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 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.
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.
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.
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
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. The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony Public Inquiry >>
Parse failure for http://humanrights.ie/feed/. Last Retry Friday October 10, 2025 23:28
National Trust Puts Vegan Tampons in Men?s Toilets Fri Oct 10, 2025 17:28 | Will Jones
The National Trust is under fire for putting vegan tampons in men's lavatories, dispensing them from a large box fixed to the wall near the urinals with the message: "Got a period situation going on? We got you."
The post National Trust Puts Vegan Tampons in Men’s Toilets appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
BREAKING: Hamit Coskun?s Conviction for Burning Quran Overturned by Crown Court Fri Oct 10, 2025 14:13 | Will Jones
Hamit Coskun's criminal conviction for burning a copy of the Quran while shouting "f*** Islam" in a protest outside the Turkish consulate in London has been overturned by the Crown Court in a victory for free speech.
The post BREAKING: Hamit Coskun’s Conviction for Burning Quran Overturned by Crown Court appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
It?s Time to Make Judges Accountable Again Fri Oct 10, 2025 13:26 | Dr David McGrogan
Nearly 80% of Britain's 'Establishment' is Left-wing. No wonder our 'independent' judges keep making lunatic decisions. It's time they were made accountable to voters once again, says Dr David McGrogan.
The post It’s Time to Make Judges Accountable Again appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Donald Trump Snubbed for Nobel Peace Prize Despite Bringing Peace to the Middle East Fri Oct 10, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Donald Trump was today snubbed by Nobel Peace Prize judges ? who instead awarded the prize to a Venezuelan politician ? despite the President bringing peace to the Middle East.
The post Donald Trump Snubbed for Nobel Peace Prize Despite Bringing Peace to the Middle East appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The Technocrats Are Falling as Their Ideology Fails Fri Oct 10, 2025 09:00 | Tilak Doshi
The technocrats are falling across the West as their ideology founders on reality. The cracking of the Net Zero consensus, like the end of Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, is a moment of hope, says Dr Tilak Doshi.
The post The Technocrats Are Falling as Their Ideology Fails appeared first on The Daily Sceptic. Lockdown Skeptics >>
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US soldiers speaking tour of Ireland
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anti-war / imperialism |
press release
 Sunday February 26, 2006 19:08 by Irish Anti War Movement - Irish Anti War Movement
Stop the US war and torture machine
The Irish Anti-War Movement is pleased to announce a national speaking tour of 18 meetings by two US soldiers - Frank Corcoran (Vietnam Veterans Against War) and Benjamin Hart Viges (Iraq Veterans Against the War). They will address meetings in most major cities and towns as well as every major university in Ireland. Press release 26.02.06
Irish Anti-War Movement (01) 872 7912 info@irishantiwar.org www.irishantiwar.org
US soldiers speaking tour of Ireland:
Stop the US war & torture machine tour
The Irish Anti-War Movement is pleased to announce a national speaking tour of 18 meetings by two US soldiers - Frank Corcoran (Vietnam Veterans Against War) and Benjamin Hart Viges (Iraq Veterans Against the War). They will address meetings in most major cities and towns as well as every major university in Ireland.
Benjamin Hart Viges said, "I am a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace. I was with the 82nd Airborne Division as a Mortarman when my unit was deployed to Iraq in Febuary 2003."
"I joined up the day after September the 11th 2001. I saw action in Fallujah and Baghdad. My mortar platoon dropped numerous rounds on the town of Samawa during the start of the invasion. I don't know how many innocents I killed with my mortar rounds."
"I was so disgusted by the war that after we came home in January 2004, I filed for Conscientious Objector status and received CO status in December 2004. I'm a Christian, what was I doing holding a gun to another human being?"
Frank Corcoran served with the Marines in 1968 in Vietnam. He said, "I have been a member of Philadelphia Veterans For Peace since 1990, I have also been active in the School of Americas Watch campaign for 10-12 years. I am a cancer victim because of exposure to Agent Orange while in Vietnam. I am an elementary school teacher for the past 20 years. I'm a Iraq Veterans Against War (IVAW) board member and a volunteer staff member for IVAW for the past year and a half."
"I wasn't long in Vietnam before my two best friends were killed. It was a long time before I could talk about what happened to me in Vietnam. But now I want to tell his story has much as I can."
"In 2000 I travelled to Iraq to help repair a water treatment plant destroyed by US bombing. I regularly speak at schools to help convince American children
not to join the army when they are older."
This national tour is part of the build-up to the international peace protest on March 18th 2006. On that day every capital city on the planet will hold a demonstration against the US led war and occupation of Iraq. In Ireland the anti-war movement will also be calling for an end to CIA torture flights through our airspace and an end to the use of Shannon Airport by the US Military. This year alone over 300,000 US troops have passed through Shannon Airport. The March 18 demonstration in Ireland will take place at 2pm from Parnell Square, Dublin.
For interviews with our guest speakers please contact Donal Mac Fhearraigh at 0876838746
Tour dates:
Monday February 27
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8.30pm Monday 27th February, Imperial Hotel, Dundalk
Contact: Dave McGaughan 0871215344 for more information
Tuesday Feb 28
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1pm Room 4050 Arts Block Trinity College Dublin
Contact Tommy Williams 0876890086 for more information
7.30pm Tuesday 28th February, Genoa Cafe, Costume Place, Athlone
Contact Dave McKay 0872034150 for more information
Wednesday 1st March
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1pm Theatre E Science Block University College Dublin
Contact Alan Byrne 0877750238 for more information
7pm ATGWU Hall 35-37 Middle Abbey St, Dublin 1
Contact Donal Mac Fhearraigh 0876838746 for more information
Thursday 2nd March
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1pm Thursday 2nd March, Room 211 Peter Froggatt Centre Queens University
Contact Sean Mitchell +44 771 7123462 for more information
7pm Thursday 2nd March, Transport House, High Street, Belfast
Contact Sean Mitchell +44 771 7123462 for more information
Friday 3rd March
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5pm Friday 3nd March, Badgers Bar, Orchard St, Derry
Contact Goretti Horgan +44 797 3528772 for more information
Saturday 4th March
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Sligo - Contact Cllr Declan Bree 071-9145490 for information
7pm speaking at Marxism 2006 conference, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin
"Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran: Resisting the American Empire". Other speakers include: Sami Ramadami (Iraqi Democrats against Occupation), Roudabeh Shafie (Action Iran) and Richard Boyd Barrett (Irish Anti-War Movement)
Monday 6th March
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6pm Limerick City, venue tbc
Contact Mala O'Donohue 0877997506 for more information
Tuesday 7th March
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6pm National University of Ireland Galway
Contact Kiran Emlich 0868443695 for more information
8.15pm Tuesday 7th March, Menlow Park Hotel, Galway
Contact Niall Farrell 0879159787 for more information
Wednesday 8th March
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1pm University College Cork
Contact Gavin Ryan 0871305878 for more information
8pm Wednesday 8th March, An Spailpin Fanach, South Main Street, Cork
Contact Joe Moore 0872994796 for more information
Thursday 9th March
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8pm Thursday 9th March, Grand Hotel, Tralee
Contact Kieran McNulty 0876716009 for more information
Friday 10th March
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8pm Friday 10th March, The Granville Hotel, Waterford
Contact Deccy Cheasty 051852047 for more information
Saturday 11th March
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Screening of film 'Hearts and Minds' about the Vietnam war, introduced by Frank Corcoran, 12 noon Dublin in the Irish Film Centre, Eustace St, Dublin 2
Contact Jim Roche 0876472737 for more information
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