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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 Sep 26, 2025 00:45 | Toby Young
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 Small Boat Migrant Takes Eight-Week Holiday Back to Afghanistan Thu Sep 25, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
An Afghan granted asylum after arriving in the UK on a small boat took an eight-week holiday in the country from which he had fled.
The post Small Boat Migrant Takes Eight-Week Holiday Back to Afghanistan appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Reeves Under Pressure to Spend Even More on Welfare as Cabinet Ministers ?Demand Removal of Two-Chil... Thu Sep 25, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Cabinet Ministers are ramping up the pressure on Rachel Reeves to spend even more on welfare by lifting the two-child benefit cap, sparking warnings that Britain is entering an "economic doom loop".
The post Reeves Under Pressure to Spend Even More on Welfare as Cabinet Ministers “Demand Removal of Two-Child Benefit Cap” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Every Adult in Britain to Be Forced to Have a Digital ID Card Under New Keir Starmer Plan Thu Sep 25, 2025 15:38 | Will Jones
Every adult in Britain will be forced to have a Government-issued digital ID card under "dystopian" proposals designed to tackle illegal immigration set to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer. Papers, please!
The post Every Adult in Britain to Be Forced to Have a Digital ID Card Under New Keir Starmer Plan appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Watch: Boris Defends the Boriswave Thu Sep 25, 2025 14:10 | Will Jones
To add to Kemi Badenoch's woes, Boris Johnson has popped up to defend his massive 'Boriswave' of immigration, asking "Who do you want to kick out?" It's not helping, Boris.
The post Watch: Boris Defends the Boriswave 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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Map of Basque Country -- three northern provinces are ruled by France
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday February 28, 2009 23:58 by Cormac Mac Gall   text 5 comments (last - monday march 02, 2009 14:16)   image 5 images
As part of International Solidarity with the Basque Country Week, the Irish Basque Solidarity Committees invited a representative of Kamaradak to speak at a number of venues in Dublin and Belfast. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday February 28, 2009 21:35 by Contaminated Crow
A powerline, water extraction, a sewage treatment plant, a telemast, a LNG pipeline, a landfill and a windfarm read full story / add a comment
Democracy 3 Million founders at press conference in January
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday February 28, 2009 19:21 by Cormac Mac Gall   text 3 comments (last - monday march 09, 2009 05:54)   image 6 images
International organisations condemn Spanish use of torture and repression while the Basque movement steps up resistance and calls for international solidarity with its struggle. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday February 28, 2009 19:12 by Joe Moore
Love Music Hate Racism presents Brain Waves, Declan and Burnen live in An Spailpin Fanach, South Mian St, Thursday next 5th March. Doors Open at 8pm. Free entry. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday February 28, 2009 10:43 by Margaretta D'Arcy
“Sitting on a Fortune: exclusive € 5 trillion Oil Field Could Defeat Recession but Gloom Grows. Ireland has € 5.4 trillion of oil lying off the west coast.”
Daily Mirror: http://istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNewsw/articleid read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Saturday February 28, 2009 09:57 by Diet Simon   text 3 comments (last - sunday march 01, 2009 20:29)
Despite icy weather and light rain some 15,000 Germans demonstrated against nuclear power generation on Thursday evening with a chain of light 52 kilometres long.
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It's time to fight back, not cut back.
national / consumer issues / feature Saturday February 28, 2009 09:25 by Workers Solidarity   text 9 comments (last - monday march 23, 2009 20:05)   image 2 images   audio 1 audio file
There is no money left in Ireland. At least that’s what you might think after listening to Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny, IBEC and the parade of capitalist economists and pundits who parrot this nonsense. Yes, we are heading into a deep recession and guess who is expected to pay the cost? read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday February 28, 2009 03:10 by Financial fools day   text 4 comments (last - wednesday april 01, 2009 17:07)   image 1 image
The banks have been given a €7 billion bailout of taxpayer’s money for their greedy risk-taking mistakes, whilst ordinary people are given job losses, wage cuts, a pension levy, a shrinking health service, and cutbacks in education, transport and other public services.

Enough is enough!

Come down to the Bank of Ireland and AIB on College Green, lunchtime on April 1st to ask them for your money back.

Let's give them a queue to remember. Shut them down for the day. Reclaim college Green. Dress up as financial fools. Show them how foolish they are. Fools Party at the bank. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Friday February 27, 2009 22:52 by Saoirse   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 03, 2009 15:45)
An open letter to the President of the GAA protesting at the presence of the England Rugby team in Croke Park on Saturday February 28. read full story / add a comment
What hunters do?
dublin / animal rights / press release Friday February 27, 2009 22:50 by Bernie Wright   image 1 image
The AOHS will be demonstrating at one of this hunting Seasons last Hunt Balls. Where? at the City North Hotel, off the M1 exit 7.on Saturday 28th Feb,
We dont need 'Formal dress' like those who abuse animals for kicks,but we will be there to remind them that terrorising, digging out, chasing and killing foxes and hares with packs of hounds is not accceptable.
Entertainment will be provided by the obviously hunt -friendly say La Vie (hunts spelling) and DJ Tommy Smith whoever they are?

See you all at 6-30 pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Friday February 27, 2009 22:11 by Nouveau Vadge   text 1 comment (last - friday february 27, 2009 22:17)   image 1 image
A showcase for female musicians and artists.

Hosted in Seomra Spraoi, off Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1..

All profits go straight into the hands of Hampis Childrens Trust, Hampi, India.. www.myspace.com/hopeinhampi

Doors open at 9pm and close at 12am sharp, gig on till 1am...

Its donations at the door and you can Bring Your Own Booze, so would hope the money your saving on pints would allow you to dig deep for this good cause..

Really looking forward to it and hope to see you there,
Would recommend you buzz down early as we can only squeeze so many in. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / press release Friday February 27, 2009 21:34 by WSM   text 1 comment (last - sunday march 01, 2009 13:08)
Former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member Ashanti Alston is to speak in the Culturlann next week as part of a speaking tour of Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Friday February 27, 2009 19:45 by Belfast WSM
Listen to: The Fourth World War. Monday 2nd March, 6.30-7pm.

Féile FM 103.2 or on line at www.feilefm.com

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mayo / environment / news report Friday February 27, 2009 18:20 by stop shell   text 14 comments (last - tuesday march 10, 2009 15:59)   image 1 image
Check out Shell's application under Section 40 of the Gas Act and write to Eamon Ryan before the 9th March.

Section 40 Application & Environmental Impact Statement
http://www.corribgaspipeline.com/index.php?page=section-40-application

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The largest act of civil disobedience to happen in the US this Monday!!!
international / environment / news report Friday February 27, 2009 17:02 by dunk   text 13 comments (last - thursday march 05, 2009 18:29)   image 8 images   video 10 video files   audio 6 audio files
Al Gore: "I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants."

Next Monday The largest act of civil disobedience will happen against global warming in the US. A large protest has been called at a coal-fired plant in Washington, D.C, 11,000 people are expected. In the days leading up to the protest, youth climate activists are organizing a conference called Power Shift ’09. Thousands of student activists plan to lobby lawmakers on Capitol Hill, urging them to rebuild the economy through bold climate and clean energy policy.

Looks like the "climate camp movement" is continuing to grow globally and momentum is building in the lead up to COP15... Ireland too are organising thing for this summer. Also Greenpeace´s "lawful excuse" court battle win might open the flood gates for more direct action... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / event notice Friday February 27, 2009 16:33 by Michael O'Callaghan
Friday 20 March, 11:00 – 13:00. €50
ENFO Centre, 11 St. Andrews St, Dublin.


50 EU Regions have adopted Quality Agriculture strategies to add value to their livestock and food produce by avoiding the use of GM animal feed and GM food. Irish agri-food operators need a GM-free certification and labelling scheme to compete in this market. This expert workshop provides stakeholders with an unique opportunity to explore the benefits of a GM-free supply chain.
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sligo / anti-capitalism / event notice Friday February 27, 2009 13:35 by J. Dunne

The Legacy Of Che Guevara read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday February 27, 2009 11:44 by Events Officer   image 1 image
5 Years Under Military Occupation: What Has the Future in Store for Haiti? read full story / add a comment
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international / history and heritage / other press Friday February 27, 2009 11:16 by TaraWatch   text 3 comments (last - sunday march 01, 2009 11:15)   image 3 images   video 2 video files
Smithsonian Institution, based in the US, is the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo. The March 2009 issue features "Some of the world's most precious historic and artistic sites can be visited today—but might be gone tomorrow" read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Friday February 27, 2009 08:21 by Frank   text 1 comment (last - friday february 27, 2009 17:45)
Fundamental Change Is Needed read full story / add a comment
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