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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

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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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.

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offsite link Study of 1.7 Million Children: Heart Damage Only Found in Covid-Vaxxed Kids Sat Nov 01, 2025 00:44 | imc

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offsite link British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class Sat Nov 22, 2025 17:00 | Finlay McLaren
The BBC's Director of Comedy wants to "save the sitcom". But the sitcom is only endangered because most of them stopped being funny. As To the Manor Born reminds us, British comedy has lost its class, says Finlay McLaren.
The post British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Is the Era of Cheap Internet Surveys Over? Sat Nov 22, 2025 15:00 | Noah Carl
Is the era of cheap internet surveys over? A new paper demonstrates that AIs can now be "trivially programmed" to answer online surveys in ways that are essentially indistinguishable from humans.
The post Is the Era of Cheap Internet Surveys Over? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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.

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national / politics / elections / news report Sunday July 08, 2007 15:48 by Maurice Ross   text 2 comments (last - monday july 09, 2007 13:32)
The Green Party leadership have requested all their Councillors and TDs to vote with an inspector present to make sure they vote for Fianna Fail candidates. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Sunday July 08, 2007 14:16 by Channel4   text 3 comments (last - monday july 16, 2007 18:35)   image 1 image
A story on shell polluting Carrowmore lake has been removed from the channel 4 website read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Sunday July 08, 2007 13:19 by Stop the New Round Coalition
Trade ministers of the G4 countries (the European Union, the United States, Brazil and India) are meeting in Potsdam, Germany, this week try to stitch together a trade deal to which each of them could agree.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday July 08, 2007 09:39 by peptide
The mainstream press is full of stories but for ONE BIG exception; a FAILURE the proportions of which promise to sear the pages of history. The criminal intervention and the consequent holocaust and humanitarian disaster that is Western Interventionist Iraq! The media is at pains to avoid this story for obvious reasons -- it participated in the original ruse and deception upon which a full-scale military invasion was launched. The list of war criminals includes the name of Rupert Murdoch as he clearly carries equal responsibility with Bush, Cheney, Blair, Howard and the conservative forces that support them. War crimes arrests must therefore extend to Murdoch and other responsible parties – Murdoch is damned by his own words, delivered in numerous speeches and addresses to fellow conservative criminals. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday July 08, 2007 01:22 by Miriam Anderson   text 78 comments (last - friday november 30, 2007 21:52)
Many family pets are at risk of being destroyed following the decision by Dublin City Council to ban all dogs listed under the Control of Dogs (Restriction of Certain Dogs) Regulations, 1991.

ANVIL Ireland has condemned this move. Spokesperson, Miriam Anderson stated “this decision appears to have been made in the absence of any informed discussion with rescue or welfare groups. The fact that Dublin City Council has referred to all of these breeds as “dangerous dogs” implies a total lack of understanding of both the breeds in question and the existing legislation”. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Saturday July 07, 2007 13:59 by Ronoc   text 2 comments (last - saturday august 25, 2007 13:26)
If Queen Elizabeth I had lived in the 20th Century. she would have been viewed with the same horror as Hitler and Stalin. read full story / add a comment
Runners at UCD track in Belfield interrupt their training to help launch the 777 challenge on the 07 of July 2007. The aim of the challenge is to raise €50k for the Irish Cancer Society
national / miscellaneous / news report Saturday July 07, 2007 11:45 by RF   image 1 image
Saturday 07/07/07 sees the launch of the 777 challenge. This is an amazing world record attempt by Mark Scanlon to be the youngest person ever to successfully complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive months. The first marathon takes place in San Fransisco on 29/07/07 and the last marathon is 20/01/08 in Mumbai, India. The other destinations along the way are Antartica, Sydney, Longford, Kenya and Buenos Aires. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / press release Saturday July 07, 2007 00:43 by reabhloid dearg

Following recent low flying helicopter activity in the Andersonstown area of west Belfast the Irish Republican Socialist Party has issued a statement challenging the PSNI over their use of this crude method of surveillance. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday July 06, 2007 13:23 by Free Iran   text 10 comments (last - sunday july 08, 2007 18:45)   image 5 images   1 attached file
In the anniversary of the brave uprising of university students and people of Iran, which is an important page within the historic resistance of Iranian people and their cry for freedom and democracy we will gather together, to have a peaceful protest against the regime of murder and treachery-to-humanity which is ruling in Iran.
This protest will take place on:
Monday, 9th July from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in front of the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in Dublin, the representative house of oppression and tyranny. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday July 06, 2007 11:49 by krossie   text 9 comments (last - saturday july 07, 2007 09:32)   image 11 images
Party in the New Seomra spraoi gaff read full story / add a comment
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limerick / miscellaneous / event notice Friday July 06, 2007 11:48 by Limerick Socialist Youth   text 1 comment (last - friday july 06, 2007 19:51)   image 3 images   2 attached files
For the last few weeks new dialysis patients in Limerick have had to travel all the way to Kilkenny, Tullamore, Trallee and Galway in order to get treated. This involves a two hour drive there and another two hours back at least 3 times a week.

On Saturday the 21st of July there will be a debate in Limerick between Socialist Youth and the Young PDs. A key part of that debate will be the ongoing health crisis nationally, the dialysis crisis here in Limerick and the governments ‘co-location’ and privatisation plans. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Friday July 06, 2007 10:06 by Cotton & Manning   text 1 comment (last - friday july 06, 2007 10:13)
Robert Jensen explores a problem encountered by journalists when they challenge the orthodox perspective. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Friday July 06, 2007 00:23 by Johnny H   text 13 comments (last - monday july 09, 2007 21:46)   image 2 images
An open discussion meeting will take place on Monday the 23rd of July in Connolly Books on East Essex street in Temple Bar at 7pm. The meeting is based around the theme of "The Nature Of Class In Modern Society." read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday July 06, 2007 00:07 by John Meehan   text 4 comments (last - saturday july 07, 2007 00:20)
At what point in time did the leadership of the Republican Movement decide to go for an internal settlement in Northern Ireland? Documentary Evidence supplied by Ed Moloney suggests the date was 1987 :

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national / history and heritage / other press Thursday July 05, 2007 23:40 by IrishRepublican.net   text 2 comments (last - friday july 06, 2007 15:02)   image 2 images
IrishRepublican.net has stepped into the spotlight again. We believe, as republicans, that music plays a vital role in our struggle. Each song tells a story, of an ambush, a republican martyr, or a famous event that has passed us by. We have taken to this belief, and established an online radio station, Irish Republican Radio. Irish Republican Radio currently has several DJ's, and we broadcast 24/7, bringing you songs of struggle, songs of history and martyrs and the odd bit of Ceili. We hope you enjoy the Radio, as well as learn something from it. We also operate a requests system so that we play what you want!

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Outside Tesco, Rathmines
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday July 05, 2007 22:04 by IPSC   text 2 comments (last - friday july 06, 2007 18:50)   image 8 images   1 attached file
Today the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign began the "Boycott Israeli Potatoes" campaign with a picket outside Tesco in Rathmines, Dublin. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Thursday July 05, 2007 18:15 by iosaf   text 6 comments (last - friday july 06, 2007 16:37)   image 1 image
No-one has put a street value yet on the 110 kids seized by lifeguards and customs guards today off the Dun Laoighaire coast. Nor has the Taoiseach made a facine statement to the Dail on the increase in irresponsible use of leisure craft in our waters. But analysts like me are quick to point out the links on safety issues as the suicide prevention exercise organised by the Royal St George Yachtclub under the smokescreen title "junior regatta" occured on the same day 11 teachers ran rather than walked down the stairs of the National musem of Natural History causing it to collapse.
Ambulances were obviously stretched to the limit and headshots today went untreated. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Thursday July 05, 2007 15:54 by ISNer   text 86 comments (last - sunday july 15, 2007 22:12)
The first issue of the new Irish Socialist Network paper, 'Resistance' (the July/August edition), is now available.

The Dublin North-West Branch of the Irish Socialist Network has long produced a local newsletter, which is primarily distributed in the Finglas area. That will continue. However, a publication group drawn from the three ISN branches (Dublin Central, Dublin North West and Belfast) is now committed to regularly producing a new national paper, which has been titled 'Resistance'.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday July 05, 2007 15:06 by antifa   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 09, 2007 11:48)   image 1 image
20 luglio 2001- 20 luglio 2007 commemoration of the death of Carlo Giuliani. His case was pigeon- holed in Italy and now the court of Strasbourg is re-opening the case. In love memory of Carlo we ask justice for all !

The italian police chief , De Gennaro, is now investigated for having ordered to use brutal force with a group of activists sleeping in the Diaz school during the G8 in Genoa. A lot of activists are still under accuse.

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Guarding the refinery site earlier this year.
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday July 05, 2007 12:26 by W P Reader   image 1 image
The Corrib scheme has been criticised for being planned as a series of interlinked parts, each one split between different areas of the State's bureaucracy, with no one seeing the whole jigsaw, nobody in charge assessing the full impact of the refinery, different parts of the onshore pipeline, the offshore pipeline, the offshore rig etc.

This device is called "project splitting', and is supposed to be illegal under European Union planning law.

Now it seems, we can begin to see the Corrib scheme as itself a part of a greater whole, with more refineries planned for the Bellanaboy bridge site, and more onshore pipelines criss-crossing the landscape, as this article from the Western People shows.

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