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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 Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History Sat Nov 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
We're a week away from the most painful Budget in history thanks largely to the eye-watering cost of lockdown. Yet Baroness Hallett says next time the Government must be ready to go harder and faster. This is insanity.
The post Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:00 | Charlotte Gill
It's bad enough that all UK TV users are forced to fund the BBC via a TV licence. But it's worse than that, says Charlotte Gill: millions of pounds of taxpayers' money are handed to the corporation via backdoor channels.
The post Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link CPS Appeals Against Acquittal of Hamit Coskun for Burning Quran Sat Nov 22, 2025 09:00 | Will Jones
The Crown Prosecution Service is appealing against the acquittal of Hamit Coskun, who was convicted of burning the Quran in a protest, reigniting fears Britain could introduce blasphemy laws by the back door.
The post CPS Appeals Against Acquittal of Hamit Coskun for Burning Quran appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link World Kindness Day is Just Another Way of Grooming Schoolchildren into the Climate and Open Border C... Sat Nov 22, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
World Kindness Day may have passed you by. But it won't have passed by your children, whose school will have been sure to teach that climate action and open borders are essential elements of 'kindness', says Steven Tucker.
The post World Kindness Day is Just Another Way of Grooming Schoolchildren into the Climate and Open Border Cults appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Sat Nov 22, 2025 01:24 | Toby Young
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.

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Voltaire, international edition

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 / environment / other press Tuesday July 24, 2007 15:37 by wolfie   text 1 comment (last - sunday august 26, 2007 10:19)
Biofuels have been touted as the way to go facing fossil fuel shortages and global warming.The reality is that they are leading to higher food prices for the worlds poor and to degradation of the environment. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday July 24, 2007 14:57 by Dublin Shell to Sea
Dublin Shell To Sea meeting - 7pm in Seomra Spraoi read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday July 24, 2007 14:15 by Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL)
A dismal failure! This is the verdict of workers belonging to the Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) as they slammed the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) administration ahead of her State of the Nation Address (SONA) for its consistent failure to clip the jobs crisis.

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international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday July 24, 2007 12:26 by kbranno   text 7 comments (last - thursday july 26, 2007 17:16)   image 3 images
"In the early morning of 21st July, neo-nazi skinheads launched a vicious and unprovoked attack on an anti-nuclear protest camp in Angarsk, Siberia, Russia. The nazis violently attacked activists in their sleeping bags and tents with iron rods, knives and air pressure guns. 21 year old Ilya Borodaenko from Nachodka suffered a head-fracture during the attack and later died in hospital from his injuries. At least nine others have been reported to be seriously injured, one of which has had both their legs broken. Tents were set on fire and several belongings were stolen."

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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday July 24, 2007 12:02 by N   text 3 comments (last - thursday july 26, 2007 13:10)   image 7 images
FNB continues to grow in Gaillimh, with local musicians helping us to redefine public space. read full story / add a comment
meath / environment / news report Tuesday July 24, 2007 09:40 by Bleepy   text 11 comments (last - thursday july 26, 2007 15:47)   image 3 images
Statement read outside CloverHill Prison on Sat 21st July by Con Connor - Spiritual Advisor to the tara 4. read full story / add a comment
Prime minister giving Mr Muldowney an award after 7 years of charity walking
national / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday July 24, 2007 05:53 by Sean Ramsey   text 7 comments (last - saturday july 28, 2007 11:29)   image 3 images
The Irishman peace maker, who has walked 5,000km across Australia, has complete belief in world peace. The timing of peace in Ireland came when Mr Muldowney was walking into Melbourne in early April. read full story / add a comment
Alternative Processes
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday July 24, 2007 02:04 by reabhloid dearg   text 2 comments (last - thursday august 16, 2007 13:05)   image 1 image
Can the goals of an independent Socialist Ireland be attained through the Good Friday Agreement or is an alternative process needed? read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues / press release Tuesday July 24, 2007 01:29 by Kevin Wingfield   text 24 comments (last - thursday july 26, 2007 23:35)

SWP condemns police harassment of Roma in Ballymun and says ‘Let them stay!’ read full story / add a comment
WHY
international / history and heritage / news report Monday July 23, 2007 23:51 by TaraPixie   text 2 comments (last - monday july 30, 2007 21:11)   image 1 image
http://www.livevideo.com/video/635BCF96F77943F6B6FFD1A5....aspx

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Non-Violent Direct Action …..all you need is a questioning attitude and be able to think for yourself! It requires you to act in a way that addresses the problem we are confronting. Activists have been protecting the valley and successfully stopping work on important sites from 6am until 7pm over the last 3 months. We need your help. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / event notice Monday July 23, 2007 23:20 by Mark
Belfast Anarchist Black Cross will be hosting a meeting during the West Belfast Feile, regarding the issue of prison deaths in the north.
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mayo / environment / news report Monday July 23, 2007 22:27 by Conor Cregan   text 13 comments (last - wednesday august 01, 2007 17:16)   image 8 images
Rossport Solidarity Camp temporarily thwarted Mayo Co. Council’s attempt to secure a permanent injunction at Castlebar Circuit Court today. Judge Harvey Kenny adjourned the case to next Tuesday 31st of July to give members of the camp time to seek legal advice. Mayo County Council was refused an interlocutory injunction against the camp but an interim order was upheld. The council has undertaken to not to act on this order while the case is adjourned. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Monday July 23, 2007 17:59 by Jene Kelly
Concerned about the current situation in Ireland’s maternity service? Over-crowded and under-staffed hospitals….poor facilities….lack of mother-friendly birth choices…. long wait times…. Poor post natal support… high rates of induction, intervention and c-section…. difficulty booking first choice care preference.... conveyer belt maternity care…etc… AIMS Ireland seeks new members and volunteers. read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / other press Monday July 23, 2007 17:02 by o as if   text 7 comments (last - monday october 01, 2007 22:41)   image 1 image
Bertie Gormley our new minister for Dublin 6W has flown his first kite (as feeble mid-week press releases aimed at popular opinion & concern are known in the trade). & what a load of sticky bollox it is too. Gormley wants to increase "on-the-spot" fines for littering from 125eu to 150eu & is considering asking the producers of Chewing Gum to increase their environmental awareness spending on proper disposal of the by-product of the petrol industry to a whopping 2 million. Oh sorry did I say "whopping"? Now let's remind ourselves that whilst Gardai monitoring Salafists at the Custom House wear bullet proof vests large companies up and down the country are illegally dumping poisonous waste removed from dubious sites. And we probably don't have the resources to reduce the gummy menace on two million alone. It's pittance. Sure a Green deputy could forget he inherited just short of that on Oil Corp shares. Lets Stamp out Gum! read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / news report Monday July 23, 2007 16:07 by Maurice Ross   text 40 comments (last - thursday july 26, 2007 19:30)
Counting began today on the 43 seats on the 5 Vocational panels. Tomorrow counting of the University seats begins. Early indications show that the voting pacts between Greens and Fianna Fáil and between Sinn Féin and Labour are holding up. read full story / add a comment
That;s who we are
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday July 23, 2007 14:29 by MichaelY   text 7 comments (last - tuesday july 24, 2007 13:02)   image 1 image
To take part in a commemoration ceremony for those killed in Qana by Israeli bombing last year. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Monday July 23, 2007 11:41 by Bernie Wright   text 2 comments (last - tuesday july 24, 2007 00:15)
On Wednesday, a colourful novelty protest calling for a ban on blood sports will be staged in front of the GPO in O’Connell Street, Dublin.

A glamorous young woman dressed in red white and black hunting outfit will bathe publicly in a large tub filled with “blood”. The protest commences at 1.15 pm on Wednesday July 25th and continues for an hour. This will represent an excellent photo opportunity so we invite you to send along a photographer.

It will be organised by the Association of Hunt Saboteurs and the Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday July 23, 2007 11:22 by Court Reporter   text 5 comments (last - monday july 23, 2007 23:27)
Solidarity camp notice to quit!

Rossport solidarity camp in court this morning

Court circuit Castlebar

Mayo coco sought an interim injunction on Friday against people camping at pulnathomas over the weekend, hearing is today.
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derry / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday July 23, 2007 00:19 by Catalan Solidarity   image 1 image
As part of this years Gasyard Féile, the Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee will be hoisting a public discussion titled 'Catalonia: A Nation In Struggle'. read full story / add a comment
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antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday July 22, 2007 23:59 by Catalan Solidarity   image 1 image
One of Catalonia’s most popular singer song writers has taken up the opportunity to perform live in Belfast. Feliu Ventura will be on stage during along with a number of other local artists.

Feliu, who prides himself as a Catalan song writer, has been in the acoustic music scene for over 10 years. He fuses his social compromise with the poetry of his feelings. He presents his songs as a tool of communication, expression and information to invite and to open up alternative ways for social change. read full story / add a comment
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