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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 News Round-Up Mon Sep 22, 2025 00:43 | 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 The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout Sun Sep 21, 2025 19:47 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has poured over ?1 billion into its gold-plated pension scheme, gobbling up nearly ?850 million of licence fee money ? and it looks like the bill could keep climbing.
The post The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools Sun Sep 21, 2025 17:13 | Richard Eldred
In a fresh raid that could force more closures and squeeze parents' wallets, Bridget Phillipson is hitting private schools again, this time tripling Ofsted inspection fees.
The post Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State Sun Sep 21, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Keir Starmer has sparked fury by pledging to recognise a Palestinian state even though critics say it rewards Hamas, angers Israel and the US and won't help hostages or feed Gaza's starving.
The post Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims Sun Sep 21, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's North Sea could have 14 billion barrels of oil and gas ? three times what the Government reckons ? but sky-high taxes and drilling bans are leaving it in the ground while jobs and cash go begging.
The post North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims 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

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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday June 10, 2005 06:31 by no chr.!
...to stop the process of deportation of A. Hossain, the representative of KCTU/MTU read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 23:14 by The Academy   text 10 comments (last - tuesday june 14, 2005 14:40)
Anyone can nominate for the upcoming "Oscars of Idiocy" the World Stupidity Awards which take place every year at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 22:33 by mms
On June 11th 2005 over 54 cities across the world will experience the naked joy of the world's largest naked protest against oil dependency and car culture in the history of humanity. Many cities will also ride again on the weekend closest to Valentine's Day 2006. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 22:00 by ryan   text 1 comment (last - friday june 10, 2005 05:01)
Please follow my blog and enlighten the world. ha read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 19:35 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 3 comments (last - friday june 10, 2005 19:24)
For the sake of those who have not read Village magazine this week (3-9 June), I am posting a copy of a letter I've had published, in which I point out that the old media, in their coverage of the appointment of George Bush and the invasion of Iraq, have committed all the crimes that the magazine's media analyst, Conor Brady, in last week's issue accused bloggers of committing. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 17:05 by Anthony G
Employees in the logistics industry all over Britain are being electronically tagged by their bosses in order to monitor and control their activities in the work-place. It's a new way in which productivity is increased and individual people are further reduced to being passive non-thinking cogs in a machine. According to statements made by some of the employers using these devices, we'll even learn to love these new chains.

I've never heard of these devices before so I can't say how prevalent their use is in Ireland. I'd be interested to see what action the GMB union will take given that they "will not stand by to see our members reduced to automatons.” If these tags aren't stopped across the water, it's likely that the same multinationals will also introduce them here in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 17:01 by Pol
This is a link to the European wide network Youth Against Racism, which contains information of what you can do to help combat racism where you are and throughout Europe:http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1320/page1.html
If you scroll to the bottom of that page, there are further links to anti-racist groups. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday June 09, 2005 15:10 by John Bissett   text 1 comment (last - monday june 13, 2005 02:10)
Calling all anti-capitalists!! “Capitalism and Other Kids’ Stuff” – a popular new film, winning much acclaim, which argues the anti-capitalist case in simple language - is now re-edited, viewable and downloadable as a BitTorrent at www.socialist-tv.com read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday June 09, 2005 05:25 by Akiva Eldar
The Housing Ministry allocated at least NIS 70 million
to build infrastructure and erect public structures in
82 illegal outposts in the West Bank during the prime
ministerial terms of Benjamin Netanyahu (1996-1999)
and Ariel Sharon (2001-2004), Haaretz has learned from
an appendix to attorney Talia Sasson's report on the
outposts. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday June 09, 2005 00:14 by Herald reader   text 71 comments (last - wednesday june 22, 2005 23:53)
The Headline of yersterday's Evening Herald reads:
OUTRAGE AS ISRAELI ARMY HOLDS 2 TDs AT GUNPOINT
'They took aim at us' -John Gormely
ISRAELI soldiers aimed loaded rifles at shocked TDs on a tour of a West Bank town.
(Newspiece by Michael Lavery that I reproduce here for Indymedia, for those who didn't get a chance to read it) read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Wednesday June 08, 2005 20:22 by Justin Moran   text 1 comment (last - tuesday june 14, 2005 12:34)
Public Meeting on the EU Constitution

Why the French and Dutch Voted No and Where do we go from here?

Thursday, the 16th of June at 7.30pm in Liberty Hall.

Speakers:
Gerry Adams MP, President of Sinn Féin

Francis Wurtz MEP, Leader of GUE/NGL Group in the EU Parliament and member of the French Communist Party, which led the No campaign in France

TBC An MP from the Dutch Socialist Party to talk about the experience of the campaign in Holland

Chaired by Mary Lou McDonald MEP

All welcome, especially federalists in mourning and all French and Dutch citizens. Admission free. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday June 08, 2005 18:15 by Paul McAndrew   text 1 comment (last - thursday june 16, 2005 17:26)
We meet every 2nd Sunday, at 3pm in the Cornerhouse Pub, Coburg Street

No charge, though you probably want to bring enough money for a pint or coffee for yourself

Pagans of all Traditions and none, Wicca, Druidry, Asatru, etc all welcome read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday June 08, 2005 17:31 by SP Member   text 33 comments (last - tuesday june 14, 2005 01:05)
There was a further shift to the left at the annual conference of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA), the largest union in the North, held at the start of June. The outgoing General Council (Executive), which had a right wing majority, was defeated on a number of key issues.

Socialist Party member, Carmel Gates, stood down as President due to the convention that a President serves only three years. However, the hopes of the right wing that they would take back this position were dashed when Billy Lynn, also a Socialist Party member, and a long standing activist in the union, was elected in her place. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / news report Wednesday June 08, 2005 16:55 by brazil   text 2 comments (last - tuesday october 25, 2005 08:27)
Engage a process of A Constituent Assembly for social europe read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday June 08, 2005 15:38 by Davy Carlin   text 9 comments (last - saturday june 25, 2005 20:39)
I reprint an article I had written a few years ago that was carried in the main Northern Newspapers at that time.

-Friends over the last weekend yet another two young men took there own lives in my local area. This is a growing tragedy that I must admit that when reading of such increasing growing deaths, it brings a lump to my throat..

For oneself I would have thought that those involved in the conflict would have found it more difficult to adjust {and many have}. Yet it seems teenagers and those in their twenties {the children of those at the forefront and brunt of the war} are finding it even more difficult.

This is a situation that needs to be addressed and addressed urgently and many good community activists along with parents of those deceased are campaigning actively on this.

The situation is getting worse and I believe that all support that can be, should be forthcoming to such campaigns, both in the forefront and in the background on this matter., read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday June 08, 2005 11:42 by Eugene Mc Cartan
A chara.
The brain drain from the poorer developing countries to the rich capitalist countries is having a huge impact on the people of these countries.

While we in Ireland are the benefices of such a brain drain the impact upon those countries from which these medical personnel come from is overlooked, ignored.

Cuba’s approach to international solidarity and the assistance that it gives to many countries is in sharp contrast to the approach of our own and other developed countries.

We would like to invite the public to come along and hear first hand about the internationalist role played by Cuban doctors. The Cuban chargé d’affaires to Ireland Teresita Trujillo , will address this subject on Wednesday 15th June @ 8-15pm in the Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square (West). All are welcome. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday June 08, 2005 03:24 by paul o toole   text 12 comments (last - friday june 10, 2005 17:13)
Irelands best, lies to the world. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Tuesday June 07, 2005 22:49 by jeff   text 4 comments (last - wednesday june 08, 2005 11:53)
According to the Sindo's story, school girls from posh schools are threatening each other via websites, e mail, and other crap. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday June 07, 2005 21:12 by Gregor Kerr
The next meeting of the Get Up Stand Up Campaign takes place on Wednesday 15th June at 8pm in WSM offices, 5 Merrion Row. All welcome.
The purpose of the meeting is to plan the next phase of the campaign - especially the idea of expanding out from the city centre and doing leafletting of suburban shopping centres read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday June 07, 2005 17:28 by Observer   text 2 comments (last - tuesday june 07, 2005 19:58)
Blogger David Farrer lives in Edinburgh, and he’s worried about the armada of G8 protesters soon to descend on the city. read full story / add a comment
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