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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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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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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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Evie explains about repression of journalists in Bil'in
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday November 10, 2009 23:54 by Words - Freda H / Pics - Kev   image 5 images
As part of the International Week of Solidarity, a week of global mobilisation against the walls of apartheid in Palestine from November 9th to 16th 2009, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign has launched a an island-wide programme of events including film screenings, public meetings, fundraisers and a National Demonstration in Dublin on 14th November. Tonight, 10 November 2009, the film Bassem Abu Rahmah – Story of a Martyr premiered in Dublin and was followed by presentations and a Q&A with ISM Bil'in activists. read full story / add a comment
Bloom - Movement for Global Justice
dublin / racism & migration related issues / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 17:45 by Bloom - Movement for Global Justice   image 1 image
Thursday 19th November @ 7pm

The Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2

The Bloom Movement for Global Justice presents a discussion on opportunities for Local and Global Justice Activism.

The meeting will particularly provide an open, supportive space for members of migrant communities to voice their concerns and hopes for building a movement for local and global justice in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
tyrone / environment / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 15:15 by Liamo   video 1 video file
Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased dependence on imported energy. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 15:09 by Liamo   video 1 video file
The first in our autumn/winter programme of awareness raising evenings, Transition Town Donard-Glen will be screening 'End of Suburbia' in Donard hall. The film will be followed by a talk on peak oil with local geologist, Jerome Kelly (Tullow Oil). Absolutely everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend and we can all wash down the bitter pills of reality with a few pints in the pub afterwards. read full story / add a comment
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national / arts and media / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 14:38 by Fred Johnston   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 18, 2009 11:56)   image 1 image
Tá leabhar nua filíochta Gaeilge le seoladh ar an Satharn (3pm) an 5ú lá
Nollaig i Músaem Cathrach na Gaillimhe. read full story / add a comment
All six participants with a little bit of help from photoshop
national / anti-capitalism / feature Tuesday November 10, 2009 13:33 by Conversation - various; editing Andrew   text 22 comments (last - wednesday november 18, 2009 14:22)   image 1 image   video 1 video file   audio 1 audio file
During Noam Chomsky's recent visit to Ireland five members of the Workers Solidarity Movement met him over breakfast to talk over a range of issues from Palestine to the capitalist crisis to social partnership to Iran to Obama and the US Labour Movement. Notes on the discussion are below followed by the audio recording itself. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Tuesday November 10, 2009 12:55 by CFAD   text 1 comment (last - tuesday november 10, 2009 13:27)
IMC claimed last week that CFAD was involved in shootings and pipe-bombings in Belfast. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 12:47 by Irish Socialist Network

Journalist Harry Browne of Village to speak at launch of new ISN pamphlet on the European Union. read full story / add a comment
Movie night set in the Occupied Golan Heights
international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 12:08 by ISoc   image 1 image
The duration of the movie is 1.5 hours, starts at 3:00 pm on Wednesday the 18th of November.

The story of the movie deals with a wedding in Syrian Golan Heights which is occupied by Israel and shows the troubles caused by this still unsolved situation. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 12:01 by Big_Ron
Campaigners from Mayo and Dublin will be holding a demo to mark the anniversary of the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and 8 of his comrades in 1995 today outside Shell HQ from 11am on. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday November 10, 2009 10:30 by Contaminated Crow
An incinerator, two powerlines, two quarries, two masts, a windfarm, a recycling facility and turf-cutting read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday November 10, 2009 00:23 by TD   text 9 comments (last - sunday november 15, 2009 22:01)   image 12 images   video 3 video files
I'm happy to report that, today, on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Palestinians ably assisted by Israeli activists and "internationals" tore down a section of the obscenity called the Apartheid Wall near the IOF checkpoint of Qalandiya outside Ramallah in the West Bank. giving a much needed fillip to Palestinian morale and people of good conscience around the world. The action was noteworthy for its meticulous planning and execution which ensured jubilant success. read full story / add a comment
sligo / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Monday November 09, 2009 21:08 by North West Red   text 3 comments (last - tuesday november 10, 2009 17:53)
Sligo's demonstration was one of a series of marches organised on both sides of the border by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) to campaign against cutbacks in pay and essential public services being imposed by both the Dublin and Stormont administrations. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / opinion/analysis Monday November 09, 2009 19:00 by Declan Cullen   text 11 comments (last - tuesday december 08, 2009 20:43)
Dear Reader: With all the talk of recession, bank bail outs, jobs losses, swine flu etc, the people of Ireland are being distracted from one of the most significant, disgusting and oppressive taxes, i.e Carbon tax, which the government are hoping to burden the country with. This tax will drive the price of food via an increase in transport costs, and the proposed farm animal tax will also further drive the price of meat up at source adding injury to insult. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Monday November 09, 2009 18:12 by Irish Socialist Network / Fourthwrite
A report on last Saturday's dayschool on Capitalist Crisis and the Left Alternative, hosted by Fourthwrite and the Irish Socialist Network. read full story / add a comment
GO VEGAN...
fermanagh / animal rights / opinion/analysis Monday November 09, 2009 16:29 by Bernie Wright   text 5 comments (last - wednesday november 11, 2009 03:34)   image 2 images
Hotelier plans to throw turkeys off tower to see if they fly ...
This was the brainchild of a hotelier Joe Mahon who now wanted to throw turkeys from a 100ft roof for fun to see if they can fly. It’s a stunt for publicity by this sick bumkin in Fermanagh.
However as he now says he never said 'live' in his news release he insists he is using toy turkeys.

Response received from Joe Mahon-
This is the response several folk have had from Joe Mahon -

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday November 09, 2009 14:26 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - thursday november 12, 2009 18:40)
An important study which illustrates the paucity of US media reports of civilian deaths in Iraq. hence it is hardly shocking that US citizens are unaware tof the true extent of civilian casualties. Full story at related link.

In February of 2007 Associated Press conducted a survey of 1,002 adults across the United States about their perceptions of the war in Iraq. Whilst the respondents accurately estimated the death toll of U.S. soldiers (the median estimate was 2,974 while the actual toll at the time was 3,100), they grossly underestimated the number of Iraqi civilian casualties (the median answer was 9,890 at a time when several estimates put the toll at least 10 times that number and some as high as 50 times that number). read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday November 09, 2009 14:16 by indyjourno
THE HEALTH Service Executive is examining substantial fees paid by dozens of health service bodies and agencies to employer’s body Ibec. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / event notice Monday November 09, 2009 14:08 by Roo
Public meeting: sunday 15th november, 2.00pm. Inver community centre, erris, co mayo read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Monday November 09, 2009 13:04 by Laura Broxson

We'll be having 2 anti-foie gras demos on Saturday 14th November. read full story / add a comment
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