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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 Fri Oct 10, 2025 00:47 | 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 Teenagers Must Be Warned About the Dystopia Being Built Around Them Thu Oct 09, 2025 19:00 | Mike Fairclough
Mike Fairclough was a nationally feted headteacher before he was cancelled during Covid for speaking out against the tyranny. Now he has written a novel to warn teens about the dystopian world being built around them.
The post Teenagers Must Be Warned About the Dystopia Being Built Around Them appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Italy to Ban Burka Thu Oct 09, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Italy is to ban the burka as part of new legislation against "Islamic separatism" that includes strengthening penalties for forced marriages and stricter financial regulation of Muslim organisations.
The post Italy to Ban Burka appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Great Reverse Ferret is Underway Thu Oct 09, 2025 15:05 | Joanna Gray
It's the season for the reverse ferret, the narrative whiplash ? call it what you will, but everyone seems to be at it, says Joanna Gray. As the recantations roll in, how do we avoid making the same mistakes again?
The post The Great Reverse Ferret is Underway appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Children to Be Able to Choose Their Own ?Gender? at Any Age Under New EU Rules Thu Oct 09, 2025 13:18 | Will Jones
Children will be able to choose their own?'gender'?at any age under new EU rules set to be imposed across the continent with penalties for countries that refuse to comply.
The post Children to Be Able to Choose Their Own ‘Gender’ at Any Age Under New EU Rules 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 / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday February 26, 2008 16:55 by Andrew   text 3 comments (last - friday february 29, 2008 14:02)   audio 2 audio files
While on a speaking tour talking about the development of anarchism in Ireland I'm taking the time to interview people who are hosting individual meetings about local activism and US politics. In this interview with Senia and Mark in Providence Rhode Island they talk about Students for Democratic Society, the IWW, anarcho-feminism in Puerto Rico and the US primaries. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / feature Sunday February 24, 2008 00:32 by Paula Geraghty   text 19 comments (last - tuesday october 14, 2008 14:35)   audio 1 audio file
Townsend's interpretation of the famous Battle in Seattle, where the World Trade Organisation was shut down due to the emergence of what the media labelled the anti-globalisation movement has finally hit the big screen, and it doesn't get much bigger (in Dublin) than the prestigous Savoy Screen Number 1! read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / feature Friday February 22, 2008 09:29 by James O'Brien   text 167 comments (last - friday march 01, 2013 19:38)   audio 2 audio files
Anarchism has traditionally been hostile to all religions because by their very nature they tend to be authoritarian. A supernatural creator who sets the rules is naturally considered to be the ultimate source of authority. And its authority means humanity’s obedience. If there is a god, it would, in the words of Bakunin, be necessary to abolish him. But a creator doesn’t exist, so we are left with the more mundane task of spreading the good news that values aren’t handed down from on high, but emerge from human society.
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national / history and heritage / feature Sunday December 02, 2007 23:07 by Pat Muldowney   text 110 comments (last - thursday april 03, 2008 19:17)   audio 2 audio files
RTE broadcast a 'Hidden History' programme on 23 October 2007, about the IRA shooting of Richard and Abraham Pearson of Coolacrease, near Cadamstown, Co. Offaly, in June 1921, during the War of Independence. It was made by Niamh Sammon and featured (unelected) Senator Eoghan Harris of the Sunday Independent. The programme was accused of editing interviews to encourage a view that the IRA in Offaly were sectarian, land grabbing, Catholic peasants.
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Sunday December 02, 2007 03:22 by kbranno   text 31 comments (last - sunday november 09, 2008 17:09)   audio 2 audio files
With only three shopping weeks left in the Christmas shopping season, the Pavilions shopping centre in Swords, Co. Dublin experienced its first bout of ‘Workers Action’ today with Argos employees, who are members of the Trade Union Mandate, abandoning their tills and making for the picket line. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / feature Friday November 30, 2007 16:16 by Seán Ryan   text 35 comments (last - sunday april 13, 2008 19:28)   audio 2 audio files
A meeting with representatives of the Rossiter family, the Wheelock family, the maloney family and the families of Rossport Co. Mayo who ask an audience of more than 200 people why the Garda Síochána are above the law. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Friday November 02, 2007 15:18 by Sean Mallory (wsm-per cap) & soundmigration (wsm - per cap)   text 2 comments (last - sunday november 04, 2007 19:38)   audio 1 audio file
7 Days to Go ...hope to see ya there
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national / anti-capitalism / feature Tuesday October 30, 2007 20:44 by Sean Mallory (wsm pers cap) & Soundmigration (wsm pers cap)   text 24 comments (last - tuesday november 13, 2007 22:36)   audio 2 audio files
Looking back at Shells history of brutality and looking forward to the comemmeration actions in Mayo on November 9th read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday October 24, 2007 15:35 by Seán Ryan   text 2 comments (last - thursday october 25, 2007 19:56)   audio 1 audio file
With regard to searching planes at Shannon - Trevor Sargent says "The program for goverment doesn't actually mention search specifically..."
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national / crime and justice / news report Wednesday October 24, 2007 14:15 by Seán Ryan   text 17 comments (last - tuesday november 13, 2007 01:58)   audio 1 audio file
Peter commenced a thirst strike on Monday read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Thursday October 18, 2007 14:26 by Seán Ryan   text 2 comments (last - friday october 19, 2007 23:14)   audio 1 audio file
Hunger striker outside Dáil will go on a thirst strike from Monday next. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday October 10, 2007 16:01 by Garry   text 5 comments (last - wednesday november 07, 2007 17:17)   audio 1 audio file
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is pleased to announce that the European Première of the multi-award winning documentary film Occupation 101 will take place in Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin at 7:30 PM on Tuesday 6th November 2007. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Thursday September 27, 2007 15:00 by Seán Ryan   text 6 comments (last - thursday september 27, 2007 21:04)   audio 1 audio file
Peter Preston begins second hunger strike outside the Dáil. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Sunday August 05, 2007 11:23 by Damien Moran   text 61 comments (last - tuesday september 04, 2007 00:19)   audio 2 audio files
dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday July 26, 2007 17:23 by Paul   text 6 comments (last - tuesday august 28, 2007 11:05)   audio 1 audio file
This is the mp3 for those who missed it on the radio. The ads and news have been cut out. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday July 21, 2007 17:53 by w.   text 1 comment (last - tuesday july 24, 2007 17:12)   audio 1 audio file
Interviews with Mayo locals, including Maura Harrington, John Monaghan, Vincent McGrath and Willie Cofduff. Audio recorded before, during and after the mass trespass on the refinery site. Ends with sounds of the jubilant 'trespassers' exiting through the main gate. Loud booms can be heard as people drummed on the fence in celebration. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday July 17, 2007 01:31 by Kbranno   text 7 comments (last - tuesday september 25, 2007 15:06)   audio 1 audio file
In this exlusive interview with the attack.ie media blog former leader of the Green Party Trevor Sargent faces tough questions over Shannon, Rossport and entering government with Fianna Fail. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Monday June 25, 2007 15:57 by Paula Geraghty   text 9 comments (last - friday july 13, 2007 19:50)   audio 3 audio files
“We’re marching in the park, but we should be marching in the streets but we’re fenced in like animals, while the other animals are outside. We are here to support our brothers and sisters of Latvia with the atrocities they have to go through in a homophobic society.” Audio interview.

There are three audio recordings. The first is a collection of peoples thoughts and descriptions of the experience of the day, the second and third are an interview with Anna, a spokesperson from Mozaika, who kindly shared some time to tell some more of the story of Human Rights in Latvia. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / feature Wednesday June 13, 2007 23:10 by IMC Editorial   text 171 comments (last - tuesday august 14, 2007 10:53)   audio 2 audio files
It's all action at the Mansion House as the Green Party delegates decide on how cheap they are. What price is it to get into Government?
Many lobby groups huddled and handed out leaflets in unforgiving downpours, while one Green Party member wept as she pleaded with other members not to vote for the deal. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Wednesday June 13, 2007 11:32 by paul o toole   text 2 comments (last - tuesday july 03, 2007 11:24)   audio 1 audio file
This was a poem, a censored version was read out on the 'wide angle' on Newstalk. Later turned into a song it got some wonderful diverse reactions from abuse to applause, while playing it in the Happenny Bridge Inn, tuesday open mike night (comedy) , it almost won the prestigious...rubber duck award...see what you think read full story / add a comment
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