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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 Britain?s Free Speech Crisis Only Gets Worse Mon Oct 13, 2025 19:00 | Alex Klaushofer
How did Britain, the cradle of liberal democracy, come to have one of the most authoritarian censorship regimes in the world? Alex Klaushofer looks at the horror of the Online Safety Act and where it came from.
The post Britain’s Free Speech Crisis Only Gets Worse appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Nigel Farage Blames Starmer After Reform Council Leader, 19, is Physically Attacked in Street Mon Oct 13, 2025 17:42 | Will Jones
Nigel Farage last night accused Keir Starmer of "disgraceful" rhetoric after Britain's youngest council leader, George Finch, 19, was physically attacked in the street by a man calling him "racist" and a "fascist".
The post Nigel Farage Blames Starmer After Reform Council Leader, 19, is Physically Attacked in Street appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link NHS Nurses Who Refused to Share Changing Room With Man Now Face Misconduct Probe for Telling Story Mon Oct 13, 2025 15:44 | Will Jones
The four Darlington NHS nurses who refused to share a changing room with a male colleague now face a misconduct probe for telling their story and raising awareness of their treatment.
The post NHS Nurses Who Refused to Share Changing Room With Man Now Face Misconduct Probe for Telling Story appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trump Should Win the Nobel Peace Prize ? But He Won?t Mon Oct 13, 2025 13:34 | Ramesh Thakur
Trump may have missed out on this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but his stunning success in ending the Gaza conflict should mean he bags it next year, says Ramesh Thakur. But he won't ? the Norwegians will never allow it.
The post Trump Should Win the Nobel Peace Prize ? But He Won’t appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link All 20 Israeli Hostages Released After 738 Days in Captivity in Gaza Mon Oct 13, 2025 11:10 | Will Jones
All 20 living hostages were released today after 738 days in captivity in Gaza following?a Donald Trump-brokered deal between Israel and Hamas that aims to bring an end to the war.
The post All 20 Israeli Hostages Released After 738 Days in Captivity in Gaza 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-war / imperialism / other press Thursday February 23, 2006 02:56 by peptide
Arab fighters and insurgents have demonstrated to the world that the US is a ‘superpower’ in name only. A poorly armed and trained but highly motivated and dedicated band of fighters has exposed the US military as weak, inept, unskilled, brutal and bereft. From South America to the Himalayas, resistance against capitalist plunder and exploitation signals the inevitable failure of militaristic capitalism. Regardless of all other considerations people today have confirmed that they will fight any aggressor who threatens their homes, families and way of life. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Wednesday February 22, 2006 19:16 by Seán   text 7 comments (last - friday may 16, 2008 21:12)
Irish people are the worst in Europe at learning a foreign language according to a report out yesterday by the European Commision. read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday February 22, 2006 11:57 by redjade   text 23 comments (last - wednesday march 15, 2006 20:09)   image 9 images
Juan Cole: 'The guerriillas blew up the domed Askariyah shrine in Samarra.' read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday February 21, 2006 21:15 by Séan Ó Murchú
The 85th Annual Clonmult Martyrs Commemoration was held in Midleton, Co Cork on Sunday February 19th. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday February 21, 2006 14:40 by Justin O'Hagan
StopWarOnIran.org
Stop the war on Iran before it starts!
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international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday February 21, 2006 09:43 by Jon G   text 1 comment (last - friday february 24, 2006 19:42)
As of 2am Sunday morning, Balata is under heavy attack by the Israeli
military, terrorising and imprisoning the 30,000 residents in their homes.
Two helicopters, fifty armoured jeeps, tanks and bulldozers have
surrounded the camp, closing all entrances and imposing 24-hour 'curfew'.
The Balata youth took to the streets and continue to resist the invasion
with stones.
see www.balatacamp.net for updates and photos read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday February 21, 2006 06:47 by talya
It does not pass without notice that the violent religions today are those that subscribe to the ideology of ancient Semitic nomads. Today the ancient ideology of Canaanite tribes finds expression in Islam, Judaism and Christianity. These three barbaric, primitive, patriarchal religions are the scourge of the planet; no other social group matches their blood lust, violence, hypocrisy and disregard for the environment – they stand indicted by their actions. Allow me to draw your attention to that which you would constantly deny. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday February 21, 2006 02:23 by Elaine   text 2 comments (last - saturday march 04, 2006 23:53)
"Last week the three ex-detainees travelled to the Berlin Festival with the Winterbottom party, and were arrested yesterday under the Prevention of Terrorism Act as they returned with the Winterbottom Party. They were held by Special Branch and questioned for several hours about where they had been and who they had met. They were also questioned on Michael Winterbottom's politics." read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday February 20, 2006 15:38 by pat c   text 3 comments (last - monday may 15, 2006 10:58)
This is an extract from a WSM article on Islam. It is timely that it should be brought forward again. It challenges many of the ortodoxies of the "Left" and Liberals who have prostrated themselves before Islam. Thes e perhaps are the most important couple of sentences:

"Anarchists have a long and proud tradition of fighting the power of organised religion, including in countries like Spain fighting fascist gangs formed on a religious basis. While we recognise the freedom of people to hold a religion we also recognise that there has to be a freedom from religion - an idea that runs against the basis of Islam."

Read and enjoy. The full article is at the link below. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday February 19, 2006 22:02 by hs   text 23 comments (last - tuesday february 21, 2006 11:20)   image 4 images
This whole episode started in what appeared to be a harmless way. Danish author Kåre Bluitgen wanted to write a children’s book on the life of Mohammed, but was unable to find an artist prepared to illustrate it for him (ironically the book has since been published, complete with illustrations, although the artist insisted on anonymity). The editors of Jyllands-Posten claim they decided to test out this unwillingness to depict the prophet by asking 25 cartoonists to send then an image of Mohammed “as they saw him”. Thirteen refused, but the other 12 were all published in the newspaper. There seems little doubt that the exercise was intended as a provocation.

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fast food rebellion
international / housing / other press Saturday February 18, 2006 05:30 by Dominion Post (NZ)   image 1 image
IT IS billed as a David-and-Goliath struggle – the young and poorly paid pitched against wealthy multi-nationals – and new union Unite is there, making sure the slingshot is fully loaded. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday February 17, 2006 12:30 by pat c   text 14 comments (last - thursday february 23, 2006 23:02)
Yet another example of Anti-Semitism which gets a little paragragh on an inside page. I wonder if those who have been rushing to the defence of Islamic Fundamentalists will condemn this and acknowledge that the Holocaust took place? I hope so.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday February 16, 2006 16:42 by cafe   text 1 comment (last - thursday february 16, 2006 17:54)
Time to name and shame the FF senators
Fianna Fáil senators have blocked attempts to set up a Seanad investigation into allegations that the US has illegally transported prisoners through Shannon airport for torture elsewhere. Apparently Fianna Fáil senators feared that the creation of a Seanad inquiry would be seen as an unfriendly act by the United States, and possibly threaten the US military's increasingly important use of Shannon International Airport.
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international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday February 16, 2006 14:07 by john tullis   text 5 comments (last - saturday february 18, 2006 16:38)   image 1 image
This article examines the press response to last week's shooting of Harry Whittington by US vice president Dick Cheney . read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday February 16, 2006 13:28 by Terence
The story reported in the URL below reports on the death of 74 people and injury of 627 in the Philippines after a stampede to get into a stadium go gain entry into a game show competition. Those killed and injured were mainly those in dire poverty

What this incidence shows is that all these types of game shows, pop-idle shows and so on, all serve to act as an opium for the masses because life under capitalism offers no other hope. read full story / add a comment
Some members of the Rossport Five in Doolin at the weekend. From left: Vincent McGrath, Willie Corduff, Micheál Ó Seighin and Philip McGrath.
clare / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday February 15, 2006 23:20 by Niall Harnett   image 1 image
Written by Andrew Hamilton. Photo by Yvonne Vaughan.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Wednesday February 15, 2006 17:43 by Socialist Party   text 3 comments (last - tuesday february 28, 2006 11:27)
The February issue of The Socialist is now online read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday February 15, 2006 15:34 by anon
Justice Minister Michael McDowell is to be called before a special European Parliament committee to answer questions about whether CIA "torture flights" are passing through Irish airports. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Wednesday February 15, 2006 14:30 by pat c   text 8 comments (last - friday february 17, 2006 13:27)   image 1 image
Some see religion as a disease of the mind. Richard Dawkins describes it as a malign virus of the mind spread through memes. But religion also spreads physical diseases and viruses. The article below might well prove to be an eyeopener for some.

You can find Richard Dawkins Viruses of the Mind at:
http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi//Dawkins/viruses-of-th....html

Jack Woodall who wrote the article below is the director of the Nucleus for the Investigation of Emerging Infectious Diseases in the department of medical biochemistry at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. jwoodall@the-scientist.com

pat c
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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday February 15, 2006 13:59 by Shannon   text 2 comments (last - tuesday february 21, 2006 03:42)
The US government sent our troops into Iraq siting the posession of "weaponds of mass destruction" as the reason to enter. We've found none. As a result, the government is now telling us that we still needed to be there because it is a country accomodating terrorist organizations. Thousands of US troops and Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of this "war on terror." Now, as I read an article in the Guardian about "The Long War" I cannot help wondering if the fighting will ever end. read full story / add a comment
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