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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 Network
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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dublin / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday January 15, 2005 21:48 by Paul Kinsella   text 11 comments (last - monday april 07, 2008 17:43)
Residents of the Lorcan Estate in Santry have expressed their complete opposition to plans which have been submitted to Dublin City Council to demolish the existing Kilmardinny Inn on Lorcan Avenue, Santry, which is a single storey pub, and construct a five storey apartment development containing 23 two bedroom apartments, 26 one bedroom apartments, with a public house at ground floor level. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday January 15, 2005 21:29 by consatis-dont-pay@web.de   text 22 comments (last - monday june 09, 2008 11:06)
Berlin call center agents not paid for 6 months.

The berlin call center “Consatis” has been refusing to pay its workers for the last 6 months. Employees are worried: their contracts state if they are not paid within the next 6 months they may not be paid at all. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Saturday January 15, 2005 16:14 by The National Platform - EU Research and Information Centre   text 3 comments (last - friday january 21, 2005 00:41)
Dear Friends,
I sent you a document for your information last November on "Why the Left
should  oppose the EU Constitution". This had been drawn up by some members
of the National Platform in consultation with various people on the Irish
political Left. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday January 15, 2005 12:59 by Terry   text 4 comments (last - monday january 24, 2005 02:59)
James Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, immortalised in anarcho riot porn classic Crowd Bites Wolf, is due to be in Dublin at the end of the month. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Saturday January 15, 2005 12:33 by Tracey Ryan & Niall Harnett
Activists are gathering in April at The Boghill Centre, Co Clare, Ireland, for what promises to be a special anti-war meeting. Organised by Gluaiseacht, and as part of the EYFA Wintermeeting, this conference will take place from Thur 7th - Sun 10th April 2005, in order to revive common purpose and friendship, and to establish a European network of anti-war and peace activists. The meeting will culminate in an action at Shannon Airport on Sun 10th April. Please click on 'Events' to see the 'Call Out Invitation' and for application details. All are welcome and we hope to see you there.

Your friends at Gluaiseacht. read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / other press Saturday January 15, 2005 04:01 by R. Isible   text 10 comments (last - friday may 13, 2005 09:55)
Slashdot (News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters) has a good article written by an insider about the closing of MIT Media Lab's sister institute based in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / press release Friday January 14, 2005 18:37 by Assistant Publications Officer   text 1 comment (last - sunday january 16, 2005 01:37)
To all residents of Donabate,
Take action now to ensure proper planning in Donabate!

Next week, County Councillors in Fingal will vote on a number of motions pertaining to the Donabate section of the draft development plan 2005-2011.
Donabate Parish Council wants to see proper planning in Donabate and North County Dublin in general.

E-mail, phone and meet Fingal County Councillors and ask them to vote for motions 5.29, 5.30, 5.31, 5.43, 5.47, 5.48, 5.53.
Motions on pages 51-62 of Agenda Dev Plan 20th Dec:
http://www.fingalcoco.ie/devplan/yourfingal/agenda/Agenda_20th_December2004.pdf

Donabate Parish Council has done its piece, now please do yours. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Friday January 14, 2005 18:29 by Keith Harris   text 1 comment (last - thursday march 31, 2005 15:02)
Fine Gael Foreign Affairs Spokesman Bernard Allen TD on has called on Ticketmaster to consider waiving its service charge when booking tickets for Tsunami Aid events, or else to contribute the profits from the charges on these particular events to the appeal fund.

But event organisers say the profits are being made by the banking, credit card and telephone companies who have declined to waive their own charges for Asia-relief charity event bookings. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Friday January 14, 2005 17:07 by Libby   text 37 comments (last - friday april 15, 2005 16:38)
Judge Murphy also noted that garda Daly had been involved earlier that day in mid-afternoon in what she called was obviously from viewing a video recording was "a very frightening incident" as a result of which she thought senior gardaí should have excused him from further duty.

Judge Murphy said she endorsed the hope expressed in evidence by senior officers that garda Daly would return to his work as a community policeman at which they said he had "an exemplary record" without any blemishes on his record. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday January 14, 2005 16:38 by Dissent! International Networking Group   text 2 comments (last - sunday january 16, 2005 01:32)
Here's the full version of the invite and the draft agenda.

Note: To register, email: infoladen-tuebingen@web.de for all other comments and questions, email: info-g82005@riseup.net More info below. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday January 14, 2005 00:01 by Sean Mc Aughey   text 7 comments (last - monday january 17, 2005 23:43)
Sources and friends close to Northern Ireland lawyer Padraigin Drinan are saying the official reasons behind an enforced closure by the Northern Ireland Law Society of the offices of Ireland’s foremost human rights defender and solicitor remains wide open for damaging speculation.... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday January 13, 2005 22:08 by Solidarity   text 13 comments (last - saturday january 15, 2005 03:16)
Dear Friends;

I got set free from the Polk County Jail Wed. Jan 13th at 12:40 a.m.

It was not an easy time - County Jails rarely are.

Below is a published jail reflection of mine.

It's great to be free! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday January 13, 2005 16:38 by www.ungdomshuset.dk
Today the danish High Court decided the following dates for the upcoming trial that the christian sect “Faderhuset” is leading against the alternative culture center Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen, Denmark: the 21,22,25,28,29 nov. and 1st of dec. 2005
Ungdomshuset is now facing the biggest and most concrete threat in the history of the house... read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Thursday January 13, 2005 15:48 by tracey   text 1 comment (last - sunday february 06, 2005 16:15)
an invitation to take part in the tree walk read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday January 13, 2005 13:15 by anti war
World Social Forum 2005 Fundraiser

Tens of thousands of people from all over the world will be attending the World social forum in porto alegre 25th-31st January. They will be discussing ways in which we can build movments of solidarity to end war, poverty and environmental destruction.

Come to the fundraiser gig and video screening

Thursday 20th January, 8pm
Mother Red Caps, Christchurch
entry €5

Video screening of world social forum 2004 and music from Strapa, James o Toole his band, Tomo and more....

Funds raised go towards costs of Rory hearne and Michael o brien from the Irish Anti-War movement going to the forum. They will be available to do report back meetings for local groups. trade and student unions and organations. Rory Hearne is also making a documentary of the event which will be available

for info or to donate contact 086 1523542 or 087 2400331

www.irishantiwar.org read full story / add a comment
sligo / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday January 13, 2005 02:06 by D. Hevers   text 5 comments (last - thursday june 23, 2005 04:33)
The writer and former RTE radio presenter Mr Pat Feeley, will speak at a Connolly Forum public meeting on ‘Jim Gralton – the Leitrim Socialist’, which will be held in the Trades Club, Castle Street, Sligo, on Wednesday the 19th of January at 8.30.p.m. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday January 13, 2005 00:36 by hs
At a mass rally of 10,000 people on Monday January 10, Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez announced a new decree aimed at speeding up land reform. Since the Land Act was passed in December 2001, the National Land Institute has already distributed 5.5 million acres of land to peasant cooperatives. Up until now all the land distributed has been state-owned land and there have been no expropriations. The new decree is aimed at the large landed estates (latifundia) that have been left idle or are poorly used. (January 12, 2005) read full story / add a comment
derry / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday January 12, 2005 23:10 by Derry IRSP   text 10 comments (last - sunday march 13, 2005 03:35)
The Irish Republican Socialist Party representative John Hogan hit out at
the way in which a young Ukranian woman living rough on the streets of
Coleraine in Co Derry had both her legs amputated after turkey factory
bosses sacked her. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday January 12, 2005 18:01 by Libby   text 2 comments (last - thursday january 13, 2005 19:15)
The search for elusive weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has officially ended, the Washington Post says. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 12, 2005 10:34 by righteous pragmatist   text 16 comments (last - sunday february 27, 2005 02:42)
Take an anonymous Pentagon leak from a “high level military officer,” add an appalling lack of knowledge of history, and compound it with ignorance of special warfare tactics. This process describes the article published by Newsweek breathlessly revealing that a “desperate” Defense Secretary Rumsfeld is “considering” employing the “Salvadoran option” to thwart the “growing quagmire” of the Iraq War. read full story / add a comment
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