I welcome and encourage friends to register for the Walk and join myself and @montanam.bsky.social on October 24th. If you can’t make it or aren’t able to make a donation (alzm.org/jrovy) your support simply by sharing this to advance the cause would still be incredibly appreciated!

Brian Matilla's Walk to End Alzheimer's Page

I am participating in Walk to End Alzheimer's. Donate today and help me reach my goal.

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This is probably going to be a hot take but honestly shouldn't be these days Re: AI throttling: The developers of AI platforms KNEW the possibility existed that AI could one day become self-autonomous and outpace human thinking, and yet they still had full buy-in because $$$$ and power talks.

New from 404 Media: humans are reading ChatGPT conversations. OpenAI has hired an army of contractors who read real ChatGPT users' chats. I've seen internal docs, the review system, and real user prompts. Sometimes they contain very personal and sensitive information www.404media.co/inside-proje...

Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats

Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 M...

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Thousands of lives gone way too soon at the hands of senseless violence. Crew and passengers of UA93 & 175, and AA11 & 77, as well as all of the front-line emergency personnel responding at WTC, the Pentagon, & Shanksville, PA. On this 25th year since, we honor all of the fallen on that tragic day.

How does that help pay the bills? How does that alleviate the major struggles of our own farmers and cattlemen? What part of any of this actually has a tangible benefit? The mental gymnastics to the nnnnth (yes, on purpose) degree that many will go to is something I never will wrap my head around.

NPR@npr.org · 2mo ago

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada . n.pr/4wVcHyF

AI executive order was quietly signed and published, with none of the previously schedule fanfare. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

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A large, extremely dangerous tornado continues to be on the ground as it approaches Brookhaven, MS. This storm has cycled and a new hook has formed to the south with a CC drop on it.

I love this photo of astronaut Christina Koch looking back at Earth from Artemis II. She's the first woman to see the full sphere of our beautiful planet. Welcome home to the crew, and thank you for reminding us of all we can discover together.

Science is good. We should fund it.

The WH proposed budget for FY27 has been released. More of the same rhetoric from last year, with sweeping cuts on the backs of fallacious claims. Of note for Dept. of Commerce: NOAA: $1.6B reduction NIST: $993M reduction NTIA: $2.2B reduction More info should appear in the coming weeks... Ugh.

Today is recognized as @alzassociation.bsky.social Advocacy Day at the OK Capitol. While at work today at the Weather Center, I wear purple to commemorate and honor those who continue to battle Alzheimer’s and dementias, as well as those we have lost to such diseases. The fight continues to #ENDALZ.

I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down

After the #AMS2026 emergency town hall regarding NCAR, it is ***imperative*** that folks contact their senators and representatives. IN PARTICULAR: Maine: Susan Collins (Chair - Senate Approps.) Oklahoma: Tom Cole (Chair - House Approps.) Colorado: John Hickenlooper and Joe Neguse #SaveNCAR

Pushing this again as a reminder for anyone who wants to join in and learn more about the Annual Meeting, the Early Career Conference, and other useful tips for being in Houston in a couple of weeks for the Annual. Webinar starts in 2 hours, so hope to see you all there! #AMS2026

American Meteorological Society@ametsoc.org · 9mo ago

Join us Tuesday to learn how to maximize your Annual Meeting experience and explore everything the Early Career Conference has to offer. Students, early-career professionals, and first-time attendees are especially encouraged! Register now: https://bit.ly/49DfL98 #AMS2026

Not necessarily a good trend as we start approaching #AMS2026 in Houston...

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 9mo ago

Doctors’ visits for flu-like symptoms — fevers, sore throat, extreme fatigue and body aches — have hit the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the CDC, and are likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks. nbcnews.to/49HH8ji

Trump is shopping for marble as millions of Americans' health insurance premiums double and triple.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo ago

Trump is golfing and literally shopping for marble today while nearly two weeks in to vacationing at his private club but okay

I have read a ridiculous number of books this year and I’m honestly not even sure how, but I think it’s mostly a result of needing to hide from everything.

This is horrible news. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...

OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.

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Per the NHC: Landfall. New Hope, Jamaica. Maximum sustained winds of 185 MPH, and a minimum central pressure of 892 mb.

Is anybody else having trouble logging into @ncslorg.bsky.social Base Camp? I’ve sent an email to troubleshoot but I don’t know what else to do.

Hurricane Melissa, a sub-900 mb hurricane that has really only intensified in the last 96 hours with minimal fluctuations. The Enveloped Eyewall Lightning (EEL) structure is about as defined as it has been at any point in its life. For Jamaica, this is about as worst case as can get…

Philippe Papin@pppapin.bsky.social · 12mo ago

#Melissa unfortunately is still intensifying. A 9am EDT Tropical Cyclone Update indicates that winds are up to 180 mph, with an estimated minimum pressure of 896 mb. You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

Ummm…so A House of Dynamite’s list of succession is blatantly incorrect. Joint Chiefs and Commands are not included and it’s missing the rest of the cabinet. Wtaf?! So much focus on the military abbreviations but incorrect civics information. Sounds accurate to the US right now.

Based on data from this recent recon pass, as well as other commentary from experts here, it is fair game to suspect that #Melissa is finding a way to continue strengthening.

Finding out someone stole your dead mom’s profile picture on FB to create a new, fake profile really hurts. Some people really do suck!

And #Melissa is now a major hurricane. If we assume a window of time beginning at 15 UTC (11 AM EDT) as the baseline, Melissa has gone from a 60 kt tropical storm to a 100 kt Category 3 hurricane in roughly 12 hours. **40 kt in 12 hrs** Unfortunately, no signs of slowing down in the short term…

National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Alerts (UNOFFICIAL)@nhc-atlc.nws-bot.us · 12mo ago

Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Advisory Number 19 ...NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT THAT MELISSA IS NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE... ...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND ... Additional Details Here.

Polling in Maine is different and difficult given the use of Ranked Choice Voting. Coupled with people still entering the race and the year plus until election, it’s all too early.

ghost malone ergo propter bones@proptermalone.bsky.social · 12mo ago

fwiw i would give absolutely zero credence to the NRSC Maine poll. we're going to have to wait a while. i know, i know, it sucks

Good job Maine!