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Samuel Benjamin
@samuelxl5.bsky.social
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Author & photographer, former USAF F-15E maintainer, space historian, sci-fi buff. Native of Detroit, currently based in Oklahoma City. Prints at https://samuelxl5.darkroom.com & merch at https://samuelxl5.printify.me

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#NEW: "Let The Sunshine In"

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#Model: @alicerowson.bsky.social
#photography #art #nude #boudoir #portraiture
Alice Rowson at the Campbell Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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aph·ro·dis·i·ac
a food, drink, or drug that stimulates sexual desire.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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🆕🐙 Sidra the Nebula Octopus 🌌 ⭐ ✨

🐙 Hand sculpted from clay and lovingly painted with acrylics 🎨

#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
A close up of a hand sculpted octopus, painted in a nebula theme with a black base and a purple and green color scheme
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Giving Thanks - Columbia, SC, USA

Nikon z5, 55mm, f2.0

#photography #art #blackandwhite #columbia #nikon #straightoutofcamera
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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The Yukon River

Contax N1
Fuji F-64D
#believeinfilm
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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"Ejector Seat? You're Joking."

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#photography #art #classiccars #JamesBond
Glasgow, Scotland
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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autumnivy.net
Cosplay vs Daily

#cosplay #grwm #transformation #darthtalon #fitness
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Thankful for yall
Teapot featuring Titan landscape with waving astronaut Teapot featuring Titan landscape with waving astronaut (detail of astronaut)
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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noelreports.com
Russia may have just lost its only active launch pad for manned space missions. After today’s launch of Soyuz MS-28 from Baikonur, which sent three crew members to the ISS, the service platform at Launch Pad 31 appears to have been severely damaged by rocket exhaust.
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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"Don't Need Another Hero"

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#Model: @stlyla.bsky.social
#photography #art #nude #boudoir #scifi #MadMax #Furiosa #filmphotography #classiccars
Lyla posing topless for a post-apocalyptic photoshoot, Owyhee County, Idaho
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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#fashion #swimwear #bikini #BSNM
Stained Glass Collage Women's Bikini Swimsuit (AOP) - $29.99 - SamuelXL5
Buy this product for only $29.99
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November 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Here’s another @startrek #fanart for y’all. This is probably the fifth or sixth time I’ve drawn #leonardnimoy as the legendary #vulcan #spock 😁
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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桜木町の風景は海側と山側とでギャップが大きいのが楽しい

📷️Nikon Zf
📸Thypoch Simera 50mm F1.4 #photography #fotografía #Nikon #Zf #thypoch #thypochsimera
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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#russia #space
Russia’s Launch Pad Damaged After Soyuz MS-28 Launch
Posted: November 27, 2025 11:53 pm ET | Last Updated: November 28, 2025 12:00 am ET | Russia's launch pad used to send Soyuz crews to the International Space Station suffered significant damage on Nov...
spacepolicyonline.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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"Cabbies Waiting For Their Fares"

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#photography #art #streetphotography
Glasgow, Scotland
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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alicerowson.bsky.social
A selfie to end a perfect evening. Incredibly grateful for all the people in my life that make my heart feel full.
Thank you 🙏🏻❤️

#me
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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#NEW: "LOVEBITES #8"

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#photography #art #music #portraiture #metal
LOVEBITES at Trees, Dallas, Texas
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Context
"And, as a matter of fact, Bob, I can make that same observation about Peirce - especially Peirce Alpha. This - I - I notice the same kind of layering and the same kind of horizontal lineaments in the - in the wall of the crater." CMP Alfred "Al" Worden: Apollo 15, July 31, 1971 at 04:39 PM
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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sciencesocks.bsky.social
Apollo 11 moon bootprint hoodies launching tomorrow 👀
Teaser photo of a close-up of a black hoodie showing a debossed design inspired by the famous Apollo 11 bootprint on the moon
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
samuelxl5.bsky.social
I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna list off every band I've ever seen (excluding opening acts that sucked or were too obscure to remember).

Santana (while I was in the womb)
The Doobie Brothers (x5)
Chicago
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band (x2)
KISS
Aerosmith
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Bon Jovi

1/n
samuelxl5.bsky.social Samuel Benjamin @samuelxl5.bsky.social · 12h
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

The Rolling Stones
KISS
The Who
Journey
Styx
realtoddstashwick.bsky.social Todd Stashwick @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social · 12h
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen-

Styx
Prince
Paul McCartney
David Gilmore
The Cure
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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thespaceshipper.com
Steven Soderbergh's Solaris was released 23 years ago today.

"A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet."
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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dailyquindar.bsky.social
Context
"Hank, is the High Gain gonna track us to this maneuver, or should we set it Manual and Reacquire when we..." CDR John W. Young: Apollo 16, April 25, 1972 at 10:32 AM CST
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Best-looking starship ever.
startrekshots.bsky.social Star Trek Shots @startrekshots.bsky.social · 15h
USS Enterprise-B and drydock filming models, STAR TREK GENERATIONS (1994)
USS Enterprise-B miniature mounted in front of the drydock model at ILM. Photo credit: Doug Drexler The script for STAR TREK GENERATIONS called for the Enterprise-B to be heavily damaged over the course of the film's opening act. As the ship was intended to be a reuse of the existing USS Excelsior model, extensive modifications were made by Illustrator John Eaves under the supervision of Production Designer Herman Zimmerman. According to Eaves: "So we built a section of decks extended out from the main body, which tapers gently on the bottom and flares out dramatically on the top. We also did a detail sketch of the area round the deflector disk, designating one area as the reactor room. The added girth increased the overall size of the vessel, while still retaining the original Excelsior design. We made a few other design changes, such as taking two fins off the top of the saucer, and putting in two major impulse engines, one on either side of the existing impulse engines (we figured these stronger engines would be needed when the saucer detached). As for the nacelles, we added a cap to them, plus a dorsal fin on top and a running fin on the outer edge." USS Enterprise-B miniature mounted inside of the drydock model at ILM. Photo credit: Doug Drexler The script for STAR TREK GENERATIONS called for the Enterprise-B to be heavily damaged over the course of the film's opening act. As the ship was intended to be a reuse of the existing USS Excelsior model, extensive modifications were made by Illustrator John Eaves under the supervision of Production Designer Herman Zimmerman. According to Eaves: "So we built a section of decks extended out from the main body, which tapers gently on the bottom and flares out dramatically on the top. We also did a detail sketch of the area round the deflector disk, designating one area as the reactor room. The added girth increased the overall size of the vessel, while still retaining the original Excelsior design. We made a few other design changes, such as taking two fins off the top of the saucer, and putting in two major impulse engines, one on either side of the existing impulse engines (we figured these stronger engines would be needed when the saucer detached). As for the nacelles, we added a cap to them, plus a dorsal fin on top and a running fin on the outer edge."
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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"Edge Of Paradise #1"

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#photography #art #music #portraiture
Edge of Paradise at Trees, Dallas, Texas
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
samuelxl5.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

The Rolling Stones
KISS
The Who
Journey
Styx
realtoddstashwick.bsky.social Todd Stashwick @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social · 12h
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen-

Styx
Prince
Paul McCartney
David Gilmore
The Cure
chuckwendig.bsky.social Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 14h
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —

NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM