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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

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

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dublin / arts and media / event notice Saturday June 04, 2005 14:50 by redjade
Launch and exhibition of 'City of Children', a book of photographs of Brazilian children by Brazilian photographer Elis Taves. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Saturday June 04, 2005 14:05 by Aoife Lee
On Friday 3rd June 2005, Dr Jerry Cowley TD led a delegation to the office of the County Manager, Des Mahon. The delegation consisted of local people from Erris and members of Shell to Sea (Mayo and Galway). Despite receiving prior notification by a member of Shell to Sea, the county manager left the building ten minutes before the arranged meeting time. He returned thirty minutes later and was surprised to find the delegation waiting for him. Let us just say they had words!!!

Dr Cowley presented the letter to the county council, despite the absence of Mr Mahon, calling on them to play a more pro-active role in the conflict between the local people of Erris and multi-national giant Shell. It also called on Mayo County Council to insist on adequate regulation of the entire project to ensure the safety of the citizens of county Mayo.

This weekend, June 4-6, is the solidarity gathering in Rossport, Co. Mayo. All are welcome. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday June 04, 2005 13:01 by Sean Crudden
It is interesting to consider in the abstract some of the principles which may apply to community development work and to see how these ideas sit with our own organisations. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Saturday June 04, 2005 11:59 by redjade   text 2 comments (last - saturday june 04, 2005 12:36)
The theme of Mr Barroso's address will be "The EU Constitution - the Big Picture." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday June 04, 2005 10:32 by unslaver.com
As the war drums of the Bush Administration drone into background noise, a growing number across the globe turn their eyes to the USA itself. The view becomes a prelude to the upcoming horror feature of this planets history - the Day America Turns on Herself!

The Heartland of Liberty is being shaken to its very core by the growing disquiet in its People, and as the onlookers stand appalled, the very foundations of this planets concept of Liberty are eroded and turned to shifting sands of displaced freedom.

As a planet, The People heard the lies told to cause War. As a Planet, The People heard the changing tales as justification to cause War. As a Planet, we stand helpless and watch the internal and deliberate destruction of the single heartplace of Liberty for all men, America. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday June 04, 2005 05:41 by Oisín O Reilly   text 5 comments (last - saturday june 11, 2005 01:47)
The Union of Secondary Students sends its most sincere condolences to the parents and families affected by the recent tragic accident in Navan; and to the students, friends, teachers and staff at the schools who now mourn a great loss. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday June 03, 2005 14:00 by Lasc
A delegation of trade union and student activists has been invited to visit Colombia at the end of this month by the trade union SINALTRAINAL. They will report back on the challenges faced by trade union and human rights activists in Colombia.

To raise money for the trip, a table quiz will be held at the Teachers' Club next Wednesday at 7.30 pm. It will be in the room beside the bar, with a charge of 20 euros per table.




VENUE: Teachers' Club

TIME: 7.30 pm

CHARGE: 20 euros per table read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing / news report Friday June 03, 2005 11:58 by Dave   text 1 comment (last - friday june 03, 2005 15:17)
After 2 weeks of continual protest outside Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Town hall Margaret Watson has finally won her campaign for council housing. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday June 02, 2005 22:43 by Michelle Clarke   text 6 comments (last - friday june 03, 2011 14:57)
The French have excelled. People started reading books, thinking, and voting.

The Dutch followed on.

What will happen in Ireland? Will there be another No vote election not be acceptable to Govt . Let us recall, the 'machinery' kicked in another strategic vote....and apathy and people beckoned to the call of the Master!!!

Will it be the same this time....Do we really need to waste money on holding an 'Election' as a form of token gesture.


Where are the Watchdogs? Who has the teeth? Why aren't Corrupt Practices not made a criminal offence? What about the scandalous loopholes in those who pay tax and more importantly the Equitable Amount.

I read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday June 02, 2005 21:03 by w - dissent   text 10 comments (last - tuesday june 14, 2005 01:48)
Monday the 13th is the deadline for deposits of €30 to be put on seats for our busses to the G8. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday June 02, 2005 18:27 by SP Member   text 6 comments (last - friday june 03, 2005 11:16)
Despite the comments by German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder following the defeat of the EU constitution in France and Holland, the German political establishment is in crisis.

The potential now exists for the establishment of a new broad left formation. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Thursday June 02, 2005 17:49 by Dusty
- Revenue Commissioners take very few prosecutions against serious tax evaders.
- It also found that the SSIA scheme is costing the government nearly €300m more than expected.
- PAC urges return of Gaeltacht grant read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday June 02, 2005 12:02 by Siun   text 2 comments (last - thursday june 02, 2005 13:07)
Irish activist Caoimhe Butterly will introduce 'Visit to Palestine', a new documentary on Israel's 2002 reinvasion of Jenin, the impact of that invasion on families in the camps and Caoimhe's solidarity work there.

The film screening begins at 7pm Weds 8 June in the Teachers' Club, 36 Parnell Square.

Admission is free, but we would like to collect money to send to the families featured in the film - all solidarity donations of whatever size are very welcome.

Jeremy's Hardy's synopsis of the film is available at: http://www.islamchannel.tv read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Thursday June 02, 2005 11:36 by Betty   text 1 comment (last - thursday june 02, 2005 11:42)
'The report also found that the system for reporting major incidents through Garda Headquarters to the Department of Justice is unsatisfactory.' read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday June 02, 2005 05:59 by Steve Peacock
The U.S. Special Operations Command will spend up to a half-billion dollars over the next five years to develop pre-packaged media products for distribution to foreign news organizations and audiences, according to government planning documents obtained by IMC-Binghamton. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday June 02, 2005 02:02 by Bud decending   text 12 comments (last - friday april 07, 2006 12:41)
i bought a ticket to see a band in The Village this evening. But when I went to the bar I discovered red socks over all the taps for the draught beer.

Red Budwiser socks! covering the Erdinger and other beers!!

All the fridges were full of Budwizer bottles. And then the true nature of the nightmare became apparent. read full story / add a comment
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