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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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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday October 07, 2005 13:26 by Kate Randall
“We’ve had Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita and now Hurricane Layoffs. When will some relief come for the people of this region? We’re dying down here.” read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Friday October 07, 2005 11:55 by Artur Radosz   text 1 comment (last - friday october 07, 2005 17:40)
On 13 and 14 October the Ethical Platform of the Council of Europe will meet to finish they work on recommendations regarding drug prevention in school. One of the most important questions they have is to if the instrument of drug tests should be done in schools or not. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday October 06, 2005 14:36 by iosaf   text 2 comments (last - friday december 02, 2005 14:01)   image 1 image
Luiz Flavio Cappio, is 58 years of age, a franciscan and bishop of the Brazilian town of Barra in the state of Pernambuco.
He started 11 days ago a hunger strike -

to stop the Brazilian government beginning work on a water pipeline/ canal / duct transfer system. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday October 06, 2005 13:46 by Anthony   text 1 comment (last - friday october 07, 2005 11:25)
On Friday, those who joined London's monthly Critical Mass ride, found themselves being issued with letters from the Metropolitan Police, threatening arrests at future Critical Mass rides, unless the 'organisers' give notice of the route at least six days in advance, and warning that the police can impose restrictions on the rides once the advance notice has been given.The letter stated that the police are reviewing their 'policy' towards critcal mass read full story / add a comment
he's a catholic give him a burial.
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday October 06, 2005 13:00 by iosaf   text 2 comments (last - monday october 10, 2005 14:14)   image 1 image
on the 28th of August, Georgi Poltavchenko delegate to the central federal district of Russia suggested burying Lenin. That means putting him in a box, sticking it under ground, and hopefully forgetting about all the mausoleum stuff.

As you'd expect the suggestion (thought to be supported by Mr Putin) has provoked a lot of public debate amongst Russians, former Soviet citizens and naturally the fans, non-fans, and "I never was a fan" types of leninism / centralised state socialism / sovietic tyranny - the world over.

Join the debate - read on.... read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Wednesday October 05, 2005 19:35 by DIET SIMON
Gorleben, northern Germany – The anti-nuclear group resisting the dumping of highly radioactive waste here says it has information confirming that the next trainload of it will arrive from France on 7 November, the anniversary of the day a French activist was killed last year. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Wednesday October 05, 2005 18:17 by Fashionvictim
Officer accused of selling garda uniforms
RTE 05 October 2005 13:24
A garda stationed in Dublin has been arrested for allegedly stealing garda uniforms and selling them to a film or theatre production company. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday October 04, 2005 01:09 by ollie   text 4 comments (last - tuesday october 04, 2005 17:43)   image 2 images
Busy and bothered US watches billions of dollars go to Europe, thanks to Charvez's anti-imperalism read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday October 03, 2005 19:10 by R. Isible   text 4 comments (last - thursday october 20, 2005 14:29)   image 1 image
AlertNet (sponsored by Reuters) reports that despite disagreement by the European Parliament an agreement has been signed between the EU and Canada allowing the routine exchange between the two countries of private citizens details. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday October 03, 2005 12:28 by reader   text 1 comment (last - monday october 03, 2005 12:39)
Today's editorial in the Irish Times asserts that:

"Shell's proposals went through the full gamut of the planning process during which those who objected were given full rights to make known their views" (!!!)

Further on it praises the Judge who had the five men locked up:

"Mr Justice Finnegan, President of the High Court, stood alone in recent weeks in upholding the rule of law, a duty he executed with exemplary even-handedness and for which he deserves to be thanked. " (!!!!!!) read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday October 02, 2005 18:59 by browser
Shortly after his release from Abu Ghraib prison, Hajj Ali was treated by a psychologist, Dr. Mohammed al-Karchi, who gave him sedatives to sleep and other drugs to stimulate his appetite.

In the past, he says, he believed that forgiveness is always better than revenge, but now he is filled with a hatred that he cannot shake off. The worst thing about it, says Hajj Ali, is that he hates himself for hating others.

"How can it be," he asks, "that the victims are not being called as witnesses, that no one wants to hear their version of the story? How can it be that someone like Davis gets only half a year in prison?"

"Davis and the others," he says, "killed our souls." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday October 01, 2005 23:23 by Michael Hennigan
As the bloodshed in Iraq continues to get a lot of media attention because of America's involvement, in a striking contrast, the ongoing ethnic cleansing in Darfur, West Sudan, where an estimated 180,000 people have died in a campaign of genocide, merits wide indifference. It's not that there's nothing to report. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Saturday October 01, 2005 18:44 by Vercingetorix (Ireland)   text 10 comments (last - saturday december 03, 2005 18:00)
"Marriages are torn apart by the stress of coping with the abuses of government and the legal system, relationships with friends, relatives, children, and the ability to enjoy life can be twisted inside out."

"They produce psychological depression, anxiety, substance abuse, sexual problems, obesity, and many other forms of disturbance that plague millions of people across the globe."

"When you suffer in silence, when you allow the wrongs to stand without seeking redress and accountability, when you avoid demanding justice, you have become part of the problem. "

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The above extracts have been taken from a recent article by David C. Grossack (Lawyer).

The full article by Mr Grossack can be viewed at:
http://www.newswithviews.com/guest_opinion/guest70.htm

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meath / history and heritage / other press Friday September 30, 2005 15:11 by Unbelievable   text 6 comments (last - monday december 05, 2005 12:42)   image 1 image
Bertie Aherne: 'If you take a pencil and account for things like archaeology you will never do anything.' read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday September 30, 2005 14:46 by Browser
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press Writer Thu Sep 29,10:35 AM ET
GENEVA - A senior U.S. official rejected calls on Thursday for a U.N. body to take over control of the main computers that direct traffic on the Internet, reiterating U.S. intentions to keep its historical role as the medium's principal overseer. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday September 30, 2005 02:13 by John Meehan   text 2 comments (last - sunday october 09, 2005 02:12)
There has beena significant walkout of Left activists from the Brazilian Workers Party (PT), to join the Party of Socialism and Freedom (P-SOL). Reports at this link :
http://212.67.202.147/%7Eivnet05/print_article.php3?id_article=877 read full story / add a comment
comrade CND stop the war heckler war refugee party member famous for a day Walter :-)
international / history and heritage / other press Friday September 30, 2005 01:26 by iosaf   text 1 comment (last - saturday october 01, 2005 19:35)   image 1 image
2 case examples from this week on how treat old
people. Both examples are wrinkly old social caring
types, who protested against differing aspects of
Blair's New Labour regime.

One a retired social worker protesting £53.71 in council tax arrears.
The other a stop the war troublemaking yobo on pills. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday September 29, 2005 22:46 by Ciarán   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 16, 2007 14:15)   image 2 images
Analysis by Mike Davis of the full meaning of Hurrican Katrina. A reasonably long article but well worth reading. Davis being the one commentator who predicted almost precisely the social impact of a hurricane striking New Orleans.

See the following link:
http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2004/09/09_414.html

Article courtesy of Le Monde Diplomatique read full story / add a comment
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