Pirate Badshah
piraat@mastodon.social
<p>Rum soaked pirate seen around Dublin and on the high seas.</p><p>Interests: Marxism, Linux (Debian), cricket (Guerilla Cricket), football (Shels), photography & rum, natuurlijk.</p><p>Occasional mangler of Dutch.</p><p>Warning: Terrible puns sporadically!</p>
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Post #1256387
I think it would be naive to assume Cricket Canada is the only board in the world potentially infiltrated by organised crime. Threats, corruption and intimidation: Is the Bishnoi gang calling shots at Cricket Canada? | CBC Sports https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cricket-canada-allegations-fifth-estate-9.7167081 #Cricket
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Post #1140891
Word for the day: Poujadism noun a conservative reactionary movement to protect the business interests of small traders https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/poujadism #IEpol #Mastodaoine
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Post #1140887
I think this might be one of the best I&#39;ve got yet of the swans at Broadmeadow Estuary. #SilentSunday #BirdsOfMastodon #Swans #Dublin #Fingal
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Post #1140885
https://unitetheunionireland.org/2026/04/12/energy-costs-workers-will-not-pick-up-tab-for-another-crisis/ #IEpol #Mastodaoine #FuelProtests #EnergyCrisis #UniteTheUnion #TradeUnionism
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Post #1140884
https://www.siptu.ie/siptu-general-secretary-condemns-governments-failure-to-support-workers-in-cost-of-living-crisis/ #IEpol #Mastodaoine #FuelProtests #EnergyCrisis #SIPTU #TradeUnionism
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Post #1140883
https://unitetheunionireland.org/2026/04/13/fuel-package-paye-workers-left-behind-again/ #IEpol #Mastodaoine #FuelProtests #UniteTheUnion #TradeUnionism
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Post #1140882
Put the arm down Madgwick! #UniversityChallenge
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Post #1042574
https://www.pbp.ie/paul-murphy-calls-for-irish-government-to-demand-lifting-of-us-blockade-of-cuba/ #IEpol #Cuba
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Post #1042572
https://www.pbp.ie/against-war-and-for-neutrality-national-demonstration-dublin-sat-18-april-1pm/ #IEpol #Mastodaoine #Neutrality #ShannonAirport #TripleLock #AntiMilitarism
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Post #1042571
International law has always been applied unevenly, however all pretence is gone now. It&#39;s routine for war crimes to be broadcast without even being recognised as such, in that context any need to be furtive has evaporated. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/3/war-crimes-are-no-longer-shameful-that-should-terrify-you?traffic_source=rss #HumanRightsWatch #IranWar #InternationalLaw #InternationalCriminalCourt
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Post #1042570
Stare long at the seagull, become mesmerised, go mad... Olympus OM-D E-M10 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 #SilentSunday #MinimalistPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #VintageLens #Tessar
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Post #1042569
Silence on attacks on merchant vessels gives licence to further attacks, keeping in mind that attacks on civilians like merchant mariners are war crimes. https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260406-ukrainian-forces-operating-in-western-libya-as-covert-war-grows-rfi-investigation #Libya #UkraineWar #Shipping #MaritimeSecurity
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Post #1042568
https://communistparty.ie/en/2026/04/decades-of-bad-politics-are-now-bearing-bitter-fruit/ #IEpol #Neutrality #TripleLock
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Post #1042566
It&#39;s seen better days. #MeerMittwoch #SeaWednesday #Dublin #Skerries