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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 Sun Nov 30, 2025 01:44 | Toby Young
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 Contradiction in the Covid Inquiry?s Use of Modelling Sat Nov 29, 2025 17:00 | Dr Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson
The Covid Inquiry states ministers failed to grasp the shortcomings of models, but then asserts that 23,000 people died because lockdown was late. It's an absurd contradiction, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
The post The Contradiction in the Covid Inquiry’s Use of Modelling appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Labour?s National Curriculum Review Repeats All the Usual Left-Wing Mistakes Sat Nov 29, 2025 15:00 | Kevin Donnelly
Dr Kevin Donnelly, who chaired the 2014 review of the Australian national curriculum, delivers his withering verdict on Labour's review of Britain's: "Repeats the mistakes characteristic of politically correct education."
The post Labour’s National Curriculum Review Repeats All the Usual Left-Wing Mistakes appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Zika Scare That Turned Out to Be a False Positive Debacle ? and the ?Congenital Zika Syndrome? B... Sat Nov 29, 2025 13:00 | Dr Randall Bock
The 2015 Zika scare turned out to be a false positive debacle, says Dr Randall Bock. But that hasn't stopped the Lancet to this day pushing the lie of a 'Congenital Zika Syndrome' to replace it.
The post The Zika Scare That Turned Out to Be a False Positive Debacle ? and the ‘Congenital Zika Syndrome’ Backup Lie That’s Replaced It appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Why Are Our Schools Such Violent Cesspits? Sat Nov 29, 2025 11:00 | Joe Baron
There were 150 stabbings in schools last year, while four teachers suffered an amputation. There's a reason why our schools are such violent cesspits, says Joe Baron: because perpetrators are always treated as victims.
The post Why Are Our Schools Such Violent Cesspits? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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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

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cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 26, 2012 14:58 by Kev   text 8 comments (last - thursday august 09, 2012 12:04)   image 1 image   video 2 video files
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) is proud to invite you to a public talk by Haneen Zoabi MK, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Parliament on Friday 10th August in the Metropole Hotel, McCurtain Street, Cork City at 8pm.

This is a rare opportunity to find out directly from a public representative in the Israeli parliament how the self proclaimed “only democracy in the Middle East” truly functions. It promises to be an informative and eye-opening experience, and will afford those in attendance the opportunity to learn about issues relating to both the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the continuing erosion of democratic freedoms inside Israel, including the crackdown on the work of domestic and international NGOs. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 25, 2012 13:02 by cropbeye
Need for people to ring Radio and Public reps to support

the going ahead of Cork World Naked Bike RIde on Saturay 28th July. read full story / add a comment
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cork / miscellaneous / event notice Friday July 20, 2012 12:28 by Eric   image 1 image
On Thursday 26 July Solidarity Books will host "Ireland and the Shadow Banking System", a talk by Dr. Conor McCabe author of "Sins of the Father: Tracing the Decisions that Shaped the Irish Economy (2011)". Start time is 7pm. Hope to see you there.

Conor McCabe is a journalist and writer with the online publications Dublin Opinion and Irish Left Review. His specialities are economics and Irish politics. read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 11:00 by Eric   image 1 image
Join us this Thursday, July 19, 8pm, for a showing of 'The Time That Remains' ( 2009 dir. Elia Suleiman 109mins ) Presented by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Group

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cork / arts and media / event notice Friday July 13, 2012 11:28 by Eric   image 1 image
Cinema night – Thursday, July 19, 8pm, 'Paradise Now' @solidaritybooks

Join us this Thursday, July 19, 8pm, for a showing of 'Paradise Now' ( 2005 dir. Hany Abu-Assad 90mins ) Presented by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Group
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cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday July 03, 2012 10:29 by Eric   image 1 image

This Saturday July 7th, at 5pm Solidarity Books will host the Cork segment of a European speaking tour with Antti Rautiainen, a Finnish Anarchist from Moscow who will talk about the anarchist movement in Russia, its successes and failures. read full story / add a comment
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cork / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Sunday July 01, 2012 11:37 by Maggie Goggin PRO/Media   image 1 image
The St Lukes Branch (Cork) is one of a number of local campaign groups in the city that holds regular meetings and is active in the fight againt the Household Tax. Come along and join us! read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Saturday May 26, 2012 13:21 by Eric   text 1 comment (last - thursday may 31, 2012 17:10)   image 1 image
In 2008, Iceland was confronted with an unprecedented economic disaster. The country's three banks collapsed, dragging to ruin the country's whole social, economic and political life. “The Viking Way”, is a documentary about how Iceland responded very differently to the crisis of the market and capitalism.

Start time is 8pm.
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cork / environment / event notice Saturday May 26, 2012 12:00 by Joe Collins   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 30, 2012 18:27)
On July 28th 2012 at 3.00pm, cycle naked (or as bare as you dare) in the streets of Cork with a hundred or more cyclists. This is a protest against car culture, and the dangers cyclists face on the roads. It is also a celebration of the human body and the importance of body acceptance regardless of shape or size, and something which we can see as beautiful in a non-sexualised context. Lastly we cycle to draw attention to the need for more serious support for this most sustainable transport option which leaves zero carbon footprint. read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Monday May 21, 2012 12:37 by Eric   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 16, 2012 14:36)   image 1 image
"The Green Wave is a touching documentary which shows the dramatic events of the Green Revolution in Iran in 2009. The film uses a collage of footage taken from mobile phones and cameras carried by people involved in the street protests along with face book and Twitter entries, Youtube clips, blog material and animation and is a memorial to all those who died during the extreme suppression carried out by government militias." read full story / add a comment
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cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday May 19, 2012 20:31 by Eric   image 1 image


Resistance to the Israeli Occupation –nonviolent solidarity among Palestinians and Israelis.
What has been happening, why, what have activists been doing -analysis and update from Palestine and the Global March on Jerusalem.

Maxine Kaufmann-Lacousta: Canadian and Israeli, activist and writer, Maxine has been involved in activism for justice in Palestine and Israel, either part-time or fulltime most of her life. She has visited the area regularly for extended periods since the 60’s and lived in Jerusalem in the 80’s and 90’s, working with the Alternative Information Center. She saw the error of Zionism after her first visit to Israel as a teenager with a Zionist youth organization in 1960. She was instrumental in bringing about international support for the Jahalin Bedouin, fighting their cause in the courts and practically by staying with them, as protector and witness to threats from Israeli bulldozers.

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cork / arts and media / event notice Tuesday May 15, 2012 13:15 by Eric   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 16, 2012 14:36)   image 1 image

As part of the city wide DIY Festival we are showing a double bill Jana Sanskriti (peoples culture ) tells the story of the largest and longest lasting Forum Theatre centre 'Jana Sanskriti' in West Bengal India which provides inspiration and facility for Forum Theatre to be practiced.  Instigated by Agusto Boal who pioneered  'Theatre of the Oppressed'  as a dynamic tool for personal liberation and political change.

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cork / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday May 14, 2012 23:26 by Prisoner Solidarity Group- Cork City
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cork / arts and media / event notice Monday May 14, 2012 15:04 by Eric   text 2 comments (last - friday may 18, 2012 16:44)   image 2 images
Talks and workshops are on understanding, building and sustaining social resistance (see details below). Food will be provided by Veg Out.

Entry is free, donations welcome!

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cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday May 10, 2012 21:56 by Kev   image 1 image
Commemorating Al Nakba: Celebrating Palestine Tour in Cork on Thursday May 17th

Venue: The Pavilion, Carey’s Lane, Cork City – Doors 8pm – Entry €8/€5 concession

FOR BOOKING: palestinecork@gmail.com or tickets available from the venue

Please Like the following page for information about the whole tour plus updates: https://www.facebook.com/alnakbatourireland read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Monday May 07, 2012 19:33 by Eric   image 1 image
Cinema Night – This Land Speaks Arabic 2007, by Maryse Gargour Palestine Thur 10th 8pm

Join us this Thursday May 10th in Solidarity Books for a screening of "This Land Speaks Arabic director Maryse Gargour
Palestine 2007"
Film description below.

Start time is 8pm.
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cork / arts and media / press release Thursday May 03, 2012 15:55 by mutantspace
DIY arts festival returns to Cork City in the Trash Culture Revue
The Trash Culture Revue is set to return to Cork for a fifth time and its biggest line up to date with an eclectic mix of art, literature, theatre, gigs, slam poetry, film, food events and workshops. It’s like no other arts festival in the country as it’s all produced on a zero budget by members of Ireland’s largest online arts skills exchange, mutantspace.com
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cork / arts and media / event notice Tuesday April 24, 2012 11:42 by Eric   text 1 comment (last - wednesday april 25, 2012 02:11)   image 1 image
Join us this Thursday April 26th in Solidarity Books for a screening of "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace, Director Adam Curtis" . The latest documentary from Adam Curtis. We will show all three parts with a short interval for tea and cake !

Film description below.
Start time is 8pm. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Friday April 20, 2012 21:41 by REPLAY CORK
REPLAY CORK invite you to the event CELEBRATE PLAY this Saturday morning, 21st April from 11am - 1pm on Grand Parade, Cork city.
LETS HAVE FUN IN CORK !
11 am – 1 pm Saturday 21stApril, Grand Parade, Cork City
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cork / arts and media / event notice Tuesday April 17, 2012 13:48 by Eric   image 1 image
Join us this Thursday April 19th in Solidarity Books for a screening of "The Interrupters - How to Stop a Riot" Director Steve James . Film description below.

Start time is 8pm.
All welcome, entry is Free and donations are appreciated. read full story / add a comment
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