Samuel Benjamin (SamuelXL5.bsky.social)

Given the recent, troubling prevalence of AI slop on @X over the past few years, I've dramatically reduced my activity on this platform. Now, in light of @grok's inexcusable dissemination of illicit material, I will be suspending all activities on X / Twitter. Follow me to BSky.

Finally got my X account unsuspended. It sucks when you’re in trouble and don’t know what you did! But I think it was because I didn’t have an appropriate display photo and cover photo…I changed that. So grateful I am back and connecting with you all. 💞 Photo: Samuel Benjamin

@ArchaeaZero Is it NSFW friendly? I'm doing LOTS more photography now including some boudoir, so censorship is a big deal.

@Samuel_XL5 I didn't think much of Threads for so long because it just seemed.... Idk, like "oh, anoooother social media" but it's by far my FAVORITE. No celebrity culture on there either! Just normal ass people conversing with normal ass people!

I haven't really been posting on Twitter as of late... I have actually been on Threads lmao it is such an unhinged website and the algorithm is insanely random but also targeted. If you want to see my posts I think I will be mostly posting from there. @archaeazero" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">threads.com/@archaeazero

@ArchaeaZero Will have to investigate this further!

@Samuel_XL5 Yeah I don't see ANY politics on Threads! Which is great! Especially since I'm not even American X_x... It's all art, animals, hobbies, girls in armor, books and funny life stories for me. Oh! And TONS of NASA stuff!

@ArchaeaZero There's definitely a LOT of political gripy-ness on BSky, but there's a really solid art community.

@Samuel_XL5 I feel like when I tried checking out BS it just felt so... Angry, didn't give it a proper chance. Threads so far feels like it's full of nerds and geeks and average people telling stories and I just LOVE IT! Everyone is excited to share info and join in hobby talk.

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back. Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: nasa.gov/artemis-ii-mul…

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones protected the crew member by striking Iranian military-aged males believed to be a threat who got within three kilometers of the Airman, a person familiar with the operation told Air & Space Forces Magazine. MORE: airandspaceforces.com/f-15e-aviator-…

Photographer: @Samuel_XL5 More on my Patreon: patreon.com/posts/oklahoma… #fineart #blackandwhite #photoshoot

Otrona 2001 (1984)

あけましておめでとう🎍✨

Happy NYE. If you think disability is an excuse to use GenAi, fuck you.

#SaveGoddard! @rookisaacman, don't let this irreplaceable repository of @NASA's knowledge and history be thrown away. nytimes.com/2025/12/31/cli…

Isaacman opens door to alternatives to moving shuttle Discovery to Houston spacenews.com/isaacman-opens…

1985 Sharp MZ-2500

@ArchaeaZero Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone: :)

I’m a strong proponent of physical media ownership, and also that music will never, ever sound as good in any digital form as it does on vinyl. Both of these records are so beautiful that of course they need to be displayed. But at least I also know that I own them in this form for posterity

ULA CEO Bruno resigns spacenews.com/ula-ceo-bruno-…

American Shahed-136 Clone Fired From Navy Littoral Combat Ship Being able to deploy LUCAS kamikaze drones from Navy ships drastically opens the aperture as to where swarms of these aircraft can emanate from. Story: twz.com/air/american-s…