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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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offsite link ?Britain Can?t Deport Me?: Calais Migrants Vow to Keep Crossing Channel Sat Sep 20, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Migrants in Calais have vowed to cross the Channel "again and again", saying "Britain can't deport me", as Keir Starmer's 'one in, one out' deal?with France faces a wave of legal challenges.
The post “Britain Can’t Deport Me”: Calais Migrants Vow to Keep Crossing Channel appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sun and Cosmic Rays Drive Climate, Not CO2, Says Astrophysicist Sat Sep 20, 2025 09:00 | Hannes Sarv
It's not CO2 that drives the climate, says astrophysicist Dr Henrik Svensmark. Its the Sun and cosmic rays. But you won't hear about this because only one viewpoint is now allowed in the pseudo-science of climate.
The post Sun and Cosmic Rays Drive Climate, Not CO2, Says Astrophysicist appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The ?Far Left? Finally Gets Its Comeuppance Sat Sep 20, 2025 07:00 | James Alexander
For years the Left has smeared its opponents as 'far Right'. Now, the spike in Leftist political violence has led to a turning of the tables. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the Guardian, says Prof James Alexander.
The post The ‘Far Left’ Finally Gets Its Comeuppance appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Sat Sep 20, 2025 01:09 | Toby Young
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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.

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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

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

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international / eu / other press Friday September 17, 2004 13:43 by iosaf   text 2 comments (last - friday september 17, 2004 19:04)
Curious procedural decision was made in the EU Parliament other day, as part of the ongoing "Catalan Language" question.

The Catalan deputies are now not allowed used their language in the chamber, and the majority will vote against the EU constitution as a result. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday September 16, 2004 22:45 by Dublin Catholic Worker/Pit Stop Ploughshares   text 6 comments (last - sunday september 19, 2004 10:41)
The peace vigil will continue on a weekly basis (Monday 4pm-6pm) as a lead up to a return to Shannon Airport - 1 pm Sun. Oct 31st .

Vigils will include
-reading the names of U.S.soldiers killed in Iraq.
-reading the names of Iraqis killed by the U.S.military. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday September 16, 2004 17:34 by Ray Hanrahan
Hundreds of people from all different backgrounds are expected at the Diversity Day Festival this Sunday, 19th September 2004 in Bishop Lucey Park. Diversity Day is now in its third year, and is going from strength to strength. The festivities will commence at 12:30 noon and will conclude at 7:00 pm and will include music (reggae, ska, etc.) poetry, speakers, workshops (Tai Chi, Belly Dancing, etc.), drumming, awareness raising, face painting, juggling, fortune telling (palm reading, tarot reading, etc.), circus performers, art installations and more. There will be a special area just for children' s entertainments. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday September 16, 2004 16:03 by ReSect watch
Former Socialist Workers Party national committee member David Isaacson has joined the CPGB. Tellingly, and not without self-criticism, he details how on the one hand the SWP leadership perpetuates itself, and how, on the other, it depoliticises and demotivates. The result is a not a party but a bureaucratic sect which must be fought from the inside and the out

Many believe that the Socialist Workers Party is going through some kind of crisis. All the signs are there. Attendance at this summer’s Marxism was half that of the previous year. Membership figures cannot be great if Respect can only muster just over 3,000. Where are the 10,000 SWP members of old? East End Offset - the SWP’s printshop - has been sold off, presumably because of financial problems stemming from Respect’s election campaign. The election result itself was a disappointment. read full story / add a comment
national / summit mobilisations / event notice Thursday September 16, 2004 15:43 by Peter Sutherlands Nemisis   text 3 comments (last - monday september 20, 2004 23:09)
Monday 20th September court appearance.

Need More Info:
- anyone got the time and court number?
- anyone know his name?
- anyone organising a few banners?
- solidarity?

See Indymedia UK for fuller story and background [people 'picketed' Irish embassy in London for his rights on Wed. Sept 15th]:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/london/2004/09/297596.html read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Thursday September 16, 2004 15:19 by Keith   text 6 comments (last - friday september 17, 2004 21:21)
This is a sligthly edited version of a press release i received this morning,
The original is released as an internal communication, addressed to members, so I have taken out some contact numbers and personal stuff, as I'm not sure they would want it posted here.

I'm sure it would be fine to send urgent queries to radar@iol.ie, marked attn. ISNFF. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday September 16, 2004 14:26 by pat c
Johnny Ramone, guitarist in punk band The Ramones, has died at the age of 55 following a long fight against cancer.
He passed away at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday afternoon, surrounded by his friends and family, his publicist confirmed.
( I guess this is yet another example of my misantrophy. Any hope of Ted Nugent kicking the bucket as well? pat c) read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday September 16, 2004 13:17 by redjade   text 11 comments (last - saturday september 25, 2004 16:52)
sure, its predictable, but what do you predict? read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday September 16, 2004 12:07 by Eoin Dubsky   text 4 comments (last - tuesday october 05, 2004 15:12)
Finally, finally, my trial date is set for 5th October at Limerick Circuit Court. I'd be really grateful to see some familiar faces there, and I hope it will be even better than the last one ( see: http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=22266 ). I lodged an appeal after Judge Mangan found me guilty. He didn't give a reason, and I think it's worth another shot. ( see: http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?id=28943 ) read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday September 16, 2004 11:36 by pat c
Communities Against Racism Table Quiz, 16.9.04 in Teachers' Club

A Table Quiz you may wish to support -

Pub Quiz Teachers Club
36 Parnell Square
Dublin 1
Thurs 16th Sept.
table of 2 8 euro
table of 4 12 euro


Funds go to Communities Against Racism. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / press release Thursday September 16, 2004 10:34 by EarthRights Intl   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 16, 2004 10:38)
Los Angeles and Washington, DC, Sept. 15, 2004 – California Superior Court Judge Victoria Chaney yesterday rejected an attempt by Unocal Corp. to dismiss a lawsuit charging it is responsible for human rights abuses committed by the notoriously brutal Burmese military on behalf of Unocal’s Yadana Pipeline project in southern Burma. The Court’s denial of the oil company’s motion for a judgment in their favor clears the way for a jury trial to begin after eight years of litigation. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday September 16, 2004 10:21 by TW
Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunling imprisoned for defending workers’ rights

The condition of two imprisoned workers’ leaders in China is critical.
Fears are growing for the health of Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunling, two workers imprisoned for their part in workers’ protests in Liaoyang, north-eastern China in 2002. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / event notice Thursday September 16, 2004 10:13 by Franz-Josef Stummann
Press announcement
16 September 2004
European regional Ministers are concerned about the one-sided orientation of education on economic performance and goals
Conference discusses the possibilities for a new pedagocical concept based on creativity and participation read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday September 16, 2004 01:05 by moonwolf   text 2 comments (last - friday september 17, 2004 21:40)
Al Jazeera reports that U.smilitary are using depleted uranium coated weapons in Iraq. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 15, 2004 18:58 by An Puca   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 16, 2004 14:50)
Take these things out of my fathers house and stop turning it into a market? read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday September 15, 2004 18:57 by An Puca
Take these things out of my fathers house and stop turning it into a market? read full story / add a comment
dublin / summit mobilisations / news report Wednesday September 15, 2004 18:40 by Dermo   text 31 comments (last - thursday november 25, 2004 22:57)
Mayday Court Appearances – The Word from no. 46 – the Security Cut

15th September 2004

It was with a certain amount of reluctance that I dragged my snot filled unemployed head from the pillow in order to cycle down to the courts to watch the massive steam roller of justice crank into slow action. I got there early, the clock on the wall read 10.15 and only myself and four worried looking mothers sat in the public gallery. On the way into court 46 I noticed young cops with manila folders tucked under their arms swap jokes and get their stories straight for the judge later on. This appears to me to be the way the State prepares it's cases.

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