadilla s with Tomatoes, mushrooms, and green olives. Delicious.
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The prize is one of the most prestigious awards in literature. This year's crop of nominees includes two debut novelists going up against a previous Booker Prize winner.
Here are the 13 books that made the Booker Prize longlist
The prize is one of the most prestigious awards in literature. This year's crop of nominees includes two debut novelists going up against a previous Booker Prize winner.
n.pr
August 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The prize is one of the most prestigious awards in literature. This year's crop of nominees includes two debut novelists going up against a previous Booker Prize winner.
My 97-year-old father-in-law insisted we plant kohlrabi in the garden. Here it is as ham and mushroom pizza with baked kohlrabi as the "crust." Actually, quite delicious!
July 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
My 97-year-old father-in-law insisted we plant kohlrabi in the garden. Here it is as ham and mushroom pizza with baked kohlrabi as the "crust." Actually, quite delicious!
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The Oxford comma (also known as the ‘serial comma’) is the comma that separates the second to last item in a list from a final item that is introduced by ‘and’ or ‘or.’
It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.
It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.
July 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Oxford comma (also known as the ‘serial comma’) is the comma that separates the second to last item in a list from a final item that is introduced by ‘and’ or ‘or.’
It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.
It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.
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"Do geese see God?" is a palindrome.
...but do they???
...but do they???
July 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Do geese see God?" is a palindrome.
...but do they???
...but do they???
I like raspberry toast, and peach toast, and chipped beef toast, too. I just like toast!
The first known use of 'avocado toast' was in 1928.
The Great Depression was a year later.
Now, we're not saying that that's the reason, but...
The Great Depression was a year later.
Now, we're not saying that that's the reason, but...
July 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I like raspberry toast, and peach toast, and chipped beef toast, too. I just like toast!
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Same
July 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Same