This wonderful 1st edition crossword magazine arrived yesterday from across the pond! Many thanks to @unchcrosswords.com (& @wyrd.systems , @liari.bsky.social , @guineverecryptic.bsky.social , @henriwords.com , @cranberryfez.bsky.social , @archelina.bsky.social . . .)

New puzzle on My Crossword (mycrossword.co.uk); clues like

Some people purr at first sign of pampering with a serving of Ben & Jerry's (3,5)

Grateful to @liari.bsky.social for testing & answering (many!) questions & to @willsnow8.bsky.social for advice, solving my last puzzle on his Twitch stream

New crossword puzzle now up on My Crossword (mycrossword.co.uk). I’m so grateful to @liari.bsky.social, @guineverecryptic.bsky.social, and others for thoughtful critiques and encouragement. Your support is helping me grow and sharpen my skills! So thanks a ton.

Now doing essential reading for an aspiring crossword setter:

Many thanks to @liari.bsky.social and @guineverecryptic.bsky.social (and Gennaro) for their very helpful feedback on this cryptic crossword, now up on MyCrossword. I'm learning a lot from them and others on this wonderful site!

This doesn't look good. Can anyone explain what could possibly have happened at the beginning of 2025 that caused things to go downhill?

I wrote about China’s leadership in wind power FOURTEEN years ago. shorturl.at/LRVJo
Today they have over 400 GW of installed capacity, three times as much as the US

But hey - what are facts to today’s GOP?

Three consecutive headlines in the NYT. Says it all . . . except there's plenty more wrong with the big bill.

Excited to announce that “Artificial Intelligence and Energy Democracy,” by me & @lawprofpayne.bsky.social, is forthcoming in the San Diego Law Review. We discuss how AI can assist intervenors in PUC utility cases who currently encounter many barriers.

Download at: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Saying the quiet part out loud

Captain America wins it for AC Milan!

In some corners of the government, reality is still real.