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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 Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours Fri Sep 19, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Labour has sunk to its lowest ever poll rating as Andy Burnham fuels rumours he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership by refusing to commit to serving a full term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
The post Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of ?Misguided Attempts at ... Fri Sep 19, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Oxford and Cambridge universities have?failed to get into the top three in the Times's prestigious annual university ranking for the first time, with experts blaming "misguided attempts at equality".
The post Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of “Misguided Attempts at Equality” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jeremy Corbyn?s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She?s Been ?Frozen Out... Fri Sep 19, 2025 13:16 | Will Jones
Jeremy Corbyn's new hard Left party has been plunged into chaos as his co-founder Zarah Sultana claimed she had been "frozen out" from the "sexist boys' club" and Corbyn threatened her with legal action.
The post Jeremy Corbyn’s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She’s Been “Frozen Out” of “Sexist Boys’ Club” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don?t Cut Car Use Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Sadiq Khan?s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do not reduce car use after the London Mayor spent five years baselessly claiming LTNs are good for the planet.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don’t Cut Car Use appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Europe?s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered Fri Sep 19, 2025 09:00 | Tilak Doshi
The delusional EU believes it can wield carbon tariffs as weapons. But its grandiloquent Net Zero scheme is destined to collapse under the weight of the bloc's utter economic irrelevance, says Tilak Doshi.
The post Europe’s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered 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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tyrone / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 05, 2009 21:59 by Justice for John Bady   text 11 comments (last - friday october 09, 2009 21:15)   image 7 images
There was a large turn out in Derry today outside Stand Road PSNI/RUC station following the suspicious death of Strabane political prisoner, John Brady. A white-line vigil gathered together many shades of republicanism represented, many held black flags. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 05, 2009 19:46 by publo   text 10 comments (last - thursday october 08, 2009 19:37)   image 8 images   video 1 video file   3 attached files
At midday today, Monday 5th October, a demonstration to protest the Palestinian Authority’s action in scuttling the Goldstone Report of the UN Human Rights Council’s Fact Finding Mission to Gaza was held in Ramallah. It had been called over the weekend by a collective of Palestinian civil society including political parties, development organisations, human rights NGOs, and concerned individuals. The demonstration was to give a voice on the streets to the increasing frustration and despair with the unrepresentative and deeply unpopular policies and practices of the Palestinian Authority. (http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=229802 )

I'm unable to compress the photos to size now but will have a set up tomorrow. read full story / add a comment
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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday October 05, 2009 17:30 by P   text 1 comment (last - friday october 09, 2009 15:30)   image 1 image
The BBC have offered the BNP a platform on Question Time. The far-right BNP won 2 seats in the recent European elections. This party is attempting to develop a respectable image, but their core is out-right fascism. Their founder called Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ his ‘Bible’ and Nick Griffin, the current leader, regularly denied the Holocaust. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday October 05, 2009 17:28 by T. R. Eason   text 4 comments (last - thursday october 08, 2009 11:52)   image 2 images
Bertie Ahern will be signing copies of his new autobiography "I Won It On A Horse", at Eason, O'Connell Street, Dublin on Saturday, 10th of October 2009 at 3:00 PM. read full story / add a comment
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national / history and heritage / event notice Monday October 05, 2009 17:23 by T R Eason   text 14 comments (last - thursday october 15, 2009 02:08)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Bertie Ahern will launch his autobiography "I got away with it" at Eason, Donegall Place, Belfast
on Wednesday, October 7th at 2009 at 1 PM. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday October 05, 2009 16:37 by Dermo   text 1 comment (last - thursday october 08, 2009 15:17)   image 1 image
A crowd of about 100 people gathered to march down towards the gate of Marine Terminals Ltd. In anticipation of the march by the strikers and their supporters, the company had closed the gates. The march happened on the same day that polls were open for the Lisbon treaty, and a number of speakers at the gate made the point that this was the type of Europe we were getting thanks to Lisbon. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday October 05, 2009 15:44 by Amnesty1
Top Irish comedian Keith Farnan is set to make a mockery of the death penalty in aid of Amnesty International Ireland on the opening night of his six night run next week at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday October 05, 2009 12:24 by Paddy Hackett   text 2 comments (last - monday october 05, 2009 19:50)
The call from the agents of the bourgeoisie for further cuts in the pay of public employees as a means of solving the economic crisis on the grounds that they receive better pensions, pay and working conditions than the private sector is not valid. read full story / add a comment
cork / animal rights / event notice Monday October 05, 2009 00:18 by Ed   video 1 video file
Dr. Steve Best, the author of books such as “Igniting a Revolutions: Voices in Defense of the Earth” and “Terrorists or Freedom Fighters: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals, will take part in a debate on Monday night in University College Cork (UCC) entitled “Animal Rights Debate” hosted by the UCC Philosophical Society.
Best is known for his involvement within the Animal movement, the Environmental movement and for his criticism of capitalism. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / other press Sunday October 04, 2009 23:15 by Thomas Janak   audio 1 audio file
WILD TIME attended a weight pulling event hosted by the Sled Dog Federation of Ireland on October 4th 2009 at the Equestrian Centre in Coole, where WILD TIME host had the opportunity to talk to Mandy Heynes and other members of the Federation about their activities. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / event notice Sunday October 04, 2009 20:07 by Laura Broxson
CALLING ALL ACTIVISTS!

Hi,

We, the National Animal Rights Association (N.A.R.A. - http://www.naracampaigns.org ) will be having protests outside both Charles River Laboratories in Co. Mayo, on Tuesday 24th November. We want to make them the biggest protests the vivisection industry in Ireland has ever seen - but we need your help!

We are calling on everyone to make this day a success, so we would like to invite not only activists in Ireland, but campaigners from around the world to attend!

So we can start planning how many cars/mini-buses we'll need on the day, it is vital that you let us know - as soon as possible - if you can make it, or if you can offer transport!

International Activists: Please get in touch so we can sort out accommodation for you!

Local Activists: Please let us know how many activists you can accommodate in your home! read full story / add a comment
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday October 04, 2009 11:02 by seán moraghan
SWP Tralee presents

"The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx", with speaker Kieran Allen

Venue: The Grand Hotel Tralee

Thursday 8th October @ 8PM

all welcome!
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dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday October 04, 2009 09:10 by John C   text 11 comments (last - friday october 09, 2009 11:41)
When Michael O’Leary joined the yes campaign I thought to myself that this would actually be beneficial for the No side. For most Irish people, O’Leary’s arrogance and clown antics are irritating the best of times. He did not appear to be as knowledgeable as Declan Ganley on the overall text of the Lisbon treaty. O’Leary just kept repeating the same two points over and over again, the Commissioner and taxation. I thought that O’Leary’s support for the Yes side was a blessing in disguise. I believed that his personality alone would drive some people to vote No.
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kildare / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Sunday October 04, 2009 00:33 by Republican Network for Unity Kildare   text 2 comments (last - saturday october 24, 2009 14:14)   image 1 image
laois / animal rights / event notice Sunday October 04, 2009 00:18 by Laura Broxson
Hi,

On Saturday 10th October, a small group of us will be heading down to Portlaoise, Co. Laois, to leaflet-drop the town about fur farming.

When we're finished there, we'll be going to Stradbally, Co. Laois, for an impromptu protest outside Ireland's largest fur farm (45,000 mink are murdered here every year), Vasa Ltd. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday October 03, 2009 15:44 by Kev   text 1 comment (last - saturday october 03, 2009 21:59)   image 4 images   1 attached file
Today Saturday 3rd October, activists from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Irish Anti War Movement engaged in a leaflet blitz outside the Jervis Centre in Dublin. The campaigners were highlighting the presence of an Israeli stall in the Centre that is selling ‘beauty products’ from illegal Dead Sea settlement-colonies in the West Bank. read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues / press release Saturday October 03, 2009 15:28 by PLF   text 4 comments (last - monday october 05, 2009 17:03)   image 1 image   1 attached file
Youth Against Racism has organised a protest against the BBC's invitation to the far-right, racist BNP to participate in Question Time. The protest will take place at 5.30pm on Thursday 15th October outside BBC Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday October 03, 2009 15:27 by Contaminated Crow
Seven masts, an incinerator, hazardous waste, a quarry and wind turbines read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / other press Saturday October 03, 2009 14:16 by Blazes Boylan   text 25 comments (last - sunday january 23, 2011 05:56)   image 3 images   video 2 video files
An ignored outcome of the Lisbon II referendum; a new role for Tony Blair, our next über-President. Move over Mary Mac, and be glad that he is a convert. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday October 03, 2009 12:18 by Bazooka Joe   text 8 comments (last - sunday october 11, 2009 16:47)
As Israel tries to manoever the world into accepting it bombing Iran the propaganda war is raging. read full story / add a comment
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