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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 Watch: Police Arrest Autistic Man in Middle of the Night for Posting ?F*** Hamas, F*** Islam? on Soc... Fri Sep 26, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Police officers have come under fire after they arrested an autistic man late last night over an X post which read: "F***?Hamas, F***?Palestine, F*** Islam. Want to protest? F*** off to a Muslim country and protest."
The post Watch: Police Arrest Autistic Man in Middle of the Night for Posting “F*** Hamas, F*** Islam” on Social Media appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link It?s Time to Admit That Christians Are Being Persecuted in Two-Tier Britain Fri Sep 26, 2025 13:40 | Belinda Brown
It's time to admit that Christians are being persecuted in two-tier Britain, says Belinda Brown. The flimsiest claims of 'offence' from normal expressions of Christian faith are getting people sacked and arrested.
The post It’s Time to Admit That Christians Are Being Persecuted in Two-Tier Britain appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Greta Thunberg Gaza Flotilla in Chaos After Queer Activist Comes Out, Prompting Organiser to Resign Fri Sep 26, 2025 11:24 | Will Jones
Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla has been thrown into chaos after one of its activists came out as queer, prompting the organiser to resign. Homosexuality, of course, is criminalised in Gaza.
The post Greta Thunberg Gaza Flotilla in Chaos After Queer Activist Comes Out, Prompting Organiser to Resign appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The End is Nigh for Net Zero ? These Polls Prove It Fri Sep 26, 2025 09:00 | Ben Pile
The end is nigh for Net Zero, says Ben Pile ? and these polls prove it. The public's appetite for ever-rising energy bills is fast being depleted. But it's not all good news for sceptics.
The post The End is Nigh for Net Zero ? These Polls Prove It appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Sceptic | Episode 52: Why Family Policy Is Back on the Agenda, Anywheres vs Somewheres, Migratio... Fri Sep 26, 2025 07:00 | Richard Eldred
In Episode 52 of the Sceptic: David Goodhart on why family policy is back on the agenda, anywheres vs somewheres and migration, and Eugyppius on German media craziness and how he evades the woke Stasi.
The post The Sceptic | Episode 52: Why Family Policy Is Back on the Agenda, Anywheres vs Somewheres, Migration and German Media Craziness appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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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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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday February 23, 2009 10:42 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 03, 2009 15:36)
In southern Iran an independent workers union is defending a legal case taken against them by the Revolutionary Court and they need your support.

In June 2008, 5,000 workers at the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Plantation and Industry Company in the city of Shush formed an independent trade union following a 46-day strike. Official organizations created by the government (Workers House and Islamic Labour Council) have for years utterly failed to protect the workers and their conditions. The Haft Tapeh workers have had to resort to repeated strike action to fight for their basic rights, including regular payment of wages.
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday February 23, 2009 00:04 by Michael Gallagher   text 2 comments (last - monday february 23, 2009 00:19)   image 13 images
All pics are copyright of Michael Gallagher.

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More on www.myspace.com/libertypix read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Sunday February 22, 2009 23:15 by Public Servant   text 10 comments (last - thursday february 26, 2009 19:26)
12,000 members of the Civil Public & Service Union (CPSU) will stage a one day nationwide strike this Thursday as the start of our campaign against the government's pension levy which will hit low paid workers (most CPSU members) worst. Please show solidarity with the strikers on Thursday. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday February 22, 2009 22:48 by Richard Whelan   text 1 comment (last - monday february 23, 2009 09:32)   image 5 images
Photo essay of yesterdays protest March by over 100000 people through Dublin read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Sunday February 22, 2009 22:10 by Arm-a-Gedden   text 3 comments (last - friday march 27, 2009 18:16)

Five officers earned €325,111 in payments as the cost of policing protest against gas pipeline proved expensive for force read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday February 22, 2009 22:08 by Dermot O'Byrne   text 20 comments (last - sunday march 15, 2009 20:24)
Is the Labour Party led by Eamon Gilmore on the side of the working class? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Sunday February 22, 2009 21:06 by Socialist Party   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 25, 2009 16:54)   audio 2 audio files
A 40 minute debate between Joe Higgins, Socialist Party rep & TD form 1997 to 2007 and businessman Ulrick McEvaddy on the Pat Kenny Show on Thursday 19th February about the economic crisis, who is to blame and how can it be solved, is available on RTE: http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0219/rteieextraaudio_av.htm...l,209

The debate deals with issues such as Anglo Irish (where Ulrick commends the golden circle as great men), the banking crisis (where Joe outlines the need for socialist nationalisation of the banks), the pension levy, SR Technics, Aer Lingus and more. It will be of great interest to readers on Indymedia, as an introduction to the socialist alternative to the economic crisis. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday February 22, 2009 17:33 by Belfast WSM
Venue: An Culturlann (Gallery room), 216 Falls Road, West Belfast
When: Tuesday 3rd March
Time: 7pm

Contact Belfast WSM:
belfastwsm@yahoo.com
07864833031

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday February 22, 2009 15:22 by Gregor Kerr   text 5 comments (last - tuesday february 24, 2009 11:33)
From late morning yesterday (Sat. 21st February) it was clear that the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ National Demonstration was going to be huge. It was also clear that those marching were from all over the country and from all types of employment – both public and private sector. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday February 22, 2009 15:21 by seedot
Frank Fahey, FF TD, ex-minister and the man who oversaw the sale of the Bellanaboy land to Shell is being discussed on the blogosphere. In other news the identity of the 10 golden circle investors has yet to be confirmed. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday February 22, 2009 14:24 by ISM Gaza Strip   video 1 video file
Israeli Military Shoot Gaza Farmer - 18th February 2009 Israeli forces shot a twenty year-old Palestinian farmer as he worked his land in the village of Al-Faraheen, east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. International Human Rights Activists were accompanying the group of farmers
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Sunday February 22, 2009 13:23 by Dave Donnellan   text 2 comments (last - sunday february 22, 2009 15:37)   video 1 video file
A protest was called for Saturday 21st February, 2009 to protest against the imposition of a 7% pension levy on all public sector workers. As daily revelations details the level of corruption in the financial sector anger is mounting. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Sunday February 22, 2009 02:40 by Investigator   text 26 comments (last - monday october 04, 2010 13:40)   image 1 image   1 attached file
The London Times has named 4 of the Anglo 'Golden Circle'. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Sunday February 22, 2009 00:46 by Conor. M from the comments (+eds)   text 45 comments (last - saturday march 07, 2009 11:32)   image 67 images   video 8 video files   audio 1 audio file
France24, BBC, RTE all say up to 100,000. Every single Gardai I asked at the march said well over 100,000. The Irish Times has even said up to 120,000! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday February 21, 2009 22:47 by Pindi
Due to false charges made against him by his father-in-law, Hasan (last name withheld for his protection) was arrested January 2006 without due process under the Patriot Act, detained by immigration (ICE), and tortured by a federal agent before being deported back to Pakistan.

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international / anti-capitalism / other press Saturday February 21, 2009 22:35 by Saoirsí
We live in a time of Crisis, and a time of Opportunity. In a time of crisis, the opportunity for radical change exists; what is critical is the ideas that shape the change.

Kevin Carson (Studies in Mutualist Political Economy; Organization Theory - A Libertarian Perspective) - Research Associate for the Center for a Stateless Society - has just published "Industrial Policy: New Wine in Old Bottles", a short fully-referenced paper outlining some practical mutualist and libertarian alternatives, as well as existing challenges to the present system. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday February 21, 2009 21:57 by Contaminated Crow
A natural gas pipeline, an incinerator, a golf development, a windfarm, pylons and a farmer factory read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Saturday February 21, 2009 21:18 by Hadi Ghaemi   text 1 comment (last - sunday february 22, 2009 18:49)
Two Iranian women labor activists, convicted for participating in May Day celebrations, have been punished by flogging, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today.

According to local sources, on 18 February, Sussan Razani and Shiva Kheirabadi were flogged inside the central prison in Sanandaj, capital of the Iranian Kurdistan province. Razani was flogged 70 lashes and Kheirabadi received 15 lashes.

“These inhumane and barbaric floggings demonstrate an utter disregard for the rights of Iranian citizens by a hardliner clique inside the Judiciary, who are determined to drag Iran’s human rights record to new lows,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the Campaign’s spokesperson.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Saturday February 21, 2009 20:14 by amanda (nipsa)
The Department of Finance and Personnel has announced the termination of the PFI/PPP procurement process for the Workplace 2010 Project.

http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-dfp-200209-...e2010 read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday February 21, 2009 12:59 by Alan M.   text 16 comments (last - saturday february 21, 2009 23:48)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
For those of you, like myself who can't make it along to the march today, I'll be posting updates from texters at the march as the day goes by. read full story / add a comment
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