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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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offsite link Labour Will Regret Defending the Boriswave Tue Sep 23, 2025 09:00 | Laurie Wastell
When Nigel Farage announced on Monday that Reform would end benefits for migrants and abolish settled status, Left-wing MPs rushed to denounce him. Labour will regret defending the Boriswave, says Laurie Wastell.
The post Labour Will Regret Defending the Boriswave appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Why Are Green Activists Suddenly Outraged at the Billions Wasted Paying Wind Farms to Switch Off Whe... Tue Sep 23, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Suddenly, green activists have started getting outraged at the billions wasted paying wind farms to switch off when it's too windy. The hypocrisy and chutzpah beggars belief, says Ben Pile.
The post Why Are Green Activists Suddenly Outraged at the Billions Wasted Paying Wind Farms to Switch Off When it’s Too Windy? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Tue Sep 23, 2025 01:12 | 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 Hamas Executes ?Israeli Collaborators? in Streets of Gaza Mon Sep 22, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
Hamas?has executed three Palestinians accused of "collaborating" with Israel on the streets of Gaza, just hours after the UK, Australia and Canada announced their?recognition of a Palestinian state.
The post Hamas Executes “Israeli Collaborators” in Streets of Gaza appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong Mon Sep 22, 2025 17:35 | Dr David Bell
The Covid response was not an error, and it was not the result of rushing to counter an unknown pathogen. It was a lot of people, mostly professionals, systematically doing what they knew was wrong, says Dr David Bell.
The post The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong 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

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

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international / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday October 01, 2003 05:19 by Colombia Journal Online
For the past two years critics of Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Velez have tried to draw attention to his sympathies for Colombia’s brutal paramilitary death squads. Only now are a once sceptical international community starting to be of the same opinion. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday October 01, 2003 05:11 by Orla Ni Chomhrai
Sexuality, Disability and Relationship Conference, Saturday, October 11th, Holiday Inn, Pearse Street, Dublin. Organised by the Forum of People with Disabilities. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / news report Wednesday October 01, 2003 05:00 by Bigfoot   text 7 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2003 14:12)
An eyewitness account of the wonderful changes taking place in Iraq. Well worth reading. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday September 30, 2003 20:48 by Fintan Lane   text 15 comments (last - friday october 03, 2003 22:41)
I'm sure somebody will write a more substantial report of the IAWM AGM held at the Teachers' Club last Sunday, but in the meantime... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday September 30, 2003 18:14 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - tuesday september 30, 2003 18:16)
Evening Lectures at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks

Strands of Irish Nationalism: From Emmet to Adams

This series of lectures will explore the evolution of nationalism in Ireland. Taking the Romantic revolutionary Robert Emmet as its
starting point, the series will look at a wide range of figures from the broad nationalist movement covering over 200 years of Irish History

Admission is free and tea and coffee will be served before the talks.

The lectures for October 2003 are set out below. Lecture details for November and December will be posted later. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / news report Tuesday September 30, 2003 16:23 by finnachta   text 6 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2003 14:23)
Leading front page headlines on local newspapers (in East Galway) report that Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) for the necessary land will be issued by local government authorities sometime around the beginning of January 2004. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Tuesday September 30, 2003 15:54 by All bins or No bins   text 4 comments (last - tuesday september 30, 2003 16:39)
First Fingal:

As usual the Council have been trying to avoid going into huge swathes of Fingal, knowing that they won't get their bin trucks back for some time. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday September 30, 2003 14:47 by Fear Píce Gan Ainm   text 2 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2003 20:08)
THE ROBERT EMMET ASSOCIATION
30-09-2003

Delay in Reinterral of Fear Píce Gan Ainm.

The Robert Emmet Association regrets that they must postpone the reinterral of Fear Pice Gan Ainm until further notice. Due to take place on Sunday 5 October, almost everything had been put in place for the reinterral but all is now on hold due to delays in finding the remains in the spot pinpointed by tradition. However work in searching the site continues as it is possible to miss the remains by a matter of feet or indeed inches. A new date for the reinterrral will be announced as soon as we are in a position to do so. read full story / add a comment
international / public consultation / irish social forum / press release Tuesday September 30, 2003 14:22 by Irish Social Forum Co-operation and Solidarity Summit Group
Irish Social Forum Co-operation and Solidarity Summit Group Minutes, 25.9.03

Minutes of a meeting held on Thursday 25th September 2003 @ 7.30pm in the Comhlámh office, 10 Camden St. Dublin 2.

Present: Joe Kelly, Brendan Young, Jean Somers, Paul Kinsella, Mark O�Connor, Mary Kinane

Apologies: Barry Finnegan, Liz Curry, Paul Butler, Orla Walsh, Pat Clafferty, Caoimhe de Barra, Ian McDonald, Joe Campbell

Chairperson: Joe Kelly
Minute-taker: Mary Kinane read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday September 30, 2003 13:29 by don't tout on me
2 years on, and the PSNI have still not arrested or charged anyone with journalist Marty's murder. As Marty's murder fades into the distance, lost amongst the PSNI bermuda triangle area of unsolved murders within the mid ulster/Portadown area. Marty 'O' Hagan a larger than life fella, with integrity, humour and a down to earth manner, joins the list of statistics of people murdered at the height of the bloody reign of the LVF and Johnny Adair's 'C' company. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Tuesday September 30, 2003 12:52 by Dundrum/Ballinteer Resident   text 19 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2003 11:45)
Both yesterday and today, residents in a number of housing estates in the Dundrum and Ballinteer area came out to greet the bin men and talk with them to ensure all bins were collected. The relationship between the residents and bin men was very friendly, as they realize the people are behind them and with privatisation looming, their jobs and job conditions are on the line. read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 30, 2003 11:31 by stop the bin tax   text 10 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2003 00:16)
Figures published in this weekends press prove the lie about the bin tax. It is not about protecting the environment or making those responsible for pollution pay. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / press release Tuesday September 30, 2003 09:49 by Roibeard   text 7 comments (last - thursday october 02, 2003 02:12)
In a Dáil motion tabled today Sinn Fein's five TDs accused the Minister for the Environment and Local Government Martin Cullen of being anti-democratic by depriving elected representatives on local authorities the power to determine waste management policy. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / press release Tuesday September 30, 2003 01:20 by Francisco Raposo   text 8 comments (last - friday october 03, 2003 14:01)
Note from IMC Editorial: This page also includes solidarity messages and protest reports from other locations. Please add future messages as comments to this article rather than as new news articles. Thanks! Lisbon Council Workers Union call to free Clare and Joe
The case of the 2 AntiBin Tax is provoking outrage among Portuguese workers and activists.

The fowlling message was send to the Taoiseach on bealf of 12.000 strong Lisbon Council Workers read full story / add a comment
galway / public consultation / irish social forum / press release Tuesday September 30, 2003 01:15 by Orla Ni Chomhrai   text 2 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2003 00:45)
A European Social Forum Public meeting is to be held this Thursday (2/10) at 8pm in the Atlanta Hotel, Dominick Street, Galway. Speakers include Gerritt Nelson Stevenson, a Nigerian anti-capitalist activist; John Carty, MANDATE trade union divisional organiser; Kieran Cunnane, Defend Free Speech, Assembly and Activty (DFSAA); Rory Hearn, Globalise Resistance, Ireland. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday September 29, 2003 18:23 by Sylvia Pankhurst   text 1 comment (last - wednesday october 01, 2003 14:10)
Report on last Saturday's direct action at Top Oil, news of public meeting in Galway on the anniversay of the attack on Afghanistan (October 7th) and some opinions. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Monday September 29, 2003 15:39 by iosaf macdiarmada   text 24 comments (last - thursday october 02, 2003 00:17)
has been long observed that people for some reason on their non-banking days readily absorb shite about Dangerous Places, Famous People, Sensible Saving Options, Holidays, Interesting facts, Sport results, Media, gardening and health as well looking ahead at “incoming issues” including the last three years. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Monday September 29, 2003 14:47 by Chekov   text 5 comments (last - thursday october 02, 2003 15:51)
According to RTE online news the 2 or 3 bin-tax campaigners who refused to 'purge their contempt' and promise not to blockade trucks have not been sentenced. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday September 29, 2003 06:54 by McMean   text 8 comments (last - tuesday october 07, 2003 18:19)
A pipe-bomb was left at the gates of a Catholic school in north Belfast over the weekend. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Monday September 29, 2003 05:47 by berniebird   text 12 comments (last - friday october 03, 2003 11:17)
The go-ahead has been given for Oct 7th, Arnold Schwarzenegger comes back out swinging. The hype has consumed media networks for months, almost to saturation, as increasingly outrageous and freaky candidates stepped in. But on September 24th aired the first major televised debate. Scores of millions of Americans were transfixed to their screens as the magic and comedy of U.S. politics unfolded before their unblinking eyes. The lines are drawn, the front-runners as follows… read full story / add a comment
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