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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Big tobacco continues its decades long manipulations of public perception of their products now into the vaping era

Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Out with #Meath Civil Defence giving support to Rockathon. Rocking all over Fairyhouse but it's a tad ☔️🌧️🌦️ Some folks prepare extra well for these things though

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Early start this morning with Meath Civil Defence giving First Aid cover for #Darknessintolight for @pietahouse.bsky.social at #Fairyhouse

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

A few shots from yesterday’s 16th #Hanami #Festival of #Japanese culture in #Dublin. Another amazing spectacle with huge numbers enjoying the event at #PhoenixPark

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

If you’re looking for an interesting listen/read over the Easter break, “Careless people” by Sarah Wynn Williams will give you some sense as to why the world is in the state it’s in. Big tech is most definitely not our friend Simultaneously bizarre & frightening. www.audible.co.uk/pd/Careless-...

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Fully agree. Perhaps a microcosm of wider societal issues at present where commercialism, convenience and influence are “Trump-ing” the wider moral imperative upon which our collective future depends 😔

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

You read this thread and it's pretty clear Musk has dozens of kids. That may understate it. Not exaggerating. Read the article or browse these clips. Honestly one of the most mind-boggling pieces I've read in quite a while.

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

An early start to #StPatricksDay festivities with the village marching bands on #Achill island

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The 🇮🇪 Dept of Foreign Affairs knocking the ball out of the park again with this years St Patrick’s Day video. Makes me proud not least against all the madness elsewhere. #globalIreland #StPatricksDay www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeIc...

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St Patrick’s Day 2025 – Celebrating Irish change-makers across the globe #stpatricksday

YouTube video by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Privileged to join the celebration of the Cancer Trials contribution of Prof Ray McDermott to @cancertrialsie.bsky.social A friend and colleague to so many of us in cancer research in Ireland and across the globe and who has driven so many improvements in cancer care for his patients 👏👏

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🤔Arguably not a particularly challenging analysis for a multibillion AI to adjudicate on 😏

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/03/2025

"They have borrowed directly from Nazi sources to make the very same points that the Nazis were making. They understand very well that the way to establish a form of government that is not bound by law or reason is to declare a state of emergency."

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Beware Trump’s Talk of Coming “Emergencies”

Far-right rhetoric is suffused with dark talk of impending calamities. It’s a favorite trope of autocrats who are, themselves, the calamity.

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Probably won’t get a huge amount of media attention but this is arguably a huge finding- especially for women’s health. 👇

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Lots of frightening news developments at the minute but here’s a good news story from #science. More evidence if the #HPV vaccine helping enable the ELIMINATION of cervical cancer (and likely reducing rates of several others)

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Donald Tusk @donald-tusk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Very pertinent study and not just pertaining to this bug but likely also other gastro intestinal infections (eg vomiting bug) when they hit a household or when might need to use a public bathroom. 🚽 Always 👋🧴

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 28/02/2025

America’s withdrawal from Ukraine appears to be moving to warp speed now.

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Thought I’d try to visually sum up today’s latest 🇺🇸 political developments. #Zelensky deserves a Nobel prize for his perseverance in the face of such ignorance #slavaUkraini The presence of 🇷🇺 Tass rep also indicates a potential for this having been preplanned & choreographed for propaganda

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Few shots of my favourite winter visitor- the #Yellowhammer. Unfortunately, increasingly rare, they seem to be tempted to my suburban garden when it’s cold but will likely head back to the fields in the next few days #birdphotography #birds

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Interesting summary piece on the past present and possible future of Avian Influenza aka #BirdFlu #H5N1

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Found the last patch of snow in Ireland while out hiking over the Eagles Crag at upper Lough Bray in Wicklow.

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

And that’s a wrap on #Twitter / #X An insignificant tilt at the growing fascist windmill but it’s a start for me at least #DeleteTwitter

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Out with #Meath #CivilDefence this evening providing water to people still without after #StormÉoywn Feels surreal going into whole housing estates still dark after the storm

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Some challenging driving conditions now in parts of #Meath with #Snow #Sneachta. This was stretch from M3 Skyrne to Rathoath. Approx 2 cm on the road and extremely slippy. Further east weather just wet & sleety @carlowweather.bsky.social @meteireann.bsky.social

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Crowds already gathering for the Winter #Solstice at #Newgrange this morning. #Meath Civil Defence providing support. The dawn already showing with an hour to go before #Sunrise

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Shocking story of personal and corporate malpractice…..

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Seriously, Who thought it might be a good idea to put paracetamol and/ a steroid into a multivitamin drink ? 😱 www.newsweek.com/vitamins-rec...

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Vitamins recalled after "undeclared drugs" found in products

Armonia Natural Store LLC voluntarily pulled its multivitamins off shelves.

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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Interesting article in PLOS ONE: @plos.bsky.social Mapping retracted articles and exploring regional differences in China, 2012-2023 Analysis of 14K retracted papers: hotspots were primarily concentrated in Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Henan, and Anhui. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Mapping retracted articles and exploring regional differences in China, 2012–2023

Background China is one of the top countries with the most significant number or proportion of retracted publications, which has garnered significant attention. Methods Using the Retraction Watch Da...

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Yet another national food recall in the US. As previously flagged, national level recalls and safety alerts are almost weekly now. The #Salmonella bacterium causes a serious infection in healthy individuals and can be life threatening in more vulnerable people. See www.fda.gov/safety/recal...

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I contend that, despite the challenges, if we and our policy makers continue to ignore what such voting patterns are telling us and the complex contributing factors we may pay a heavy price.

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Plenty of that “lowest common denominator politics” emerging in countries large and small around us. -Some of it actively fanned for profit or to destabilise by global corporations, state actors and despots.

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I also suggest we (inc media) need to better tune our language and sophistication when talking about wider politics. Individuals need to be held to account but if we tar all politics continuously with the same negative brush we risk driving the growth of a dark, negative, dystopian vista

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

While the main parties may continue to thrive on that momentum, maybe even write such voters off, failure to develop strategies to connect with and properly represent that growing tide of people places us all at risk of the continued rise of extremist / protest politics.

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Robert O’Connor PhD @robertoconnor.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

How disenfranchised & desperate for that “change” must a community feel when someone with that track record can get so close to election ?

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