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I used AI chatbots as a source of news for a month, and they were unreliable and erroneous - J-Source Using AI as a source for reliable information? Tread carefully

j-source.ca/i-used-ai-ch... Yep

It's heartbreaking to realize how much we all take for granted the WORK of such a large percentage of USA population that makes our lives so much easier & fuller, or worse, don't even THINK about others living situations.

A orange orchard

"Victor" is working in the oranges in Tulare County. "We're pressured to work very fast as they want as much as possible harvested before the rain. We worked more than 8 hours but did not get overtime pay. We can't speak up. We already won't be working when it rains" #WeFeedYou

A muddy strawberry cart in a row

"Mauricio" shares, "I work in the strawberries. During the month of February, this difficult work became even harder. The mud made everything slow down as we could barely push our carts. Plus hours were cut because of weather and I couldn't earn enough to pay bills." #WeFeedYou

The words donate today with the ufw eagle and the farm worker to the left on a red background and to the right A black and white picture of a picket line with a ufw flag in it with the word overlay: DONATE TODAY! WE'VE GOT TO STOP TRUMP'S FARM WORKER WAGE CUTS. YOU CAN HELP!

We've got to stop Trump's farm worker wage cuts. Their H-2A rule change drastically cuts wages for H-2A farm workers and local workers alike. We filed suit in federal court to block it, but lawsuits take a long time and are very expensive. Please help. act.seiu.org/a/trumpswage... #WeFeedYou

A farm worker pruning grapevines

"Rafa" sent us this photo from where he was pruning grapevines in Santa Ynez, CA earlier this month, telling us, "It's been hailing a lot in the mornings. It's very cold and this makes the work harder." #WeFeedYou

An image of the monkey head nebula (ngc2175). You can see numerous stars and an orange reddish cloud that some say resembles a monkey head.

The stars still inspire, even when the world gets me down.

Fortunately we had clear skies for about an hour one night last week.

What does this nebula resemble to you?

#astrophotography #astronomy

Raku Vases Beautiful collection of handmade raku pottery vases. Art for your home and they make great gifts for weddings, holidays and art lovers.

You can see more images of this piece and others here:

rakupottery.ca/raku-vases/

And you can learn more about the raku firing process here:

rakupottery.ca/about-raku/

So delicate🤍💚💛

Photo of a hand holding an original landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Homeland No. 2603" oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 4"x4" (2026). A peaceful atmospheric landscape painting of a lush green meadow with a couple loosely painted trees on the right. There are undertones of orange in the blue-gray sky and in the grass. A paint palette with puddles of oil paint and a palette knife are visible in the background.

Can we just do spring now? No more snow - please and thank you! 😉

Tisha Mark ©2026, Homeland No. 2603, oil on gessobord, 4"x4"

Original is available with maple frame (ships when dry, approx 2-3 weeks):
tishamark.com/shop

#art #painting #SciArt #bsnm #ArtSky

Gosh! Your capturing of the surf is so detailed. 🤍❤️

Photo of a hand holding an original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Soft Peaceful Sunset No. 2601" 3"x3" oil on Arches oil paper (2026). A textured seascape painting with a light blue sky with orange sunset clouds over a dark blue sea with a rocky shore. Color from the sky reflects in the water below. A paint palette with puddles of oil paint, a paintbrush, and a palette knife are visible in the background.

Tiny and peaceful.

Tisha Mark ©2026, Soft Peaceful Sunset No. 2601, oil on Arches oil paper, 3"x3"

Original works on paper (including this one!) are available on my website:
tishamark.com/product-cate...

#art #painting #SciArt #bsnm #ArtSky

3 varieties of lichen together on a stick in the snow

We are better together. 🥰🙏

#nature #love #trees #lichen

Very cool!🖤❤️💙🦋

6 raku vases in a grid with a white background in two rows of three. There is a vase name in black text under each image, from left to, to right bottom, the names are Lagoon Nebula, Draconis, Skyfire, Pinwheel, Persueus'Cloud, Tethy's Tide.

A closeup of 3 vases glowing in the reduction firing of the raku process.

The world feels very unsettled, and art isn’t always the priority in these trying times. Even so, I'm here and keep on making.

These are my latest one-of-a-kind raku vessels available now. A share or like to help them find their people would mean a great deal. 🙏

White supremacist colonialism is alive and well and it is us. White people, shape up. Read “Me and white supremacy” and open your eyes to at least a bit of your privilege. (Yes, I pass for White.)

Who Is Othman Mekhloufi, the Far-Right Poster Behind OneBC’s Strife? | The Tyee A 22-year-old OneBC staffer is being blamed for the implosion.

The hate in this province never ceases to amaze me. No wonder Dallas Brodie’s constituents have lawn signs declaring that “she is not my MLA”. And the racist and classist fear-mongering tripe I heard in a Point Grey *church hall* in 2025 was enough to make my blood curdle.
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Resources for covering Tumbler Ridge - J-Source Vulnerable communities are being targeted by right-wing, bad faith personalities and accounts online in the wake of a national tragedy. Newsrooms can make sure they’re following best practices and avo...

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Six weeks undercover: Investigative lessons from the Toronto Star’s probe into Uber’s algorithm - J-Source Journalist Ghada Alsharif worked undercover as an Uber Eats courier in Toronto to expose the harsh realities of algorithm-driven gig work, revealing shockingly low wages and systemic inequities

Double yikes:

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the level of surveillance and gaming by the employer is appalling; keep you off-balance to keep you hungry, literally, for bits of work

I used AI chatbots as a source of news for a month, and they were unreliable and erroneous - J-Source Using AI as a source for reliable information? Tread carefully

Yikes!😳 😱

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J-Source is no longer on Twit/X/hellscape extraordinaire! Hurray! How many other newsies in Canada can say the same?

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a man is making a funny face while sitting at a table in a restaurant . Alt: a man is making a funny face while sitting at a table in a restaurant .

Firefly thoughts.

A month, a year, five years.. even ten years after its untimely cancellation I would've liked to have seen more. I think we all did. However, it's been over 20 years. The story has been told. It was even wrapped up with a movie. Also, over 20 years ago.

Fake hype technologies scream to the hills "I'm disrupting!"

Disruptive tech quietly and suddenly upends everything.

No one who stands to profit if they have a field advantage with truly disruptive tech will ever tell you to "get on board or get left behind."

They'll just reap that advantage.

Smartphones, social media, YouTube, streaming, etc., did not have an aggressive drum-march for people to get on board, the way dot-coms, crypto, NFTs, and LLMs do.

You know what has that exact drum beat?

Manufactured consensus. The GWB Iraq war. Fox News. The state of corporate media today.

@schizanon.bsky.social has added you to the "Techno-Pessimists" moderation list https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6lwfvmss45d7j7fot34v2kw5/lists/3mc4zr6mmuo2k

I guess my consistent message of "I've lived through thirty years of tech bubbles and every technology *ever* that required tech bros to aggressively argue with everyone that 'it's the inevitable future and you should get on board' was a fad-chasing flop scam that we all saw coming" hit a nerve.

Screen capture of a bsky user adding me to the "Techno-Pessimists" moderation list.

I'm honored.

Has added you to the "Techno-Pessimists" moderation list

Supongo que es una lista en la que están todos aquellos que tienen nociones básicas de "tecnología"... 😅

January’s Environmental News Digest (2026) Check out the environmental news making headlines in January 2026! From forest to climate stories in British Columbia, we’ve got you covered.

Check out some BC environmental news:

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That's great or we can just give children the HPV vaccine and eliminate cervical cancer entirely forever like sane countries do.

Wow a state that cares about the health of its citizens

What a PROLIFE concept Oregon has