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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite
UCC has paid huge sums to a criminal professor
This story is not for republication. I bear responsibility for the things I write. I have read the guidelines and understand that I must not write anything untrue, and I won't.
This is a public interest story about a complete failure of governance and management at UCC.

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
Socratic Dialog Between ChatGPT-5 and Mind Agent Reveals Fatal and Deliberate 'Design by Construction' Flaw
This design flaw in ChatGPT-5's default epistemic mode subverts what the much touted ChatGPT-5 can do... so long as the flaw is not tickled, any usage should be fine---The epistemological question is: how would anyone in the public, includes you reading this (since no one is all knowing), in an unfamiliar domain know whether or not the flaw has been tickled when seeking information or understanding of a domain without prior knowledge of that domain???!

This analysis is a pretty unique and significant contribution to the space of empirical evaluation of LLMs that exist in AI public world... at least thus far, as far as I am aware! For what it's worth--as if anyone in the ChatGPT universe cares as they pile up on using the "PhD level scholar in your pocket".

According to GPT-5, and according to my tests, this flaw exists in all LLMs... What is revealing is the deduction GPT-5 made: Why ?design choice? starts looking like ?deliberate flaw?.

People are paying $200 a month to not just ChatGPT, but all major LLMs have similar Pro pricing! I bet they, like the normal user of free ChatGPT, stay in LLM's default mode where the flaw manifests itself. As it did in this evaluation.

offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent
Evaluating Semantic Reasoning Capability of AI Chatbot on Ontologically Deep Abstract (bias neutral) Thought
I have been evaluating AI Chatbot agents for their epistemic limits over the past two months, and have tested all major AI Agents, ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, for their epistemic limits and their negative impact as information gate-keepers.... Today I decided to test for how AI could be the boon for humanity in other positive areas, such as in completely abstract realms, such as metaphysical thought. Meaning, I wanted to test the LLMs for Positives beyond what most researchers benchmark these for, or have expressed in the approx. 2500 Turing tests in Humanity?s Last Exam.. And I chose as my first candidate, Google DeepMind's Gemini as I had not evaluated it before on anything.

offsite link Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Fri Aug 01, 2025 23:54 | 1 of indy
We have all known it for over 2 years that it is a genocide in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has finally admitted what everyone else outside Israel has known for two years is that the Israeli state is carrying out a genocide in Gaza

Western governments like the USA are complicit in it as they have been supplying the huge bombs and missiles used by Israel and dropped on innocent civilians in Gaza. One phone call from the USA regime could have ended it at any point. However many other countries are complicity with their tacit approval and neighboring Arab countries have been pretty spinless too in their support

With the release of this report titled: Our Genocide -there is a good chance this will make it okay for more people within Israel itself to speak out and do something about it despite the fact that many there are actually in support of the Gaza

offsite link China?s CITY WIDE CASH SEIZURES Begin ? ATMs Frozen, Digital Yuan FORCED Overnight Wed Jul 30, 2025 21:40 | 1 of indy
This story is unverified but it is very instructive of what will happen when cash is removed
THIS STORY IS UNVERIFIED BUT PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OR READ THE TRANSCRIPT AS IT GIVES AN VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT A CASHLESS SOCIETY WILL LOOK LIKE. And it ain't pretty

A single video report has come out of China claiming China's biggest cities are now cashless, not by choice, but by force. The report goes on to claim ATMs have gone dark, vaults are being emptied. And overnight (July 20 into 21), the digital yuan is the only currency allowed.

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offsite link Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours Fri Sep 19, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Labour has sunk to its lowest ever poll rating as Andy Burnham fuels rumours he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership by refusing to commit to serving a full term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
The post Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of ?Misguided Attempts at ... Fri Sep 19, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Oxford and Cambridge universities have?failed to get into the top three in the Times's prestigious annual university ranking for the first time, with experts blaming "misguided attempts at equality".
The post Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of “Misguided Attempts at Equality” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jeremy Corbyn?s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She?s Been ?Frozen Out... Fri Sep 19, 2025 13:16 | Will Jones
Jeremy Corbyn's new hard Left party has been plunged into chaos as his co-founder Zarah Sultana claimed she had been "frozen out" from the "sexist boys' club" and Corbyn threatened her with legal action.
The post Jeremy Corbyn’s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She’s Been “Frozen Out” of “Sexist Boys’ Club” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don?t Cut Car Use Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Sadiq Khan?s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do not reduce car use after the London Mayor spent five years baselessly claiming LTNs are good for the planet.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don’t Cut Car Use appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Europe?s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered Fri Sep 19, 2025 09:00 | Tilak Doshi
The delusional EU believes it can wield carbon tariffs as weapons. But its grandiloquent Net Zero scheme is destined to collapse under the weight of the bloc's utter economic irrelevance, says Tilak Doshi.
The post Europe’s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

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national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday December 16, 2005 17:18 by Emily Henry   text 6 comments (last - sunday december 18, 2005 19:59)
From the black block havin’ a go, to the clown army tickling cops and putting flowers in their hair, from marches to smashing McDonalds, gluing locks to throwing bricks and even it seems going to rock concerts– all of these activities have had the term direct action applied to them incorrectly. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Friday December 16, 2005 13:18 by Lefty type   text 6 comments (last - saturday december 17, 2005 05:05)
The WTO is meeting in Hong Kong this week... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday December 16, 2005 11:26 by Barry   text 83 comments (last - friday september 17, 2010 23:03)   image 7 images
This article was originally written to provide background information on the discussion on the loyalist demonstration in Dublin taking place in January 2006. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / opinion/analysis Friday December 16, 2005 00:03 by Mairead NiCarthaigh   text 3 comments (last - tuesday january 03, 2006 13:48)
On carrying out the Everest Base Camp trek in April 2005, one trekker anticipating the trek with months found herself to be disgusted at the exploitations of the people of Nepal and the environment surrounding one of the most beautiful and talked about landscapes in the world. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday December 15, 2005 17:21 by Haffajaffa   text 25 comments (last - monday december 19, 2005 17:59)
Liberating Iraq and Other Lies

…whether it’s a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, a parliament, or a communist dictatorship … the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. read full story / add a comment
national / summit mobilisations / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 14, 2005 17:11 by Sacha   text 3 comments (last - wednesday december 14, 2005 18:58)
In the wake of the anti-G8 protests in Gleneagles and Edinburgh Matti from the libcom.org group takes a critical look at the protests. read full story / add a comment
Rightless Innocent clocks in...
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 14, 2005 13:05 by Geneviève Margaret Ryan Kennedy   text 16 comments (last - monday july 03, 2006 18:16)   image 1 image
Hell bent for leather, I sped toward this insalubrious title of Outlaw Mother, fully aware of its legal pitfalls due to lack of legislation but still unwilling to suppress my desire to become a parent... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 13, 2005 20:15 by Paul Kinsella   text 5 comments (last - wednesday december 14, 2005 22:30)
Well done to the 100,000 plus Protestors, who took part in the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) National Day of Protest in Support of the Irish Ferries Workers on Friday, December 9th! read full story / add a comment
national / summit mobilisations / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 13, 2005 17:16 by Billy O'Flaherty   text 3 comments (last - thursday december 15, 2005 14:06)
One of the problems that charities have experienced in the last twenty years or so has been what is referred to as ‘compassion fatigue’. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 13, 2005 00:35 by Gearóid O Loingsigh   text 46 comments (last - tuesday march 28, 2006 16:04)   image 3 images
There are many similarities between Uribe and McDowell as evidenced by the Frank Connolly issue. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday December 12, 2005 21:22 by Panzram   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 13, 2005 14:52)
Irish Ferries management has played its trump card, the treat to withdraw the “generous” redundancy packages offered. Irish Ferries workers are made of sterner stuff and will face down management even if this leads to the demise of Irish Ferries. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday December 12, 2005 21:16 by rinagaeilge   text 23 comments (last - thursday march 09, 2006 15:09)
Tá sé i gceist ag an Ord Buí mórshiúil ó Shráid Uí Chonaill go Teach Laighin a eagrú. Beidh grúpaí fé leith páirteach ann fé scáth "Love Ulster". Tá an chuma ar an scéal go bhfuil cead faighte ag na daoine atá á eagrú é seo a dhéanamh. Tá sé i gceist acu é a dhéanamh ar Sathairn éicint ach níl dáta cinnte go fóill. Tá sé i gceist acu freasúracht i gcoinne Éire Aontaithe a léiriu. Ní féidir linn géilleadh do dhream chomh binibeach suarach fealltach sin. Níl sé de chead againn lieann don dream seo a rogha nithe a dhéanamh. Iarraim agóidíocht mhór chun cur i gcoinne an tíorántacht seo. Cuirfidh mé scéala eile ar aghaidh chugaibh mar a thagann siad chugaim. Tá sibh ar an eolas....... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Monday December 12, 2005 21:03 by Michelle Clarke   text 10 comments (last - tuesday march 29, 2011 16:28)
The history of Dublin fascinates me and Dublin Castle is one of the most spendid buildings and courtyards that became a bequest of the British Establishment as they left the 26 counties in 1920's....... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday December 12, 2005 17:21 by Otto Rules
The planting of bombs on tubes and buses in London amounts to nothing more than an attack on working class people going about their daily lives. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday December 11, 2005 11:40 by Rebel   text 16 comments (last - monday december 12, 2005 22:32)
The statement issued by the leadership of the PIRA on Thursday 28th of July, instructing an end to their armed campaign is significant beyond its declaration that the war is over. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday December 10, 2005 15:03 by maria golpe
Thirty thousand colombian asylum seekers wait to be accepted into Ecuador. Some of them come from the region of Putumayo, south of Colombia. This is the most affected area by the indiscriminate spraying of crops from the air that US companies, in association with the Uribe Administration, have been carrying out since december 1999 in order to eliminate coca plantations. Or so they say.
Since the beginning of this “War on drugs” instigated by the Plan Colombia, food crops have been totally devastated, animals are killed by the millions in the area, people suffer from skin and gastric disorders, and some doctors talk of the high risk of getting cancer, suffering miscarriages, genetic mutations…these people from south Colombia are exposed to, due to the spraying of their lands that breaks all sorts of environmental and human rights laws. But, what’s happening in Putumayo? And why? read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday December 10, 2005 13:53 by Sean Crudden   text 2 comments (last - monday december 12, 2005 20:04)
Arthur Morgan TD as well as Shane McEntee TD passionately expressed during the week in Drogheda, at a meeting organised by Meath Community Forum, their oppostition to incineration. But what if the incinerator at Carranstown (or the one in Cork) goes ahead? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Saturday December 10, 2005 02:21 by seedot
Thoughts on watching a large number of working people gather together and walk through my city during working hours. read full story / add a comment
meath / environment / opinion/analysis Friday December 09, 2005 11:56 by Meath on Track   text 11 comments (last - saturday may 10, 2008 23:46)
The 2005 'Transport 21' plan and the 2000 'A Platform for Change' plan - Compare & Contrast the promises made for reopening the Navan rail link under both plans. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday December 09, 2005 10:44 by John McAnulty   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 10, 2005 18:08)
Say No to starvation wages

Organise rank and File Solidarity

If one common message is being presented from Government, employers and union leaderships it is that the Irish Ferries dispute is an exceptional case, well outside the safe reliable boundaries of social partnership and with no effect on the lives of the average worker.

Nothing could be further from the truth. read full story / add a comment
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