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Pirate Irwin

@pirateirwin.bsky.social
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Irish Old Etonian Damon Runyonesque sports journalist. Author of historical thrillers set in Occupied and then Liberated Paris the complex Chief Inspector Gaston Lafarge from The Tortured Detective through to The Redeemed Detective

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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Bondige
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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
bsky.app/profile/pira...
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Ring of truth
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Devil is in the detail
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Patient Advocacy @patientadvocacy.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Hello @pirateirwin.bsky.social & nice to meet you!
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Lt-JL🇫🇷⚓ @lt-jlh.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
@patientadvocacy.bsky.social yep he's here too, actually we follow each other @pirateirwin.bsky.social‬
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
indeed
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Indeed
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Oh yes
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 21/06/2025
Does Prince Charming still exist? A spate of media scrutinizing the one-percent—including “Materialists” and “Anora”—attests to the difficulty of romanticizing wealth and love.
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The Rise of the Anti-Cinderella Story
A pair of recent films, Celine Song’s “Materialists” and Sean Baker’s “Anora,” turn the fairy tale on its head, with mixed results.
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
White House under Trump the most obvious example
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Top effort …..
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Terry Moran is a TRUE PATRIOT 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Moran Says He Doesn’t Regret Posts Criticizing Trump Administration - The New York Times
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What Was Terry Moran Thinking?
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BIG D GRANDROYAL @bigdgrandroyal.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Birds of a feather always flock together
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Yup
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Spot on
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Out of Kurtisy
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Time files
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Betrayal of the lowest kind
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
A drunk speaks
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10/06/2025
⚡️US to cut military aid to Ukraine, Hegseth says. The U.S. will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a congressional hearing on June 10.
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US to cut military aid to Ukraine, Hegseth says
The U.S. will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a congressional hearing on June 10.
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 10/06/2025
Last fall, @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social visited Kyiv for the 3rd time in the last 3 years. Our ambassador emphasized the resilience he saw in Ukrainians and urged his country and the world to stand with Ukraine. 3 months ago, 3 years ago, today, tomorrow — this is the way💙💛 Thank you, Scott!
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Gov. Newsom is asking for a restraining order on Trump/Hegseth's use of the military in Los Angeles, saying they are preparing to go on immigration raids with ICE. He wants a ruling within two hours. "They must be stopped immediately." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
#Ukrainians take their animals with them to shelters and protect them during Russian attacks. They are also afraid. Everything living in #Ukraine suffers from Russian aggression.
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Lisa, the North! ✊ @lisafight.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Zelensky insulting you, America? How dare you! Open your eyes if you dare! 🤬🇺🇦🫂🥺💔 #standwithukraine Libkos👏👏 #russiaisaterroriststste
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Yup
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Yup that’s the gist of it
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
32 years ago today Rene Bousquet was gunned down in his flat. It is a shame he never answered for the murders of 50,000+ Jews in France (and countless Communists and Résistants). That was largely due to the protection of Francois Mitterrand. Here they are enjoying a convivial lunch. Shameful.
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
32 years ago today Rene Bousquet was gunned down in his flat. It is a shame he never answered for the murders of 50,000+ Jews in France (and countless Communists and Résistants). That was largely due to the protection of Francois Mitterrand. Here they are enjoying a convivial lunch. Shameful.
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Frosty reception
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Indeed
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Indeed
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Spicy but true
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Trojan effort
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
For my headstone 🪦
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Very wise
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Eggsistential question
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
There you go
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Quite
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Absolutely
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Indeed
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Not anymore thank heavens above
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Justin Deegan @justindeegan.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
‘The Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ should by read by anyone who believes in following honourable convictions.
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Pirate Irwin @pirateirwin.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The great TE Lawrence killed on this day 90 years ago. How the Middle East could do with his knowledge and understanding of the region today. RIP
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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Jamie Vardy scores his 200th Leicester City goal, on his 500th and last appearance for the club. #LEIIPS | #LCFC
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team's first goal which marks his 200th goal for Leicester City during the Premier League match between Leicester City FC and Ipswich Town FC at The King Power Stadium on May 18, 2025 in Leicester, England.
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Gaynor Madoc Leonard @madocleonard1.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Peter Ustinov's father worked as Press Attaché at the German Embassy, secretly being an MI5 agent. To become a British citizen, he had to announce his application in a newspaper. So this was done in a Welsh newspaper in Carmarthen, to avoid alerting the Germans.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/05/2025
Pence: "To have POTUS in Saudi Arabia questioning America's global war on terror & describing is as nation building & interventionist I thought was a disservice to generations of Americans who wore the uniform..particularly giving that speech in Saudi Arabia where 15 of the 19 hijackers hailed from"
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