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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 Could Lithium Batteries Be Programmed to Explode? Mon Sep 29, 2025 19:05 | Dr R P
Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah highlights a frightening possibility: that lithium batteries could be programmed to explode. Yet another reason to avoid Chinese EVs, says the Daily Sceptic's robotics expert.
The post Could Lithium Batteries Be Programmed to Explode? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Plan to Spend ?66 Million on Wokery in Crime-Plagued London Mon Sep 29, 2025 17:10 | Will Jones
Crime is soaring in London, but Mayor Sadiq Khan is planning to spend ?66m on woke projects over three years ? and has just awarded himself a pay rise to ?170,282, making him the highest paid politician in the land.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Plan to Spend ?66 Million on Wokery in Crime-Plagued London appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Ryder Cup Parable: What Europe Gets Right and the EU and USA Get Wrong Mon Sep 29, 2025 15:31 | Clive Pinder
Europe's Ryder Cup victory shows that, unlike the DEI-obsessed EU, the nations of Europe win when they respect merit, says Clive Pinder. And unlike the USA big shots, they know how to work as a team.
The post The Ryder Cup Parable: What Europe Gets Right and the EU and USA Get Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link J.K. Rowling: Emma Watson Poured Petrol on Trans Attacks Against Me and is ?Ignorant of How Ignorant... Mon Sep 29, 2025 13:12 | Will Jones
J.K. Rowling?has accused Emma Watson of "pouring more petrol on the flames" of an attempt to cancel her by trans activists and said the Harry Potter actress is "ignorant of how ignorant she is".
The post J.K. Rowling: Emma Watson Poured Petrol on Trans Attacks Against Me and is “Ignorant of How Ignorant She Is” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Taliban Commander?s Nephew Granted Asylum in UK Can be Joined by Seven Family Members, Judge Rules Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:11 | Will Jones
A?Taliban?commander?s nephew granted refugee status in Britain can ?be joined by seven family members currently living in Turkey even though none of them speaks English or is able to work, an immigration judge has ruled.
The post Taliban Commander’s Nephew Granted Asylum in UK Can be Joined by Seven Family Members, Judge Rules 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

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offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

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De Bug San Jose
international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday May 16, 2008 18:04 by Andrew   image 1 image   audio 1 audio file
An interview with 4 members of Amanecer in San Jose. They talk about tech jobs and the service sector, history of police brutality, poor being pushed out of the city, referendum to abolish rent control, cop watch and De Bug, the flea market, left in San Jose, the furious 5, formation of Amanecer, work in social movements read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday May 16, 2008 17:05 by Jim   text 7 comments (last - sunday june 15, 2008 14:44)
The replacement of Bertie "Liar Liar Pants On Fire" Ahern with Brian "Biffo" Cowen has led to a boost in popular support for Fianna Fail.
Sinn Fein the only party who are opposed to the Lisbon Treaty show a worrying decrease in support.
Brian Cowen has come out fighting in the last week trying to persuade the electorate to vote in favour of the Treaty after recent polls showed poor levels of support.
Is Cowen likely to change the opinions of the electorate by transfering a boost in support into support for Lisbon.
It looks dangerously likely read full story / add a comment
Poster
limerick / anti-capitalism / event notice Friday May 16, 2008 14:58 by Limerick Socialist Youth   text 1 comment (last - saturday may 17, 2008 19:44)   image 1 image
Public Meeting on World Food Crisis

3pm, This Saturday, 17th June

Riddlers Bar, Sarsfield St, Limerick read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday May 16, 2008 14:55 by Ciaron   text 1 comment (last - friday may 16, 2008 15:01)
Pauline Campbell, who was found dead yesterday morning, put the deaths of women in prison on the map. A formidable and tireless campaigner, she had personal experience of deaths in custody. Just over five years ago, her much-loved daughter Sarah, 18, died of a drug overdose at Styal prison. Campbell's body was discovered close to her daughter's grave in Oakhills cemetery in Malpas, Cheshire. As we went to press, it was not clear whether she had killed herself or died of other causes, but it looks bleak. read full story / add a comment
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international / crime and justice / other press Friday May 16, 2008 12:08 by Jean B   text 9 comments (last - wednesday may 28, 2008 21:58)   image 2 images
The European Union has criticised the mass expulsion of Romani from four provinces in the Italian state.
12,000 families including children are moving north through italy and facing summary expulsion.

it's called hate crime.

For three days in Naples, Shanties and encampments have been subject to mob violence.
This is after the media-owning Mr Burlusconi and his friends decided to abuse citizen rights in an act of expulsion
that has no precedent in Post WW2 European History. read full story / add a comment
Belfast airport workers occupy Transport House seeking jusice
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Friday May 16, 2008 11:34 by Jolly Red Giant   text 50 comments (last - thursday june 12, 2008 22:58)   image 8 images   2 attached files
The UNITE Trade Union leadership go back on their promises to pay legal fees and compensate the sacked shop stewards. read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism / feature Thursday May 15, 2008 20:27 by intelligent satirists   text 54 comments (last - thursday may 22, 2008 16:10)   image 1 image
Provisional Lineup for Grassroots Gathering 2008 (Friday & Saturday) read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday May 15, 2008 15:30 by éirígí   text 12 comments (last - tuesday may 20, 2008 11:05)
Speaking at the graves of the leaders of the Easter Rising on Saturday (May 10), éirígí chairperson Brian Leeson called for an honest assessment of the state of radical politics in modern-day Ireland.

“Radical, revolutionary, separatist, republicanism is far weaker now than what it was a decade ago – in both political and organisational terms," Leeson said.

"Acceptance of this fact is the first necessary step in the process of reorganising and re-building a diverse social movement for the combined objectives of British withdrawal and social and economic justice." read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday May 15, 2008 15:22 by Ms. L
Applicants for asylum are the latest targets in efforts to quietly legalize imprisonment without trial for people who have never been accused of any wrong. Two EU countries have now followed the lead of the US: where this policy was the first legal stepping stone in the nefarious "rendition" program of kidnapping, imprisonment, disappearance and torture without cause. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday May 15, 2008 14:48 by x   text 4 comments (last - thursday may 15, 2008 19:15)
Please print off leaflets (links provided below) and contact Unite to protest against their refusal to pay the legal costs and adequate compensation to the sacked workes. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday May 15, 2008 11:59 by Sub Editor
‘Achieving a Cluster Munitions Treaty: Blueprint for an Ethical Foreign Policy?'Public Talk with Former Assistant UN Secretary General Denis Halliday
Hosted by Action from Ireland (Afri)
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 7.30pm-9.00pm, Thomas Davis Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin

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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday May 15, 2008 11:52 by Sub Editor
‘Deadly Playground'A film night with panel discussion on the impact of cluster munitions in Lebanon showing:
‘Fields of Fire' by IRIN, ‘Deadly Playground' by Katia Saleh, and ‘Postcard from Lebanon' by Jocelyn Ajami.
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 7.30pm-9.30pm, Filmbase, Curved Street Building, Temple Bar, Dublin

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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday May 15, 2008 11:41 by Sub Editor   text 1 comment (last - saturday may 24, 2008 23:17)
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: ‘No Exceptions. No Delays. No Excuses.'Reflections on a New Ban on Cluster Bombs by Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Betty Williams, Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Jody Williams.
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 7.30pm-9.00pm, Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday May 15, 2008 11:34 by Sub Editor
‘Yellow Killers'by Svetlana Lukic and Svetlana Vukovic
Film Screening, Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 7.30pm-9.00pm

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dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday May 15, 2008 11:26 by Sub Editor
‘Unacceptable Harm'by Chris Anderson
Outdoor Film Screening, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 8.30pm-9.30pm
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday May 15, 2008 11:13 by Sub Editor
Join in a Multi-Faith Blessing at the Pro Cathedral, 83 Marlborough Street on 18th May from 4 - 5 PM. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday May 15, 2008 11:02 by Sub Editor
Join the protest march on 25 May at 12:00 noon at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square calling for an international ban on cluster bombs. The march will be followed by a festival featuring performances from Jinx Lennon, The Shannon Colleens, Aortal, The 7 Deadly Skins and Scream Blue Murmur. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday May 15, 2008 10:57 by WSM - Munster Division   text 3 comments (last - thursday may 15, 2008 20:08)
Anarchists in Limerick will be holding a Vote NO stall... read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Wednesday May 14, 2008 23:22 by We the People   text 2 comments (last - thursday may 15, 2008 12:12)
Public screening of the above Documentary made by wiseupjournal.com to be screened at
the Irish Film Institute Temple Bar.

Date: Saturday 24 May @ 11a.m. Adm.€3 to cover costs of screening - €332.75 read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday May 14, 2008 23:21 by Nikita
There will be an open discussion meeting on "The State In Socialist Society" at 6pm in Connolly books on Monday the 19th of May.
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