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Indymedia ireland

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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Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

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national / history and heritage / other press Wednesday December 07, 2005 00:17 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain   text 2 comments (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 16:41)
Irish Times - Chief archaeologist only has basic degree
Frank McDonald, Environmental Editor, 5th December 2005 read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 18:59 by Louise
Minister for Education Mary Hanafin TD tonight confirmed the Government's support for the workers in the Irish Ferries dispute is little more that a face saving sham.

The Taoiseach's carefully choreographed charade is now in tatters following her statement that teachers who leave the classroom on the ICTU’s National Day of Action will be docked their pay.

Hanafin who isn’t known for making mistakes has surely committed a massive one on this occasion. It remains to be seen what our “Socialist” Taoiseach’s response will be!

http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=9&si=83459
http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/1206/irishferries.html read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 17:48 by Socialist Party   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 06, 2005 17:52)
George Best 1946 - 2005 Obituary

www.socialistparty.net read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:35 by No to Nice campaigner   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 06, 2005 17:36)
It's interesting that the SIPTU leadership and De Rossa who both were condescending to NO campaigners in recent referendum have awoken to the threat in light of the Irish Ferries rubicon. If it wasn't so sad we'd laugh and tell you we told you so. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:28 by Tom Chelston
New Song/WMV "BushWhacked" run time 3:48 read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 05:19 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 17, 2005 12:35)
A physics professor at a university in Utah has written a scientific paper that undermines the hypothesis that fires caused the collapse of three buildings in the World Trade Center on 11 September, 2001. He lists many indicators of pre-positioned explosives as a more plausible hypothesis. This would neatly account for discrepancies, including the rapid, symmetrical and total collapse of building WTC-7, which was not struck by an aeroplane.

Jones’ analysis raises the level of scepticism about the official explanation for the events of 9/11 into the scientific domain. Jones’ distinguished academic career includes a PhD from Vanderbilt University, post-doctoral research at Cornell University and research for the US Department of Energy.

In his paper, Jones points out that the explosive demolition hypothesis cannot be dismissed out of hand as a “conspiracy theory”. Such thinking “departs from good science as well as from numerous historical precedents of empirical conspiracies”. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday December 05, 2005 15:48 by siptu member   text 12 comments (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 11:51)
SIPTU are currently entering into negotiations based on the recommendations of the National Implementation Body for ending the Irish Ferries dispute. Please see below, statement of National Implementation Body. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / other press Monday December 05, 2005 01:54 by Alliance for Animal rights
A FROG exporter in Meath is closing down his business following an
attack on his property by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), a violent
international group. Acid was thrown on the businessman’s car and
slogans daubed on buildings located around his farm.

Denis McCarthy, who runs the Kells-based Frog Farm, which is Europe’s
sole exporter of common frogs for medical research, had originally told
the group he would retire at the end of this month, in order to
forestall further attacks. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Sunday December 04, 2005 19:15 by R. Isible   text 1 comment (last - monday december 05, 2005 12:50)
The text of Condoleeza Rice and Gutierrez's letter to Jack Straw (while he was acting president of the EU) is apparently written in unusually strong language for a diplomatic missive. It's published in full on The Register along with a brief commentary. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / other press Sunday December 04, 2005 17:37 by FFS
One of Ireland most infamous paramilitaries has become a born-again Christian.
Belfast man Bobby Tohill, who was at the centre of an alleged IRA kidnap storm which rocked in the peace process in February 2004, says he is now dedicating his life to helping the poor and homeless. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Friday December 02, 2005 17:03 by Melcan
Cap relief for artists at €20,000-a-year, urges anti-poverty champion

HIGH-earning artists such as Bono, Enya, the Corrs and Westlife should be forced to pay tax to help bridge the gap between the rich and poor in our society, it was claimed yesterday. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / other press Friday December 02, 2005 01:09 by John Meehan   text 1 comment (last - friday december 02, 2005 14:52)
“Welcome” ... Trotsky

Celia Hart

Celia Hart is the daughter of two historic leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Armando Hart and the late Haydée Santamaria. A physicist, writer and member of the Cuban Communist Party, she describes herself as a “freelance Trotskyist”. She has published many articles on Trotsky and on the Permanent Revolution. The article that published at the link below, written on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the assassination of Trotsky by the Stalinist agent Ramon Mercader, was first published on the web site Rebelion.

http://212.67.202.147/%7Eivnet05/article.php3?id_article=898&var_recherche=Celia+Hart read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 18:39 by Hal_aloo_eea   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 13, 2005 01:57)
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Limbo -- the place where the Catholic Church teaches that babies go if they die before being baptized -- may have its days numbered. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 17:46 by An bata   text 6 comments (last - sunday may 21, 2006 11:29)
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Sean Garland, the President of the Workers' Party, after he failed to appear in a Belfast court today to face possible extradition to the US.
He appeared in court on foot of an arrest warrant alleging that he had been involved in counterfeiting large quantities of $100 bills.
He was subsequently released on bail, on the condition that he resided with a friend in Co Down.
Last month his bail was varied to allow him to return home to Navan to undergo medical treatment. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 13:25 by Terry
This story neatly illustrates something that doesn't get the attention it deserves and that is how increasingly pollution threatens millions and is likely to become a bigger and bigger burden on humanity as we push the environment to it's limits. read full story / add a comment
The Day After Tomorrow?
international / environment / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 12:26 by redjade   text 5 comments (last - tuesday march 14, 2006 20:46)   image 4 images
'We are writing to you as part of a global group of climate
and media activists establishing a topical indymedia site on climate.' read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 10:48 by anon   text 3 comments (last - thursday december 01, 2005 15:58)   image 2 images
Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern will seek assurances from Washington that US planes using Shannon airport have not been carrying CIA terror suspects when he meets with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday.

Germany, Ireland and Switzerland have joined nearly a dozen European countries that are probing US spy agency flights for prisoners reportedly subjected to extra-judicial detention and possibly torture.

"The Minister will seek assurances from Condoleezza Rice that Shannon was not used for the rendition of prisoners or anything of that nature," a spokesman for Mr Ahern said on Sunday. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday November 30, 2005 10:41 by saoririseoir   text 1 comment (last - friday december 02, 2005 01:05)
Nov 25th: Police diver finding mutilated bodies in Tigris River. (podcast will probably expire on Friday December 2nd), but will try to put up mp3 link in comments.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/outlook.shtml#Fri
This BBC World Service magazine programme called Outlook, is soft news normally, but at the end of this interview, the police diver lets it be known that he has lately been finding many mutilated corpses in the River Tigris.

NYT Report, November 27th.
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051129/ZNYT03/511290451
Sunnis say that hundreds go missing.

A prominent incident on November 24th.
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m18184&date=26-nov-2005_22:24_ECT
Sunni clan leader and three sons openly assassinated in baghdad by uniformed police. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday November 29, 2005 16:20 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - wednesday november 30, 2005 00:01)
Its good to see that the spirit of Christ is alive and well in the US Catholic Church. These are the same goons who are trying to avoid claims from abuse victims and are refusing the sacrements to Pro-Choice politicians.

Jesus Wept!

Full story at the link.

Pat C read full story / add a comment
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