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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 I Smell a Rat in the BBC?s Claims of Climate Change ?Ratmageddon? Tue Sep 30, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Rodent populations in the US and Britain have exploded, and the BBC inevitably blames climate change. But Ben Pile smells a rat. After all, there are much more likely explanations than slightly milder weather.
The post I Smell a Rat in the BBC’s Claims of Climate Change ‘Ratmageddon’ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Tue Sep 30, 2025 00:41 | 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.

offsite link Could Lithium Batteries Be Programmed to Explode? Mon Sep 29, 2025 19:05 | Dr R P
Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah highlights a frightening possibility: that lithium batteries could be programmed to explode. Yet another reason to avoid Chinese EVs, says the Daily Sceptic's robotics expert.
The post Could Lithium Batteries Be Programmed to Explode? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Plan to Spend ?66 Million on Wokery in Crime-Plagued London Mon Sep 29, 2025 17:10 | Will Jones
Crime is soaring in London, but Mayor Sadiq Khan is planning to spend ?66m on woke projects over three years ? and has just awarded himself a pay rise to ?170,282, making him the highest paid politician in the land.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Plan to Spend ?66 Million on Wokery in Crime-Plagued London appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Ryder Cup Parable: What Europe Gets Right and the EU and USA Get Wrong Mon Sep 29, 2025 15:31 | Clive Pinder
Europe's Ryder Cup victory shows that, unlike the DEI-obsessed EU, the nations of Europe win when they respect merit, says Clive Pinder. And unlike the USA big shots, they know how to work as a team.
The post The Ryder Cup Parable: What Europe Gets Right and the EU and USA Get Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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

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2010: Blockades, direct action and demonstrations in France. 2011: G8-G20 in France

category international | anti-capitalism | news report author Saturday October 16, 2010 11:13author by France in flames, again Report this post to the editors

16 year old in critical condition after being hit in face by police “flashball”

French strikes continue. Strikes spread across the country on fourth day of nationwide protests over pension reforms. Three fuel storage depots have been reopened by riot police in France, as fears grow of a shortage at the pumps. Nine of the country’s 12 refineries have shut down due to strike action prompted by the government’s plans for pension reform. High school students have joined the pension protests for the first time this week. 360 high schools across the country were closed this morning due to protests by students. In Paris, one of them is in a critical condition after being hit in the face by a “flashball” – a device used by police for crowd control.

G8-G20 2011 in France: CALL FOR A INTERNATIONAL PREPARATION MEETING

Oh yes, and surely you remember the recent expulsion of the Roma community...
France in flames. Workers and students shut downt country on 4th day of strike against reforms
France in flames. Workers and students shut downt country on 4th day of strike against reforms

G8-G20 2011 in France: CALL FOR A INTERNATIONAL PREPARATION MEETING

Despite our repeated attempts to stop their meetings, the heads of the most powerful states will meet again for the G8 and G20 in France in 2011.With the political, economic and environmental context, the reasons to show our disagreements and alternatives abound.


[Video y fotos] Siguen los bloqueos, acciones directas y manifestaciones en Francia
http://www.lahaine.org/index.php?p=48681 - (translated at http://tinyurl.com/3399l7l )

vid - Manifestation à toulouse contre la réforme des retraites lycéens 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56RhCrG20qE

Riot police move in to open fuel depots in France (euronews)
http://www.euronews.net/2010/10/15/riot-police-move-in-...ance/

High school students join protests in France (euronews)
http://www.euronews.net/2010/10/15/high-school-students...ance/

G8-G20 2011 in France: CALL FOR A INTERNATIONAL PREPARATION MEETING
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_...15492

France Comes Under Mounting Pressure over Mass Deportation of Roma (democracy now)
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/15/france_comes_unde..._over

Orders to police on Roma expulsions from France leaked
A memo on the break-up of Roma camps may breach international human rights laws, say critics of expulsions
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/13/sarkozy-rom...ights

Frances conflictive history...

2005 civil unrest in France, starting on 27 October 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_civil_unrest_in_France

40 years ago this month in Paris….Mai 68
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87672

French sailors strike, ALLEZ LES PIRATES
French sailors strike, ALLEZ LES PIRATES

Baricades set up around country
Baricades set up around country

360 high schools shut. A 16 year old in critical condition after being hit in face by police “flashball”
360 high schools shut. A 16 year old in critical condition after being hit in face by police “flashball”

Caption: Video Id: 56RhCrG20qE Type: Youtube Video
360 high schools across the country were closed this morning due to protests by students


 #   Title   Author   Date 
   More cop violence caught on camera     cop violence    Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:27 
   it doesnt always have to end in violence does it.. :|     shamey    Sat Oct 16, 2010 15:08 
   .     Godot    Sat Oct 16, 2010 17:48 
   60 ans c’est déjà trop, pas question de bosser un jour de plus !     obelix    Sat Oct 16, 2010 21:59 
   France     Con Carroll    Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:09 
   boxing clever     opus diablos    Sun Oct 17, 2010 13:21 
   3 million now taking action in france - undercover cops taking out "leaders"     Obelix    Sun Oct 17, 2010 17:30 
   France > sixth national day strike, This morning, thousands of French truck drivers blocked roads     France > strike day 6    Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:16 
   France’s long history of street protest has seen a new chapter written     Sarko facho    Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:36 
 10   Monitoring day of strike on Tuesday ::La Haine     La Haine    Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:22 
 11   French strikes and protests: live updates     live updates    Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:46 
 12   Senate vote has been delayed     19oct    Tue Oct 19, 2010 15:23 
 13   Day 7-Joseph Stiglitz: citizens should follow the French example by taking to the streets to protest     Stiglitz + Ali    Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:10 
 14   French government to send in armed units?     armed units    Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:07 
 15   The police unlock three oil depots - strikers respond     oil depots    Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:22 
 16   SAINT-DENIS, 10 a.m, October 19     Banlieue 93    Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:00 
 17   Day 8: France is protesting for all of us     youth flood the streets    Thu Oct 21, 2010 09:39 
 18   All the Way     Red Flag    Thu Oct 21, 2010 09:50 
 19   France > UK + Austria ? - Demonstrators protest against government cuts. And Ireland... ???     France > UK + Austria ?    Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:05 
 20   People of Ireland - Rise UP. Some Irish resistence: WSM, SWP, Éirígí...     Irish resistence    Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:29 
 21   Day 8: Pension reform vote today + CGT union: “Sarkozy has declared war” + Still 70% strike support     France at War - CGT    Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:09 
 22   France > Greece... "The People of Greece Are Fighting for the Whole of Europe", Tariq Ali     "Peoples of Europe, Rise Up"    Fri Oct 22, 2010 13:37 
 23   French fight coming to a country near you?     Belfast 15,000    Sat Oct 23, 2010 18:42 
 24   hotty     hotty    Mon Oct 25, 2010 23:55 
 25   Too hot????     opus diablos    Wed Oct 27, 2010 13:16 


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