Island Man
@saba2025.bsky.social
I grow citrus trees and numerous types of herbs on a Caribbean island. I speak French and currently reading Hesiod. I also log the sign of the times. I post things I find interesting. Say hello.
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Wins 2025 Booker Prize www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
Guess my next read will be?
#booker
#books
Guess my next read will be?
#booker
#books
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Wins 2025 Booker Prize
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Wins 2025 Booker Prize www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
Guess my next read will be?
#booker
#books
Guess my next read will be?
#booker
#books
You got to love it. Now you know why he is willing to keep food stamps from 42 million people.
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
You got to love it. Now you know why he is willing to keep food stamps from 42 million people.
The man is not stupid. The sooner we all recognize it the better off we’ll be. Every move, every lie, every I never met the man is calculated to make us talk about how dumb he is.
The claim originated on a satirical news site called the “Dunning-Kruger Times.”
Trump Posts Claim About Obamacare ‘Royalties’ That Originated On Satirical News Site
The claim originated on a satirical news site called the “Dunning-Kruger Times.”
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The man is not stupid. The sooner we all recognize it the better off we’ll be. Every move, every lie, every I never met the man is calculated to make us talk about how dumb he is.
I could not be happier.
For once, the Supreme Court got it right by doing nothing at all. In rejecting a bid to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges the landmark 2015 ruling that guaranteed marriage equality nationwide the Court sent a quiet but powerful message:
Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn landmark same-sex marriage decision
The Supreme Court rejected a bid by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to overturn its landmark decision on same-sex marriage.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I could not be happier.
Can You Stare at a Work of Art for 10 Minutes? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/i...
Can You Stare at a Work of Art for 10 Minutes?
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Can You Stare at a Work of Art for 10 Minutes? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/i...
Love it.
Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Love it.
That was my thought when I read the article.
Damn, that's a lot of books. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/t...
A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
That was my thought when I read the article.
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Hot wings
Rainbow Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hot wings
Rainbow Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet
One for solar power in Jamaica .
Just read homes with solar power in Jamaica once the storm passed had power immediately. Those that didn’t are sitting in the dark.
Just read homes with solar power in Jamaica once the storm passed had power immediately. Those that didn’t are sitting in the dark.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
One for solar power in Jamaica .
Just read homes with solar power in Jamaica once the storm passed had power immediately. Those that didn’t are sitting in the dark.
Just read homes with solar power in Jamaica once the storm passed had power immediately. Those that didn’t are sitting in the dark.
Are you surprised at Republicans reaction? It’s ok if I do it but not if you do it.
UPDATE: The DCCC seeks to join a California redistricting case to defend the state’s new Prop 50 map. The group called out Republican plaintiffs’ legal effort to block the measure in spite of “over five-and-a-half million California voters” approving the map just last week.
🚨 Tangipa et al v. Newsom et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Are you surprised at Republicans reaction? It’s ok if I do it but not if you do it.
So the Senate is trying to open the government!
I don’t know about you, but I am just resting for the next shut down because the GOP ain’t going give up the goods when this runs out.
I don’t know about you, but I am just resting for the next shut down because the GOP ain’t going give up the goods when this runs out.
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
So the Senate is trying to open the government!
I don’t know about you, but I am just resting for the next shut down because the GOP ain’t going give up the goods when this runs out.
I don’t know about you, but I am just resting for the next shut down because the GOP ain’t going give up the goods when this runs out.
Answer 4 Questions. Leave With Your Next Stephen King Book. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Answer 4 Questions. Leave With Your Next Stephen King Book.
Whether you’re a hard-core horror junkie or a scaredy-cat, he’s written something for you.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Answer 4 Questions. Leave With Your Next Stephen King Book. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
Which Novel Should Win Monday’s Booker Prize? Have Your Say. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Which Novel Should Win Monday’s Booker Prize? Have Your Say.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Which Novel Should Win Monday’s Booker Prize? Have Your Say. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Seeking the Elusive Southern Lights in Tasmania www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/t...
Seeking the Elusive Southern Lights in Tasmania
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Seeking the Elusive Southern Lights in Tasmania www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/t...
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#Rosewednesday #Rose
#Gardening #Flower #Photography
31) Abracadabra rose:
Like a magician’s prank—each petal splashed red and yellow as if someone said “ta-da!” with a paintbrush. It doesn’t pull rabbits from hats, but it does make garden visitors gasp in disbelief! 🌹✨
#Gardening #Flower #Photography
31) Abracadabra rose:
Like a magician’s prank—each petal splashed red and yellow as if someone said “ta-da!” with a paintbrush. It doesn’t pull rabbits from hats, but it does make garden visitors gasp in disbelief! 🌹✨
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#Rosewednesday #Rose
#Gardening #Flower #Photography
31) Abracadabra rose:
Like a magician’s prank—each petal splashed red and yellow as if someone said “ta-da!” with a paintbrush. It doesn’t pull rabbits from hats, but it does make garden visitors gasp in disbelief! 🌹✨
#Gardening #Flower #Photography
31) Abracadabra rose:
Like a magician’s prank—each petal splashed red and yellow as if someone said “ta-da!” with a paintbrush. It doesn’t pull rabbits from hats, but it does make garden visitors gasp in disbelief! 🌹✨
This is the kettle calling the pot black.
NEW: A group of Republicans sue to block California’s newly-approved Prop 50, which voters passed just yesterday. The group argues the state violated the 14th and 15th Amendments by drawing congressional districts that “favor Hispanic voters.”
GOP Immediately Sues to Block California’s Voter-Approved Congressional Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is the kettle calling the pot black.
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Spot light in the Icelandic Highlands…
Shot from a Cessna plane.
#photography #landscape #nature #art
Shot from a Cessna plane.
#photography #landscape #nature #art
November 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Spot light in the Icelandic Highlands…
Shot from a Cessna plane.
#photography #landscape #nature #art
Shot from a Cessna plane.
#photography #landscape #nature #art
The battle is on. Who will win? Me or the birds?
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The battle is on. Who will win? Me or the birds?
10-Minute Challenge: A Vase of Flowers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10-Minute Challenge: A Vase of Flowers
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
10-Minute Challenge: A Vase of Flowers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Her eyes.
I love many of his paintings,
but this one
has become my favorite.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
Portrait of Iryna Zaslavska,
1970s
I love many of his paintings,
but this one
has become my favorite.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
Portrait of Iryna Zaslavska,
1970s
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Her eyes.
I love many of his paintings,
but this one
has become my favorite.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
Portrait of Iryna Zaslavska,
1970s
I love many of his paintings,
but this one
has become my favorite.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
Portrait of Iryna Zaslavska,
1970s
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a cute painting I started today ❄️
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
a cute painting I started today ❄️
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And again some more red sail magic from this summer…
I’m far to be done with the Greenland folders, so except more red sails & ice images 😅.
I’m far to be done with the Greenland folders, so except more red sails & ice images 😅.
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
And again some more red sail magic from this summer…
I’m far to be done with the Greenland folders, so except more red sails & ice images 😅.
I’m far to be done with the Greenland folders, so except more red sails & ice images 😅.
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