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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 I?m a Meteorologist. The Met Office Has Serious Questions to Answer Over the Accuracy of its Tempera... Wed Oct 01, 2025 09:00 | Andrew Sibley
Chartered Meteorologist Andrew Sibley says the Met Office has serious questions to answer over the accuracy of its temperature measurements. Instrument changes and urban growth cast major doubt on recent warming trends.
The post I’m a Meteorologist. The Met Office Has Serious Questions to Answer Over the Accuracy of its Temperature Measurements appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Labour?s EU Youth Mobility Scheme is a Win for George Soros Wed Oct 01, 2025 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
Labour's "ambitious" EU youth mobility scheme will make hundreds of thousands of European 18 to 30 year-olds eligible to work in the UK ? just like before Brexit. It's a win for George Soros, says Charlotte Gill.
The post Labour’s EU Youth Mobility Scheme is a Win for George Soros appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Wed Oct 01, 2025 00:40 | Richard Eldred
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 Climatism in Europe is Dying Tue Sep 30, 2025 19:00 | Eugyppius
Climatism in Europe is dying as its grassroots support evaporates and Left-wing activists move onto other concerns. Eurocrats are well-insulated from public opinion but they can't ignore it forever, says Eugyppius.
The post Climatism in Europe is Dying appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Blow to Miliband as Reeves Signals Support for North Sea Drilling and Union Boss Calls for Him to Be... Tue Sep 30, 2025 17:36 | Will Jones
Rachel Reeves has signalled support for drilling in the North Sea in a blow to Ed Miliband ? as the boss of the Unite union calls on Keir Starmer to sack the "disastrous" Net Zero Secretary.
The post Blow to Miliband as Reeves Signals Support for North Sea Drilling and Union Boss Calls for Him to Be Sacked 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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national / eu / other press Sunday January 20, 2008 13:56 by Cedar1   text 1 comment (last - sunday january 20, 2008 15:36)   image 1 image
Analysis of the Green Party's decision yesterday on Lisbon published on the Cedar Lounge Revolution. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Saturday January 19, 2008 20:37 by Kevin Murphy
New national website launched read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday January 19, 2008 20:12 by SR   text 33 comments (last - wednesday february 13, 2008 09:16)   image 7 images
Anti-Fascism and Anti-Racism Rally

Where: Meet at the Spire, O'Connell St
When: January 30th
Time: 5.30PM read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment / news report Saturday January 19, 2008 20:07 by Jim   text 15 comments (last - wednesday january 23, 2008 00:32)   image 18 images
Members of the CYM, OSF, IRSP, Dublin S2S and the WSM, along with a number of independent activists, turned out in strength to show their opposition to the construction of the experimental onshore gas refinery in Mayo, and to oppose the give-away of Ireland's national resources to a transnational giant with a terrible track record in all respects, except making profit that is! read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment / news report Saturday January 19, 2008 15:37 by Anthony O'Halloran   text 11 comments (last - thursday october 14, 2021 17:29)   image 1 image
At Killarney District Court, Co. Kerry on Tuesday 15th January 2008, Mr Niall Harnett of Doonagore, Liscannor, Co Clare was acquitted of 2 public order charges following a ruling by Judge James O'Connor, who found that there was no evidence of any crime committed and dismissed the charges after a full hearing of the matter which lasted about 1½ hours.

Garda Brendan Cronin KY144 who initiated the charges, and Garda David Hannon KY180 both testified in court, but cross-examination by Mr Harnett, who represented himself, revealed that the Gardaí had neither evidence nor reasonable cause to suspect that Mr Harnett had committed any offence.

Inspector Barry O’Rourke, prosecuting for the DPP, never even suggested foul play either and could only resort to smear tactics and prejudice in raising Mr Harnett’s Shell to Sea profile as ‘a protester with an interest in shoving his nose into business that didn’t concern him’, and had to be reminded by the judge that this was no crime. read full story / add a comment
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international / environment / other press Saturday January 19, 2008 00:40 by JM   image 1 image   1 attached file
Environmental activists filed a federal lawsuit today against Shell Oil on behalf of citizens, saying state and federal environmental officials have failed to enforce the Clean Air Act at the company's Deer Park plant. read full story / add a comment
A woman is taken away for execution after being sentenced to death in Beijing in 2001
international / miscellaneous / other press Friday January 18, 2008 20:49 by Joe   text 7 comments (last - monday march 16, 2009 21:16)   image 2 images
The US puppet government in Iraq, headed by Nouri al-Maliki reinstituted the death penalty in 2004. Since then, they have carried out executions under the watchful eye of the United States, itself a country which kills its own citizens every year. This state sponsored murder in Iraq and the United States is however dwarfed by Communist China, where thousands are killed every year. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday January 18, 2008 20:29 by 4WW
Interview with Akif Wan, Britain representative of the Kurdistan National Congress at "The Fourth World War" in Féile FM 103.2, Monday 21st at 6.30pm. You can listen to it on line by loggin on www.feilefm.com. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Friday January 18, 2008 19:47 by Ciarán
On Friday 1st February Shell Oil will announce their profits for the year (last year they announced that they had made £20 billion) and to mark this Shell to Sea in Belfast will be holding a candlelit vigil outside Belfast City Hall to remember the victims of Shell's money grabbing and to ask why they can't afford to send their gas refinery in Mayo offshore. read full story / add a comment
1 DAY COURSE ON PALESTINE!
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday January 18, 2008 18:48 by Omar Abdul Shakoor   text 9 comments (last - wednesday april 30, 2008 10:41)   image 2 images
'Palestine:Past, Present and Future' is a one day course/conference that is aimed to educate, inform and motivate people to get actively involved in campaining for Palestine with various Human Rights orgs such as the IPSC, Amnesty and Frinds of Al Aqsa.

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Shadows tour 2008
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday January 18, 2008 18:20 by Omar Abdul Shakoor   text 6 comments (last - sunday february 17, 2008 00:09)   image 1 image
'Shadows Tour 2008' 18th-23rd February 2008 is aimed to educate, motivate and activate participants in various fileds such as history, anti-war campaiging and reality of what we call entertainment.

Event is open to everyone and all the talks are 100% FREE read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday January 18, 2008 16:33 by RCPI
Date: Wednesday February 20th 2008 at 6:00 pm
Venue: RCPI, No. 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

This meeting forms part of the RCPI Public Meeting Series “Promoting a Healthy Nation”, aimed at informing members of the public on key healthcare issues and to provide an opportunity for the public to communicate their concerns to the College. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / opinion/analysis Friday January 18, 2008 15:41 by as do many other small builders   text 1 comment (last - friday january 18, 2008 17:33)   image 1 image
I'm sitting here in a wee village with row upon row of empty houses in sight. The rumour is less than 10% have sold. They're building even more. If I was them buildermen I'd give up and go home or take them diggers and go digging for gold in the mountains. The shit is hitting the fans BIGTIME. They'll try to paper over the cracks until after the EU constitution referendum but I don't think they'll succeed.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday January 18, 2008 15:26 by Sper   text 2 comments (last - wednesday january 30, 2008 11:13)   image 1 image
The Socialist Party will host a public forum in Wynns Hotel on Tuesday, 29 January, at 7.45pm to discuss the way forward for the health service and outline ideas of the type of campaign that we feel is necessary to improve the health service. Along with former Socialist Party TD JOE HIGGINS, Consultant Oncologist, JOHN CROWN and ORLA HARDIMAN, a Consultant Neurologist and co-coordinator of "Doctors for a Better Public Health Service", will both speak at the meeting outlining their views on the health service and how problems could be addressed. The meeting will also be addressed by a nurse and other speakers. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday January 18, 2008 14:02 by David L
Thursday 24th January 7pm, Connolly Bookshop, Essex Street, Temple
Bar, Dublin 2.

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dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Friday January 18, 2008 13:18 by Choice Ireland   text 9 comments (last - wednesday march 05, 2008 02:39)   image 3 images
What? Feminist Walking Tour
When? IWD Sat March 8th, 2.30pm
Where? Meet at Stephen's Green Arch
Why? Education, Celebration, Visibility, Solidarity, Fun! read full story / add a comment
filling your heads with citations, proofs, ideas & no trivia!
international / arts and media / other press Friday January 18, 2008 12:32 by Fu manchu   text 2 comments (last - monday march 17, 2008 00:00)   image 1 image
Tara Brabazon is Professor of Media Studies a the University of Brighton and Director of the Popular Culture Collective. She's an author of a few bits & bobs on internet use, media culture & is building quite a profile for herself for attacking Google & Wikipedia claiming that they undermine educational & didactic processes & more than Harry Potter actively contribute to turning our kids brains (& minds) to utter mushy shite.

Thing is, her arguments are proving to interest & influence far beyond the generally airified chitchat discussions of Media Studies university departments. Today's "Liberation" the French leftwing daily reports how the "Just say No to Wikipedia!" stickers are appearing across the USA in high schools as well as public amenity libraries. The cultural link with Nancy Reagan's "Just say no to Drugs!" ought be obvious.
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international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday January 18, 2008 11:20 by Margaretta D'Arcy   text 2 comments (last - friday january 18, 2008 13:12)
Last January, the peasantry of Nandigram in West Bengal, India, rose up to prevent the State Government from expropriating their land and transforming it into a special economic zone for the Indonesian-based Salim Group. Nandigram became off-limits for government representatives, with villagers digging up roads and burning down bridges to keep them out. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday January 18, 2008 10:37 by Fu manchu   text 3 comments (last - saturday january 19, 2008 21:11)
2 years ago before Sarah Green worked in education, she accepted a job offer from a model & casting agency in Manchester (UK). The resulting video to promote "Hardwear" durable clothing for building sites & other intensive labour work garnered a few prizes on the film circuit. & then most likely Ms Green forgot all about it. That is till her teenage students at the Stockport Grammar School (an independent or private school in England) not only discovered the video clip whilst trawling Youtube for erotica, but let their parents know about it too.

She's now been suspended from her work & 21,000p.a. salary. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / press release Friday January 18, 2008 01:46 by IYMD   1 attached file
Call for Proposals

Media facilitators and professionals, artists, activists, youth leaders,
teachers and any individuals with an interest in youth and media issues
are invited to submit proposals to facilitate workshops exploring democracy
through media. read full story / add a comment
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