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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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Voltaire, international edition

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

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national / eu / event notice Friday May 30, 2008 16:21 by Malachy Steenson   text 4 comments (last - thursday june 05, 2008 21:12)
Hear both sides of the debate read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Friday May 30, 2008 15:58 by Sarah OWC
June 1st - 2nd TOWN HALL THEATRE -Admission Free :

View all the trailers @ www.myspace.com/galwayafricanfilmfestival

Galway One World Centre, Galway Film Society and The Huston School of Film and Digital Media are delighted to bring you Galway's first ever African Film Festival. While this festival offers an opportunity to see new films fom African directors, it will also be a family event with music, food and children's animation. The festival will screen a selection of films from various countries in Africa that will showcase the wealth of talent in African cinema. Like the generations of emigrants from Ireland who enjoyed the culture of their home country in places all over the globe we hope that Galway's Africans will enjoy a nostalgic glimpse of home and other Galweigans will be presented with a view of the range of cultures and experience the vast continent contains read full story / add a comment
westmeath / politics / elections / event notice Friday May 30, 2008 12:35 by Sinn Fein
Public Meeting on Lisbon Treaty
Speakers: Arthur Morgan, TD
Cllr Martin Kenny , Leitrim
Mags Glennon, People Movement read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday May 30, 2008 11:59 by Tara Finglas
This workshop will provide an opportunity to hear a little more about HDN, and allow participants to take part in a workshop about writing and reporting issues around international development (including HIV & TB).

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clare / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday May 30, 2008 00:33 by John Lannon
The monthly vigil at Shannon Airport to highlight its role in international networks of torture will be held on Sunday June 8th from 5pm to 6pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Thursday May 29, 2008 18:08 by Michael O'Brien   text 1 comment (last - tuesday june 03, 2008 13:35)
Speakers
Patricia McKenna, CAEUC and Peoples Movement and former MEP
Cllr Clare Daly, Socialist Party and Aer Lingus Shop Steward (per cap) read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday May 29, 2008 16:25 by NEAR 90fm
The SARI Sessions are a night of Music and Cultural integration. This evenings event will be recorded and susequently broadcast by community radio station NEAR 90fm.

The next SARI Sessions details are as follows:

Venue: The Cobblestone

Date: Sat 31st May

Doors: 8.30

Shekles: €10

Performers: The Magic Double Bass (Slovakian Trad Music)
Djordje Andrejevic (Balkan Soul)

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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday May 29, 2008 14:06 by belfast Anti War Movement   text 12 comments (last - sunday june 15, 2008 20:23)

12.30pm Monday 16 June 2008

Belfast City Hall

Called by:
Belfast Anti War Movement

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antrim / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday May 29, 2008 13:59 by Belfast Anti War Movement
BELFAST SAYS NO TO BUSH

7pm Wednesday 4 June 2008

Transport House, High Street Belfast
(last building at end of street beside Albert Clock) read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday May 29, 2008 13:07 by CL
The School of Creative Arts Annual Graduate Exhibition gathers every year thousands of professionals, family members, students and people curious about art in general.
This year, the one-week long exhibition will be officially launched by Eugene Downes, CEO of Culture Ireland, on Thursday 5 June (by invitation only). It will then open its doors to the public on Friday 6 June 2008 at 2:00 pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing / press release Thursday May 29, 2008 12:10 by Rita Fagan and Dr John Bissett

Residents of St Michael’s Estate appealed today to John Gormley, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to step in and sort out the PPP regeneration mess left behind by Dublin City Council and McNamara after the collapse of five PPP Regeneration Projects. read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 28, 2008 22:48 by Kate O' Hara
This is an article about what life is like for refugee children living in a direct provision centre in Sligo. It highlights parents' fears about the sexualisation of their children because they are witness to adults having sex under the cramped conditions of the centre. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday May 28, 2008 17:06 by paul o toole   text 2 comments (last - friday may 30, 2008 14:02)
Amnesty Report-Rendition Uninterrupted. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday May 28, 2008 14:46 by Rory Hearne   text 1 comment (last - friday june 06, 2008 14:12)
Defend our Health Services read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Tuesday May 27, 2008 20:05 by EDA Cork
Ethical Development Action (EDA), a Cork-based development group, is hosting a one-day conference to examine the role of biofuels in food security. The conference will be held on Friday 13th June 2008 at the Gresham Metropole Hotel, Cork, Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday May 27, 2008 15:12 by Ciaron   text 6 comments (last - monday december 07, 2009 07:23)
"Folksinger, Storyteller, Railroad Tramp Utah Phillips Dead at 73"
Nevada City, California:
Utah Phillips, a seminal figure in American folk music who performed extensively and tirelessly for audiences on two continents for 38 years, died Friday of congestive heart failure in Nevada City, California a small town in the Sierra Nevada mountains where he lived for the last 21 years with his wife, Joanna Robinson, a freelance editor.
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national / eu / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 27, 2008 12:11 by Howard Holby   text 1 comment (last - tuesday may 27, 2008 18:09)
In the former parts of this study it has been demonstrated that the pro-Lisbon European political class has transformed the system considered “parliamentary democracy” into constitutional dictatorship. The parliamentary offices of the elected have become ineffective as democratic institutions and are maintained for a purpose opposite of democracies: to serve the interests of a small political oligarchy.

In this part we examine how a "yes" vote on the Lisbon Treaty and the consequent loss of national sovereignty would determine our future.

Denying the loss of national sovereignty as the main implication of ratifying a treaty that is “to provide the legal basis for consolidating and further developing the Union’s action in the field of economic, social and territorial cohesion” is merely a dishonest act of arbitrarily omitting the appropriate dictionary definition of a given concept. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday May 26, 2008 18:18 by pat c
On Saturday - Sunday, 14-15th June 2008 Hands Off the People of Iran will hold a weekend school, in University of London Union, Malet Street to discuss issues regarding the threat of war, sanctions and various aspects of the opposition to the the rule of the theocracy, inside Iran.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday May 26, 2008 15:12 by Miriam Cotton   text 6 comments (last - friday may 30, 2008 14:41)
A surprise awaits John Bolton, one of the chief architechts of the illegal invasion of Iraq, at the Hay book festival this Wednesday. read full story / add a comment
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