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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 News Round-Up Sat Nov 22, 2025 01:24 | Toby Young
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link What Happened When Extinction Rebellion Had a Taste of its Own Medicine Fri Nov 21, 2025 17:00 | Anonymous
Read what happened when an Extinction Rebellion meeting was disrupted by a protester. Seems they can give it out but have no intention of putting up with it themselves.
The post What Happened When Extinction Rebellion Had a Taste of its Own Medicine appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Are the Grooming Gangs a Muslim Phenomenon? Fri Nov 21, 2025 15:00 | Mark Durie
First they were 'Asian' grooming gangs, then 'Pakistani'. But the most important thing to grasp is that almost all of them ? 87% of convictions ? are Muslim, says Mark Durie. This must not be covered up.
The post Are the Grooming Gangs a Muslim Phenomenon? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Free Speech Documentary Cancelled by London Cinema Fri Nov 21, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
London cinema Rich Mix has banned a documentary by Spiked about free speech because it does not "align with our values and mission".
The post Free Speech Documentary Cancelled by London Cinema appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Covid Inquiry Has Failed to Engage With the Evidence Fri Nov 21, 2025 11:00 | Dr Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson
The Covid Inquiry module two report fails to question faulty assumptions and draws conclusions without engaging with the evidence, say Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson in a damning assessment.
The post The Covid Inquiry Has Failed to Engage With the Evidence appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Voltaire, international edition

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

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

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international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday February 20, 2005 22:42 by Michelle Clarke   text 8 comments (last - friday october 14, 2011 21:20)
Justice delayed is Justice Denied.

The CAB will not apparently being receiving early pensions. Instead, their skills refined through the 1980's/90's scandals of tax evasion will now prove refined to the degree that we may have an effective, speedy system of tribunals with prompt delivery to the Justice system


However, in the midst of all this exciting blame festering news let us not forget the important issues. We need to review children, we need to consider restorative justice, we need to appoint educational psychologists in our schools, we need Ethics established as a mind set of those entering the work environment, government etc. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday February 20, 2005 20:35 by D Lynch   text 1 comment (last - monday february 21, 2005 15:30)
Socialist Forum
Topic: Socialism and republicanism
Date: Monday 21st Feb 8.30pm
Location: Red Parrot, Dorset Street North Dublin read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Sunday February 20, 2005 13:23 by John   text 8 comments (last - saturday february 26, 2005 14:30)
Politics.ie (http://www.politics.ie) has launched its own Wiki.

Their aim is " to create the largest central repository of political information on Irish politics. You may edit any page on this website, to add more information or correct mistakes, by clicking on the edit button which is visible on every page. You can also create new pages if you so wish. This is a member driven Irish political encyclopedia, so the more help you give us the better it will become."

Join, edit and contribute read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday February 19, 2005 21:10 by John Kaminski
The Second Wave
New Books, New Groups Fuel Smoldering
Resurgence Of 911 Skeptics Movement
By John Kaminski
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international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday February 19, 2005 16:35 by Conor Purcell   text 4 comments (last - friday february 25, 2005 14:54)
The U.S. embassy has just issued a warning to it's citizens to stay away from certain parts of Seoul. Demonstrations against foreigners are planned and an online petition to keep foreigners out of the country has already got thousands of signatures. Many foreigners are worried, some have already left. And all this because of a website? Welcome to Korea, one of the most reactionary and xenophobic countries in Asia. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday February 19, 2005 15:04 by ICAHD
A new campaign from the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions to apply more international pressure to the Israeli government. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday February 19, 2005 08:37 by Ross Getman
Coca-Cola may be making noises in the UK to cut down its branding and marketing of caffeinated sugar water to children, but in the US they are steaming full bore ahead like a schoolyard bully. The "pouring rights" contracts at public schools are not just incredibly bad policy, but they have been challenged as unlawful. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Saturday February 19, 2005 04:08 by Chris Floyd
'You had to attack civilians, the people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple: to force ... the public to turn to the state to ask for greater security."
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national / environment / press release Friday February 18, 2005 22:28 by Bob Wilson
CELT are to run a 12-day introductory level course - 'Sustainable Woodland Management' - at Bealkelly Wood, Tuamgraney, Co. Clare on Sundays beginning Sun 20th February. Registration can be on 20th or 27th February. Course fee 165 euro - and is subsidised by County Clare VEC. Course outline below. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / event notice Friday February 18, 2005 19:21 by Y€$
so do Nicuraguans.
so do Mexicans.
so do Columbians.
so do El Salvadorians.
so do Argentinians.
so does mr Bush.
Iraqis didnt speak Spanish. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / news report Friday February 18, 2005 19:19 by amanda   text 4 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 02:57)
This is a link to the list of recalled foods from supermarkets. The food is found to have a cancer causing food dye Sudan1. It is being taken off the shelves and if you have any of it at home, even if you bought it months ago, don't eat it.
Supermarkets in the Uk are offering refunds if you return with the wrappers, I assume they are doing the same here. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday February 18, 2005 18:40 by R. Isible   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 01:49)
Excellent Guardian summary of the history of US torture and how widespread it is.

"The infliction of pain or suffering per se, whether it is physical or mental, is insufficient to amount to torture." Jay Bybee, Assistant US Attorney General (now a federal judge in Las Vegas) read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / event notice Friday February 18, 2005 17:50 by Ciara Brady
The Complementary Therapy Society will host the first ever Holistic
fair to take place in the university on Wednesday the 2nd of March in the
busy foyer of Aras na Mac Leinn. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Friday February 18, 2005 12:03 by pat c
Curators’ Talk

On Friday 18 March 2005 at 11.00am , (First Floor Landing, RHK, IMMA,) Rachael Thomas and Berta Sichel, Director of the Audiovisual Department, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, will discuss Pierre Huyghe’s work in relation to the history of film and video. Admission to the talk is free but booking is essential on Tel: +353 1 612 9900 or the automatic booking line +353 1 612 9948; Email: simona.lecce@imma.ie.

The exhibition continues until 15 May 2005. Admission is free.

Irish Museum of Modern Art
Royal Hospital
Military Road
Kilmainham
Dublin 8 read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Friday February 18, 2005 00:47 by european gossip and celebrity press office   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 21, 2006 01:42)
To mark Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams first visit to Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia where he joined with the President of ERC Josep Carod Rovira (the Catalan republican left independence party) our own occasional contributor, Mr Eoin O Broin published at his welcomed suggestion a piece in the local english language (girona based) pan catalonia weekly paper today.

Mr Adams expressed his belief that there is enough wisdom in the current Spanish gov. to help the basques sort things out, and that Mr Blair for another term is still preferable to the tories.
He didn't say he had seen the BVM and I'm sure he got chocolate biscuits.

And stirring words they were too.
But it would breach copyright to publish them here at the moment, and so I won't. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday February 18, 2005 00:19 by tahira faune alford   text 2 comments (last - saturday july 02, 2005 07:02)
Quechua infant taken without consent from her Indigenous Parents read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday February 17, 2005 22:57 by Tracey Ryan
The Drumcollegher Organic Students Collective are hosting a 'Skillshare Weekend' this Sat 19 & Sun 20 Feb, at The Heritage Centre, Drumcollegher, Co Limerick.

Workshops run from 10am - 6pm Sat and 10am - 3pm Sun, and they include:

Apple tree grafting ( bring home your own apple tree)
Introduction to Organics
Embroidery
Massage
Tipi erection
Forestry
Sustainable Lifestyles
Herbs
Video on organics in Brazil
Basket making
Map making
Women in Activism

Price is 40 euro (or donation) and includes accomodation.

We have hired a minibus to take us to and from the Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co Clare on Sat night to a fundaising benefit for the children of Mongolia. This concert features some of Clare's finest traditional musicians including Tommy Peoples, Josephine Marsh, Davy Spillane, Jackie Daly, Paul Dooley, Yvonne Casey, Kevin Griffin Eoin O'Neill and more.

For more info you can contact me on 087 6543425. Hope to see you there.

Tracey Ryan. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday February 17, 2005 19:01 by Maria   text 2 comments (last - friday february 18, 2005 10:53)
Latvia rewrites its history by erasing its Soviet past.
Socialist Party of Latvia proposal to recognize the 9th of May as Victory Day over Nazism in the Great Patriotic War of 1945 has been refused by the Latvian government.
Vaira Vike-Freiberga presented “History of Latvia: XXth Century” to Vladimir Putin at the Holocaust Memorial Day in Oswiecim. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday February 17, 2005 17:12 by R. Isible
The floor traders (who are "self-employed") and security guards are reported to have assaulted the non-violent activists pretty severly. read full story / add a comment
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