New Events

International

no events posted in last week

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 >>

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

Public Inquiry >>

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 >>

Photojournalist wins out-of-court settlement from Metropolitan Police in London

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | press release author Sunday February 24, 2008 23:54author by Wagtog Report this post to the editors

Photojournalist Marc Vallée has accepted an apology and out-of-court
settlement from the Metropolitan Police today, further to issuing
proceedings against Sir Ian Blair, Commissioner of Police for the
Metropolis for "Battery" (assault) and breaches of the Human Rights Act,
relating to freedom of expression and assembly.

Mr. Vallée, a member of the National Union of Journalists, International
Federation of Journalists and the British Press Photographers’
Association, was taking photographs of the ‘Sack Parliament’
demonstration protest in Parliament Square on 9th October 2006.

Mr. Vallée received injuries further to action by Metropolitan Police
officers, which resulted in an ambulance attending to give urgent
attention and then treatment at St Thomas’ hospital.

Mr. Vallée has received a written apology and an out-of-court
settlement. His legal costs for pursuing the action will also be met by
the police.

Ms. Chez Cotton, Mr. Vallée’s solicitor, said,

‘This was an extremely unpleasant incident. Neither the Commissioner of
the Metropolitan Police or his officers has any legal power, moral
responsibility or political responsibility to prevent or restrict what
the media record. Mr. Vallée is a well-respected photojournalist,
lawfully present to photograph a political protest outside parliament,
yet he was brutally prevented from doing so by the police. It is right
that Mr. Vallée has received an apology, an out of court settlement and
that his legal costs will be met by the police.’

Mr. Chris Atkins, director of the BAFTA nominated hit feature film
documentary “Taking Liberties”, who witnessed the incident, said,

“Seeing photojournalist Marc Vallée assaulted by uniformed officers for
simply photographing protesters outside parliament was appalling, and a
sad reflection on the political policing that is now part of everyday
Britain. Marc’s case is a stark reminder that peaceful protest, and the
reporting of it, is very much under threat in this country."

http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=469761
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7000835.stm

Related Link: http://www.marcvallee.co.uk/
author by Eamonn O'Coilea'in - Photographerpublication date Thu Feb 28, 2008 04:56author address author phone Report this post to the editors

HI Marc, I was also assaulted while taking photos of a peaceful protest in ERRIS, NW IRELAND. There was a peaceful protest at the site where $hell are trying to build a raw gas refinery close by to the regions drinking water.I was walking away that morning of the 10 Nov 2006 after taking pictures of all the 200 Irish garda who were blocking the protest, when a female garda grabed me and started kicking me in the legs, then she kicked in the groin, when I bent down in pain she then grabed my camera strap that was around my neck,trying to rip it off my neck. Two more male garda grabed me by my arms and hands and pushed me down a 8 ft ditch, the female garda also fell but I did nothing to cause her to fall. The edge she was pulling me to, just colasped and she went down and then the male garda forceful pushed me down the same ditch. I was hospitalized for 4 days and hurt my back, could not move my legs for 3 days, had to use crutches for almost a year and still need a cane just to walk because of the pain and suffering that I have to endure every day since it happened.Thankfully the garda took film that day also and it shows what really happened not what they are saying. You see they charged me with obstruction of a garda doing her job, the one who kicked me in the legs & groin,after I made a complaint to the complaints board.
4 garda told a totaly different story, even did not see each other yet they were holding me pulling at me and they didn't see each other. Well I'm taking this to the High Court, It's outragous what they did that day. The threw many people down deep drains & ditches without any thought to the safety of the person being thrown, (mostly people taking photos or filming). One man was actually thrown off a 12 foot bridge. So when I read your story It hit a note with me, Marc any addvice or help would be very aprecieated THANK YOU

author by Chrissiepublication date Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:02author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Best wishes for your action Eamonn - violence from Gardai is common in Erris unforunately, & a symptom of the State's contempt for the people of Ireland, & visitors from abroad. Get all the advice that you can, & check out court cases of similar nature.

author by MacEpublication date Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:03author address author phone Report this post to the editors

...happened as recently as two weeks ago in Erris. When a protester was being thrown about the place by Gardaí at Glengad, one female Garda made it her business to grab and divert the only camcorder present that wasn't belonging to the guards. There wasn't even a pretence of trying to do anything else except prevent the incident being recorded. Hats off to Garda Amanda Cunningham, winner of this month's "Move Along Folks, Nothing To See Here" Award.

Related Link: http://www.mayogasinfo.com
author by Wagtogpublication date Fri Mar 07, 2008 01:08author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Responding to the London Metropolitan Police's new anti-photographer snitch campaign, wherein posters urge Londoners to turn in people who might be taking pictures of CCTV cameras, many people have taken a crack at redesigning the posters to point out the absurdity of them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/illegalphotos/

Related Link: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/05/remixing-the-london.html
 
© 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