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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.

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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

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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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The Covid Inquiry module two report fails to question faulty assumptions and draws conclusions without engaging with the evidence, say Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson in a damning assessment.
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israel army holds 2 tds at gunpoint

category international | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Thursday June 09, 2005 00:14author by Herald reader Report this post to the editors

Cover page of Evening Herald, Tuesday 7 June 2005

The Headline of yersterday's Evening Herald reads:
OUTRAGE AS ISRAELI ARMY HOLDS 2 TDs AT GUNPOINT
'They took aim at us' -John Gormely
ISRAELI soldiers aimed loaded rifles at shocked TDs on a tour of a West Bank town.
(Newspiece by Michael Lavery that I reproduce here for Indymedia, for those who didn't get a chance to read it)

"The TDs, including John Gormley and Tony Gregory, were searched twice within 20 metres in the flashpoint town of Hebron. The tense incidents happened as the delegation of TDs visited the area as part of a fact finding mission yesterday afternoon.
Now Green Party leader Mr Gormley has reported the incident officially to the United Nations.
The incident took place two days after the draw between Ireland and Israel at Lansdowne Road, where the Israelis have claimed they were made feel unwelcome by the Irish.
There is no evidence however of any connection between the armed incident involving the deputies and hostile coverage of the game in the Israeli press.
John Gormley today described how the armed drama unfolded: "As we entered down an abandoned arcade in the company of some Palestinian officials, two Israeli soldiers shouted at us, then took up shooting positions."
"When the Palestinians explained that we were parliamentarians, the soldiers ran off towards the checkpoint.
"At the checkpoint, independent TD Tony Gregory asked the soldiers to explain their actions.
"They repied tht their actions were 'classified'," Mr Gormley said.
"We were then searched at the checkpoint."
"Twnety metres later, we were serched again at a second checkpoint just in front of the mosque in the old city of Hebron.
Going through the divided city of Hebron -there are frequent clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians- was "an errie experience for all of the Oireachtas delegation," he said.
"The only real visible presence around the desolate strets are the soldiers."
Mr Gormley added: "Not only is the behaviour of the Israeli soldiers involved in the incident unacceptable, the behaviour of the Israeli Government in the West Bank and Gaza is deplorable."
"What we witnessed on our trip this weekend is worse than the apartheid regime in South Africa," said Mr Gormley, who flies home today.
The parliamentary delegation which arived in the Middle East on Saturday included Mr Gormley and Mr Gregory, Labour TD Eamonn Gilmore, Sinn Fein TD Aengus O'Snodaigh, Fianna Fail Senator Terry Leyden and Fine Gael Senator John Paul Phelan.
The delegation also included public relations officer Ms Euileen Dunne.
They met with Palestinian MPs and politicians, visited Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron where they held talks with members of the Council from the district of Hebron yesterday afternoon.
They also met Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qure'i and Foreign Minister Dr Nasser Al-Qudwa."

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Checkpoints are a good thing     Ali Bamah    Thu Jun 09, 2005 00:52 
   Ali Bambah     Friend of Palestine    Thu Jun 09, 2005 16:03 
   Agenda fulfilled     Noel    Thu Jun 09, 2005 16:14 
   Noel     Friends of Palestine    Thu Jun 09, 2005 16:19 
   With friends like these...     Noel    Thu Jun 09, 2005 16:53 
   Have been there     Yes    Thu Jun 09, 2005 17:12 
   diplomatic immunity     rooster    Thu Jun 09, 2005 17:28 
   "if they had been palestinians they would have been shot"     Pol    Thu Jun 09, 2005 17:34 
   Not if they werent diplomats     homer simpson    Thu Jun 09, 2005 17:34 
 10   x     nerraw    Thu Jun 09, 2005 19:14 
 11   Israel = Bnei Zanot     Spotter    Thu Jun 09, 2005 20:15 
 12   Show racism a red card     Noel    Thu Jun 09, 2005 21:17 
 13   Noel     Spotter    Thu Jun 09, 2005 23:26 
 14   Spotter schmotter     Devil Dog    Fri Jun 10, 2005 00:36 
 15   lights on late in northumberland road again     .    Fri Jun 10, 2005 01:20 
 16   Paranoia....must be fun.     Devil Dog    Fri Jun 10, 2005 01:40 
 17   Identifying Hebrew swear words...     Devil Dog    Fri Jun 10, 2005 01:44 
 18   Northumberland Rd... right.     Well done Spotter!    Fri Jun 10, 2005 13:24 
 19   Dear Noel     Hiba    Fri Jun 10, 2005 14:15 
 20   Noel     jeff    Fri Jun 10, 2005 14:49 
 21   Amen to that     Barry    Fri Jun 10, 2005 15:07 
 22   a harmless, meaningless little man     Nordie    Fri Jun 10, 2005 15:10 
 23   And what do you mean by this?     jeff    Fri Jun 10, 2005 15:10 
 24   Assalaamu Alaykum     Noel    Fri Jun 10, 2005 15:17 
 25   well thats partly true     Barry    Fri Jun 10, 2005 15:22 
 26   Hi Barry and Nordie     jeff    Fri Jun 10, 2005 15:24 
 27   The sheer cheek     jeff    Fri Jun 10, 2005 15:26 
 28   Dear Noel     Hiba    Fri Jun 10, 2005 19:05 
 29   AND THE REST!!     zimo19    Fri Jun 10, 2005 19:06 
 30   Noel     avi H.    Fri Jun 10, 2005 21:19 
 31   disclaimer     Nordie    Fri Jun 10, 2005 21:23 
 32   Shalom alechem     Noel    Fri Jun 10, 2005 23:26 
 33   Hard on ? Moi ?     Barry    Fri Jun 10, 2005 23:57 
 34   Anti What?     Workers Unite    Sat Jun 11, 2005 03:56 
 35   I oppose terrorism but I support terrorism     Nordie    Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:07 
 36   Ara Noel, you're full of it     Ali H.    Mon Jun 13, 2005 13:21 
 37   Seeing is believing     amazed    Mon Jun 13, 2005 16:03 
 38   Fantasy Football     Ali H.    Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:14 
 39   Re. One could infer from this behaviour that Zionism regards the extreme right as their allies     Watcher    Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:34 
 40   Whats needed is honesty     jeff    Tue Jun 14, 2005 16:54 
 41   I love George Bush     Nordie    Tue Jun 14, 2005 20:39 
 42   Disagree     jeff    Tue Jun 14, 2005 21:38 
 43   'Noel on the other hand wishes for people to take his sorry ass seriously'     Nordie    Tue Jun 14, 2005 21:52 
 44   57 years of the racist state     Nordie    Tue Jun 14, 2005 22:24 
 45   No, no way, man     jeff    Tue Jun 14, 2005 22:25 
 46   WOW!!     rooster    Wed Jun 15, 2005 22:14 
 47   Normality is relative     cock and bull    Thu Jun 16, 2005 08:22 
 48   míleata     Duine    Thu Jun 16, 2005 14:58 
 49   Fairness in reporting     Nordie    Thu Jun 16, 2005 17:33 
 50   when in Rome     rooster    Fri Jun 17, 2005 01:05 
 51   people     barry    Fri Jun 17, 2005 01:51 
 52   and how were the Israeli squaddies at the check point supposed to know that???     rooster    Fri Jun 17, 2005 02:05 
 53   ok     Barry    Fri Jun 17, 2005 02:09 
 54   mossad does indeed exist,     rooster    Fri Jun 17, 2005 04:03 
 55   you cannot be serious, man!     Nordie    Fri Jun 17, 2005 14:08 
 56   Nordie nordie nordie, I am very serious, if you doubt it, you should see me on the range!!     rooster    Sun Jun 19, 2005 14:25 
 57   David Ervine     Nordie    Mon Jun 20, 2005 00:22 
 58   aaaaaa     rooster    Tue Jun 21, 2005 01:56 
 59   Almost...     Nordie    Tue Jun 21, 2005 14:18 
 60   Nordie! now you start to display your ignorance     rooster    Wed Jun 22, 2005 02:07 
 61   Rooster,     Devil Dog    Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:52 
 62   loyalist schmoyalist - unionist schmoonionist ...     pig-ignorant    Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:57 
 63   Loyalism = Unionism     C sna C    Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:52 
 64   big people talking     Nordie    Wed Jun 22, 2005 17:24 
 65   Differences     Nordie    Wed Jun 22, 2005 17:25 
 66   devil dog     poo    Wed Jun 22, 2005 17:38 
 67   Thanks Nordie,     Devil Dog    Wed Jun 22, 2005 19:13 
 68   Cretinous, blood thirsty murderous little racist twat.     Nordie    Wed Jun 22, 2005 20:08 
 69   Fascinating stuff Nordie,     Devil Dog    Wed Jun 22, 2005 20:28 
 70   We are winning the Iraq war     Nordie    Wed Jun 22, 2005 20:35 
 71   I think that you guys have drifted off track     pig-ignorant    Wed Jun 22, 2005 23:53 


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