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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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Public Inquiry
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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offsite link The Fightback Against Politicised Art Has Begun Wed Oct 08, 2025 15:27 | Ferro
The public's indifference to art has never been greater. No wonder, says Ferro: it's all just tired Left-progressive politics by another means. But the fightback for real art that moves the human soul has begun.
The post The Fightback Against Politicised Art Has Begun appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Upon This Ice I Will Build My Church, Says Leo XIV Wed Oct 08, 2025 13:00 | James Alexander
Not until Leo XIV did we have a picture of a holy man staring at an ice cube with his hand on it, respectfully gazing as if imagining the whisky that could go with such a rock, says Prof James Alexander.
The post Upon This Ice I Will Build My Church, Says Leo XIV appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sir Lenny Henry Wants ?18 Trillion of Slavery Reparations Wed Oct 08, 2025 11:17 | Sallust
Sir Lenny Henry has called for Britain to pay ?18 trillion in reparations to black people, arguing in a new book that high rates of black crime and unemployment are "all because of the slave trade".
The post Sir Lenny Henry Wants ?18 Trillion of Slavery Reparations appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link How Representative is X of UK Public Opinion? Wed Oct 08, 2025 09:00 | Noah Carl
Britain's political class is addicted to X, but how representative Is the platform? According to recent YouGov polls, only 1 in 6 people uses X daily, and most people view it unfavourably.
The post How Representative is X of UK Public Opinion? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Hugh Grant Teams Up With Climate Activists Wed Oct 08, 2025 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
Last week Hugh Grant, one of several celebrities behind press censorship campaign group Hacked Off, announced a joint campaign with 38 Degrees, a radical climate activist group. Charlotte Gill investigates what's going on.
The post Hugh Grant Teams Up With Climate Activists appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Averting our eyes from Crime at Tara

category international | history and heritage | feature author Thursday July 19, 2007 23:07author by Terri Dale - Save the Hill of Tara Report this post to the editors

Gardai direct traffic and arrest protestors

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How legal is this?

While an MEP explains the doubtful legality of the construction work taking place at Tara, Revolt Video get the workers on film, engaging in activities of even more doubtful legality. The guardians of the peace wade in and arrest 7 protestors, including a professor of specializing in Medieval Irish Studies at the University of Maynooth who had presented them with a letter from the EU commission.

Watch Revolt Footage Here

From the Newswire:

As a rumoured additional 20 diggers are told to be arriving onsite, the public step up their protest in protecting Soldier Hill, attracting the likes of University Professors, International delegates on Tourism and EU Member of Parliaments to rush to the scene in aid of the protest.

Between 10am and 2pm a bitter struggle ensued to try to stop the diggers from continuing, as the protestors also disrupt traffic by standing in front of dirt trucks that try to enter the site.

By 12:30pm at least 5 people were arrested for obstructing the construction,

By 12:30pm at least 5 people were arrested for obstructing the construction, including Muirfeann Ni Bhrolchain, a Professor specializing in Medieval Irish Studies at the University of Maynooth. She had arrived on site with copies of a letter from the EU Commission, proving that "the European Court of Justice has recognised the decisions to approve project may unfold in more thant one stage and that it may be inappropriate to limit the possibility of EIA to an early stage as as new circumstances and new factors may arise at the time of a second stage decision" and that in the discovery of LIsmullin, " the National Monuments Act, 2004 makes no provision for (second stage) EIA in relation to decisions allowing for destruction of national monuments that were unknown at the time of a first - stage EIA."

This was handed out and even presented to a member of the Guards, which was taken and put in his pocket.

Just after most of the arrests had been made, EU MEP Cathy Sinott rushed straight from the airport to survey the scene, explaining to all that Ireland is currently in court with the EU over this recently discovered national monument in which lies in the clear paths of the diggers, and of which all work should be ceased until the matter is resolved which should be in about 2 months. Soon after national news such as TV 3 and Newstalk 106 were taking interviews with Cathy and also other protestors. Cathy explained to TV3 that because of these circumstances, the construction was indeed illigal and made an appeal for the Minister to cease operations immediately.

1 Protestor was also taken to hospital for a torn arm ligament after being wrestled to the ground in an attempt to block a dirt truck from entering the site.

Related Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara

Protestor Being carried off site trying to stop digger
Protestor Being carried off site trying to stop digger

Dan Malone stops digger by standing on it
Dan Malone stops digger by standing on it

Muirfeann Ni Bhrolchain, Professor at NUI just prior to her arrest
Muirfeann Ni Bhrolchain, Professor at NUI just prior to her arrest

EU MEP Cathy Sinott observes the tug of war over the gates allowing dirt trucks in and out of site
EU MEP Cathy Sinott observes the tug of war over the gates allowing dirt trucks in and out of site

Protest Signs after construction decide to cease for the day
Protest Signs after construction decide to cease for the day

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Video 18th july     Revolt Video    Thu Jul 19, 2007 18:14 
   mainstream coverage     dunk    Thu Jul 19, 2007 19:09 
   Physical abuse of protesters     Michael Martin    Thu Jul 19, 2007 19:54 
   Campaign Support     Supporter    Thu Jul 19, 2007 19:56 
   Irony     Mick Egan - Navan    Fri Jul 20, 2007 01:49 
   Go raibh mile maith agat     soveriegn rights    Fri Jul 20, 2007 02:31 
   Video     joe    Fri Jul 20, 2007 08:29 
   tiny correction     Major Tom Tara supporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 09:44 
   directions     RogerC    Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:19 
 10   any accurate corrections please feel free to comment     Terri    Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:34 
 11   Navan Hearing     Supporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:45 
 12   Hearing time and date - correction     Major Tom Tara supporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:53 
 13   Informative short video on Tara can be viewed here     Kom    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:01 
 14   Video of Video Stills     Revolt Video    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:02 
 15   Vid Stills     Revolt Video    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:04 
 16   Full garda complaints now!!!     Red Rag    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:20 
 17   Heading for the Henge     Roestown reporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:21 
 18   Video Stills     Anna    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:34 
 19   Video Stills     Revolt Video    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:36 
 20   Contacts     Supporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:40 
 21   harrassment     lola    Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:56 
 22   correction     lola    Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:12 
 23   you are wrong     correction to lola    Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:26 
 24   Siac     Tara2    Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:28 
 25   Photo story from July 18th 2007     Major Tom Tara supporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:41 
 26   no you are wrong     lola    Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:43 
 27   still wrong     sorry lola    Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:48 
 28   interchange     Major Tom Tara supporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:57 
 29   Violence     Major Tom Tara supporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 13:06 
 30   still wrong     lola    Fri Jul 20, 2007 13:07 
 31   The stand off     Major Tom Tara supporter    Fri Jul 20, 2007 13:22 
 32   pickets     Mona    Fri Jul 20, 2007 14:34 
 33   Directions for Rodger C     Pat    Fri Jul 20, 2007 15:55 
 34   Navan Hearing     observer    Fri Jul 20, 2007 21:17 
 35   Fianna Fail Terrorism     Tomás    Fri Jul 20, 2007 22:17 
 36   Why?     Siobhan    Sat Jul 21, 2007 00:10 
 37   'annoyed' Minister     deeply concerned    Sat Jul 21, 2007 15:42 
 38   I agree with "deeply concerned"     Confucius    Sat Jul 21, 2007 17:02 
 39   need for escalation     che pearse    Sun Jul 22, 2007 02:46 
 40   March     Graham    Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:58 
 41   Walking the Slige Midluachra again...crossing the Ford of the hurdles, up the Stoney road to Tara     dunk    Sun Jul 22, 2007 13:55 
 42   they're Tara people walking to the customs house Dunk.     skullcrusher & troll killer lord of forensics    Sun Jul 22, 2007 15:05 
 43   the laws of humanity obligue you to be here     fodhla    Sun Jul 22, 2007 21:11 
 44   where are yaz?     fodhla aris    Sun Jul 22, 2007 22:08 
 45   Sorry!     Boru, Brian    Sun Jul 22, 2007 23:21 
 46   safety     jj    Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:43 
 47   The M3 is Vaital to FF Strategy     cheeba    Mon Jul 23, 2007 15:09 
 48   Go back to sleep Skullcrusher     Pat    Mon Jul 23, 2007 15:43 
 49   Constitutional Democracy     W. Finnerty.    Tue Jul 24, 2007 09:13 
 50   Statement from the Tara 4 in Cloverhill prison, 21st july 2007     dunk    Tue Jul 24, 2007 13:19 
 51   AUDIO RESISTENCE     KOM    Wed Jul 25, 2007 13:01 
 52   Blow by blow account     W. Finnerty.    Wed Jul 25, 2007 13:52 
 53   Tara Seven Released on Bail     Keep M3ath Corrupt    Wed Jul 25, 2007 15:51 
 54   Well done to the campaigners     Well wisher    Wed Jul 25, 2007 16:16 
 55   Statement - Campaign to Save Tara     Major Tom Tara supporter    Wed Jul 25, 2007 16:53 
 56   Saving Tara - the ongoing debate     Watcher Uk    Wed Jul 25, 2007 18:30 
 57   RTE News     Tara Hill    Wed Jul 25, 2007 21:32 
 58   more arrests     krossie    Thu Jul 26, 2007 13:01 
 59   Another arrest     Major Tom Tara supporter    Thu Jul 26, 2007 14:17 
 60   To Krossie     C.    Thu Jul 26, 2007 15:15 
 61   Gud Lock with it     Conor Cregan    Thu Jul 26, 2007 15:23 
 62   The List     C.    Thu Jul 26, 2007 15:32 
 63   Legal profession on trial     W. Finnerty.    Fri Jul 27, 2007 09:52 
 64   Latest song for Tara     Major Tom Tara supporter    Fri Jul 27, 2007 22:37 
 65   Lyrics of latest Tara song     Major Tom Tara supporter    Sat Jul 28, 2007 00:05 
 66   Photos from court on Wednesday     Major Tom Tara supporter    Sat Jul 28, 2007 00:34 
 67   Contiuning bail     update    Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:01 
 68   First things first     JW    Sat Jul 28, 2007 14:03 
 69   meath chronicle ???     Madam K    Sat Jul 28, 2007 20:43 
 70   Dempsey and the costs at Tara     Major Tom Tara    Mon Jul 30, 2007 09:32 
 71   another great video link incase u missed it:     video watcher    Mon Jul 30, 2007 14:23 
 72   video true representation of events     madam k    Mon Jul 30, 2007 20:10 
 73   Lismullin and environs     EU Petitions    Mon Jul 30, 2007 20:44 
 74   www.tarapixie.net     Mat    Tue Jul 31, 2007 13:27 
 75   Another arrest     Roestown    Wed Aug 01, 2007 13:24 
 76   Video at Soldier Hill     Roestown    Wed Aug 01, 2007 14:05 
 77   Video at Soldier Hill     Roestown    Wed Aug 01, 2007 14:07 
 78   Song     Carmel Ni Dhuibheanaigh    Thu Aug 09, 2007 05:56 
 79   A Year and a day ago     Tara Tara Tara    Sat Jul 19, 2008 20:37 
 80   The saga goes on     John Farrelly    Sat Jul 19, 2008 20:43 
 81   Then and now at Tara     Major Tom Tara supporter    Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:35 
 82   Bound and Gagged     Terry    Sat Feb 07, 2009 20:53 
 83   Tara protesters get a hearing date - finally     Muireann Ni Bhrolchain    Mon May 04, 2009 22:44 
 84   Is the legal profession trying to fool us all?     Maeve    Wed May 06, 2009 12:57 
 85   Cultural Genocide and International Law     Lugh    Thu May 07, 2009 09:53 
 86   Crimes Against Humanity     Bridget    Sat May 09, 2009 10:38 
 87   Good Luck to all     Tara Tara Tara    Sun May 10, 2009 18:49 
 88   Best wishes     V    Mon May 11, 2009 10:30 
 89   News Blackout (or what)?     Maureen    Wed May 13, 2009 12:35 
 90   Court cases at Trim     Muireann Ni Bhrolchain    Wed May 13, 2009 16:06 
 91   Mixed Feelings (Amazement, Delight, and Concern)     Bridget    Thu May 14, 2009 11:41 
 92   Media and National Monuments Act     Muireann Ni Bhrolchain    Thu May 14, 2009 12:25 
 93   media blackout     press hound    Thu May 14, 2009 17:59 
 94   Time to rest for the brave defenders.     Tara supporter    Thu May 14, 2009 21:22 
 95   Tara cases     Muireann Ni Bhrolchain    Thu May 14, 2009 23:25 
 96   Celebration     Tara Tara Tara    Fri May 15, 2009 09:13 


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