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Mark Shapiro

@mhshapiro2.bsky.social
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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 K6OGD

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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 5h
Connections Puzzle #1210 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Very tricky today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 5h
Wordle 1,932 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 In three, but took forever.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 8h
The morning song: "Autumn to May" sung by Priscilla Herdman. youtu.be/0kOersFyeAI?...
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Autumn to May
YouTube video by Priscilla Herdman - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The morning song: "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" sung by Joni Mitchell. youtu.be/JH_G5cog134?...
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Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1208 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 This one is trickier than it looks. Never would have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wordle 1,930 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not too hard today. Starting words plus process of elimination.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The morning song: "Carmelita" sung by Linda Ronstadt. youtu.be/enB-Thq9e4A?...
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Carmelita
YouTube video by Linda Ronstadt - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1207 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟩🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟩🟪 🟪🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Phew!
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wordle 1,929 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not too hard today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The morning song: "Calling My Children Home" sung by Emmlou Harris. youtu.be/BpzK-c9Jxeg?...
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Emmylou Harris - Calling My Children Home
YouTube video by TheLastPixelShow
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The morning song (a bit late today): "The Lily of the West" sung by Joan Baez. youtu.be/vzf1Vt0_TEo?...
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Joan Baez - The lily of the west
YouTube video by Baez
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1205 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Tricky one today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1,927 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy one today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The morning song: "Lines on the Paper" sung by Kate Wolf. youtu.be/g0krsfzLZX0?...
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Lines on the Paper
YouTube video by Kate Wolf - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🧪 Must read article! www.cbsnews.com/news/will-ar...
cbsnews.com
Will artificial intelligence really kill us all?
AI experts discuss the risks inherent in artificial intelligence teaching itself to become smarter; and whether recent declarations of AI's threat to humanity are to be taken seriously.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🧪 Heads Up!!! RAW MILK CHEESE abcnews.com/GMA/News/col...
abcnews.com
E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese brand: CDC, FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The morning song: "Forty-Five Years" sung by Stan Rogers. youtu.be/PbSYMyW4xAs?...
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Forty-Five Years
YouTube video by Stan Rogers - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oh joy! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
nytimes.com
OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Gift Article)
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The morning song: "Yellow Rose of Texas" sung by Hoyt Axton. youtu.be/W_vn-FAIPAc?...
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Yellow Rose of Texas (Album Version)
YouTube video by Hoyt Axton - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1202 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Tricky one today. Never would have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wordle 1,924 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A bit tricky today. Process of elimination.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The morning song: "Western Boat" sung by Gordon Bok. youtu.be/wc8BWxti-uY?...
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Western Boat
YouTube video by Gordon Bok - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1201 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Tricky one today. Never would have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wordle 1,923 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy one today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The morning song: "Cherry Blossom Love" sung by The Wailin' Jennys. youtu.be/fVG_Lp5ohRU?...
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The Wailin' Jennys - Cherry Blossom Love
YouTube video by Best Playlists Ever
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1200 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Tricky today. Never would have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wordle 1,922 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A bit tricky today. Mostly process of elimination.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The morning song: "Let It Be Me" sung by Mary McCaslin. youtu.be/TQKwc5fGStg?...
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Let It Be Me
YouTube video by Mary McCaslin - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1199 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Not too hard today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wordle 1,921 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Starting words nailed this one.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The morning song: "I Saw The Light" sung by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band." youtu.be/4bh4CxJEFD0?...
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I Saw The Light
YouTube video by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1198 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 This one was trickier than it looks.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wordle 1,920 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Mostly process of elimination.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The morning song: "O'Sullivan's March" by the Chieftains. youtu.be/lI0rysCtKek?...
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O'Sullivan's March
YouTube video by The Chieftains - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1197 🟪🟪🟨🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Tricky one today. Never would have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wordle 1,919 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy one today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The morning song: "Bravest Heart" sung by Moira Kerr. youtu.be/W6FL2Em28YE?...
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Bravest Heart
YouTube video by Moira Kerr - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1196 🟩🟪🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Tricky today, would not have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wordle 1,918 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A bit tricky today. Mostly process of elimination.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The morning song: "Dante's Prayer" sung by Loreena McKennitt. youtu.be/UdZO2Au0pqE?...
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Loreena McKennitt - Dante`s Prayer - Live
YouTube video by R Vincent
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NOT GOOD NEWS! www.cbsnews.com/news/firefig...
cbsnews.com
Firefighters struggle with staffing, equipment shortages amid record wildfire season: "We're running thin"
Wildfires have burned more than 8.5 million acres of land in the U.S. this year, and at the peak of the season, there weren't enough people or equipment to fight them.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1195 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky one today. Never would have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wordle 1,917 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Starting words nailed this one.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Arghhh! www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
cbsnews.com
Sacramento Sikh truck driver survives being stabbed 17 times at Wyoming rest stop, his lawyer says
A Sacramento Sikh truck driver was stabbed 17 times in an unprovoked attack at a Wyoming truck stop on Sunday, his attorney says.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The morning song: "Get Me Through December" sung by Alison Krauss. youtu.be/2NYL1O-z1og?...
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Get Me Through December
YouTube video by BadSkulliE
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1194 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Tricky today, would not have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wordle 1,916 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A bit tricky today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The morning song: "Plains of Waterloo" sung by Hedy West. youtu.be/j_xjQ2Zx-U0?...
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Plains of Waterloo
YouTube video by Hedy West - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1193 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Tricky one today. Never would have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wordle 1,915 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky! Process of elimination and lucky guess on one of the letters.
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