Darren Grayson
@darrengrayson.bsky.social
Father and husband (trainee). Web / ERP dev. Round earther. Interests: Sci-Fi/Trek. UK Politics. Photography. Retro tech. Daft stuff.
I follow back real people who have posted something other than scams/grifts/lorem ipsum/memes/quotes/lies/scripture etc.
I follow back real people who have posted something other than scams/grifts/lorem ipsum/memes/quotes/lies/scripture etc.
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Darren Grayson
@darrengrayson.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Hello Bluesky! Will be posting some photos to try and help build some momentum in this place. Nothing fantastic, just my random stuff.
This is the milky way, taken from Northumberland UK, August 2022.
#photography #astronomy #darkskies
This is the milky way, taken from Northumberland UK, August 2022.
#photography #astronomy #darkskies
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Next time you’re applying for a job, any job, be sure to mention you were able to pick out a giraffe during a regular dementia test.
Let’s see how it plays out.
Let’s see how it plays out.
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Next time you’re applying for a job, any job, be sure to mention you were able to pick out a giraffe during a regular dementia test.
Let’s see how it plays out.
Let’s see how it plays out.
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RIP Gil Gerard.
December 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
RIP Gil Gerard.
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There was that time Janette Krankie battered Jack Reacher.
No idea what telly Lord Sewell is watching, because I can't think of a single show with this plotline let alone it being something that is inescapable for young white men who subsequently now face a crisis of masculinity drawing them to the far right?? 🙃
December 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
There was that time Janette Krankie battered Jack Reacher.
Stand by Me is one of my favourite films. So sad to hear about Rob Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Stand by Me is one of my favourite films. So sad to hear about Rob Reiner.
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Russian Navy be like:
December 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Russian Navy be like:
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Trump posted this without knowing Nick Reiner had been arrested. He posted it apparently assuming that one of his fans had murdered Rob Reiner. So if you want to know how Trump will react once his fans start murdering his enemies, now you know. He'll celebrate and blame his enemies.
Trump offers incendiary political message about Rob Reiner’s death
Two people have been found dead at the home of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, officials said.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump posted this without knowing Nick Reiner had been arrested. He posted it apparently assuming that one of his fans had murdered Rob Reiner. So if you want to know how Trump will react once his fans start murdering his enemies, now you know. He'll celebrate and blame his enemies.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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"Smug is the emotional tone of Mastermind. I want the buyer to feel judged by the box. Like the box is already disappointed in them. If you don’t want smug, don’t name the game Mastermind. This isn’t fucking checkers. This is a duel in a seminar room at Davos."
The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?
- - -INVICTA GAMES, LTD. Packaging Team — Official Minutes Project: Mastermind / New Cover Presentation MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice Presi...
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Smug is the emotional tone of Mastermind. I want the buyer to feel judged by the box. Like the box is already disappointed in them. If you don’t want smug, don’t name the game Mastermind. This isn’t fucking checkers. This is a duel in a seminar room at Davos."
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"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
Post your favorite Star Trek character, wrong answers only.
December 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Post your favorite Star Trek character, wrong answers only.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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Over the last few years, as a biologist (geneticist), I have become more and more interested in how the brain works. Mostly to try and understand this clusterfuck of an illogical world. It was always easy to try and label people like Stephen Miller with some kind of mental
December 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Over the last few years, as a biologist (geneticist), I have become more and more interested in how the brain works. Mostly to try and understand this clusterfuck of an illogical world. It was always easy to try and label people like Stephen Miller with some kind of mental
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Vladimir Putin is an existential threat to human freedom.
That's the post.
That's the post.
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Vladimir Putin is an existential threat to human freedom.
That's the post.
That's the post.
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Milky Way and Aurora over Ruataniwha
A smaller aurora over Lake Ruataniwha.
Just giving it a little Glow-Up to make it pretty.
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#Twizel #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with Soul."
#Aurora #Galaxy #Astrophotograph #Nightscape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Bucketlist #PureNZ #Epic
A smaller aurora over Lake Ruataniwha.
Just giving it a little Glow-Up to make it pretty.
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#Twizel #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with Soul."
#Aurora #Galaxy #Astrophotograph #Nightscape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Bucketlist #PureNZ #Epic
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Milky Way and Aurora over Ruataniwha
A smaller aurora over Lake Ruataniwha.
Just giving it a little Glow-Up to make it pretty.
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#Twizel #NewZealand
--
"Look with your eyes. See with Soul."
#Aurora #Galaxy #Astrophotograph #Nightscape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Bucketlist #PureNZ #Epic
A smaller aurora over Lake Ruataniwha.
Just giving it a little Glow-Up to make it pretty.
--
#Twizel #NewZealand
--
"Look with your eyes. See with Soul."
#Aurora #Galaxy #Astrophotograph #Nightscape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Bucketlist #PureNZ #Epic
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EARTH-DIRECTED SOLAR FLARE AND CME: Both NOAA and SOHO coronagraphs have detected a full halo storm cloud heading directly for Earth. NASA simulations of the CME suggest an arrival on Dec. 9th. Earth is the yellow dot in this forecast model spaceweather.com/images2025/0...
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
EARTH-DIRECTED SOLAR FLARE AND CME: Both NOAA and SOHO coronagraphs have detected a full halo storm cloud heading directly for Earth. NASA simulations of the CME suggest an arrival on Dec. 9th. Earth is the yellow dot in this forecast model spaceweather.com/images2025/0...
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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FIFA = Fédération Internationale de Flagorneur Association
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
FIFA = Fédération Internationale de Flagorneur Association
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The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.
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OTD in 2009 Russia reaffirmed commitment to the Budapest Memorandum signed 15 years previously.
Which is why you can trust us on the "peace deal" now proposed.
Which is why you can trust us on the "peace deal" now proposed.
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
OTD in 2009 Russia reaffirmed commitment to the Budapest Memorandum signed 15 years previously.
Which is why you can trust us on the "peace deal" now proposed.
Which is why you can trust us on the "peace deal" now proposed.
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Farmers struggling because of erratic climate changes. Food prices will rise. Expect much worse as the climate continues to deteriorate for another 30 years IF world leaders stick to their plans. Longer & harder problems if they don't.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Farmers struggling because of erratic climate changes. Food prices will rise. Expect much worse as the climate continues to deteriorate for another 30 years IF world leaders stick to their plans. Longer & harder problems if they don't.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Funny how @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting a raft of policies to try and improve the lives of the vast majority is ‘fantasy economics’, but when Brexiteers were allowed to indulge their lunatic fantasies about leaving the EU it somehow became ‘The Will of the People’. 🦄🤔
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Funny how @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting a raft of policies to try and improve the lives of the vast majority is ‘fantasy economics’, but when Brexiteers were allowed to indulge their lunatic fantasies about leaving the EU it somehow became ‘The Will of the People’. 🦄🤔
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I truly believe Vladimir Putin has done an astounding job on destroying the West. Particularly the USA and UK.
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I truly believe Vladimir Putin has done an astounding job on destroying the West. Particularly the USA and UK.
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
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1/ There are a few must-shoot targets for every astrophotographer and for the majority of us Andromeda is the first one we cut our teeth on, often following some random tutorial we stumbled across online. In my case it was literally my baptism into deep-sky imaging in 2021...⬇️
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#Astrophotography
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#Astrophotography
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1/ There are a few must-shoot targets for every astrophotographer and for the majority of us Andromeda is the first one we cut our teeth on, often following some random tutorial we stumbled across online. In my case it was literally my baptism into deep-sky imaging in 2021...⬇️
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#Astrophotography
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#Astrophotography