Tibor M. Kalman
@kalmantibs.bsky.social
Building a bridge across the Atlantic, with steel beams and rivets. 🙏🏼🌎 🕊️
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
— Søren Kierkegaard
Budapest HU║Long Beach CA
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
— Søren Kierkegaard
Budapest HU║Long Beach CA
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Tibor M. Kalman
@kalmantibs.bsky.social
· Nov 11
a starry night sky with trees silhouetted against it
ALT: a starry night sky with trees silhouetted against it
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“Work stops at sunset. Darkness falls over the building site. The sky is filled with stars. "There is the blueprint," they say.”
― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, 1972.
― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, 1972.
"The setting sun lighting up the sky as a storm passes through. Mono Lake, California, last June."
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📷 Photo by Eric Engles©️
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📷 Photo by Eric Engles©️
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"The setting sun lighting up the sky as a storm passes through. Mono Lake, California, last June."
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📷 Photo by Eric Engles©️
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📷 Photo by Eric Engles©️
“Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do and something you give away. ”
― Robert Fulghum, American author
Choir of King's College, Cambridge perform Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus, composed c. 1638.
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― Robert Fulghum, American author
Choir of King's College, Cambridge perform Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus, composed c. 1638.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do and something you give away. ”
― Robert Fulghum, American author
Choir of King's College, Cambridge perform Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus, composed c. 1638.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
― Robert Fulghum, American author
Choir of King's College, Cambridge perform Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus, composed c. 1638.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
Born on this day, November 25, 1763.
Charles Meynier, French painter, 1763–1832.
Polyhymnia, 1800.
Oil on canvas.
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📷 Cleveland Art Museum | Virtual Art Museum
Charles Meynier, French painter, 1763–1832.
Polyhymnia, 1800.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Cleveland Art Museum | Virtual Art Museum
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Born on this day, November 25, 1763.
Charles Meynier, French painter, 1763–1832.
Polyhymnia, 1800.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Cleveland Art Museum | Virtual Art Museum
Charles Meynier, French painter, 1763–1832.
Polyhymnia, 1800.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Cleveland Art Museum | Virtual Art Museum
Peaceful, serene vibes in Lilafüred, in the Bükk Mountains in northern Hungary.
This photo is from early November; the breathtaking first days of autumn, as the seasons so strikingly turn in perpetuity.
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📷 Photo by Zoltán Bárány©️
This photo is from early November; the breathtaking first days of autumn, as the seasons so strikingly turn in perpetuity.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Zoltán Bárány©️
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Peaceful, serene vibes in Lilafüred, in the Bükk Mountains in northern Hungary.
This photo is from early November; the breathtaking first days of autumn, as the seasons so strikingly turn in perpetuity.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Zoltán Bárány©️
This photo is from early November; the breathtaking first days of autumn, as the seasons so strikingly turn in perpetuity.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Zoltán Bárány©️
“You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, 1974.
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― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, 1974.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, 1974.
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, 1974.
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"Many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over."
Rest in Peace, Jimmy Cliff.
July 30, 1944 - November 24, 2025
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📷 Dub-Stuy Records
But I can't seem to find my way over."
Rest in Peace, Jimmy Cliff.
July 30, 1944 - November 24, 2025
💔🕯️🕊️
📷 Dub-Stuy Records
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over."
Rest in Peace, Jimmy Cliff.
July 30, 1944 - November 24, 2025
💔🕯️🕊️
📷 Dub-Stuy Records
But I can't seem to find my way over."
Rest in Peace, Jimmy Cliff.
July 30, 1944 - November 24, 2025
💔🕯️🕊️
📷 Dub-Stuy Records
"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
— Eden Phillpotts, A Shadow Passes, 1919.
French ensemble Le Concert Spirituel perform II. Et in terra pax, Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria in D major, RV 589, composed c. 1715.
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— Eden Phillpotts, A Shadow Passes, 1919.
French ensemble Le Concert Spirituel perform II. Et in terra pax, Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria in D major, RV 589, composed c. 1715.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
— Eden Phillpotts, A Shadow Passes, 1919.
French ensemble Le Concert Spirituel perform II. Et in terra pax, Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria in D major, RV 589, composed c. 1715.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
— Eden Phillpotts, A Shadow Passes, 1919.
French ensemble Le Concert Spirituel perform II. Et in terra pax, Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria in D major, RV 589, composed c. 1715.
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A dainty Sárgafejű királyka (Goldcrest) in the Hungarian countryside.
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📷 Photo by Péter Pázsi©️ | Erdei Utakon
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📷 Photo by Péter Pázsi©️ | Erdei Utakon
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A dainty Sárgafejű királyka (Goldcrest) in the Hungarian countryside.
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📷 Photo by Péter Pázsi©️ | Erdei Utakon
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📷 Photo by Péter Pázsi©️ | Erdei Utakon
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
― Ansel Adams, 1902-1984
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📷 The Independent Photographer
― Ansel Adams, 1902-1984
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📷 The Independent Photographer
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
― Ansel Adams, 1902-1984
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📷 The Independent Photographer
― Ansel Adams, 1902-1984
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📷 The Independent Photographer
Robert L. Stirm, returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-winning photo, dies at 92.
"Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
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📷 Sal Veder©️ Associated Press
"Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
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📷 Sal Veder©️ Associated Press
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Robert L. Stirm, returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-winning photo, dies at 92.
"Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
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📷 Sal Veder©️ Associated Press
"Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
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📷 Sal Veder©️ Associated Press
"Praia do Guincho, Cascais, Portugal."
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📷 Photo by José Mário Pires©️
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📷 Photo by José Mário Pires©️
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Praia do Guincho, Cascais, Portugal."
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📷 Photo by José Mário Pires©️
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📷 Photo by José Mário Pires©️
My home away from home.
Budapest at night, as seen from the International Space Station.
"The core of the city is divided by the Danube River, the two sides, Buda and Pest, connected by the seven bridges visible near the city center."
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📷 NASA©️
Budapest at night, as seen from the International Space Station.
"The core of the city is divided by the Danube River, the two sides, Buda and Pest, connected by the seven bridges visible near the city center."
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📷 NASA©️
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My home away from home.
Budapest at night, as seen from the International Space Station.
"The core of the city is divided by the Danube River, the two sides, Buda and Pest, connected by the seven bridges visible near the city center."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 NASA©️
Budapest at night, as seen from the International Space Station.
"The core of the city is divided by the Danube River, the two sides, Buda and Pest, connected by the seven bridges visible near the city center."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 NASA©️
My love and appreciation of classical music began at an early age, as my mom was a concert pianist, piano teacher, and choir director.
The first piece of music I recall hearing as a young child was Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1.
It has stayed with me forever.
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The first piece of music I recall hearing as a young child was Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1.
It has stayed with me forever.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My love and appreciation of classical music began at an early age, as my mom was a concert pianist, piano teacher, and choir director.
The first piece of music I recall hearing as a young child was Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1.
It has stayed with me forever.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
The first piece of music I recall hearing as a young child was Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1.
It has stayed with me forever.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
"Foggy morning in the Pieniny mountains in southern Poland."
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📷 Photo by Kamil Fober©️
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📷 Photo by Kamil Fober©️
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Foggy morning in the Pieniny mountains in southern Poland."
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📷 Photo by Kamil Fober©️
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📷 Photo by Kamil Fober©️
Reposted by Tibor M. Kalman
I started following this amazing person on twitter simply because of this screen name and then I realized what a brilliant, passionate person! This thread is worth your time, and definitely follow.
Seems like a good day to revisit why I chose this screen name a little over seven years ago. A 🧵
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I started following this amazing person on twitter simply because of this screen name and then I realized what a brilliant, passionate person! This thread is worth your time, and definitely follow.
My estimation of the amount of redactions in the soon-to-be-released Epstein files.
It is what it is. This is Trump we’re dealing with.
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It is what it is. This is Trump we’re dealing with.
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Book Pages GIF
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November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
My estimation of the amount of redactions in the soon-to-be-released Epstein files.
It is what it is. This is Trump we’re dealing with.
🥷🏻🏴
It is what it is. This is Trump we’re dealing with.
🥷🏻🏴
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."
— Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021.
Dutch concert pianist Ronald Brautigam performs II. Andante, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21, composed in 1785.
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— Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021.
Dutch concert pianist Ronald Brautigam performs II. Andante, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21, composed in 1785.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."
— Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021.
Dutch concert pianist Ronald Brautigam performs II. Andante, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21, composed in 1785.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
— Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021.
Dutch concert pianist Ronald Brautigam performs II. Andante, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21, composed in 1785.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
Józef Rapacki, Polish painter, 1871-1929.
Wieczór Moczary, Evening Marshland, 1891.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Maryellen Brown | Raczyński Palace in Rogalin, Poland.
Wieczór Moczary, Evening Marshland, 1891.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Maryellen Brown | Raczyński Palace in Rogalin, Poland.
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Józef Rapacki, Polish painter, 1871-1929.
Wieczór Moczary, Evening Marshland, 1891.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Maryellen Brown | Raczyński Palace in Rogalin, Poland.
Wieczór Moczary, Evening Marshland, 1891.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Maryellen Brown | Raczyński Palace in Rogalin, Poland.
Born on this day, November 18, 1833.
Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels, Austrian painter, 1833–1913.
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📷 Virtual Art Museum
Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels, Austrian painter, 1833–1913.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Virtual Art Museum
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Born on this day, November 18, 1833.
Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels, Austrian painter, 1833–1913.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Virtual Art Museum
Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels, Austrian painter, 1833–1913.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Virtual Art Museum
Truly a dark day in American history.
This is not who we are as a nation. This is not who we are as Americans.
❤️🩹🕯️🕊️
📷 CNN
This is not who we are as a nation. This is not who we are as Americans.
❤️🩹🕯️🕊️
📷 CNN
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Truly a dark day in American history.
This is not who we are as a nation. This is not who we are as Americans.
❤️🩹🕯️🕊️
📷 CNN
This is not who we are as a nation. This is not who we are as Americans.
❤️🩹🕯️🕊️
📷 CNN
“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.”
— Albert Camus, 1913-1960.
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📷 Photo by Loomis Dean©️ | Philosophy Bits
— Albert Camus, 1913-1960.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Loomis Dean©️ | Philosophy Bits
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.”
— Albert Camus, 1913-1960.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Loomis Dean©️ | Philosophy Bits
— Albert Camus, 1913-1960.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Loomis Dean©️ | Philosophy Bits
Any MAGAs left in NYC, or are they all gone, as promised?
Just checking. 🔎🤔🤷🏼♂️
#Mamdani #MAGAhysteria
Just checking. 🔎🤔🤷🏼♂️
#Mamdani #MAGAhysteria
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Any MAGAs left in NYC, or are they all gone, as promised?
Just checking. 🔎🤔🤷🏼♂️
#Mamdani #MAGAhysteria
Just checking. 🔎🤔🤷🏼♂️
#Mamdani #MAGAhysteria
"Pontremoli is the northernmost city in Tuscany, in the Lunigiana region of central Italy. Known as the “door of Tuscany,” Pontremoli has a rich heritage dating back to the Middle Ages, and has been a vital center of trade for centuries."
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📷 Photo by Alberto Federici©️
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📷 Photo by Alberto Federici©️
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Pontremoli is the northernmost city in Tuscany, in the Lunigiana region of central Italy. Known as the “door of Tuscany,” Pontremoli has a rich heritage dating back to the Middle Ages, and has been a vital center of trade for centuries."
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📷 Photo by Alberto Federici©️
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📷 Photo by Alberto Federici©️
"Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1988.
Canadian concert pianist Marc-André Hamelin performs II. Andante sostenuto, Franz Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 21, composed in 1828.
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― Haruki Murakami, 1988.
Canadian concert pianist Marc-André Hamelin performs II. Andante sostenuto, Franz Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 21, composed in 1828.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1988.
Canadian concert pianist Marc-André Hamelin performs II. Andante sostenuto, Franz Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 21, composed in 1828.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
― Haruki Murakami, 1988.
Canadian concert pianist Marc-André Hamelin performs II. Andante sostenuto, Franz Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 21, composed in 1828.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
"Autumn mood in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia, at the intersection of Asia and Europe, stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Soso Meladze©️ | Daniel Kordan
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📷 Photo by Soso Meladze©️ | Daniel Kordan
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Autumn mood in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia, at the intersection of Asia and Europe, stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Soso Meladze©️ | Daniel Kordan
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📷 Photo by Soso Meladze©️ | Daniel Kordan