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Samuel Benjamin
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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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"We Will Build The Gateway": Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go

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"We Will Build The Gateway": Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
The Trump Administration's proposed budget put the project on the chopping block, but ESA has confirmed its commitment to the first international space station to orbit the Moon.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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"Magnificent Desolation"

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#photography #art #filmphotography
Arches National Park, Utah
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Birmingham Christmas Market 🎄

📷 Ricoh 500g
🎞 XP2
⚗️ AG Photo Lab

#believeinfilm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead
A brightly lit Helter Skelter with a pub underneath. Stair entrance to the helter skelter behind a street lamp and a bare winter tree. A mid-century concrete and glass building lit up in the dark by a Xmas structure covered in lots of small, white lights.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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We wish a very happy birthday to Scarlett Pomers, who played Naomi Wildman (sub-unit of Samantha Wildman) on #StarTrekVoyager.##StarTrek
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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"Janie Needs A Shooter"

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#photography #art #USAF #aviation
A USAF T-38C Talon, Vance AFB, Oklahoma
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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As part of Folksy's Real Deal event this weekend they are giving sellers a weekend of 0% commission charges. You would really help me out if you purchase this weekend...
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#Landscape #TheRealDeal #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #GiftIdeas #bsnm #SupportSmallBusiness
A drawing in a very soft style of tall trees in an evening winter landscape, the sun is quite low in the sky and there are frosty tones on the ground. The palette for this piece is subtle grey, violet and yellow tones. An original art work, please note that the frame is not included. Colour pencil on blue pastel paper. 6 by 8 inches (15.24 by 20.32 cm).
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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#sunset #fashion #BSNM
Sunset Women's Bomber Jacket (AOP) - $74.95 - SamuelXL5
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November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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#USAF #RAF #aviation
U.S. stealth fighters based in Britain now fully operational
Both US Air Force F 35 squadrons based at RAF Lakenheath have achieved full operating capacity.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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#NASA #space #tech
After nearly fifty years, Voyager 1 spacecraft approaches one light-day milestone — 25.9 billion km distance from Earth ensures one day of latency for commands
The latency is killing me.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The promise

Photo 1/3

#urbex #photography #germany
August 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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📷️Nikon Zf
📸Leica ELMARIT 90mm F2.8
#photography #fotografía #Nikon #Zf #ClassicMono
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Alex in red at the beach, 2022.
#implied #artnude #nudemodel
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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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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"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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#fashion #swimwear #bikini #BSNM
Stained Glass Collage Women's Bikini Swimsuit (AOP) - $29.99 - SamuelXL5
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November 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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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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The Path to Enlightenment

#scape #eastcoastkin #photography #coloraday #BWFri #calssicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&w #nature #art #mountains #travel #hiking #stormhour #friday #photohour #bluesky #mountainmonday #stunday #landscape #nepal #photographersofbluesky #landscapephotography
A black and white photo of a narrow, winding mountain trail disappearing into the distance as Manaslu (Mountain of the Spirit) rises ahead like a frozen citadel, its immense, ice-clad face standing in austere silence above the valley.
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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theaviationist.com
Moody AFB’s 23rd Wing Completes Exercise Mosaic Tiger 26-1

Mosaic Tiger was used as a distributed operations stress test to simulate how the unit would operate in a future high-end conflict.

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Moody AFB’s 23rd Wing Completes Exercise Mosaic Tiger 26-1
Mosaic Tiger was used as a distributed operations stress test to simulate how the unit would operate in a future high-end conflict. Exercise Mosaic Tiger
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November 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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#NEW: "Let The Sunshine In"

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#photography #art #nude #boudoir #portraiture
Alice Rowson at the Campbell Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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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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Cosplay vs Daily

#cosplay #grwm #transformation #darthtalon #fitness
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM