Upcoming Events

no events match your query!

Blog Feeds

Anti-Empire

Anti-Empire

offsite link North Korea Increases Aid to Russia, Mos... Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link Trump Assembles a War Cabinet Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link Slavgrinder Ramps Up Into Overdrive Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link ?Existential? Culling to Continue on Com... Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:28 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link US to Deploy Military Contractors to Ukr... Sun Nov 10, 2024 02:37 | Field Empty

Anti-Empire >>

The Saker

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.

The Saker >>

Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Sep 22, 2025 00:43 | Richard Eldred
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 The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout Sun Sep 21, 2025 19:47 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has poured over ?1 billion into its gold-plated pension scheme, gobbling up nearly ?850 million of licence fee money ? and it looks like the bill could keep climbing.
The post The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools Sun Sep 21, 2025 17:13 | Richard Eldred
In a fresh raid that could force more closures and squeeze parents' wallets, Bridget Phillipson is hitting private schools again, this time tripling Ofsted inspection fees.
The post Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State Sun Sep 21, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Keir Starmer has sparked fury by pledging to recognise a Palestinian state even though critics say it rewards Hamas, angers Israel and the US and won't help hostages or feed Gaza's starving.
The post Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims Sun Sep 21, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's North Sea could have 14 billion barrels of oil and gas ? three times what the Government reckons ? but sky-high taxes and drilling bans are leaving it in the ground while jobs and cash go begging.
The post North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

Voltaire Network
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

offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

Voltaire Network >>

national / politics / elections / news report Monday January 12, 2004 14:05 by Colm Breathnach   text 44 comments (last - friday january 16, 2004 14:12)
John O Neill, a Finglas community worker, is standing as a socialist candidate in the Finglas Ward, Dublin City, in the upcoming local elections. With the three local T.D.’s handing their council seats over to relatively unknown newcomers, there will be a unique opportunity for him to make a breakthrough as a candidate standing on a clear platform of class politics. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / news report Sunday January 11, 2004 23:49 by Michael Lemass   text 17 comments (last - sunday january 25, 2004 14:40)
Airfield is a working farm in Dundrum. I spent the first 18 years of my life growing up beside it and I am concerned about its future and the community's right to have access to it as a rare amenity in the area.

Rumours are that property developers have other ideas though. One example of this has been Gannon Developments and John Finnegan buying some of the farm’s land already, where they built the car park for a Luas station and several high rise appartment blocks. read full story / add a comment
galway / politics / elections / event notice Sunday January 11, 2004 20:08 by John Cunningham
Much has been said about the technical shortcomings of electronic voting, but less attention has been paid to the social aspects of the issue. In this talk Andrew O Baoill will draw on theorists such as Ivan Illich and Jurgen Habermas to critique the technophilic drive towards electronic voting, and highlight some of the damage it is likely to cause to the political process.

Topic: Electronic voting - the social aspects
Date/Time: Tuesday 13th January, 2004. 7pm.
Venue: NUI, Galway. Room IT 125G. (IT Building, at the back of the Arts/Science concourse). read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Sunday January 11, 2004 20:08 by Deirdre DeBurca / Brendan Young   text 1 comment (last - tuesday january 13, 2004 00:40)
I believe that popular resistance to the imposition of the neo-liberal
economic agenda is vital- whether one lives in Ireland or Bolivia. However,
it is often easier to see this agenda being imposed in the developing world
than it is to recognise it as an increasingly central dimension of the
‘European Project’. read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday January 11, 2004 17:29 by observant   text 14 comments (last - thursday january 15, 2004 19:44)
Did Collins decides after beating Iraqi civilians in Iraq that the army needed more resources ? Or was this a eureka moment upon his return to reality ? read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday January 11, 2004 17:19 by Johnny X
Start the new year with a letter to a prisoner read full story / add a comment
galway / eu / press release Sunday January 11, 2004 17:05 by Orla Ni Chomhrai   text 1 comment (last - sunday january 11, 2004 17:21)
There will be a press conference happening in the Imperial Hotel, Monday the 12th of January between 12pm and 1pm (possibly spilling over into the lunch hour). This will be to voice concerns over certain aspects of EU and Irish government policies, in advance of the EU ministers visit to Galway later that week. read full story / add a comment
derry / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday January 11, 2004 12:28 by sea
We are writing to invite you to a Convention of the Left to be held in Derry on February 14th 2004. The purpose is to discuss a united Left slate in the June 2004 European election. read full story / add a comment
national / indymedia ireland / news report Saturday January 10, 2004 21:29 by An Editor   text 3 comments (last - sunday january 11, 2004 12:54)
Some Suggestions for Section Headings / Irish Newspapers / Irish Blogs / Political Parties / Activist Groups / Irish Discussion Boards / Please suggest other headings - This will probably take a while ec read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday January 10, 2004 00:18 by holylands resident association in a personal capacity   text 12 comments (last - thursday january 15, 2004 15:03)
..in the Holylands area of Belfast. Lets hope that brit government plans to introduce Anti social behaviour orders/ASBOs, extends to the Holylands area of Belfast, where 400 permanent holyland resident and families have been subjected to years of anti social torture by drunken middle class student bastards. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Friday January 09, 2004 21:52 by YFG'er   text 6 comments (last - monday january 26, 2004 21:53)
Young Fine Gael will be hosting a seminar for YEPP (the Youth of Euroopean peoles Party) in Dublin January 29th - February 1st 2004 to be be attended by members of youth political parties from 35 different European Countries.

The theme of the seminar is to be:
"The Strongest Link" - Assessing the Trans-Atlantic alliance in Global Security read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / press release Friday January 09, 2004 19:38 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - monday january 12, 2004 19:14)
The first exhibition in Ireland by sculptor Martin Puryear opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 21 January 2004 and continues until 9 May. "Martin Puryear" comprises a selection of characteristically large-scale, enigmatic, semi-abstract sculptures, dating from 1997 to 2001, presented alongside a selection of large, limited-edition prints from 2001 and 2002. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday January 09, 2004 17:22 by Media Watcher   text 36 comments (last - sunday january 25, 2004 22:14)
The BBC has axed Richard Kilroy-Silk's controversial morning chat show follow an anti-Arab diatribe he published in a leading British newspaper. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / news report Friday January 09, 2004 12:28 by YFG Member   text 19 comments (last - saturday january 10, 2004 21:05)
Below find the motions passed at the Young FIne Gael National Conference in Ennis and adopted as Young Fine Gael Policy. YFG motions are voted upon using the one member, on vote system. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday January 09, 2004 12:03 by Belfast   text 12 comments (last - wednesday september 15, 2004 12:19)
Includes Eamon Sweeney on Ulster Unionism, Speech by Marion Price, Anthony Mc Intyre on the elections, Davy Carlin on the close of the year 2003 and the work of the Belfast SWP, Mick Hall on Iraq and much more locally and internationally read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday January 09, 2004 11:12 by rayo   text 1 comment (last - saturday january 10, 2004 14:48)
Easing of planning regulations governing the building of one-off houses in the countryside were essential if stability in the rural population was to be maintained or regained. This was stated by Independent Sligo/Leitrim TD Marian Harkin, when she welcomed reports that new guidelines from the Department of the Environment would ease current restrictions on house building in the countryside. She said that there was an appalling lack of accurate information concerning the numbers of one-off houses or of their environmental implications. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Friday January 09, 2004 11:08 by Allen
“The statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Brian Cowen, in which he welcomed the announcement by President George Bush that his government was planning to regularise the position of undocumented foreign workers in the United States will strike many as an act of extraordinary hypocrisy given the Fianna Fail/PD government’s treatment of foreign workers who find themselves in a similar position in this country. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / news report Thursday January 08, 2004 22:03 by Another Europe Is Possible   text 2 comments (last - tuesday january 13, 2004 14:25)
Here is the minutes of last saturday meeting, hope to see you on Saturday 10/1/4, 3pm in the teachers club, we also are looking for someone who can do sign language (see below) please get back to us
thanks
rory -- convenor, another europe is possible

I know that This is along shot, but a person who wishes to attend the "Another Europe is Possible" meeting, on Saturday is Deaf, and he requires a sign language interpreter.
The cost of getting someone to do this is euro 85 for the hour. I would be most grateful if you could forward this on to everyone on the list to see if they know of a person who could do the job voluntary. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday January 08, 2004 18:26 by the ipsiphi   text 23 comments (last - monday january 12, 2004 17:37)
As a follow up to it's January 4th statement on the Golan heights, the Irish Presidency will tomorrow host the Palestinian foregin minister Dr Shaath.

Quite a formidable character who has been around _a log time_ like since before Yassar Arafat made the scarf so popular. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / feature Thursday January 08, 2004 17:57 by Peter Doran   text 27 comments (last - thursday january 15, 2004 22:57)
Derry City Council has received a delegation from the Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign, which has led a campaign to expose the reality behind Raytheon's Software Development Centre in Derry. FEIC activists have long held the view that Raytheon - one of the world biggest defence companies - has no place in Derry. read full story / add a comment
This page can be viewed in
English Gaeilge

IMC network

© 2001-2025 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy