Robbie Lawlor
@robbielawlor.bsky.social
Co-founder of Access to Medicines Ireland
Postdoctoral Researcher (why are STIs on the rise in Ireland?)
Member of Unitaid Communities Delegation
Co-host of PozVibe Podcast
All things health equity, HIV, and cute dog pics
contact: robbielwr@hotmail.com
Postdoctoral Researcher (why are STIs on the rise in Ireland?)
Member of Unitaid Communities Delegation
Co-host of PozVibe Podcast
All things health equity, HIV, and cute dog pics
contact: robbielwr@hotmail.com
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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Elon Musk just secured a $1 trillion payout.
This same man helped dismantle USAID - an agency that cost ~$23 billion a year and saved millions of lives. Its collapse is projected to cause 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
That is his real legacy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This same man helped dismantle USAID - an agency that cost ~$23 billion a year and saved millions of lives. Its collapse is projected to cause 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
That is his real legacy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tesla Shareholders Approve $1 Trillion Pay Package for Musk
Elon Musk responded in kind to Tesla Inc. investors approving his $1 trillion compensation package, making a series of extravagant predictions about what the company will be capable of in the years to...
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Elon Musk just secured a $1 trillion payout.
This same man helped dismantle USAID - an agency that cost ~$23 billion a year and saved millions of lives. Its collapse is projected to cause 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
That is his real legacy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This same man helped dismantle USAID - an agency that cost ~$23 billion a year and saved millions of lives. Its collapse is projected to cause 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
That is his real legacy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Fully support this morning’s statement by @theindpanel.bsky.social at the #PABS talks at the WHO. It relates to the news broken by @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social that the US is seeking access to pathogen information in exchange for health funding. healthpolicy-watch.news/exclusive-us...
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Fully support this morning’s statement by @theindpanel.bsky.social at the #PABS talks at the WHO. It relates to the news broken by @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social that the US is seeking access to pathogen information in exchange for health funding. healthpolicy-watch.news/exclusive-us...
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Meanwhile the Brits are at it again - fitting Ireland to a British narrative. Ireland has had a ‘radical socialist’ president for the past 14y.
Ireland has less than 1% support for the far right. We call this sort of colonial ‘analysis’ tansplaining* #Aras25 #Speirghorm
Ireland has less than 1% support for the far right. We call this sort of colonial ‘analysis’ tansplaining* #Aras25 #Speirghorm
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Meanwhile the Brits are at it again - fitting Ireland to a British narrative. Ireland has had a ‘radical socialist’ president for the past 14y.
Ireland has less than 1% support for the far right. We call this sort of colonial ‘analysis’ tansplaining* #Aras25 #Speirghorm
Ireland has less than 1% support for the far right. We call this sort of colonial ‘analysis’ tansplaining* #Aras25 #Speirghorm
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We are a f***ing class country, let it be said.
The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We are a f***ing class country, let it be said.
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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Here’s the thing: US *does* pay 3x what other countries do in pharma prices. But it’s not what Donald says: it’s because we use NONE of the regulatory tools we could to bring prices down
Wait til everyone hears we pay 99% more than it actually costs to make the drugs AND taxes pay most of the R&D!
Wait til everyone hears we pay 99% more than it actually costs to make the drugs AND taxes pay most of the R&D!
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Here’s the thing: US *does* pay 3x what other countries do in pharma prices. But it’s not what Donald says: it’s because we use NONE of the regulatory tools we could to bring prices down
Wait til everyone hears we pay 99% more than it actually costs to make the drugs AND taxes pay most of the R&D!
Wait til everyone hears we pay 99% more than it actually costs to make the drugs AND taxes pay most of the R&D!
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NEW: We, @justtreatment.org and @balancedeconomy.bsky.social have written to ask the competition authorities to investigate Big Pharma’s campaign to push up the price the NHS pays for medicines, to see if it is in breach of competition law 👇🏽
www.politico.eu/article/ngo-...
www.politico.eu/article/ngo-...
NGOs demand UK competition authority probe pharma over investment pauses
A letter to the Competition and Markets Authority from three NGOs accuses companies of “suspected” anticompetitive behavior.
www.politico.eu
September 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
NEW: We, @justtreatment.org and @balancedeconomy.bsky.social have written to ask the competition authorities to investigate Big Pharma’s campaign to push up the price the NHS pays for medicines, to see if it is in breach of competition law 👇🏽
www.politico.eu/article/ngo-...
www.politico.eu/article/ngo-...
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Moldovans living abroad can vote - I stumbled on a big crowd waving flags outside their Embassey in London years ago.
Irish citizens living abroad should have that right - especially since a LOT of them were compelled to leave because of Gov policy/failures.
Irish citizens living abroad should have that right - especially since a LOT of them were compelled to leave because of Gov policy/failures.
September 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Moldovans living abroad can vote - I stumbled on a big crowd waving flags outside their Embassey in London years ago.
Irish citizens living abroad should have that right - especially since a LOT of them were compelled to leave because of Gov policy/failures.
Irish citizens living abroad should have that right - especially since a LOT of them were compelled to leave because of Gov policy/failures.
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Dengue outbreak in Sudan, where health infrastructures are devastated by the conflict. More than 2.000 cases of #dengue reported, with the real number probably much higher. We need better tools for dengue, including treatments. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Dengue fever ravages Sudan as infrastructure battered by war
Tens of thousands of Sudanese people have fallen victim to dengue fever and other diseases, Sudan's health minister said, as seasonal rains further test infrastructure and hospitals devastated by conflict.
www.reuters.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Dengue outbreak in Sudan, where health infrastructures are devastated by the conflict. More than 2.000 cases of #dengue reported, with the real number probably much higher. We need better tools for dengue, including treatments. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
This morning, my mam and I walked by an elderly man living in a tent who is waiting on a knee surgery. The man told us about another elderly man living in his car on the same street in Tramore, Waterford
“We should be at 60,000 units plus, but we’re down at the 30,000s, plus or minus"
Devastating!
“We should be at 60,000 units plus, but we’re down at the 30,000s, plus or minus"
Devastating!
“Housing crisis is 'spiralling out of control'
Cork property developer tells the ieBusiness Podcast we are not going to meet current housing targets and so need 'an emergency approach' 💯 www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...
Cork property developer tells the ieBusiness Podcast we are not going to meet current housing targets and so need 'an emergency approach' 💯 www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...
Michael O’Flynn: Housing crisis is 'spiralling out of control'
Cork property developer tells the ieBusiness Podcast we are not going to meet current housing targets and so need 'an emergency approach'
www.irishexaminer.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This morning, my mam and I walked by an elderly man living in a tent who is waiting on a knee surgery. The man told us about another elderly man living in his car on the same street in Tramore, Waterford
“We should be at 60,000 units plus, but we’re down at the 30,000s, plus or minus"
Devastating!
“We should be at 60,000 units plus, but we’re down at the 30,000s, plus or minus"
Devastating!
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"The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
"The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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$630 billion annually on bombs, tanks and missiles
But no money for universal health coverage
But no money for universal health coverage
Globally we are spending over $630bn annually on weapons of war.
@markabellis.bsky.social argues that it's time to start scrutinising the way the arms industry is telling governments, and their populations, that more weapons are the answer to more conflict.
#DSEI2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_5N...
@markabellis.bsky.social argues that it's time to start scrutinising the way the arms industry is telling governments, and their populations, that more weapons are the answer to more conflict.
#DSEI2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_5N...
Arms industry - lobbying, marketing, & media manipulation
YouTube video by The BMJ
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
$630 billion annually on bombs, tanks and missiles
But no money for universal health coverage
But no money for universal health coverage
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The 24 hour marathon to save AIDS research has begun! Come join us! saveaidsresearch.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The 24 hour marathon to save AIDS research has begun! Come join us! saveaidsresearch.org
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The World Health Organization's Deputy Director General said he is almost "entirely disillusioned with the world" as the women, children and men of Gaza are abandoned
WHO's Ryan 'disillusioned' with world over Gaza crisis
The World Health Organization's Deputy Director General said he is almost "entirely disillusioned with the world" as the women, children and men of Gaza are abandoned.
www.rte.ie
September 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The World Health Organization's Deputy Director General said he is almost "entirely disillusioned with the world" as the women, children and men of Gaza are abandoned
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Wow!
Covid vaccine development and delivery cost $79.4 billion, but the health and economic benefits of vaccination were valued between $4.83 trillion–$37.8 trillion.
A return on investment of $59.8–$475 per dollar invested!!
This is why vaccine equity matters!
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Covid vaccine development and delivery cost $79.4 billion, but the health and economic benefits of vaccination were valued between $4.83 trillion–$37.8 trillion.
A return on investment of $59.8–$475 per dollar invested!!
This is why vaccine equity matters!
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
The global return-on-investment of COVID-19 vaccines in the first year of the vaccination programme
COVID-19 vaccines played a critical role in reducing global health burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, but their rapid development required extraordinary effort. This study aims to evaluate their glo...
www.medrxiv.org
September 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow!
Covid vaccine development and delivery cost $79.4 billion, but the health and economic benefits of vaccination were valued between $4.83 trillion–$37.8 trillion.
A return on investment of $59.8–$475 per dollar invested!!
This is why vaccine equity matters!
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Covid vaccine development and delivery cost $79.4 billion, but the health and economic benefits of vaccination were valued between $4.83 trillion–$37.8 trillion.
A return on investment of $59.8–$475 per dollar invested!!
This is why vaccine equity matters!
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
This is a proper headline for the Reform party conference rather than this bile from @news.rte.ie - shame on you! What the hell is the editorial board trying to achieve?
September 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is a proper headline for the Reform party conference rather than this bile from @news.rte.ie - shame on you! What the hell is the editorial board trying to achieve?
The tonic UK politics (and politics everywhere) needs. The Mamdani communication strategy has been lost on politicians for so long.
Fair play to Zack 👏❤️
Fair play to Zack 👏❤️
Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
September 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The tonic UK politics (and politics everywhere) needs. The Mamdani communication strategy has been lost on politicians for so long.
Fair play to Zack 👏❤️
Fair play to Zack 👏❤️
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Sweden and the Netherlands have jointly called for the EU to suspend trade with Israel in response to what they call the "extremely disturbing and intolerable" humanitarian situation in Gaza
Sweden, Netherlands call to suspend EU trade with Israel
Sweden and the Netherlands have jointly called for the EU to suspend trade with Israel in response to what they call the "extremely disturbing and intolerable" humanitarian situation in Gaza.
www.rte.ie
August 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Sweden and the Netherlands have jointly called for the EU to suspend trade with Israel in response to what they call the "extremely disturbing and intolerable" humanitarian situation in Gaza
Always so nice to see our You, Me & HIV campaign plastered all around Ireland. A fab, community led campaign proudly telling the nation that people living with HIV who are on effective treatment can’t pass it on to others 🙏
I think Mother Nature approves too ❤️🧣🌈
I think Mother Nature approves too ❤️🧣🌈
August 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Always so nice to see our You, Me & HIV campaign plastered all around Ireland. A fab, community led campaign proudly telling the nation that people living with HIV who are on effective treatment can’t pass it on to others 🙏
I think Mother Nature approves too ❤️🧣🌈
I think Mother Nature approves too ❤️🧣🌈
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Health misinformation and disinformation are the biggest and most under prioritized threats to public health in the 21st century. They are eroding decades of progress in the control and spread of diseases in real time. If we do not address this like the existential threat it is, we risk everything!
August 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Health misinformation and disinformation are the biggest and most under prioritized threats to public health in the 21st century. They are eroding decades of progress in the control and spread of diseases in real time. If we do not address this like the existential threat it is, we risk everything!
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Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking food were among at least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes and shootings in Gaza this morning, medics have said
At least 25 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, say medics
Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking food were among at least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes and shootings in Gaza, medics have said.
www.rte.ie
August 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking food were among at least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes and shootings in Gaza this morning, medics have said
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Entirely man-made famine.
August 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Entirely man-made famine.
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The bureaucrats running HHS are “a mix of Lysenko and the Gang of Four, with a taste for pseudoscience, vengeance, and political purges.”
Scathing and on target as usual from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social, on how pandemic revisionist history fuels the MAHA science apocalypse
Scathing and on target as usual from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social, on how pandemic revisionist history fuels the MAHA science apocalypse
The pandemic helped lift the fortunes of the new, new right—but not in the way you might think, writes @gregggonsalves.bsky.social.
Covid Contrarianism Has Crossed the Aisle
The Great Barrington Declaration, criticized by scientists and libertarians in 2020, is now a playbook for those on the right and the left.
www.thenation.com
August 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The bureaucrats running HHS are “a mix of Lysenko and the Gang of Four, with a taste for pseudoscience, vengeance, and political purges.”
Scathing and on target as usual from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social, on how pandemic revisionist history fuels the MAHA science apocalypse
Scathing and on target as usual from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social, on how pandemic revisionist history fuels the MAHA science apocalypse
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It would be useful (and show journalistic integrity) if said fossil fuel CEO was identified as such by @businesspost.bsky.social, when publishing such an illogical, biased tirade against green policies. Sadly, gone are the days this newspaper was known for its strong climate reporting.
It will be a source of great pride for many Greens that the CEO of an oil and gas lobby group is lashing out at the lasting impact of our policies.
"The Greens may be gone from cabinet, but their roots are still woven through the ground". Beautiful words. Thank you, Mandy.
"The Greens may be gone from cabinet, but their roots are still woven through the ground". Beautiful words. Thank you, Mandy.
August 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It would be useful (and show journalistic integrity) if said fossil fuel CEO was identified as such by @businesspost.bsky.social, when publishing such an illogical, biased tirade against green policies. Sadly, gone are the days this newspaper was known for its strong climate reporting.