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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 Are Economically Literate Americans More Right-Wing? Mon Nov 17, 2025 13:00 | Noah Carl
Two academics gave a test of economic literacy to a representative sample of Americans. Men scored higher than women, the old scored higher than the young, and Republicans scored higher than Democrats.
The post Are Economically Literate Americans More Right-Wing? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Take Back Migrants or Face Visa Ban, Says Home Secretary Mon Nov 17, 2025 11:29 | Will Jones
Countries that refuse to take back illegal migrants from Britain?will face visa bans, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is to announce as part of a crackdown on immigration. But Labour MPs are getting uncomfortable.
The post Take Back Migrants or Face Visa Ban, Says Home Secretary appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Police Admit Unlawful Arrest of Parents who Complained about School Mon Nov 17, 2025 09:00 | Jonathan Barr
Hertfordshire police have admitted that their arrest of Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine ? two parents who complained about their daughter's school on WhatsApp ? was unlawful, and agreed a ?20,000 payout.
The post Police Admit Unlawful Arrest of Parents who Complained about School appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The UN?s Contempt for Democracy Mon Nov 17, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
It would be premature to celebrate "the failure of this COP meeting," writes Ben Pile, "and it is the broader conversations around the UN that shed light on why we should resist global climate politics."
The post The UN?s Contempt for Democracy appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Nov 17, 2025 00:50 | Jonathan Barr
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.

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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

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

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cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 21:34 by Alan Davis
Abortion Democracy: Poland/South Africa is a 50 min documentary dealing with access to abortion in the two countries, The Coat Hanger Project is a 53 min documentary which examines the stories of women killed or injured by illegal abortions.

doors will open at 1pm, Ann Rossiter will do a 20 minute show, then the Coat Hanger Project will screen at 2pm there will be a brief intermission followed by Abortion Democracy: Poland/South Africa and the venue will close by 5:30pm.

This event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted. read full story / add a comment
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kildare / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 19:13 by Kev   image 1 image
On Tuesday 13th October, the IPSC Society in NUIM are proud to present activists from the Free Gaza Movement Caoimhe Butterly, Derek Graham and Ramzi Kysia. They will speak in NUI Maynooth, building support for the Irish boat set for Gaza at the end of October.

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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 17:22 by William Ennis
100 years of The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
A celebration of Robert Tressell’s masterpiece read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday October 07, 2009 14:37 by Catholic Worker   text 1 comment (last - thursday october 08, 2009 10:27)
61 anti-war activists arrested at the White House on the 8th. anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Those arrested included members of Catholic Worker communities, Code Pink, War Resisters League and Witness Against Torture. See link below for photos/video/reports of the action...... read full story / add a comment
Diamonds are forever: Mothers of the Believers
international / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 13:30 by RCSI ISOC   text 1 comment (last - wednesday october 07, 2009 13:32)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
A one day course for Brothers & Sisters that will exploring the lives of some of the greatest women of all time. It seeks to enlighten the hearts, minds and souls of students, youth, parents & elders in the West. It is through the wonderful examples of the Mothers of the Believers that we can achieve a correct and balanced understanding when approaching issues such as building the Islamic family, social life, working, parenting and raising children. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / animal rights / press release Wednesday October 07, 2009 12:58 by Bernie Wright   image 1 image
A controvercial exhibition starting tomorrow alerted the public to call AFAR when a photo of a live Greyhound wired up to act as a 'live medical device' was publicised. people feared the dog was to be confined to a plinth to display this possible future scenario at Dublins science Gallery for the next two months.
We contacted the organisers and have been assured that no live dog will be used. It was just for the photoshot.
However we urge people to express their strong opposition to the use of animals as medical devices or for experimentation. The expo facilitates and provides for comments to be displayed during this event.
A letter from the organisers follows.We in AFAR are glad that they are not using a dog in this instance. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday October 07, 2009 12:57 by p   text 14 comments (last - friday november 06, 2009 12:37)
The union representing workers at the BBC has backed a protest to be held next Thursday 15th October outside BBC Broadcasting House in Belfast against the decision to invite the BNP on to the Question Time programme. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 12:19 by seomra spraoi
@ Seomra Spraoi
Food Served 7.30pm
Music 8.30pm

€5 suggested donation
more/less as you can afford
(all monies to the running of Seomra Spraoi) read full story / add a comment
Surely this is evidence of a sickened sociopathic mind?
national / history and heritage / other press Wednesday October 07, 2009 11:06 by € = £   text 5 comments (last - friday october 16, 2009 12:48)   image 3 images
The most mendacious and shameful of any of the Cinn Comhairlí to supposedly serve the Irish state is about to pass into history celebrated by Brian Cowen as someone who served Ireland well. Today's Irish Independent reveals that whilst celebrating Robbie Burns night in Scotland last January, John O'Donoghue claimed 1 sterling pound in expenses for a donation he had made through the goodness of his heart to UNICEF. As we most probably remember the average exchange rate for one sterling pound to one euro in January 2009 was a whopping 1.0768.You could probably have rounded those three farthings to a penny and lodged them in an AIB account with nobody asking questions. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 10:04 by Liamo
On Saturday, 17 October at 3pm, Brian Finan, who recently retired having spent 40 years as Head Gardener at NUI Galway, will conduct a short tree walk on campus. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 09:58 by Liamo   video 1 video file
Tuesday 13th October, 8pm at Galway Social Space (across from An Taibhdhearc Theatre), Middle Street. read full story / add a comment
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