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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 Sun Oct 26, 2025 00:59 | Will Jones
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 Meet the Conservative Black Scholar Standing Up to BLM Dogma Sat Oct 25, 2025 15:00 | Dr Norman Fenton
Norman Fenton interviews Prof Carol Swain, a US conservative black scholar who has spent decades standing up to 'anti-racist' dogma in academia and this month successfully opposed a pro-BLM motion at the Cambridge Union.
The post Meet the Conservative Black Scholar Standing Up to BLM Dogma appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link More Miscakes Made by Labour Sat Oct 25, 2025 13:00 | Jack Watson
With reports that the Government is set to ban birthday cake in primary schools and nurseries, Jack Watson wonders which of life's simple pleasures Labour will target next. Enjoy them while they last.
The post More Miscakes Made by Labour appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Scientists Demand Ban on Bacon, Claiming Link to 54,000 Cases of Cancer Sat Oct 25, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Scientists are calling for a ban on supermarket bacon and ham after the chemicals used in their production were linked to more than 50,000 bowel?cancer?cases.
The post Scientists Demand Ban on Bacon, Claiming Link to 54,000 Cases of Cancer appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link ?Diversity? Never Includes Those Not Keen on ?Diversity? Sat Oct 25, 2025 09:00 | James Alexander
Prof James Alexander has had his fill of 'inclusive' politicians who love 'diversity' so much that they must silence all the 'fascists' i.e., people to the Right of Karl Marx who don't love 'diversity' as much as they do.
The post ‘Diversity’ Never Includes Those Not Keen on ‘Diversity’ 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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national / anti-capitalism / press release Friday December 03, 2010 11:06 by 1percentnetwork
The 1% Network has called on “workers, the unemployed and all who care about any form of democracy or equality” to protest outside the Dáil on Budget night, Tuesday 7th December.

“Ordinary people are being sacrificed on the altar of international capitalism. We absolutely must step up the protests against what’s being done to us.” – Gregor Kerr, 1% Network spokesperson read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday December 02, 2010 13:22 by Jerry Cornelius   text 1 comment (last - thursday december 02, 2010 13:24)
* Growth budget will use assets to generate jobs and reduce deficit
* Measures includes rebuilding of communications, water and waste infrastructure
* Preventative health initiatives and improvements to built environment
* Loan guarantee scheme for business, action to prevent long term unemployment read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday December 02, 2010 08:40 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 12 comments (last - saturday june 04, 2011 08:56)   image 1 image
PRESS RELEASE
2 December 2010. For immediate release. No embargo.

Irish/ Australian international peace activist, Ciaron O'Reilly, referred to in Secret US cables exposed by Wikileaks calls for Release of Bradley Manning

Available for interview.....
Ciaron O'Reilly (London, England)
Landline 0208 348 8212 (calling from outside UK +44 208 348 8212)
Mobile 079 392 905 76 (calling from outside UK 44 79 392 905 76)
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday December 01, 2010 01:35 by RNU PRO   image 1 image
REPUBLICAN NETWORK FOR UNITY (RNU) NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON, DANNY MCBREARTY has called for a national mobilisation of Irish Republicans in support of Tuesday’s 1% Network Rally in Dublin.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday November 30, 2010 15:16 by PRO   image 1 image
SIPTU Organiser Teri Cregan has reacted angrily to the Secretary of State Owen Paterson's recent assertion that there would be 'no negotiation' on the £4bn of cuts facing the north.

He made the remarks while giving a speech at a Co-operation Ireland dinner in Belfast on Thursday evening, stating.

"A settlement is precisely that - a settlement. It is not the opening round of a negotiation... Northern Ireland is now the only part of the United Kingdom that hasn't set a budget following the spending review settlement. That cannot go on."

Ms Cregan branded the statement as "Tory arrogance in the extreme."
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday November 26, 2010 15:07 by PRO   image 1 image
The SIPTU Boots organising committee met recently (Tues 23rd Nov) to access the progress that they have made over this past year, noting the surge in SIPTU membership and the huge interest in union activity amongst Boots workers.

They also identified key issues of importance to workers and developed an effective plan for the year ahead.

SIPTU have hundreds of members in Boots stores across the north who are proactively campaigning in support of 'Dignity and Respect in the Workplace.'
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national / politics / elections / press release Thursday November 25, 2010 11:06 by Independents Movement of Ireland (IMI)   text 16 comments (last - wednesday december 01, 2010 12:32)   image 1 image
Political parties are not mentioned in the Constitution.

A new campaign is currently being launched, with the aim of giving people a real alternative to the Fine Gael/Labour coalition that is on the cards - and returning true democracy to Ireland.

The public are urged to come to a meeting in the Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin, tonight (Thursday), and tomorrow night, at 8.00pm.
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national / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday November 24, 2010 22:33 by onepercent Network   text 2 comments (last - wednesday november 24, 2010 23:23)
The 1% Network has called on all workers to attend the march organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on Saturday morning next to “show their opposition to the anti-people policies of the Irish government, the European Central Bank and the IMF”.

“It’s important that Saturday’s march is a large showing of public anger at the economic policies currently being implemented,” said Brian Leeson 1% Network spokesperson, “but we know that ICTU will not lead a real fightback.” read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday November 24, 2010 13:40 by Your Right - Your Fight Campaign
At the Dáil Social Protection Committee today Community Employment (CE) workers from the “Your Right – Your Fight” campaign welcomed Minister O’Cuiv’s statement that proposed welfare cuts to One Parent Families and People with Disabilities on CE were not being considered in the forthcoming budget. read full story / add a comment
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national / crime and justice / press release Tuesday November 23, 2010 13:44 by Ardoyne Republican   text 3 comments (last - wednesday november 24, 2010 23:38)   image 2 images
Yesterday 23/11/10, Concerned Families Against Drugs was handed a substantial quantity of Cocaine and a dozen or so cultivated Cannabis plants (see photos) by a number of local people in the Ardoyne area. Also taken was other equipment used in the supply of illegal drugs.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday November 23, 2010 12:33 by John D   image 1 image
Leading Human Rights barrister, Michael Mansfield QC, considers the conduct of CRH plc and other corporation’s activities in occupied Palestine to be morally reprehensible and exposes them to legal liability for these violations. Mr Mansfield will be in Dublin tonight for the 4th Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture organized by the Free Legal Advice Centre on the theme of "Access to Justice". read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday November 22, 2010 20:51 by Saoirse
A Chathaoirligh, a Theachtaí is a cháirde go léir,

Fearaim céad míle fáilte romhaibh ar fad ag an Ard-Fheis seo.

I am honoured to welcome you all to the 106th Ard-Fheis of Sinn Féin. The past year has been an eventful one since last we met in national conference. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday November 22, 2010 07:01 by School of Americas Watch   text 3 comments (last - friday january 07, 2011 12:24)
Background on the arrests and the annual Vigil to Close the SOA:

On Saturday, thousands converged at the gates of Ft. Benning, in the annual vigil and rally to close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC. Over the years since 9/11, under the pretext of "terrorism", it has become increasingly more difficult for activists to engage in non-violent civil disobedience, which has been a cornerstone of our movement. Through fences, increased police presence, FBI pre-rally consulation with local police forces, security cameras, searches and in the past, metal detectors at vigil entrances, those who wish to cross the line into the base have been prevented in doing so. read full story / add a comment
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national / crime and justice / press release Sunday November 21, 2010 15:51 by RNU PRO   image 1 image
REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY (RNU) Ard Chomhairle member, CARL REILLY has responded to the continuous denial of human rights of Republican Prisoners in Maghaberry Gaol. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday November 20, 2010 11:17 by RNU PRO   image 1 image
REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY Spokesperson, MARTIN Óg MEEHAN has criticised charges against RNU members for their involvement in the recent Student protest outside the Department of Finance in Dublin.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday November 19, 2010 21:36 by Mark Stephens
On the morning of 21 August 2010, my client, Julian Assange, read in the Swedish tabloid newspaper Expressen that there was a warrant out for his arrest relating to allegations of “rape” involving two Swedish women.

However, even the substance of the allegations, as revealed to the press through unauthorized disclosures do not constitute what any advanced legal system considers to be rape; as various media outlets have reported “the basis for the rape charge” purely seems to constitute a post-facto dispute over consensual, but unprotected sex days after the event. Both women have declared that they had consensual sexual relations with our client and that they continued to instigate friendly contact well after the alleged incidents. Only after the women became aware of each other’s relationships with Mr. Assange did they make their allegations against him. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday November 18, 2010 16:43 by Shonagh Byrne

The 'Your Right Your Fight' CE Workers campaign met with Minister O Cuiv, Minister for Social Protection on 17th November 2010 to raise concerns on the possible removal of the One-parent Family Payments & Disability payments for CE Workers. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday November 16, 2010 14:16 by Assembly for Solidarity
In light of the appeal court of December 6, 2010, we call for acts of solidarity everywhere. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday November 12, 2010 04:12 by Ardoyne Republican   text 1 comment (last - friday november 12, 2010 15:07)   image 1 image
Yet again Greater Ardoyne residents face the prospect of another sectarian march being forced through their community.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday November 11, 2010 16:58 by John D   text 1 comment (last - friday november 12, 2010 15:58)   image 1 image
Leading Human Rights barrister, Michael Mansfield QC, is to lead an investigation into the construction materials company CRH’s activities in Israel. read full story / add a comment
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