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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 Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours Fri Sep 19, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Labour has sunk to its lowest ever poll rating as Andy Burnham fuels rumours he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership by refusing to commit to serving a full term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
The post Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of ?Misguided Attempts at ... Fri Sep 19, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Oxford and Cambridge universities have?failed to get into the top three in the Times's prestigious annual university ranking for the first time, with experts blaming "misguided attempts at equality".
The post Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of “Misguided Attempts at Equality” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jeremy Corbyn?s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She?s Been ?Frozen Out... Fri Sep 19, 2025 13:16 | Will Jones
Jeremy Corbyn's new hard Left party has been plunged into chaos as his co-founder Zarah Sultana claimed she had been "frozen out" from the "sexist boys' club" and Corbyn threatened her with legal action.
The post Jeremy Corbyn’s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She’s Been “Frozen Out” of “Sexist Boys’ Club” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don?t Cut Car Use Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Sadiq Khan?s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do not reduce car use after the London Mayor spent five years baselessly claiming LTNs are good for the planet.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don’t Cut Car Use appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Europe?s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered Fri Sep 19, 2025 09:00 | Tilak Doshi
The delusional EU believes it can wield carbon tariffs as weapons. But its grandiloquent Net Zero scheme is destined to collapse under the weight of the bloc's utter economic irrelevance, says Tilak Doshi.
The post Europe’s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered 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 / crime and justice / press release Tuesday May 03, 2011 00:29 by RNU PRO   image 1 image
Republican Network for Unity (RNU) Spokesperson, Martin Og Meehan has praised an Armagh businessman who was subjected to an extortion attempt last week for his help in exposing a local criminal masquerading as a Republican. Mr Meehan also expressed his thanks to the Armagh Cumann of RNU for giving advice and support to the victim. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday May 02, 2011 19:25 by Mark Price   text 1 comment (last - monday may 02, 2011 22:14)   1 attached file
A short workshop for Buddhists who wish to put their insights into practice in a social or political context, and to activists who wish to bring clarity of vision to their activities through reflective "inner work".

Facilitator: Ken Jones, author of "The New Social Face of Buddhism".

Saturday 25 June, 11am-1pm
Central Hotel, Exchequer St., Dublin 2
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday May 02, 2011 19:02 by Mark Price   1 attached file
Buddhism and the Economic Crisis - Public Meeting, Friday 24 June, 7pm
Central Hotel, Exchequer St., Dublin 2

Speaker: Ken Jones, author of "The New Social Face of Buddhism".

The same speaker will lead a workshop entitled "Transforming self - transforming society" on Saturday 25 June, 11am-1pm, at the Central Hotel.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday May 02, 2011 14:13 by HOPI

Over the last year workers in Iran have struggled on several fronts. The subsidy cuts coupled with the crisis in world capitalism are driving living standards down for the majority of Iranians. Basic food stuffs are rising in price at a phenomenal rate, with bread rising a massive 25% and unsubsidised fuel increasing 7 fold. This is in a country with the third largest oil reserves in the world and the necessary refining abilities to produce cheap and affordable fuel for the entire population. The sanctions regime continues to undermine Iranian industry, robbing many workers of their jobs whilst the elite continue to amass great wealth. We stand with the Iranian working class fighting austerity and call for an end to all sanctions. We also call for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / other press Monday May 02, 2011 13:52 by Mark Fischer   text 6 comments (last - monday may 02, 2011 23:13)
Mark Fischer interviews Clive Bloom on his new book 'Restless revolutionaries'. A book which examines the legacy of Republicanism in British history. Full text at url.

You talk about the history of republicanism’s “crushing failures” in the book. One way that these struggles are crushed, of course, is that the victor writes the histories ...

Exactly. You have to unearth these histories, the documentation. You have to search for the graves where these people are buried - there are no monuments to guide you. More than that, you have to reconstruct the politics of the time to understand these rebellions in their context.

In the case of William Courtney and the 1838 rebellion in Dover, for example, there is a plaque on the church wall commemorating the dead. But why, when this guy turned up preaching as he did, were people prepared to believe it and to die for it? When we understand that, then history comes alive for us and speaks directly to how we live now, the struggles that surround us in today’s world. read full story / add a comment
Execution of Charles I in January 1649: communists want to do more than get rid of kings and queens
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday May 02, 2011 13:27 by Eddie Ford   text 2 comments (last - tuesday may 17, 2011 22:58)   image 1 image
Eddie Ford writes why it is in workers interests not just to get rid of the monarchy but also the whole system attached to it. Full article at url below.

Apparently the marriage of William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor and Catherine Elizabeth Middleton represents a “lovely fairy tale” - a “beautiful love story” of ideal romance and courtship. Or so Johnny Rotten, former fake anarchist turned monarchist propagandist, dribbled in the pages of The Sun when the royal couple’s engagement was officially announced.[1] The same sort of things were said about Charles Windsor and Diana Spencer - who were supposedly wafting about on cloud nine, when in reality they were miserable participants in a nightmarish charade, with the then naive Diana finding herself the victim of a cruel deception. read full story / add a comment
antrim / politics / elections / press release Monday May 02, 2011 11:12 by IRSCNA
The IRSCNA sends good luck wishes to the IRSP's candidates in the North's council elections read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday April 30, 2011 22:47 by IPSC   image 1 image
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign sends warm fraternal greetings to our brothers and sisters in the Palestinian labour, farmer and trade union movement on International Workers’ Day. This May Day sees Palestinians in the occupied territories enter the 44th year of Israeli military occupation, and those inside the 1948 territories enter their 63rd year of existence as second class citizens within the Israeli State. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday April 30, 2011 22:21 by cropbeye   text 17 comments (last - friday may 20, 2011 10:52)   image 2 images   audio 3 audio files


Metropole Hotel McCurtain st on May 16th at 7pm open meeting to discuss expression of

public anger and disgust at the Royal fanfare planed for Cork on the 20TH read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Saturday April 30, 2011 22:15 by IRSCNA
A statement of solidarity for May Day from the IRSCNA. read full story / add a comment
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cork / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Saturday April 30, 2011 21:34 by anarkitty   image 1 image
in Solidarity Books, 43 Douglas Street - starts at 8pm read full story / add a comment
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international / animal rights / event notice Saturday April 30, 2011 12:09 by contact(at)meat-abolition.org   image 3 images
Our societies have to pronounce on the unjustifiable character of meat consumption from an ethical viewpoint: it involves sacrificing the basic interests of innumerable sentient beings whereas eating meat is unnecessary.
The idea is to claim loud and clear that it is not only the duty of each individual to stop supporting the murderous exploitation required by the consumption of animal flesh and "by-products", but that it is also, therefore, the duty of societies as a whole to declare themselves in favor of the banning of farming, fishing and hunting. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / event notice Saturday April 30, 2011 10:48 by Sue Anthony
JUNE 4TH

We are looking for On Shore Volunteers to distribute literature, staff information points at local events, provide professional skills and if you think you have something to offer just let us know !

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national / animal rights / event notice Saturday April 30, 2011 10:30 by Sue Anthony
A punk / ska / hardcore music all dayer with Rebel Spells from Canada, Diet Pills from UK, and the best of bands across Ireland, will be held at:

The Thatch, Rahan, about 8km from Tullamore.

All proceeds go to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
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national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Friday April 29, 2011 22:53 by Ardoyne Republican   image 1 image
A Chairde,

Over Easter, influential members of Sinn Fein were pretty vocal in assasinating the integrity of so-called Dissident Republican Groups. As such, I felt the need to respond.
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Remember the Hunger Strikers
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday April 29, 2011 19:59 by éirígí   image 1 image
éirígí in Dublin has announced the details of a vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1981 H-Block Hunger Strike in Dublin.

Next Thursday [May 5], the party is calling on republicans from across the capital to gather at O’Connell Bridge at 6pm on the day 30 years ago when IRA volunteer Bobby Sands died after 66 days on hunger strike. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday April 29, 2011 19:18 by Ciaron   text 1 comment (last - friday april 29, 2011 21:44)
Link to Guardian photo of the Palace protest
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/28/bahraini-linke...dding

Lat Thursday 10 a.m., on the eve of the Royal Wedding, Giuseppe Conlon House received a call out from Peter Tatchell to head down to Buckhigham Palace to support Bahrain exiles & human rights activists in their protest against the Royal wedding invite to Saudi invaders of Bahrain. We were able to scramble 5 Giuseppe Conlon House volunteers (2x Australian CW's, a Czech athiest, Scottish Marxist and a Polish cemeraman!) and got in there for kick off at 2pm...not a bad rapid response time! read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday April 29, 2011 16:39 by Kev   image 1 image   video 1 video file
On Wednesday, 4 May, at 11am, Irish multinational CRH will hold their Annual General Meeting in the Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign plan a highly visual photo-friendly protest outside the venue, featuring a mock checkpoint with soldiers, scale model wall, and a 'human wall'.

This is a call out to all solidarity activists to turn up on the morning and become part of a striking human wall along Marine Road.

The wall will symbolise the illegal separation wall built by Israel in the occupied West Bank and will highlight CRH’s involvement with the wall and settlements. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday April 29, 2011 14:46 by Kev   text 24 comments (last - thursday may 12, 2011 15:05)   image 3 images   video 1 video file
On 26th April two Open Letters were published concerning Riverdance's planned tour of Israel in September 2011. The first is from Irish artist Robert Ballagh who was the set designer for Riverdance, and the second is from Raymond Deane, Cultural Boycott Officer of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday April 29, 2011 13:25 by Latin America Solidarity Centre
Latin America Solidarity Centre
Cultural Promotion, Development Education, Campaigning Solidarity
5 Merrion Row Ph: +353-1-6760435
Dublin 2 Fax: +353-1-6621784
Ireland Email: info@lasc.ie
Url: www.lasc.ie read full story / add a comment
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