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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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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 Top Scientists Confirm Covid Shots Cause Heart Attacks in Children Sun Oct 05, 2025 20:31 | imc

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent

offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent

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

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offsite link ?70 Million Spent Every Year for ?Diversity Officers? in NHS and Police Sun Oct 12, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's public sector is splurging ?70?million a year on 'woke' diversity officers while NHS waiting lists soar, police are understaffed and councils hike taxes.
The post ?70 Million Spent Every Year for ?Diversity Officers? in NHS and Police appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link More Than ?10 Billion of Universal Credit Went to Non-UK Citizens Last Year Sun Oct 12, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Shocking new figures reveal that foreigners received ?10 billion ? one in every six pounds ? of Universal Credit, fuelling claims Britain's welfare system has become a cash machine for the world.
The post More Than ?10 Billion of Universal Credit Went to Non-UK Citizens Last Year appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Mosque in Uber-Liberal London Enclave Bans All Females Over 12 From Charity Park Run? So Where Are t... Sun Oct 12, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
Critics say Britain's sliding towards sharia law after a London Mosque barred women and girls over 12 from joining a supposedly ?inclusive? fun run in East London's Victoria Park.
The post Mosque in Uber-Liberal London Enclave Bans All Females Over 12 From Charity Park Run? So Where Are the Howls of Outrage From the Wokerati? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Huge Spike in EV Copper Cable Theft Leaves Drivers Stranded Sun Oct 12, 2025 09:00 | Sallust
A huge spike in EV copper charging cable thefts is leaving drivers at increasing risk of being stranded and threatening the viability of the transition away from petrol and diesel vehicles.
The post Huge Spike in EV Copper Cable Theft Leaves Drivers Stranded appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Renewables Subsidies Rise Yet Again Sun Oct 12, 2025 07:00 | Paul Homewood
Renewables subsidies have risen yet again, taking them to ?11.4 billion a year, all of which is added to energy bills. No wonder our energy prices are the highest in the world, says Paul Homewood.
The post Renewables Subsidies Rise Yet Again appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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What exactly is happening in Liberia?

category international | anti-war / imperialism | feature author Friday August 08, 2003 03:25author by Chekov Report this post to the editors

Decades of US Intervention expressed in Manufactured Humanitarian Crisis

A newswire request for more information on the situation in Liberia resulted in a series of 3 illuminating posts from an Indymedia.ie contributor who had spent some time in the area:

This most recent upsurge in suffering in Liberia is an example of the US sorting the place out rather than an example of why they should sort the place out.

The US _is_ involved in Liberia and they are by far the most powerful actor there - their policy decisions are the most important factors in shaping what happens in Liberia. The humanitarian crisis (and the TV cameras) are a tool for the US to replace the government with somebody more obedient without getting into an armed battle with Taylor which they want to avoid at the moment for obvious reasons. It now seems (again based on scanty evidence) that Taylor is proving to be a tough cookie to crack. The LURD probably don't have enough heavy arms to take the Monrovia bridges and, knowing this, Taylor is haggling over leaving - he presumably wants immunity from prosecution, a safe haven, and a US guarantee not to freeze his bank accounts. The yanks will have to choose between this potentially embarrassing deal and going in with a few bits of big hardware to finish him off.

Read Chekov's three posts: post 1 post 2 post 3

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   we don't know.     iosaf    Sat Aug 02, 2003 14:35 
   Short answer: the US is trying to replace the government     Chekov    Sat Aug 02, 2003 16:04 
   Thank you very much     David    Sat Aug 02, 2003 16:49 
   Just like L. A.     Paul    Sat Aug 02, 2003 19:41 
   Wow, Paul     Chekov    Sat Aug 02, 2003 21:47 
   whoooooa chekov,     Kev    Sat Aug 02, 2003 22:57 
   It's all the Americans fault...As usual.     Lone Gunman    Sun Aug 03, 2003 01:23 
   Absolutely right, Lone Gunman     Seáinín    Sun Aug 03, 2003 02:45 
   didya ever wonder     Kev    Sun Aug 03, 2003 03:38 
 10   a start     simon    Sun Aug 03, 2003 11:41 
 11   Your POINT being Kev????     lone gunman    Sun Aug 03, 2003 13:29 
 12   david     david    Sun Aug 03, 2003 14:03 
 13   Selling Arms     Drbinoche    Sun Aug 03, 2003 18:11 
 14   Again, absolutely right.     Seáinín    Sun Aug 03, 2003 20:55 
 15   Again, absolutely right.     Seáinín    Sun Aug 03, 2003 20:56 
 16   Been doing a bit of readin' up on Liberia     Chekov    Sun Aug 03, 2003 23:05 
 17   well said Chekov     james    Mon Aug 04, 2003 01:13 
 18   did a bit of web trawling - Oil??? Diamonds??? PNAC???     da researcher -    Mon Aug 04, 2003 02:51 
 19   Chekov     Seáinín    Mon Aug 04, 2003 03:35 
 20   Valuable source     Elinor    Mon Aug 04, 2003 06:48 
 21   I'll state this again     Lone gunman    Mon Aug 04, 2003 14:03 
 22   Solitary BBkiddie     Moron with access to internet    Mon Aug 04, 2003 20:55 
 23   See?     Seáinín    Tue Aug 05, 2003 01:27 
 24   I suppose ...     mr. aggro    Tue Aug 05, 2003 11:14 
 25   I see Indymedia     Lone Gunman    Tue Aug 05, 2003 12:04 
 26   Anarchism     David    Tue Aug 05, 2003 12:29 
 27   Anarchism     Malatesta    Tue Aug 05, 2003 13:26 
 28   Anarchism, Colonialism, Seannin a la stars and stripes     Gaillimhed    Tue Aug 05, 2003 16:19 
 29   Lone Gunman     IMC Editorial Group    Tue Aug 05, 2003 18:31 
 30   Yeah, anarchism is stupid.     Seáinín    Tue Aug 05, 2003 18:32 
 31   Wake up     Gaillimhed    Wed Aug 06, 2003 16:41 
 32   back to Liberia..     Ga9illimhed    Wed Aug 06, 2003 17:33 
 33   Gaillimhed     Seáinín    Wed Aug 06, 2003 20:27 
 34   please Seanin     simon    Thu Aug 07, 2003 11:25 
 35   A few responses:     Chekov    Thu Aug 07, 2003 14:56 
 36   Chekov is a fantasist     Seáinín    Fri Aug 08, 2003 02:48 
 37   Yup - Igot it - the name is ; ; mary robinson     ec    Fri Aug 08, 2003 03:33 
 38   (Slightly off topic) Question of Chekov     eoin    Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:38 
 39   Please more about the ngo's     Concerned    Fri Aug 08, 2003 12:19 
 40   Straw arguements from Checkov     lone gunman    Fri Aug 08, 2003 13:42 
 41   The Americans SHOULD engage in Liberia     Graham Caswell    Fri Aug 08, 2003 14:18 
 42   White mans civilising mission?     Joe    Fri Aug 08, 2003 15:10 
 43   Come to the Circle A Ranch!!!!!!     Maxibillion Kurtz (Mr. Kurtz to you)    Fri Aug 08, 2003 16:19 
 44   No, Joe     graham    Fri Aug 08, 2003 16:41 
 45   Imagine this     gc    Fri Aug 08, 2003 16:45 
 46   Impressive. Well Done.     iosaf    Fri Aug 08, 2003 16:48 
 47   What ho Graham!     Joe    Fri Aug 08, 2003 16:58 
 48   I love the way ...     Mr. Sofa    Fri Aug 08, 2003 17:13 
 49   Of course they look to the past     Seáinín    Fri Aug 08, 2003 17:21 
 50   Spiffing job chaps!     Joe    Fri Aug 08, 2003 17:31 
 51   Do the Americans have an ulterior motive?     graham    Fri Aug 08, 2003 17:45 
 52   Just like Iraqis are grateful for US intervention in Iraq.     Seáinín    Fri Aug 08, 2003 18:31 
 53   The difference is the law     graham    Fri Aug 08, 2003 18:41 
 54   Graham     Phuq Hedd    Fri Aug 08, 2003 19:02 
 55   I give up!     graham    Fri Aug 08, 2003 19:22 
 56   What about shipping?     Maxibillian Kurtz    Fri Aug 08, 2003 22:31 
 57   Graham and Maxibillion     Lone Gunman    Sat Aug 09, 2003 01:59 
 58   Yeah, yeah     Seáinín    Sat Aug 09, 2003 02:12 
 59   Opinions, opinions. But whose neglecting the possibility of one possible truth?     P. O'Mannon    Sat Aug 09, 2003 15:33 
 60   Nice troll Graham ... or is it a straw man?     Phuq Hedd    Sat Aug 09, 2003 18:17 
 61   So now we're getting to the bottom of it     Seáinín    Sat Aug 09, 2003 21:44 
 62   THANKS     Daniesha L.    Sat Aug 09, 2003 21:45 
 63   WFP and US Embassy     Killian Forde    Sun Aug 10, 2003 03:43 
 64   US can tell UN to do whatever they want.     Daniesha L>    Sun Aug 10, 2003 04:33 
 65   2'nd time lucky!!     Killian Forde    Sun Aug 10, 2003 06:07 
 66   Response to Graham (primarily)     Chekov    Sun Aug 10, 2003 22:26 
 67   Response to Chekov     Graham    Mon Aug 11, 2003 04:07 
 68   UPDATE. many of us were up through the night!     iosaf    Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:16 
 69   Still ignoring the fact that there have been over 100 years of US intervention     Phuq Hedd    Mon Aug 11, 2003 19:01 
 70   US Interest     Yossarian    Mon Aug 11, 2003 19:18 
 71   Capitalist corporations interests     Phuq Hedd    Mon Aug 11, 2003 21:41 
 72   Dirty Diamonds seem the most important.     io    Mon Aug 11, 2003 21:47 
 73   1. Empire     Chekov    Tue Aug 12, 2003 02:08 
 74   Been doing some surfing     Seáinín    Tue Aug 12, 2003 02:50 
 75   Possible US interests     Gaillimhed    Tue Aug 12, 2003 12:45 
 76   NGDOs: Saints or Sinners?     AL    Tue Aug 12, 2003 17:02 
 77   i know it is wishfull thinking but...     Ernest    Sat Aug 16, 2003 18:41 
 78   Libya and United Arab Emirates     Seáinín    Sat Aug 16, 2003 22:00 
 79   Seanin, go and do your homework or I'll tell Mammy!     Seanin's sexy sister    Sun Aug 17, 2003 03:32 
 80   The West Must Save Africa     Humanitarian Imperialist    Sun Aug 17, 2003 14:46 
 81   Iraq?     Seáinín    Wed Aug 20, 2003 02:23 
 82   WARNING     SEANIN BOT    Wed Aug 20, 2003 12:18 
 83   Killing Democracy in Liberia     Kafka    Fri Aug 22, 2003 00:16 
 84   Kafka you're a space cadet     Seáinín    Fri Aug 22, 2003 22:16 
 85   LURD/MODEL massacres, World turns to other matters...     Kafka    Mon Aug 25, 2003 16:36 
 86   Kafka you're raving     Seáinín    Wed Aug 27, 2003 04:22 
 87   LURD terrorizes Liberians, Kagame steals elections     Kafka    Thu Aug 28, 2003 16:25 
 88   I have to apologise to Kafka     Seáinín    Sat Aug 30, 2003 02:04 
 89   Hey Seanin, here's some more hearsay you might question:     Phuq Hedd    Sun Aug 31, 2003 20:46 
 90   Attaboy Phuq Hedd     >>>>>Seáinín    Wed Sep 10, 2003 02:18 
 91   u.s. marines in monrovia     wizard kilo    Thu Jan 15, 2004 01:32 
 92   Oh Thank you Again.     reader    Fri Aug 06, 2004 22:51 


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