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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 Sun Nov 23, 2025 01:46 | Will Jones
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 British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class Sat Nov 22, 2025 17:00 | Finlay McLaren
The BBC's Director of Comedy wants to "save the sitcom". But the sitcom is only endangered because most of them stopped being funny. As To the Manor Born reminds us, British comedy has lost its class, says Finlay McLaren.
The post British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Is the Era of Cheap Internet Surveys Over? Sat Nov 22, 2025 15:00 | Noah Carl
Is the era of cheap internet surveys over? A new paper demonstrates that AIs can now be "trivially programmed" to answer online surveys in ways that are essentially indistinguishable from humans.
The post Is the Era of Cheap Internet Surveys Over? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History Sat Nov 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
We're a week away from the most painful Budget in history thanks largely to the eye-watering cost of lockdown. Yet Baroness Hallett says next time the Government must be ready to go harder and faster. This is insanity.
The post Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:00 | Charlotte Gill
It's bad enough that all UK TV users are forced to fund the BBC via a TV licence. But it's worse than that, says Charlotte Gill: millions of pounds of taxpayers' money are handed to the corporation via backdoor channels.
The post Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not 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 / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 17:05 by Tom Allard, Foreign Affairs Writer   text 8 comments (last - wednesday february 05, 2003 16:19)
The Antichrist has given his "blessing" to the head of the Iraqi National Congress, Ahmed Chalabi, to lead a transitional coalition government in Iraq once Saddam has been deposed. Mr Chalabi, the 58-year old scion of an Iraqi financial dynasty, left Iraq aged 11, spending most of his exile in Britain and the US, where he studied mathematics. In 1996 he led an unsuccessful uprising against Saddam that resulted in hundreds of deaths. A sentence of 22 years hard labour hangs over him in Jordan where he was convicted in his absence in 1992 of fraud. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 16:51 by Graham Caswell
Green TD Dan Boyle uses launch of Anti-child Poverty group to criticise the government for leaving a quarter of a million children in relative poverty. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 16:42 by Aoife Ni Fhearghail   text 10 comments (last - thursday february 06, 2003 01:15)
Michael Smith (Defence Minister) today confirmed 120 armed troops will provide 24-hour security for US war planes on the way to the Gulf - so much for neutralith - the Irish army is now directly involved in the war. Ireland.com article below read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 15:53 by Gerry Brennan   text 2 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 16:37)
Looking for information on amercian administations policy document about forward deployment of US forces think it was written be4 they came to power.Can any one help? read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 15:25 by Justin Moran   text 3 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 23:31)
Speaking at a press conference organised by Ogra Shinn Féin against the war on Iraq Sinn Féin spokesperson on International Affairs Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has slammed the proposed use of the Irish Army for duty at Shannon Airport as an act of "intimidation" designed to frustrate the anti-war effort in Ireland and to defend the breaching of Irish neutrality. Praising the efforts of young people in showing their opposition to the war and the use of Shannon Airport by the US military he said, "Ógra Shinn Féin, the Peace Campers, and all other young anti-war activists should be commended for the courage of their convictions." read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 14:48 by MacAindreis   text 6 comments (last - wednesday february 05, 2003 02:57)
Government set to send Army to protect Shannon Airport read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 14:29 by Jeff Dolan   text 5 comments (last - wednesday february 05, 2003 00:07)
At N.U.I Galway,students yearn for destruction.One guy,Peter,believes we are a target! read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 13:38 by Sean O Cionnaith   text 16 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 21:42)
Dublin WP Chairman Seán Ó Cionnaith supports action against US military aircraft by Catholic Worker group and Mary Kelly. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 13:10 by linda martha   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 13:33)
A day in the life of Tulkarem ,Palestine. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 12:31 by Joe   text 2 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 21:46)
Animal Rights campaigners in the Uk and here have been making headlines in recent times with high profile successes against the likes of Huntingdon Life Sciences(HLS). Now they are targetting Jim Mansfield. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 12:29 by Franz-Josef Stummann   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 13:22)
EU/GATS/Cultural Diversity: Regions rally behind Jacques Chirac Strasbourg,4/02/2003 -The Assembly of European Regions (AER) supports the recent proposal of French President Jacques Chirac, who argued for the adoption of an international Convention on Cultural Diversity. For the South-Tyrolean Minister Bruno Hosp, chairman of AER's Culture/Education Committee, the French initiative reiterates the demands of the 2002 Brixen Declaration of European Regional Ministers in charge of Culture and Education. "The Regions are totally opposed to submit culture, media and education to unlimited commercial interests and liberalisation as pursued by GATS." The Regions insist on exclusion of these sectors, predominantely public services, from the ongoing GATS-negotiations and are critical of the EU-Trade Commissioner when pressing the member states for more liberalisation offers and requests. The AER is also prepared to fight against attempts by the Commissioner Viviane Reding which would make culture more than a "matter of assistance" (domaine d'appui) of the European level. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 12:20 by pete ranks   text 3 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 21:51)
In most of the papers today, the 'assault' on a member of the Garda is mentioned as fact, while others, certainly 'The Examiner'(?!), say that last year a protestor, presumabley Mr. Dubsky, 'claims' to have broken into the airport and spray painted slogans on a US military aircraft. Did I miss something or did that really happen? read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 10:48 by Justin Moran   text 4 comments (last - wednesday february 05, 2003 06:10)
Dublin City Council unanimously adopted a Sinn Féin motion last night calling for support for the anti-war rally on February 15th and for a stop to the drive to war on the Iraqi people. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 09:34 by B.Scanlon   text 3 comments (last - sunday february 09, 2003 22:05)
At its meeting last night the members of Sligo Corporation unanimously adopted a Labour Party motion condemning and deploring any pre-emptive and/or unilateral action by the US against Iraq. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 04:59 by Barabus   text 5 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 21:14)
Is anybody keeping track of American/European media of these classic actions? if so please post here as comment. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 01:28 by Aidan   text 3 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 13:29)
A press conference has been called in the Geo Dome at the Shannon press camp for tomorrrow (Tuesday 4th) at 12 mid day read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 04, 2003 00:13 by Black Frank   text 5 comments (last - sunday february 23, 2003 11:27)
The five Catholic Worker activists arrested at Shannon appeared at Tulla Courthouse, Co. Clare tonight and were remanded in custody to Limerick prison. They are next in court in Ennis at 11am Friday 7th Feb. They were charged with criminal damage and all pleaded not guilty - There were NO assault charges. For more details, see link - or not, s'up to you read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday February 03, 2003 23:16 by hs   text 2 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 12:12)
Bertie: "As the Deputy knows - I told him before Christmas - we do not board the aircraft of friendly countries to check precisely what is on them. There has been a working arrangement for 40 years which has operated well." read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday February 03, 2003 23:16 by Joe Sheehan   text 7 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 21:17)
Aer Rianta has served notice of High Court prosecuton on Wednesday 5th February read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday February 03, 2003 23:12 by AP   text 2 comments (last - tuesday february 04, 2003 11:33)
The perspective from the Associated Press - manages to get a Red-scare slur on the CWM, calls the shinners 'ultranationalist' (not a fan of shinners, but that they certainly ain't) and makes reference to "overpowering the guard". Like Bertie's quotes tho... read full story / add a comment
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