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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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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link News Round-Up Tue Sep 23, 2025 01:12 | 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 Hamas Executes ?Israeli Collaborators? in Streets of Gaza Mon Sep 22, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
Hamas?has executed three Palestinians accused of "collaborating" with Israel on the streets of Gaza, just hours after the UK, Australia and Canada announced their?recognition of a Palestinian state.
The post Hamas Executes “Israeli Collaborators” in Streets of Gaza appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong Mon Sep 22, 2025 17:35 | Dr David Bell
The Covid response was not an error, and it was not the result of rushing to counter an unknown pathogen. It was a lot of people, mostly professionals, systematically doing what they knew was wrong, says Dr David Bell.
The post The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link School Accused of ?Brainwashing? Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book ?Blaming Them for The... Mon Sep 22, 2025 15:11 | Will Jones
A parent has accused a secondary school of "brainwashing" after?he learned that 14 year-old pupils were told to read a book that "blames them for their white skin" ? and his daughter was forced to read it out loud.
The post School Accused of “Brainwashing” Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book “Blaming Them for Their White Skin” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for ... Mon Sep 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
Nigel Farage?today vowed to block foreign nationals from getting benefits, slashing the welfare bill "by ?234bn", and to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants with 'settled status' by bringing in stricter visa tests.
The post No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for Those Who Fail Under Crackdown on ‘Settled Status’ Migrants appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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10 years of ongoing impunity for Israeli annexation and apartheid policies. It’s time for justice and accountability

category international | anti-war / imperialism | press release author Wednesday July 09, 2014 23:53author by ispc - Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign Report this post to the editors

STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COORDINATION OF COMMITTEES AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR PALESTINE (ECCP)1ON THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICJ ADVISORY OPINION:

On 9 July, 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an Advisory Opinion titled Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in which it concluded that “the construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated regime, are contrary to international law”.

The court rejected the Israeli claim that the wall is merely a temporary ‘security barrier’ and established that “construction of the wall and its associated regime create a ‘fait accompli’ on the ground that could well become permanent”, warning that this would be “tantamount to de facto annexation”. It added that this “severely impedes the exercise by the Palestinian people of its right to self-determination and is therefore a breach of Israel’s obligation to respect that right”, which is protected under the UN Charter.

The Court further concluded that “the construction of the wall has led to the destruction or requisition of properties under conditions which contravene the requirements of Articles 46 and 52 of the Hague Regulations of 1907” Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land “and of Article 53 of the Fourth Geneva Convention” relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949. In addition, the wall constitutes various breaches of the UN Human Rights Convention as well as serious violations of peremptory norms of International Customary Law.

UN General Assembly resolution ES-10/15, adopted on 20 July, 2004, which “acknowledgesthe advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004” and “demands that Israel, the occupying power, comply with its legal obligations as mentioned in the advisory opinion” reaffirms the Court’s ruling that “Israel is under an obligation to terminate its breaches of international law; it is under an obligation to cease forthwith the works of construction of the wall being built in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, to dismantle forthwith the structure therein situated, and to repeal or render ineffective forthwith all legislative and regulatory acts relating thereto…”. And that “Israel is under an obligation to make reparation for all damage caused by the construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem”.

Furthermore, the ICJ concluded that “all States are under an obligation not to recognize the illegal situation arising from the construction of the wall, not to render aid or assistance in maintaining that situation and to co-operate with a view to putting an end to the alleged violations and to ensuring that reparation will be made…” It also ruled that “States parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention are obliged to take measures to ensure compliance with the Convention…”.

On 9 July 2014, after a full decade of ongoing injustice and impunity, the wall, the settlements and their associated regime continue to grow at a shocking pace, resulting in the de facto annexation of evermore Palestinian land, the pillage of their natural resources, and the forced transfer of the Palestinian population, including in and around Occupied East Jerusalem. The Apartheid Wall is a crucial brick in Israel’s expansionist project, confining the Palestinian population to (shrinking) segregated enclaves, similar to the manner in which non-whites were confined to Bantustans during the former South African Apartheid era.

Contrary to their obligations under the ICJ ruling, the EU and its member states have failed to exert meaningful pressure on Israel to end its construction of the wall, nor have they taken effective action to hold Israel accountable for its serious violations of international law. Instead of implementing the EU Guidelines on compliance with international law and adopting effective measures or sanctions, the EU has continued its cooperation with Israel without abatement. Moreover, many European companies such as G4S, Elbit, Veolia, Alstom, and others are directly involved in the construction and/or maintenance of the wall and/or settlements, some of whom even benefit from EU funding.

10 years on, compounded by Israel’s latest jeopardizing of more than 20 years of failed ‘negotiations’ in this most recent round, it is time for justice and accountability!

On this 10th Anniversary of the ICJ Advisory Opinion, ECCP urges the EU and its member states to:


  • Enforce immediate and full implementation of the ICJ Advisory Opinion, in accordance with their legal obligation to take effective measures to pressure Israel to end the illegal situation created by the wall and its associated regime.

  • Implement to its fullest the EU stated policy of non-recognition of the wall and the settlements, including in and around East Jerusalem, and ensure the exclusion of all Israeli entities based or involved in the settlements, or involved in the construction and/or maintenance of the wall and its associated regime, from EU funding, loans and investments

  • Effectively prevent European companies from profiting from the construction and/or maintenance of the wall and/or the settlements and their associated regime, and publish guidelines without delay to ensure this happens.

  • Suspend the Association Agreement with Israel on the grounds of articles 2 and 79, and in accordance with EU stated policies in reference to compliance with international law.


ECCP endorses the call “Make July the Month Against the Apartheid Wall” launched by 7 Palestinian civil society coalitions and 22 organizations2, and calls upon European civil society, including NGOs, human rights organizations, trade unions, companies and individuals to:

  • Pressure their governments to uphold their legal obligations.
  • Support and broaden the global BDS Campaign for justice, as a tool to demand compliance with the ICJ ruling, uphold Palestinian rights and defeat Israeli Apartheid, colonialism and occupation.


1. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is a member of the ECCP, a network of 50 European committees, organizations, NGOs and international solidarity movements, from 20 European countries, dedicated to the struggle of the Palestinian people for freedom, justice and equality.

2. http://www.stopthewall.org/2014/05/09/joint-call-action...-wall

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