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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 Oct 20, 2025 01:13 | 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 How Small Wins Could Save the Government Sun Oct 19, 2025 19:00 | Joanna Gray
The Government is floundering like a sulky teen, but tackling small wins ? from tidying high streets to fixing DVLA chaos ? could help rebuild its confidence, suggests Joanna Gray.
The post How Small Wins Could Save the Government appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link No Kings, No Thrones, No Crowns? No Problem Sun Oct 19, 2025 17:00 | Dr Roger Watson
The US may be shut down, but in DC the National Guard outnumbers protesters, and as Dr Roger Watson notes, streets once full of tents and beggars prove Trump actually gets things done.
The post No Kings, No Thrones, No Crowns… No Problem appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jewish Lawyer is Questioned by Police Over Wearing a Star of David Necklace That ?Antagonised? Pro-P... Sun Oct 19, 2025 15:16 | Richard Eldred
The Met Police are embroiled in yet another two-tier policing row after a Jewish lawyer was held for nearly 10 hours over alleged Public Order breaches for wearing a Star of David necklace at a Kensington protest.
The post Jewish Lawyer is Questioned by Police Over Wearing a Star of David Necklace That ?Antagonised? Pro-Palestinian Protesters During Demo appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans Must be Allowed to Attend the Aston Villa Game on November 6th Sun Oct 19, 2025 13:00 | Jack Watson
Aston Villa's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans reeks of anti-Israel politics, not concerns over safety, argues Jack Watson, who says Birmingham officials and an MP with pro-Gaza ties have let prejudice trump fair play.
The post Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans Must be Allowed to Attend the Aston Villa Game on November 6th 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

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national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday July 09, 2009 09:24 by Michael Gallagher
The First Annual CS Ireland Summer Camp will be held in the beautiful surrounds of Co. Wicklow. Close to Dublin and easily accessible by public transport the Rathdrum Hidden Valley Holiday Park offers a range of activities to suit all tastes and budgets.

http://www.irelandholidaypark.com/index.html
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday July 09, 2009 00:49 by Justin Morahan
(Welcome to the ambassador and a number of issues raised: Iraq during Bush and Clinton's US presidencies, Afghanistan. Pakistan, US military using Shannon, a critique of US policy vis-a-vis Israel) read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 20:35 by Joe Moore
A protest in support of the Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign will take place on Saturday 25th July at 1.00pm in Daunt's Square, Cork. read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 19:17 by Cian (WSM)
Venue: Lissadell Suite, Sligo City Hotel
Time: 3pm
Date: 11/07/09

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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 17:46 by LASC   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 16, 2009 17:55)
Public Talk by José Antonio Gutiérrez (Research and Development Officer of the Latin American Solidarity Centre)
Wednesday 15th July
Seomra Spraoi
10 Belvidere Court, Dublin 1
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national / eu / press release Wednesday July 08, 2009 17:21 by Patricia McKenna
the Government is engaged in a cynical exercise of political manipulation. Speaking on behalf of the People’s Movement, which successfully campaigned against ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in last year’s referendum, McKenna said “these so-called ‘Legal Guarantees’ on the Lisbon Treaty are nothing more than an exercise in creative manipulation designed to mislead the public. This fact was even recognised by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin who after EU foreign ministers met in Luxembourg recently, said, “The impetus from other member states is to be helpful, creative and try to resolve these issues … We are quietly confident and hopeful,”

“What the Minister really means is that Legal guarantees on the Lisbon Treaty are just a creative way of giving people a feeling of legal certainty which does not and cannot exist.” Said McKenna read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 12:13 by John Lannon
The regular Shannonwatch vigil will take place on Sunday 12th July from 2pm to 3pm. Meet at the roundabout just before the security hut (gantry) on the way into the airport. read full story / add a comment
international / health / disability issues / news report Wednesday July 08, 2009 10:54 by Sevinch Karaca
In recent weeks, EI member organisation Egitim-Sen and the Confederation of Public Employees’ Unions (KESK) .. have suffered a series of attacks by the Turkish authorities, including the occupation and searches of the trade union premises by the security forces, arrest and preventive detention of trade union leaders and the use of excessive violence by the police against teachers demonstrating peacefully (...) On 29 May 2009, EI, together with the ITUC, wrote to the Turkish Government to protest against these anti-union attacks. Egitim-Sen and KESK received support from many trade union organisations around the world. However the authorities disregarded the international appeals to stop the attacks. Join EI in our appeal to stop the attacks on trade unions! There are currently still 22 Egitim-Sen and KESK officials in detention, including the women secretaries of both organisations. Go to www.ei-ie.org/turkey to read/sign Urgent Action Appeal..
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday July 08, 2009 09:52 by National Sec.   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 08, 2009 13:35)
The Workers Solidarity Movement is calling on our fellow workers to support the national TEEU strike. This is an important battle for all of us, the first big blow against the employers’ wage-cutting agenda.

The strike is about an overdue 11% pay rise. The 10,500 TEEU members employed by electrical contractors at about 240 sites and factories have not been paid their agreed increases for more than three years. And now their employers want a 10% wage cut as well. read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 04:49 by Viva Palestina Cork
Raising funds to bring ambulances and medical supplies to Gaza read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 08, 2009 01:02 by Richard Whelan
A boat full of humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip was seized in international waters by the Israeli army in recent days, with 21 crew (two Irish included) being detained by Israeli authorities. Yet another blatant breach of international law, our Government and others in the West have turned a blind eye. Israeli robbery of Palestinian land through settlement continues, along with their "security" wall, boxing in the West Bank while simultaneously taking large chunks out of it. They have recently stopped letting schoolbooks in to the Gaza Strip, adding to the long list of basic items unavailable to it's long suffering population. It is time for us in the West to wake up to the suffering of our friends in Palestine, and to stand up to the bully that is Israel. It is morally reprehensible to continue to watch such horror take place any longer. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 08, 2009 00:25 by Gerry
Israel's Wall is illegal, as is its land and property theft read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Tuesday July 07, 2009 23:00 by Mick Collins
Satirical look at the Jeffrey Donaldson Expenses Revelations!! read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 07, 2009 22:59 by RSYM
The Republican Socialist Youth Movement is a working class revolutionary youth movement that stands in the proud tradition of Connolly, Costello, Marx and Lenin. We oppose all forms of exploitation and send our solidarity to the current workers of TEEU involved in industrial action. Victory to the workers! read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / event notice Tuesday July 07, 2009 20:25 by anti fascist
Major conference on the Spanish Civil War - TCD, July 13th- 16th. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Tuesday July 07, 2009 18:42 by liz c
Classes are on Wednesdays from 6:30 -8pm with real live TEFL teachers.

2 euro donation ( for photocopies and Social Centre)

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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday July 07, 2009 14:14 by Roger Cole
International Peace Conference on War, NATO and the Lisbon Treaty, from 9.30am-6.30pm read full story / add a comment
louth / environment / event notice Tuesday July 07, 2009 14:06 by Carmel Diviney   text 1 comment (last - monday september 21, 2009 16:33)
To raise awareness of the rich archaeological area that is the Bremore Tomb Complex, under threat from development , there will be a Walk 'n Talk Tour Sunday 19th July read full story / add a comment
donegal / consumer issues / news report Tuesday July 07, 2009 02:59 by the green leprechaun   text 20 comments (last - tuesday april 12, 2011 02:27)
I was never so glad as the day I quit drinking. Almost 20 years now. Alcohol is poison and destructive to the body. Worse, it lines the pockets of the rack renters. Come on Ireland. Awaken. The world fears that. Believe it. Marijuana is one of the most powerful expectorants known. It is a pain reliever, a euphoric, an appetite enhancer, and enhancer of certain other states of thinking and cognition familiar to its users, and very useful. Let us have some real Irish Green. read full story / add a comment
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