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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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offsite link Hundreds of Pro-Palestine Students Sing Antisemitic Chants on October 7th Anniversary Tue Oct 07, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
Hundreds of pro-Palestine students chanted "from the river to the sea" ? an antisemitic slogan calling for the destruction of Israel ? during protests on the second anniversary of?Hamas's October 7th attacks.
The post Hundreds of Pro-Palestine Students Sing Antisemitic Chants on October 7th Anniversary appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Scientists Are at Last Uncovering the Links Between ME, Long Covid and Long Vaccine Tue Oct 07, 2025 17:59 | Patrick Ussher
Scientists are at last uncovering the links between ME (aka Chronic Fatigue), Long Covid and Long Vaccine. It's a breakthrough that promises treatments that target the underlying cause, says Patrick Ussher.
The post Scientists Are at Last Uncovering the Links Between ME, Long Covid and Long Vaccine appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Gary Neville Suffers Backlash as ?Angry? Workers Who He Ordered to Remove Union Jack Accuse Him of S... Tue Oct 07, 2025 15:38 | Will Jones
Footballer turned property developer Gary Neville?is facing a furious backlash after he ordered builders to take down a Union Jack, saying that "angry, middle-aged white men" were using flags to divide the country.
The post Gary Neville Suffers Backlash as “Angry” Workers Who He Ordered to Remove Union Jack Accuse Him of Suppressing Free Speech appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jenrick Stands by Claim he ?Did Not See a White Face? During Birmingham Visit Tue Oct 07, 2025 13:43 | Will Jones
Robert Jenrick has stood by comments he made complaining of not seeing "another white face" in a Birmingham neighbourhood, saying it is one of the "worst integrated places" he has been to.
The post Jenrick Stands by Claim he “Did Not See a White Face” During Birmingham Visit appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Conservative Party Members Want Pact With Reform, Poll Finds Tue Oct 07, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Conservative Party members want a pact with Reform UK, a poll has found ? and half say they don't want Kemi Badenoch leading them into the next election.
The post Conservative Party Members Want Pact With Reform, Poll Finds appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

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Pitstop Plougshares acquittee Damien Moran deported from the U.S.

category international | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Sunday April 06, 2008 20:56author by Damien Moran - No Borders Report this post to the editors

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Swords into Ploughshares
Swords into Ploughshares

As well as a a ploughshares acquittal to my name I now have the privilege of being sent packing on a one-way flight from Chicago airport to Warsaw just 5 hours after I had landed.

I was immediately detained and questioned by Homeland Security officers about our Pitstop Ploughshares action at Shannon in February 2003 (www.warontrial.com), why I was arrested, why our group 'sabotaged' U.S. military property.

I informed them about our action and acquittal with pleasure. They were none too pleased.

When the gung-ho Officer Bock shouted out that deportation was the least of my problems I decided there was no point of pushing his buttons too far. I made my anti-war statement, explaining that I was en route to visit my brother in Virginia, then planned going to Colorado Springs and Nebraska to speak at anti-militarism conferences/panels and demonstrations.

I've been travelling and waiting in airports non-stop for the past 30 hours so now it's time to hit the hay. I will write a more extensive report tomorrow.

Unfortunately I've lost $350 dollars in flight expenses while the Global Network (www.space4peace.org) Against Weapons in Space that invited me have been setback over $1,000. If anyone has spare change to donate and help with costs (will be dedicated to anti-militarist/missile defence/direct action purposes) please let me know.

No Pasaran (New motto of U.S. Homeland Security dissenters),

Related Link: http://www.peacenikhurler.blogspot.com

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Correction     DM    Sun Apr 06, 2008 21:05 
   Thats really terrible Damien     David Murphy    Sun Apr 06, 2008 22:12 
   No Borders, no nations     Justin Morahan    Sun Apr 06, 2008 22:35 
   Solidarity Damien     Cormac    Mon Apr 07, 2008 00:55 
   Not surprised     Fintan Lane    Mon Apr 07, 2008 01:04 
   More reflections and media request     Damien Moranj    Mon Apr 07, 2008 05:20 
   peaceful protest?     paul o toole    Mon Apr 07, 2008 08:30 
   I don't get it?     Contrarian    Mon Apr 07, 2008 08:57 
   Regards     Seán Ryan    Mon Apr 07, 2008 09:00 
 10   Ironic     Fintan Lane    Mon Apr 07, 2008 09:58 
 11   Response to Contrarian     DM    Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:16 
 12   Land of freedom of speech...     Tim Hourigan    Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:38 
 13   Press response     Damien Moran    Mon Apr 07, 2008 16:28 
 14   In Solidarity!     Mairtin    Mon Apr 07, 2008 16:47 
 15   I'm sure these guys would have let me through!     DM    Mon Apr 07, 2008 18:37 
 16   A couragous witness for peace     noddy    Mon Apr 07, 2008 22:45 
 17   Passports & Borders = Rackets     Viola Wilkins    Tue Apr 08, 2008 00:29 
 18   Check out what happened to an Icelandic shopper in U.S. immigration     Damien Moran    Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:24 
 19   Ignorance of the law is no excuse     Homer    Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:24 
 20   Yeah, Damo...     Au Contraire    Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:26 
 21   Never trust a cartoon character who works in a nuke plant     Damien Moran    Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:35 
 22   Boo hoo hoo     Homer    Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:58 
 23   never argue with a troll...     Jimbob    Tue Apr 08, 2008 13:14 
 24   When you can't answer the issue, call me a troll, weak!     Homer    Tue Apr 08, 2008 13:23 
 25   ad nauseam to add nausea.     Jimbob    Tue Apr 08, 2008 13:35 
 26   The War & Immigration two different issues     Homer    Tue Apr 08, 2008 13:57 
 27   Damo on Democracy Now....     redjade    Tue Apr 08, 2008 14:48 
 28   Welcome back Damo.....     Ciaron    Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:01 
 29   Just wonderin'.....     Diogenes    Tue Apr 08, 2008 16:13 
 30   Many Irish denied entry     Jacqueline Fallon    Wed Apr 09, 2008 00:15 
 31   What seems to be overlooked by the ciritcs on this thread     Statin the Obvious    Wed Apr 09, 2008 07:35 
 32   Use your heads     Homer    Wed Apr 09, 2008 08:40 
 33   Er, no.     Homer    Wed Apr 09, 2008 08:45 
 34   Please write to editor of Irish Independent against their 'vandal' remarks     Damien Moran    Wed Apr 09, 2008 09:37 
 35   Responses to O'Doherty and Homer     Ciaron    Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:34 
 36   The jury is out     Contrarian    Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:57 
 37   Responses     Ciaron    Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:30 
 38   Interesting responses, Ciaron!     Contrarian    Wed Apr 09, 2008 13:13 
 39   contrarianclarification     countercontrarian    Wed Apr 09, 2008 13:51 
 40   Double standards?     Contrarian    Wed Apr 09, 2008 14:30 
 41   Deep breath ...     Deirdre Clancy    Wed Apr 09, 2008 19:22 
 42   The Limerick Leader gets global exposure on Commondreams.org     redjade    Thu Apr 10, 2008 08:37 
 43   more inaccuracies     more    Thu Apr 10, 2008 09:36 
 44   Indo. Letters published     Damien Moran    Thu Apr 10, 2008 09:46 
 45   Thank you     Homer    Thu Apr 10, 2008 09:48 
 46   Letter to Indo     Damien Moran    Thu Apr 10, 2008 09:51 
 47   Letter to Indo. from Iraq War veteran     Jimmy Massey    Thu Apr 10, 2008 09:54 
 48   Other comments and letters to Indo.     Ian O'D    Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:11 
 49   Responses     Ciaron    Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:35 
 50   Another letter     Chris McC via DM    Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:40 
 51   Letter to Indo     Raymond Deane    Thu Apr 10, 2008 14:01 
 52   its not a issue of guilt as the facts in this case are admitted and known     Sceptic    Thu Apr 10, 2008 15:06 
 53   There are juries' verdicts that just won't satisfy some trolls out there     Ray    Thu Apr 10, 2008 15:45 
 54   Peaceactivist     Ulla    Fri Apr 11, 2008 01:08 
 55   O'Doherty Ties Himself in Knots and Further U.S. Debate on Damo Deportation     Update    Fri Apr 11, 2008 13:02 
 56   Are you as surprised as I am?     Indo-Watch    Fri Apr 11, 2008 17:22 
 57   Sceptic or compulsive denier?     Jukes,    Fri Apr 11, 2008 23:28 
 58   Unfair fight     Deirdre Clancy    Sat Apr 12, 2008 23:45 
 59   On questions of plowshares vis a vis sabotage etc     Ciaron    Sun Apr 13, 2008 08:08 
 60   Report on the Conference Damien Did'y Make it to.....     Update    Mon Apr 14, 2008 07:39 
 61   Conference Report     Conference Rport    Mon Apr 21, 2008 23:09 
 62   ACLU: 1,000,000 People on Watch List     redjade    Tue Jul 15, 2008 18:22 


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