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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 · 2h
Connections Puzzle #1218 🟨🟨🟨🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slow start today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 2h
Wordle 1,940 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Rather tricky today. Process of elimination.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 5h
The morning song: "Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies" sung by Jean Ritchie. youtu.be/h1JhPX2M6nY?...
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Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies (Remastered Version)
YouTube video by Jean Ritchie - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 22h
Connections Puzzle #1217 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Very tricky today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 22h
Connections Puzzle #1217 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Very tricky today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 22h
Wordle 1,939 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This one took forever. Mostly process of elimination.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The morning song: "Sisters of Mercy" sung by Judy Collins. youtu.be/Vno9PmFaEco?...
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Sisters of Mercy
YouTube video by Judy Collins - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1216 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Not too hard today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1216 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Not too hard today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wordle 1,938 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy one today!
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The morning song: "Jock O' Hazeldean" sung by Jean Redpath. youtu.be/EbzUR8MFWTk?...
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"JOCK O' HAZELDEAN" (Child 293)_Jean Redpath
YouTube video by handmlove
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
One more effect of the Trump economy! Food pantries overwhelmed by Trump cuts www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
nbcnews.com
Hunger grips a rural community hit by Trump’s cuts
Those on the front lines of feeding their neighbors in West Virginia’s coal country say they face unprecedented challenges brought on by Washington.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1215 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Not too hard today, but I would not have guessed the last category.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wordle 1,937 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy one today!
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The morning song: "A Travelin' Man" sung by The New Christy Minstrels. youtu.be/UD0V66r0rf8?...
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A Travelin' Man
YouTube video by THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Take a close look! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
This Photo Is an A.I. Fake. Can You Tell? (Gift Article)
We want you to look closely — very closely — at this fake image and spot any errors.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1214 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Not too hard today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wordle 1,936 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The morning song: "Birmingham Sunday" sung by Rhiannon Giddens. youtu.be/4_T5KlTpvoM?...
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Rhiannon Giddens - Birmingham Sunday (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Rhiannon Giddens
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1213 🟩🟪🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky one today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wordle 1,935 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Process of elimination.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The morning song: "Song For A Winter's Night" sung by Gordon Lightfoot. youtu.be/7F9R94DLniE?...
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Song For A Winter's Night
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1212 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 A bit tricky today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wordle 1,934 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Starting words pretty much nailed this one.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The morning song: "Southern Comfort" sung by Ian & Sylvia. youtu.be/NIBKxSk5NNw?...
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Southern Comfort
YouTube video by Ian & Sylvia - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1211 🟪🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 A bit tricky today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wordle 1,933 4/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 In four today, tricky.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The morning song: "Try and Love Again" sung by The Eagles. youtu.be/yNnH1sN0dw8?...
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Try and Love Again (2013 Remaster)
YouTube video by Eagles - Topic
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1210 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Very tricky today.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wordle 1,932 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 In three, but took forever.
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Mark Shapiro @mhshapiro2.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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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