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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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offsite link 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.

offsite link 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.

offsite link 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.

offsite link The Sceptic | Episode 54: Alexander Adams on Dissident Art, the Tyranny of the Arts Council and His ... Fri Oct 10, 2025 07:00 | Richard Eldred
In Episode 54 of the Sceptic: Alexander Adams on dissident art, the tyranny of the Arts Council England and his new exhibition: Power and Intimacy.
The post The Sceptic | Episode 54: Alexander Adams on Dissident Art, the Tyranny of the Arts Council and His New Exhibition appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Fri Oct 10, 2025 00:47 | 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.

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Anti-War Network Press Statement on Lebanon Ceasefire & Irish Troops

category national | anti-war / imperialism | press release author Wednesday August 23, 2006 11:54author by Coilin+Sinead+Michael - Anti War Network Report this post to the editors

22 August, 2006

THE ANTI-WAR NETWORK:
- Welcomes the ceasefire in Israel and Lebanon, and condemns the latest Israeli incursion into East Lebanon.
- Opposes any plan to send Irish troops to the region while the root causes of conflict remain.
- Urges the Irish government to take diplomatic action to promote peace in the Middle East.

The Anti-War Network notes the statement issued on Sunday 20 August by the Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora: "There is no other description other than a criminal act – a crime against humanity that Israel has committed in this area and every region of Lebanon." The statement followed Saturday's raid by Israeli commandos into a Hezbollah stronghold deep in Lebanon, where they engaged in a fierce gun battle. As a result of that raid, the Lebanese government threatened to halt further troop deployments to protest what the office of Secretary-General Kofi Annan described as "a violation of the U.N. truce and the 6-day-old ceasefire".

These events underlined the fragility of the ceasefire as the United Nations pleaded for member states to send troops to southern Lebanon to act as a buffer between Israeli and Hezbollah fighters.

The Anti-War Network welcomes the cessation of hostilities. We acknowledge, with reservations, that the passing of UN Resolution 1701 has helped to establish the ceasefire. However we are concerned that, due to the fragility of the ceasefire, the US could exploit the resolution - despite its peaceful spirit - to pursue the Bush administration's military goals for the region. We make particular reference to the continued occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq, and a feared attack on Iran and Syria.

The AWN believes that Israel is guilty of war crimes in deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon.

UN Resolution 1701 does not deal with the root causes of the conflict, which include Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, and the United States' agenda for hegemony in the Middle East. The conflict cannot be resolved by the identification of terrorist enemies and the use of military force against them; throughout the Middle East, this approach has provoked an ever more powerful reaction, and is thus a self-defeating strategy.

In conclusion:
The Anti-War Network opposes any plan to send Irish troops into Lebanon to police an ambiguous UN resolution, which might be used to demand the impossible disarmament of Hezbollah and to justify future Israeli military aggression. If, as seems likely, the US and Israel stage a wider regional confrontation by attacking Iran or Syria, UN forces, including Irish troops, would find themselves hopelessly embroiled in the conflict. Troops from a neutral country, such as Ireland, should play no role in policing a UN resolution that the US and Israel are likely to use to justify another war in a few months' time.

However, Ireland can play a valuable role in defusing this very dangerous situation. We urge the government of Ireland to take the following steps:

1. Engage in diplomatic initiatives to promote peace between Israel and Lebanon, to urge Israel to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories and to discourage states including the United States and Iran from engaging in proxy wars in the region,
2. Prohibit the use of Irish territory, including particularly Shannon and Baldonnel airports, for military purposes, including the transport of troops and arms to the Middle East.
3. Discourage and restrict Irish-based companies' production of armaments, including hardware and software systems for export to Israel.
4. Call for Israel to make reparations for the death and destruction that its army has inflicted in Lebanon, and make preparations to prosecute decision-makers for war crimes in the event that they arrive on Irish territory.

About the Anti-War Network
The Anti-War Network is a coalition of groups and organizations which meet every 3-4 weeks in the Teacher's Club in Dublin. The primary purpose of the Network is to facilitate communication, coordination and cooperation between all anti-war groups in Ireland.

For further information contact:
Michael Youlton 086 8159487
Sinιad Nν Bhroin 087 9266764

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Sanity at last     Concerned Citizen    Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:56 
   Israel accused over 'war crimes'     pat c    Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:10 
   terrorists violate international law every day     terrorists    Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:16 
   IDF violate international law every day     pat c    Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:19 
   The 'only' democracy in the region that apparently 'respects' women!     MichaelY    Wed Aug 23, 2006 13:13 
   on a related issue     me    Wed Aug 23, 2006 13:31 
   arabs treat women like princesses     goddamn    Wed Aug 23, 2006 13:31 
   A couple of answers     MichaelY    Wed Aug 23, 2006 13:46 
   AWN fails today     anon    Wed Aug 23, 2006 15:24 
 10   I just want to read a report     me    Wed Aug 23, 2006 15:38 
 11   History Repeats Itself     Tank Girl    Wed Aug 23, 2006 15:47 
 12   Questions and Answers     MichaelY    Wed Aug 23, 2006 17:43 
 13   MichaelY     curious    Wed Aug 23, 2006 17:50 
 14   Suddenly I discover you care     MichaelY    Wed Aug 23, 2006 17:57 
 15   Michael Y     Tank Girl    Wed Aug 23, 2006 18:01 
 16   Lebanese soldiers die clearing Israeli shells     Tank Girl    Wed Aug 23, 2006 18:10 
 17   We all have ups and downs     MichaelY    Wed Aug 23, 2006 18:12 
 18   for the ever vigilant skeptics     Sinéad Ní Bhroin    Wed Aug 23, 2006 18:17 
 19   Michael Y     Tank Girl    Wed Aug 23, 2006 18:20 
 20   Thanks for issuing the press statement     Coilín    Wed Aug 23, 2006 20:27 
 21   Keep up the Good Work.     PaddyK    Wed Aug 23, 2006 22:17 
 22   PaddyK     Sinéad Ní Bhroin    Wed Aug 23, 2006 22:59 
 23   Very hard to fight against us when we are united     MichaelY    Thu Aug 24, 2006 00:36 
 24   No buts about it, Paddy!     Coilín    Thu Aug 24, 2006 02:42 
 25   Head in the sand     ostrich    Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:28 
 26   Paddy K     Tank Girl    Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:07 
 27   Two at times divides into 1s - other times it doesn't     MichaelY    Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:36 
 28   A very peculiar way to build a movement     Tony    Thu Aug 24, 2006 13:43 
 29   I cant handle the truth.     PaddyK    Thu Aug 24, 2006 21:06 
 30   Nuclear shananigans heat up     MichaelY    Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:28 
 31   years old news --get in the link     outofdate    Fri Aug 25, 2006 14:15 
 32   Thanks for the confirmation     MichaelY    Fri Aug 25, 2006 15:03 
 33   not just one     list it all    Fri Aug 25, 2006 15:29 
 34   Nothing special     MichaelY    Fri Aug 25, 2006 15:42 
 35   so is Iran...     well    Fri Aug 25, 2006 15:56 
 36   They do it all the time     indeed well    Fri Aug 25, 2006 16:00 
 37   Iran     pat c    Fri Aug 25, 2006 16:02 
 38   Lessons for the anarchist movement of the Israeli-Lebanese War     Sacco    Fri Aug 25, 2006 16:15 
 39   Save the Kurdish Altarboys Organisation.     PaddyK    Fri Aug 25, 2006 21:52 
 40   Pulling punches     Coilín    Sat Aug 26, 2006 13:12 
 41   More 'accidents' - more unfortunate lies     MichaelY    Sun Aug 27, 2006 13:12 
 42   A truly neutral role for Ireland in the UN Mission.     PaddyK    Sun Aug 27, 2006 14:32 
 43   Good idea     MichaelY    Mon Aug 28, 2006 16:20 
 44   Ah Michael     Anarko    Mon Aug 28, 2006 16:53 
 45   OK Anarko     MichaelY    Mon Aug 28, 2006 18:42 
 46   Michael     Anarko    Mon Aug 28, 2006 20:09 
 47   michael y     pat c    Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:25 
 48   Good message patc     MichaelY    Tue Aug 29, 2006 16:13 
 49   Kurdish Altarboys Association promise to Turn Turkey into Hell     PaddyK    Tue Aug 29, 2006 19:48 
 50   Paddy K     pat c    Wed Aug 30, 2006 14:23 
 51   PaddyK - pls reconsider     MichaelY    Wed Aug 30, 2006 14:51 
 52   Hold on a second there Bald Eagles !     PaddyK    Wed Aug 30, 2006 16:11 
 53   Paddy     pat c    Wed Aug 30, 2006 16:27 
 54   Simple question     Tony    Wed Aug 30, 2006 16:31 
 55   tony     pat c    Wed Aug 30, 2006 16:35 
 56   Missing PatC's point     Anorak    Wed Aug 30, 2006 19:02 
 57   Paddy K     pat c    Wed Aug 30, 2006 19:20 
 58   Extremist Islamic Insects     PaddyK    Wed Aug 30, 2006 20:48 
 59   paddy k     pat c    Wed Aug 30, 2006 20:56 
 60   wtf     omg    Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:52 
 61   A provisional summary     MichaelY    Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:21 
 62   AWI/WSM?     Anti-War Irelander    Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:53 
 63   Touchy - touchy     MichaelY    Thu Aug 31, 2006 13:13 
 64   MichaelY     PKWatch    Thu Aug 31, 2006 14:50 
 65   Watching my back and my sides     MichaelY    Thu Aug 31, 2006 15:41 
 66   Support Hermann Kelly's call for boycott of Israel     hugh o'donnell    Thu Aug 31, 2006 23:23 
 67   Kelly is right on here     Paul Keane    Fri Sep 01, 2006 22:43 
 68   already buzzing     antiwar    Fri Sep 01, 2006 23:07 
 69   Load the Examiner with letters on Hermann Kelly column     Paul Keane    Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:34 
 70   MichaelY and his AWI/WSM comment     indy trawler    Mon Sep 04, 2006 17:19 
 71   Repeat     MichaelY    Mon Sep 04, 2006 17:52 


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