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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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G.I. dissenters in David Zeiger's documentary "Sir! No Sir!"
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Friday March 21, 2008 11:27 by James R   text 8 comments (last - thursday march 27, 2008 18:59)   image 1 image   audio 1 audio file
Some weeks ago, with last weekend's Winter Soldier event on the horizon, I talked to David Zeiger, through the freebie magic of Skype. He's the directer of the documentary Sir, No Sir. It's a Displaced Films and BBC production that came out about two years ago, and focused on the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam.

It consists in part, of interviews with veterans explaining why they resisted the war, and in some cases went as far as to defect. Hundreds went to prison and thousands into exile, by 1971 it was a movement that in the words of one colonel had “infested the entire armed services” - yet few people today are aware of this soldiers movement against the war in Vietnam. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday March 21, 2008 07:49 by James R
Army Sergeant Ronn Cantu is serving his second tour in Iraq. He's also a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. Last year, he rose to prominence as a rare outspoken troop against the war and occupation when he spoke live from his base in Iraq, to America's radical online radio network Democracy Now. Then he described how he was scared out of his mind during the interview for expressing opinions the military machine simply did not want the public to hear. This time round, in an interview for another radical media outlet, we chatted over Myspace, about how he is utilizing the internet to organise against the occupation from its front line, just as the Winter Soldier events were getting closer. read full story / add a comment
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wicklow / arts and media / event notice Thursday March 20, 2008 23:30 by Art Fan   image 2 images
Celebrate Strength in Community in Bray on Good (Gawd it's) Friday through art photography and West Mayo. read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday March 20, 2008 20:27 by Republican Youth   text 17 comments (last - friday march 28, 2008 17:19)   image 4 images
On this the 92nd anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, Ógra Shinn Féin proudly remembers all of those who died for the freedom of Ireland.

We would like to extend our fraternal greetings to all our imprisoned comrades, to their families and also to all the families of our patriot dead.

As we gather throughout Ireland this weekend paying homage to the sacrifice made by Ireland ’s patriot dead, we are ever mindful of the tasks that lie ahead.

92 years ago the Easter Rising shook irreparably Britain’s colonial hold on Ireland. It rekindled the flame of freedom in Ireland, and today, that flame continues to burn strong. read full story / add a comment
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cork / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 20:23 by ian smith.   image 4 images
I am not the most articulate of writers , but would like to thank participants in the parade.FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 20:19 by GAAW PRO   text 3 comments (last - saturday march 22, 2008 18:28)   image 2 images
Members of the Galway Alliance Against War were on the streets of the city today to mark the 5th anniversary of the US and British invasion of Iraq. read full story / add a comment
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armagh / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 19:43 by éirígí   text 9 comments (last - tuesday march 25, 2008 13:21)   image 2 images
As the commander-in-chief of Britain’s armed forces, Elizabeth Windsor, made a visit to Armagh today dozens of éirígí activists travelled to the city to voice their opposition to British rule in Ireland and attempts to normalise it. read full story / add a comment
How about a short demo. at Dublin's Polish embassy
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday March 20, 2008 19:14 by Damien Moran   text 3 comments (last - thursday september 17, 2009 22:23)   image 1 image
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday March 20, 2008 18:00 by Nikita   text 1 comment (last - monday march 24, 2008 18:13)
The Connolly Youth Movement is organising a picket of the Shell station on the Finglas road for Saturday the 29th of March at 12pm. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 17:45 by Nikita   text 3 comments (last - monday march 31, 2008 14:01)   image 8 images
On the evening of Wednesday the 19th of March, the Connolly Youth Movement demonstrated outside the department of foreign affairs against the banning of our fraternal comrades, the Czech Communist Youth (KSM.) The picket lasted for around an hour while lots of leaflets were distributed to passersby. Letters of protest were also delivered to the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Czech Embassy in Dublin. This action was part of an international day of solidarity with the KSM as they were in court contesting the decision of the Czech Interior Ministry to ban them. read full story / add a comment
mayo / crime and justice / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 16:54 by Rudiger   text 2 comments (last - thursday march 20, 2008 19:21)
Rundown on the Shell to Sea cases that were held on the 12th March in Belmullet court. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / press release Thursday March 20, 2008 16:17 by Console Snowdrop   text 1 comment (last - thursday may 22, 2008 18:27)
Console's Snowdrop Campaign in aid of Ireland's Suicide Bereaved will be back by the Minister for Mental Health.

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national / environment / event notice Thursday March 20, 2008 16:07 by Niall OB   text 6 comments (last - friday march 21, 2008 14:21)
Anyone going to the Green Party Convention in the Fairways Hotel in Dundalk?

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international / crime and justice / other press Thursday March 20, 2008 14:47 by F.E.M.   text 2 comments (last - friday march 21, 2008 12:31)   image 4 images
A person who is caught red handed having sex with a sheep or horse or indeed any other animal will go to jail. Anyone distributing tapes containing explicit sexual handling of animals by humans will get a fine.
Holland is known for its live sex of (usually illegally imported ) people with fish, dogs, sheep, horses, etc. and last year a lot was done to highlight this in the news all around the world. The Dutch freed kidnapped girls who were forced to have live sex with dogs in a show. The girls were send to a detention centre and deported. A law was formed to protect the dogs. At least a law will be implemented soon. Of course we will not stop here. Kidnapping and forcing girls to do these things should be forbidden too but so far the Dutch make too much monies on this so no law will be implemented and only paper tigers exist.
They thought this one over for four years!!! Nice one. A sheep would take a shorter while to come up with this law.
http://indexx.knipt.nl/?p=175 for the story in Dutch. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Thursday March 20, 2008 13:31 by Brian Guckian
PRESS RELEASE

For Release 20/3/2008

KILKENNY and Wexford County Councils could face possible legal action under EU law in relation to the proposed Kilkenny Inner Relief Road and N25 New Ross Bypass schemes, for failing to evaluate more sustainable transport alternatives, according to Mr. Brian Guckian, an independent Dublin-based transport researcher. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / other press Thursday March 20, 2008 12:09 by Laura Broxson   text 10 comments (last - wednesday june 17, 2009 12:43)
Thursday, March 20, 2008

Mink farm targeted by animal rights group
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 11:55 by Pollytix   text 7 comments (last - tuesday april 01, 2008 13:47)
Photographers have been harassed and beaten up by the Metropolitan Police and this has continued with a poster campaign by the Met to encourage people to grass up anyone photographing in a public space. Photographers have subvertised back and are organising a one man protest, to be photographed. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday March 20, 2008 11:29 by Jim
We've been here before.
In 1992 Bill Clinton who never served in the military or fired a shot in anger challenged President George H W Bush, who was one of the youngest US fighter pilots of World War 2 and who was shot down and rescued at a sea while others who participated in the same attack were captured and cannibalised by the Japanese.
In 1996 Bill Clinton challenged Bob Dole, a veteran of the the WW2 Italian campaign who was wounded by a German machine gun and waited for nine agonising months to be evacuated to an American hospital leaving his right arm paralyzed preventing him from shaking hands, a serious disability for a politician.
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international / history and heritage / other press Thursday March 20, 2008 01:20 by Predator of Xenu   text 9 comments (last - saturday july 18, 2009 00:23)   image 1 image
Obama has it seems made a wonderful speech which is being hailed as the bravest bit of rhetoric by a US presidential contender in generations by some and the most stirring bit of oratory since the Gettsyberg address by others.

Oh yes.

But what did he actually say & why? read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Thursday March 20, 2008 00:05 by safe legal and rare   text 62 comments (last - friday december 17, 2010 19:51)   image 2 images   video 1 video file   audio 1 audio file
The Council of Europe has called on Ireland to decriminalise abortion.

This week , the Council of Europe's Committee on Equal Opportunities issued a report saying all member states should guarantee women the right to a safe termination of pregnancy.

The report states quite clearly: “the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men considers that a ban on abortions does not result in fewer abortions, but mainly leads to clandestine abortions, which are more traumatic and more dangerous.”

Some people estimate that the number of Irish women who travel to England every year is about 7,000. Since some women obviously use false British addresses, or disguise their origins in other ways, the true figure can never be known.
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