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Are you sick of Republicans arrogant self righteousness about school shootings? Especially since a few common-sense regulations could save our children. I created this information graphic to attention on the human costs of pro-gun ideologies.

But I want to make a contrast between the real world where children are murdered in school and the abstract, fantasy world of the 2nd amendment types.

The Nobel Prize Committee explains why they passed over President Trump for the 2026 Peace Prize…

A voice from the past… Machiavelli’s advice for the current administration.

A voice from the past… Machiavelli’s advice for the current administration.

Wordle 1,902 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🔥 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💥 I deployed a burner word on guess 4 that did the trick for me. BTW, the statistics show that Hard Mode wordlers score better than Standard Mode wordlers as it prevents careless guesses or wasting turns fishing for random letters.

On Aug 9, historian Heather C. Richardson published an article on the events that led to the impeachment of Richard Nixon in 1974. Each of the charges concluded with the same statement. It applies equally well to the Trump regime.

@worldwardle.com Wordle 1,884 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 😫 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  Ouch! That was not pretty. Reminds me of Winston Churchill’s opinion of Americans: “Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted.”

@worldwardle.com Wordle 1,873 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My Wordle nightmare, a limerick … Sadly he looked at the screen. It was like nothing he’d ever seen. Six rows of letters looked back, And he almost had a heart attack. For not one of them was green. (In my defense, it is 6:30am ET.)

After all these months of incompetence, cruelty, and corruption, the verdict is in. Yet 35% of US voters are still not convinced. What will it take to change their minds?

Wordle 1,870 4/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ☕️☕️☕️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  No miracle cures this Sunday morning but the day is meeting expectations. All is peaceful in Wordleville. Relish small victories and be generous with those who are less fortunate.

@worldwardle.com Wordle 1,867 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤓 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 No one should fuss about the solution word today. Granted, today’s solution is not a garden variety word and I understand why some wordlers struggled. For best results, Wordle every day before breakfast.

“As president, his thuggery has paid off… “Whether you’re president of the United States or anyone else, it’s always possible to extract personal benefits by being the first to break a widely accepted norm.” open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Wordle 1,840 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🎆🧨🎇 It’s a holiday to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence. In reality, our republic is struggling under the boot of a cruel, corrupt, and incompetent administration. But the dream has not died. Average win - 3.9 guesses Win rate - 99%

Today’s quiz: compare and contrast these two Presidents, based on these quotes.

What’s it gonna take to purge the current crop of fascists from our country?

How much more blatant does corruption have to be before we, the people, say, “Enough!!”?

Wordle 1,789 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤯 Today’s puzzle was a double danger for wordlers. It’s not surprising the average results were out in left field. The average solve was 5.3 guesses and 17% crashed. Only 4% scored on guess #3. My third guess was a huge leap of faith. Good luck, folks.

Wordle 1,788 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🧐 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤔 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤕 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 I fell into a rhyme trap at guess #3, leaving two possibilities. I picked the wrong one. Strangely enough, all three were previous solution words. Stats show today’s puzzle skewed on the difficult side. The average solve was 4.4 guesses.

Wordle 1,787 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 👍 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🥂 Good results from my starter word led in two directions — double letters or the adverbial suffix. I tried the wrong one, but guess #3 pretty well nailed it. Stats show wordlers struggled. The average solve was 4.7 guesses and 4% crashed. Ahhhh, Monday.

Wordle 1,786 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 😳 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 😖 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ☃️☃️ Well, I live in Florida and never think about things like this. But I got a little fourplay, a nice participation trophy, and a few nice memories. Other wordlers were not so fortunate. The average solve was 4.9 guesses and 6% crashed. Wordle on.

Wordle 1,785 2/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤯🤯🤯 HOLY WORDLE BATMAN… A toodle! Only 5% of my Wordles are toodles. But, scrolling through the results posted here, most wordlers did well today. It’s about 2:30am ET and the stats haven’t been updated yet. I expect the average solve will be 3.8 guesses.

Wordle 1,784 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😎😎 Very esoteric of you, dear Wordle. I was expecting my fellow wordlers to be up in arms today. Other than a smattering of grumbling, they handled today’s puzzle well. The stats, too, were unremarkable. The average solve was 4.8 guesses and 6% crashed.

Wordle 1,783 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🍾🏆🍾 More fourplay and another participation trophy for me. The guess distribution today was almost identical to yesterday — 4.7 guesses to solve, 7% crashed. More significantly, I’m approaching 1,000 wordles. Pardon me while I pat myself on the back.

Wordle 1,782 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🥂🏆🥂 Wordle threads skewed on the high side today. If the solution took an extra guess or two, you had plenty of company. The average solve was 4.7 guesses and 5% crashed.

Wordle 1,781 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🥂🍾🥂 I’d like to thank my starter word for the solid and useful clues. As a result, I solved today’s puzzle easily. The stats tell a different story. The average solve — 4.6 guesses — was a bit high, but the number who went down in flames was out there — 12%.

May the Fourth be with you.

Wordle 1,780 4/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐓🐓🐓 A “wham, bam, thank you mam” start to the day. Hardly had time to take my socks off. Not so for many other wordlers. The average solve was 4.7 guesses and 8% crashed. See you bright and early tomorrow morning.

Wordle 1,779 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wordle told me I was great this morning. I feel recognized and appreciated. That’s all the validation I need to start the week. 🏆🏆

Wordle 1,777 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Rise and shine, Wordlers. An easy puzzle is a great way to ease into the weekend. The average solve today was 3.8 guesses and only 1% crashed.

Dear DOJ: How does it feel to get laughed out of court again and again?

Wordle 1,775 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐮🐥🐴🐷 What a surprise. My technique… 1. Examine the clues. 2. Consider the alternatives. 3. Make a guess. It’s not surprising that today’s puzzle was slightly more difficult than average. The average solve was 4.5 guesses and 6% crashed.

Wordle 1,774 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A very useful word in this day and age, unfortunately. I wasn’t surprised that the average solve was only 4.2 guesses. Keep on Wordling, folks.

Never has William Shakespeare been more relevant… (Can you think of another Shakespeare quote applicable to Trump and his gang?)

Wordle 1,773 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤯🤯🤯 Wordle was wicked hard this morning and hurt my brain. Stats show the average solved was 4.9 guesses and 10% crashed. Happy Monday.

Wordle 1,772 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💅 The first three letters were a trap. There were 16 options and 4% crashed today, which skewed the average score. Even so, 60% solved today’s puzzle in four or fewer guesses. Good job, wordlers!

Wordle 1,771 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👩‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👨 Wrong direction. Bad decisions. In the end, success. The story of my life, in a nutshell. This was a difficult puzzle for many of us. Stats show the average solve was 4.5 and 3% crashed.

Wordle 1,770 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Most wordlers solved today’s puzzle easily. The average was 3.7 guesses. As for me, had two choices at guess 3, and picked the wrong one. Favorite relevant quote, from my life: “I can’t be *****. I can still walk.”

Wordle 1,769 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Who remembers this tune? ”He rocks in the tree tops all day long Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song? Today’s solution word was tricky for many of us. The average solve was 4.5 and 3% crashed.

Wordle 1,768 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐸🐥🍄 I blundered guess 2. Five correct letters left five potential solutions. Many wordlers were in the same boat but most were luckier/more skillful than I. Except the 6% who crashed. I was on the cusp of joining them.

Wordle 1,767 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A fast, low stress puzzle compared to yesterday. Almost half the wordlers scored on guess 4 today and the average was 3.9 guesses. Hello, sunrise. Where’s my taco?🌮

A year ago, they drank the Kool-Aid. Today, they are in a coma.

Wordle 1,766 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤯 The stats were way out there today. Average solve = 5.0. Crashed = 7%. Number of words with those vowels in positions 3 and 5 = 141. This puzzle stretched my mind almost to the point I was tempted to cheat. We’re in this together, folks.

Wordle 1,765 6/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The solution was a recycled word from the dawn of Wordle. Since Feb 2: Reuse (8) New (67) = 10.7% = repeat odds. Reuse sequence: #0, #296, #4, #51, #15, #59, #122, #1226. From year 4! (From FiveforksDOTcom)

Wordle 1,764 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A few complaints about today’s solution, but a breeze for most wordlers. I was surprised to be so close on guess 3. Stats say the average solve was 3.9 guesses and 1% crashed. You can watch these creatures in action at an administration cabinet meeting.