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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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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday August 25, 2008 13:41 by Michael Gallagher   text 5 comments (last - wednesday september 03, 2008 13:33)
it's with regret that I have to cancel the upcoming (photo exhibition) fundraisers planned for the 28th August and 5th September.

Looking at things realistically, the amount of funds needed (over €2,000) for the project is too much to raise in such a short space of time, and with that in mind, it wouldn't be fair to ask people for any more of their time and cash.
I would like to return any one-off donations we recieved and am open to suggestions of charities that could benefit from the remainder of the funds. The total received to date is €417.
I'd like to thank you all for your efforts, whether it was your generosity, time, advice etc.

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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday August 25, 2008 13:34 by Michael Gallagher
it's with regret that I have to cancel the upcoming (photo exhibition) fundraisers planned for the 28th August and 5th September.

Looking at things realistically, the amount of funds needed (over €2,000) for the project is too much to raise in such a short space of time, and with that in mind, it wouldn't be fair to ask people for any more of their time and cash.
I would like to return any one off donations we recieved and am open to suggestions of charities that could benefit from the remainder of the funds. The total received to date is €417.
I'd like to thank you all for your efforts, whether it was your generosity, time, advice etc.

Michael Gallagher. read full story / add a comment
The Putney debates
international / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday August 25, 2008 13:31 by pat c   image 2 images
A Festival, drawing on the great struggles of the past.
Saturday October 18, 14.00 to 20.30
Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Bayliss road, London SE1.

Sketches, music, debate, exhibition.Speakers include John McDonnell MP, Paul Feldman, Bill Bowring, Rahila Gupta, Southall Black Sisters, Global Women's Strike. Tickets £10 and £5. Organised by A World to Win. read full story / add a comment
Robson playing Capoeira
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday August 25, 2008 12:09 by Martin Giannini   image 1 image
Come to let loose, get energised, liberated and invigorated!
Loosen tensions, release stress and move deeper within!
Come to move and not care what others think!
All are welcome! read full story / add a comment
President Fernando Lugo.
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday August 25, 2008 10:56 by events@lasc.ie   image 1 image
Public Debate with Hugh O’Shaugnessy . read full story / add a comment
Event begins
national / arts and media / news report Monday August 25, 2008 10:25 by M. Ni Bhrolchain   text 21 comments (last - saturday august 29, 2009 15:44)   image 34 images   video 1 video file
On Sunday 24 August 2008 Save Tara campaigners presented an international gathering of poets and musicians at Tara to honour and celebrate the place and our heritage. It was organised by Susan McKeown and Paul Muldoon.
Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney and Paul Muldoon, Pulitzer prize-winner, read their poetry and were joined by Grammy award-winner Susan McKeown who was accompanied by Aidan Brennan. Laoise Kelly and Steve Cooney also playing at the event.
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international / crime and justice / other press Monday August 25, 2008 10:17 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - tuesday october 28, 2008 17:45)
Amnesty International documents the 20th anniversary of the massacre of prisoners in Iran. It notes that no one has been held accountable for this atrocity. Full text at link.

Twenty years after the then Iranian authorities began a wave of largely secret, summary and mass executions in September 1988, Amnesty International renews its call for those responsible for the “prison massacre” to be held accountable. There should be no impunity for such gross human rights violations, regardless of when they were committed. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday August 25, 2008 06:29 by Catholic Worker   text 3 comments (last - monday august 25, 2008 23:54)   video 1 video file
Anti-War Vigil *GPO Monday August 25th. 4pm-6pm
"Stop Irish Participation in the War!"
"U.S. Military Out of Shannon & Iraq!"

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international / health / disability issues / press release Monday August 25, 2008 02:01 by Ann Keilthy   text 1 comment (last - sunday april 04, 2010 15:25)
The EPDA - European Parkinson's Disease Association - has initiated a campaign to "Make Parkinson's Livable" and increase awareness of this often distressing condition.
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national / miscellaneous / press release Monday August 25, 2008 00:20 by Richard Walsh   text 2 comments (last - monday august 25, 2008 23:03)   video 1 video file
RSF have said that Mr. Ó Caoláin's alleged threat to collapse Stormont lacked any crediibility. read full story / add a comment
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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Sunday August 24, 2008 23:54 by Michael McGovern   image 1 image   audio 1 audio file
Since its inception early this year the Belfast branch of WSM continues to go from strength to strength, growing in size and establishing new contacts. At the moment we distribute a 1000 copies of the Ulster edition of Workers Solidarity to homes across Belfast and at political events. We hope to expand our current distribution in the coming months. WSM members continue to take part in the current campaign against the water charges. We have attended and helped to organise pickets in solidarity with fellow workers on struggle in the midst of the current neo-liberal offensive and attacks on our living conditions and workers rights by the neo-colonial administration at Stormont.

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wicklow / environment / opinion/analysis Sunday August 24, 2008 20:29 by Mr.Peter Brady Alias.
THIS IS OUR FOURTH STATEMENT. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Sunday August 24, 2008 19:06 by pat c
The Iranian Regime has used riot police to attack telecom workers in Shiraz who were on strike due to unpaid wages. Full text at link.

The workers of Iran Telecommunications Industry in Shiraz, in southern Iran, have not been paid for five months. The 1200 workers have gathered in front of the Fars province governor general's office many times but no officials have taken any steps to help them or responded to their demands.THings got so bad a worker hanged himself. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Sunday August 24, 2008 19:01 by Sarah Lundberg
With Catherine Ann Cullen, Barbara Smith, Ross Hattaway, Noel Ó Briain and Eamon Lynskey
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Sunday August 24, 2008 18:55 by Sarah Lundberg
There will be a €3 charge into this event and all money raised will go to the Save Tara Campaign
With Noel Ó Briain, Ross Hattaway, Seamus Cashman, Catherine Ann Cullen, Eamonn Lynskey, Oran Ryan, Barbara Smith. Patrick Chapman.
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Sunday August 24, 2008 18:51 by Sarah Lundberg
In Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St Dublin 1 at 1.15pm read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday August 24, 2008 18:24 by pat c   text 3 comments (last - thursday august 28, 2008 14:04)
The ex chief of Mossad gives his opinion of Ahmadinejad. And it aint pretty! Ahmadinejads very existence makes it more difficult to build solidarity against US aggression towards Iran. Full text at link.

"Ahmadinejad is our greatest gift," Israel's Haaretz newspaper quoted ex-Mossad chief Ephraim Halevy as telling the US-sponsored Al-Hurra Arabic satellite channel on Tuesday. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Sunday August 24, 2008 17:38 by Sarah Lundberg
With Steve Conway, Donal Moloney, Ross Hattaway, Noel Ó Briain and Oran Ryan. read full story / add a comment
Cartoon by the Brazilian artist;  Carlos Latuff
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday August 24, 2008 16:34 by TD   text 64 comments (last - sunday october 26, 2008 09:10)   image 20 images   video 2 video files
Despite all odds, with scrambled radio and jammed phones courtesy of dirty tricks, a seasick passenger, in rough waves with a storm brewing, the small boats, the SS Free Gaza and the SS Liberty, successfully landed in Gaza early yesterday evening, breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.They left Cyprus on Thursday morning, sailing over 350 kilometers through choppy seas. They made the journey despite threats that the Israeli government would use force to stop them. They continued sailing although they lost almost all communications and navigation systems due to outside jamming by some unknown party. They arrived in Gaza to the cheers and joyful tears of hundreds of Palestinians who came out to the beaches to welcome them. read full story / add a comment
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