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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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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.
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offsite link Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours Fri Sep 19, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Labour has sunk to its lowest ever poll rating as Andy Burnham fuels rumours he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership by refusing to commit to serving a full term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
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Oxford and Cambridge universities have?failed to get into the top three in the Times's prestigious annual university ranking for the first time, with experts blaming "misguided attempts at equality".
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offsite link Jeremy Corbyn?s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She?s Been ?Frozen Out... Fri Sep 19, 2025 13:16 | Will Jones
Jeremy Corbyn's new hard Left party has been plunged into chaos as his co-founder Zarah Sultana claimed she had been "frozen out" from the "sexist boys' club" and Corbyn threatened her with legal action.
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offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don?t Cut Car Use Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
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Why Bush got re-elected

category international | miscellaneous | opinion/analysis author Tuesday November 02, 2004 21:21author by Rolf Report this post to the editors

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Ive read some throw away comments in the last few days but the best has been - If Bush is reelected the US deserves everything it gets.
That goes to show that alot of people still do not understand what happened on 9/11. Let me try help.
There was a brief period in human history when war did not effect the entire populations psyche to the effect that they didnt fear for their own existence.
These were the Cabinet Wars typically of the 1700s when the armies alone were involved in the fighting, this didnt last long and by the time Franco - Prussian war
came defeat once again could mean anniliation.
Nations cant understand and foresee their annilation like individuals have problems understanding and foreseeing their own deaths.
On the morning of 9/11 America tasted their own anniliation, to some people 9/11 was a crime, to others it was a cheeky prank to teach a lesson and to others still it was good television
but to the majority of Americans it represented the start of a war for their survival.
Consequently after the threat in Afganistan was neutralized it had to be shown that State sponsors of terror that had weapons of mass destruction
and their allies were either 'with us or against us'.
Saddam was not with us and there were convenient reasons to take him out - ten years of unfinished UN business,
Gaddafi decided otherwise - he was with us, as is Pakistan. Iran and North Korea are looming large in the sights and so are Saudia Arabia.
People say Bush throw away universal good will, that is wrong the universe at best didnt understand what was happening and was never on the same page as Bush.

'If Bush is reelected the US deserves everything it gets' - well so do those at war with the US, the war is already on and
you are the last to realise it started - you better hope the US wins.
Congratulations on your reelection Mr Bush.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Where can I start?     Michael    Tue Nov 02, 2004 22:02 
   Re: "They hate freedom"     Usama bin Laden    Tue Nov 02, 2004 22:18 
   .     Rolf    Tue Nov 02, 2004 23:09 
   What are you smoking Rolf?     Michael    Wed Nov 03, 2004 00:10 
   Michael     Rolf    Wed Nov 03, 2004 00:58 
   $$$$     Rolf    Wed Nov 03, 2004 07:40 
   Click on "donate" under the yellow "Support Indymedia" heading     Michael    Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:00 
   Ohio is in the bag!.VICTORY TO BUSH!     righteous pragmatist    Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:57 
   9/11 was an inside job in true Orwellian fashion     War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength    Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:58 
 10   Change     Fatalist    Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:53 
 11   oh me nails! me nails sure they are bitten to the quick so they are!     iosaf    Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:54 
 12   America's choice     Noel    Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:34 
 13   How to really change things     John Murdock    Wed Nov 03, 2004 13:41 
 14   the _influential_ CATO institute has just gone on the global networks.     ;-)    Wed Nov 03, 2004 13:57 
 15   HUH? (gross misinformation)     Mike    Wed Nov 03, 2004 14:21 
 16   Bush wins US election     4 more years    Wed Nov 03, 2004 15:17 
 17   TOLD YOU ALL SO!     told you so    Wed Nov 03, 2004 15:28 
 18   reaping the detruction they sow     TheTroll    Wed Nov 03, 2004 16:36 
 19   Deal With It     toneore    Wed Nov 03, 2004 17:04 
 20   ##BREAKING NEWS## Kerry concedes election     pollster    Wed Nov 03, 2004 17:10 
 21   4 more years     Noel    Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:12 
 22   Bush's win - increase in anti americanism globally??     Misty    Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:15 
 23   Election stolen via electronic voting     Terry    Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:24 
 24   Play it for me     Noel    Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:27 
 25   9 out of 10 US college students did not vote - better learn to enjoy wearing camouflage!     redjade    Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:27 
 26   Misty     Rolf    Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:28 
 27   Get on with it folks     Ruri    Wed Nov 03, 2004 18:57 
 28   Recruiting sargeant     Ali H.    Wed Nov 03, 2004 20:26 
 29   Explosives     Snake Eater    Wed Nov 03, 2004 20:59 
 30   America chooses thier own wars     TheTroll    Wed Nov 03, 2004 21:35 
 31   The Empire Strikes Back......     D. Pearson    Wed Nov 03, 2004 22:00 
 32   Mr.     charlie smith    Thu Nov 04, 2004 05:13 
 33   Why DID Bush win?     American Citizen (now subject)    Thu Nov 04, 2004 06:52 
 34   Bashing the Bush up     Noel    Thu Nov 04, 2004 08:21 
 35   Many presumptions     Raging Capitalist    Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:27 
 36   your damn right     james    Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:50 
 37   The error     Joe    Thu Nov 04, 2004 15:09 
 38   Come again Joe     Democrat    Thu Nov 04, 2004 16:04 
 39   Betrayed by the far left! What crap!     Lefty    Thu Nov 04, 2004 16:08 
 40   naider     query    Thu Nov 04, 2004 17:37 
 41   kerry and nader     Voice of Reason    Thu Nov 04, 2004 17:45 
 42   To query     Number cruncher    Thu Nov 04, 2004 17:54 
 43   neocon agenda in a few simple words     FFFT    Fri Nov 05, 2004 13:16 
 44   Most Americans are not Dick Cheney     Bodhisattva    Fri Nov 05, 2004 15:00 
 45   re: US public opinion     FFFT    Fri Nov 05, 2004 15:53 
 46   We're doomed     jeff    Fri Nov 05, 2004 15:57 
 47   Collected Vote Fraud Stories     Terry    Fri Nov 05, 2004 19:30 
 48   More voter fraud stories coming in     Terry    Fri Nov 05, 2004 19:36 
 49   re US public opinion: FFT's post     Bodhisattva    Fri Nov 05, 2004 20:49 
 50   cultural not political     FFFT    Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:56 
 51   Dollar expected to fall amid China's rumoured selling     euro hero    Mon Nov 08, 2004 00:36 
 52   Bush won because Kerry is a pale imitation of him     R. Isible    Mon Nov 08, 2004 06:03 
 53   Hilary Clinton     Voice of Reason    Mon Nov 08, 2004 19:02 
 54   And apparently you read more into comments than you should     R. Isible    Mon Nov 08, 2004 19:56 


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