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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
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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

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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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The Government is floundering like a sulky teen, but tackling small wins ? from tidying high streets to fixing DVLA chaos ? could help rebuild its confidence, suggests Joanna Gray.
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offsite link No Kings, No Thrones, No Crowns? No Problem Sun Oct 19, 2025 17:00 | Dr Roger Watson
The US may be shut down, but in DC the National Guard outnumbers protesters, and as Dr Roger Watson notes, streets once full of tents and beggars prove Trump actually gets things done.
The post No Kings, No Thrones, No Crowns… No Problem appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jewish Lawyer is Questioned by Police Over Wearing a Star of David Necklace That ?Antagonised? Pro-P... Sun Oct 19, 2025 15:16 | Richard Eldred
The Met Police are embroiled in yet another two-tier policing row after a Jewish lawyer was held for nearly 10 hours over alleged Public Order breaches for wearing a Star of David necklace at a Kensington protest.
The post Jewish Lawyer is Questioned by Police Over Wearing a Star of David Necklace That ?Antagonised? Pro-Palestinian Protesters During Demo appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans Must be Allowed to Attend the Aston Villa Game on November 6th Sun Oct 19, 2025 13:00 | Jack Watson
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Labour has ditched its old Islamophobia definition after concerns it could curb free speech. The party now prefers "anti-Muslim hate".
The post Labour ?Tears Up Islamophobia Definition? Amid Free Speech Concerns appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Dublin - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970

LashBack magazine launch

category dublin | gender and sexuality | event notice author Saturday May 09, 2009 23:56author by Elisa - Lashback Report this post to the editors

WHAT? THE LAUNCH OF LASH BACK MAGAZINE ISSUE ONE
WHO? A DUBLIN-BASED ‘ZINE’ AND FEMINIST GROUP
WHERE? UNIT H, THE MARKET STUDIOS, CORNER OF HALSTON ST/MARY'S LANE, DUBLIN 1 (across the road from Army Bargains)
WHEN? THURSDAY, MAY 14TH 2009 AT 6.30PM

€5 suggested donation at the door, with a free copy of the 'zine
Poster
Poster

LAUNCH OF THE ‘LASH BACK’ MAG – ISSUE ONE

Today’s Ireland is ready for a new socially sound, pro-equality, accessible, cool and informative read…LASH BACK ISSUE ONE IS HERE!

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Lash Back is a not-for-profit feminist collective who believe in equality for all, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, class, religious or political beliefs or physical ability.

To help bolster a society that encourages equality and social parity, Lash Back has produced a fantastic, independent, ‘zine’-style magazine in an effort to aid empowerment, nurture healthy cultural norms, open discourse, and reinforce positive notions within a modern society often weighed down by the challenges of its time.

Lash Back will be available online and at retail outlets from May 14th 2009, for 3 Euro. All money made from the sale of Lash Back will go back into the collective and its activities.

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IN LASH BACK ISSUE ONE YOU WILL FIND:

Articles on The Irish Constitution, body hair, the Columbian flower trade, conflict rape, Irish feminism today, sexual health, a profile of Choice Ireland
An interview with the ex-Moloko muso-queen from Wicklow, Róisín Murphy
Comic Strips by lauded UK cartoonist Jacky Fleming
Info on gender and feminism, recipe ideas, web links, reviews and resources

AN ACCESSIBLE FEMINIST ZINE - WHY NOW…WHY AT ALL??

Gender equality is essential for a stable, fair and sustainable society, especially in this ‘information age’ and through these crazy times of upheaval and change
The word 'feminism' scares people and has many weird connotations, but really it's just about equality – something that's good for everyone!
Women and men in Ireland need to build bridges, celebrate diversity, communicate, get involved, think about gender & forms of prejudice or oppression, and get back to our roots of ethical decency
Women need to feel empowered so we can tackle issues like domestic/ sexual violence, so we can improve on our 16 percent participation in political bodies, help attain social and monetary parity, abolish global female under-education, change the fact that there are still countries where women can’t vote, that most single-parent households are headed by women…etc etc...

CONTACT:
lashbackdublin@gmail.com
Phone Anne on 00353 (0)87 910 9147
or Karla on 00353 (0)86 308 4689

Related Link: http://www.myspace.com/lashbackdublin
author by Curiouspublication date Fri May 15, 2009 11:06author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Just curious: Whats the difference between Lashback and Rag?

author by Bi / Curiouspublication date Thu May 21, 2009 19:07author address author phone Report this post to the editors

That marginally less liberals care about lashback than Rag. Both groups have about as much connection to Irish society as a university equality studies course. What a load of self indulgant, middle class nonsence imo.

author by Actual differencepublication date Thu May 21, 2009 20:04author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The actual difference is that RAG is an anarchist feminist group and magazine. Lashback is more broadly feminist, without the specific concentration on anarchist versions of feminism.

author by Curiouspublication date Fri May 22, 2009 13:45author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I thought I was never going to get an answer. I would probably identify more with Lashback. Look forward to more by them.

 
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