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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
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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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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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National - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970

National Demonstration - Solidarity WIth Palestine!

category national | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice author Wednesday March 26, 2008 16:01author by IPSC - IPSCauthor email info at ipsc dot ieauthor phone 01 6770253 Report this post to the editors

From Deir Yassin to Gaza - 60 Years of Israeli State Oppression

National Demonstration, Sat April 12th 2008 @ 2PM, Central Bank, Dublin.

Voice your opposition to the brutal and racist policies of the Israeli State over the past six decades and show your solidarity with the besieged and occupied people of Palestine, come along to the demonstration and make some noise!.
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From Deir Yassin to Gaza - The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

60 years ago in Palestine, newly-arrived European Jewish settlers drove their long established Palestinian neighbours out of most of Palestine, which then became Israel. They did this through a combination of terror and massacre. Once again Israel is terrorising and massacring Palestinians – this time in Gaza – prompting fears of renewed mass ethnic cleansing.

Deir Yassin was a small village next to Jerusalem. Although its inhabitants hadn't taken part in the fighting to defend Palestine, it was here that the most infamous massacre took place 60 years ago. On the morning of April 9th 1948, Zionist forces drove into the village, rounded up the men, women and children and coldbloodedly massacred them. The massacre was pre-planned and designed to terrorise other Palestinians into fleeing.

Afterwards, twenty five of the survivors were paraded around Jerusalem, then taken to a quarry and murdered. Today this would be called 'collective punishment' – the terrorism of the powerful. Today a million and a half innocent people in Gaza are being collectively punished. They are imprisoned; they are starved of food and water, subjected to aerial bombardment, tank and rocket attacks; denied electricity, medicines, and sewerage facilities.

They are being denied a future. Hundreds have died so far this year. This senseless brutality must stop if there is ever to be peace. Make your voice heard - come to our demonstration and demand that Israel ceases - and the International Community stops being complicit in - the destruction of Gaza. We can't stop yesterday's atrocities; we must prevent today's.

Remember Deir Yassin! Remember the Palestinians in Gaza today!

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author by IPSC - IPSCpublication date Wed Mar 26, 2008 16:04author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Attached wrong file, oops

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author by Return 08publication date Sat Mar 29, 2008 19:52author address author phone Report this post to the editors

This is sure to get some attention if it comes to fruition this May.

Let the will of our people to return homeland be victorious.

Let the UN resolutions, international legitimacy, and the international law be victorious.

Let us defeat the cultural of terrorism, racism and denial of the other.

http://www.return08.com/Eng/index.html

In implementation of this, May 14, 2008, marking 60 years of dispossession and homelessness, will be a day for the international community and the Palestinian people to carry out UN Resolution (194). Let us be soldiers to carry out this resolution and thus:

1.All Palestinian refugees inside and abroad have the right to exercise the right of return in a peaceful manner and become UN soldiers of peace.

2.All returnees have to raise the UN banner only.

3.All returnees have to attach UN resolution and the refugee card on their chests.

4.All returnees must bring their tents and other goods with them because most probably their houses had been destroyed and therefore they might be forced to live in tents on their land. If attacked by the discriminatory Israeli security forces that reject international law and legitimacy, we will not attack back but we will set up our tents hoping that our relatives and Jewish friends will assist us in our search for peaceful coexistence which will overcome any racial or inhuman trend.

5.Arab countries have to stress our right for return and we thank them for everything they have done to Palestinian refugees. We call on Arab countries to open their borders before Palestinian refugees and help them return to their homeland. Here we specifically name the countries of Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq.

6.All Palestinians in Arab and Islamic countries must go to any of the ring countries to exercise this peaceful march in application to their individual right of return.

7.Arab countries and friends all over the world are called upon to support the logistics of exercising this right.

8.All Palestinians holders of foreign citizenships, especially US and European citizenships, are called upon to book for their return at the Israeli airport or ring countries on May 14 , 2008. Charter planes could be booked to ensure their safe arrival. In addition, tens of ships can be reserved to take them from international seaports provided that all bookings take place on the same date.

9.A personal invitation will be extended to all world leaders and members of all parliaments in the name of Palestinian refugees to support their humanitarian movement.

10.An invitation will be extended to all civil society institutions and their legal commissions.

11.An invitation will be extended to all judges and international legal advisors and attorneys.

12.An invitation will be extended to UN Secretary-General and international ambassadors.

13.Kings and leaders of Islamic countries will be invited.

14.Journalists and reporters will be invited to cover the event.

15.The Israeli government, members of the Israeli Knesset, and parties who advocate justice and peace will be invited.

16.A special invitation will be extended to the US President, senators, civil society institutions, and urge them to resist all racists and extremists who reject the right of return.

17.Arab and international artists will be invited to participate in the event.

18.The Palestinians pledge before the world to exercise the international resolution out of their belief in mutual coexistence and rejection of violence, terrorism and bigotry.

author by P. Schmechelpublication date Sat Mar 29, 2008 23:04author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Sorry , but I dont understand. how are the returnees supposed to get into Israel once they arrive ?

How are those who intend to fly into Tel Aviv supposed to get Visas? I presume you need a visa to go to Israel ?

Israel isnt going to let all these people in to threaten them , egypt and Jordan arent going to let them upset their comortable arangement with the US .

And the UN in Lebanon arent goint to permit them passage to the mine infested southern lebanon.

Hows it gonna work ?

author by David R. Skeen - Nonepublication date Mon Apr 07, 2008 15:04author address author phone Report this post to the editors

It is crazy that we allow our politicians to rope our countries into agreements , then subsequently grant them immunity from criticism or censure when the party that thay made an agreement with completely throws muck in our faces. We have a right to expect to see the Israel Europe agreement torn up and thrown away.
How many of us have enjoyed Mediterranean holidays in France, Greece, Spain etc. we would be horrified to see an oil tanker dumping oil of the coast at Cannes yet just across the water Israel can dump oil slicks into the sea with complete impunity.

NOT TO MENTION HOW ISRAEL IS DRAGGING OUR HUMAN RIGHTS PROFILE INTO THE DIRT. We have a right to expect to see Israel thrown out of any agreement and boycotted on an Environmental basis alone.

Below is a snippit of the text of the agreement that Israel is bound to keep by its own volition, in order to enjoy trade in our Europe. Below that are the pictures of the oil contributed by Israel to our Mediterranean Sea for which not a single European eyelid was batted

Tear up this insulting agreement now..

EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT

1. The Parties shall promote cooperation in the tasks of
preventing deterioration of the environment, controlling
pollution and ensuring the rational use of natural resources,
with a view to ensuring sustainable development and
promoting regional environmental projects.
2. Cooperation shall focus, in particular, on:...........

.........the quality of Mediterranean water and the control and
prevention of marine pollution.

PICTURE OF ISRAEL'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE MED

http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/archives/561-Oil-Slick-Ph...tp://

Even if we never cared about the Palestinians once, we should take note of what is being done to our European Resources by this Rogue Entity that enjoys such priveleges in Europe.

author by Marching on Saturday - nonepublication date Sat Apr 12, 2008 00:50author address author phone Report this post to the editors


I'll be marching on Saturday to highlight the massacre at Deir Yassin in 1948 and the ongoing slaughter in Gaza. See you on Saturday at 2pm.

Keep it going.

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author by Abu Salehpublication date Fri Apr 18, 2008 00:21author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Jimmy Carter really puts his life on the line to honour democracy.

At last the Palestinian electorate get respect for their democratic choice. X US President Carter is to meet the Hamas Government of the Palestinian people.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9464.shtml

" Carter may not be counted amongst Israel's most stalwart supporters, at least compared to other US presidents or the current candidates for office. But in reality, he has done more for Israel than any other US president, and perhaps even any other world leader. "

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We all know that Hamas politicians have suffered terribly to get the right to speak for their people. Mahmoud al-Zahar, a surgeon, is a founder of Hamas. He is foreign minister in the government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, which was elected in January 2006.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9469.shtml

" Only three months ago I buried my son Hussam, who studied finance at college and wanted to be an accountant; he was killed by an Israeli air strike. In 2003, I buried Khaled -- my first-born -- after an Israeli F-16 targeting me wounded my daughter and my wife and flattened the apartment building where we lived, injuring and killing many of our neighbors. Last year, my son-in-law was killed. "

author by Scepticpublication date Sat Apr 19, 2008 09:47author address author phone Report this post to the editors

David R. Skeen – your point above about the oil slick does not convince. We know nothing about how or when or why it happened. Probably it could have happened anywhere even in the best run and regulated ecologically minded jurisdictions.

The conflation of these images with an argument about the EU is just juxtaposed smear stuff – worthy of a poor man’s Dr. Goebbels.

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