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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 News Round-Up Fri Nov 07, 2025 01:03 | 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 The Reaction of My Mental Health Nursing Students to Being Shown an Image of a Black Murderer and Wh... Thu Nov 06, 2025 19:01 | Dr Niall McCrae
The reaction of my mental health nursing students to being shown an image of a black murderer and white victim shows why 'anti-racist' ideology is putting us all at risk, says Dr Niall McCrae.
The post The Reaction of My Mental Health Nursing Students to Being Shown an Image of a Black Murderer and White Victim Shows Why Ideology is Putting Us All at Risk appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link BBC Rebukes Newsreader Who Corrected ?Pregnant People? to ?Women? Thu Nov 06, 2025 17:52 | Will Jones
The BBC newsreader who went viral after she changed "pregnant people" to "women" during a live broadcast has been rebuked by the BBC after being found to have breached impartiality rules.
The post BBC Rebukes Newsreader Who Corrected “Pregnant People” to “Women” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Southport Inquiry?s Sinister Censorship Agenda Thu Nov 06, 2025 15:23 | David Shipley
The Southport Inquiry summoned X this week to lecture it on the wonders of the Online Safety Act. It shows a sinister willingness to use the worst kind of tragedy to advance a censorship agenda, says David Shipley.
The post The Southport Inquiry’s Sinister Censorship Agenda appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link How the Government?s Digital ID Fantasy Will Fall Apart Thu Nov 06, 2025 13:21 | Guy de la B?doy?re
Keir Starmer is planning digital ID for UK citizens. You may worry about the impact on civil liberties, but worry not, says Guy de la B?doy?re. A recent experience shows the system will never get off the ground.
The post How the Government’s Digital ID Fantasy Will Fall Apart 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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dublin / crime and justice / other press Sunday July 24, 2005 13:40 by mm
VIVA O POVO BRASILEIRO!!!

A Brazilian man, 27 years old, working as an electrician in London, from the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil, innocent person
A sad day for a citizen on the way to work and the government with their laws take from him his life.
Myself as a citizen who loves Brazil express my solidarity for the victims of this State terrorism. Bring back a Social and Pacific Europe, And countries like Brazil showing us how to love the life but they took from us the hope and dreams of "Another World is possible", the message I learn from Porto Alegre! read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Sunday July 24, 2005 12:29 by iosaf .:. the ipisphi ·.·   text 8 comments (last - tuesday august 02, 2005 12:42)   image 3 images
*Over 80 dead in bombings yesterday.

*Ambassador to Baghdad killed two weeks ago.

*One wrongly accused citizen for the bombs in london that week.

*Been trying to get on well with everyone since Arafat's funeral in 2004.

*trying to get a tourism economy together.

*home to one of the several "pan-arabic" political traditions.

*about to have a presidential election dismissed by the main parties as a farce, which has led to them boycotting it.

*neighbours Israel, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia.

*Jack Straw said yesterday that "egypt's fight is our fight"... is it?
I'll let the Irish reader or whomever else ponder the story of Magdi El-Nashar, the "other innocent". read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Sunday July 24, 2005 07:02 by Elaine
SHELL has welded together more than 2,000 metres of high-pressure pipe on the controversial €300m Corrib Gas pipeline in Co Mayo in a shocking breach of its agreement with the Government.

The unauthorised work, discovered in the last few days, has soured relations between Government and the multi-national consortium led by the British-owned oil and gas company and will inevitably lead to sanctions. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday July 24, 2005 03:26 by Terry   text 7 comments (last - friday february 09, 2007 11:23)
Microwave beam weapons have now been developed by the US military for use in war and when the weapon is set to a lower setting it can be used against those trying to enforce democracy, such as at demonstrations and protests. However these are often referred to as riots by those in power. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday July 23, 2005 18:50 by The Guardian   text 15 comments (last - thursday august 04, 2005 03:23)   image 6 images
Britian uses tactics learned from Israeli counterparts....SHOOT TO KILL.. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Saturday July 23, 2005 15:39 by -   text 2 comments (last - monday july 25, 2005 20:23)
40 grammes of pig sperm from the rare Chinese breed Rong Chang will be sent into space on the Shenzou VI orbiter to be launched in October 2005.

This latest innovative and exciting experiment of the Chinese National Space Agency shall see studies on the effect of microgravity on sperm. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Saturday July 23, 2005 14:43 by -
(human interest article)

Silvio Berlusconi has issued a book of insults compiled over the years from people who don't like him. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday July 22, 2005 17:27 by Åke Tyvi
According to Indemin’s study annual sum in bribing is 316 milliard USD, and corporations bribed officials 244000USD on average, where as in 2001 the sum was 23000USD. According to Indemin’s study annual sum in bribing is 316 milliard USD, and corporations bribed officials 244000USD on average, where as in 2001 the sum was 23000USD. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / other press Friday July 22, 2005 15:47 by John McDermott
Rewarding times for an old flame. read full story / add a comment
probably supplied by the lowest bidder that is the capitalist way
international / crime and justice / other press Friday July 22, 2005 13:55 by iosaf   text 1 comment (last - sunday july 31, 2005 16:49)   image 1 image
of the 510 men known to be held without trial illegally at the US camp on Guantánamo Island, Guantánamo bay Cuba, 52 are now on hunger strike recognised by the US for 3 days.
However Afghan news-sources alledge that 150 have been on hunger strike for two weeks.

7 inmates have been transferred to the middle east and Kabul in the last week on repatriation release orders after 3 years.

1 was extraditied to Spain. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday July 21, 2005 18:17 by indie-soc   text 48 comments (last - friday august 26, 2005 22:28)   image 2 images
US INVESTIGATORS, including CIA agents, will be allowed interrogate Irish citizens on Irish soil in total secrecy, under an agreement signed between Ireland and the US last week. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Thursday July 21, 2005 15:05 by iosaf   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 21, 2005 21:04)
Sudan. Khartoum. Dharfour.
Condolence Rice is "trouble shooting" the region at the moment and had scheduled a visit to the refugee camps to monitor conditions there and in particular the conditions of women.

This morning at the press conference held with the President of Sudan and the US secretary for trouble shooting, Sudanese guards "man-handled" [sic] both the western journalists accompanying Miss Rice onboard her USAF jet but also members of her staff.

Miss Rice reboarded her jet, and at about 11h00GMT the schedule went wrong, demands for apologies were made, US network TV smarts from the injury to its dignity, and the women of Dharfour camp became less important.

Sudan has apologised. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday July 21, 2005 14:40 by Sky   text 15 comments (last - tuesday july 26, 2005 21:03)   image 1 image
Sky is reporting 4 attacks in London. 3 tubes -Warren St., Shepherds Bush, The Oval and a bus in Hackney, East London. Detonators, gunfire, no casualties reported. read full story / add a comment
don't rent DVDs like this. If your family members rent DVDs like this, call the clergy to have a word.
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday July 20, 2005 18:15 by russian front   text 5 comments (last - monday july 25, 2005 12:03)   image 1 image
he Russia's FSB security service have averted a series of terrorist attacks in Samara city on the Volga River.

The press service of the FSB department for the Samara region told Itar-Tass on Wednesday, “A North Caucasian organised criminal group was planning to stage a series of explosions in Samara with the use of self-made bombs.”

The criminal group members have been detained in a special operation. Police confiscated from them Kalashnikov submachine guns, the BORZ machine pistol of Chechen make, self-made explosive devices, radio communications sets, car number plates and police uniforms.

Police are currently trying to find out the channels of supply of the weapons and explosives, as well as checking the detained for complicity in terror acts in the Russian territory. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday July 20, 2005 16:33 by Laughing Boy   text 3 comments (last - monday july 25, 2005 19:02)
At last week's cabinet meeting, Mr Blair likened Islamic extremism to the Trotskyist Militant Tendency that infiltrated Labour in the 80s, and argued it was only when the party recognised the depth of the infiltration that a tough counter-strategy was implemented. read full story / add a comment
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