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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

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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Human Rights in 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 Rip The Chicken Tree - 1800s - 2025 [1] Tue Nov 04, 2025 03:48 | Mark

offsite link Rip The Chicken Tree - 1800s - 2025 [2] Tue Nov 04, 2025 03:43 | Mark

offsite link Rip The Chicken Tree - 1800s - 2025 [3] Tue Nov 04, 2025 03:40 | Mark

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

offsite link The Golden Haro Fri Oct 31, 2025 12:39 | Paul Ryan

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offsite link What Will it Mean in the Future to be English? Wed Nov 05, 2025 19:00 | Dr Nicholas Tate
With 'white British' set to be a minority in their homeland within 40 years, talk among many has turned to ethno-nationalism. Dr Nicholas Tate asks what the great French historian Ernest Renan would have to say about this.
The post What Will it Mean in the Future to be English? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Migrants Given Asylum Despite Being Accused of Sexual Offences, Whistleblower Says Wed Nov 05, 2025 17:23 | Will Jones
Migrants who have been accused of multiple sex offences and other crimes are being granted asylum anyway, a whistleblower has said, with targets incentivising caseworkers to approve claims.
The post Migrants Given Asylum Despite Being Accused of Sexual Offences, Whistleblower Says appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Fury as Algerian Migrant Sex Offender is Accidentally Released From Wandsworth Prison But Police Wer... Wed Nov 05, 2025 15:13 | Will Jones
Police have launched an urgent manhunt after an Algerian migrant prisoner was mistakenly freed from HMP Wandsworth amid fury that police weren't told for a week.
The post Fury as Algerian Migrant Sex Offender is Accidentally Released From Wandsworth Prison But Police Weren’t Told for a Week appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Driver ?Shouting Allahu Akbar? Ploughs Into Crowd on French Holiday Island Wed Nov 05, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
A driver "shouting Allahu Akbar" has ploughed his car into a crowd of pedestrians on a French holiday island leaving four people critically injured. Authorities said the attacker's motive has not been confirmed.
The post Driver “Shouting Allahu Akbar” Ploughs Into Crowd on French Holiday Island appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Socialist Zohran Mamdani Becomes First Muslim Mayor of New York Wed Nov 05, 2025 11:12 | Will Jones
Socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected the first Muslim Mayor of?New York in a political?earthquake?that puts the far Left in charge of America's largest and wealthiest city.
The post Socialist Zohran Mamdani Becomes First Muslim Mayor of New York appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday February 27, 2024 11:56 by Justin Morahan   text 2 comments (last - monday june 24, 2024 16:42)
the author pleads with Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday February 07, 2024 21:35 by indy   text 2 comments (last - friday march 01, 2024 01:23)
Sunday World is reporting on the forced shutdown of a soup kitchen in Dublin for the homeless because the group were not registered as a charity.. However the group say due to the excessive regulation imposed that if they registered as a charity their costs would escalate and they would be forced to make it commercial. And this appears to be exactly the goal of the government to stop any voluntary soup kitchens and so prevent the likes of 200+ homeless people showing up to be fed on Grafton street.. It embarrass es the government too much

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday April 01, 2023 11:54 by Sean Crudden   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 27, 2023 23:43)
It is an arresting coincidence that the course of Enoch Burke's trial is in full flow at this time. The Burke case echoes the gospel readings for Holy Week which is now almost upon us. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday January 14, 2023 23:31 by T   text 1 comment (last - sunday october 22, 2023 15:53)
The psychopaths in power in Germany are finding it very difficult to give up their Nazi past and the Covid-19 scamdemic was a shot in the arm for the revival of this behaviour for as this story below shows they want to lock up a 85 year Holocaust survivor because she insists on NOT taking the deadly Covid jab.

The story is reported on rt.com which can be accessed through a VPN.

Composer Inna Zhvanetskaya has reportedly gone into hiding to prevent authorities from forcibly imprisoning and vaccinating her.

Soviet-born composer Inna Zhvanetskaya is reportedly in hiding from German authorities after they attempted to have the 85-year-old committed to a mental institution and inoculated against her will with a Covid-19 shot, German outlet Report24 said on Thursday. Zhvanetskaya was born in Vinnytsia, in the Ukrainian SSR, in 1937 and as a child survived the nazi holocaust

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday July 01, 2022 16:59 by Anthony Ravlich
States of the EU could have independent foreign policies if the EU adopted ethical human rights which also has a spiritual dimension. Some would very likely import Russia oil. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday March 03, 2022 22:26 by Lawyers For Justice Ireland
URGENT CALL FOR TD’S TO TABLE A MOTION ON THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION’S AGREEMENT ON PANDEMIC, PREVENTION, PREPARATION AND RESPONSE: STOP THE GOVERNMENT FROM AGREEING TO A GLOBAL LEGAL INSTRUMENT THAT SUSPENDS IRISH SOVEREIGNITY UNDER ARTICLE 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION

We have received several queries following our post of 27th February. We have below explained the implications on a World Health Assembly legal Treaty or Regulation on pandemic response and, at the end of this post, we have drafted a submission that people can send to their TD’s to table a motion. The people of Ireland have a right to be publicly informed and involved in any decision that could potentially suspend our Constitutional right to sovereignty. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 01, 2022 16:34 by Joe Terry
“Under British regulations, passengers arriving from Ireland are not required to self-isolate, nor undergo covid testing.” This situation contrasts greatly with the horde of travel restrictions promulgated in the Irish Government citizens advice website, obstacles that have proved insurmountable: read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday December 26, 2021 23:18 by 1 of Indy
One of the most vaccinated nations on earth is seeing increased public pushback over Covid-19 jabs, as demonstrators in South Korea are demanding accountability for deaths that they blame on the shots. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday December 19, 2021 22:19 by 1 of Indy   text 1 comment (last - tuesday june 25, 2024 17:36)

Chris Hedges wrote this a week ago but it is as relevant now as then because it is about the slow execution of Julian Assange who is still a relatively young man but who know is very weak and frail, still unjustly in prison and had a stroke last week.

He exposed empire as a criminal enterprise. He documented its lies, its callous disregard for human life, its rampant corruption, and its innumerable war crimes. But, as history shows, empires kill those who inflict deep wounds.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday December 10, 2021 15:16 by Justin Morahan
Julian Assange lost his case today and may now be extradited to the USA. The letter below was sent in protest to both Embassies read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday November 12, 2021 22:07 by JK
Dear Friends, A reminder about forthcoming vigils for Julian Assange
Vigils: Forthcoming Vigils in Dublin for Julian Assange over the next 4 Saturdays:

- Saturday 13th November at the Australian Embassy (St Stephen's Green between the Shelbourne Hotel and the bottom of Leeson Street - No. 49 Stephen's Green – opposite end to the St Stephen’s Green Shopping Mall.
- Saturday 20th November at the British Embassy (on the Merrion Road - on the DART line or by bus, 27X, 4 and 7A, I believe),
- Saturday 27th November at the US Embassy (we all know where that is), and
- Saturday 4th December at the Department of Foreign Affairs (Iveagh House, between the bottom of Leeson Street and the bottom of Harcourt Street). read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday November 09, 2021 21:16 by JOHN
Australians are being assaulted daily. New legislation has been proposed in Victoria that would give its leader ULTIMATE POWER to imprison political dissenters and even force medical testing and procedures. Elections could be suspended.

The country is in distress, and we need your help.

This SOS call comes from Monica SMIT, from REIGNITE DEMOCRACY: https://www.reignitedemocracyaustralia.com.au/sos/

THE EVENT

On December 4th 2021 at 12pm midday, we call for an international ‘SOS from Australia’ event.
We call upon politicians, international leaders and all concerned citizens to respond to our SOS.
Want to support us? This is what Australia is asking of you;

1. Make a public declaration on your own platforms, using your own letterhead or design, declaring that you support this event and read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 11, 2021 00:06 by Anti Lockdown   text 1 comment (last - tuesday november 09, 2021 21:07)
GALWAY RESTAURANT IS THE FIRST BUSINESS IN IRELAND TO CHALLENGE THE VACCINE PASS AT COURT ON GROUNDS OF DISCRIMINATION 
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roscommon / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday September 26, 2021 23:52 by Craig Backman

Letter from a serving member of the state of Victoria Police in Australia

Hi Tommy.

I am a current serving member of Victoria Police in Australia. I am embarrassed by my organizations approach to policing this so called pandemic. Just thought Id reach out to you and let you know that there are many among us that dont agree with this approach and are willing to put our careers on the line to speak out against it.

I am one of those and I hope that by me speaking out it may encourage others to do the same.

Following is the body of an email I sent to Victoria Police Management, yesterday, prior to todays protest in Melbourne.

It may cost me my Career but its a small price to pay in the pursuit of liberty and an end to this current dictatorship we are living under.

Keep up the good work.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday September 06, 2021 13:21 by Gary Jordan
As the establishment wages a chemical war on the world's population, we must recognize who their foot soldiers are. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday September 02, 2021 19:01 by AUSSTIM
In a victory for people power, the South Australian government has backflipped on its mandate that interstate truck drivers must have had at least one Covid vaccine shot before entering the state. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday September 02, 2021 18:00 by Mona
Margaret Buttimer, a 66 years old grandma was jailed because she refused to to be one of the mask wearing sheep (now 51 Days in jail). The sentence is two months and was given at Bandon district court.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday August 29, 2021 12:37 by 1 of Indy

I’ve just been informed via someone senior in the vaccination authorities that they will begin VACCINATING ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 12 - 15 years old STARTING SEPTEMBER 6th 2021.

WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.

Children are at no measurable risk from SARS-CoV-2 & no previously healthy child has died in U.K. after infection. Not one.

The vaccines are NOT SAFE. The USA reporting system VAERS is showing around 13,000 deaths in days to a few weeks after administration. A high % occur in the first 3 days. Around 70% of serious adverse events are thromboembolic in nature (blood clotting- or bleeding-related).

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday August 27, 2021 19:01 by John
A protest is suppsoed to take place in Dublin onn the 28th of August.

It seems it has been advertised on the Yellow Vest Ireland FB page... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday August 24, 2021 15:33 by BRIAN
brilliant! how russians crushed moscow’s dumb vaccine passports in just 3 weeks

What are we as free Americans/Europeans to do about this? Well, we already have one good example of citizens defeating a tyrant mayor’s vaccine passports – in Russia, of all places.

https://humansarefree.com/2021/08/brilliant-how-russians-crushed-moscows-dumb-vaccine-passports-in-just-3-weeks.html
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