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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 When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:00 | Nigel Biggar
The Church of England has shown that it doesn't care about evidence or ethics, says Prof Nigel Biggar. Why else, when presented with proof its ?100 million reparations giveaway is groundless, would it press on regardless?
The post When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sensational New Measurements of Uncorrupted Air Temperatures Destroy UK Met Office Constant Claims o... Mon Sep 22, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
New data shows the Met Office's 'record' heat spikes are junk, weaponised by Net Zero activists to scare the public witless and push the no-hydrocarbons fantasy, says the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor.
The post Sensational New Measurements of Uncorrupted Air Temperatures Destroy UK Met Office Constant Claims of ?Records? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Making Tax Digital ? a Disaster in the Making or a Brilliant Innovation? Mon Sep 22, 2025 07:00 | Guy de la B?doy?re
Making Tax Digital is set to hit sole traders and landlords from 2026, promising more admin, costs and chaos than clarity, and Guy de la B?doy?re is already throwing in the towel rather than get swamped.
The post Making Tax Digital ? a Disaster in the Making or a Brilliant Innovation? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Sep 22, 2025 00:43 | Richard Eldred
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 The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout Sun Sep 21, 2025 19:47 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has poured over ?1 billion into its gold-plated pension scheme, gobbling up nearly ?850 million of licence fee money ? and it looks like the bill could keep climbing.
The post The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout 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 / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday April 21, 2007 17:56 by Clive Stafford Smith
The great-grandfather of a Muslim man held in Guantanamo was likewise held without trial and tortured by a colonial superpower

Amir Yakoub Mohammed Al Amir Mahmoud is from Sudan and is a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay. For him, extraordinary rendition has come full circle. British colonial powers held his great-grandfather over a century ago and he is in the hands of US authorities today.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday April 21, 2007 16:06 by Emma - Residents Against Racism   text 5 comments (last - wednesday april 25, 2007 19:13)
On Wednesday April 25th there will be a protest in support of the Afghan Hunger strikers outside Dail Eireann @ 12.30pm read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Saturday April 21, 2007 15:18 by Sean Crudden   text 1 comment (last - saturday april 21, 2007 15:32)
The Scharoun Ensemble is composed of eight players all of whom are members of the Berlin Philhamonic orchestra. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Saturday April 21, 2007 09:31 by Mark C
Protest at Galway County Council Offices in Galway city on Monday 23rd April, 2007 at 2 pm.

Buses are being organised to transport people to this venue and the following are the names of the people organising the buses – Clare Dermody 086 6030362 and Nuala Hynes 087 9974106. Buses depart Clonfert School at 12 pm and the Square, Eyrecourt at 12.10 pm. Cost €10. Your support to further this campaign is essential.
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday April 21, 2007 04:11 by Sue Bolton   text 2 comments (last - saturday april 21, 2007 11:59)
Organisers from the Philippines’ biggest left trade union centre, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP — Solidarity of Filipino Workers) spoke to Green Left Weekly’s Sue Bolton about the repression that they encounter from the state and their efforts to unify left-wing trade unions.

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international / arts and media / other press Friday April 20, 2007 12:32 by David Manning   text 2 comments (last - saturday april 21, 2007 09:15)
It is suggested that the Iranian invasion of Mexico in 2003, supported by an alliance of Arab nations including Syria and Lebanon, has now claimed over 2 ½ million lives. The justification for the invasion as we now know was false – Mexico possessed no weapons of mass destruction and posed no threat to Iran’s ally Venezuela. But three years on the Iranian military, supported by their allies, remain as occupiers within a country crumbling under the relentless violence. With one eye on the occupation and one eye on the surrounding region Iran has recently been caught in a bit of a diplomatic crisis – the recent detention of it’s forces by a hostile neighbour. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / opinion/analysis Friday April 20, 2007 12:21 by the great excluded   text 12 comments (last - wednesday may 18, 2011 16:01)
Fianna Fail plan to renage on the promise to sell local Authority flats to long term residents at a reasonable price read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Friday April 20, 2007 12:18 by Lily
Appeal to other communities who have been subjected to the infamous Rural Planning Services form of 'consultation'.
Shell have recently appointed RPS to consult our community about where we would like the high pressure raw gas pipeline to go...hum i can think of a few places!!
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national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday April 20, 2007 12:07 by Martin Clancy   text 5 comments (last - sunday april 22, 2007 18:21)
This article consists of notes for a guest lecture in NUI Maynooth on the anti-war movement in Ireland at its highpoint between September 2002 and March 2003. The focus is on the use of direct action in opposition to the use of Shannon airport for re-fuelling by the American military, and the different arguments within the anti-war movement in favour of, or against, the direct action tactic. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Friday April 20, 2007 10:19 by C Murray   text 16 comments (last - monday september 17, 2007 18:48)
At the time of the murder of Rachel Kiely, Ian horgan was sixteen year old boy.
He was originally convicted of rape and murder but eventually got imprisoned
for manslaughter. A murder conviction would have carried a mandatory life sentence.

Horgan was due to be released this year but the DPP applied to have the case
appealed by the higher courts. The new sentence is a twelve year sentence
for rape and man-slaughter (to run concurrently) which taking into account
the four years already served means he should be out in a three-five year period.

He's very young at twenty three is he not to be doing such heavy time?
Is Ireland trying children as adults? read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday April 20, 2007 10:12 by Terence   text 3 comments (last - wednesday may 02, 2007 23:09)
“I vowed that if you harbor a terrorist you’re equally as guilty as the terrorist. That’s a doctrine. In order for this country to be credible, when the President says something, he must mean it.” President George W. Bush, April 10, 2007, American Legion Post 177, Fairfax, Virginia.

“Part of our doctrine is if you harbor a terrorist, you’re equally as guilty as the terrorists.” President Bush, April 5, 2007, Fort Irwin, California.

So much for the Bush doctrine. read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections / event notice Thursday April 19, 2007 23:27 by CWAG   text 2 comments (last - monday april 23, 2007 12:50)
Cllr Joan Collins will officially launch her General Election campaign at a rally on Monday 23rd April at 8.00pm in the Marble Arch Pub (upstairs) on Davitt Road Drimnagh. Joan will be standing in The Dublin South Central Constituency as an Independent Socialist. The rally is being hosted by Community & Workers Action Group (CWAG)

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national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Thursday April 19, 2007 22:05 by Dónal Griffin   text 1 comment (last - tuesday april 24, 2007 19:07)
A look at the plasticity of the Irish political scene in the run up to the general election. read full story / add a comment
waterford / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday April 19, 2007 12:33 by Press Office   text 28 comments (last - sunday april 22, 2007 12:25)
The Workers' Party is holding its Árd Fheis / Annual Delegate Conference in Waterford this Saturday, 21st April. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday April 19, 2007 12:28 by Absalom   text 13 comments (last - thursday june 07, 2007 11:25)
In Baghdad the Chaldean Catholic church of Sts. Peter and Paul received a blunt warning: "Get rid of the cross or we will burn your churches." Bishop Shlemnon Warduni told AsiaNews, "in the last 2 months many churches have been forced to remove their crosses from their domes," while in one case Islamic militants climbed the church roof to destroy the cross themselves.

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antrim / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday April 19, 2007 12:01 by AWI, Belfast   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 16, 2007 09:53)
Anti War Ireland, Belfast will be hosting a public meeting entitled "Trade Unions and the Iraq War"

It will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday, 17th May at Transport House, Belfast. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Thursday April 19, 2007 11:44 by Shahrzad Mojab
travelled to the Kurdish area of Iraq to study and observe women’s activities there at close range for the first time in 2000. Then last summer I travelled to this region again to visit the non-governmental organisations of Iraq. When I arrived and came across the activities of Kurdish women, it was a very familiar environment for me, since I had done thorough research on Kurdish women in the recent decades, and also due to my familiarity with the NGO activities of Kurdish women in Turkey. In the Sulaymaniyah region of Iraqi Kurdistan I investigated eight women’s NGOs in detail.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday April 19, 2007 05:23 by finch
In answer to growing animosity and the widely held view that the USA is a pariah among nations, compensatory responses from U.S. propagandists are becoming more frequent. The following media ‘staff report’ has been released to a number of international media outlets; India, Pakistan, Australia and Thailand to name the few. However, the ‘news’ release has received little coverage elsewhere, especially in locations familiar with U.S. double standards and hypocrisy. We refer to two Australian releases for our brief analysis. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Wednesday April 18, 2007 22:58 by obit   text 1 comment (last - saturday april 21, 2007 10:41)
Fresh off the press an interview which hopefully will help get people back on track.
Even if you're on track - read it - for it is a rare piece. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday April 18, 2007 22:03 by Dublin Shell to Sea
There is a social for antone and everyone interested in the Shell to Sea campaign happening in Dublin at 8pm on Friday 20th April in the Hop House on Parnell Street Dublin 1. read full story / add a comment
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