Scientist - retired physicist with publications in nuclear physics, nucleosynthesis, solid earth geophysics, atmospheric physics, and computational surface physics - creator of YouTube videos on #ClimateChange - APS Senior Fellow - amateur radio op K6OGDhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlvocksei224Connections Puzzle #1069 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟪🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Very tricky today.15 May 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvocksei224https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlvnydofuk24Wordle 1,791 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Rather tricky today.15 May 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvnydofuk24https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlvjnqrf5c24In unreleased document, fired U.S. science board issues stark warning about keeping pace with China | Science | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/unreleased-document-fired-u-s-science-board-issues-stark-warning-about-keeping-pace?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=79787811&et_cid=595613115 May 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvjnqrf5c24https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlvjfuky7k2sThe morning song: "The Shield of Abraham" sung by Kinky Friedman. https://youtu.be/IjaBlSkvmVI?si=y3DljG85WTQNeXqw15 May 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvjfuky7k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlt7j6hevk26Looks to me like a ten billion dollar "investment" goes a long way towards gettin your case dropped by the current "Justice" Department. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/nyregion/gautam-adani-billionaire-doj-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iVA.qsI5.6GchbZA6Nzm2&smid=bs-share14 May 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt7j6hevk26https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlt772pyvk2aConnections Puzzle #1068 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 This one was a lot trickier than it looks. Never would have guessed the last category.14 May 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt772pyvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlt6udgftk2uWordle 1,790 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky one today.14 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6udgftk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlsys4sq7k2uThe morning song: "He Moved Through The Fair" sung by Sinead O'Connor with The Chieftains. https://youtu.be/_DZY-Tlgap4?si=5nq5cyXeeeTQrlIM14 May 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsys4sq7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlqoocex2c2dConnections Puzzle #1067 🟪🟨🟩🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Tricky one today. Never would have guessed the last category.13 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqoocex2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlqofgw6fk2dWordle 1,789 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Very tricky today. Process of elimination.13 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqofgw6fk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlqilag4k22dThe morning song: "Mingulay Boat Song" sung by Moira Kerr. https://youtu.be/zLvTO8UJx38?si=QmZQHnbwDSIBEPGu13 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqilag4k22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlofadsibk26Not good news. https://abcnews.com/US/us-household-debt-ticks-new-high-inflation-continues/story?id=13288193712 May 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlofadsibk26https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlo6uhulic25Connections Puzzle #1066 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy one today.12 May 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo6uhulic25https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlo6midhjc25Wordle 1,788 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Process of elimination plus a lucky guess on the first letter!12 May 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo6midhjc25https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlnz3nzfb225The morning song: "On a Bright May Morning" sung by Loreena Mckennitt. https://youtu.be/apXEBjTxC9s?si=UwARXF1xxl0LK_hE12 May 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnz3nzfb225https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlny4mhot225The chickens are coming home to roost! Inflation up 3.8%!!! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/12/business/inflation-report-cpi?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.osGm.kBqWukXh7p3j&smid=bs-share12 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlny4mhot225https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlllyp7ti22pConnections Puzzle #1065 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Not too hard today.11 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlllyp7ti22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlllnedgsc2pWordle 1,787 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky one today.11 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlllnedgsc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mllgznpaic2pThe morning song: "Banks of the Nile" sung by Sandy Denny with Fotheringay. https://youtu.be/zBSmR7fhNsk?si=SKVHHQim2qS286fz11 May 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllgznpaic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlj5ssubvs2xConnections Puzzle #1064 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Just a bit tricky today.10 May 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj5ssubvs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlj5jcw3ms2xWordle 1,786 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Very tricky today. Mostly process of elimination and a lucky guess on the last two letters.10 May 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj5jcw3ms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlixzssp2c2xThe morning song: "I Want My Flag Back" sung by The Resistance. https://youtu.be/mleWWgcfKkc?si=kPpwqzvjhth5o1Zj10 May 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlixzssp2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlhe4grnd22rConnections Puzzle #1063 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟦🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 A bit tricky, would not have guessed the last category.09 May 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhe4grnd22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlhdpd4nrs2rWordle 1,785 2/6 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy in TWO today!09 May 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhdpd4nrs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlgg4fkrv222The morning song: "Seven Bridges Road" sung by the Eagles. https://youtu.be/U61bPI8K04s?si=DKeEDKy3IZtk9g0W09 May 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgg4fkrv222https://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mle4sifxdk2mConnections Puzzle #1062 🟦🟪🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Rather tricky today. I would not have guessed the last category.08 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle4sifxdk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mle4htk4kk2mWordle 1,784 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Physics helped with this one!08 May 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle4htk4kk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mldvtonzz22mThe morning song: "When I Lay My Burdens Down" sung by Hedy West. https://youtu.be/y0CmXvZ4MUk?si=jMGvB974DaUH39ws08 May 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvtonzz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlbjpeiwzs2sConnections Puzzle #1061 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Tricky today.07 May 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbjpeiwzs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mhshapiro2.bsky.social/post/3mlbjfgkjy22sWordle 1,783 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Really tricky today. Process of elimination.07 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:t3kfzctl3s3bmo2owjunb4nz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbjfgkjy22s