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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 Hamas Executes ?Israeli Collaborators? in Streets of Gaza Mon Sep 22, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
Hamas?has executed three Palestinians accused of "collaborating" with Israel on the streets of Gaza, just hours after the UK, Australia and Canada announced their?recognition of a Palestinian state.
The post Hamas Executes “Israeli Collaborators” in Streets of Gaza appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong Mon Sep 22, 2025 17:35 | Dr David Bell
The Covid response was not an error, and it was not the result of rushing to counter an unknown pathogen. It was a lot of people, mostly professionals, systematically doing what they knew was wrong, says Dr David Bell.
The post The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link School Accused of ?Brainwashing? Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book ?Blaming Them for The... Mon Sep 22, 2025 15:11 | Will Jones
A parent has accused a secondary school of "brainwashing" after?he learned that 14 year-old pupils were told to read a book that "blames them for their white skin" ? and his daughter was forced to read it out loud.
The post School Accused of “Brainwashing” Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book “Blaming Them for Their White Skin” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for ... Mon Sep 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
Nigel Farage?today vowed to block foreign nationals from getting benefits, slashing the welfare bill "by ?234bn", and to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants with 'settled status' by bringing in stricter visa tests.
The post No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for Those Who Fail Under Crackdown on ‘Settled Status’ Migrants appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:00 | Nigel Biggar
The Church of England has shown that it doesn't care about evidence or ethics, says Prof Nigel Biggar. Why else, when presented with proof its ?100 million reparations giveaway is groundless, would it press on regardless?
The post When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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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 / eu / press release Wednesday March 23, 2005 10:59 by Michael Mc Loughlin   text 6 comments (last - monday march 28, 2005 20:14)
European Parliament Socialists today claimed victory in their campaign to secure far-reaching changes in proposed rules on Europe's lucrative market in services. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 23, 2005 08:01 by Sisyphe   text 3 comments (last - friday august 26, 2005 16:04)
Sisyphe website delivers cutting edge analysis of women's condition and of other important issues, notably prostitution read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday March 22, 2005 23:09 by D. Burbeck
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world demonstrated against the War in Iraq on Mar. 19th and 20th. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 22, 2005 22:53 by John Williams   text 3 comments (last - saturday april 09, 2005 21:41)
Questions right of using public money to pay for heat and light in Consultants private clinic read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday March 22, 2005 19:38 by Niall Harnett
Money raised goes towards accommodating and feeding the 50 European activists coming to Ireland for the EYFA-European Youth For Action Wintermeeting and Gluaiseacht Anti-War Meeting taking place at the Boghill Centre, Kilfenore, Co Clare from 2-10 April. See http://www.eyfa.org for more details, check out events calendar or click on story link below. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday March 22, 2005 19:30 by Cian   text 14 comments (last - saturday may 21, 2005 20:59)
An umbrella of 33 organisations in 25 countries has joined the call for a boycott of Coca Cola goods as the boycott continues to spread internationally. The resolution was put forward by Labour Youth and comes after the recent news that the third University of Rome has kicked Coke off campus. The international campaign in defence of workers rights in Colombia and farming communities in India is growing fast. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / press release Tuesday March 22, 2005 14:15 by John Carroll - International Secretary   text 3 comments (last - wednesday march 23, 2005 14:35)
Young Fine Gael (YFG) has had its call to oppose the immediate lifting of the Arms Embargo on China unless a wide number of conditions are meet , endorsed by the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP). This is another step forward in the campaign against the lifting of the Arms Embargo as YEPP represents the youth wings of over 2 million young people and over 50 political parties across Europe, including the French UMP, the German CDU, and Forza Italia. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / news report Tuesday March 22, 2005 04:34 by Assistant Publications Officer
The amended Fingal Draft Development Plan is on display until Tuesday 29th March in County Hall and County Libraries and on http://www.fingalcoco.ie/devplan/yourfingal/index.html.
Written submissions can be made up until aforementioned date.
All submissions and observations should be marked for the attention of the Director of Services, Planning Department, Fingal County Council, County Hall, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin.
Submissions or observations (A3 size max) can also be emailed to devplan@fingalcoco.ie. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday March 21, 2005 17:50 by P. Salmon   text 6 comments (last - wednesday march 23, 2005 21:13)
According to an article in todays Irish Independent Pat Rabbitte hit back at Mick O Reilly who had criticised the labour party and its willingness to jump into bed with Fine Geal. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday March 21, 2005 17:30 by redjade
''The Bush administration made plans for war and for Iraq's oil before the 9/11 attacks, sparking a policy battle between neo-cons and Big Oil, BBC's Newsnight has revealed.''

Download the video.... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday March 21, 2005 14:23 by Anthony G
A documentary on how the country of Argentina was ruined by governmental implementation of neo-liberal policies is being screened at 6.30pm this evening in the IFI. This interesting sounding documentary is being shown as part of the IFI's ongoing Spanish Film Festival. read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues / opinion/analysis Monday March 21, 2005 12:59 by shoegirl   text 21 comments (last - wednesday march 30, 2005 11:49)
Discussion on handling general racism on a day to day basis. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday March 21, 2005 12:42 by Hilaal   text 48 comments (last - saturday march 26, 2005 21:14)
On this mornings Marianne Finucane Show the McCartney sisters admitted being advised to watch out for "anti-police propaganda" , by a person or persons they did not identify. When later questioned as to whom the advise had come from they quickly denied what they had earlier said. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Monday March 21, 2005 12:37 by Jon Glackin   text 10 comments (last - thursday december 13, 2007 20:43)
Street Seen was established in November 2004, as a campaigning Anti Poverty paper, primarily to be sold on the streets of Ireland, North and South, by members of the Homeless community or those affected by Poverty directly. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday March 21, 2005 11:31 by sovietpop   text 6 comments (last - thursday march 24, 2005 10:01)
The US occupation has damaged Iraqi civil society and infrastructure, fuelled terrorism and was carried out in the interest of capitalists rather than the Iraqi people. American capitalism has used the occupation to suppress workers rights and steal the natural resources of the country. Before the US invaded there weren’t any Islamist terrorist groups of any note in Iraq. Now there are, thus the secular nature of Iraqi society has declined under the occupation as secular forces are squashed between the Islamists and the US forces. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Monday March 21, 2005 11:16 by -   text 7 comments (last - thursday march 24, 2005 18:47)
As governer of Texas George Bush, (the current supreme wookie of the fundamentalist churches in schism with those of Europe, Kiev, Ethiopia and the Lebanon)
executed more prisoners than any other
man entrusted with the death sentance in US history.

The news that he has flown home to rush legislation through Congress to stop the withdrawl of medical assistance to a woman in a persistent vegetative state, could be understood to mean

HE IS LOOKING FOR FORGIVENESS.

or maybe not... read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday March 20, 2005 21:48 by Derry IRSP   text 2 comments (last - monday december 26, 2005 02:05)
Son Of INLA Hunger Striker In Solidarity With Basque Hunger Strikers read full story / add a comment
antrim / racism & migration related issues / event notice Sunday March 20, 2005 18:31 by Jon Glackin
Stop The Deportations


Wednesday 23 March 1 p.m.

Irish Tourist Board,
Castle Street,
Belfast

Please bring banners/ placards and noise!!


Speakers: Mick O’Reilly TGWU
Davy Carlin Chair ARN
Jon Glackin Co-Ordinator Street Seen
Paddy Hughes Dep. Pres Queens University

Co-inciding with protests occurring in Dublin, London and Amsterdam against Deportations read full story / add a comment
galway / crime and justice / event notice Sunday March 20, 2005 18:24 by JFC   text 10 comments (last - wednesday march 23, 2005 19:35)
On Tuesday, 25 April 1915, about 600 poorly-trained & poorly-armed young people reported for duty in the Athenry / Oranmore / Gort district of Co Galway. It was the only major mobilisation of the 1916 rebellion outside of Dublin. Who were these young people & what did they hope to achieve?

Answers to these and other questions will by provided by Fergus Campbell, author of a new book entitled 'Land & Revolution: Nationalist Politics in the West of Ireland, 1891-1921', recently published by Oxford University Press.

Admission is free to the lecture, which is hosted by the Galway Labour History Group, and all are welcome read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday March 20, 2005 18:12 by redjade   text 10 comments (last - tuesday may 31, 2005 21:53)
Quote: 'The Red Sox logo was visible, for example, in photos taken at an air show in Schenectady, N.Y., on Aug. 23, 2003, eight days after the Gulfstream returned to Washington from an around-the-world flight that included Anchorage; Osaka, Japan; Dubai; and Shannon.

The logo was not visible when the Gulfstream was photographed during a fuel stop in Shannon on June 12, 2004.' read full story / add a comment
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