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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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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

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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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Britain?s Judiciary is Biased to its Core Tue Sep 23, 2025 20:08 | Dr David McGrogan
The Court of Appeal overturned the closure of Epping's migrant hotel because Britain's judiciary is biased to its core, says Dr David McGrogan. The Right must get to grips with this problem ? and fast.
The post Britain’s Judiciary is Biased to its Core appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Muslim Who Attacked Koran Burner Hamit Coskun With Knife Spared Jail as Judge Says He ?Lost His Temp... Tue Sep 23, 2025 17:08 | Will Jones
The Muslim man who attacked Koran-burning protester Hamit Coskun with a knife has been spared jail after the judge said he "lost his temper". Hamit, meanwhile, remains in hiding, as concerns about two-tier justice grow.
The post Muslim Who Attacked Koran Burner Hamit Coskun With Knife Spared Jail as Judge Says He “Lost His Temper” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Exaltation of the Cross Tue Sep 23, 2025 15:00 | Chris Larkin
Church leaders are too quick to condemn Tommy Robinson and the Unite the Kingdom march, says Chris Larkin. We don't know what Jesus would have made of our politics, but we can?t just assume he?d have been a Lib Dem voter.
The post The Exaltation of the Cross appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Council Insists Women Be Called ?People With Ovaries? Tue Sep 23, 2025 13:27 | Will Jones
Bristol City Council has been accused of offending women with "virtue-signalling madness" after insisting that women be called "people with ovaries" and claiming that defining sex as biological "misgenders trans people".
The post Council Insists Women Be Called “People With Ovaries” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jimmy Kimmel?s Comeback Derailed as Major ABC Affiliate Refuses to Air Show After Charlie Kirk Comme... Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:04 | Will Jones
Jimmy Kimmel's comeback after his Charlie Kirk comments has been dealt a massive blow with ABC affiliates refusing to air it in nearly 40 major markets after Disney announced the liberal talk host will return Tuesday.
The post Jimmy Kimmel’s Comeback Derailed as Major ABC Affiliate Refuses to Air Show After Charlie Kirk Comments appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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For an independent socialist Mercia

category international | miscellaneous | press release author Tuesday August 19, 2003 14:46author by Mercian socialist - Mercian Socialist Partyauthor email merciansocialistparty at yahoo dot co dot uk Report this post to the editors

The Mercian Socialist Party

The Mercian Socialist Party has been formed by socialists of various traditions to fight for an independent socialist Mercia.

The Mercian Socialist Party was formed by Socialists of Mercia from various traditions. We have taken the advice of the SSP in Scotland and have decided to pull away from England and provide a realistic alternative to the working class of Mercia. Mercia is a historically opressed nation which has been in false unity with the kingdoms of Northumberland, Wessex, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall. We seek to revive Mercia as an independent Socialist nation.

Related Link: http://uk.geocities.com/merciansocialistparty/
author by Pat Cpublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 14:56author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I've had a quick look at their website, they seem like a very genuine and sincere group and should be supported fully in their fight for national independence.

author by Januspublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 15:01author address author phone Report this post to the editors

This is a piss-take right?

"The special letters "þ" and "ð" neccesary for writing Mercian are not on so-called "United" Kingdom keyboards. Instead we are supposed to "make do" with this "digraph" of TH."

"The London army has many bases occupying Mercia, but the population is so subdued that rebellions almost never occur."

Almost never?

One of the funnier satire sites, I was half-way down the list before I was sure it was madness.

author by Degeneratepublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 15:06author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Just wondering which section of the Empire loyalists is pissed off enough by the SSP to be bothered to do this.
Why oh why the SWP and CWI just don't get together I don't know.

author by Mercian socialistpublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 15:07author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I can assure you this is not a 'piss take'. Mercia is an ancient nation that has been oppressed by the English for centuries.

author by Degeneratepublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 15:11author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Look out they are behind you.

author by TSpublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 15:14author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Tell that to Tommy Sheridan

author by monkeyboypublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 15:17author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I'm all for supporting national liberation when there is real ethnically based oppression going on, (however only as stepping stone to further class based liberation). However the people of mercia are no more being oppressed than any other part of england. I mean I support their struggle against the powers that be but I think their energies could be better spent on a longer term goal other than just creating another nation state.

author by pat cpublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 15:31author address author phone Report this post to the editors

but of course i support self determination for mercia. provided they dont call for a socialist federation of the british isles ;)

author by Paidi an Fhile - Muscraigh Abu!publication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 16:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The ancient region of Muskerry hereby cedes from the land of Ireland.

We proclaim the City of Ballymakeera as our grand capital. The provisional government is now retiring to Scannell's Bar to draw up a new Constitution for the Republic of Muskerry.

Maggie would you feed the greyhounds and put on the dinner there like a good woman!

author by The Insiderpublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 16:09author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Newsflash: The IRSB (Independent Republic of Socialist Beshoffs) has declared the independence of Beshoffs, in a bold stab at the heart of the imperialist occupying forces.


For too long Beshoffites have been oppressed by Westmorlandia, which occupies the whole street on which the oppressed beshoffs lies. The Westmorlandian government is obviously an imperialist tool of the much larger Templebaria, which in an outrageous case of neo-imperialism is forcing it's boozy imperialist lifestyle and excess hordes of American Tourists into frequent invasions of Beshoffs.

Struggle for an independent beshoffs!

Beshoffites of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but the herion addicts washing their needles in your vinegar.

*swoons*

author by Curiouspublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 16:26author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Were the Empire Socialists of Hadden responsible for Indy being off the ether? Another denial of sevice attack by them.

author by Mike M.publication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 16:59author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Páidi - will you be claiming sovereignty over Muskerry Estate in Ballincollig as well? Thus does another empire begin...

Of course there is the whole matter of the People's Republic of Cork - would they claim Ballincollig too? And if they did, what position should lefties take?

author by The Insiderpublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 17:02author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The Socialist Republic of Beshoffs (SRB) hereby expresses it's solidarity with the struggle of the people of muskerry for independence.

author by Rapper Tandypublication date Tue Aug 19, 2003 17:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

You've just got a chip on your shoulder. Go back to Russia!

author by Seáinínpublication date Wed Aug 20, 2003 02:04author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Woah, this is way off the radar.

author by Paidi an Fhile - Poblacht Mhuscraigepublication date Wed Aug 20, 2003 11:31author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Paidi an Fhile has been elected Saoi of the Republic of Muskerry. His deputy is Maire an Mhaistreas and the Muskerry Dail will sit at the old Irish college in Ballyvourney (Baile Bhuirne).

We declare our fraternal solidarity with the Republic of Beshoffs as long as they desist from straying into our fisheries at Ballingeary and Inchigeelagh.

The Republic of Muskerry retains its traditional borders from the village of Carrigrohane to the Kerry County Bounds. The area around Rathmore and Kilgarvan in the royalist Kingdom of Kerry remains in dispute.

We immediately demand the repatriation of all Muskerry hurlers from the Cork team. They will play in the all Muskerry finals between Ballingeary and Coolea next month. Bets can be placed at the counter in the Mills Inn or the petrol station in Kilnamartyra.

author by Peter Haddockpublication date Wed Aug 20, 2003 13:36author address author phone Report this post to the editors

A new Party has been formed with the formal unification of the SP (Ireland) SP (England and Wales) and the International Socialists (Scotland). The Federation of International British Revolutionaries (FIBBERS-CWI) will represent the interests of all workers in the British Isles. The FIBBERS accepted that they had a long way to go in winning the support of all these workers, but with the coming crisis of British capitalism, it was inevitable that new layers of workers and youth would flock to their banner. As evidence of this FIBBERS spokesperson Peter Haddock pointed out that two schoolboys from Portmarnock Commmunity College had taken an anti-war leaflet from FIBBERS yoof rep, John Wayne last week.

Haddockalso took the opportunity to denounce the well known Scottish counter- revolutionary-bourgeois-nationalist-deviationist Tommmy Sheridan 'Its obvious Sheridan has sold out on the working class, thats why so many of them vote for his party. The worst thing is, we thought him and his SSP mates everything they know and what do they go off and do? Yep, build a mass party full of working class people and do really well in elections. Now you'd never find a section of the CWI doing that that sort of thing!'

Apllications to join the new party should be sent to Pater Taffeta, Federation House, London, (Reallly, reallly) Great Britain.

author by Peter Haddenpublication date Wed Aug 20, 2003 16:38author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The above is clearly a spoof.

However, I wish to announce that we in the SP have taken stock of the new situation facing us. The objective situation has decisively changed. New class battles impend in the coming period. We are in a period of sharp turns and sudden changes. Conditions are ripening for the most revolutionary period in human history - these will be the red 2000s. Only the SP has correctly analysed these processes. A bold socialist programme is needed.

Thus, we are rebranding ourselves to be at the forefront of these developments. Henceforth we wish to be known as the Society for the Hindrance of International Toryism (for short, read SHIT).

author by K. Hardiepublication date Wed Aug 20, 2003 17:23author address author phone Report this post to the editors

To all you doubters I wish to assure you this is a genuine organisation working for self determination for the people of Mercia. I recently went on a fact finding mission to the area on behalf of the ILP and discovered that this organisation, established recently, has more members than the CWI has in England!(current membership 63)

"Working for the 'Federation' is distinctly unpopular in this area" stated local Coventry representative Mr A. Capp "the people want a workers party not an empire of British cultists!"

author by The Insiderpublication date Wed Aug 20, 2003 19:18author address author phone Report this post to the editors

We are serious in our claims for independence. I swear comrades, we're not trying to COD you!

And we have no CHIP on our shoulder!

PEAS won't you help us?

author by pat cpublication date Wed Aug 20, 2003 20:28author address author phone Report this post to the editors

we will not have peas in our time.

author by Paul Whitingpublication date Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:31author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Reports are reaching Indymedia of a Coup d'Etat in Beshoffs. Rebels who have held the statelet for the last few days were attacked with fish slices after being caught off guard. They were allegedly on the batter all night. Rebels have now reinforced the plaice and are responding with an iron fish.

author by Beshoffite (A.S.U. member)publication date Thu Aug 21, 2003 12:52author address author phone Report this post to the editors

.....is an imposter claiming to be a supporter of the Beshoffites?

He is in fact a member of the Loyal Order of Ramsden (Fish and Chippers to the Crown and the one true Taaffeta)

He will be battered on sight!!

author by non-mercianpublication date Fri Aug 22, 2003 00:57author address author phone Report this post to the editors

http://www.evilmagic.org/mnp/

the 'mercian nationalist party'

from the MNP site: "We have recently discovered another group working towards Mercian independence, the Mercian Socialist Party Whilst it appears they may be godless communists, we are willing to work with them in the struggle.

Have fun and remember, an INDEPENDENT MERCIA or DEATH."

i think the two of them are having a laugh.

Related Link: http://www.evilmagic.org/mnp/
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